DE LA HOYA’S AGENT CLAIMS TRANNY PHOTOS ARE FAKE: RADAR ONLINE is reporting tonight that one of Oscar de la Hoya’s agents, Jack Tiernan of CAA, is claiming that cross-dressing photos of him posted on the internet today are fake (of course, no main media outlet has bothered to followup, so kudos to Radar).

Tiernan to […]

ESPN THINKS LEFTWICH AND O.J. ARE THE SAME PERSON: Does ESPN think that all African-American NFL players - both past & present - look alike?

CONSTRUDA presents this fun find from Tuesday night’s SportsCenter. The chyron at the bottom of the screen tells of Byron Leftwich signing with the Falcons. But if you look […]

T.O. FACES FINE FOR SPY SCANDAL SPOOF AFTER SCORE: Terrell Owens made a little fun of the Patriots spy scandal on Sunday - and made the NFL coffers a little bit richer:

The FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM reports that the league fined Owens $7,500 - or 1/66th of Belichick’s video bill - for his touchdown celebration […]

STRANGE AUCTION AFOOT FEATURING JORDAN’S ‘85 CAST: While hopping around the Internets, PAULKATCHER.COM came across a cast of worth thousands:

A site called Memory Lane Inc. was offering a foot cast reportedly worn by Michael Jordan during the 1985-86 NBA season. Bidding began last month with an open of $5,000.
After the auction ended on Sunday, […]

• After Tommy Bowden made mention of Michigan’s Mountaineer mistake last weekend, The COLUMBIA (SC) STATE hears that the Clemson coach called Carr to clarify the controversial quip:

• Maybe he’s not so bad, after all: YOU BEEN BLINDED finds video of Michael Vick winning a “Player of the Year” award. From who, they’re not […]

COSTNER HITS THE OMAHA AIRWAVES TO SAVE STADIUM: Kevin Costner is delivering* a message to the people of Omaha this week - Keep Rosenblatt Afloat*:

The OMAHA WORLD-HERALD reports that the movie star will be appearing in commercials to help save Rosenblatt Stadium the ballpark that’s been host to the College World Series for over 50 […]

EX-NBA BALLER GETS 4 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEATING OFF: Last June, former NBA player Byron Houston was busted by police for masturbating in his car. AP: “A woman called police around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to report that a man was masturbating at an intersection in northwestern Oklahoma City, police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said.

“Officers […]

CARDS COACH - LEINART PREP FOR GAMES WAS LACKING: The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports something this week we’ve all known for some time: That Matt Leinart doesn’t give a damn about football and isn’t willing to make a full-time commit to his real job.

The Republic reports that after Leinart’s miserable performance on Week 1 in a […]

JOB IN BASEBALL BROADCAST BOOTH JUST ONE BID AWAY: How does one break into sports broadcasting?
Well, it usually starts with 4 years of college, as you trudge your way toward a communications degree. Then, it’s your first field assignment in a small media market. Gradually, through years of hard work and dedication, you move […]

“SEAL” DRIBBLE GETS CLUBBED BY VICIOUS HEADBUTT: Brazil’s latest football prodigy is 19-year-old Kerlon, who is known for thwarting defenders with his “seal dribble” invention. The technique involves him lifting the ball overhead with his foot, then heading the ball to himself as he moves past defenders:

The novel move has worked famously, until last Sunday: