These Sharpton shenanigans are getting really dull.
• Boston beware? T-Wolves owner Glen Taylor claims that Kevin Garnett “tanked it” in his last two seasons in Minnesota.

• Former Mets GM Steve Phillips admits he wanted a player to take amphetamines. Would that make the drugs “Met-hamphetamines“?
• Boom! John Madden and Charles Barkley think it’s turrible that […]

While HOME RUN DERBY faithfully covered the cheerleading experience during the Padres/Dodgers visit to Beijing, we are proud to declare this is not an isolated event in China. The MAIL & GUARDIAN dutifully reports the growth in cheerleading in China and the effort to have cheerleaders at Olympic events.

The Chinese Basketball Association introduced […]

Fresh off their valiant battle against the Cape Cod League, Major League Baseball has scored another trademark victory by shutting down a site selling baseball-inspired Barack Obama shirts.

THE SMOKING GUN shoots over news of MLB ceasing & desisting Morris Levin from selling any more of his Obama-themed clothing.

Tired of scalpers bleeding Final Four fans dry with escalated ticket prices, the NCAA is doing something about it - by scalping the seats themselves.

The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that the athletic organization has arranged deals with online ticket resellers “in a bid to share in the wealth being created as Final Four tickets change […]

It’s been a while since Al Sharpton last stuck his mug into the news, so it figures it was time for another sighting of the good reverend. And this one’s a doozy - he’s calling on the NFL to cancel their Hall of Fame game.

WKYC-TV reports that Sharpton and his National Action Network wants the […]

• BUSTED COVERAGE wouldn’t mind huddling up with Maria Sharapova at quarterback.

• Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE reports drug testing in cycling may be going a bit too far, as Kevin van Impe was ordered to immediately give a urine sample - in the middle of arranging his young son’s funeral.
• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT […]