Archive for July, 2009
• After Marc Anthony signed on as a minority owner of the Dolphins, Business_Socks discusses which musical acts should next be considered for the ownership group. [Style Points]
• The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new quarterback? And what a strange name as well. [PSAMP]
• Vick spent one of his first night of freedom checking out bitches. Should he be doing that? [With Leather]
• Starbucks is going to start serving booze? [Sharapova's Thigh]
• LittleWaynesBleedingHead pens an open letter to Jay Mariotti. [The Rookies]
• Cartoon Network is now airing Slamball? Awesome. [Bootlegger Sports]
• The top 10 ways ESPN intends on punishing the New York Post for their Erin Andrews coverage. [Five Tool Tool]
In an interview with the Associated Press, Ricky Rubio has stated that he intends to leave DKV Joventut Badalona, the Spanish team that drafted him as a fourteen-year-old. How Rubio will accomplish that is another thing, since the issue of the $6 million buyout is still on the table. Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn is currently in Spain and one has to assume the reason for that is to assist Rubio in negotiating the buyout.
One would also assume that considering these developments, the likelihood of Rubio joining the Wolves roster next season has increased. Not so fast – if Rubio is indeed released from his contract with DKV, other Spanish teams would be interested in him.
The Spanish AP story said Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in signing Rubio, the 18-year-old who was the fifth player taken in last month’s draft, if he does not play in the NBA this season.
Another potential roadblock for the Wolves in getting Rubio to Minneapolis this season is this quote from Rubio:
“I want to continue with the club but, after everything that’s happened, I don’t think they’re too comfortable having me in their squad…I want to play in a winning team, on a team that can achieve many things.”
Uh-oh. Winning team? Achieve many things?
Um, Rubio is aware that he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, right?
Rubio has one foot out door in Spain [Star Tribune]
Get your mental eye bleach ready, people, because Jay Mariotti has joined Gregg Doyel and the Knights of The Erin Andrews and wrote a column defending her honor and boy, does he have a doozy for you:
Mariotti, perhaps jokingly (hopefully), has suggested that due to Erin Andrews Incident, he is no concerned he will be the next sports personality to be videotaped nude in his hotel room.
So, sure, the Erin Andrews case gives me the shivers, too. While I’m more Jim Belushi than George Clooney, I think I’ll take a good, long look at the peephole the next time I’m in a hotel room.
God damn! Why did you go and have to write that, Jay? The mere conjuring of the image of rippling cellulite as you sashay about your hotel room is enough to give me nightmares and swear off the Greek concept of the human body as a divine work of art. Now I will forever imagine Michelangelo’s David with your head and in his left hand the statue is holding a Hardee’s Monster Thickburger.
(Shudders)
On to the insanity.
The Worldwide Leader In Sports has now deemed it appropriate to discuss the allegations of sexual assault against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. According to my feed reader, this came across at 10:27 p.m. (no idea if that time is central or eastern) and from what I can ascertain, which really doesn’t say much since I’m lazy and really didn’t look too far into it, it is the first time that the story had been mentioned anywhere on the site. Granted, it is simply a wire story from the Associated Press and it is not like any ESPN reporter or columnist did any actualy reporting
See, the key word here is “criminal.” ESPN does not deem it necessary to report on civil matters – unless it involves someone that isn’t a Super Bowl-winning quarterback (or white?). Now that the magic word has been used, ESPN can now cover it from all angles. Expect Pedro Gomez on location and John Clayton’s floating head on the scene in no time flat.
I particularly enjoy the casual manner in which they address the topic – “No criminal look at Roethlisberger allegations” – appearing as if they have been covering the story the whole time – but if there happens to be poor souls out there that recieve all of their sports information from ESPN, this would have been the first time they heard about it.
“Roethlisberger accusations? What in the world are they talking about? Why hasn’t somebody told me about this???”
So, thank you, ESPN. You have made the Ben Roethlisberger story safe and accessible for the ignorant and uninformed masses. I don’t know what we would do without you.
Authorities won’t look at Roethlisberger [ESPN.com]
• MLB Roundup. Jamie Moyer gave up five runs in five innings for the Phillies and Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each had two run doubles for the Cubs as Chicago stopped Philadelphia’s winning streak at nine games, winning 10-5. Marco Scutaro had two of Toronto’s five home runs as the Blue Jays beat the Indians 10-6. Pittsburgh also had a barrage of home runs yesterday, hitting five solo shots while beating Milwaukee 8-7. Ricky Nolasco had 10 strikeouts and combined with three other Florida pitchers to shut out San Diego 5-0 to complete the three-game sweep. [MLB.com Scoreboard]
• Tour de France. Lance Armstrong fell to fourth place overall and by finishing second, Alberto Contador got closer to securing an overall victory. Contador now leads the race by 2:26 after the 17th stage. [Yahoo!]
• NBA. Blake Griffin, the number one overall pick for the Clippers, will be forced to sit for three to four weeks due to a strained right shoulder injured during last week’s Las Vegas Summer League. [Los Angeles Times]
• When asked if anyone had any reason why this wedding shouldn’t continue, not a croak was heard. Suffering through a terrible monsoon season, Indian farmers went with a traditional method: marrying two frogs named after Ram and Sita, two characters from the Indian mythological story Ramayana. Video of the wedding night is reportedly already being shopped, including offers to sell it to Animal Planet. No word on whether TMZ has been contacted. [Yahoo!/Reuters]
Brooklyn was on Rovell’s show to promote Apple’s new iPhone app that allows users to download swimsuit photos or some such nonsense. I don’t know, I wasn’t listening to the interview.
Video of the “Mr. Smooth” Darren Rovell’s interview with the gorgeous Mrs. Andy Roddick (who are we kidding? Roddick is Mr. Brooklyn Decker) after the jump.
