Remember our first post yesterday about the weird story of Nevada high school football recruit Kevin Hart? When we suggested (in the headline, no less) that he may have made up the story of how he was scammed?

(What we posted yesterday)
Turns out we were exactly right.

We offer evidence of another pumped-up day in the world of sports:
• Topps shows what a bunch of cards they are by inserting Rudy Guiliani into the Red Sox’s World Series celebration:

• HBO is cancelling “Inside The NFL”, denying us the chance to see more manic Marino tantrums.
• Jeremy Shockey has better things to do […]

Chris Mortensen reports today that “NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at the Pro Bowl that the NFL is willing to give former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh legal indemnification for any information and materials he would provide to the league regarding his work with the Patriots.”

“In general legal terms, indemnity is a guarantee against […]

The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports that Shaquille O’Neal has passed his physical, paving the way for the big guy to join the Phoenix Suns.

The SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL follows up that the NBA has officially approved the deal, so Shaq Diesel will be officially parking himself in the desert. In the meantime, Shawn Marion & Marcus Banks […]

Former Packers GM Ron Wolf is regretting comments he made about Mike Holmgren, calling the ex-Green Bay coach “pig-headed“.

The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL ran an article last week reminding readers that Wolf blamed Holmgren for the Packers’ defeat against Denver in Super Bowl XXXII.
While in Green Bay last August, Wolf said Holmgren didn’t change his offensive […]

Fox wasn’t the only big ratings winner on Sunday. MULTICHANNEL NEWS reports that Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl” also fetched record numbers of viewers.

Over 8 million pet-lovers tuned in to the 12-hour marathon, watching cute li’l doggies run around a small specially-made field while chewing on toys, referee dolls, and each other. Viewership was up 35% […]

The NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reports this afternoon that “Brian McNamee has turned over physical evidence to federal investigators that he believes will show Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs, according to McNamee’s lawyers.”

“ … According to a source close to the former Yankee strength and conditioning coach, McNamee gave the Justice Department’s BALCO investigators vials […]

• Who says ESPN isn’t entertaining anymore (besides most sports fans)? WITH LEATHER digs up video of Sean Salisbury calling John Clayton “The Cryptkeeper“.

(Real fun starts about 1:20 in)
• DC SPORTS BOG knows that behind every great defensive coordinator, there’s a wife cutting his hair and telling him to kick Tom Brady’s ass. (Wonder what […]

Paul Coro of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC has an update on the status of the Shaq-Suns trade, noting that The Big Judas landed in the valley of the sun at midday local time to get his physical by Suns team doctors. Hopefully this is enough notice for hospital staffers to steer clear of The Big Crispy’s […]

Very sad video sent over by HOME RUN DERBY today that features Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal involved in what appears to be a professionally sanctioned cockfight somewhere in the Dominican Republic:

The video is not for the faint of heart. Unless you’re from Louisiana or BFF’s with Roy Jones, Jr.