Let’s be clear right now - nobody would watch the NFL draft if every team drafted wisely. Just like car racing is only good for the crashes, which is unimpeachable fact, people really watch the draft for the lousy picks, the ones that leave the fans at Radio City agape in disbelief.

(Yes, howl in anger. […]

They may be leading their series with Chicago, but the Boston Celtics are having a bitch of a first round in the NBA Playoffs. First, Kevin Garnett’s knee put him out of commission for the entire playoffs, then Leon Powe blew out his own knee, then Rajon Rondo’s ankle began to betray him - he […]

The New York Yankees organization has grown tired of hearing about their empty premium seats.  When Bud Selig called in the Yankees and Mets to talk about having to hear about overpriced seats in repeated news cycles, the two New York teams nodded politely and reminded Selig who pays the bills around here. Selig promptly […]

Here’s a taste of the NFL draft rumor, innuendo, and other glorious nonsense (including, occasionally, fact-based content) for your consideration just before the NFL Draft starts around 4 pm ET:

(What happened with John Elway won’t happen with Matthew Stafford, thanks to his bank-busting deal with the Detroit Lions to go #1 overall)

Matt Cassel has supposedly […]

The power of the Internet, the enduring strength of the conspiracy theorist, and the undying hate for every SEC school fan for every other SEC school (except Vanderbilt because it’s impolite to hate the emaciated) have taken the catalyst of a positive NFL combine marijuana test for Percy Harvin and started digging into Harvin’s University […]

A sixth-round draft pick for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2004 has been accused of stabbing a referee 14 times and burying his body in Slovakia over a year ago. Ladislav Scurko, who hasn’t been involved with the Flyers organization for some time, supposedly murdered Marek Liptag for failure to repay a debt.

The body was discovered […]

The first round playoff series between the Capitals and Rangers has been getting testy, with desperate Caps fans frustrated beyond belief that their team is still struggling to win a playoff series. Well, in the midst of a season-saving blowout of New York on Friday, fans were laying the verbal abuse — and maybe something […]

Last night, after weeks of posturing and negotiating, the Lions agreed to a deal with Matthew Stafford, the 21-year-old who is hours away from becoming the first pick in the NFL Draft and a multi-millionaire. According to multiple reports, Stafford will receive $41.7 million guaranteed as part of his six-year, $72 million deal with Detroit, […]