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Peyton Manning Should Sign With Every Team In The NFL, According To Internet
On Peyton Manning's first day of free agency, the Internet decided he should play ... everywhere: ...
PEYTON MANNING IS IN MIAMI BUT ALSO DENVER IS INTERESTED
Holy shit look at this blurry CBS Miami coptercam shot that's totally Peyton Manning who flew directly to South Florida after his Indy press conference and sure he owns a home there but also the Dolphins play there and the Dolphins might sign Peyton Manning but wait what's this Adam Schefter says th...
Excerpts From The Long-Lost Script For <em>Monday Night Football: The Cartoon</em>
So total at the time was Cosell's saturation of culture that Irwin Weiner, an ABC Sports vice president for twenty years, once came up with a concept for a Saturday morning kids' series called "Monday Night Football: The Cartoon", one that would turn Cosell, Gifford and Meredith into animated charac...
The Guy From The Dropkick Murphys Would Like You To Know He Didn't Really Say Jonathan Papelbon Couldn't Use His Entrance Music
Yesterday, ESPN Music(?!) reported that Ken Casey, vocalist for the Dropkick Murphys, did not want Jonathan Papelbon using his old entrance song. That song, "I'm Shipping Up To Boston," is reserved for the Red Sox closer, Casey supposedly said, and now that Papelbon is in Philadelphia, he's no longe...
They Don't Make Alien-Punching Movies Like They Used To. <em>John Carter</em>, Reviewed.
1. I know that the main reason John Carter exists right now is because the technology is available to produce it, that you can have armies of CGI characters that don't look ridiculous, that you can invent sprawling vistas of Mars desert, that you can have spaceships crash into spaceships crash into ...
Marlins President Calls Miamians Stupid, Jose Reyes Greedy
If you know anything about the sweetheart deal the city gave the Marlins to build a new stadium, you know team president David Samson basically bent Miami over a pinball machine and had his way with it. But he's far from done with the humiliation—with his remarks to a gathering of local business lea...
The End Of Peyton Manning As You Know Him
The Colts have called a press conference for noon today to formally announce the release of Peyton Manning. Manning will be there. Jim Irsay will be there, in between tweeting Bachman-Turner Overdrive lyrics. We've been building to this moment for months now, ever since Manning was unofficially rule...
Don't Ask Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke About His Job Security
That's what John Moore of Newstalk 1010 did yesterday, albeit by first noting that "a lot of people" think Burke ought to be fired. With even Don Cherry calling Burke out for, of all things, not stocking his roster with any Ontario natives, it was worth asking Burke about what kind of pressure he m...
Peyton Manning Leaves Insanely Good Tips At Restaurants
After he wrapped up his black ops throwing session at Duke, Peyton Manning went and had himself one fine meal with "Dallas Clark and others" at the Angus Barn in Raleigh, according to the friend of a friend named Jon who waited on the Manning party last Friday night. When the bill came just before 1...
The "Scam Cup": How A Very American TV Event Gives U.S. Gymnasts A Leg Up On The Olympic Competition
If you listen to USA Gymnastics and NBC, it's one of the most important Olympic tune-ups. If you listen to the rest of the world, it's a glorified showcase for American athletes. So maybe it's fitting that the American Cup's highest-scoring female gymnast wasn't even entered in the competition. ...
South Dakota State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who in beating Western Illinois 52-50 in overtime won the Summit League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Detroit Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Detroit Titans, who in beating Valparaiso 68-50 won the Horizon League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN]...
Peyton Manning May Sign With The Jets Or Dolphins Or 49ers Or Not
The news is barely a few hours old that the Indianapolis Colts will not pay quarterback Peyton Manning his $28 million roster bonus, thus freeing him to sign with any NFL team next season. You know who's interested in snagging the four-time MVP? Everyone! Well, mostly. A select few would be thrilled...
Western Kentucky Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, who in beating North Texas 74-70 won the Sun Belt Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. This is the same WKU that lost to a team playing six players then fired its coach for it. [ESPN2]...
Storming The Court In Canada Is Confusing
In the end, the officials determined the basket by Milan Mitrovic counted, and St. George's held on for a one-point win over Kitsilano in Vancouver's Lower Mainland AAA final. But everybody got to celebrate....
Colts To Cut Peyton Manning
What has two thumbs and won't be a Colt after tomorrow? This guy!...
Deron Williams Knows His 57-Point Game Was Less Impressive Than Rajon Rondo's Triple-Double
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Rondo's 18-20-17 is the ultimate point guard game....
Sean Payton And Mickey Loomis Apologize To Saints Owner, No One Else
Here's the official statement, hot off the presses:...
Davey Johnson Has Nicknamed Drew Storen "Tinkerbell"
Johnson, the Nationals' manager, picked the name because Storen, the team's closer, has a tendency to tweak his delivery. All well and good. And plenty of swell options for entry music....
Is It OK For A Movie Trailer To Lie? Or, Why <em>Friends With Kids</em> Is Definitely Not <em>Bridesmaids 2</em>
Last October, a Detroit woman named Sarah Deming filed suit against FilmDistrict for its misleading advertisements for the film Drive. Her claim was that the film's trailers had led her to believe the film was about driving rather than, you know, Ryan Gosling stomping in the orbital bones of various...