March 31, 2009 by Perry  

The title of this post might sound a little kinky, but it only means that John Calipari is leaving Memphis to become the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
Calipari will receive an eight-year, $31.65 million deal plus incentives, according to the university, making him the highest-paid coach in college basketball. The school also will pay [...]

March 31, 2009 by Perry  

John Clayton of ESPN.com is reporting that the Denver Broncos will stop playing their little gay games with quarterback Jay Cutler and make him available via trade.
After being unable to get Cutler to call them back over the last 10 days, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said today, “We will begin discussions with other teams in [...]

March 31, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Todd Zolecki reports that he just got word the the Phils have released platoon right fielder Geoff Jenkins.
Jenkins has a lot of pop in his bat but that’s about it.

March 30, 2009 by Micah Warren  

According to the New York Times (which is always 100% correct in every instance), a plea deal for Plaxico Burress would indeed involve some jail time.
As you may or may not have heard, Burress shot himself in the leg in a nightclub in 2008 when the gun accidentally got loose in his sweatpants and went [...]

March 30, 2009 by Perry  

The NBA slapped Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with a $25,000 fine Sunday for publicly criticizing the officials after Denver’s 103-101 win over Dallas.
One of the rules states:
Bill Romanowski Rule: If a player is fined by the team or league he plays for, that player shall receive points based on the dollar amount of the fine [...]

March 29, 2009 by Micah Warren  

…but not the Boldin you want. A league source tells PFT that the Eagles are scheduled to workout D.J. Boldin, Anquan’s younger brother.
The good news is that D.J. wasn’t even invited to the Combine, which means he’s probably awesome. All kidding aside, he is a very big wideout from Wake Forest who ran [...]

March 29, 2009 by Micah Warren  

If you haven’t seen this, it’s a must watch. If you have seen it, it’s a must watch again and again. From FOX’s now-defunct Mad TV (is it still on? I have no idea) this is Kenny Rogers’ Jackass:
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March 28, 2009 by Micah Warren  

It’s Saturday night and I don’t care. It’s not sports, but I love this sketch so I thought I’d post. Demetri Martin is a phenomenal talent:

Important Things with Demetri Martin
Wed 10:30pm / 9:30c

Brains – Greatest Minds

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March 28, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Los Angeles Angels ace John Lackey took a cortisone shot to his ailing elbow and looks certain to miss the opener. It’s uncertain when he will pitch again, but he will certainly start the season on the Mark Prior List. That much is certain.
Lackey first felt soreness in his right forearm near the [...]

March 28, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Several players and scouts have noted that Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain just doesn’t have his heater working right now. For a guy the touched 98 mph last year, yesterday against the Phillies he hit 94 mph twice.
“His velocity was better [in Tampa on March 16],” said World Champion first baseman Ryan [...]

March 28, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Former Dallas Cowboys LB Vinson Smith was arrested on a felony charge of breaking and entering, felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and carrying a concealed weapon. Smith is now a bail bondsman and apparently he pistol whipped some dude he was trying to arrest.
The article tells the story pretty well, no [...]

March 27, 2009 by Micah Warren  

The 49ers plan to unveil their new uniforms on right before the NFL Draft on April 25th. The announcement will come at their free Draft party which runs from noon to 4 PM.
Supposedly, the new uni’s will look similar to the throwbacks they’ve been wearing in recent years. You mean….they’ll look [...]

March 26, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Former St. Louis Rams WR Torry Holt is visiting the Jacksonville Jaguars, presumably to talk about playing for them. The Jags are desperate for receiving help. They cut Matt Jones. They cut Jerry Porter. And they have no plans of re-signing first-round bust Reggie Williams.
So yeah, they are a [...]

March 25, 2009 by Micah Warren  

A source tells Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports that the Vikings were the first team to inquire about the availability of Broncos sourpuss QB Jay Cutler.
According to Robinson, the Vikings would have sent picks to Denver in exchange for Cutler. The Broncos would have then sent the picks to the Patriots in exchange for [...]

March 25, 2009 by Perry  

Marcus Vick’s brother Michael Vick was released from Federal prison this morning and is headed to his home state of Virginia where he will be serving the rest of his term at his residence.
On Vick’s agenda next is to star in his own bankruptcy hearing, scheduled for April 2nd.
Vick is also expected to report to training camp [...]

