When Allen Iverson first hit the league, the Philadelphia 76ers were deeply concerned about the bad influence AI’s old friends from Hampton and Virginia Beach, VA. Incidents that worried the 76er brain trust included a riot in a Hampton bowling alley, a marijuana possession/concealed weapon charge while in the car with a friend from […]

The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL gives all your sick Packers fans hope today, by reporting that despite Brett Favre recently proclaiming to the world that he’s retired, he “has not yet filed his official papers, however, and it’s unclear when he will.”

It’s more than a minor detail, as once Favre files the paperwork, “the Green Bay Packers […]

Jay Busbee of FROM THE MARBLES reports on Tony Stewart’s hair raising ordeal to generate money for charity. Apparently Stewart is known for his “famously furry” back, and he recently agreed to have it waxed if charitable contributions to NASCAR’s Victory Gang Foundation totaled more than $100,000.

(Tony Stewart getting back waxed - or a pulled […]

The AFP has an amazing story today about a blind boxer in Uganda. 36-year-old Bashir Ramathan lost his sight 12 years ago, but that hasn’t deterred him from taking back up a sport he trained for as a child.

But if you’re like us, you’re saying: Uh, dude, how exactly do you box when you’re […]

I can sense your excitement for the inaugural College Basketball Invitational from all the way over here, so please, tone it down a bit. There are children present. The Final Four (second regression) of Virginia, Tulsa, Houston, and Bradley is indeed more excitement than a non-exploding skull can handle.

(CBI isn’t free, it costs more […]

He successfully solved the crisis of high school baskeball players taking jobs away from hard-working, American and European blue-collar-with-white-trim ballers. And now NBA commissioner David Stern wants to take that one step further. Well, 12 months further, at least.

(If Stern gets his way, these guys wouldn’t have been draft eligible this past year. Well, […]

Will Leitch at DEADSPIN reports on a fan who bought and reviewed an accidently leaked copy of the new Jose Canseco book “Vindicated.”

The book was somehow put out on sale at a Boston bookstore (oops!) - and purchased by someone named Joe Lavin. Unlike his namesake Steve, Joe actually has some noteworthy information for us.

The BOSTON GLOBE’s EXTRA BASES blog notes that both NESN’s and ESPN2’s signal on Direct TV was out this morning, so there were presumably tens of thousands of Red Sox fans S.O.L. this morning.

If only we could hear “Bonk’s” excuse to the boss this morning. We’re also waiting for CNN’s live, overhead coverage as the […]

Red Sox fans willing to get up very early Tuesday morning to watch their team open the 2008 MLB season can now do it in a setting they feel most comfortable in - the local bar.

The BOSTON GLOBE reports that numerous Fenway Park-adjacent watering holes will have their doors open by 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. […]

Tiger Woods‘ quest for a perfect PGA season came to an end Monday, as Jim Ogilvy out-shot the competition to win the WCG-CA Championship in Doral, Florida.

It was the first defeat all year for Woods, who hadn’t lost a PGA event since September. But as Armando Salguero of the MIAMI HERALD reports, the winning streak […]