Peja Stojakovic might be a great guy and a pretty good basketball player. But he is a terrible bowler — and is even worse as a man trying to back up a bold claim with a bold action. Behold:

He tells the assembled media they have to stay until he rolls a strike; on his next […]

Doug Mirabelli must feel like a mistreated little puppy again today, having just been released by the Red Sox. The Sawx have drop-kicked the big catching animal three times now (2004, 2006, 2008), only to rush back to him, scratch behind his ears, and make his tail thump excitedly. Hell, they sent a […]

GELF MAGAZINE has an interview this week with Tamir Goodman, the alliteratively-nicknamed “Jewish Jordan” (as labeled by SPORTS ILLUSTRATED), who has returned home to Baltimore recently to pursue his basketball career with the Premier Basketball League’s Maryland Nighthawks.

Goodman, the first Orthodox Jew to garner attention in American high school basketball circles, only played two unremarkable […]

In case you haven’t noticed we hope, we haven’t been seen much in these parts lately.

We’ve been jet-setting across the lower 48, and somehow ended up in Panama City, Fl., with an old friend (no, we’re not on interstate trash detail with Joe Francis).

Proving yet again that the longest distance between two points involves the Marketing department, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have brought skeleton squads to China this week for two exhibition games to raise awareness of baseball. While no one in China recognizes a single player on either squad, there is an […]

Bud Selig’s regular shuttle from Milwaukee to Scottsdale this spring had a bit of a snafu this week when the landing gear didn’t respond properly just after takeoff, forcing the fuel to be burned off around Mitchell International Airport before a tense landing in the presence of emergency personnel.

(What, me worry?)
Thankfully, the calm and collected […]

It’s a shame Anaheim Ducks defender Chris Pronger isn’t in the NFL, as he’d fit right in with the Giants’ “Stompin’ You Out” mentality, to say nothing of Albert Haynesworth. Apparently, the NHL had no problem with his stomping on Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler on Wednesday, opting not to take any disciplinary against Pronger.

Those […]

BLEACHER REPORT points to a remark made by Martina Navratilova - who has apparently become something of an old fussbudget in her retirement - in advance of an exhibition in Japan, in which she chastised Maria Sharapova’s vocal outbursts during matches.

“If I were the commissioner of tennis I would outlaw (screeching during matches),” Navratilova […]

The MIAMI HERALD has the story about five members of the Cuban national under-23-year-old team that took part in in a qualifying tournament for the Olympics in Tampa and decided they liked the place so much that they’d settle down and seek political asylum.

”We’re fine, calm, feeling hopeful about our new lives,” (team captain Yenier) […]

Vikings tackle Bryant McKinnie, he of sex boat scandal and street fighting fame, has cropped up in a somewhat NSFW video (unsuitable language, semi-suitable grinding, and definitely straight-up trifling hateration) from MEDIATAKEOUT.COM.

The clip shows McKinnie getting his freak on with what appears to be a large contingent of groupies (this night vision is tough to […]