Rep. Henry Waxman of California to the NEW YORK TIMES today on Roger Clemens’ congressional hearing, “I’m sorry we had the hearing. I regret that we had the hearing. And the only reason we had the hearing was because Roger Clemens and his lawyers insisted on it.”

Waxman oversaw the hearing, which he claims […]

She was once thought of as the next Anna Kournikova. Then she flamed out. And now she’s back. Bless Ashley Harkleroad’s heart.

ESPN.COM recently caught up with the now more mature, 22-year-old Harkleroad. She’s been through a divorce and several career stages.
But some things haven’t changed.

Francisco Liriano, one of the top rookies — and perhaps top pitchers in all of baseball — in 2006, has hit another small bump in his comeback from Tommy John surgery that kept him out all of last year.

Liriano, it seems, is having visa problems because of a 2006 drunk driving arrest.
A new immigration law […]

It was all just a funny, funny prank. That’s what attorneys for Kevin Hart’s high school football coach, Mark Hodges, would like the world to believe. Oh, and they’d also like $20K.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS got some great stuff from one of the attorneys as Hodges went on offense instead of defense.
Here is the best quote […]

Interesting story over at ESPN.COM about Brian McNamee and the advanced warning he apparently gave Roger Clemens before the Mitchell Report came out.

Transcripts of two conversations between McNamee and representatives for Clemens and Pettitte provide new context to the strange and contentious saga that has erupted since Clemens was named in the Mitchell report on […]

Remember all those lovely photos of Oscar De La Hoya in drag? Remember how the model-slash-stripper who took the pics sued the boxer for making her sign an agreement that “undervalued the photos to prospective buyers“?

Well, they’re getting back together - in court. The NEW YORK POST’S PAGE SIX develops news of Milana Dravnel and […]

The LOS ANGELES TIMES points out news that Kobe Bryant has a torn ligament in his finger. But the Lakers leader will forgo surgery for now.

Bryant hurt his right pinkie in a Feb. 5 game against New Jersey, and happened to re-aggravate the injury in Wednesday’s win against Minnesota. Originally diagnosed as a dislocation, further […]

Move over, Julio Franco - SCOTT VAN PELT STYLE via USA TODAY unearths a new senior gem on the diamond. Meet John Wilson, 53-year-old outfielder.

And it’s not just the local rec league he’s suiting up for - Wilson is playing collegiately, about to start his senior season at Penn State Altoona.
What’s more amazing than a […]

One cranky congressman voted “nay” on a resolution congratulating the New York Giants on their Super Bowl win. Surprisingly, it wasn’t a member from Massachusetts, but a politician from Pennsylvania:

The BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES reports that local rep Patrick Murphy was the sole dissenting vote in the congressional resolution that passed 412-1 on Wednesday.

Northern Illinois University has canceled all their athletic events in the wake of Thursday’s deadly campus shooting.

All scheduled Huskies events - both home and away - will not be played this weekend. Teams affected include men’s & women’s basketball, men’s & women’s tennis, women’s track & field, women’s gymnastics, men’s golf and wrestling.
The decision came […]