Mark Cuban charged with insider trading
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been charged with insider trading. Allegedly, he dumped 600,000 shares of Mamma.com back in 2004 on information he obtained that wasn’t public. Hence, insider trading.
“As we allege in the complaint, Mamma.com entrusted Mr. Cuban with nonpublic information after he promised to keep the information confidential,” said Scott [...]
Kareem McKenzie keeps it going
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Giants offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie was arrested last night in Little Falls, NJ for DUI.
“We are aware of the situation with Kareem,” Coughlin said. “I spoke to him this morning. He is extremely remorseful. The legal process will take its course, and the league will handle this matter. Nobody will be harder on [...]
Shirley you weren’t found guilty of drunk driving
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I was, and stop calling me Shirley.
Actually, it’s ok to call him Shirley because that’s his name. Former Fresno State Bulldog and current (surprise!) Cincinnati Bengal Jason Shirley has been found guilty of drinking and driving and hit and run. On October 8, 2007, Shirley backed his car into an apartment [...]
Larry Johnson officially charged
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Chiefs RB Larry Johnson has been formally charged with simple assault after allegedly spitting his drink in a woman’s face in a local nightclub back in February.
This is the fourth time in five years that Johnson has been accused of assaulting a woman. He is facing discipline from the NFL for violating the Personal [...]
Vick to plead guilty to dogfighting
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It’s right here.
Marcus continues to improve Vick name
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Marcus Vick is doing his best to clean up the Vick name once and for all. In his latest attempt, he’s been convicted on DUI charges stemming from a June 13th incident.
Vick got sentenced to a one-year, suspended prison sentence. Also, he got a fine of $250 for DUI, another $250 fine for [...]
Broncos suspend Josh Shaw
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The Broncos have suspended defensive tackle Josh Shaw for popping teammate Kenny Peterson. According to Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com, the coaches were riding Shaw for stinking at football, when he finally replied with “I’m trying.”
Well, that was enough for his teammates to keep repeating it in a mocking way. Apparently, Shaw told them [...]
Joba Chamberlain wins the triple crown
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In his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, fat-faced New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain completed the clean sweep of the Cornhusker triple crown. At around 1am on Saturday, he was pulled over for speeding, driving under the influence, and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle.
Chamberlain will most likely be benched for the rest [...]
Pacman suspended…again
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The NFL has suspended Adam “Pacman” Jones indefinitely for his role in a scuffle in a Dallas hotel bathroom. Jones got into it with a team-ordered security guard and hotel employees had to call the police.
Though no charges were filed (surprise), the NFL ruled that this alcohol-related incident violated the terms of his reinstatement as [...]
Goodell thrilled that Pacman keeps it real
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As you may have guessed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is elated that Pacman Jones has found himself in another incident. Goodell loves players that keep it real and get into fights in public. He told Mike Tirico on ESPN Radio today all about how great he thinks it is.
“We’re trying to determine all [...]
Source says Pacman didn’t violate his contract
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What a bunch of nonsense. A source has told Chris Mortensen of ESPN that the Cowboys did an internal investigation and have determined that Pacman Jones did not violate his contract in what was considered a “brief scuffle” with an off-duty police officer.
The team plans no disciplinary action.
Ed Werder of ESPN said [...]
Darrent Williams’ murderer indicted
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Finally, someone looks like they are going to have to pay the piper in the shooting death (ie murder) of Denver CB Darrent Williams. CBS 11 in Denver says that a grand jury has indicted Willie D. Clark on 39 counts including murder and attempted murder.
Good.
The story is that Williams and his group [...]
They finally get OJ
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Orenthal James Simpson, aka “The guy that killed those two people in Brentwood,” was found guilty Friday night of kidnapping, armed robbery, and 10 other charges stemming from his little incident with memorabilia, memorabilia dealers, a hotel room, and firearms.
At 61 years old, OJ is probably never going to see the light of day. [...]
Mets bullpen finally productive
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Thanks to Lindsey for tipping us off on this one. It seems that the Mets bullpen has finally done something. No, they didn’t finish off a game, but they did finish off two women in the Dominican Republic.
That’s right, police are still looking for Ambiorix Burgos after he hit and killed two women [...]
