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Tom Brady Is Engaged!
TMZ is reporting that invalid quarterback Tom Brady, who dumped his hot pregnant actress girlfriend for less pregnant supermodel Gisele Bundchen, is now affianced to said supermodel, thereby taking his golden ass off the market....

The Year In...Horrifying Injuries
So, the next eight days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Broken legs and face slashings....

The Year In...Field Trips
So, the next few will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Deadspin out-and-aboutism....

Mike Tomlin Thinks Your Holiday Gimmicks Are Stupid And Tiresome
Apparently, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's harmless "if it will get you out of here" to this man dressed in a red suit has resulted in this AP story making him out to be a joyless anti-Santa. It's purely coincidental Steelers announced that there will be no more visits from Santa during press conferen...

Everyone Hates The Yankees ... Except For Stephen A.
So the Yankees back up a dump truck and cover Mark Teixeira with money, causing former Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to start whirling dirvishly in his grave. Here's some further reaction:...

In The End, You Knew It Had To Be The Yankees
"The New York Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with first baseman Mark Teixeira for $180 million over eight years. A person familiar with the negotiations disclosed the agreement, which is subject to a physical."[Boston.com]...

Teixeira Announcement May Be Just Minutes, Or Seconds, Away
Well it was fun pretending that Mark Teixeira had chosen the Mets. But the Washington Times is reporting that a real announcement is close — like today close — and that the choice is ......

The Year In...Exhibitionism
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: NSFW...

R.I.P. Dock Ellis: The Curveball That Rode The Dragon
It is fitting that the great Dock Ellis died on a Friday, which is the worst day to die. Nobody pays attention to news on Saturdays....

The Year In ... Restroom Hijinks
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Restroom hijinks....

Merciful Jesus May Be Ready To End Teixeira Drama
Mark Teixeira supposedly about to sign with someone, but no ones knows with whom, or for how much. So let's pretend it's the Mets. [SI.com]...

The Year In ... Cheerleading
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Cheerleaders....

Brian Urlacher's Kooky Baby Mama Heads To Prison
Tyna Robertson, the lovely mother of Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher's son, was arrested by Cook County sheriff's police after she missed a court date. [Chicago Breaking News]...

The Year In...Sports Fella
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Bill Simmons...

Celtics Sign Usain Bolt, Just Because They Can
The Celtics have won 18 games in row. Gulp. One more would be a franchise record and the best start in NBA history. Yikes. Even a blizzard and the Mass Turnpike can't stop this team. They're so hot right now that they caused global warming. Ok, I made one of those up. [Globe + ESPN]...

What Hockey Really Needs Is Better Manners
Ok, technically, using this spin-o-rama move on a penalty/shootout shot is not illegal—because it explicitly says so in the rule book. (Seriously, the NHL rule book contains the word "spin-o-rama." Amazing.) So it's fair ... but is it nice? The Devils' Bobby Holik doesn't think so....

Teixeira May Be Running Out Of Teams
Mark Teixeira's obvious path to becoming a Washington National came closer to reality on Sunday, when the Angels announced that they were withdrawing their offer to keep him around....

SHOTY Final Four Is Set
Congratulations to our four finalists in the 2008 Sportshuman of the Year tournament. They've all earned it, in their own way....

Detroit Columnist Manages To Piss Off Just About Everyone
Detroit News columnist Rob Parker says he was just joking when he asked Lions head coach Rod Marinelli if he "wishes his daughter had married a better defensive coordinator?" Wow. Some joke....

Why Yes, That Is Thad Matta and a Storm Trooper
You might be asking yourself why there is a storm trooper guarding over Thad Matta's sparsely attended press conference. What you don't know is that Darth Vader is lurking ominously in the opposite corner....