Last Sunday Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson was flagged for excessive celebration after intercepting a pass against the Texans. His crime, per the David White of the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:

(Blurriness adds to the drama, no?)
Falling on bended knee and lifting his hands toward the unretracted roof after his end-zone interception just before halftime. The back […]

Great game between the Twins and Tigers today to settle the AL Central. Wish I could say the same though for TBS play-by-play announcer Chip Caray.

(12 innings? Wait, Twins & Tigers could’ve gone home in the 10th - per Chip)
Scene-check: Tie game, bottom of the 10th, one out, Twins have winning run in Alexi […]

Jimmy Bramlett of LAist.com reports this afternoon from here in Los Angeles:
A 49-year old vendor died in the Vin Scully Press Box at Dodger Stadium of unknown causes. Being the first open workout a day before the National League Divisional Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, most media members were not in the press box […]

When last we left pitcher Shawn Chacon, he had “accidentally” choked Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade, and threw him to the ground. As would happen to you or me, that got him released and banished to the Newark Bears, where he played until signing a Single-A contract with the Oakland A’s on June 18.

Well […]

The ESPN THE MAGAZINE “The Body Issue” Cover of a nude Adrian Peterson has been posted:

(Credit: MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE)
So we have a nude Serena Williams, topless Gina Carano, shirtless Dwight Howard and now Peterson.

So it’s August, the Dodgers are embroiled in a hot division race, and rumors are floating that the team is about to sign a couple of players for the stretch run. Mark Gonzales of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE is among those who break the news that Jim Thome and Jon Garland are headed to LA.

So how […]

Michael David Barrett, accused peephole video maker of Erin Andrews, got Madoffed today in Chicago as he sprinted to his car following his (temporary) release from the clink.

(Geez, can a guy get some privacy around here!)
Video after the jump.

Pat Forde of ESPN.com today writes this of LeGarrette Blount’s written apology published in the Eugene student newspaper last week:

(LeGarrette Blount and ESPN.com’s Pat Forde)
“While Blount’s letter follows all of the dos and don’ts you can find at www.perfectapology.com, it also carries the unmistakable whiff of a ghostwriter. Call The Dash cynical, but the […]

Here’s a t-shirt the site FeministLawProfessors.com claims is an “actual ’show your school spirit’ shirt sold by students to ’support team.‘”

Schools involved are Houston-Area Memorial High School and Stratford High. The schools are known for a 34-year rivalry that was ironically extinguished by redistricting last year.

One of the odder stories of the past couple of weeks concerns Michael Vick and his amazing disappearing Nike contract. What exactly possessed Vick’s endorsement agent, Blue Equity Sports Television Managing Director Mike Principe, to announce this past Wednesday that Vick “just became a Nike client” and “has a new deal” with the company?

Could it […]