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Andy Murray Plays Video Games, Kim Sears Falls Asleep Unfulfilled
No. 4-ranked tennis player Andy Murray was unceremoniously dumped this weekend by ladyfriend Kim Sears. Apparently his "seven hours a day" video game habit was a factor behind the split. We've obtained an EXCLUSIVE TRANSCRIPT of the pair's final conversation:...
Nets Set The Tone For A Day Of Celebrating The Smallest Victories
Just in time for a tilt with their sorta-not-as-hapless cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Nets snapped their season-opening 18-game losing streak with a 97-91 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. The expectations for a 64-18 record just went through the roof!...
Sex On Ambien Shall Now Forever Be Known As "Tiger-Bonin'"
Tiger Woods round-up...The not-so-secret conversations between Eldrick and Lady Uchitel reveal more absurdly sordid details about their alleged humping sessions. And — get this! — Tiger isn't the only professional golfer who enjoys a piece of Strange Tang....
Fame And Fortune On The Razor's Edge
Was it fate that brought down the dullest man in sports? Or was it something...sharper? We take a look at the history of Gillette pitchmen, and the woes that befell them soon after. Presenting, the Gillette Curse....
This Explains Those Missed Bunt Signs
More players than ever before have come before MLB with a signed doctor's note, swearing they have ADHD, and by the way, they have to take otherwise-banned stimulants. We're skeptical....
What's-her-face Says She Didn't Do Tiger And Golf Media Is Crestfallen
Tiger Woods round-up...There are more allegations of Uchitelian proportions suggesting the other-other-other woman is has now denied all previous reports of her boinking Tiger. Gossip pages are thriving, but the rest of the golf media gets wistful....
"I" Of The Tiger: A Graphological Inquiry Into The Personality Of Eldrick Woods
Just who is Tiger Woods, exactly? We may never know, but at least we have the science of handwriting analysis to give us an idea. Graphologist Susanne Shapiro looked at Tiger's autograph for us, and she found it very revealing....
Rachel Uchitel Would Like To Tell The Truth About Tiger...At Some Point
A 24-hour Tiger roundup...Rachel Uchitel seemed determined to wrest the tabloid top spot back away from Tiger's other playthings, but she changed her mind about a lawyer-aided press conference due to "unforeseen circumstances." Plus, the latest in Tiger prenuptial news....
David Stern's Nightmare Is Now Available For Purchase
Tim Donaghy's book, Personal Foul, is out and can be bought here. The New York Times and the Philadelphia Daily News weigh in. We'll have more on this soon, and I'd wager the NBA will, too. [CreateSpace]...
Last Night's Winner: Losers
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the 1988-89 Miami Heat and the 1998-99 Clippers, who won last night because the New Jersey Nets lost....
Beware The Cock-Loitering Cheetah Backlash And A Parnevik Scorned
There's a little story in the New York Observer today to which I contributed numerous quotes of utter nonsense which has made many people cringedue to the the author's supposed misguided misogyny....
Another Eulogy For <em>The National</em>
Bud Shaw has a nice reminiscence of his time at The National, the short-lived sports daily over which media people of a certain age get understandably wistful, at least when they're not getting wistful over Spy. [Mental Floss]...
It Appears 90% Of The Female Population Has Slept With Tiger Woods
Another lady gets paid a hefty sum to talk about sleeping with Tiger. Somebody else who's getting paid handsomely? Elin Nordegren, who is apparently on some kind of "wife salary" paid by Tiger Woods, Inc....
Brian Kelly Will Coach The Fighting Irish, According To Writing Irish
In the most Irish piece of breaking news ever, a man named Sean O'Shea at something called IrishCentral.com is reporting that Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will indeed be the new coach of Notre Dame. [IrishCentral.com]...
Elin Gives Jaimee Grubbs The Janice Rossi Treatment
TMZ says Tiger's wife called the "Tool Academy" star and left this message: "You know who this is because you're fucking my husband." 2-R! Rossi! Get your own goddamn man! [TMZ]...
<em>Joe Buck Live</em> Still Not Dead
Joe Buck's Cavalcade of Sporting Chit-Chat and Penis Whimsy returns for its third edition next week, and this time he's actually booked a few black people....
Sad Tiger Woods Cops To "Personal Failings" (UPDATE)
Tiger has issued what his poker-faced web site calls a "comment on current events," and in it he apologizes to fans and family for unnamed transgressions, asks for privacy and offers himself up as a martyr of the media age....
And Tiger Woods' Panicked Voicemail Is Revealed To The World
Is this colossally bad? Not really. Does it sound good given everything else that's filtering out right now? That's a big not really. Big H/T DCFanatic[UsWeekly]...
Tom Brady Will Never Forget 9/11, U2's Super Bowl Halftime Show
Brady reminisces about 2002: "Your first chance to play in a Super Bowl and winning the Super Bowl, and of course the circumstances of that year with 9-11 happening and U2 performing at halftime — that was pretty unbelievable." [CBSSports.com]...
Tiger Woods And The World's Most Expensive Traffic Ticket
The Florida Highway Patrol has ended their investigation of the Thanksgiving Night mishap that Changed America Forever. No criminal charges will be filed. Just a small fine and a very big marital mess. So what do we know now?...