Henry made death threats
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Amending the previous item, the Denver Post now says that Travis Henry made death threats to one customer. He said that he and his family would be “dead” if they didn’t produce $40k in cocaine that had been robbed from dude’s house.
Travis Henry loves his blow
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Travis Henry likes to mix it up. In the past, he’s had issues with pot. He’s also had issues with getting girls pregnant (nine kids by nine women). But now, it seems he’s been caught with his hand in the ol’ cocaine trafficking jar.
That’s right, Henry was arrested on charges of trafficking [...]
Danny Ware arrested
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Giants RB Danny Ware decided to spend his bye week down in Georgia. Seemed like a nice idea at the time, right? That is until was arrested for essentially being a drunk pedestrian and seeming to ignore the fact that he was wondering in the road. He blew a 0.152 and was [...]
Plax has problems
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Totowa, NJ police have said that they have responded to two domestic phone calls from Burress’ residence in the past few months.
In both cases, his wife Tiffany called police about her arguing with her husband and temporary restraining orders were issued. Each time, they were dismissed in court.
On June 2nd, police were [...]
Northcutt is Rae Carruth, Jr.
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Our pals at TMZ.com (they know who we are), are reporting that a former girlfriend of Jags WR Dennis Northcutt is suing him because he conspired to have her beaten up while she was four months pregnant.
Sharri Henry says that he got his cousin to “maliciously assault, beat, strike and batter Plaintiff, her face and [...]
Matt Jones likes to roll up dollar bills
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Firstcoastnews.com is reporting, “Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones has been arrested on cocaine charges in Arkansas.”
“The preliminary arrest report shows an officer saw Jones sitting in the back seat of the car with a white card with a white powdery substance on it, and a credit card in his other hand.”
PHOTO CAPTION: Matt Jones [...]
Kearse Family keeps it going
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OTR Legend Micah Warren once posted, “It is sllloooooowww in the NFL right now in terms of news. Hopefully, some player will put a gun to their girlfriends head while driving drunk and then assault the arresting officer with the business end of a hammer. We need conversation pieces.”
Well, do nephews count?
Jevon Kearse’s [...]
Super good news for Chris Henry, finally
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The judge that declared a mistrial today told Henry that he could remove the electronic monitoring device he’s been wearing. Congrats, Chris!
OTR thought the device was being used to simulate his moves off the field for the making of a video game. We thought Henry was going to be the main character who [...]
Aaron McKie loves to buy guns
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Straight from the AP horses mouth, “Former NBA player Aaron McKie was charged Monday with trying to buy two guns despite being under a protection-from-abuse order that bars such purchases.”
“The 35-year-old McKie denied being the subject of such an order when he applied to buy the guns in April, authorities said. The purchase was denied [...]
Sharpton comments and Imus attempts to explain
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Well, we knew it wouldn’t take long. Al Sharpton has issued a statement regarding the comments of Don Imus on Monday morning’s broadcast.
“It has been reported to me that statements were made by Mr. Imus this morning and National Action Network has monitored his show since his return. I find the inference of his [...]
Don Imus what is wrong with you?
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Don Imus apparently doesn’t get it. On his radio show today he had this exchange with Warner Wolf:
Wolf: Defensive back Adam Pacman Jones, recently signed by the Cowboys. Heres a guy suspended all of 2007 following a shooting in a Vegas night club.
Imus: Well, stuff happens. Youre in a night [...]
Jevon Kearse likes to rock the party….then drive cars?
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Former Tennessee Titan and former Philadelphia Eagle and current Tennessee Titan Jevon Kearse was arrested for DUI.
WTVF-TV is reporting, “Kearse was seen speeding and swerving several times.” During his last few seasons with Philadelphia, Jevon was never seen speeding, but definitely swerving several times. Moreover, swerving around offensive lineman, taking himself completely out [...]
Vick’s trial postponed
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Thanks to the Sports Idiot for the link. Michael Vick’s trial, which is being prosecuted by one of the worst attorney’s we’ve ever seen, will be postponed until he is released from federal prison.
Yes, he isn’t out of this yet. He still faces state charges, despite Surry County prosecutor Gerald Poindexter’s every attempt [...]
