• Tryouts were held for the Lingerie Football League’s Miami Caliente, and some of the resulting scenes were, dare I say, en fuego:

• Mark Cuban uses his blog to apologize to Kenyon Martin’s mom. But if you think the Mavs-Nuggets rivalry has cooled off, just ask LaLa Vasquez.
• The Dodgers know what women want – [...]

It’s no secret that, inside every pro athlete, there’s a wannabe musician waiting for his big break. Past musical endeavours of professional athletes include (in reverse order of quality) the “misguided musical stylings” of Bronson Arroyo, the Jesus freakery of Ben Utecht, and the actual honest-to-God punk rock of Scott Radinsky. While the music sometimes [...]

The Atlanta Hawks’ animal mascot (as opposed to its mall & car dealership mascot) couldn’t get settled for Wednesday night’s Game 2 against the Miami Heat. Before each home game, Spirit the Hawk usually swoops across the arena and land with its handler.
Instead, the (Del?) Harris hawk became confused last night and wandered Philips Arena, [...]

You think that baseball umpires have it easy? Talk to Kerwin Danley. Actually, don’t talk to him today – he’s probably nursing one heck of a headache. Unlike me this morning, it was not as the result of a night of heavy drinking, but from a baseball bat to the back of the head. The [...]

Well, now Giants fans know who to blame for Barry Zito’s career implosion. According to THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, Alyssa Milano’s new tell all, “Safe-at-Home”, drops all the details from her past flings with star pitchers Carl Pavano, Zito and Brad Penny, even dropping the fact that Penny made her wear his jersey to bed.

(Two thirds [...]

Last February, the Houston Rockets were crippled – literally – by the season-ending foot injury to center Yao Ming. In what must feel like Groundhog’s Day for the team, this February is also bringing bad news for the team: their other All-Star anchor, Tracy McGrady, told ESPN.COM’s Stephen A. Smith that he needs microfracture surgery [...]

It’s not every year that the final regular season of the NFL game means something. NBC flexed their way to the Chargers eliminating the Broncos in a semi-playoff game to capture the AFC West berth into the playoffs. The Dolphins, Vikings, Eagles, and Ravens were the other teams to punch their tickets in the 11th [...]

TMZ has video of Brad Penny at the Key Club in West Hollywood, taking a swing on the sidewalk at some well-heeled clubgoer:

My first question is, why was Penny in Los Angeles? The worthless injured pitcher was reportedly in Vegas while his Dodger teammates lost to the Phillies in the playoffs. So why is he [...]

• Last Saturday, BILL SIMMONS witnessed “two legends lift themselves to a higher place, a ferocious battle that left everyone drained and exhausted for days.”

No, not the actual fight, silly. He means the Larry Merchant-Floyd Mayweather Sr. post-bout Interview.
• THE DEUCE OF DAVENPORT uncovers a new league showcasing America’s Pastime….TO THE EXTREME! And we [...]

METSBLOG is speculating that actress Alyssa Milano is bad for baseball.

Barry Zito: In 2004, Zito was 4-7 with Milano and 7–4 after the break-up.
Carl Pavano: Pre-Milano opponents hit .238 against him (2.85 ERA); Milano opponents hit .272 (3.17 ERA).
Brad Penny: Pre-Milano, Penny was 10–2 and Cy Young bound. Milano, Penny was 6–7 with a [...]