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The Jets Taunted Tebow By Screaming "Lolo! Lolo!" When He Walked Into The Locker Room Today
Animate Michelangelos Tim Tebow, the Jets' backup, and Lolo Jones, the Team USA hurdler, have a lot in common. Well, maybe not. They're both pretty, muscular virgins. I think that's it....
Lifelong Yankees Fan Tim Tebow Will Rename His Dog "Bronx"
Tim Tebow's dog used to be named Bronco. In fact, that's been his name for the past year and a half, since Tebow got him. But now Tebow plays for the New York Jets, so his name is going to be changed to "Bronx," for reasons that aren't yet entirely clear. Is it football season yet?...
Iowa Girl Takes Life-Sized Cardboard Cutout Of Tim Tebow To Prom
Rachel Bird of Kingsley, Iowa, didn't have a date for her prom on Saturday. She really wanted to go with Tim Tebow. She tried asking him to go via Twitter. She tried contacting his agent. She also tried the Jets. Nothing....
Breaking Down The Athletes Of The <i>Time</i> 100
Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People list is out, and I checked, you aren't on it. But some athletes are! But how did they get there? How can a pro athlete who's not Muhammad Ali or Jackie Robinson or Maximus from Gladiator possibly qualify as "influential?" Time's metric for selection is top...
Anonymous Florida Couple Pays $100,000 For A Day With Tim Tebow
How much is Tim Tebow worth? According to the Jets, a fourth- and a sixth-round pick. According to the winning bid yesterday at the charity auction for the Tim Tebow Foundation at Timmy's own Celebrity Golf Classic, $100,000. A day....
Rob Gronkowski Plays "Fuck, Marry, Kill" For Rex Ryan, Betty White, And Tim Tebow
The Rob Gronkowski Magical Mystery Tour rolled into URI last night, and as with all university speakers, "Fuck, Marry, Kill" was played. Gronk's (partial) answer: "I would F Tebow, the kid(?), take his virginity." The bro near the camera finds it hilarious. [via Jimmy Traina]...
Tim Tebow's Sermon On The Hill
If there were any doubt about Tim Tebow's portrayal in the press as the living embodiment of Jesus Christ, this write up of a question and answer session Tebow gave this afternoon is the final nail in palm. Maybe it's deliberately tongue in cheek, but forgive me if I have my doubts....
Spend This Easter Sunday With Tim Tebow, A Supreme Court Justice's Cousin And A Cocaine Businessman
In a win for guile over coincidence this weekend, the New York Daily News has a fluffy profile piece on the redemptive powers of Tim Tebow highlighted by the story of four criminals (rather than the traditional two). It is your standard fare: Tim Tebow is a good Christian, visits prison, inspires i...
The Jets Haven't Said No To <i>Hard Knocks</i>
First, let's temper our hopes and dreams: HBO hasn't asked the Jets to take part in the 2012 edition of Hard Knocks, the training camp reality show that introduced the world to Rex Ryan, the most interesting man in sports. But, and this should be front page news, Jets ownership didn't immediately ru...
Nike Wins: Tim Tebow Jets Jerseys Are Now Illegal
Yesterday, Nike filed a lawsuit against Reebok, demanding they cease selling the Tim Tebow Jets jerseys they had rushed into production after Tebow was traded to New York. Last night a judge granted Nike a temporary restraining order, meaning you cannot legally buy a Tim Tebow Jets jersey anywhere r...
Tim Tebow Is So Uncontroversial The <em>Times</em> Is Afraid To Say What's Not Controversial About Him
Hey, anyone want to fire up the ol' Tim Tebow culture war again? It's been, what, three days? Well, here's a "meet the new guy" story in today's New York Times called "Tebow, a Careful Evangelical." It is a generally inoffensive look at the quarterback so beloved by people who collect Hummel figurin...
Nike Sues Reebok Over Controversial Tim Tebow Jets Jerseys
Late yesterday, Nike Inc. filed suit against Reebok and parent company Adidas over what it claims is the unlicensed selling of Jets uniforms bearing Tim Tebow's name and number. The full lawsuit is below, but the Cliffs Notes version is this: the league's most popular player (and jersey seller) chan...
Six Sandwiches More Fitting Than The Carnegie Deli's New Tebow Sandwich
The Village Voice's intrepid Robert Sietsema taste-tested the 3.3-pound Tebow Sandwich at the Carnegie Deli. It's roast beef, corned beef, pastrami, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on white bread. Wrote Sietsema, "What a way to ruin good pastrami and corned beef. They were warm, but the r...
The Broncos Took A Smaller Trade Haul Just To Make Tim Tebow Happy
We learned two things about Tim Tebow and Jacksonville today. First, that he pronounces his hometown team's name "Jagwires," and second, that it's absolutely true the Broncos let him choose his destination. He chose the Jets, and the Broncos shipped him to Jersey, despite the Jaguars offering a bett...
How Tebow-To-The-Jaguars Fell Apart, And Why That's A Good Thing
Lots of amateur Darren Rovells got cranky last week when Tim Tebow went to the Jets instead of the Jaguars. They said the Jags had erred in not trumping the Jets' offer to acquire the hometown prince, who would have been good for attendance or jersey sales or something. Hogwash....
Tim Tebow Waited 16 Minutes And 40 Seconds To Mention Jesus At Today's Press Conference
Tim Tebow's New York Jets debutante ball is over, and while he (reliably) avoided saying much of anything interesting, doing a quick analysis of the press conference transcript (via closed captioning) may provide some clues as to how the quarterback (?) will adapt to the New York media sphere. ...
Bristolmetrics: Dick Vitale Said "Baby" A Mere 14 Times On <em>SportsCenter</em> Last Week
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenterthroughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke....
A Skeptical Press Forces Tim Tebow To Defend His Faith
The jaded New York press wasted little time at today's news conference in challenging Tim Tebow about the unconventional beliefs and practices he may bring to his new football team. But the newest Jets player stood his ground and professed his faith:...
Tim Tebow Laying Hands On Brian Dawkins And Other Stories
I did not see this story yesterday—must have been all the mud over my eyes. Having washed it away I can now see it and tell you it is wonderful. Behold:...