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Another Lawsuit For Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress is being sued by a woman he rear-ended—with his car, jerks!—back in May, three days after he forgot to pay his insurance premiums. That seems so unlike him, doesn't it? [NY Daily News]...
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]...
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....
Holyfield Loses Narrow Decision, Survives
A Russian giant gets an early Christmas present in Switzerland....
Fare Thee Well, Texas Stadium
If you're the type of individual with feelings for structures in which sporting events take place, then today has been a rather emotionally draining day....
This Is Not Going to End Well
Tonight Evander Holyfield steps back in the ring. The 46 year-old claims to fight on because it is the will of God, but everyone paying attention knows that it's primarily the will of his creditors....
Red Sox Can Kiss Tex Goodbye
Boston out of the Mark Teixeira market after he calls its $180 million, eight-year offer chicken feed. [Boston Herald]...
Undie Run, Naked Pogo-Sticking, And Darth Vader's Boobs
Time for another edition of Waxing Off, the feature that was recently nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. This week we've asked four talented female writers to ruminate on: Shocking college sporting traditions....
Did The Red Sox Bandit Strike Again?
Did the Red Sox Bandit don his shiny new hanging sox logo cap and hit another bank on Thursday? Sure looks like it. And once again the so-called Batman does nothing....
Brandon Roy Plays A Game Of 52 Pickup
Portland coach Nate McMillan on Brandon Roy's career night in the Blazers' 124-119 win over the Suns: “It really felt like a quiet 52 points. He was just knocking down shots." [NBCSports]...
Teixeira Holding Up Entire Free Agent Market, Quest For World Peace
Our economy is in shambles, global warming threatens the planet and they're throwing loafers at us in Iraq. But if someone could just sign Mark Teixeira, the rest would fall neatly into place....
The Anatomy Of An Internet Rumor
Being an internet celebrity can have its own rewards, but as anyone who has been there can tell you, sooner or later, you'll probably end up on the wrong end of a tale like this....
It's Been A Bad Week For the Red Sox Logo
It's Thursday, time to ask the musical question: Was it wise for this Red Sox fan to post this photo on his Flickr page? Discuss....
Alex Rodriguez Fields Some Ground Balls
The Yankee slugger worked out in Miami this weekend. Shorts go on the outside, (nutty) buddy. [Jezebel, more @ Just Jared]...
New Red Sox Logo A Hit Among Males 15-25, Bank Robbers
New Red Sox promotional slogan for 2009: We're Armed And Should Be Considered Dangerous ... or, Wanted In Connection With Fun And Excitement!...
Mike Tyson Will Eat Your Children, And Anything Else That Isn't Nailed Down
It's clear that whomever plays Mike Tyson in a movie about his life is going to have to go the Robert De Niro route and gain a hundred pounds for the later scenes....
Plaxico Is Gonna Need A Bigger Boat!
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
A Night Out With (A Presumably Unarmed) Plaxico
Here's Plaxico Burress, looking none the worse for wear — but sitting down, of course — at Kevin Powell’s 8th Annual Holiday Party and Clothing Drive at the Madison nightclub on Friday night....
Is This The Pittsburgh Pirates' Next Great Arm?
So Muntadhar al-Zaidi is the toast of the Middle East (non-Iraqi government division) for hurling his loafers at a certain outgoing U.S. President on Sunday. All hail the shoe martyr! Ahyyyyyy! But he's popular here in the U.S. as well....
Following Tiger ... For An Entire Year
So the other day I was sent this book, "Follow The Roar: Tailing Tiger On All 604 Holes of His Most Spectacular Season", by a sitcom writer appropriately named Bob Smiley. It's pretty great....