Another season of Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes” has been thrust upon us. And what better way to celebrate than to run somebody over:

(Check out the hit at :19)
That’s the one & only Ricky Williams, who seems to have recovered nicely from his chest injury. Hopefully, Rick helped the pummeled Joe to some of […]

Rick Majerus is in hot holy water for his pro-choice stance on abortion, but the St. Louis U. coach is not backing down from his beliefs.

Bernie Miklasz of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH reports that Majerus’ biggest concern wasn’t criticism from church or school officials, but the worries of his own mother:
“She was upset, thinking I […]

The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that the University of Missouri is suing a St. Louis attorney to shut down his fan site. Strangely, it’s the same site that the school had a chance to buy seven years ago - for $50.
Mizzou -or more specifically, the school’s licensing company - is demanding Richard Lorazo close down […]

• RANDBALL spikes over a nice sit-down chat with pro beach volleyball vixen Rachel Wacholder.

• SI’s EXTRA MUSTARD informs us that for only $10,000, Barry Sanders & Terrell Davis will come by and eat all your Super Bowl snacks.
• You can have your Memphis & Kansas - THE ANGRY T is rooting for the New […]

SbB poses the hard-hitting questions:
• Would Maria Sharapova do a Playboy pictorial?

• Why haven’t the Packers Bikini Girls spread for Maxim yet?
• Ron Artest? Who’s that?
• Has Tony & Jessica’s Romo-ance fallen incomplete?

• What’s that on Eva Longoria’s neck?
• How did you get this number?

The Packers Bikini Girls world tour continued at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee on Thursday, and we may have finally nailed down the reason why we probably won’t be seeing them in MAXIM.

(OK, we lied)
Excerpt from the WTMJ website, which might have been written by an intern: “Maxim Magazine has contacted three women who, for portions of […]

Mike Florio of PRO FOOTBALL TALK catches all-around sweetheart Len Pasquarelli administering a backhanded swipe compliment to fellow ESPN reporter Michael Smith on ESPN.com.
Smith broke the news of the Atlanta Falcons hiring Mike Smith as head coach, which surprisingly didn’t sit well with the normally cheerful Lenny, who happens to be based in Atlanta. Pasquarelli […]

That’s OK, it was just going to make Jim Brown that much MADDER anyway:

The apology (what we heard of it) was a yawner, but we did appreciate the fact that it was “brought to you by, Cialis”.
(Video from THE SPORTING BLOG)

TMZ.com has Ron Artest being inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Shame last night, as he’s turned away at the entrance of Club Villa in West Hollywood:

That’s the last time Artest gets on Sager’s list. How does the Tru Warrior not know which NBA a$$hole really runs Hollywood?

Paul Kimmage of the LONDON TIMES (via FAN IQ) has this recent exchange with Maria Sharapova in an interview with the 20-year-old.
Kimmage: “Okay, so let’s say I’m Hugh Hefner and I come knocking on your door with a fistful of dollars for Playboy. Are you interested?”
Sharapova: “I’ve met him … at the ESPY awards – […]