The DAILY MAIL documented the funeral of two British children killed in a car crash earlier this month, allegedly by a drunken goalkeeper for a Championship (the second-highest league in England) team. The player, Luke McCormick, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.

The boys killed in the crash, Arron and Ben Peak (ages 10 and 8), were huge fans of Manchester United. In their honor, the family gave them a funeral with a Manchester United theme. The pall bearers wore United kits, most attendees wore red, and their dual coffin was emblazoned with Manchester United’s colors and logo.
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The initial rumor being kicked around prior to this week was that Carmelo Anthony would be meeting with Nuggets brass regarding trade rumors, which turned out not to be the case: yesterday’s meeting actually resulted in a 2-game suspension for his recent DUI arrest, and this morning, he pleaded to a lesser charge in Denver County Court (both per the DENVER POST).

Anthony will serve a year’s probation and 24 hours of community service to go along with his team’s imposed suspension. The 2 games are mostly symbolic, more than anything else, but appropriate, given that it’s his first offense. Anthony will also be part of a Colorado State Patrol campaign on driving responsibly.

The first-round draft pick and Nuggets’ franchise player is questioning some of the pressure being put on him with the arrest and the Nuggets being swept out of the playoffs by Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

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TV WEEK reports today that Speed TV is planning “to air 10 one-hour episodes of ‘Wrecked … focuses on a sometimes risky life at a family-owned tow truck company in Chicago.”

Robert Ecker, VP of programming for Speed: “We have discovered over the course of time that while there are race fans, there are also people that have a love affair with the automobiles but are not necessarily interested in racing.”

Sadly though, it seems the Chicago-based show missed out on a major opportunity by starting the show now. Read more…

Scott Spiezio couldn’t hold his liquor - or anything else down - during a wild night last December. And now the Cardinals player will soon be held behind bars.

MLB.com reports that a $10,000 warrant has been issued by the Orange County (CA) D.A.’s office for the arrest of Spiezio. He faces charges of drunk driving & assault - all because someone didn’t appreciate Spiezio spewing all over his apartment. Read more…

If Roger Clemens gets a presidential pardon, we want one, too.

• Who would’ve thought Devean George would be such a power player in NBA trade talks?

• Meanwhile, the Association is gazing across the pond, as there’s plans to put teams in Europe.

• Len Pasquarelli must like his job, as the ESPN writer is back at work after quintuple-bypass surgery.

• But Dan Patrick isn’t as gung-ho about the Worldwide Leader, as he takes a jab at his ex-employer & Chris Berman.

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• FAN IQ reveals that Shaq is bringing so much more than just basketball skills to the citizens of Phoenix.

• AZ SPORTS HUB bears down word that Arizona coach Mike Stoops called Arizona State a “junior college“.

• THE 700 LEVEL finds Dwayne Wade & Rodney Carney trading back-to-back in-your-face dunks.

• First it was PTI. Then it was ABC. Now the BOSTON HERALD is in desperate need of proofreaders:

• Even with the pursuit of perfection going “poof!”, GOSSIP ON SPORTS knows it’s still good to be Tom Brady.

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Now we have some Super Bowl news. A New York Giants player has been arrested for a possible DUI two days before the Big Game.

The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports that defensive end Adrian Awasom was stopped early Friday morning by state police. He was cited for suspicion of driving under the influence and extreme DUI, but was eventually released.

A Giants spokesman said Awasom has already been sent home. But it’s likely not such a big loss for the G-Men, as the backup DE has been on the injured reserve list since September.

No word if Awasom was caught in a golf cart. But the new vacancy should free up even more spots for Jeremy Shockey to watch the game with his team.

The Super Bowl’s not the only big event in town this week, as the FBR Open is currently underway in Scottsdale.