ROMO PHOTOS WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD ON QB’S B-DAY: GIRLS GONE SPORTS unearths a link to pics (from anonymous wacking morning show - “WMS”) of Tony Romo and Carrie Underwood at a birthday party for Romo in Dallas.

Underwood (at least to me) in the photos looks like she’s hanging on for dear life with Romo (why […]

NOTED SPORTS AUTHOR HALBERSTAM DIES IN CAR CRASH: Sad day for book lovers, as the ASSOCIATED PRESS reports author David Halberstam was killed in a car crash today.

Halberstam authored 21 books, including several sports offerings which included chronicling the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Belichick’s Patriots.

REGGIE BUSH NOT EXCITED SHARING SAME NAME AS PREZ: Scott Wolf of the LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS reports on his blog that “Reggie Bush said he did not like politics when he was at USC but he couldn’t resist an invitation to the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner last night as a guest of Secretary […]

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• POOR KIDS WON’T SLOW LEBRON’S MANSION BUILDING: The AKRON BEACON-JOURNAL reports Lebron James last week canceled his King for Kids Bike-a-thon scheduled for June 30 “because of competing events that require [his] time.”
Tbe B-J reports […]

WAL-MART SPORTS BARON PLOTTING ARSENAL TAKEOVER: Two weeks ago SbB reported that after denying an interest in buying a small stake in Arsenal of England’s Premiership, Stan Kroenke purchased a minority share in the team.

The LONDON OBSERVER is now reporting today that Kroenke, who married Wal-Mart money (despite bogus “self-made” bio claims) and owns the […]

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• RONALDO DIVES INTO ROLE AS CARTOON CHARACTER: Buck-toothed, supermodel fondling (and legendary Brazilian soccer player) Ronaldo appeared on last night’s episode of “The Simpsons”.

During the show, Lisa Simpson dives to draw a penalty in a […]

MILFHUNTER BELICHICK TOPS BOSTON MAG’S “UNSEXIEST”: Boston’s alt-weekly THE PHOENIX has a list of the “The 100 Unsexiest men of 2007” which includes several representatives from the professional sports world:
90) John Kruk

74) Peyton Manning
72) George Steinbrenner (*shock*)
62) Larry Bird (”Gomer Pyle with skillz“)
57) Randy Johnson (”Buzzardly hurler“)
55) Ronaldinho
53) Bud Selig

45) Duke Lacrosse Team
43) Pacman Jones
40) […]

PUMP AND DUMP - LEINART ALREADY SELLING PHX HOME? SbB received an anonymous tip today that Matt Leinart is selling his six-bedroom house in Phoenix home for $2.4M.

The playboy quarterback’s 5,000 square foot abode located in the Ahwatukee Custom Estate subdivision has all the necessary appointments, including a bidet (which explains Leinart wanting to customize […]

CRICKET DEATH CONJURS UP GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES: The former coach of the Pakistan Cricket Team, Bob Woolmer, died the night after his team lost in the Cricket World Cup in Jamaica last month.

Foul play obviously has been suspected, and the HINDUSTAN TIMES reports that Woolmer apparently expired after being adminstered snake venom and subsequently […]