• Bear down, Chicago fans - Jay Cutler is coming to town! (Bye, Kyle.)
There’s no looking back on not wanting to be traded, Jay.
• UFC president Dana White sure knows how to deal with the press.
• San Francisco’s daily newspaper makes big cuts in its sports staff.
• Gary Carter just wants to be back in […]
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One thing I never understood is why Cito Gaston couldn’t find another managing gig after leaving the Toronto Blue Jays in 1997. After all, he lead the team to four AL East pennants and back-to-back World Series wins. So it seemed strange that as teams recycled mediocre manager after mediocre manager, he had to wait […]
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All that fitness built up through an NFL career is finally going to do Michael Vick some good. According to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, Vick already has a construction job lined up that will begin as soon as he is released from prison.
(Michael Vick’s $750,000 per year plan.)
That’s right, a man who was the face […]
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Only a few more days before the new Yankee Stadium officially opens for business! Well, actually, it’s only one more day until the Yanks host the Cubs in an exhibition game at the brand new ballpark. But the real season at the Stadium doesn’t start until April 16 - before that, the Yankees must visit […]
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ESPN’s John Clayton has reported and the Denver Broncos have confirmed that Jay Cutler has been traded to the Chicago Bears.
(”SO LONG, SUCKERS!”)
The CHICAGO SUN-TIMES follows up that in return for Cutler, the Broncos get the Bears’ first-round picks in 2009 & 2010, the third-round picks this year, and fellow QB Kyle Orton.
Guess it’s […]
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Just how much sway does Nike hold over the collective global sports zeitgeist? If we’re to believe a rumor that’s popping up about a summer transfer of Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery to FC Barcelona, the answer is: Everything.
(Coming soon to Barcelona, courtesy Nike.)
Last week, Ribery renewed his exclusive boot (read: shoe) and clothing […]
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The kids at WITH LEATHER have done the impossible:
They’ve made Cricket interesting.
The very NSFW video after the jump is from a recent Test between England and the West Indies.
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You know how neighbors’ kids can be really annoying when they’re first learning to shoot hoops? They’ve got no jump shot, so errant attempts inevitably land in your lawn or occasionally, upside your head when you’re walking past. Well, that’s approximately what happened to David Reshan of Dunn, Wisconsin, a week and a half ago. […]
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Golf isn’t the type of sport that suffers exaggerators lightly; its near-clinical obsession with rules and precision leaves little to the whimsical machinations of a wandering mind. There is but one “longest par 4 everrr,” and it’s not that uphill 466-yarder at your local open course. So when DEVIL BALL GOLF declares a hole “quite […]
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HOME RUN DERBY races up with some fun photos found of a Chevrolet in New Jersey decked out in full Derek Jeter regalia:
The pinstripes on the trunk, the baseball stitching all around the body, the Yankees logos on the door & by the gas tank, the number 2 - this is one vexing vehicle.
(More photos […]
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