Archive for the 'Sad.' Category

Hank Gathers Died 20 Years Ago Today

College Basketball, Former Athletes, Sad., Video 351 Comments »

Twenty years ago today, Hank Gathers dunked an alley oop, walked toward midcourt, and then collapsed. Gathers, 23, died that day of a heart-muscle disorder, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Sad stuff. Loyola Marymount made an incredible NCAA tournament run to the Elite 8 a few weeks later, including a 149-115 pounding of defending champ Michigan. Pour some out for Gathers are your local watering hole tonight.

The Roundup: Scott Van Pelt’s F-Bomb, Bill Simmons on Bud Selig, and Ovechkin Hates Cameras

Baseball, Bill Simmons, ESPN, Former Athletes, Jason Whitlock, MMA, Media Gossip/Musings, Olympics, Sad., Stats, TV, Video 119 Comments »

blake-lively-i love youBlake Lively … Detroit’s “relocation” plan … supplemental Lost reading to the EW guy …more proof that Citibank is a bad, bad place … things sports editors should never do … Charlie LeDuff is a fantastic writer, read this … woman attacked husband with a hammerLatvian Robin Hood targets banks … Wall Street lawyer now selling cupcakes mancakes … any female readers been “vajazzled“? …

Scott Van Pelt dropped an F-bomb on Sportscenter last night heading into commercial, and then had to apologize. Tough week for that guy. [Deadspin]

Kim Yu-Na of Korea won the Gold in Figure Skating last night; Joannie Rochette of Canada, the girl who everyone was rooting for, earned bronze. [USA Today, Star] Read the rest of this entry »

Tiger Woods and Michael Jackson: "But it’s impossible to deny that fame, fortune, corporate manipulators and fathers hell bent on producing once-in-a-lifetime entertainers stripped Jackson and Woods of anything approaching normalcy when it comes to human interaction." And then there's this perspective from dean of golf writers, Dan Jenkins: "Never in my knowledge of history has any famous personality - in sports, show biz, or politics - ever fallen so far so fast. Tiger Woods is graveyard dead, as the Southern expression goes." [KC Star] (46)
dwayne schintzius Dwayne Schintzius: The former Florida Gator and NBA journeyman is fighting for his life in Tampa. Schintzius, who played eight seasons in the NBA after getting drafted in the first round in 1990, received a bone marrow transplant recently, and his condition hasn't significantly improved. Schintzius is one of the best players in Florida Gators history, but struggled with injuries in the NBA, and wound up collecting just over $5 million in the span of his career. [St. Pete Times] (21)

Drafting for the “All-American Basketball Alliance” Hoops League

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The league, which makes the idea of the XFL seem as if it were hatched by Harvard scholars, wants 12 cities, but that will never happen. (The league, hopefully, will never happen.) But for fun, we had a “draft.” Four teams, seven players apiece. Read the rest of this entry »

The Roundup: Ed Reed Retiring?, Wrapping Up the Lane Kiffin Madness, and Jim Mora on Pete Carroll

College Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, NBA, NFL, Race, Sad., Tennis, Video 72 Comments »

vanessa-hudgensVanessa Hudgens … NY Times close to charging for content? … a whole lot of people think Aziz Ansari is funny …Rush Limbaugh: “you have tampons in your ears” … Elvis and Nixon … celebrities weigh in: Conan, Leno or neutral … any lawyers in the house want to chime in? … Mr. Gay China pageant cancelled … another teacher-student hookup, this time in Baltimore … a seeking face transplant … “stripper pole Dad” … Mad Men fun after the jump …

Why is the NHL giving so little to Haiti in comparison to the NFL, NBA, and MLB? (Youth Noise)

We cannot fathom Ed Reed retiring. He’s one of the best defensive playmakers in football. (Baltimore Sun)

Yes, Pittsburgh is off to a hot start in Big East play. But this team’s totally losing in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. (Trib-Review)

