Nice to see there’s still profit to be made from old anger issues. Earlier we told you how Lee Elia was selling signed baseballs in honor of the 25th anniversary of his profane post-game tirade (definitely NSFW). Now you can own the very microphone that caught all the quarter-century-old cursing.
EBay has a listing for the […]
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We’re both awed by and a little concerned for YOUR FACE IS A SPORTS BLOG after hearing that they spend their time researching SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issues for fun and profit. (That’s one way to use the new SI archives, we suppose.) After reading what they discovered, though, we must speak for them […]
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Keyshawn Johnson always knew he was one football stud that had some serious style. Now he has the hardware to finally prove it.
(Give me the damn ‘Best Dressed Man’ award!)
Matt Mosley of ESPN’s HASHMARKS struts out the news that the NFL studio analyst was awarded “Best Dressed Man” at this year’s Michael Awards, joining such […]
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If a Dolphins defensive end can Dance With The Stars, why can’t a Cowboys receiver find fame & fortune on a sitcom starring Flavor Flav?
That’s just what Terrell Owens must have been asking himself. Well, America needn’t wonder any longer, as T.O. will be making his primetime acting debut Wednesday night.
Owens will be appearing in […]
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TIRICO SUAVE is the source of this video of Rick Reilly in 2004:
Apparently Mr. Reilly had two million reasons (per 12 mos.) to change his mind about ESPN.
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Mike Fisher of Scout.com reports that Barry Switzer said last week that Brett Favre’s first move out of the pocket may be to join the Fox NFL studio show.
That’s why FOX included Switzer on its studio show last year, pairing him as a “Grumpy Old Man’’ with long-time friend/nemesis Jimmy Johnson. But Switzer told […]
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FANHOUSE notes the difficulties of working for a student newspaper covering big-time college sports. (See, kids, it’s not just the adults taking crap!) THE DAILY TEXAN sports writers have taken quite a bit of abuse for reporting student-athlete arrests, receiving veiled and really-not-so-veiled threats from the Athletics Department, students, and boosters.
FANHOUSE also adds […]
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The University of Kentucky is infallible. All great things come from the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky has a wonderful plan for our lives. Blessed be the University of Kentucky. We shall never doubt her.
(Are the angry mobs gone? Can you still see the makeshift torches made from […]
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Submitted for your approval: mild-mannered basketball talking person Charles Barkley must get through the intro for a segment on TNT’s basketball coverage. Meanwhile, the impish Ernie Johnson tests the theory that Barkley read anything you put on that screen. Let’s look at the final result, found via FOUL BALLS:
Aw man, that’s some good levity. Although […]
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In order to bring some flash & flair to their March Madness coverage, ESPN invited Bob Knight to set his butt down at the Bristol anchor desk. Now, the Worldwide Leader is hoping to repeat the same success with the NHL playoffs (or at least the same media buzz) by bringing aboard Don Cherry.
(SbB Girls […]
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