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Chauncey Billups Is Not Afraid Of Committment
2007-06-05 15:31:32
Chauncey Billups is finally tying the knot…with Adidas. Taking a cue from Rick DiPietro, Billups has agreed to a “lifetime parternship” with the shoe company that will cover him through the rest of his career and retirement. Now Billups can rest easily knowing that in 50 years he will have the coolest kicks in his retirement home.
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Bad News For Darko
2007-06-05 14:54:46
When all is said and done, Billy Donovan’s decision to return to Florida will be the right move. Nearly everyone involved (including Donovan, the Magic, the Gators, Gator recruits, and Magic fans) will be better off if Donovan can get out of his contract with Orlando. However, there is one person who could be hurt by Donovan’s decision to return to Gainesville. That person is Darko Milicic. For some reason Darko and his agent were extremely excited by Donovan’s hiring. They saw it as a “pro-Darko move,” and believe that Donovan is the type of coach who values Darko’s skills (like being tall and foreign). The Magic are currently trying to decide whether or not to resign Darko, and their new coach will play a big role in making that decision. If Donovan does end up leaving it could be another tough break for Darko, although I’m sure he’ll learn to appreciate Stan Van Gundy while watching him from the bench for 46 minutes every game.
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Is It Finally Homer Bailey Time?
2007-06-04 17:48:57
The photo above is from the Cincinnati Post. It’s a picture of Homer Bailey , the Reds pitching phenom who could get his first major league start this weekend. Bailey is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and his debut can’t come soon enough for Reds fans. The problem is that Bailey’s headshot is without a doubt the least intimidating photo in the history of Major League Baseball. I’m not big on intimidating looks. In fact, I think they’re complete bullshit. Still, Bailey is supposed to be a big Texas fireballer in the mold of Roger Clemens, Josh Beckett, and Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn. Not one major league hitter will fear his fastball if they know it’s coming from those puppy dog eyes and that finely cropped mullet. Bailey had better find a new look, whether it’s a goatee, a buzzcut, or the Drew Gooden neck patch. The length of his stay in the big leagues could depend on it.
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More Bad News For Michael Vick
2007-06-04 15:22:45
Michael Vick’s infamous dogfighting house just can’t stay out of trouble. The house, which Vick recently put up for sale, was robbed last month. Among the items stolen were three plasma TVs, two floor buffers, a wet/dry vacuum, and a $17,000 leather couch. Authorities say nothing was taken that was of any importance to the dogfighting investigation. Things can’t get much worse for Vick. First he gets busted for dogfighting. Now he loses two of his prized floor buffers.
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Saying Goodbye to the “The Hive”
2007-06-04 13:40:44
There was a time when the Charlotte Coliseum had one of the best basketball atmospheres in the entire world. Those days are long gone, and now so is the arena. It’s a sad thought, but Grandmama’s sewing room is no more.
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Joakim Noah Is Done Partying
2007-06-04 02:10:26
The nonstop party that began the day Joakim Noah discovered the behavioral effects of alcohol may have come to an end. Noah has said that in order to prepare for the NBA draft he is attempting to tone down his hedonistic lifestyle. “I had a lot of fun. A lot of fun. A lotta, lotta fun,” Noah said, grinning at the memory. “Now I don’t want people to think I go out and party all the time. This is my life, my job, and I take it very seriously.” I’d still be wary of drafting Noah, mostly because he only seems committed to this more conservative lifestyle until the draft. That means there’s still a good chance he’ll show up at training camp with Mike Sweetney’s gut, Jahidi White’s posterior, and Vin Baker’s liver.


In Other News….
2007-06-03 22:30:00
–Last winter Jake Plummer walked away from more the $10 million when he decided to retire. So what has he been up to since then?—just hanging out in Idaho. –A couple of former UConn stars are heading back to class. See, Jim Calhoun does want his players to focus on school—as long as it’s after their playing careers at UConn are over. –Joe Torre is angry at the New York press because he didn’t say A-Rod should “shut up.” –Thinking about entering the Iditarod? The entry fee just increased by 60%, which means it will now cost you $3,000 to have dogs pull your sled for 1,100 miles. –Curtis Martin plans to retire. –The Maple Leafs are close to resigning Mats Sundin. –Chad Johnson will race a horse. That seems about right.
