Lou Piniella, his thoughts surely consumed by the recent backslide of his Chicago Cubs, could really use a distraction. Thanks to a directionally- challenged first base coach, he got exactly that on Friday.

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE tells the tale of a road trip gone horribly awry.

Whether out of jealousy, animosity or some soul-crushing combination of the two, Tony Romo castoff Carrie Underwood is insecurely pointing and laughing at current Romo girlfriend Jessica Simpson like Sarah Palin at a community organizer.

A recent Simpson interview with OK! MAGAZINE reportedly set the jilted Underwood’s lips to flapping. 

In a game as brutal as football, injuries are unavoidable. The speed of the game; the strength of the players; the random trajectory of tackled and blocked bodies bouncing into vulnerable extremeties. All explain why the sport of football takes down its own athletes at such an alarming rate.

But there is another reason for all the carnage. […]

Though it may seem buried by an avalanche of pwned videos, naked ladies and racial epithets, the Internet can still surprise and amaze.
Presenting Exhibit A. It’s called SPACE SPORTILIZATION, and it’s as mind-blowing as its name implies. And yes, this is going to be explained by four-time NFL Pro Bowler and Washington Post contributor Ken […]

Being Joba Chamberlain gets you riches beyond your imagination, the adulation and/or envy of millions, and extended face time with Erin Andrews. Being a Chamberlain impostor, meanwhile, gets you all the chewy bread you can handle, my friend.

NEWSDAY tells the tale of a pesky impersonator of the Yankees star pitcher, and to the man’s credit, […]