Rick Reilly ESPN Salary 10 Million Over 5 Years

OUR BATHROOM EXPERIENCE JUST GOT THAT MUCH BETTER: The NY POST, (via GAWKER) has more on Rick Reilly’s cash out departure to ESPN: “SI was said to be willing to go as high as $1.5 million a year - or $7.5 million over the life of the next five-year contract - to keep him happy.

“But […]

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Charlie & Ty Identical Irish Records In 33 Games

IT’S OFFICIALLY A TIE BETWEEN WEIS AND WILLINGHAM: Your daily Charlie Weis-Ty Willingham comparison is brought to you by THE WIZARD OF ODDS, which spots some very scary statistics when it comes to the two coaches.

Excerpt: “Charlie Weis’ record through 33 games against Tyrone Willingham, the man he replaced (at Notre Dame). They each logged […]

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Randy Moss Proving Critics Wrong And Right

• PRAY FOR MOJO learns how Randy Moss is proving his critics wrong…and proving them right:

• DAN SHANOFF recommends that SPORTS ILLUSTRATED fills their back page hole by hiring DEADSPIN’s Will Leitch
• 100% INJURY RATE celebrates Father’s Day a little early, as they deliver a new list of sports stars with illegitimate offspring.
• THE BIZ […]

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Indian Chess World Champion Treated As National Hero

CHESS CHAMPION CHECKS IN AS INDIA’S FAVORITE MATE: India hasn’t had much to shout about in world sports. Sure, the cricket squads be buggin’, but the South Asian country lacks any big accomplishments in other athletic fields.
Now fans from Mumbai to Calcutta have a new world champ to call their own - in chess:

TIME […]

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Super Bowl House Rentals Costing Up To $100,000 Per Week

SUPER BOWL STAY TO BE SUPER EXPENSIVE FOR VISITORS: Spike The Super Ball welcomes you to Arizona for Super Bowl XLII! Looking for a place to stay in the Valley of the Sun? If you think you’re going to find a place somewhere cheap, get ready to get burned.

The most charming choice for visitors would […]

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St. Louis Rams Lineman Released From Team After Assaulting Wife

RAMS KICK O-LINEMAN OFF TEAM AFTER ASSAULT ARREST: On the subject of winless NFL teams, the St. Louis Rams have just lost a little more, as the club released a player who was recently arrested for assault:

MY FOX HOUSTON reports that offensive lineman Claude Terrell was given his walking papers after being charged for attacking […]

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Dolphins Should Go As Agent 007 For Halloween to Reflect Current Record

DOLPHINS SHOULD DRESS UP AS 007 TO REFLECT RECORD: As Halloween sneaks up on us, we have a great idea for Miami Dolphins players, staff and fans to dress up as - James Bond, Secret Agent 007.

Why Bond, James Bond? With an 0-7 record, the team is already two-thirds of the way there.
Plus, it would […]

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Maria Sharapova Serving Up TV Show Pitch

SHARAPOVA SERVING UP TV SPORTS DRAMA PITCH TO CW: You can’t fault Maria Sharapova for trying to branch out, as the tennis titaness takes a swing at television production:

VARIETY reports that Sharapova is teaming up with writer Jacob Epstein to pitch a program to the CW Network. Only in its infancy so far, the […]

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Mark Cuban Sambas His Way Off Of Dancing With The Stars

CUBAN RHUMBAS WAY OFF OF “DANCING WITH THE STARS”: All good things must come to an end. That especially holds true for billionaire basketball owners shaking their rumps for nationwide TV audiences:

The DALLAS MORNING NEWS sadly reports that Mark Cuban has cha-cha’d his way off of “Dancing With The Stars”.
The Mavericks’ main man got […]

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