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		<title>Jamie McCourt Slurs Jews, Embarrasses Herself with Idiotic Comment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I was quite aware that Jamie McCourt is delusional and living in a fantasy world, I had no idea that she was this mindless.  Seriously.  Calling herself the &#8220;face of the Dodgers&#8221; was bad enough and indicative of the breadth of her knowledge, but the remarks she got off on Monday take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/lbrownie/jamie-mccourt.png">Although I was quite aware that <strong>Jamie McCourt</strong> is delusional and living in a fantasy world, I had no idea that she was this mindless.  Seriously.  Calling herself the &#8220;<a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/jamie-mccourts-the-face-of-the-dodgers-franchise/10891">face of the Dodgers</a>&#8221; was bad enough and indicative of the breadth of her knowledge, but the remarks she got off on Monday take it to a whole new level of despicability.  Here&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mccourt-239388-jewish-baseball.html">what Jamie McCourt said</a> at a Women&#8217;s Voices Luncheon, referring to her <strong>pending divorce from Frank McCourt</strong>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I do keep saying, &#8216;I&#8217;m Jewish. I can be bought,&#8217;&#8221; she jokingly said to a reception of laughter and applause. &#8220;But he likes litigation. We&#8217;ll see what happens.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m not quite sure what Jamie is, but whatever she is I don&#8217;t want to be included in the same category.  I do know that Jamie speaks for herself and that her comments make her look like a money-hungry, utter fool.  Check that &#8212; we already knew from Jamie&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/19/sports/la-sp-mccourts19-2010feb19">million-dollar-a-month</a> spousal support demands that she was all about the money &#8212; this remark only confirms it.  What&#8217;s worse is that Jamie wasn&#8217;t content letting her pathetic views on life speak for herself; she had to speak for the rest of the Jewish people instead.  Let me just say that putting a price tag on dignity is an individual choice and has nothing to do with culture or religion.  It has everything to do with character.  Quite obviously Jamie has little of that.  Ditto the people in attendance who found her remark to be humorous.  I&#8217;m quite surprised her marriage to Frank didn&#8217;t last; <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/frank-mccourt-sends-exwife-jamie-coldblooded-termination-letter/10508">they seemed like a perfect fit</a>.</p>
<p>Sources:<br />
Jamie McCourt doesn&#8217;t hold back [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mccourt-239388-jewish-baseball.html">OC Register</a>] </p>

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		<title>Coach Praises His Team for &#8216;Crime&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/coach-praises-his-team-for-crime/13939</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Darwin Nominees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Morris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In yet another example of how the world has turned into a bizarro universe, Texas A&#038;M Commerce football coach Guy Morriss actually had positive words for his players following their alleged theft of newspapers on campus.  Part of the reason why he backed his guys is because he feels like the charges are bullcrap. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/lbrownie/east-texan.png">In yet another example of how the <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/mark-beckers-mother-murderer-victim/13933">world has turned into a bizarro universe</a>, Texas A&#038;M Commerce football coach <strong>Guy Morriss</strong> actually had positive words for his players following their alleged theft of newspapers on campus.  Part of the reason why he backed his guys is because he feels like the charges are bullcrap.  The other?  </p>
<blockquote><p>Morris, who admitted to his team members’ involvement in the theft and said he supported their actions.</p>
<p>“I am proud of my players for doing that,” Morris said. “This was the best team building exercise we have ever done.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Amen to that.  The alleged crime is so petty that Morriss should stick up for his guys.  <em>The East Texan</em> is a student newspaper that claims its first issue is free but every one afterward costs 25 cents.  I have an easy solution: have the players pay back the five bucks or whatever it is that they owe and let Morriss go back to turning Commerce into a loser just like Baylor.  If you&#8217;re wondering why they organized efforts to take all the papers, it&#8217;s probably because the headline was a story on two players being arrested as part of a drug bust.</p>
<p>Via Texas A&#038;M student newspaper <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebatt.com/news/texas-a-m-commerce-coach-admits-to-removal-1.1216729">The Battalion</a> which could use some editors to correct a constant misspelling of Morriss&#8217; name.  That&#8217;s two &#8220;S&#8217;s&#8221; in Morriss &#8212; the extra one reminds you how badly his teams suck. </p>
