• Turns out it was Jason Smith that was the anonymous Sixer who made merry with Mary Carey.

• Motorcross racer Sophia Paull is sure to rev some engines.
• Congraualtions, Larry Fitzgerald! You’re officially a proud papa!
• Here’s photographic proof that Michelle Wie & Robin Lopez are an item.

Will wonders never cease? The Kansas City Royals - yes, the Royals - are still sitting atop the AL Central, as they completed a sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-1 victory at Comerica Park on Thursday.

These are historic times in KC, indeed, as it’s been a while since Royals fans have witnessed success […]

A visitor has taken up residence in Fenway Park, and has been harassing other attendees at the Boston ballpark. Is it some overzealous, obnoxious Red Sox fan (as if there’s any other)?

Not quite - it’s a hawk.
WBZ-TV reports that a pair of hawks have set up a nest right below the press box at the […]

Owning the worst record in the NBA, trading away one of your big stars, having your other big star sit out the rest of the season - what better time is there to sell season tickets?

(Miami Heat basketball - plenty of great seats still available!)
Jorge Sedano of 790 THE TICKET reports that the Miami […]

It’s always a great feeling to come through in clutch situations. It’s even better to hush up those who were just ragging on you moments before.

During last night’s game between Cincinnati & Arizona, Reds color analyst Jeff Brantley began verbalizing his frustration with Edwin Encarnacion. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the 9th with […]

• FAN IQ’s Critical Fanatic finds a job more stimulating than John Daly’s breast massager - Gisele Bundchen’s butt rubber.

• LATEST CELEBRITY NEWS diagnoses that when Jessica Simpson was recently in the hospital, Tony Romo was at a place where most doctors hang out: on the golf course.
• The DAILY TELEGRAPH catches Venus Williams talking […]

Starting June 19th, hockey fans finally have a way to salve their offseason withdrawal pain: a hockey-themed soap opera. Hockey widows can help their spouses reintegrate into society by sitting with them for ten episodes of SoapNet’s “MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives” (a working title, thankfully), delving deeply into the gripping drama […]

When I think “model parent,” I think former Nebraska linebacker and former ESPN analyst Trev Alberts. Which is why I’m glad he told BUGS & CRANKS blogger Chris Rasmussen that he shouldn’t worry about whether or not Rasmussen — a Royals fan — has a daughter that grows up to be a Cardinals fan. Deal […]

Two Yankees fans tried to make off with bunting from Yankee Stadium’s final season Tuesday and were promptly arrested for their troubles. Yankees COO Leon Trost laid down the law: “This type of destructive behavior will not be tolerated from the first game of the season through the last.”

(The new Yankee Stadium (under construction))
You […]

It’s always been something of a struggle for the troglodyte male to select a wine on those rare occasions he’s been ordered to the liquor store to purchase a bottle for dinner with friends or a housewarming gift. He stares at the rows upon rows of indecipherable glass bottles and all he can be […]