Roundup: Rob Dibble's Still a Clown, Woman Throws a Cat in the Trash, & Roger Clemens vs. Jeff Pearlman
By Jason McIntyre
Elizabeth Lambert has returned to the New Mexico women’s soccer team, but she won’t be giving any interviews. [Daily Lobo]
A few days late, but a glassy-eyed mugshot of a Cardinals’ TV guy who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. [Post-Dispatch]
Rob Dibble, douche, tells Stephen Strasburg to “suck it up.” [DC Sports Bog]
What’s with all the funny athlete arrest stories coming out of Oregon State? [Oregonian]
The sharks in the Kansas City waters smell Mike Fannin’s blood. [KC Confidential, Tony’s Kansas City]
Pretty unscientific list of the “smartest” players in the NFL. [GQ]
Summarizing 18 years of bad baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. [Joe Sports Fan]
Roger Clemens went after writer Jeff Pearlman on twitter. [SI]
If you’re still interested in BYU’s quest for independence and the school’s battle with the MWC, here’s an in-depth read on the situation. [Desert News]
Mark Sanchez looks to shed the “party boy” image with this planted story about how he’s a “dork.” [NY Post]
Disagree: Yao won’t regain his status as an elite center in the NBA. [Chronicle]
A level-headed Florida Gators preview that the jorts-wearing set probably won’t like. It’s stats like this one that make that preview valuable. [Pre-Snap Read]
Blogger gets to meet Maria Sharapova in NYC Monday at an event. The tennis star wore a really short dress. [Down the Line]
Oh, brother: “A woman who accused the Disney Co. of discrimination for refusing to let her wear a Muslim head scarf at work says she won’t wear a specially designed hat instead.” [News]
First reaction: There’s no way this is real. But the papers in the UK are going nuts with this story and the woman has been identified.
This 8-year-old can ball. [via Hoop Doctors]