• WILL DENTAL DAMN GIVE JAMES AN ENDORSEMENT EDGE? On ESPN’s “PTI” this week, MIAMI HERALD columnist Dan Le Batard said NFL Cardinals running back Edgerrin James has taken out his trademark gold teeth and said, “More endorsements if you don’t (have gold teeth). A little more mainstream.”

Since when was our man Flavor Flav not […]

ESPNERS WONDER IF BONDS IS BOYCOTTING THEIR GAMES: John Ryan of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS reports that Barry Bonds has not played in the three games in which the Giants have appeared on ESPN this season, leading some to wonder if he is “boycotting the Worldwide Leader.” (Bonds also sat out the ESPN-televised Home […]

VLAD GUERRERO PROVIDES GIGS FOR GINORMOUS FAMILY: The RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE has a fun profile on perhaps the most boring mysterious pro sports superstar we can think of, Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero.

Guerrero, who speaks very little English and conducts all interviews through an interpreter, reports that his grandfather has 22 children.
The Dominican MLBer is […]

BRADY BAILS ON WEIS COURT DATE, BULL NOT PLEASED: When he’s not impregnating supermodels or hiring non-union plumbers, Tom Brady is skipping out on court dates:

The BOSTON HERALD chatted with attorney Michael Mone Jr., who took Tom’s place in reading his testimony for Charlie Weis in the Notre Dame coach’s malpractice suit.

Mone got up on […]

DILFER EARNS MORE $$$ THAN THEISMANN - FOR ONE DAY: THE FOURTH OUT has an interesting list of the earnings of some of the players in last weekend’s American Century Celebrity Golf Championship:

Some amusing comparisons between competitors include Trent Dilfer snagging $11,000 more than Joe Theismann, and “Thunder” Dan Majerle banking $5,000 more than basketball […]

COMCAST THINKS MICHIGAN STATE NOT BIG TEN COUNTRY: The DETROIT FREE PRESS rolls out the announce teams for the new Big Ten Network that debuts on August 30.

Well, good luck seeing them anywhere. An interesting note appeared in the article’s comments section from a Michigan State student, who asked the local cable company to […]

GARBAGE BAGS AND COTTON BALLS, THAT’S OUR MATTY! The week wouldn’t be complete without a little love for our favorite “douche nozzle“, Matt Leinart.
Kate of POPO IN MY CRIB has a take on this third trimester fashion abortion sported by “Little Matty” at a recent public appearance:

“I get the whole down jacket thing, it’s cold, […]

VICK SINGLED OUT FOR DOING WHAT COMES “NATURALLY“? Prominent black entertainment blogger Sandra Rose writes today that Michael Vick’s “federal indictment smacks of a federal witch-hunt“ and asks if “Vick being singled out by the feds for being a millionaire while black? Why is dog fighting a felony in Virginia when bestiality or Zoophilia is […]

• SIX PACK SPORTS REPORT tries to explain the selections on Maria Sharapova’s iTunes playlist:

• The SHEBOYGAN PRESS hears Colin Cowherd compare Michael Vick’s dogfighting to pedophilia.
• LAIST has uncovered shocking footage of a horrendous seal clubbing in San Francisco:

• LION IN OIL says “auf wiedersehen” to German TV coverage of the Tour de France.
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PATRICK COULD STILL LAND AT SPORTING NEWS RADIO: Turns out Dan Patrick could end up on Sporting News Radio after all. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports this week that The Content Factory, which last week inked a five-year deal with Patrick, was founded by Jimmy de Castro, who “has strong connections” with Patrick’s brother, Sporting News […]