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Matt Holliday’s Mysterious Bump
2007-06-03 14:54:52
When Matt Holliday left Friday’s game against the Reds with a “head contusion,” it was widely reported that the injury occurred when a frustrated Holliday hit himself in the head with the bill of his batting helmet. Not true says Holliday. He claims he acquired the fresh bump on his head when he was going down the dugout steps to watch video of an at bat. There was something on the bottom step and when he jumped over it, he smashed his head on the concrete overhang. Holliday is not happy about the mix-up. “I am just not sure how something like that gets written without talking to the trainer or (to the media relations boss) Jay Alves, because they sure didn’t talk to me,” Holliday said. “Now I have to answer these stupid questions.” Regardless of what actually happened, Holliday was smart not to let it get caught on camera. It’s a lesson Michael Barrett should take to heart.


There’s Also A Hockey Game Tonight
2007-06-02 18:32:29
I assume this is the kind of thing that happens when a bunch of drunken Canadians with a video camera find some extra packages of aluminum foil.
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Major League Baseball Takes On Slingbox
2007-06-02 16:32:10
Major League Baseball is finally pressing forward with an all out attack on the one thing that threatens to destroy the very core of the game—the Slingbox. The league is now publicly saying that the Slingbox is in violation of MLB’s broadcast contract because it illegally allows people to view out of market games on their computers. MLB.com is supposed to have exclusive online rights for out of market baseball games, but if somebody with a slingbox goes on vacation or leaves it with somebody in a different city, they will be able to watch out of market games over the internet. Sling Media, the owner of the Slingbox, believe they are doing nothing wrong. The company’s view is that the Slingbox is just an extension of one’s home television service. Since that service has already been paid for, customers shouldn’t also have to pay another fee at MLB.com to watch the games. At its core, the dispute is about money. Major League Baseball feels it’s l
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Is LeBron’s Supporting Cast Underrated?
2007-06-07 17:14:28
Until last week, nobody gave anybody on the Cavs credit for anything. Last week LeBron James was finally given some credit for singlehandedly winning game 5 and leading the Cavs to the NBA Finals, but what about his teammates? They have been largely ignored—except when showered with missed 20 footer jokes—and the commonly held view is that LeBron was able to reach the Finals in spite of his teammates rather than because of them (Daniel Gibson being the exception). Well, it’s about time the Cavs supporting cast got some positive recognition. Cleveland is now 12-4 in the playoffs and they just won a series in which few people gave them a chance. LeBron has topped 32 points only twice this post-season and one of his teammates has lead the team in scoring four times (the Cavs are 2-2 in those games). At 26 ppg, LeBron is scoring less than he did in the regular season despite playing four minutes more per game. All these numbers point to the fact that his teammates
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2007 MLB Draft LiveBlog
2007-06-07 12:42:58
6:00–That’s going to do it for me. Thanks to everybody who stopped by.  Drive home safely. 5:56–Five minutes before the end of the broadcast, Ravech delivers the best line of the night. Looking over at an anxious Steve Phillips, he says “You’re about to talk for a while, aren’t you.” I think he had been waiting two years to say that. 5:50–Daryl Strawberry joins the crew to discuss what it takes to develop into a good major leaguer. He fails to mention not repeatedly doing cocaine. 5:47–And Shannon Stewart breaks up the no-hitter. It’s going to be a rough last 13 minutes for Peter Gammons. 5:42–ESPN has lost interest in the draft due to Curt Schillings potential no hitter. Apparently they don’t care how many no-hitters 44th overall pick Neil Ramirez could throw if he makes the major leagues. I’m actually impressed ESPN made it this far without preempting the draft. 5:35–Bud Selig’s day as don
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It’s Gotta Be the Flying V
2007-06-07 11:35:30
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are your 2007 Stanley Cup Champions. They played outstanding on special teams and got tremendous goaltending, but there’s another reason the Ducks came away with the Cup. They didn’t get cocky and plan a victory parade after going up 3-1. You never want to anger the sports gods, and the Ducks made sure to do the right thing by waiting until they were champions before acting like them. In other news… —Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory is significantly better at racing than at throwing a baseball. —There’s a new longest name in professional sports. —Now you can get pasta in the shape of your college mascot. I’m not really sure I’d want to eat pasta shaped like a yellow jacket, but I’m sure it works for some people.
