We don’t follow Kim Kardashian on twitter, but 14 of her 2.8 million readers sent this to us today. It was overwhelmingly well received. Other tidbits floating about the web:
Reminder - Athletes are Not Role Models: "We can romanticize Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell, Joe Namath, Bart Starr and all the rest. We didn’t know them. We still don’t. We have no idea how they would’ve responded to being showered with lifetime financial security at age 20, and a 24-hour television network dedicated to stroking their egos and exposing their professional and personal failures. Would they take steroids? Yes. Would blogs reveal their extramarital activities? Yes. Would their embarrassing locker-room disputes find their way to the back page of New York tabloids? Yes." [KC Star] (38)
Tiger Woods: "While conspicuous silence continues to emanate from Finchem's Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., headquarters, the time is coming for him to address whether Woods - the face of the PGA Tour - should be suspended for conduct unbecoming a professional. Suspending Woods is reasonable and it's right." Jason Whitlock's head just exploded. Pithy opinion: This column is ludicrous and was meant to generate chatter from coast-to-coast. It will. But the premise is an absolute joke. [NYDN] (41)
Rookie Josh Freeman has been named starter for Tampa’s next game against the Packers. (Joe Bucs Fan)
Steph Curry’s debut, because there was no room in Ballin’: 14 points, seven assists in 35 minutes. Don Nelson really, really likes him, which is great. If he’s only like Anthony Randolph, maybe the Warriors would be decent. (Mercury News) Read the rest of this entry »
There’s golf. Postseason baseball. Two very significant college football games. Preseason NBA action! Hockey! And Sunday’s NFL slate, which is somewhat meek. Cousins of Ron Mexico and Sports Hernia will be guiding you through the weekend, so send them anything interesting you see in the sports world. You can find their email addresses on the right rail. A few things to keep an eye on: Read the rest of this entry »
When the bronze sculpture of the late Derrick Thomas was unveiled in Canton this summer, the book closed on an era in which his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, was the third winningest of the 90s and flirted with postseason success to little consequence.
It’s fitting that Thomas would be inducted a decade after his passing. It sends off the Carl Peterson era (well, Clark Hunt kind of did that last winter) and it precedes a year in which Kansas City is under a new regime for the first time in 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »
For the second time in less than three weeks, Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports has weighed in on the Erin Andrews saga. After reminding folks that he was on Oprah last year, and that the result was a couple jealous folks went after him, Whitlock revealed some strategies from other media members who want a seat on Oprah’s coveted couch. Our favorite four after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
We don’t follow Kim Kardashian on twitter, but 14 of her 2.8 million readers sent this to us today. It was overwhelmingly well received. Other tidbits floating about the web:
When the bronze sculpture of the late Derrick Thomas was 
