Archive for August, 2009

Tom Brady not worrying about Rivers/Eli deals

After watching fellow quarterbacks Philip Rivers and Eli Manning sign huge long-term deals worth over 90 million dollars in the past week, Tom Brady insists he is not concerned with his own contract.
“It’s great for those players. They’ve worked hard to deserve those,” Brady said. “Any time a guy gets a contract, it’s a pretty [...]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Twitter forces Michael Beasley to go mentally unstable

Yes, we’re behind on this story.
After Twittering himself in a corner by posting a picture that very well may contain a bag of pot in the background, Heat forward Michael Beasley has twittered all types of suicidal messages and has checked into a rehab facility.
Observations:
1. How did he not see that in the picture and [...]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Vick blasted for public vodka consumption

Hours after his return to the football field, Michael Vick sat in a corner booth last night in the Riverbend Bar & Grill, sipping on a Grey Goose and pineapple juice and talking with two friends.
This is apparently making big waves with folks not only suggesting this is in violation of his parole, but [...]

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Disco-enthused track athletes get put in the slammer

Six track and field athletes from the world championships were arrested after a scuffle at a Berlin disco early Sunday.
The six were being investigated on possible charges of disturbing the peace and causing bodily harm after the incident at the Havanna Disco, police said.
The athletes were not identified by name under German privacy laws. Police [...]

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Footie brawl resembles karate-themed street fight

The English Football Association is to launch a probe into a training ground friendly match last week between Chelsea apprentices and players from UAE club Al Alhi, that descended into an on field brawl.
Britain’s News of the World reported on Sunday that Chelsea players being groomed for the first team were assaulted with karate kicks, [...]

Monday, August 24th, 2009

little league quick hit

Just an observation watching a LLWS game. The Iowa pitcher just gave up a BOMB to some kid on Georgia and the coach came out to pull him. The 3rd baseman has come in for relief and the pitcher took his place at 3rd. While the pitcher warms up, the kid is directly behind him [...]

Friday, August 21st, 2009

OchoCinco boots gamewinner?

I turn on the TV last night curious to see some action in the Pats-Bengals game. The Bengals kicker is lined up to take an extra point, which looks ordinary enough. Thoughts then process in the following order:
Shayne Graham is white right?
Why is that man wearing Chad Johnson’s number?
Wait, isn’t his name OchoCinco now?
Hold up, [...]

Friday, August 21st, 2009

[throwbacks] Herschel Walker Named To 2-Man Bobsled Team

January 30, 1992 – Herschel Walker was apparently worth waiting for. The United States Olympic bobsled coach, Jim Hickey, announced yesterday that Walker, the Minnesota Vikings runner, had made the two-man team. Previously, Walker had been named the four-man’s brakeman, or pusher.
“It takes a great athlete to be a pusher, combining speed and strength,” said [...]

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Man Peee-Ewww downed by lowly Burnley

The reigning champs lost to a team just promoted to top flight football. We say good. Check out the stunner that sent them to a 1-0 defeat. More proof that the EPL is the best league in the world with this sort of parity.

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

South African Runner pulling a Pat?

To catch the readers up that haven’t heard this one, South Africa’s Caster Semenya won her first 800-meter world title, recently, but the glory was besmirched by allegations that the teenager may in fact be male.
The investigation was prompted recently after Semenya “burst onto the scene by posting a world leading time of 1 minute, [...]

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Plax gets waxed by Manhattan DA

Facing the prospect of spending at least 3 1/2 years behind bars, one-time Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress(notes) on Thursday accepted a plea bargain with a two-year prison sentence for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub.
This shouldn’t come as any shock. The guy was carrying around an unlicensed weapon at a [...]

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

mr. indecisive back for another round

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

[horse] ridiculous shot

He made the shot twice. The first took two attempts but never made tape. Once they broke out the camera, it took him 30 minutes to sink it again.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Raiders coach practices MMA on assistant

According to Napa (Calif.) police, two Raiders staff members were involved in an altercation Aug. 5 that resulted in one staffer being hospitalized for a jaw injury.
Although Napa Police Lt. Brian McGovern would not identify the names of the two men involved, the National Football Post Web site reported that the victim was third-year coach [...]

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

David Beckham is a loser

Only the latest example, David Beckham was shown a straight red card after this reckless challenge against Seattle.

How about some more moments from the dude who doesn’t want to be in America?

We’d rather not wait for your next loan spell in Milan. Get out.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009