Is the Buffalo Bills head coaching gig the worst job in the league? (Buffalo News) Read the rest of this entry »

The Roundup: The Sad Death of Division II Basketball Player Jeron Lewis

Athletes and Celebrities, Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, Fighting, High School Sports, NBA, NFL, Sad., TV, Video 141 Comments »

minka kellyMinka Kelly … woman trades her baby for a gun … the struggles of food smugglers … aww, the dog with only two legs … “this is the way gay couples fight” … some of our single readers may find this information useful … the 8-year-old who can’t get off the terror watch list … maybe this could be a punishment for Gilbert Arenas? … anyone seeing Youth in Revolt this weekend? …

University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball player Jeron Lewis died last night after hitting his head on the court. (Evansville Courier Press)

A list of random baseball players who received Hall of Fame votes. How’d Jesse Orosco get a vote, but nothing for Roberto Kelly? (Joe Sports Fan)

Jerome Bettis: Bill Cowher is going to be the next coach of the NY Giants. When? (NY Post) Read the rest of this entry »

The Roundup: Garcon, Dalembert Grappling with the Tragedy in Haiti; Muschamp Turns Down UT

Baseball, Cheating, College Basketball, College Football, Former Athletes, NBA, NFL, Sad., TV, Video, Where's the WNBA tag? 149 Comments »

mila kunis is the hottestMila Kunis … Jersey Shore or porn star? … send to your friends: Unofficial list of those who were wrong about the housing bubble … a few weeks old, seems fake: Guy posts his sister’s “hook-up” list on Facebook hairstylist shoots dissatisfied customer in the back … something about Favre, written by a female … for the Aubrey O’Day fans … update on the kids from Willy Wonka … because there’s not enough hate being heaped on NBC and Jay Leno … man gets beat up at a bar, then the people who jacked him ran him over with a car, killing him … the Wal-mart employee from yesterday’s video? Fired … man escapes from jail, mocks cops on facebookhippo on the loose! …

Pierre Garcon of the Colts has many relatives in Haiti. He is struggling to get in touch with them. (Yahoo)

Sam Dalembert of the 76ers is from Haiti as well. He’s trying to grapple with the earthquake, which could have killed between 100k-500k people. (Daily News)

So Mark McGwire was lying? He was using ‘roids to bulk up? No way! (NYDN) Read the rest of this entry »

Root for This Kid: "About 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 28, shortly after an evening study session at the Miller Learning Center, Veazey flopped his Yamaha Vizio motorscooter onto its side to avoid a car that turned in front of him at South Lumpkin and Baxter streets. He couldn't avoid another car, though, and crashed. Aside from scrapes, bruises and punctured lung, Veazey immediately knew something was terribly wrong with his lower body. He had no sensation in his legs." And just like that, the promising young baseball career of Chance Veazey, a Georgia freshman, was over. Sad story. [Online Athens] (9)

The Roundup: Mark Cuban on Raw, Tiger (Of course!), and Reggie Jackson’s Powerful Dunk

Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NHL, Sad., Television, Tiger Woods Affair, Uncategorized, Video 38 Comments »

shakira-really-looks-like-a-nice-kidShakira … “I’m Derek Jeter’s No. 1 fan!” … woman stabs brother to death over money … 43 horses and two men died in a fire in Ohio … we consider ourselves religious, but this is a bit muchHulk Hogan got engaged … should link this every six months, right? … pencils and notebooks with Obama’s ‘change you can believe in’ motto on them not popular in Missouri …‘12 days of fugitives‘ has quite a ring to it … shouldn’t laugh, but this headline is funny … man arrested for throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin … if you banged Tiger, you’ll get VIP treatment in LA …

Tiger and … – gasp! – prescription drugs? (Daily Beast)

Tragic news out of Durham – the sister of Duke freshman guard Andre Dawkins died in a car accident … on the way to see Duke play St. John’s. (Big Duke Balls)

A day in the life of an NBA ballboy. Cool. (Hoops World) Read the rest of this entry »