You know that fantasy team in your league that waited until the 10th round to draft a quarterback and now they’re hitting the waiver wire every week in hopes of landing someone who can put up 10 points? Maybe their team name is Jacksonville Jaguars and their quarterbacks are David Garrard and Trent Edwards? Well [...]
My job as an amateur non-journalist is to please NFL fans with bold predictions and game insight. You may call 1-800 numbers for Joey Bambino’s ‘lock of the week,’ but what he tells you isn’t the same thing he tells the next guy. It’s his job to get 50% of the money on one side [...]
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who has been in and out of the starting lineup due to injuries all year, participated in a simulated game on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park in front of a sell-out crowd. J-Roll hasn’t played since September 8th (12 games) after tweaking his hamstring against the Florida Marlins. He’s played [...]
Dallas Cowboy Patrick Crayton, who can’t seem to find the time he wants due to better wide outs being ahead of him on the depth chart (and frankly he’s not as good as he thinks he is), wants to be released prior to Saturday’s deadline for final cuts. PHOTO CAPTION: Crayton gets a 15-yard penalty [...]
Friday is a big day for the Pittsburgh Steelers, their fans, and fantasy owners who selected Ben Roethlisberger in the 12th round of their fantasy drafts to back-up Brett Favre. Roethlisberger, his attorney David Cornwell, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and team president Arthur J. Rooney will be meeting in New York to determine how many [...]
This past Saturday, a golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, California (Will Ferrell’s hometown) started a fire when his golf club (most likely an iron) struck a rock, causing a spark that lit up the rough like it was Michael Jackson’s hair. The spark eventually turned into a rolling blaze, attracting 150 [...]
If you haven’t been following the Matt Leinart saga, let me catch you up to speed. The Arizona Cardinals and former USC quarterback can’t play football, so the Cardinals are trying to trade him because two rookies are going to make the football squad over him, John Skelton and Max Hall. Lucky for Matt, it [...]
The New York Mets find themselves only 12 games back out of first place in the National League East and nine games back in the wild card. So, with 30 more games left in the season it was time for the Metropolitans to make one last move to give them that extra push in hopes [...]
Last year’s Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram suffered a left knee injury late in Monday’s practice that required arthroscopic surgery, which took place Tuesday morning. PHOTO CAPTION: Mark Ingram started his football career with the New York Giants Alabama officials are ruling Ingram out for their season opener against visiting powerhouse San Jose State who [...]
Former Montreal Canadians, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Chris Chelios, with his wife and children seated in front of him, officially retired from the NHL on Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena. Chelios will remain on board with the Red Wings serving the organization in a multifaceted role as adviser to hockey [...]
Marcus Jordan may not have gotten his father’s basketball skills gene (ask Luke Walton how that feels) but, it does seem that he acquired Michael’s appetite for partying and gambling. MGM Resorts International is currently under investigation for a tweet that Marcus posted on August 20th, referencing a great night he had at Haze at [...]
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce decided it would be nice to hit three homeruns tonight in consecutive at-bats, so he did it. In a 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, the 23-year old from Beaumont, Texas hit homeruns in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th innings, giving him 16 for the season. The last person to [...]
NFL Network’s Mike Lombardi is reporting that there is a real chance Matt Leinart will be released by the Arizona Cardinals during final cuts. I’m not lying, seriously. PHOTO CAPTION: Who needs CPR more? The dummy or Matt Leinart’s career? Better question: Which one is the dummy? I mean, what can you say, but wow. [...]
There’s probably nobody that can kick the football on the Patriots better than Stephen Gostkowski. For that, New England has decided to honor his abilities by extending his contract. The deal is worth $14 million over four years with $5 million guaranteed. This deal moves Gostkowski up on most fantasy draft boards, possibly moving all [...]
PGA linebacker Jim Furyk was disqualified from The Barclays on Wednesday for missing his pro-am tee time which was scheduled for 7:30 in the morning. Furyk tweets, “My goddam cellphone.” The golfer with a funky swing overslept due to his cell phone running out of power. Furyk uses his cellphone as an alarm. It’s also [...]
If you don’t know who Stan Kroenke is, get to know him. He currently owns the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids (at first we thought this was a professional white water rafting team, but it appears to be a soccer team), Colorado Avalanche, Arsenal (English football club), and is now majority owner of the St Louis [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers have finally placed over-the-hill outfielder Manny Ramirez on waivers, according to Jon Morosi of FOXsports.com. The move was made Wednesday afternoon. If a team claims Ramirez off waivers, the Dodgers can work out a trade with that team (remember any other players involved in the trade would have to clear through [...]
The New York Giants have signed former Philadelphia Eagle and rapper extraordinaire Shawn Andrews to a contract that is expected to be largely incentive-based. The two-time Pro Bowler was once considered to be one of the top guards in the league, but a troublesome back and problems with getting his head on straight has curtailed [...]
According to Washington Nationals second baseman Adam Kennedy, Carmelo Anthony is not expected to sign an extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, citing sources close to the situation. The Nuggets have desperately been trying to sign their All-Star forward to a three-year extension worth $65 million before Melo becomes a free agent following the [...]
Mel Kiper described Ndamukong Suh as “maybe the most dominating defensive tackle I’ve seen in 32 years.” And now the Detroit Lions can celebrate. They have agreed to a five-year deal with their second-overall pick worth $60 million, $40 million guaranteed, according to Jay Glazer. Suh is expected to be a key part of the [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired Delonte West, Sebastian Telfair, a 9mm Beretta pistol, a 357 Magnum, a Remington 870, a loaded .45 caliber handgun, and a guitar case from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins, and an unspecified draft pick. PHOTO CAPTION: The Timberwolves are also looking to land Gilbert Arenas and an [...]
UPDATE: The deal is done, Cleveland will send Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair to Minnesota for Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins, and an unspecified draft pick. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in “advanced talks” with the Minnesota Timberwolves involving a trade for Ramon Sessions, Brian Windhorst tweets. League sources consider this a ‘strong move’ for the Cavaliers. [...]
Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson is set to appear on the 21st season of Survivor, premiering this fall in Nicaragua, according to sources. Johnson coached America’s Team to two Super Bowls in the 1990s. He currently appears on FOX NFL Sunday, the Fox Network’s NFL pregame show. He will be the 3rd Cowboy [...]
In the beginning of the season, Phillies fans and local media were pushing the organization to resign outfielder Jayson Werth and his beard as quick as possible. How quickly things have changed. The slumping Werth is now on the trading block and it seems his perceived value in Philadelphia is plummeting. Buster Olney and Jayson [...]
With the Texas Rangers quickly falling out of the Lebron James sweepstakes, they have turned their focus on landing Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee. And according to a little blurb on Foxsports.com, the Rangers have become the favorite. “One rival general manager believes the Rangers have become the favorite to land Cliff Lee,” Ken Rosenthal writes. One [...]