Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 08, 2009, 4:37pm
STAR MAGAZINE catches Lamar Odom possibly having a Michael Beasley moment, at a Labor Day house party in Malibu.
Excerpt from Star article on Odom:
Could Lamar’s basketball career go up in smoke? At a Labor Day house party in Malibu, the Lakers forward openly lit up and — puffed away! “You could smell it — it was definitely marijuana,” and insider claims. “It was really strong! Lamar was smoking and sharing the joint with other people.”
Blindsided! I am.More from the Star’s report after the jump. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 06, 2009, 11:29pm
Last Sunday Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson was flagged for excessive celebration after intercepting a pass against the Texans. His crime, per the David White of the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
(Blurriness adds to the drama, no?)
Falling on bended knee and lifting his hands toward the unretracted roof after his end-zone interception just before halftime. The back judge deemed it excessive celebrating and threw his flag. “I’m just getting on my knees giving my respect to God,” Johnson said. “I don’t see how that’s a personal foul or anything like that.
Follow: “Chris Johnson gave the same thanks after his three other career interceptions, all last season, and was not flagged.”
Okay, now for the fun part, thanks to Yardbarker blogger Alana G. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 06, 2009, 6:21pm
The ESPN THE MAGAZINE “The Body Issue” Cover of a nude Adrian Peterson has been posted:
(Credit: MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE)
So we have a nude Serena Williams, topless Gina Carano, shirtless Dwight Howard and now Peterson.
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 06, 2009, 1:21pm
Outsports.com breaks down sports media like no other, and has an update on one of its most prolific members of the homoerotic comment Hall of Fame: Jon Gruden.
(Dude.)
Before we get to Gruden’s performance last night, let’s do a little fact-checking first. Or in Gruden’s case, make that ab-checking - as Tampa Bay coach in 2002:
The meeting was brief, the request bizarre. Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden didn’t ask [quarterback] Rob Johnson to throw a pass or even set foot on the football field. A stack of videotapes told Gruden everything he needed to know. Well, almost everything.
“He asked me to lift my shirt to see my abs,” said Johnson, 29. “He’s just crazy like that. He wanted to see how hard I’ve worked.”
“I’ll be the first to say I like this guy,” said Gruden. “I see something in this guy.”
Rob. Johnson.
Can’t say Gruden had a lot of company on that one.
Now onto the coach’s performance in the two way mirrored darkly lit booth last night…
Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 05, 2009, 12:06pm
An apparently fully nude Serena Williams is the cover athlete of ESPN’s ‘The Body’ Issue. This image was uploaded by ESPN public relations spokesperson Crystal Howard to Twitter this morning:
Here’s the lineup of other athletes in the issue, including topless surfer Claire Bevilacqua and Joba Chamberlain!
And yes, I’ve confirmed that Danica Patrick is also in the issue. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 05, 2009, 11:02am
Here’s the first photographic glimpse of Michael David Barrett, the man accused of making nude peephole video of ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews:
(Credit: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)
Barrett is due in court this morning for a bond hearing. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 04, 2009, 11:14pm
The United Football League begins play ON THURSDAY with the California Redwoods taking on the Las Vegas Locomotives in Vegas at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium. (Coincidentally where the XFL played its first game.)
(Obtaining Right To Witness Coaching Wizardry Of Fassel Not-So-Facile)
Seeing as I have Direct TV and the game is on Versus (so I’m screwed), I was actually thinking about trekking from L.A. out to Vegas to take in the game. So I logged onto the UFL’s official site late Sunday night to look into buying tickets for the game.
I started by going to the official league site here. Then to the league’s “tickets” page here. When you click on “tickets” for the first game listed, Vegas vs. California, you’re transported to, for some reason, UNLVTICKETS.COM. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 04, 2009, 5:57pm
College football sideline reporter Samantha Steele had alluded to suffering a concussion on her Twitter the past week, and the video that caused her noggin trauma has now been posted.
(Video credit: FSN @ Stanford Stadium)
Not exactly a Tebow-esque whack on the head, but plenty impactful enough for this reax:
Video after the jump. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 04, 2009, 11:28am
Apparently Redskins fans weren’t as entertained as the rest of us last week in Detroit. The WaPo’s Dan Steinberg has this photo of the tailgate scene this morning outside FedEx Field.
(Tailgating *scene* outside FedEx two hours before kick)
Then there’s ‘Skins Safety Chris Horton. Jamie Mottram’s Mr Irrelevant reports Horton has some anonymous guy write for him on his official blog. Said guy blew apart the Redskins’ Defensive Coordinator and Horton’s defensive teammates in a post yesterday. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 03, 2009, 8:50pm
NFL players will accessorize with pink this weekend in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, which has guys like Chad Ochocinco of the Bengals and Chris Johnson of the Titans jazzed. Earlier this week, Ochocinco was touting the fine-worthy special-order shoes, gloves and wrist bands he’ll sport on Sunday.
Johnson? Uh, think he might have ol’ 8-5 beat on this one.
(O-C knows he’s been beat)
The only fines facing Johnson on Sunday will be of the traffic variety.