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		<title>Murderer Mark Becker Was a Victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize that the lines of sports and politics will be somewhat blurred by the following post but I was so enraged by the comments I heard I felt the need to respond.  A Butler County jury in Iowa found Mark Becker guilty for notoriously murdering former Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach, Ed Thomas. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I realize that the lines of sports and politics will be somewhat blurred by the following post but I was so enraged by the comments I heard I felt the need to respond.  A Butler County jury in Iowa found <strong>Mark Becker</strong> guilty for notoriously murdering former Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach, <strong>Ed Thomas</strong>.  That Becker opened fire on Thomas in the school&#8217;s weight room isn&#8217;t in question; what was in question was Becker&#8217;s sanity.  That shouldn&#8217;t even result in a debate &#8212; if you&#8217;re crazy enough to murder someone just like that, you should be locked away for life.  Period.  No insanity pleas.  Beyond that, it was the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100303/NEWS01/3030365/-1/LIFE04/Jury-rejects-insanity-defense-convicts-Becker-in-fatal-shooting-of-Thomas">words of Becker&#8217;s mother</a> that bothered me the most:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ed Thomas was a victim of a victim. Although Mark and we as his parents attempted to go through all the proper channels to get Mark the mental health treatment he desperately needed, the system failed miserably.&#8221; </p></blockquote>
<p>Maybe Becker never should have been excused from the mental ward after his high-speed chase before he went out to kill Thomas, but to call <em>him</em> a victim?  Please.  The victim is six feet under and the remaining victims are his family and players who are now fatherless and coachless.  Way to take responsibility for your kid&#8217;s actions, Mom.  I guess in your society it is the village that raises the child.  Disgusting.  Back to your regularly scheduled sports programming.  </p>
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		<title>Car Wash Proof: Lenny Dykstra Has Officially Gone Out of Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lenny Dykstra]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not more than two years ago, we asked the question here at LBS: Would you let Lenny Dykstra give you stock tips?  Turns out the best answer would have been &#8220;no,&#8221; considering Nails filed for bankruptcy a few months ago, citing $50,000 in assets and several millions in liabilities.  Dykstra&#8217;s house was put [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not more than two years ago, we asked the question here at LBS: <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/sports-business/would-you-let-lenny-dykstra-give-you-stock-tips/458">Would you let Lenny Dykstra give you stock tips</a>?  Turns out the best answer would have been &#8220;no,&#8221; considering <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32650256">Nails filed for bankruptcy</a> a few months ago, citing $50,000 in assets and several millions in liabilities.  <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/chance-buy-lenny-dykstras-house/1683">Dykstra&#8217;s house was put up for sale</a>, and I&#8217;m guessing the bank seized most of his possessions.  This reality was officially confirmed for me when I found myself at the car wash formerly owned by <strong>Lenny Dykstra</strong>.  There was a big sign confirming the new ownership and title of &#8220;Simi Auto Spa,&#8221; but the remnants of Nails were plentiful.  Check out some of the pics:</p>
<p><center><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/car-wash-proof-lenny-dykstra-bankrupt-business/12388/attachment/simi-auto-spa" rel="attachment wp-att-12389"><img src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/simi-auto-spa.jpg" alt="simi-auto-spa" title="simi-auto-spa" width="180" height="127" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12389" /></a><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/car-wash-proof-lenny-dykstra-bankrupt-business/12388/attachment/new-management" rel="attachment wp-att-12390"><img src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/new-management.jpg" alt="new-management" title="new-management" width="180" height="123" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12390" /></a><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/car-wash-proof-lenny-dykstra-bankrupt-business/12388/attachment/team-dykstra" rel="attachment wp-att-12391"><img src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/team-dykstra.jpg" alt="team-dykstra" title="team-dykstra" width="180" height="122" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12391" /></a></center></p>
<p>It may only be <strong>Simi Auto Spa</strong> now, but you can still order a single, double, triple, or home run car wash package, and you can receive &#8220;All-Star&#8221; status as a customer.  Inside of the car wash, they still have baseball memorabilia including Dykstra jerseys hanging on the walls.  Yes, you have things right: the new owners are profiting off Dykstra&#8217;s name and legacy while promoting their &#8220;new ownership.&#8221;  Didn&#8217;t seem that way to me.  As for a review, it was a little pricey for my taste but had an upscale feel and appeal.  </p>

