On the eve of starting for the NL in the MLB All Star Game in St. Louise, it has been discovered that starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, affectionately known as “The Freak”, is actually 14 years of age. “It was only a matter of time,” noted The Freak. “I look young, but I am an old [...]

The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hasten its long-awaited sale, according to two people with knowledge of the process. [story] Cubs spokesman Wendy Siddy cited Alfonso Soriano’s poor production at the plate as the main reason. “Alfonso’s batting and [...]

The 2009 edition of the British Open will be held at Turnberry, a links course on the southern coast of Scotland. The most infrequent member of the rotation of courses in the tournament, it is arguably the most difficult to play. Tiger Woods, who this week visited the course in preparation, has never played at [...]

Manny Ramirez was great, but Jason Bay provides the same firepower without the unwanted noise. Literally. JockJoose Sports Network got to sit down with Bay prior to the All Star game. A little tidbit that you may not have known about Jason is that he has a part time job as a mime in Canada. [...]

Lesnar makes a baby out of Mir in UFC 100 and he loves it. Anyone with a sternum tattoo is at least half crazy. Do not piss this guy off.

SI – AKRON, Ohio (AP) — What happens at LeBron’s camp stays at LeBron’s camp. A minor controversy erupted at the LeBron James Skills Academy on Monday night when two videographers recorded a pickup game in which Xavier’s Jordan Crawford dunked on James. Gary Parrish reported on CBSSports.com that a Nike representative confiscated tapes of [...]

get the paramedics

Not sure whether this is funny or not, but it isn’t the worst thing in the world

United States defender Oguchi Onyewu joined AC Milan on Tuesday, becoming one of the few Americans to play in Italy’s top league. Milan said Tuesday it had agreed to a three-year contract with the 27-year-old, whose contract with Standard Liege had expired. Onyewu, long a star in the Belgian league, gained increased notice with superb [...]

81 or so games down and some thoughts come to mind. Exactly one for each team. Los Angeles Angels – Torii Hunter is sick. Vlad is toasted. Oakland Athletics – Matt Holiday is officially a bust. Is Moneyball over? Texas Rangers – Josh Hamilton is still awesome, but drug use has destroyed his ability to [...]

not even worth watching, don’t waste your time

Monday’s Stage 3 from Marseille to La Grande Motte should have been a relative snooze-fest, the latest flat crawl along the Mediterranean coast before the real drama begins next week in the mountains. Instead, a scorching day in the south of France seared an opening into the biggest storyline of this Tour and put Armstrong [...]