The Ladies… will be on SbB all weekend to live blog the NFL Draft. They’ll be here for eight hours each day beginning Saturday at 2pm ET. See you then!
• Bolivian basketball babe Claudia Porras still proves she’s a model player.
• Today’s the day Rick Monday cemented himself as a real American hero for rescuing Old Glory.
• Jim Gray is still stalking the press areas - if only he was doing it for an actual sports network.
• Meanwhile, Kelvin Sampson is having no trouble entertaining job offers from the NBA.
• Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen compares Pacman’s trade to Big D with the Cowboys signing Osama bin Laden.
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Elijah Dukes has been a bad boy in the past. But the former Devil Ray & current Washington National is confronting some of the messes made in his life.
The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES wipes up news that Dukes was able to reduce his current probation by completing some community service - namely, cleaning up cages at the local Tampa zoo.
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Not too long after dropping the “Devil” name, the Tampa Bay Rays may be getting back a devilish character - Barry Bonds.
The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports that Rays officials have had “internal discussions” about acquiring the available hitter. Bonds has been teamless since the San Francisco Giants bid the slugger sayonara last season, while the Rays have been powerless since … well, forever.
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Dan Steinberg of DC SPORTS BOG has video of Elijah Dukes obsessing over whacking something off the field:
And in a major upset, that object turns out to be inanimate.
2ND WOMAN SEEKS INJUNCTION AGAINST ELIJAH DUKES: Elijah Dukes has a way with the ladies - a violent way:
The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports that another woman has asked a judge to grant an injunction against the former Rays & current Nationals player.After breaking up in October, the woman has said she’s received threatening text messages from Dukes. The texts include warning her she’ll “have to deal with the consequences“, “don’t let me see you when I come home” and “it’s a promise, now make your move.”
The woman also reports Dukes has been calling her home at “inappropriate times”. One such call includes Dukes telling the woman, “It’s on.”
This is the second injunction sought on Dukes from frightened females. Earlier this year, the player’s ex-wife asked for a restraining order after Dukes left messages threatening to kill her.And his wayward way with women doesn’t stop there. When a 17-year-old told Dukes he was carrying his baby, Dukes reportedly got angry and threw a Gatorade at the girl.
The ladies in D.C. better beware of this ladykiller.
Or attempted ladykiller, anyway.
TB RAYS - BOTTOM OF THE STANDINGS, TOPPS OF THE HEAP Good to know that their 66-96 record was not in vain, as the Tampa Bay Rays have been put on top - by Topps:
The baseball-card company announced that the perennial AL East cellar dwellers have been declared the 2007 Topps Organization of the Year.The rankings are based on the number of awards given out to players throughout the season. Keep in mind, it’s not just the men on the major league roster that matter, but also all the hitters & hurlers in the team’s minor league system.
So the Rays were able to clinch the title by accruing such accolades as Players of the Month in the Southern and International Leagues.
Other awards that helped secure Tampa’s top spot include Best Alcohol-Fueled Police Chase By a Pitching Coach, and Most Creative Threats To A Spouse.
• Now that Tampa Bay has rid themselves of the ‘Devil‘, the WASHINGTON POST reports the Rays are also hoping to ship Elijah Dukes to the Nationals:
• BLOOMBERG throws down the gavel, as ex-NFL commish Paul Tagliabue is heading back to his ol’ law firm.• THE WORLD OF ISAAC throws the flag at Joe Gibbs, whose end-game blunder led the Redskins to another loss.
• Now that Les will stay Miles away, the DETROIT FREE PRESS reports that Michigan is measuring the MAC, as the school appears interested in Ball State’s coach:
• Speaking of job openings, the LOS ANGELES TIMES looks over the short list of candidates who might wander into Westwood after Karl’s cutting.• NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG is happy to see Don Imus back on the air, especially with some new p.c. sidekicks.
