AWFUL ANNOUNCING has an interesting find. Politics aside, a video of former NFL player and current ESPN analyst Emmitt Smith taking the podium in Dallas and delivering a barn-burning speech for Barack Obama would not be notable in and of itself — except for the fact that there is not one Emmitt-style neologism in […]

The PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER talked to Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins and got a mouthful in a half hour, including his jewelry purchases and players with style.

“My jeweler said you don’t want to spend a lot of money on earrings. So anybody trying to get something for their wife or something, don’t spend a lot on the […]

Michael Rand of the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE tracks down the latest career development of our favorite failed MNF sideline reporter (no, not Eric Dickerson, Michelle Tafoya or Suzy Kolber), Lisa Guerrero.

The PLAYBOY nudie model landed a plum role in a new feature film starring Jeff Daniels, William Baldwin, and Henry Winkler. She plays “Roxie Plumm” […]

You may rememberour treatment of Speedo’s recent Olympic swimsuit rollout with Michael Phelps:

The lunch-minded masses no doubt appreciated Speedo’s less-is-more approach when it came to promotional materials marketing the second skin. Sadly though, no such luck when it came to sports biz reporter Darren Rovell during his regrettable stand up with Phelps this morning on […]

One of the great disappointments of our life is the camera coverage of last night’s Raycom telecast featuring Maryland and Virginia Tech.
As Dan Steinberg of the WASHINGTON POST and Brian Powell of THE SPORTING BLOG report, Virginia Tech’s Dorenzo Hudson vomited during a free throw attempt last night, and sadly the camera coverage was […]

Jimmy Traina of SI.com’s HOT CLICKS has a frightening (for all the wrong reasons) look back at Toronto Blue Jays coverage in 1984:
One more reason we love Canada. And Rick Dempsey, at least before three fingers of Cutty every night finally took its toll.

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) wasn’t only raising a stink about the NFL’s handling of the Patriots’ taping scandal. Recently, commissioner Roger Goodell and the league had sought to crack down on churches that were showing the Super Bowl on their big screens.

According to the WASHINGTON POST, Specter, along with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), questioned the […]

Some fans believe Jessica Simpson is the reason Tony Romo didn’t get his Super Bowl ring this year (just as the NEW YORK POST). But she might be getting the Cowboys QB another ring - of the wedding variety.

US MAGAZINE has the scoop that marriage plans may be in the playbook for the twosome - […]

Jason Kidd and Shaquille O’Neal both stepped back on the court in new uniforms Wednesday night. But their debuts could have gone better.

Kidd committed 6 turnovers while only scoring 8 points during the first game of his second go-around with the Mavericks. Shaq did a little better, scoring 15 points & 9 rebounds in 29 […]

We’re not sure how tight Amani Toomer’s Super Bowl ring fits on his finger, but it has to be tighter than his relationship with alma mater Michigan.

MY TEAMS ARE CURSED tips us off to the DETROIT FREE PRESS holding a little Q&A with the Giants receiver. In the interview, Toomer tells of his strained relations […]