Before the Olbermann v. Simmons thing asploded recently, I was asked during an interview for an upcoming E! television special on Tiger Woods to compare the celebrity of Woods to Muhammad Ali.

(’Champ, seen my waffle iron?)
I said Ali was the only enduring, authentic worldwide sports celebrity we’ll ever know1. His phenomena was just recent […]

Jenna Laine at SportsFanLive.com reports on the largely unknown criminal past of  former Abilene Christian offensive lineman and NFL prospect Tony Washington.

In May 2003, Washington was convicted of having sex with a relative that multiple NFL and college sources say was his 15-year old biological sister. The act was consensual, according to his college coaches […]

Last week publicly-traded Nutri-System reported quarterly results to investors and, unlike the waistlines of its sports celebrity pitchmen, company profits have slimmed considerably. In the past quarter (three months), the value of the company’s stock has declined by 52%, equaling a $500 million dollar loss.

(For $500M, could they have lost the Men’s Wearhouse?)
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Ryan Ballengee at WaggleRoom.com *bookmark* catches PGA Tour golfer J.B. Holmes choking the chicken at the drive-thru.

The KFC promo apparently kicks in when participating restaurants run out of breasts.

Last week the media went nuts over a Forbes.com report from Michael Ozanian that claimed Michael Jordan bought the Charlotte Bobcats from Robert Johnson for only $175M - after Johnson originally paid $300M for the team.

More alleged details from Ozanian on the deal have since emerged.