March 25, 2009 by Perry  

Washington Wizards shoot-first guard Gilbert Arenas is scheduled to return on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons after missing every single game this season.
Gilbert has been battling a left-knee injury for the past couple seasons and has undergone three surgeries in an 18-month span to try to correct the problem.  Nothing has been said about fixing [...]

March 25, 2009 by Perry  

Ty Lawson who has been battling an injury with his toe that kept him out of the ACC tournament is feeling much better and expected to playagainst Gonzaga in their sweet-sixteen match-up Friday night.
The point guard was a major factor in UNC’s second round victory over LSU scoring 23 points with six assists and providing [...]

March 25, 2009 by Perry  

Stemming from a 2005 bar fight, loser-thug Allen Iverson must infuse the pockets of Marlin Godfrey with $260,ooo, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.  Godfrey and another patron, David Anthony Kittrell, sued Iverson for $20 million, but the jury decided not to award punitive damages and only compensate Godfrey $10,000 for his medical bills [...]

March 23, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Three-time world champion Curt Schilling has announced that he will retire.
“This party has officially ended,” Schilling wrote in an email. “After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world’s best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my [...]

March 23, 2009 by Perry  

During the first stage of a five-day bike race, possible former-steroid-user Lance Armstrong has fallen off his bike and injured his collarbone. 
The Texan, who is currently racing with the Asana team, was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Reports are not indicating that Matthew McConaughey took his shirt off so Lance could use it to wrap [...]

March 22, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Sources tell Pro Football Weekly that the Denver Broncos have TE Tony Scheffler on the trading block. While the team isn’t hellbent on moving him, the right offer would send him packing.
The theory is that McDaniels wants to continue to ruin the team by getting rid of all the talented players to get a [...]

March 22, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Former Tampa Bay Buc and current Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Cornell Green is a little bit different than you and I. You and I aren’t necessarily inclined to hit a woman with an aluminum mop handle. But Cornell Green seems to have no problem with it.
Green was arrested at an airport on charges [...]

March 21, 2009 by Micah Warren  

According to SI.com, Pitt RB LeSean McCoy has likely fallen out of the first round of the NFL Draft:

LeSean McCoy/RB/Pittsburgh: McCoy’s highly anticipated workout turned out to be a pedestrian affair. He tipped the scales at 204-pounds, ran the 40 in the low 4.5s and posted a 28-inch vertical jump. Scouts have said McCoy is [...]

March 20, 2009 by Perry  

I agree with anyone that says, “Television sucks these days.  There’s nothing good on.”  Yes, besides sports and mabye 30 Rock, that statement is true.  However, the following Stephen Colbert clip is probably the best television I have ever seen.  Michael Steele’s rap is cut to perfection.  Enjoy the amazingness:
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March 20, 2009 by Micah Warren  

We spoke to a source close to the situation who confirmed that the media reports are true and that Donte Stallworth did indeed blow a 0.12. The source also explained that Florida doesn’t screw around with this stuff.
If he escapes jail time we’d be shocked.
Photo Caption: Not Stallworth’s car.

March 19, 2009 by Micah Warren  

The Miami Herald has confirmed an earlier television report that Cleveland Browns soon-to-be convicted felon WR Donte Stallworth was indeed drunk when he struck a 49-year old man and killed him.
WSVN Fox 7 earlier reported Stallworth’s BAC was .12. In Florida .08 is the legal limit.
Photo Caption: He could be making this [...]

March 19, 2009 by Micah Warren  

UConn will be without head coach Jim Calhoun today due to illness. His doctors didn’t feel like it was a good idea to be with the team and coaching today.
How many millions of people wish they could now go back and change their brackets? Chattanooga is already out and running. As of [...]

March 19, 2009 by Micah Warren  

The #2-seeded Memphis Tigers barely survived the beast that was the #15 Cal St. Northeridge. After trailing during various points of the second half, they finally got their stuff together and took care of business 81-70.
There is a collective sigh across offices all over the country by so many folks that had Memphis winning [...]

March 19, 2009 by Micah Warren  

A league source tells Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News the Jets are considering making a trade for disgruntled crybaby Jay Cutler, who had is wittle feelings hurt when he found out the team was trying to trade him.
Cimini correctly points out, however, that the Jets would need help in the form of [...]

March 19, 2009 by Micah Warren  

Here is the Dickipedia on Mel Kiper, Jr. We hate to post this (although we didn’t actually write it, it’s from Dickipedia.org, although some of you idiots will still ask why we wrote it) because he’s a friend of a friend. But it is NFL Draft time so we think it needs to [...]

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