Gerald Sensabaugh thinks wheelies are fun
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Jacksonville Jaguars safety Gerald Sensabaugh was arrested May 30 (confirmed today, we aren’t late on this?) for reckless driving because he allegedly was doing wheelies on a motorcycle.
To make matters worse, this was his second time being arrested for this type of incident. Back in March of ‘07 he was picked up [...]
Chris Wilcox carries heat
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Straight from ESPN’s mouth, “Seattle SuperSonics forward Chris Wilcox informed the team he was arrested on Saturday night in North Carolina on a gun charge.”
“Team spokesman Tom Savage said Wilcox was arrested along with a friend in Blanden County on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and was released on $500 bond. The friend also [...]
Joakim Noah kept it going over the weekend?
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Yesterday we discussed that Joakim was arrested for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol. Apparently, he also was issued two traffic citations for driving with a suspended license and for not wearing a seat belt by the University of Florida Police Department on Sunday.
Joakim could [...]
It’s confirmed, Joakim Noah carries weed in his pocket
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Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah was arrested Sunday in Gainesville, Fla., after an officer spotted him on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup. Police said that during a search at the station officers found marijuana in his pocket. This really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Josh Howard warned us a month ago. [...]
Charles Grant: One swell guy
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New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a February incident at a Georgia nightclub. The grand jury also charged Laquient (try to get MS Word to not put a red line under that name, I dare you) Macklin with felony murder and feticide in the [...]
Bill Belichick worse for cover up
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Thanks to our friend Dan for sending us this story. It’s definitely worth checking out. The main point is this: Like, Watergate, Spygate is worse for the cover up than the crime.
Belichick knew what he was doing was wrong and he looks worse now for the BS cover up than if he [...]
James Hardy says he’s sorry
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And in related news, we don’t really care. James Hardy, the Bills rookie WR, has apologized in a statement.
I realize what the public perception could be pertaining to this incident; however, that was not the reality of the situation, Hardy said in his statement issued to Fort Wayne and Buffalo media. This situation that [...]
Roger Goodell has plenty of time on his hands
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell must have a lot of free time in order to meet with people just to find out that there is nothing new. We seem to think that they could have discussed this all on the phone.
We don’t believe it. Something stinks here.
O.J. Mayo took gifts
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A former O.J. Mayo associate told ESPN’s Outside the Lines that an L.A.-based event promoter gave former USC guard O.J. Mayo about $30,000 in cash and gifts over the last four years while Mayo was in high school and at USC. Personally, we don’t care. Give the kid whatever you want. But, [...]
Play for Arizona Cardinals, then sell cocaine and other drugs
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In two separate stories, ex-Arizona Cardinals decided to explore the art of possessing and distributing cocaine. OTR understands it might be tough to mentally recover from playing for one of the worst organizations in sports, but selling cocaine shouldn’t be step one in the process. Let’s find out who these turds are.
First turd [...]
Father of the Year: Darion Scott
By Micah Warren | 4 Comments
We previously noted that he was a candidate for Citizen of the Year, but now, we’re changing that to Father of the Year. You’ll note that Scott was arrested recently and now we know why. He’s charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor for holding a dry cleaning bag over his son’s head. [...]
Falcons’ Boley arrested for battery
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Falcons linebacker Michael Boley was arrested and charged with battery in Gwinnett County on Saturday. There aren’t many details right now and the Falcons said they are aware of the situation but won’t comment at this time.
There is good news for Boley. In Atlanta, the bar has been raised for what you need [...]
Cedric Benson boats while intoxicated
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At least that’s one of the charges. The other is resisting arrest and apparently he got pepper sprayed.
Benson has not remotely been worth the #4 overall pick, which the Bears used on him back in 2005. He averaged 3.4 yards per carry before getting hurt last year. This arrest just adds to his [...]
Cedric Benson arrested
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Bears RB Cedric Benson was arrested Saturday evening on a boat on Lake Travis after failing a field sobriety test. Benson wanted to take another test on and argued over putting on a life preserver.
Benson has been pretty much terrible considering he was taken with the #4 overall pick.
Oh my gawd! Rawgah had an affayah with a strippah!
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We aren’t sure how we missed this. The NY Daily News has a small item in yesterday’s paper that says that a former stripper told a Detroit radio station on Thursday that she had an affair with Roger Clemens too.
