HARD TO BELIEVE TIM DONAGHY DIDN’T SEE FEDS COMING: Late this afternoon we’ve come to find out, courtesy the ASSOCIATED PRESS, that the game-fixing NBA official in question (allegedly) is a gent named Tim Donaghy.

The allegation has most NBA observers mystified, even the normally eagle-eyed Las Vegas oddsmakers. And considering Donaghy’s above Lasik Surgery endorsement, […]

OJ SIMPSON IS “ASSASSIN” IN NEW FOOTBALL VIDEOGAME: THE STREET reports Take-Two Interactive “is now testing the taste barrier with its latest sports video game, All-Pro Football 2K8, which features O.J. Simpson.”

“A video trailer on the Game Trailers Web site shows Simpson game highlights as his team, “The Assassins,” moves down the field. Toward the […]

NBA REFEREE FINGERED IN GAME FIXING INVESTIGATION: Murray Weiss of the NEW YORK POST reports this morning “THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post […]

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DUNKING LIKE JORDAN IS JUST SEVEN EASY STEPS AWAY! Like you, we’re one of those folks always looking for new challenges and a fresh approach to life, which explains our most prominent bookmark: eHOW.com. Our top friend at eHow.com is undoubtedly “DrDanny”, who is someone who can change your life. Why, just look at his […]

CHILEAN SOCCER TEAM VS. T.O. POLICE “A BIG DOGFIGHT“: OK, no Mike Vick jokes, this is serious. Last night at the Under-20 FIFA Soccer World Cup being held in Toronto, Argentina throttled Chile 3-0. And Ontario’s finest apparently were also forced to throttle members of the unruly Chilean soccer team after the game.

Eyewitness: “It looked […]

TICKET BROKERS BLUE OVER BECKHAM SITTING V. CHELSEA: Looks like no one told our brothers and sisters at StubHub.com that David Beckham isn’t going to play Saturday against Chelsea:

OUR FAVORITE PADRE IS “FIT TO WIN!!!” (OK, MAYBE NOT): Baseball is shoehorning inducting Tony Gwynn into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in just over a week, which we think is really cool.

As you might imagine, the honor means certain marketing opportunities for Mr. Gwynn. The Padres announced one such honor this week on […]

SERGIO GARCIA STILL GRIPPIN‘ AND RIPPIN’ (REPORTERS): Sergio Garcia, still searching for a Major win (and his first Tour victory since 2005) scorched Carnoustie for a 65 Thursday to lead The Open. But our favorite gripping-gripping-gripping … AND ripping Spaniard apparently still has the temperament of a hummingbird that just tapped a Red Bull.

Garcia is […]

NOW WE KNOW WHY WEREN’T CUT OUT FOR J-SCHOOL: How do we get paid to do this? (just askin’)