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February 7th, 2010 - 6:16 AM § in Football

Warren Sapp and his Super Bowl Headlines

 

 

Memo to Warren Sapp:  This Super Bowl isn’t about you.  You should have kept yourself out of the headlines.  The former All-Pro defensive lineman was arrested in Miami Beach early Saturday and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery for allegedly choking his girlfriend. 

The incident has earned Sapp a Super Bowl Sunday day off as the NFL Network has pulled him from their gameday coverage.


January 8th, 2010 - 6:37 PM § in Baseball

Can’t Mark McGwire Just Go Away?

First, he loaded up on steroids and bashed tons of home runs. Then, he went in front of a congressional committee and made a fool of himself.  The Washington Post described him as “once the game’s most celebrated slugger but now the face of the steroid scandal, reduced to a shrunken, l[...]


January 1st, 2010 - 2:15 PM § in Basketball

Wizards Working on Team Unity

Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton weren’t seeing eye to eye the other day.  Apparently, Arenas owes Crittenton money from a gambling debt.  In the dispute that took place in the team locker room, Arenas allegedly pulled a gun from his locker.  Not to be out[...]


December 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 PM § in Football

Football Dimwits — Adrian Peterson and Carlos Dunlap

Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson might be the best running back in the NFL.  He’s fast and elusive.  But.  What’s up with his driving skill.  On Saturday night, he was ticketed for speeding, going 109 mph.  His response? “I need to be more aware of the speed I was goi[...]


November 21st, 2009 - 5:44 AM § in Hockey

Who Wants a Hockey Stick?

It all started with a generous gesture.  Anaheim Ducks player Scott Niedermeyer tossed his stick into the stands.  Then…mayhem. [...]


November 17th, 2009 - 9:06 PM § in Other Sports

Dodgeball Can Be Dangerous

As first reported by Gothamist.com, the family of a 12-year-0ld boy is suing the school district for injuries sustained during a game of dodgeball. The boy was sitting out the game, recovering from dental work resulting from an automobile accident he had been in.  Lo and behold, while sitting ther[...]


November 11th, 2009 - 6:18 AM § in Basketball

21 Jump Street - Revisited

A 22-year-old man in Arizona decided he wanted to go back to high school.  Not because he liked to learn, really.  He just wanted to play basketball and get a college scholarship.  Not letting his age and his previous high school diploma stand in his way, he accomplished his feat for more than a [...]