Archive for the 'Courts, Legal' Category

The Roundup: Michigan State Loses Again, Trading Ray Allen, and the Human Microchip

College Basketball, Courts, Legal, ESPN, Former Athletes, NBA, Recruiting, Skateboarding, Tim Tebow 134 Comments »

anne-hathawayAnne Hathaway, forever the star of Havoc … Rachel Uchitel will soon be working for Extra … drunk guy steals ambulance with patient inside … of course they didn’t listen to Volcker … found this site rather funny … the housing recovery could take a decade? … couple busted with 50 fake credit cards … for 41, Jennifer Aniston looks terrific in a bikini … imagine crawling between train cars to get home … anyone in Chicago feel the earthquake this morning? … 11-year-old gives birth to a baby … officer nabs shoplifting suspect, then buys the guy food … Letterman hired a female writer! Finally! …

Purdue surprised Michigan State in East Lansing, leaving the Big 10 up for grabs. (Freep)

Tim Tebow to the Colts! Next week: The Chiefs! (CBS Sports)

Outstanding, in-depth read on how the Arizona Wildcats basketball team committed recruiting violations. (SI) Read the rest of this entry »

Erin Andrews’ Peeper Had Other Targets, like Female Sports Reporters and Actresses

Courts, Legal, ESPN, Erin Andrews 10 Comments »

erin-andrewsMichael David Barrett, you’ve got issues. “Also, as he did with victim Andrews, defendant ran “People Searches” (a type of Internet background check that can produce information such as date of birth and home address) on more than 30 other women between Nov. 25, 2006 and July 2, 2009. These women included other female sports reporters, as well as other television personalities.” [The Smoking Gun]

She Has No Clue: Remember Susan Finkelstein? She's the nutjob who allegedly offered undercover police officers sex for World Series tickets. (She's quoted as saying, "I love sex. I’m a whore ... I’ll have sex with both of you. I’ll let you DP me.") Anyway, Finkelstein showed up at the "wingbowl" in Philly last week and inexplicably made the decision to wear a very slutty leopard-print catsuit. We found this impossible to believe - after all, she's married - but then we came upon this video. Unbelievable. [Daily News] (53)

The Roundup: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Day! Also, Sumo Wrestler Quits, Villanova Tops WVU

Athletes and Celebrities, College Basketball, Courts, Legal, Former Athletes, Music, NBA, NFL, Strippers, Video 114 Comments »

brooklyn decker si swimsuit issueBrooklyn Decker is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl, and after the jump, one shot of tennis player Ana Ivanovic. There will be plenty of coverage on the issue later … great time to be a male in college … pathetic that this nurse is on trial … does the NYT have anything on the Governor of New York or not? … US soldier waterboards his daughter … never heard of Anna Torv. She’s purdy … stowaway on Delta flight found dead … how does a newspaper get the Super Bowl score wrong? … glad we didn’t get stuck at this hotel Super Bowl week … man tries to buy crack with a credit card … lap dances for Haiti!

“Sumo’s enfant terrible Asashoryu, one of the sport’s most successful wrestlers despite a career dogged by scandal and controversy, has quit amid claims that he drunkenly attacked a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.” [Independent] Read the rest of this entry »

Warren Sapp of the NFL Network Arrested For Domestic Battery in Miami

Courts, Legal, Former Athletes, Media Gossip/Musings 46 Comments »

warren sapp nfl network arrested domestic batteryWarren Sapp of the NFL Network was arrested early Saturday morning for domestic battery against his girlfriend. “According to the Miami Beach Police Department, Sapp is accused of attacking his girlfriend of two years at around 5:00 AM Saturday at the Shore Club Hotel. When cops spoke to Sapp, he told them he had allowed the woman to stay in his room – but later on decided he wanted her to leave because ‘he was expecting company.’” The NFL Network has pulled Sapp from tomorrow’s programming which just happens to be the biggest day of the NFL season. Rough weekend for the network – first Michael Irvin (who has filed a counter suit) and now this. [TMZ]

Steven Jackson of the Rams Accused of Beating Up Pregnant Girlfriend

Courts, Legal, NFL 55 Comments »

Steven_Jackson st. louis ramsSteven Jackson, one of the five best running backs in the NFL, has been accused of beating up his girlfriend, who was nine months pregnant at the time. Supriya Harris filed a complaint with the with the Las Vegas Police Department that claimed Jackson “became enraged and pushed me to the ground, repeatedly … [he] forcibly grabbed my arm and flung me against the door. I was crying and trying to protect my stomach from the blows … [he] continued to shove me against the door until his nephew … interceded and yelled, ‘uncle, she has a baby, stop.’” Harris gave birth to the couple’s son 10 days later, and broke things off with Jackson four months later. [TMZ]

ESPN: "Police arrested a Norwalk man on Saturday who allegedly threatened his wife at knife-point for canceling ESPN a few weeks before the Super Bowl, a department spokesperson said." [The Hour via] (34)
Softball Coach Loses Job: "Palm Desert High School is without a girls varsity softball coach after the Desert Sand Unified School District fired their current coach Ashley Nieto. This all comes after a criminal investigation accused Neito's husband, Ronald, who is a registered sex offender, of volunteering with the girls softball team without the school's permission." The kicker: Ronald Neito plead guilty in 1998 to lewd acts with a child. That child is now his wife. Mind, blown. [Bad Jocks News] (20)
Chargers-Jets Arrests: "Of the 69,000 people at the game, 49 arrests were made, and 43 of those involved being drunk in public. Others were arrested on charges such as petty theft, grand theft and battery, Kanaski said. Thirty-three were ejected for rowdy behavior. Police also issued several citations. Most of those arrested were Chargers fans, although Kanaski said he did see a few green jerseys at the prisoner processing area at the stadium." Lucas Oil Stadium holds about 63,000. Our guess at arrests Sunday: 7. [Union Tribune] (36)

The Roundup: Czabe Blogging Again, Marbury’s Reduced Salary & Syracuse Looks Formidable Again

Baseball, College Basketball, Courts, Legal, Former Athletes, International Basketball, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, TV, Tiger Woods Affair, Video, Women's Sports 147 Comments »

halle berry as usual looked hotHalle Berry, and below, Jenifer Aniston … the $700,000 youth league body check … Jayson Williams liked to play with himself in public … man bites cop in the nipple … “one of the most bloodless killers in the NHL,” at the 4:10 mark … not to the kick to the head in the 9th photo … this guy claims he’s 8-0 in picking NFL playoff games this season … toast on the roof leads to death … video of Anderson Cooper helping a kid in Haiti …

Mark Cuban defends NBC in the Conan O’Brien-Jay Leno mess. (Blog Maverick)

Former radio guy Czabe takes a shot at Stephen A. Smith and Mike & Mike. (Czabe) Read the rest of this entry »