KING JAMES IRKS CLEVELAND SUBJECTS W/YANKEE PRIDE: Et tu, LeBron? Turns out Cleveland’s biggest sports star is smitten with the enemy:

As the Indians do battle against the New York Yankees in the ALDS, NEW YORK NEWSDAY turns up Cavaliers star LeBron James as a turncoat for the hometown team.James recently professed his pride for […]

THOMAS CONVICTION COULD PUNCTURE POPCORN SALES: Now that Isiah Thomas has been found liable for sexual harassment, the real concern is - what about the popcorn?

Darren Rovell of CNBC looks for a kernel of truth in the Dale & Thomas Popcorn company, a popcorn producer partially owned by the punished pervert.Before the legal troubles were […]

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY raps with us, as they kick out a jam honoring USF QB Matt Grothe - peformed by the team’s kicker:

• DEADSPIN guru Will Leitch takes time in the NEW YORK TIMES to comment on the crush of Cubs fans in the Valley of the Sun.
• BOSTON DAILY thinks the […]

COWARDLY LIONS TELL RADIO SHOW TO STOP USING NAME: The Detroit Lions are tyring to muzzle a radio station from using their name:

The DETROIT NEWS hears static that the NFL franchise is telling WDFN to stop calling one of their programs “The Lions Post Game Show”. Turns out the team thinks only their flagship […]

IVERSON HAS NO ANSWER FOR NEBRASKA SPEECH SNUB: Allen Iverson is at a loss for words, as he’s being sued for skipping out on a scheduled talk:

The OMAHA WORLD-HERALD speaks up about the former Sixer and current Nugget reneging on an appearance at Omaha’s Burke High School last August. About 600 people jammed the […]

• WITH LEATHER has some Shockey-ing photos of the Giants’ Jeremy gettin’ jiggy wit’ it:

• JEN’S FREE THROWS sees Alyssa Milano’s love life going down the train, as the MLB blogger wants to trade pitchers for plumbers.
• AWFUL ANNOUNCING intercepts news that Phil Simms will come clean on a soap opera, appearing as himself in […]

NOWITZKI WIRD DURCH DIE VENTILATOREN IGNORIERT: SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY and USA TODAY report that the NBA today released rankings of the “Top Ten Most Popular NBA Jerseys In Europe“, based on European retail sales:
(graphic credit - Sports Business Daily)
Notice a certain European who is missing?

No big shocker though, it’s not like he was the league […]

DEAD GOAT HUNG ON HARRY TO HELP REVERSE CUB CURSE: Some Cubs fans have taken this billy goat curse thing a little too far:

HOME RUN DERBY has the gruesome discovery of a dead goat hung on the Harry Caray statue outside of Wrigley Field. Chicago police cut down the carcass, which seems to be […]

LIFE’S NOW A BITCH (AND HO) FOR NEW YORK TAXPAYERS: The NEW YORK DAILY NEWS has even more happy news for Knicks fans (and all citizens of the great Empire State): You are paying most of the $11.6M settlement from the Isiah Thomas sex harassment judgement.

Michael Daly reports that in 1982, New York lawmakers decided […]

NHL FINALLY GOING MAINSTREAM (AT LEAST IN MANITOBA): Wednesday was opening night for the NHL (that game in Turkmenistan doesn’t count), and we have good news and bad news to report on the league.

First, the bad news: The Red Wings failed to sell out their home opener (snapping a streak of 300-something straight sellouts), while […]