SbB hopes everyone had a happy and healthy Groundhog Eve.
• Alex Cora is heading to jail due to a DUI in 1999.

(SbB Girls Alex [L] & Cora [R])
Personally, we find our own Alex (&) Cora much more arresting.
• Pau Gasol motors out of Memphis for La-La-Land.
• Bill to have twice the fun with both Beli-Chicks […]

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that Jim Leyritz pleaded not guilty today to “DUI manslaughter by unlawful blood-alcohol levels. He previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of DUI manslaughter with impairment in the death of Fredia Ann Veitch. Leyritz faces 15 years in prison if convicted.”

Feb. 28 Leyritz crashed his SUV into Veitch’s […]

Link to the new “R-Rated” trailer for latest Will Ferrell sports movie.

I laughed exactly zero times in those 108 seconds. But if you enjoy the Ferrell formula of no clever dialogue (unless you consider telling a referee ‘suck my c—, I’ll murder your family‘ clever) and cheap, physical gags to get laughs, it appears you’ll […]

Now we have some Super Bowl news. A New York Giants player has been arrested for a possible DUI two days before the Big Game.

The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports that defensive end Adrian Awasom was stopped early Friday morning by state police. He was cited for suspicion of driving under the influence and extreme DUI, […]

An NFL player wants to show just how tough he is by taking part in a pro rugby match.

SCRUM.COM reports that Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones will have taken a “crash course” in the rough & tumble sport, and will likely see action this Saturday in England for the Blackheath club.
And it’s not just a scrimmage […]

Ever go to a restaurant with a group and observe the dreaded double-dipper? That is, the guy who dips a chip, only eats a portion of it, then dips it again. This practice always reaches epidemic proportions at Super Bowl parties, with various dip bowls strewn about the kitchen and game-viewing room.

Until we polish off […]

• BUGS & CRANKS caputres Ryan Howard looking good in red tights.

• SLATE tries to help the church out by finding loopholes in the NFL’s Super Bowl party policy.
• Keeping with the Big Game, THE WORLD OF ISAAC scrapes together some last-minute predictions from some of your old favorites.
• FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE keeps […]

Remember that hilarious video of Donyell Marshall forgetting his jersey last night for the Cavaliers? AWFUL ANNOUNCING has Stan Verrett of ESPN using the common slang term “wife beater” on SportsCenter to describe Marshall’s tank top undershirt during the highlights of the game.

Shortly thereafter, Verrett apologized on-air for using the term, as it was “clearly […]

Mike Bresnahan of the LOS ANGELES TIMES reports this afternoon, “The Lakers have acquired forward-center Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies for center Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton and a series of draft picks between the two teams.”

The MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL also is reporting the trade, adding that the Gristle will get the Lakers’ “first-round […]

We’ve been perplexed by the Houston Rockets for some time now. For a team with a pretty good haul of talent, they seem to be perennial underachievers. Ah, but Tracy McGrady finally reveals the reason for the club being the bowels of the Western Conference playoff picture.

Chris Colston of USA TODAY reports that “McGrady says […]