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Archives for November 2011

Video: LeBron James Does Stevie Johnson-Plaxico Gunshot Dance After Scoring Touchdown in Flag Football

LeBron James finally played his long-anticipated flag football game against Kevin Durant. You may recall that the idea for the game came when LeBron challenged Durant after being jealous that the Thunder star played in an intramural flag football …

NBA CBA’s New Luxury Tax Rules May Lead to More Competitive Balance

The new NBA CBA hasn’t been officially signed, but many of the details from the agreement are in place. Most of the changes should help teams field more competitive teams. For instance, teams must now spend 85% of the salary cap, rather than …

Washington State Hits Home Run with Mike Leach Hire

I’m sitting here watching UCLA at 6-6, and likely to end up 6-7 in a few days. The program has had one really good season in the past decade — a 10-2 year in 2005 when they were paced by future Pro Bowlers Maurice Jones-Drew and Marcedes …

Aaron Rodgers on Tim Tebow Religion Controversy: I Let My Actions Speak for My Character

Aaron Rodgers is the latest NFL quarterback to discuss the way Tim Tebow integrates his religion with football. The Packers MVP quarterback is a religious man who has pondered how much of his beliefs he would invoke on the field or in interviews. He …

Antrel Rolle Says the Giants Will Definitely Make the Playoffs

Giants fans may have given up on 2011 and turned against their team, but within the locker room the expectation is still to make the playoffs. After back-to-back embarrassing performances in which the Gaints lost to the injury-plagued Eagles and were …

Kris Humphries Wants Kim Kardashian Marriage Annulled, Says He Didn’t Know it Was a Fraud

There are certain things you know you’re getting into when you make the conscious decision to date a Kardashian. As a result, we have a tough time being sympathetic towards Kris Humphries for any of his complaints. The dude was dumped 72 days …

Tennis Player Maria Kirilenko Is Alex Ovechkin’s New Girlfriend (Picture)

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin confirmed Wednesday that he is dating tennis player Maria Kirilenko. The hockey superstar sent the following tweet from his Ovi8 account: “Me and my girlfriend Maria….she is my queen!!!!” …

Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari Are Engaged Again

The marriage between Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari is back on after the two had broken off their engagement earlier in the summer. Cavallari tweeted the news to her fans Wednesday, saying “This time it’s official..Jay and I are engaged …

Jason Day Hopes to Spread His Father’s Ashes at Augusta

Hopefully this time, Augusta will be accommodating.  By now even the most casual golf fans have heard of Jason Day.  Having only turned 24 this month, Day is one of the best young golfers in the world.  His father, Alvyn, got him interested in golf …

Tiki Barber Rips Giants, Tom Coughlin in Critical Column

The New York Giants do not need Tiki Barber, and that kills him. Anyone who follows football knows that. Since his abrupt retirement from the NFL in 2006 after a falling out with Tom Coughlin and the Giants organization, very few in New York have …

‘Pete’ Stands to Win $10,000 from a $10 Bet if Colts Go 0-16

Are gamblers taking low-risk, huge-reward bets and coming close to winning them more often these days, or are we just hearing more about it? I’m sure it is the latter, but that doesn’t make them any less enjoyable to read about. Before we …

UCLA’s Athletics Have Gone Completely Down the Crapper

It was 1995. I can remember watching those precious few seconds tick away as Tyus Edney drove the length of the floor against Missouri in the Final Four. For some reason, I watched the end of the game in Solvang, California, apparently a dose of …

Red Sox Players Unhappy with Bobby Valentine Hiring? Here We Go …

Whether the players, fans, or general manager like it or not, there is a 99.9 percent chance Bobby Valentine will be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox.  When Boston inevitably announces that it has chosen the self-proclaimed creator of the wrap …

Nashville’s Jordin Tootoo Can’t Fight Off Nosebleed During Interview (Video)

In the NHL, a high-sticking penalty will typically earn you two minutes in the box.  If the stick draws blood from your opponent’s face, the penalty is worth four minutes.  When Calgary defenseman Scott Hannan caught Nashville’s Jordin …

Lakers Reportedly Interested in Adding Chris Paul and Dwight Howard

With the NBA offseason having been shortened significantly, we can expect the rumor mill to be churning out stories at three times the usual rate. After all, this thing has to be sorted out within a month. Any rumor is a possibility, so writers are …

Jim Leonhard Unhappy with Jets Fans for Booing Mark Sanchez

Despite Rex Ryan vowing to stick with his starting quarterback as long as he is the Jets head coach, the fans in New York have grown tired of Mark Sanchez.  It is Sanchez’s third year as an NFL starter, and he has not taken significant strides …

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