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	<li><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/chance-buy-lenny-dykstras-house/1683" title="Your Can Buy Lenny Dykstra&#8217;s House (July 1, 2008)">Your Can Buy Lenny Dykstra&#8217;s House</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/sports-business/would-you-let-lenny-dykstra-give-you-stock-tips/458" title="Would you let Lenny Dykstra Give you Stock Tips? (May 16, 2007)">Would you let Lenny Dykstra Give you Stock Tips?</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/sports-business/lenny-dykstra-stock-fraud/1639" title="Lenny Dykstra a Stock Fraud? (June 13, 2008)">Lenny Dykstra a Stock Fraud?</a></li>
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		<title>Report: Gilbert Arenas Pulled a Gun on Teammate Javaris Crittenton</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/report-gilbert-arenas-pulled-gun-on-teammate-javaris-crittenton-gambling-debt/12240</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the news came down last week that the League was investigating Gilbert Arenas for bringing a gun to team facilities, I joked that he needed it for protection from teammate Caron Butler.  Even though I was only joking in my post, it turns out it wasn&#8217;t too far from the truth.  Yahoo! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/lbrownie/gilbert-arenas-mugshot.jpg">When the news came down last week that the League was investigating <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/gilbert-arenas-weapons-possession-verizon-center-locker-room/12083">Gilbert Arenas for bringing a gun</a> to team facilities, I joked that he needed it for protection from teammate Caron Butler.  Even though I was only joking in my post, it turns out it wasn&#8217;t too far from the truth.  Yahoo! Sports reported that Gilbert was being investigated for <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ar6KZmE3OZtKaBby4Z1gGRA5nYcB?slug=aw-arenasprobe123109&#038;prov=yhoo&#038;type=lgns">pulling the gun on a teammate</a> while the <em>New York Post</em> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nba_gunpoint_R52AnT76DRgTSuVKDQ8XBO">takes things a step further</a> saying it was over a gambling debt:</p>
<blockquote><p> &#8220;I&#8217;m not your punk!&#8221; Crittenton shouted at Arenas, according to a league source close to the Wizards. That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources said.</p>
<p>A playground pal of Crittenton&#8217;s from Atlanta, Kendrick &#8220;Bookie Ball&#8221; Long, confirmed the locker-room standoff and said he learned of it directly from the third-year player out of Georgia Tech. &#8220;He [Arenas] was f- &#8211; -ing with him; he [Crittenton] was just defending himself!&#8221; declared Long, who said the dispute was over money but would not elaborate.</p></blockquote>
<p>I wonder how much money is at stake here if the dudes are brandishing firearms considering Gilbert has made over $100 million in his career.  I&#8217;m guessing it&#8217;s more over principle than a lofty dollar figure given Gilbert&#8217;s wealth.  This story sounds much more like the truth and renders Gilbert&#8217;s tale laughable &#8212; Arenas said he wanted to get rid of the guns after his daughter was born.  If that were the case, why didn&#8217;t he take them directly to the police without passing Go and without letting Crittenton try to collect $500?  This makes me wonder what the NBA will do to try and curb gambling amongst teammates; some of the stories about high stakes card games on team planes are legendary and it&#8217;s clear things are getting out of hand in DC.  I&#8217;m also guessing DC police will want to know more about this story too.</p>

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		<title>Gilbert Was Just Making Sure Caron Butler didn&#8217;t Mug Him in the Locker Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time in his career, Gilbert Arenas is the target of a weapons possession probe by the NBA.  Five years ago he was charged with criminal weapons possession and wound up suspended for a game as punishment.  This time around, the penalty will probably be worse.  While players are allowed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/lbrownie/gilbert-arenas-guns.jpg">For the second time in his career, <strong>Gilbert Arenas</strong> is the target of a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/19138766">weapons possession probe by the NBA</a>.  Five years ago he was charged with criminal weapons possession and wound up suspended for a game as punishment.  This time around, the penalty will probably be worse.  While players are allowed to have firearms, they can&#8217;t carry them on league property or while conducting league business.  Maybe Gilbert wasn&#8217;t aware of the rule because he <a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/outlet/2009/dec/24/arenas-facing-weapons-possessions-investigation/">brought his glock</a> into the Verizon Center.  Arenas explained his story to the <em>Washington Times</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It happened like December 10th. Right after my daughter was born. I decided I didn&#8217;t want the guns in my house and around the kids anymore, so i took them to my lock box at Verizon Center. Then like a week later, I turned them over to team security and told them to hand them over to the police, because I don&#8217;t want them anymore. I wouldn&#8217;t have brought them to D.C. had I known the rules. After my daughter was born, I was just like, I don&#8217;t need these anymore.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Arenas&#8217; story will garner sympathy from the suckers who will defend his good intentions.  I&#8217;ll use this story as another example and reminder that ignorance is no excuse for breaking rules.  While Arenas won&#8217;t come anywhere near Plaxico&#8217;s possession punishment (Gilbert&#8217;s not even being criminally charged), he has to know that bringing a gun into the arena is plenty stupid.  If he was not sure where to put them, why not take them directly to the police to begin with?  Was he afraid Caron Butler was going to jump him because Gilbert doesn&#8217;t pass to him enough?</p>

