 Archive for the 'Gangs' Category  Florida Gators: Here's Leon Orr, a 6-foot-4 high school defensive lineman who has committed to the Gators. That's a gun in his right hand and $16 in his right hand. Flashing the gang signs in the other pictures are Orr and another Florida defensive line commitment, Lynden Trail. The anti-Urban Meyer contingent, which is significant in size, must be loving this. [13 PSI] (114)Dec 13 The NFL Post In Which Everyone Dances Like MC Hammer Because There’s an NFL PostGangs, Guns, NFL, Violence 144 Comments »
Put on your best Slim Goodbody outfit, throw on a helmet made entirely of foreskin and give your best hint as to where the hell Amobi Okoye went. At age 14, he supposedly leg pressed the world. At age 22, he’s apparently some dude on the Texans. Rush Limbaugh: Here's the latest from the racist, wannabe co-owner of the St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh: "What do you spend the money on to fight gang violence? Afterschool program -- don't we already have afterschool programs? Don't we already have -- what do you call it, extracurricular events? Midnight basketball -- I mean, we've done it all. We've taken the favorite sport of gangs, and we put it at midnight to get them on the basketball court." David Stern, kindly pick up the white courtesy phone ... [Media Matters] (163) Kansas Jayhawks: The voice of the heartland, Jason Whitlock, has weighed in on the Kansas Kerfuffle: "In pursuit of victories, Bill Self and Mark Mangino have both been recruiting more kids from tough backgrounds. I am not vilifying either coach or the kids they’re bringing to campus. I’m stating an obvious fact. Jacque Vaughn and Sherron Collins have two distinct personalities. A typical college brawl transpires at a bar or a party and alcohol is usually involved. When groups collide at 10 a.m. in the middle of campus, that sounds like gang activity. I’m not calling the basketball and football teams gangs. I’m saying some of the kids are mimicking the behavior of gangs." Whitlock also translates Tyshawn Taylor's epic facebook updates, in the event you didn't know what "mugging" was. KU hoops coach Bill Self said he will dole out punishment behind closed doors; presumably, this involves a paddle to the rear end, or perhaps some naked wind sprints. Even Dick Vitale has written about the fight - and he mentions our intern from last summer! [KC Star] (36) Jun 11 Derrick Rose, Did You Really Need to Be Photographed Throwing Up Gang Signs?Gangs, NBA 26 Comments »
Futbol: "Vendetta gunfights at McDonald's and at private clubhouse parties filled with families. Bystanders stabbed. Heads broken by wood planks. Guys tossed from moving trucks. Disgruntled rival gangs burning cars and breaking windows. Fights for turf control. It all sounds like something out of a mob flick, Mexico's drug war or the slums of Rio de Janeiro. It's not. This is Argentine soccer." (Global Post) (6) May 07
- the man who was shot in the hand went to the bar to put out a gang “hit” on Harrison So far, none of it checks out. Thing is, we wouldn’t be shocked if there’s a kernel of truth in here somewhere. But it sounds like the anchor is just speculating. Wild Claims in Harrison Case (Pro Football Talk) May 02 Ballin’: Pistons Advance, Don’t Flash Gang Signs (But Kendrick Perkins Did)Gangs, NBA 122 Comments »
After the jump, two screengrabs (from a reader) of Kendrick Perkins curiously flashing Pierce’s gang sign Wednesday night. How long before the Celtics take action? Who will first pen the predictable, ‘the NBA is full of thugs!’ column? Read the rest of this entry » May 02 The Roundup: Professor Claims Paul Pierce Hand Gesture Was a Gang Sign (Piru Bloods, Baby!)Baseball, College Basketball, Drugs, Gangs, Horse Racing, Media Gossip/Musings, Movies, Politics 81 Comments »
According to a professor who spent 10 years working the gang scene in LA, Pierce’s gesture was a “classic Piru Bloods sign.” Howard Beck writes that “the Piru Bloods, named for a street in Compton, are one of the original Los Angeles gangs, and they are prominent in Inglewood, where Pierce grew up.” (NYT) Vin Scully, one of the best sports voices ever, isn’t retiring yet, but it sounds like this might be his last season. We hope not. (LA Times) We’ll have a Derby post later in the day, but for now: Forget Big Brown, go with Pyro. (Washington Post) In honor of Ironman’s debut this weekend: the Ironmen of sports, led by Ripken, of course. (Tom Jones .02) Did a lacrosse player pull a Scott Peterson? (Sports Point) You’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but this fellow lied about a whole lot of stuff. (Marine Corps Times) Chris Lofton’s subpar season at Tennessee? The guy had radiation treatments for cancer. That’s a tough kid. (Rush the Court) Tim Montgomery used to be the fastest man on earth, but when you’re using heroin, you can’t run from the cops. (Steroid Nation) ESPN is getting into the movie business, which is cool for every young writer who has a screenplay in the works (like us), until you realize it’s under the Disney umbrella, and ultimately, you know they won’t touch anything risky. (USA Today) Anyone else pissed that we keep getting more worthless bowl games? GREED is a horrible thing. (Tampa Trib) If you’ve ever wondered if the media was in bed with politicians, well, Barbara Walters was. (Washington Post)
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File this one under, Save it for your anonymous bog, dude: A Philadelphia TV sports anchor went on a Florida radio station last night and 
Detroit 100, Philadelphia 77: Right before tip-off, we popped into the kitchen to cobble together scraps for a dinner, tossed in some laundry, and checked email. Then, we sat down and the score was 14-2. We only checked back a couple times but this one was never close, and now everyone will be back on the Pistons bandwagon with cheesy phrases like, “They’re on the mission!” or “Somebody woke the Pistons!” or other gibberish like that. Go Orlando.
Ahhh, nothing like some Cavallari in the morning … sounds like