Two years ago I posted about a sexual abuse allegation leveled against Danica Patrick’s husband, Paul Hospenthal.

(New Danica Shoot - Not Her Husband)
Hospenthal, a physical therapist, was accused in 2007 of having sex with a 16-year-old patient multiple times while he was 33-years-old. KTVK-TV in Phoenix reports the complaint from the woman to the […]

Love it or hate it, you’ve gotta admit that NASCAR has been a pretty successful enterprise here in the good ol’ US-of-A these past few years. As recently as 20 years ago it was the nearly-exclusive domain of southern rednecks; the only names in racing I really heard as a kid were names like Unser, […]

During his time at the helm of Notre Dame football, there was no fiercer, more persistent detractor of the Fighting Irish than Lou Holtz. Read that again: detractor. Nobody slow-played their team like Uncle Lou, consistently wringing his hands to the media about the problems he saw in practice and how Army could shock the […]

It’s no secret that Bob Knight’s departure from Indiana was less than amicable. Myles Brand, the current NCAA president but then the president of Indiana University, canned Knight in 2000 over his repeated episodes of outbursts and other “unacceptable behavior.” Knight eventually ended up at Texas Tech and hasn’t been back to Indiana since.

(These were […]

Michael Beasley, like most of the NBA, has tattoos. He’s covered in them, as a matter of fact. And as you can see, he’s not at all shy about sharing them, as he recently posted this shot on Twitpic:

(Wait, “Super Cool Beas”?)
And while this all seems like rather standard fare, you might want to take […]

We’ve written before about the fun that USC head coach Pete Carroll has at his practices and meetings. It’s probably safe to say that the Trojans are the the best-entertained football team in the nation, with Carroll’s penchant for pranks and cameo appearances from people like Will Ferrell.

Somehow, though, Carroll has found a way to […]

What’s the best way to deal with a college athlete who is feeling depressed and suicidal? I’m guessing it’s not what Marist College apparently did to women’s basketball Katheryn Lyons after they learned she was going through some serious psychological issues: they suspended her for two semesters and pulled her scholarship. Because that will make […]

Let’s add punting to the list of things that Jerry Jones knows less about than he thinks he does. And the placement of HD Jumbotrons in his new stadium. And…well, I’ll just stop there, because we could go on all day like this with issues that aren’t really relevant to the story at hand: while […]

Pro athletes have some unusual habits - and sometimes they don’t even involve drugs or hookers. Take New York Jets RB Thomas Jones, for example. Lost in all the hubbub about Brett Favre was the fact that Jones had a breakthrough season for the Jets, leading the AFC with 1,312 yards rushing. So what’s his […]

Spent Friday night in some badass buckets @ Dodger Stadium. My personal ticket broker in L.A., Barry’s Tickets (Blake Griffin! Ron Artest!) hooked it up: 3rd row from the field, less than 50 feet from a deflated-looking Manny Ramirez.

(Stadium for one, Madame?)
While the Cubs embarrassed themselves that night by sleepwalking through a 1-hit, 2-run […]