ESPN.COM WRITER APPARENTLY COMES OUT IN COLUMN: It may not be a giant blip on the sports media landscape, but Tim Hardaway’s gay-bashing display has apparently caused ESPN Page 2 columnist Mary Buckheit to out herself.

In her Friday column posted on ESPN.com about Hardaway, Buckheit writes that she “swore a long time ago that I […]

MEDIA COVERS MAKE-BELIEVE MINOR LEAGUE PROMOTION: Congrats to Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League for an attention-grab fake promotion (yes, it’s complete garbage) that actually has major media outlets reporting it.

The Crunch sent out a press release today offering the melted-down former pop princess Britney Spears a free trip to the snowbound Syracuse, “to […]

AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD GETS BAVETTA’D: The influence of the Charles Barkely-Dick Bavetta kiss has apparently reached across hemispheres, witness Kristian Sarkies kissing Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his bald head after Sarkies’ Melbourne side slammed Adelaide 6-0 in Australia’s A-League soccer final.

Sarkies: “It was the emotion of the moment . . . winning […]

UPDATE - PACMAN JONES INTERVIEWED BY POLICE: Worrick Robinson, the attorney for Pacman Jones tells the ASSOCIATED PRESS today “that Jones was interviewed by local authorities as a witness, not as a suspect, Robinson said. Jones did not know anyone involved in the shooting, he said.”

Robinson: “He is cooperating with authorities, and he is free […]

UPDATE - JONES ADMITS TO BEING AT SCENE OF STRIP CLUB SHOOTING, DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT: The FAIRVIEW (TN) OBSERVER reports that Pacman Jones’s attorney said the NFL player admitted being at the scene of Monday morning’s Las Vegas strip club shooting, and has denied any involvement.

Jones’ lawyer Worrick Robinson spoke to the NFL player Monday […]

SPORTING NEWS RADIO HOST REPORTS PACMAN JONES ALLEGEDLY AT CENTER OF VEGAS STRIP CLUB SHOOTING: SPORTING NEWS RADIO host Steve Cofield, citing Las Vegas sources, reported on the network this afternoon that Tennessee Titans defensive back Pacman Jones was allegedly at the center of a melee at the Las Vegas strip club Minxx last night, […]

UPDATE - NFL SOURCE TELLS LV NEWSPAPER THAT POLICE WANT TO “TALK TO” PACMAN JONES ABOUT SHOOTING: Norm Clarke of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, citing an NFL source, reports “Las Vegas police want to talk to PacMan Jones about the triple shooting at Minxx Gentleman’s Club.”
But, Clarke notes “Las Vegas police spokesman said the investigation […]