12:15 PM Former New York Giants receiver David Tyreespoke to hundreds of teens at a Christian conference in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Saturday: "My goal (now) is just to share my heart for God and weave in the story of testimony to impact some young people's lives."
8:00 PMJeRome Wilkins, a former University of New Hampshire football player accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a house, said in court Friday that he did have sex with the woman but that it was consensual.
Billy Crystal’s recent romp through Paul Maholm’s repertoire made for lovely press on a slow news day and the old boy got to live the dream a mere four decades too late. (By the way, what the hell, Paul? Throwing cutters at a 60-year-old man? Way to get into the moment.) However, what are Crystal’s baseball bona fides? High school ball? Long time ago, Billy.
At least Woody Allen made an effort to stay involved in the game after his stickball days were over. In this video, you can see Allen and super genius Jonathan Winters in an early attempt at educational television called “Hot Dog”. They both “explain” where baseball gloves came from in the ’70s. (See where they sew in the small pouch for the greenies?)
• Spencer Hall of THE SPORTING BLOG snaps a shot of Vols coach Bruce Pearl practicing for his post-coaching job as army recruitment poster model:
• In honor of Bob Knight’s arrival at ESPN, INTENTIONAL FOUL whips out a clip of Comcast Sportsnet’s Michael Jenkins doing his best impression of Bobby behind the desk.