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The London Olympics Wants To Hurt You
2007-06-06 16:17:18
When the 2012 Olympic logo was unveiled three days ago it was harshly criticized as a bland, unimaginative, inartistic, convoluted design. Since then things have only gotten worse. It turns out that a short animated film of the logo is causing seizures. “Epilepsy Action, a British health charity, said 10 people had complained about the animation and some had suffered seizures from watching images depicting a diver plunging into a pool. The Olympic group said it has taken steps to remove the animation from the Web site and will re-edit the film.” I bet now we’ll hear from Paris all about how they deserved the bid because their logo wouldn’t have caused serious injury. Whatever—there’s no way to know that. Paris’ logo probably would have strained the retinas, causing millions to have sore eyes.
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Beware of Celebrity Golfers
2007-06-06 14:12:34
The Principal Charity Classic is a Pro-Am golf tournament taking place this week in Des Moines. Among the “celebrities” taking part are a Drake assistant basketball coach and the athletic directors from Iowa and Iowa State. The one big name who decided to grace Des Moines with his presence was actor Rob Lowe. Unfortunately for Lowe, he ran into trouble today when he killed the state bird with an errant golf shot. Lowe’s shot appeared to hit the bird in flight and landed about 50 yards short of the green. As the rest of the players in his group — including Iowa athletic director Gary Barta — broke out in laughter and applause, the 43-year-old actor raised his arms in mock celebration. ‘That’s unbelievable,’ Lowe said as he walked onto hole No. 6. ‘Who comes here and kills the state bird? Only me.’” Lowe just can’t catch a break. First he fails to exploit a popular cable access show, then his plan to take over Callahan
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Is It Time To Move The College World Series?
2007-06-06 12:51:26
Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium has been home to the College World Series every year since 1950, but its contract with the NCAA is set to expire in 2010. The city is considering a $25 million renovation to the stadium, but it wants the NCAA to commit to a 10 year extension before it goes forward with the plan. In its history the NCAA has never granted more than a five year extension. With Omaha’s contract status in limbo, the time is right for the NCAA to find a new home or homes for the College World Series. The most obvious reason to move the CWS is that holding it in Omaha every year is unfair to any team that has to play Nebraska. No other sport grants one team such an unfair home field advantage in a post-season tournament, let alone a team that’s a perennial powerhouse. Nebraska has been to the CWS three times in the last seven years, and they’ve failed to qualify for a regional only once since 1999. Holding the CWS in Omaha every year is like repeatedly


In Other News…
2007-06-05 18:33:01
–Dwight Howard is a Chinese media virtuoso. –You can add Lou Piniella to the list of people angry with ESPN. –There’s no need to panic Donovan, but so far Kevin Kolb looks like a pretty good draft pick. –The bullpen might be in Rich Harden’s future. –The Royals offense is so bad, a bronzed George Brett can’t even get a hit.
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They Should’ve Called It “The Tom Brady Story”
2007-06-11 01:09:00
After all the critical acclaim for &ldquo ;Walking Tall&rdquo ; and “Gridiron Gang”, the question on everybody’s mind has been what The Rock will do next. Well, the answer is finally here and I assure you it will not disappoint. Next fall The Rock will star in a movie called “The Gameplan” in which he plays an NFL player who discovers he has a 7 year-old daughter. His daughter’s sudden appearance does not mesh well with his wealthy, hedonistic, bachelor lifestyle, and it leads to the most comical of consequences. I’m extremely curious as to how the movie will end. Will The Rock sign a secret deal to play in NFL Europe to get away from his daughter? Will he do commercials for rival cell phone companies in order to pay her child support? Maybe he’ll get caught trying to use her to illegally write off millions of dollars in taxes. The possibilities are endless. Regardless of what happens in the end, it’s great to finally see a real
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King James Brings Martial Law
2007-06-10 23:48:24
The Cavaliers trip to the NBA Finals hasn’t been a blessing for everybody in Cleveland. Because of large downtown crowds expected in connection with last night’s game, the city enforced strict curfew rules on all children. Kids under the age of 14 were not allowed to be in any public place without a parent or guardian after 9:30 p.m. Teenagers who were 15 or 16 couldn’t be out in public downtown after 11 p.m. Kids caught violating the curfew faced strict punishment—or at least their parents did. Parents of first time offenders could be fined up to $100. Parents of repeat offenders could be fined up to $250 and get 30 days in jail. There’s nothing quite like having your mom spend 30 days in jail because you snuck out to take a walk on the same night of an NBA Finals game.