Suzyn, do you believe this?
“Jesus, Rawgah! Get a hookah!”
Colts won’t comment on Marvin
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The Indianapolis Colts won’t comment right now on the Marvin Harrison situation.
Colts GM Bill Polian said in a statement, We have no credible information at this time, and we will not comment until we do.
Coach Tony Dungy also didn’t have much to offer.
My phone has been ringing, too, Dungy said. I really dont [...]
OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year
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We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving [...]
Maw Rawgah!
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Yes, we are sick of the Roger Clemens stuff, but we believe that in life you need to turn negatives into positives. We hate talking about Clemens, but we loooove talking about Suzyn Waldman. This time, it looks like Clemens had an affair with John Daly’s ex-wife. He used to fly her [...]
Bigger story: Rodman hitting a woman or Rodman entering rehab?
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Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested after hitting a woman during a dispute (like it’s ok to do it when you aren’t fighting?). He was jailed for investigation of felony domestic violence.
His attorney, Darren Prince, told TMZ.com that his drinking has escalated recently and that he plans to enter rehab. Why do we feel [...]
Citizen of the Year Candidate: Darion Scott
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Free agent and former Minnesota Vikings (they collect some real turds up there, huh?) Darion Scott was arrested around 3:30pm yesterday on charges of one count of assault, one count of assault/domestic and one count of malicious punishment of a child.
We aren’t sure what constitutes malicious punishment of a child, but we doubt it was [...]
Karl Malone will sleep with any girl Karl Malone want to
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Anyone ever heard of Demetrius Bell, the Bill rookie defensive tackle? We didn’t either. Well, he’s former Utah Jazz great Karl Malone’s kid. Neat, right? Ummmm….not so much.
Let’s just say that Bell’s mother is 13 years older than he is. Yeah, and Malone was a sophomore at Lousiana Tech at [...]
Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids
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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound [...]
Mindy McCready: “I did it y’all!”
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Ok, she didn’t say that, but she did say that she can’t refute anything in the Roger Clemens story. The NY Daily News reported that Clemens met McCready in Florida when she was 15 and that the relationship turned sexual when she moved to Nashville to become a country star (star? We’ve never [...]
Michael Vick case still stinks
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
10-year veteran Surry County investigator Bill Brinkman lost his job over the Michael Vick case. Did he botch something? Did he tamper with evidence? Did he try to protect Vick and let the superstar athlete walk? Nope, he lost his job because he pursued the case and wanted an inhumane criminal [...]
Roger Clemens not-so-secret affair
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It becomes not secret when it’s plastered on the front page of the NY Daily News. The story alleges that Roger Clemens had an affair with country singer Mindy McCready. Apparently, he first met her in a bar when she was 15. We’re pretty sure that he took the moral high road [...]
Kalvin Pearson: A real swell guy
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Detroit Lions safety Kalvin Pearson was is now in jail. But it’s not that he’s just in jail; it’s the charges against him that are the real story.
He has two felony and one misdemeanor charges; aggravated battery of a pregnant female, domestic battery by strangulation, and obstructing or opposing an officer.
OTR couldn’t make that [...]
Little T learns to have his attorneys send a letter about a porn picture
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Ok, that’s probably not the title of his next children’s book, but Terrell Owens did have an attorney send a cease and desist regarding his image on a porn site.
T.O.: It’s better to just let this stuff die. There was huge debate as to whether or not that was even you in the [...]
Rocky Bernard gets busted
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We really think booze + irresponsibility = irresponsibility. That make sense? Rocky Bernard, DT for the Seattle Seahawks has been arrested and charged with domestic violence related assault.
Brilliant.
Photo Caption: “I do this to women too!”
Boston College football players don’t always obey the law
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Boston College defensive end Brady Smith, 20, was charged with on-campus (what’s the difference?) sexual assault and breaking and entering early yesterday morning.
Brady Smith was issued a summary suspension from the university as a result of an alleged assault last evening or early this morning, said BC spokesman Jack Dunn. The university has a right [...]