• MLB Baseball. Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers. Boston is now a game and a half out of first in the AL East. Won’t somebody think of Red Sox Nation? [ESPN, 8:00 ET]
• Tennis. 1980: John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Connors. Considered one of the great rivalries in tennis history, watch these two go toe-to-toe in a match from the 1980 U.S. Open Semifinals. Since most of you young whippersnappers probably weren’t even alive when this match was played, it will seem new to you. Except for the short shorts, that is. [ESPN Classic, 9:00 ET]
• Basic Cable Movie of the Night. Road House. Celebrate the life of Patrick Swayze with this classic yarn. Even in death, Swayze is still an average actor. He’s gone far too soon, folks. [CMT, 9:00 ET]
• I’m getting heartburn just thinking about it. Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Tonight’s throwdown: Green Chili Burgers. Someone get me some Rolaids. [The Food Network, 9:00 ET]
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• Video of major champion (ugh) Stewart Cink reading David Letterman’s Top 10 List. [Waggle Room]
• Washington Capitals prospect gets arrested in North Dakota for throwing a kitchen table and a lawn mower into the street. Huh? [Puck Daddy]
• thederridadrop tears Rick Reilly a new one for his recent column on Tiger Woods. [The Rookies]
• Some washed-up NFL quarterback is now playing in the UFL. What’s the UFL, you ask? Exactly. [With Leather]
• CFL player foils a purse snatcher’s best-laid plans. [Deadspin]
You’re not supposed to have two construction workers for this performance, you idjits! Only one! And where in the hell are the Police Officer, Indian Chief, Cowboy, Biker and Military dude?
No, no, no. This isn’t going to work at all. If we’re sticking with this ensemble, I’m going to have to completely redo the choreography.
Damn football players.
[via twitpic]
(Thanks to S.O.B. reader and renowned ladykiller White Speed Receiver for the heads up)
Jesus Christ, why won’t these dumb self-righteous assbags just go away and die in a fire? PETA has learned that they haven’t completely exhausted the Michael Vick story and intend to ride him like a horse at the Kentucky Derby.
Zing!
That’s right, it is now being reported that PETA may will definitely protest the NFL if Michael Vick does not undergo psychological testing before the league reinstates him. From The Huddle:
PETA spokesperson Nicole Matthews told WUSA-TV that the animal-rights group does not necessarily feel Vick is entitled to regain his spot in the NFL after serving 20 months of a sentence for a federal dogfighting conviction.
Oh dear! Another PETA protest? What ever shall the NFL do? And what will the psychological testing reveal? My guess is that results will show that Michael Vick is willing to do anything to be able to suckle at the wealth-giving teat of the National Football League again.
It has nearly reached the point that due to their insistence on protesting anything and everything animal-related that people are beginning to not listen, if they haven’t done so already. That’s why PETA has been forced to resort to using images of naked women in order to attract attention to their misguided cause. Read More→
Former Major League pitcher Jose Lima, now playing ball for the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League, has always fancied himself a singer. Photographed above with his wife Melissa (note: as a blogger, I am ethically bound to include a photo of his busty wife along with any post that mentions him – which gives me a thought – if I can somehow manage to include Jose Lima in every post, I can add this photo – interesting)…
Where was I? Oh, yeah, anyway, Jose is pictured above singing the National Anthem at a Dodgers game a few years back, but do not think for one second that he has given up on his singing career as every Major League Baseball front office wonk has forgotten about his baseball career. Nope. After the jump, video (dug up by Busted Coverage – well done, gents) of Lima going the southern rock route and busting out an unplugged version of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic “Sweet Home Alabama” which he changes to “Sweet Home Dominicana.” Prepare to be awed.
• TMZ has gotten its slimy hands on the video of the infamous dunk on LeBron and intends to release it. [Ball Don't Lie]
• With Leather’s Punte is writing for The League, The Washington Post‘s football blog. Well done, sir. [The League]
• It’s not Jose Guillen’s fault that he gets paid tons of money to suck at baseball. [More Hardball]
• KSK’s NFL North Prekkake. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
• USA Today‘s Christine Brennan chimes in on the Erin Andrews issue. [The Big Lead]
• ThePiratesFan speaks his piece on EA as well. [The Phoenix Pub]
Fresh from the Sportress’ “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up Department” comes the news that the villianous Skeletor has somehow managed to elude He-Man and travel via wormhole from Eternia to our world. And oddly enough, his first order of business in his quest to be Supreme Leader of Earth was to become a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins.
It’s nice he brought along Evil-Lynn to assist him in his maniacal pursuits of global domination, it appears to me the treacherous journey has ravaged their once youthful and powerful looks.
Controversy like Grand Forks hasn’t seen since the only tree in the city was blown over in 1972 has reared its ugly head and it all has to do with the menacing, um, menace of a bunch of pot-smoking hippie frolfers invading their idyllic town for some drug-fueled disc golf tournament.
From a story in The Jamestown Sun via the excellent Waggle Room:
A controversial disc golf tournament planned in Grand Forks has received the blessing of the City Council.
The Frolf-a-Palooza event had raised worries because its original name included the phrase “4-2-0,” slang for smoking marijuana. Promoter Hugo Gomez said in this case the numbers meant something different but he agreed to change the name.
In response to a controversial play at the end of Monday night’s game against the A’s where umpire Mike Muchlinski called out Michael Cuddyer at home plate when replays showed he was clearly safe, Ron Gardenhire referred to the heartbreaking loss where the Twins blew a 12-2 lead as the “red flag game.” In doing so, Gardenhire was referring to what every person who enjoys baseball games that take less than 3 1/2 hours should be wary of: a challenge flag in baseball, just like in the NFL.
