Maybe it’s the lack of a viable internet connection in Beijing, but it seems there’s been a veritable cloud of mystery surrounding the most important Olympic issue of 2008: How many freaking condoms are getting handed out?

It’s what we all want to know, and fortunately Mike Hayes at STEADY-BURN wraps it up succinctly with the […]

You know how the proverbial 800 pound gorilla can eat whatever he wants? Well, Michael Phelps is like that large primate of yore, except for him, “food” is actually “women”. And “gold medals”. And possibly “American hearts”. But mostly women.

But even the medals might not outnumber the slew of rumored ladyfriends that Mr. Eight Pack […]

Curt Schilling is as a controversial figure as there comes in baseball (non-steroid related, anyway). Perhaps its because perceived by some as being a “big bag of gaseous air”. But he’s won in his career, so he at least deserves the right to tap a little.

As long as he’s playing anyway, which might not be […]

Perhaps Steven Jackson should have simply played along when people wondered about his student-mentor relationship with Marshall Faulk. He didn’t of course, saying that Faulk was no teacher, no guru, no mentor.

Now it looks like Faulk is getting his turn to take a shot back at S-Jax. The good news for Marshall is that […]

The Spanish Olympic basketball team committed a pretty big gaffe recently when they decided to have their picture taken while making their eyes look “slanty” (read: stereotypically Chinese).

People freaked out, society screamed “INJUSTICE, SIRS!”, the Spanish acted contritely apologetic, and then the world said “Awwwwww, silly racist Spaniards. Of course we forgive you.” But […]

The rollercoaster that has been John McEnroe’s emotions over his tennis career is volatile to say the least. He’s certainly best known for his temper tantrums, but I feel like recently, his announcing has kind of changed the general perception of his behavior/attitude.

If that’s true, it probably won’t be that way for long, though. Eric […]

Jonathan Papelbon is still relatively young, but has obviously already made a name for himself as a premiere pitcher in baseball. That rep, combined with an equal level of skill and a fiery personality, usually lets him get away with saying anything he wants.

And that outspokenness, in turn, attracts the cameras. And perhaps the heinous […]

There’s a reason they call it “jock itch”. It being a particular rash that occurs more frequently with athletes because of the running, sweating, etc. However, it’s not usually considered a major medical problem. Unless you’re at USC Trojan football practice.

(”Yeah. I didn’t need to see that.”)
Because if you’re in SoCal and playing college football […]

When high school athletes commit to colleges, they can generally find a way to get out, if they want, of those commitments. It leaves a little leeway for stuff like coaching changes, etc. Of course, when you ink with Uncle Sam and one of his branches of the armed forces, yeah … not so much.

Ross […]

Emotionally combustible wide receiver Chad Johnson has already made plenty of noise this season. First, he demanded to be traded. Then he caved on his own demands. Then he threatened to bring Dade County on the general populace.

But now — according to Michael David Smith at PFT — he is going to make everyone remember […]