RODMAN GETTING HIS SPOOK ON FOR MIAMI HALLOWEEN: Looking for a really scary time on Halloween? Why not get swept up in Rodmania!

Dennis Rodman will be worming his way to Miami, as the Bad Boy will be hosting the spooky event Friday night at a local racetrack & casino.For only $20, you can partake […]

JJ DY-NO-MITE TO DONATE WINNINGS TO CA. FIRE VICTIMS: Jimmie Johnson will be burning rubber this weekend to help victims burned by the California wildfires:

The NASCAR driver and El Cajon, CA, native will donate his winnings from Sunday’s Pep Boys Auto 500 to the American Red Cross. Money from the Atlanta race will go […]

FBI TAKES A SWING AT ROCKIES ONLINE TICKET FOUL PLAY: It turns out there may have been sinister work afoot in the Rockies online ticket crash, after all:

The DENVER POST reports that the FBI is investigating claims by the Colorado team that their websites were “attacked” during the World Series sales.
On Monday morning, California-based company […]

• HELLSPAWNED JAVELINAS is livin’ large, as they chew the fat about these portly pigskin coaches:

One big omission though - Toledo’s ton of fun Tom Amstutz.• SPORTSVITE is down to their Final Four, and America can now vote for The Next Minor League Basketball Superstar.
• HOME RUN DERBY will never get its laundry done, as […]

STARBUCKS FILTERING OUT OF SPONSORSHIP OF SONICS: Now that the head of Starbucks no longer owns the Sonics, there’s no reason to keep sponsoring the team:

The SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER brews up the news of the coffee company’s decision to stop advertising with the Seattle NBA club.Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz was also leader of the Sonics until […]

MARATHON RUNNERS SCALPING SPOTS FOR FUN & PROFIT: Some runners for an upcoming race are hoping to cash in on their selective spots:

The HOUSTON CHRONICLE jogs in with news that signees for the Houston Marathon have been auctioning off their registrations to the highest bidders.The January race had 17,000 spaces available for official entry, but […]

SICK BULL RIDER TAKING VIRAL MENINGITIS BY THE HORNS: A professional bull rider isn’t going to let a little thing like viral meningitis stop him from competing:

The LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL grabs the tale of Justin McBride, an 8-year veteran rider who’s already amassed $3 million in rodeo winnings.McBride is getting ready for this week’s […]

CHARGERS WELCOME TO PLAY; SD HIGH SCHOOLS AREN’T: San Diego’s mayor says the Chargers’ home field will be ready for them on Sunday. Now it’s up to the team if they want to play there:

THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE reports that Mayor Jerry Sanders has said Qualcomm Stadium will be available for the Chargers’ contest […]

IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT SIDELINE PASSES, IT’S PAVANO: The BERGEN RECORD (via WAS WATCHING) informs us that Carl Pavano is still alive and not well, as he apparently attended last week’s Rutgers-South Florida game.

Excerpt: “Rutgers alum Shaun O’Hara was scheduled to bring a chunk of his Giants team down the New Jersey Turnpike with him, […]

WHERE’S GEORGE MITCHELL WHEN YOU REALLY NEED HIM? The CALGARY SUN has a piece covering the new book by pro wrestler Bret Hart. Since they broke up Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan, the greatest on-air comedic pairing in *sports* history, we haven’t have much use for Vince McMahon’s steroid-fueled human cartoon.

But Hart’s book proves there […]