MICKELSONS READY TO RUMBLE WITH WOODS IN BASEMENT: WAGGLE ROOM somehow is able to glean a thimbleful of humanity out of the cardboard cutouts better known as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, reporting on the gift Mickelson sent Woods after the birth of his daughter, Sam Alexis: “Amy and I want to congratulate Tiger and […]

BUT SHEA DOESN’T LOOK QUITE AS SPIFFY IN A BODYSUIT: Shea Hillenbrand, who was thrown out on his ass by the Angels last night, is characterized by Derek Nelson of MVN as “baseball’s Terrell Owens“.

And Nelson states his case on Hillenbrand quite nicely:
* Tell the GM from said team to “trade […]

ANGELS ROOKIE TEAM RAISING HELL OVER BALLPARK NAME: A minor league team and a local university in Utah are at odds over the naming rights of their shared baseball field:

From the PROVO DAILY HERALD, Utah Valley State College recently awarded naming rights of their ballpark to local car dealer Brent Brown. However, the co-tenant […]

SHAQ’S WEIGHT-LOSS CHALLENGE FAILS TO GAIN VIEWERS: The MAYOR OF TELEVISION has the skinny on the ratings of the weight-loss reality show “Shaq’s Big Challenge”: They were as flat as a pancake:

Only 4.4 million estimated viewers were enthralled enough to see O’Neal chewing the fat while trying to trim it from the young’uns on his […]

• As the NBA draft nears, FORUM BLUE AND GOLD wonders if the Portland Blazers learned the lessons of 1984:

• Speaking of questionable draft choices, CLIPPERBLOG reveals that Pat Riley was set to select Chris Kaman, but was talked into grabbing Dwayne Wade instead.
• Short on cash: Turns out Earl Boykins’ summer basketball camp costs […]

CHAD JOHNSON WANTS TO DO IT ALL, AND HE SEEMS TO BE: After winning a race against a horse, Chad Johnson exclaimed he was ready to face some new challenges.

He wants to face LeBron James one-on-one. He wants to step in the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr. He wants to grab the pole […]

MICKEY TEACHES RECRUITS A LESSON FOR BEING BLACK: The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports Florida State University football prospects Vincent Williams, Avis Commack, Nigel Carr and Nickolas Moody were ejected from Walt Disney World last weekend “under its anti-gang, no-loitering policy“. Additionally, they were banned for life from the Disney property.

Their crime: Hanging out at Downtown […]

WHAT NINE POINTS PER GAME CAN BUY YOU THESE DAYS: The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES gives us definitive insight into just how much money a NBA journeyman can steal make before his career is out. Matt Geiger, who played for three teams during 10 rather forgettable NBA seasons, is selling his mansion. And yes, we do […]

• DAVID LETTERMAN during last night’s monologue on the current heatwave: “It’s so hot, ‘The View’ replaced Rosie with Ted Williams.”

• TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP takes off the lens cap to reveal Eva Longoria & Tony Parker will be getting $2 million from OK! Magazine for the rights to their wedding pics.
• Wimbledon’s pigeon-hating hawk may […]

ODEN TAKES BITE OUT OF BIG APPLE - AND ORANGE SLICE: In his latest blog update, Greg Oden talks about his first visit to New York City:

After some ESPN interviews and “media training”, Oden met up with Steve Nash, or as Greg first referred to him, “the little white guy, the really quick one.”

The two […]