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		<title>Susan Finklestein Offered Sex to an Officer for Phillies World Series Tickets</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/susan-finklestein-sex-prostitution-phillies-tickets/10614</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, that story is not a joke.  You figure some fans are willing to go pretty far to get tickets to a big game &#8212; an Arizona Cardinals fan got his butt tattooed for NFC Championship Game tickets &#8212; but Susan Finklestein has taken the game to a whole new level.  She apparently [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/susan-finklestein-sex-prostitution-phillies-tickets/10614/attachment/picture-1-11" rel="attachment wp-att-10615"><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Picture-18.png" alt="Susan Finklestein" title="Susan Finklestein" width="186" height="218" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10615" /></a>No, that story is not a joke.  You figure some fans are willing to go pretty far to get tickets to a big game &#8212; an <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/cardinals-fan-asstattoo-butt-ktar/4845">Arizona Cardinals fan got his butt tattooed</a> for NFC Championship Game tickets &#8212; but <strong>Susan Finklestein</strong> has taken the game to a whole new level.  She apparently was so desperate for Phillies World Series tickets that she posted an ad on craigslist that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/102709_Online_World_Series_Ticket_Solicitation_Leads_To_Prostitution_Charges">hinted at sexual offers</a>.  </p>
<blockquote><p>According to police, her online ad read: &#8220;DESPERATE BLONDE NEEDS WS TIX (Philadelphia) Diehard Phillies fan&#8211;gorgeous tall buxom blonde&#8211; in desperate need of two World Series Tickets. Price negotiable&#8212; I&#8217;m the creative type! Maybe we can help each other!&#8221;</p>
<p>Bensalem Township police said they made contact with the female after viewing her add on Craigslist.com. The woman then allegedly solicited an undercover police officer to perform various sex acts in exchange for the tickets.</p></blockquote>
<p>Man, there are some horny guys out there, I&#8217;m surprised this didn&#8217;t work out.  By the way, one of the advantages of being a police officer is you can get the sex first and then make the arrest second.  So now we know what being a &#8220;creative type&#8221; means.  Nice going, Susan.  At least she&#8217;ll get to watch the series before her case goes to trial.</p>

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		<title>Braylon Edwards Finally Connected on Something</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/braylon-edwards-finally-connected/9986</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Braylon Edwards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see, the Browns lost 23-20 in overtime to drop to 0-4 and Braylon Edwards was catchless, putting up a freaking goose egg in the game.  Whatever production he lacked against the Bengals he apparently tried to make up for after the game.  Edwards has been accused of punching a club promoter in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/braylon-edwards-finally-connected/9986/attachment/braylon-edwards" rel="attachment wp-att-9992"><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/braylon-edwards.jpg" alt="braylon-edwards" title="braylon-edwards" width="187" height="237" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9992" /></a>Let&#8217;s see, the Browns lost 23-20 in overtime to drop to 0-4 and <strong>Braylon Edwards</strong> was catchless, putting up a freaking goose egg in the game.  Whatever production he lacked against the Bengals he apparently tried to make up for after the game.  Edwards has been accused of <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/10/a_cleveland_man_accuses_browns.html">punching a club promoter</a> in the face, giving him a cut and black eye and sending the guy to the hospital.  The club promoter gave his side of the story:</p>
<blockquote><p>After the club closed, I was outside greeting and saying goodbye to people. Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me. He said if it wasn&#8217;t for LeBron or the Four Horsemen, I wouldn&#8217;t have what I have, nor would I be able to get girls. Everyone knows Braylon has a problem with LeBron. So I had to speak up for myself. The conversation started to escalate. As some of his teammates started to pull him back, he punched me. I have a black eye and a cut. I&#8217;m not a violent guy. As long as I&#8217;ve known Braylon, I&#8217;ve allowed him and his friends to come into our events free of charge. Whatever jealousy he has with LeBron, he felt he needed to take it out on me.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m sure this guy wasn&#8217;t as innocent as he&#8217;s coming off in the story but I can buy everything he&#8217;s saying about Braylon.  If your team was 0-4 in a city where all the fans are hardcore, and you feel embarrassed for not having any catches, I could see where you&#8217;d be trying to put others down to pump yourself up.  Think about it &#8212; this is the same <a target="_blank" href="http://larrybrownsports.com/football/picture-of-braylon-edwards-alcohol-bar-liquor/8434">Braylon Edwards who shows off how much alcohol</a> he has stocked at his house.  He&#8217;s not exactly the smartest cat out there.</p>

