Nov 05
Derek Jeter, after pouring champagne over the head of girlfriend Minka Kelly in the locker room following last night’s series-clinching victory, took the Friday Night Lights actress to 1Oak in New York City and partied with A-Rod and Kate Hudson, among others. Tonight, the ‘core’ of Jeter, Posada and Pettitte will be on Letterman. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeremy Hermida to the Red Sox: The first big move of the off-season involved old trading buddies, Marlins and Red Sox. Boston sent two young prospects - Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez - to the Marlins for a big-leaguer the Fish weren't planning on rewarding monetarily. According to
City of Champs, scouts were very pleased. The Red Sox fired their scouts years ago, so they couldn't be reached for comment. (
Boston Herald)
(10) Nov 05
According to Young, Black and Fabulous* Shaquille O’Neal has been cheating on his wife with another woman. That woman is supposedly Agent Zero’s fiance. Let’s go to Young, Black and Fabulous for the deets – Gossip Girl style! -
Said source tells YBF that they have run across emails regarding a secret sexual relationship between Shaq and Wizards baller Gilbert Arenas’ finace Laura Govan. And Laura is actually friends with Shaunie. Drama! Read the rest of this entry »
Columbus Blue Jackets: "The Columbus Blue Jackets could leave central Ohio if the team can't fix an economic model that is causing losses of $12 million a year, according to a report issued today by the Columbus Chamber. But a deal to keep the hockey team here and the Arena District alive -- the team and the district generated $30 million in taxes last year -- probably will include asking for public dollars, and soon." What are the chances the public will pony up to keep the team in town? At best, the Jackets are third banana to the Buckeyes and the Crew. Last year, the Jackets made the playoffs for the first time since the franchise began. [
Dispatch]
(27) Nov 05
Eighteen competitors. Three first-round heats. The top eight scores advance to the semifinals. Two semifinal heats with four runners apiece. The top four times advance to the finals. This could be done over a 2-day span Pro Bowl weekend. The NFL combine does the 40, but for this competition, we’d do the 100 meter dash.
After much web-surfing, here’s our field of 18: Read the rest of this entry »
Dick Vitale: Shortly, we'll be interviewing one of the most recognizable announcers in all of sports. Drop your questions in the comments, or email them to us.
(67) Nov 05
World Series ratings are great, when the weather is fair and the Yankees play the defending champions. But, last year was so bad we were seriously discussing abominations like the neutral site series. Baseball’s playoffs need to be revamped. Here are a few ways to do it.
Two Wild Cards: The Twins-Tigers playoff was the most exciting baseball moment this season. Read the rest of this entry »
Oakland Raiders: "That's why Tom Cable, the controversial head coach of the Oakland Raiders, should be suspended immediately for acknowledging on Sunday that he slapped his first wife with an open hand more than 20 years ago. His admission came after the airing of an ESPN report in which Cable was accused of physical abuse by Sandy Cable, his first wife, and Marie Lutz, who said she dated Cable as recently as January. In the piece, Sandy Cable says Tom Cable hit her not with an open hand but a closed fist." [
USA Today]
(28) Nov 05
Last weekend had two games that coulda shaken up the ol’ BCS picture, unless you somehow believe UGA was gonna pull the donger out and pankass UF in Jacksonville; one of those games, Oregon over USC, delivered, exposing USC’s defense as semi-fraudulent. The rise of Eric Berry-to-the-Chiefs can now commence. That defense has to be good eventually, right? Onto this week, which is perhaps even less scintillating. Read the rest of this entry »
NBA Referees: A perceptive reader wonders ... based on the state of refereeing in the NBA, how come nothing was made of former Indiana Pacer
Haywoode Workman being on the crew calling the Knicks-Pacers game last night? Workman has been
out of the league since 2000, but he did spend four seasons in Indiana. In the 1993-1994 season, Workman started the bulk of the games for the Pacers, who lost in the
Eastern Conference finals to the Knicks.
(19) Nov 05
NBA Referees: A perceptive reader wonders … based on the state of refereeing in the NBA, how come nothing was made of former Indiana Pacer Haywoode Workman being on the crew calling the Knicks-Pacers game last night? Workman has been out of the league since 2000, but he did spend four seasons in Indiana. In the 1993-1994 season, Workman started the bulk of the games for the Pacers, who lost in the Eastern Conference finals to the Knicks.
