Archive for July, 2009
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
If you haven't heard about the gigantic controversy over the Erin Andrews peephole video, you should probably go here for a better explanation than I can give.
There is a video currently floating around the internet that some pervert captured of Erin Andrews in a hotel room on the road. Apparently ...
Posted in Erin Andrews, ESPN, Legal Issues | 4 Comments »
Friday, July 17th, 2009
The ever-evolving pursuit of Roy Halladay turned a little more today.
Rumors are flying around that White Sox GM Kenny Williams is making a "stealth run" at Halladay, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. The White Sox may not be able to add to their payroll, however, due to a large drop ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
The prize of this year's baseball trade market will obviously be Roy Halladay. The big right hander is not only one of the best, most consistent pitchers in the majors. He'll give an instant boost to whichever team eventually lands him. But there's a huge catch that will come with ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Real Madrid splashed out $131 million to land Cristiano Ronaldo.
You’d think that sum, along with $300,000 a week after taxes and a 50 percent share of shirt sale profits would turn the world’s Footballer of the Year into a compliant and happy employee.
Fast cars and easy women keep the Portuguese ...
Posted in adidas, Cristiano Ronaldo, International Soccer, Manchester United, Nike, Real Madrid | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
So, we're at the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season. We just celebrated the All-Star Game and drooled over studs like Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer. But while the midway point of the baseball season is used to honor the best of the year to date, we here ...
Posted in Bobby Bonilla, Darren Daulton, Darryl Strawberry, Gary Carter, Gary Sheffield, Jacque Jones, Mario Mendoza, Mike Schmidt, MLB, Ozzie Smith | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Oh please, oh please let this be true.
Apparently the Los Angeles Clippers are pushing for a face-to-face meeting with Allen Iverson with the intention (if the meeting goes well) of signing him to a one-year contract for the $5.8 million mid-level exception. As I said above, oh God please let ...
Posted in Allen Iverson, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA Rumors, Rumors | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly pulled their three-year, $27 million offer to Lamar Odom, off the table. Lakers owner Jerry Buss is reportedly upset that neither Odom nor his agent Jeff Schwartz have responded to the NBA Champions' latest offer. Schwartz has not contacted the ...
Posted in Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Baseball's Mid-Summer Classic has lost some of its luster over the past few years. Something about the game just bores the hell out of the sports-watching public and the "Now it counts!" campaign has really engendered more anger than interest.
Since Bud Selig is utterly devoid of any imagination and completely ...
Posted in MLB, MLB All-Star Game, Our Solutions To The World's Problems | 19 Comments »
Monday, July 13th, 2009
If you plan on going to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, understand this - you’re going to die.
You’re going to get murdered or contract HIV and then die later. Either way, you’re dead.
For the first time in the competition’s history, the World Cup will be played in ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Sepp Blatter, South Africa | 5 Comments »
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Abstinence education always gets knocked around because -- well, let's face it, you might as well tell stoners not to eat Doritos. But it's my opinion that the abstinence ed people have been using the wrong tactics, and we'd like to bolster their cause.
As you know, last week Steve McNair ...
Posted in Outrageous Statements, The Baker's Sex Life | 4 Comments »