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Barry Bonds Loves His Steroids
2007-06-10 22:30:47
Well, it turns out that Barry Bonds takes steroids after all. The only catch is that what Bonds takes is completely legal in Major League Baseball. In order to reduce the swelling in his legs Bonds has been taking an anti-inflammatory steroid called prednisone. MLB allows players to take prednisone, but the World Anti-Doping Agency does not. So while Bonds can keep limping around the leftfield for the Giants, he would not be able to play soccer, tennis, or participate in the Olympics. At least now we can sleep well knowing there is definitive proof that Barry Bonds knowingly takes steroids—that is unless he’s still blindly taking what his trainer is giving him.
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Todd Helton Will Be Your Hunting Teacher
2007-06-10 18:45:52
It was only a matter of time before a group of Major League Baseball players teamed with a renowned outdoorsman to create a series of deer hunting videos. David Dellucci, Russ Springer, and Mike Dejean, along with oustdoorsman Willie Robertson, have started Buck Commander, a company that will sell deer hunting videos featuring major league players. Tomorrow the company will officially launch BuckCommander.com, allowing deer hunting aficionados to puchase videos featuring Todd Helton , Aaron Cook, Adam LaRoche, and Chipper Jones. In case you were worried, the tapes will not be about violence. “These aren’t going to be videos about killing and killing. Every animal we harvest will be consumed by us or given to a food bank, needy families or churches,” DeJean said Saturday. “It’s about the camaraderie. We are hunters who just happen to be baseball players.” Ah yes, the camaraderie of quietly sitting in a tree for five hours and then shooting an animal
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It’s Good To Be Andre Ethier
2007-06-09 22:45:40
Sharing a name with somebody famous is not always a good thing (see Bolton, Michael). However, it can be beneficial if the person you share a name with is Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier. Earlier in the year, when the Dodgers were trying to figure out who could sing “O Canada” at tonight’s game against Toronto, a team employee remembered reading a post on a Dodgers blog about a relatively unknown Canadian singer named Andre Ethier. When the team called the singing Ethier and offered to fly him out to the game to sing the anthem, he accepted. The situation led to numerous confused Dodgers thinking their American teammate was going to sing the Canadian National Anthem. Overall, people were excited about Ethier’s appearance, mostly because the team managed to get somebody to sing “O Canada” who wasn’t Celine Dion.


Why Roger Clemens Is Bad For Baseball
2007-06-08 23:30:37
Later today Roger Clemens is expected to make his long-awaited season debut against the Pirates (assuming he doesn’t strain his groin brushing his teeth). Yankee fans see it as the thing that can save their season, and the rest of the country sees it as a $28 million Hall of Fame sideshow. What nobody seems to realize is that Roger Clemens is bad for baseball and bad for sports in general. In order to explain, let me take you back in history. Forty years ago, before Curt Flood successfully challenged the reserve clause, their were no free agents. While the main reason for this was that greedy owners didn’t want to give players bargaining power, there were also many people who truly believed that free agency would destroy the game. They didn’t think people would be interested in following a team whose roster was constantly in flux. In time, they were proved wrong, and baseball has flourished in the free agency era. Clemens’ half season rentals have now ta


The Neck Patch Speaks
2007-06-08 16:03:45
The mystery surrounding Drew Gooden’s neck beard has become a little less murky. Gooden, who calls the thing a “duck tail”, says that the look was inspired by 1980’s hair fashion. His teammates didn’t thing he would actually grow it, but he’s proved them wrong and since then it’s “become a team joke.” But wait, there’s more. Gooden claims female fans are taking notice in a largely positive way. “I went from getting compliments to now being sexy,” he said, citing one argument for maintaining the look. Gooden also gave some motivation for the Spurs to win the title. He says if the Cavs win the whole thing he’ll keep it.