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		<title>Who Owns $400,000 Worth of Jewelry?</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/donte-whitner-owns-400000-worth-jewelry/9712</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, let&#8217;s make this clear: nobody deserves to get robbed.  Secondly, what kind of jerkoffs wait for a moment when they know a guy&#8217;s going to be gone playing in a game to rob him?  How weak is that?  Well I guess that&#8217;s exactly how they all do it, but anyway, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/donte-whitner-owns-400000-worth-jewelry/9712/attachment/donte-whitner" rel="attachment wp-att-9715"><img align="right" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/donte-whitner-bills.jpg" alt="Donte Whitner" title="Donte Whitner" width="177" height="194" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9715" /></a>First off, let&#8217;s make this clear: nobody <em>deserves</em> to get robbed.  Secondly, what kind of jerkoffs wait for a moment when they know a guy&#8217;s going to be gone playing in a game to rob him?  How weak is that?  Well I guess that&#8217;s exactly how they all do it, but anyway, it&#8217;s pretty hard to lose almost half a million dollars worth of jewelry if you never own $400,000 worth of jewelry in the first place.  Maybe Bills DB <strong>Donte Whitner</strong>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/802632.html?imw=Y">who was robbed</a> of that amount while he was away at his game Sunday, has learned his lesson the hard way.  </p>
<p>You just have to hope the guys who robbed him aren&#8217;t fans considering Whitner had a pick six at the beginning of the game to help Buffalo build a big lead.  I&#8217;m actually quite pleased about that because Buffalo&#8217;s big lead early forced Tampa to throw the rest of the game to try and come back.  Since I have Kellen Winslow as my tight end in the <a target="_blank" href="http://rightbrain.yardbarker.com/blog/RightBrain">Yardbarker Coors Light fantasy football league</a>, all the throwing helped K2 rack up stats and it led me to a big win.  The ironic aspect to this story is that there was an article floating around last week about <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Why-do-so-many-NFL-players-go-bankrupt-?urn=nfl,190555">NFL players having financial problems</a> following retirement.  Gee, when you&#8217;re wasting $400,000 on jewelry, it&#8217;s easy to see why.  Hey Donte, ever try a savings account?  </p>
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		<title>Shawne Merriman vs. Tila Tequila &#8230; Who&#8217;s the Liar?</title>
		<link>http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/shawne-merriman-american-hero-tila-tequila-liar/9259</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get this one straight: I care as much about Tila Tequila as Sheriff Department spokesman Jan Caldwell who called the accusing party, &#8220;Tina Nguyen.&#8221;  And if you&#8217;re Shawne Merriman, fooling around with a girl best known for starring in a bisexual reality TV show will not earn you sympathy when you get involved [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s get this one straight: I care as much about <strong>Tila Tequila</strong> as Sheriff Department spokesman <strong>Jan Caldwell</strong> who called the accusing party, &#8220;<strong>Tina Nguyen</strong>.&#8221;  And if you&#8217;re <strong>Shawne Merriman</strong>, fooling around with a girl best known for starring in a bisexual reality TV show will not earn you sympathy when you get involved in drama &#8212; you&#8217;ve asked for it.  The only question regarding the arrest of Merriman for allegedly choking Tequila is: who is telling the truth?  For the answer, let&#8217;s go to the tail of the tape:</p>
<p><center><a href="http://larrybrownsports.com/darwin-nominations/shawne-merriman-american-hero-tila-tequila-liar/9259/attachment/merriman-tilatequila" rel="attachment wp-att-9265"><img src="http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/merriman-tilatequila.jpg" alt="merriman-tilatequila" title="merriman-tilatequila" width="550" height="364" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9265" /></a></center></p>
<p>I&#8217;d have to say the clear advantage goes to Merriman.  Heck, you go by <a target="_blank" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10033824/Exclusive:-Merriman-says-he-didn%27t-hurt-%27Tequila%27">the way he said it</a> (in his lawyer&#8217;s words, of course), and you&#8217;d think the guy was a regular American hero!  He better hope he&#8217;s not facing any punishment from Roger Goodell because returning from knee surgery should already be tough enough.  Again, who messes with dumbasses like Tina Tequila anyway unless they&#8217;re looking for attention/publicity, be it good or bad?</p>

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