C.J. of the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reels in all the fun & frivolity that took place at the Wednesday night pre-party for the E.J. Henderson Celebrity Bass Challenge.
Before hitting the lake to tackle some trout for the Vikings linebacker’s charity organization, some Twin Cities bigwigs chatted it up while chomping down on some sushi at the gala event.
And two local sports stars spotted chatting together were E.J.’s brother & fellow Vikings linebacker Erin and Candice Wiggins of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx: Read more…
Kickers & punters who’ve enjoyed the use of single-bar facemasks now have to face some sad facts - the NFL won’t allow those helmets anymore.
The BOSTON GLOBE reports that Scott Player - who’s kicked around with the Arizona Cardinals & Cleveland Browns - says he was told by the NFL that the single-bar masks have been stricken from the league’s legal equipment list. Read more…
Last week, some snapshots surfaced of a shirtless Vince Young partying with his pals. So, the Titans QB took time on Thursday to say he’s sorry to any kids who might’ve seen the pics.
The TENNESSEAN reports that Young apologized to, um, young fans for the photos, saying he wants to be a good role model for children:
“I was having a good time with friends … and you know how it is, as a quarterback you can’t have too much fun. I blame myself for that, but at the same time you have to watch certain things.”
Looks like Vince is starting to learn some lessons from Matt Leinart.
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Hey, Glendale. Remember that Super Bowl you hosted about four months ago? Yeah? Did you enjoy it?
I hope so, because you paid about $3.4 million to host it…and you only made about $1.2 million in tax revenue from it. So that means that you lost about…five, seven, carry the one…hey, can I borrow your abacus?
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart sure has learned a lot of lessons. Don’t assume a senior season means another BCS championship. Don’t impregnate your college sweetheart. Don’t think being a top-five draft pick is easy. Don’t assume you’re going to start just because the alternative is Kurt Warner. And don’t show up in drunken photos with girls. (This one took some practice to nail down.) And if you do show up in drunken photos with girls, be sure to tell the coach first.
(With Matty Leinart as “The Beaver”)
The LOS ANGELES TIMES spoke with Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt, who said he heard about the now-famous Leinart photos from Leinart himself the morning they were published. Read more…
Will Leitch over at DEADSPIN scares up this gem this morning:
As he’s a former beleaguered St. Louis Football Cardinals fan, we’ll let Leitch give you the details.
LEINART UNINVITED TO THE KURT’S “GOOD SPORT’S GANG”: AZ SPORTS HUB has a trailer for a Christian cartoon that features Kurt Warner:
The animated featured cooks up something called the “Good Sports Gang”, which we’re pretty sure won’t be including Warner teammates Matt Leinart or Larry Fitzgerald anytime soon.
Warner sadly has no love interest on the program, but here’s hoping a gender-neutral volleyball will soon be added to the show’s cast, so we can then watch the sparks fly!
DADDY! CARDINALS’ FITZGERALD RECEIVES BABY NOTICE: An NFL receiver spent too much time in someone’s red zone, and now he might have to toss up child support:
TMZ delivers the news that Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals is being hit with a paternity suit filed by a former Oakland Raiders cheerleader.
Angela Nazario says that her baby, due in January, is a result of a previous relationship with Fitzgerald. But the player wants a DNA test done after the birth before he shells out for the youngster.
A source close to Nazario claims that Fitzgerald told her to hide out in a small town, and even suggested she get an abortion.
Fitzgerald reportedly was hoping not to suffer the same fate as his Cardinals teammate, saying, “I don’t need this all over the news like Matt Leinart.”