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Quin Snyder Will Teach Basketball Again
2007-06-08 13:07:15
After a lengthy coaching hiatus, former Missouri head coach Quin Snyder is back in the game. Snyder will be the new head coach of Austin’s NBA D-League team. Eighteen months ago Snyder’s controversy filled tenure at Missouri came to an end when he resigned after a 26 point loss to Baylor during the 2005 season. Among the allegations against Snyder were that some of his players were paid by assistant coaches. The good news for Snyder is that he has now found a place where he’s allowed to pay 20 year-olds to play basketball.
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Varejao’s Last Chance To Score 50
2007-06-14 17:20:59
Thanks to Anderson Varejao’s curious decision to take it right at Tim Duncan in the final minute of game 3, tonight the Spurs have a chance to lock up their 4th NBA title in 9 years. But before we jump to criticize Varejao, let’s take a look deep inside the man and see where he’s coming from. –In the 2006 FIBA World Championships Varejao fractured the face of a Greek player in three places with an “inadvertent” elbow. –Varejao was the recipient of the Cavaliers Continental Airlines “Work Hard, Fly Right” award. For winning the award Varejao recieved 1 million air miles to donate to a charity of his choice. –Both men and women are infatuated with Varejao for entirely different reasons. –One of Varejao’s favorite dishes is Moqueca de Peixe, a tropical fish stew. He is especially fond of his mother’s recipe. Ok, so none of this explains why Varejao took that shot, but it’s clear there’s more to
Read more: Score , Last Chance

Grant Hill Has Big Plans For Next Season
2007-06-14 02:12:17
It turns out there is at least one person in the world who has been captivated by this year’s NBA Finals, and that person is Grant Hill. Working at the Finals as an analyst has re-fueled his desire to get there, and that desire could play a role in where he plays next season. “I love it here at the Finals. It makes me want to play in the Finals. Being in this situation is what you should play for,” Hill said. “It’s a real motivating factor right now. It’s the goal of every player to reach this point. That’s what I want.” If Hill’s goal is just to get to the Finals, then Cleveland and Chicago would certainly be good destinations. If his goal is to actually win the Finals then…well…that’s another story.
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The Colts Get Their Rings
2007-06-14 01:17:03
The Colts have finally received sparkling 14 karat proof that they are in fact World Champions. Yesterday the team received their Super Bowl rings, complete with 50 diamonds in a horseshoe design and the words “faith” and “our time” engraved on each side. The rings, which are valued at around $5,000, were given to all players (including the practice squad), top executives, and a few other team officials. Second-tier rings valued around $1,500 were given to some other team employees, while a third-tier ring was given to a third group of employees. Twenty years from now I can just pictures a former Colts janitor whipping out his third-tier ring at a bar and trying to unsuccesfully convince people that it’s a real Super Bowl ring.
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Are the Gators the New Bengals?
2007-06-13 15:11:16
The Florida Gators are lucky Roger Goodell isn’t running the NCAA. Tailback Brandon Powell’s Monday arrest for purchasing 8 grams of marijuana made him the 7th Gator to run into trouble with the law since the team won the National Championship 5 months ago. All this comes after a 2006 season that saw numerous other Gators, including a kicker, run afoul of the law. (When a kicker is accused of providing alcohol to a minor and then using a fake ID, you know the team has problems.) Meanwhile, doctors might want to make sure Urban Meyer doesn’t injure his neck from looking the other way too much. “It’s a day-to-day operation,” the coach said last month. “We’ve had a few guys who’ve made some small mistakes, and a guy or two who’ve made some big ones.” Although it was unthinkable just 18 months ago, I’d like to congratulate Florida for officially passing Miami as the worst behaved college football team in the state.
Read more: Bengals

Patrice Brisebois Knows Diddley
2007-06-13 02:56:33
Ok, he may not be the legitimate two sport star that Bo Jackson was, but what former Avalanche defenseman Patrice Brisebois is doing is somewhat impressive. In addition to playing 16 season in the NHL, Brisebois has become a regular on the Ferrari Racing Circuit. Last week at the Canadian Grand Prix Brisebois nearly reached the podium for the first time in his career. He was in 3rd place on the final turn, at which point his breaks locked up and he fell to 6th place. I still don’t consider car racing much of a sport, but it’s nice that Brisebois has an athletic endeavor to fall back on should low TV ratings push NHL salaries down to what people make in Arena Football minor leagues.


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