British Golf Fans Appalled At “American Disease”

Sky Sports golf writer Dave Tindall in London has a very long piece today that underlines the apparently still-vast cultural differences between the U.S. and the U.K.

Tindall reports on the local outrage over the on-course hygiene of pro golfers. Namely, the Brits are pissed about all the spitting.
The other general concensus is that it appears […]

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Former Florida High Jumper Still Gets Her Lift In

TampaBay.com and the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports that former University of Florida track athlete Erin Stern is now a competitive bodybuilder.

Erin Stern, a high jumper for the Gators from 1999-2003, is a rising star in the world of fitness. Among other things, she placed sixth in the figure competition at last year’s Miss Olympia.
On […]

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ESPN’s Celebrity Journos: Proficiency, Interrupted

If you asked NBA observers about Michael Jordan’s legacy as a league executive, most would first chuckle and then say it’s a good thing he’s now an owner.

Apparently not Jordan friend Michael Wilbon though. On ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption yesterday, he responded to co-Host Dan Le Batard calling Jordan a “pretty terrible executive” thusly:
“I know […]

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Sapp Battery Charge: Judge Delays Arraignment

Warren Sapp failed to show up this morning for what was to be his arraignment hearing at the Dade County courthouse in Miami on a domestic battery charge.

Instead, Sapp’s lawyer Christopher Lyons requested and was granted a two week continuance. The move by Sapp’s attorney may be the first step in a plea deal, depending […]

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Tiger, ESPN Thespian’s Bad Act Foretold In 2005

Shane Bacon of Gawker.tv has this episode of Yes, Dear that first aired on TBS on November 2, 2005:
Actor Mike O’Malley with a (mildly) prophetic statement about Tiger Woods.

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Developing: John Daly’s Followers Own Phones

John Daly lashed out at Garry Smits of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION Tuesday on Twitter after Smits reported the news of his PGA Tour personnel file being released. All 456 pages of it.

 (JD’s file: Tour to need more horsepower for hole-punch)
Daly has since deleted two of the three Tweets he posted listing Smits’ cellphone number to […]

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