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Brandon Marshall received a Darwin Nominee here at LBS back on October 22nd, 2007 after he was pulled over on suspicion of DUI. This really wasn’t a big deal except for what it added to Marshall’s reputation as a bad citizen. But now that …
The same weekend Lou Piniella admitted he toked the devil’s lettuce but didn’t enjoy it, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had to respond to the same question. Ozzie’s answer probably was surprising to most: “A lot of people …
My man HG over at You Been Blinded posted a video of Michael Jackson teaching Michael Jordan how to dance some time last year. Who knew that would become such a time treasure a matter of mere months later? Typically I don’t mix non-sports stuff …
When Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling in the finals of the French Open to win his 14th grand slam title, Soderling injected some humor into his runner-up speech. The Swede was just yoking around when he said this: With the two set to meet once …
We’ve heard for a while about the possibility that Danica Patrick leaves Indy Car for NASCAR. Even though she signed with Andretti Green Racing, she has signed on with IMG to work her next contract. They’ve been shopping her around to all …
There was a pretty odd story that occurred at the end of last week. Pirates young pitcher Ian Snell was sent down to Triple-A at his request. Snell said he needed a change of scenery to get away from the negativity in Pittsburgh: His explanation …
It’s been five years since the brawl in The Palace of Auburn Hills between the Pacers and the Pistons. That fight resulted in several suspension of unprecedented length and changed the image of the Pacers according to then GM, Donnie Walsh. The …
Seems like ever since Joakim Noah showed up at the draft a few years ago looking like Junior from Problem Child, we’ve had at least one player screw around with the look. Sure, it’s different and more “sophisticated,” but heck …
I’ve heard some suggestions that the NBA and NFL rotate the venue for their respective drafts each year. I like this idea because I think it would be a great experience for cities and fans to host such a major event. There would be one problem, …
Heads were being scratched when the Timberwolves took point guards with their back-to-back picks at five and six in the draft. First they went with Spanish guard Ricky Rubio at five and then they took Syracuse guard Johnny Flynn sixth overall. The …
Well, the deal that’s been highly anticipated finally went down — Shaq got traded from Phoenix to Cleveland for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, a second-round pick, and some cash. The Suns were essentially dumping Shaq’s monstrous …
Magglio Ordonez and Vladimir Guerrero have been two of the premier sluggers in the game. Vlad is an MVP winner and Mags has won the batting title and is a six-time All-Star. But both players have endured tough starts to the season. Vlad’s been …
I’m not sure exactly what was going on with the Associate Press but their writer put together quite the tribute article for Donald Fehr, who announced on Monday that he was retiring as head of the MLB Player’s Association. As you’ve …
The 2007 Colorado Rockies were a mediocre team playing around .500 ball most of the season until September. That month, the team went from 69-66 to 89-73, finishing up the year going 12-1 to force a one-game playoff with the Padres to determine the …
Something must be done to stop this ghastly man! Seriously, for anyone who said it was “mean-spirited” to create a website called Fire Joe Morgan, you’ve never watched Sunday Night Baseball otherwise you would understand why it was …
Moneyball is a book written by Michael Lewis in 2003. It was so well-written and influential that it caused many fans and media members to start viewing and analyzing baseball in different ways. It also gave other teams in the sport ideas about how …