No surprise that the news of Jay Mariotti’s domestic violence conviction today seems to be appealing to a distinctly adult demographic. (And I don’t mean 25-to-54.)

(Nailin’ Jay M.? .. Anyone?)
For some reason though I had her pegged as a Wilbon kinda gal.

Today in Los Angeles Superior Court, ESPN Around the Horn commentator and AOL Fanhouse columnist Jay Mariotti pleaded no contest, which has the effect of a guilty plea, to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence against his girlfriend in exchange for the L.A. City Attorney dropping six additional charges against him stemming from his August […]

Cal Ripken, Jr., rolled out a new product targeted at kids this week: Shredded beef jerky packaged in tins to look like chewing tobacco.

(No idea who the guy on the right is. Can’t be Cal.)
With the chewing tobacco business thankfully on life support, at least compared to when I was broadcasting baseball in the […]

Former Kentucky and NBA star Jamal Mashburn has built himself a restaurant franchise empire.

(Thankfully, they didn’t choose the sportswear business)
In a recent interview with Aron Phillips of DimeMag.com, Mashburn said he owned a jaw-dropping number of chain restaurants:
I’ve always been in business and own franchises of Papa John’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Outback Steakhouse, as […]

LeBron James and his childhood friend and marketing agent Maverick Carter appeared on CNN last night to discuss the aftermath of the method he employed to leave Cleveland for the Miami Heat.

In an interview for a piece by CNN reporter Soledad O’Brien, both James and Carter said they thought negative public reaction to how the […]

Like you, I was just thinking that it’d been too long since a parents-and-players brawl broke out on video at a Houston-area pee wee football game, so I’m happy to report that the good folks in Pearland, Texas, obliged two weeks ago.

(Victim uninjured. Cowardly cheap shot artist somehow uncharged.)
Kristi Nix of the PEARLAND (TX) […]

A week ago I wrote about the obstacles facing India in staging the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

(What could go wrong?)
Apparently a citywide Dengue plague, hordes of wild monkeys terrorizing citizens around Games venues, piles of excrement and wild cobras being found in rooms of the Games athletes village, the collapse of two construction […]

Today is a practice day at the Ryder Cup in Wales, so where in the world is Tiger Woods?

Clever. (Idea stolen from Criss Angel?)

Why has Carmelo Anthony suddenly decided that he wants out of the Denver Nuggets organization?

(Carmelo Anthony’s wife LaLa Vasquez)
Nothing has changed to suggest that the Nuggets won’t remain as an elite team this season - so long as Anthony remains on the roster. In fact, the club figures to have a better chance to […]

The DOTHAN (AL) EAGLE and WTVY-TV in Dothan report this week that a local high school football player has been slapped with four misdemeanor harassment charges after he allegedly groped four cheerleaders after a game on Sept. 17.

(Accused on Myspace: “I take my shirt off watch all the gurls go crazy”)
18-year-old Sandarius Reed of Elba […]