I don’t know what LA Galaxy Boss Alexi Lalas has been smoking but pass me some! Only the use of a mind-altering substance could explain the crazy talk he dropped on BBC Five Live’s Sportsweek about the Beckham signing:
+ “He (Beckham) talked on the phone to actor Tom Cruise before making this decision and we’re […]

SbB is back in the mainstream media, with an appearance on the “Ask Mr. KABC Show” last night on KABC-AM and a citation in T.J. Simers’ Page Two column in the LOS ANGELES TIMES this morning (login/pass).

If anything proves how sportsmanlike (really) hockey fights can be, it’s this video of a clash between Georges Laraque and Raitis Ivanans.
Laraque, whom announcer Mike Emrick touts as “the heavyweight champion of the league,” was miked up during a Coyotes-Kings game and can be heard calmly accepting Ivanans’ invite to go and wishing him luck.
If […]

We don’t know which NFL teams will grace your TV screen on Feb. 4, but we do know which failed rapper/dancer/husband/father will. Kevin Federline will star in a Super Bowl commercial, as part of Nationwide insurance’s “Life Comes at You Fast” campaign.
While often regarded as the “winner” in her break-up with K-Fed, Britney Spears is, […]

It may not have been a banner year for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that doesn’t mean fans are any less rabid about acquiring personal seat licenses at Heinz Field.
With three days to go, this three-ticket PSL auction has been bid up to $21,100.
Just last week, a PSL for four end-zone seats fetched a whopping $45,000 […]

Happy 65th birthday today to Muhammad Ali, on the short list of most important sports figures in American history. (He placed third, behind Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth, in ESPN’s SportsCentury series.)
Ali is currently third on the list of highest-paid athletes, reaping $55 million in 2006. Long after his fighting days have ended, he remains […]

Presenting the perfect outfit for the female Chicago Bears bandwagonner who got invited to an NFC championship game party this weekend, doesn’t really care about football, but wants to pretend she likes sports in order to attract guys.
Only one problem: no self-respecting, real sports fan would be caught dead with a broad who’d actually wear […]

To be awarded a raise in most industries, one typically has to show improvement or prove himself increasingly valuable to his company. Not so in Major League Baseball, where one pretty much just has to stay alive.
Despite a 1-5 record and a 5.28 ERA last season — which caused him to temporarily lose his job […]

I really should follow hockey more, because when I see a headline like “Anson Adds Relief to Aching BJs,” the Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t the first things that come to mind.
Interestingly, despite the aching BJs, last-place Columbus still ranks ahead of two Original Six teams — the Bruins and Blackhawks in NHL attendance. Three other […]

NFL Network this week proves to be worth something more than a pain in the ass for cable carriers, as it taps into its biggest resource and re-airs actual network broadcasts of 10 great Super Bowls, including select halftime shows.
Now you can re-live all your Super Bowl party memories, from getting shut out of a […]