We can’t imagine what Neil Diamond will sing at his Fenway appearance.
• Aussie officials don’t like it when their Olympic swimmers show themselves having fun on Facebook:

• Earl Campbell keeps his Heisman Trophy at an Austin airport snack bar.
• We didn’t see this one coming - O.J. Mayo is declaring for the NBA Draft.
• In […]

With all the recent defections in college basketball - the Lopez Twins, O.J. Mayo, Trent Johnson - at least one guy has decided to stay put.

(“Show me the security!”)
The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that Bill Self will remain at Kansas, putting end to speculation that the Jayhawks coach would soon be flying south to Stillwater […]

Watching Royals outfielder Joey Gathright leap over pitchers and cars must have made quite an impression on young & impressionable Kobe Bryant, since the Lakers star felt the need to do one better.

But while Mitsubishi sedans may be good enough for Gathright, such autos are underneath Bryant. If Kobe’s going to get high (in the […]

Notre Dame-Michigan has been one of those classic college rivalries that’s recently lost some of it’s luster, thanks to the Irish’s football woes under Charlie Weis. (To be fair, the Wolverines didn’t help matters by limping into last season’s meeting 0-2, with a shocking loss to Appalachian State and a home blowout at the hands […]

From the Utterly Shameless Indulgence Department:
“Neil Diamond will be the only concert at Boston’s Fenway Park this summer when he performs Aug. 23 as part of his upcoming world tour.”

To promote the date, he showed up (taped) on the center field scoreboard on Tuesday to sing “Sweet Caroline” with the assembled faithful. Red Sox […]

• THE 700 LEVEL has to hand it to Adrian Peterson, as Purple Jesus divinely demonstrates his powerful grip while exchanging pleasantries.

• THE SPORTING BLOG has a new look. MR. IRRELEVANT approves.
• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY is relieved that new Baylor coach Art Briles was able to reach his #1 spring practice goal […]

The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced this week and Gene Orza, the former chief lawyer and current second-in-command at the MLB Player’s Association, could not wait to send his congratulations to them. Well, one of them. That he’s never met. Orza sent a fanboy letter to an arts criticism writer like kids write […]

After retirement, the beloved Gilbert Brown of the Green Bay Packers didn’t just become a businessman; he’s a business, man. He has investments in racing in Milwaukee, among other ventures. He even continued in football, taking the reins as head coach of the new Continental Indoor Football League franchise in Milwaukee.

That is, until […]

Former big-armed Blue Jays outfielder Jesse Barfield is blogging for the CBC, and he’s off to a splentirific start, as he recently noted his disdain for the prison-issue baggies now being worn by big leaguers:

Can the baggy uniforms be the reason that female attendance has gone down a bit? Chicks may dig the long ball, […]

Well over a year ago you may remember Giants defensive tackle Michael Strahan getting his financially cut-blocked by ex-wife Jean Strahan to the tune of over $15 million plus child support. This was viewed by his lawyers as unreasonably high, even given the above-average amount of athlete off-the-field dickbaggery. (If you forget the details, then […]