Carmelo Anthony Reaches Level Five Turd Status
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was arrested early this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was pulled over for weaving and failing to dim his lights. According to the Associated Press, “Detective Sharon Hahn said Anthony failed a series of sobriety tests. He was ticketed and released at the scene, [...]
“What the f*ck are you looking at?”
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Were the last words uttered by Miami Dolphins fullback Regan Mauia before he punched a guy in the face. If it seems like we get a certain enjoyment out of posting the personal problems of others it’s only because we do.
The 23-year old popped dude in the face “causing the victim to pass out [...]
Al Reyes likes to have a good time
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Tampa Bay Rays (we still can’t believe they dropped Devil from the name) pitcher Al Reyes apparently likes to do it up right when he goes out on the town. Possibly celebrating his 38th birthday (in style we might add), Reyes fell down, then picked a fight, then spit blood at patrons. Does [...]
Braves top prospect good at baseball and cheating
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Thanks our friends over at the Sports Idiot (this guy actually does know who we are), Braves top prospect Jordan Schafer has been busted for HGH use.
Based on how their previous stud centerfielder has been playing lately, this kid better be good because there is no chance to get Andruw back. Boy does he [...]
Carl Eller Assaults Cops to the 4th Degree
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Former Minnesota Viking and NFL great Carl Eller was arrested on Tuesday for assaulting two police officers after they had pulled Eller over for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. According to the Star Tribune, “Eller, 66, was booked into the Hennepin County Jail just after 2:15 a.m. and is being held for fourth-degree [...]
Xavier Guard Likes to Party in the Streets
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Senior guard Drew Lavender who was a big part in Xavier’s run to the Elite 8 was arrested Sunday morning for disorderly conduct while being drunk and possessing marijuana. Police said they warned an intoxicated Lavender to get out of the streets several times but he refused. And when they finally arrrested Lavender [...]
Cleveland Brown Kenny Wright Trains With Cops
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Cleveland Brown defensive back Kenny Wright ran quarter mile sprints last night with Texas police officers. At first OTR thought it was part of the conditioning program for the Browns, but apparently Wright was running from the cops. Why? Because Wright had 1.875 ounces of marijuana in his car. And get [...]
Who is accountable in Cincinnati?
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Head coach Marvin Lewis should be, and whoever else helped him put together this team of Turd Fergusons. According to WLWT.com, the website for the local NBC televison affiliate in Cincy, Henry got thrown out of a nightclub called BANG early Sunday morning and charges are pending if he doesn’t cough up some dough [...]
We Are!…Penn State!
By Micah Warren | 6 Comments
And you thought the NCAA tournament was the big thing in college basketball news. Penn State basketball player Stanley Pringle is being charged with open lewdness and disorderly conduct for whacking off in the library. We’re serious.
We figured there would be no way he’d go to the library to study, so [...]
Chris Henry released
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The Bengals have cut Chris Henry. Henry claims that this recent arrest was all a big “Three’s Company” episode, but apparently the Bengals don’t care. Here is a statement from Benglas president Mike Brown:
“Chris Henry has forfeited his opportunity to pursue a career with the Bengals. His conduct can no longer be tolerated.
“The [...]
Uh oh for Chris Henry
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
I wonder what Carson Palmer thinks of all this. One WR can’t stop popping off at the mouth about wanting to leave town. Another simply can’t stop getting arrested. Yep, Chris Henry is at it again.
Henry is accused of punching a man in the head and leaving a visible gash. He [...]
Thanks, FIA president!
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OTR would like to thank Max Mosley, president of the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) for taking part in an orgy with five hookers. Why? Because it’s great content for us. We don’t have to be funny, we just have to type.
Mosley said that he spoke in German during a sado-masochistic orgy [...]
Brian Williams helps OTR with content
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Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Brian Williams was arrested for DUI back in 2006. That’s mildly entertaining. What’s really entertaining is the stuff he said to the arresting officer.
Notes taken by officer E.E. Bridges (taken right after the arrest) have surfaced and they claim that Williams made racial and sexually threatening remarks. He [...]
Matt Leinart is serious about football
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
One of the knocks on Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart coming out of USC was that he was more interested in being a Hollywood star than playing football. Well, a couple recent photos have surfaced on the internet are hardly helping his case.
OTR doesn’t have that much of a problem with this. We [...]