8:07 PMAdam Schefter on a possible destination for Larry Johnson: "When Larry Johnson left Penn State, the one team he wanted to most play for was the Steelers. If he clears waivers, he'd love Pittsburgh." Wait, is Mike Tomlin qualified enough for L.J.?
7:36 PMFrom this report by ESPN's Chris Mortensen, it certainly appears that the NFL will hold league office-enated punishment from the Randy Hanson incident over the head of Raiders Coach Tom Cable unless he gets counseling. As the league should, good move.
7:18 PM AOL's Jeff Fletcher reports tonight, "(Dodgers GM Ned) Colletti, on Joe Torre: "He's expressed a serious interest in coming back (beyond 2010). We'll talk about it and see where it goes." Perhaps Torre anticipating an ownership change? Know something we don't, Joe?
Tiger Woods’ new mansion - the one on the property he bought for almost $45 million a couple years ago - is rounding into shape quite nicely. Well, actually, that’s a bit of a judgment call, depending on your tastes in architecture. How about this? One part of his mansion - possibly the guest house - is rounding into the shape of a word quite nicely. That work?
(See, it’s not just some weird headline. This part of the roof actually says “HI.”)
PAGE2LIVE.COM’s Jose Lambiet has new pictures of the mansion, but only new pictures. That’s not to call his journalistic bona fides into question or anything; it’s that, as he points out, everyone working on the house has signed a confidentiality agreement. Guess Tiger’s not a big fan of “Cribs.” So, pictures, then, everyone? Yes, pictures! More pics after the jump. Read more…
EA Sports wants into the subscription business that has put Blizzard Entertainment into more money than they know what to do with. So they’re offering up their most popular title that is also easy to transport Web-ward (Tiger Woods PGA Tour) in a “multi-tiered subscription” model this fall.
(Gonna go out on a limb and guess you can’t unlock both players in this game)
This is, of course, code for “the first one’s always free”. You want a sand wedge? That’s a dollar. You want a red Nike shirt? That’s a dollar. You want to play more than three courses? That’s a dollar. You want Elin Nordegren? Why don’t you just give EA your AmEx Black and they’ll let you know when they’re done with it?
Instead of that game (which sounds an awful lot like an authentic golf simulation where you spent every dime you own to get better when you never will), why not consider another possible version of the game that would be authentic, fun, and not require all that nonsense?
Some people thought that Tiger Woods would find a way to make it back from his rehab in time to play at the Buick Championships this week at Torrey Pines in San Diego. After all, he’s won the tournament six times, and it was the site of his epic victory over Rocco Mediate in the U.S. Open last June - his last tournament before having season-ending surgery.
But he didn’t, and that’s probably a good thing: the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE reports that his wife Elin Nordegrengave birth to their second child on Sunday, a brother to go with their daughter Sam. Put the new Woods scion along with his champion golfer niece, now the Woods gene pool can pretty much dominate both tours for at least the next 40 years.
As we mentioned when news of his wife’s pregnancy first broke, it took real courage to have sex with his Swedish model wife while dealing with an ailing knee. But to deal with a pregnant wife while rehabbing, with only the help of a team of nannies, servants and personal assistants? He should be canonized right now. Of course, it would help his case if he bothered to show up for this child’s baptism.
One place Tiger Woods probably won’t be showing up is anywhere with Snoop Dogg there, lest his reputation be sullied by some scallywags discussing nefarious topics such as pimps and hoes. But LenDale White has no such problems, inviting the rapper/actor/youth football coach to his 24th birthday party back in December, just after they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to clinch the best record in the AFC.
It might seem odd that Snoop Dogg would be at the party, since he is a professed Steelers fan. But he and White go back to White’s time at USC (White even threw Snoop Dogg a ball after a TD while the rapper was standing in the end zone), and White has cameoed in Snoop Dogg videos.
YOU BEEN BLINDED has the video of the night, and you can expect, the language makes it pretty NSFW - there are more N-bombs being dropped in the course of five minutes than at the University of Mississippi in 1962. And make sure you watch until the end for LenDale’s own bit of “freestyling”:
Point of fact here: I’m white, which means I have no idea what “I don’t flow, I just pull hoes” means, but I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with yardwork. I’m also pretty sure that Snoop Dogg was a Raiders fan when my roommate had a copy of “The Chronic” in college, and now he’s a Steelers fan but he’s hanging out with the Titans? This guy is the most fickle sports fan since LeBron James.
FOOD COURT LUNCH wants to give you a heads up about the latest movie: “Black Mamba, The Helpful Assassin.” Sounds like something Quentin Tarantino would be involved with, co-starring Jim Brown and Pam Grier.
Who would want a fat outfielder who was one of the biggest (literally) free agent busts in recent memory? Andruw Jones, welcome to the Texas Rangers! RUMORS & RANTS breaks down the freefall that is his career - at the very least, it will be fun to see if he can still be a tub of goo while dealing with Texas summers.
ARCA racing: it’s where they put inexperienced drivers on super speedways and wish them Godspeed. Needless to say, a lot of this sort of stuff happens:
MOTORSPORT.COM says that Patrick Sheltra, the driver who was T-boned in the crash, remains hospitalized with a compression fracture in his back, but the majority of medical tests so far have been negative.
SLATE gets down to the truth of the matter: the SI report that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids changes absolutely nothing.
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that Colts DE Darrell Reid was arrested after refusing to leave a nightclub parking lot in Indianapolis early Sunday. The best part is his reason: “I don’t have to because I am a football player with the Indianapolis Colts.” I understand that Jim Sorgi uses that line all the time as well, but usually it’s when security tries to kick off him the sidelines of Colts games.
NESW VIDEO found this gem on YouTube: A scintillating video Kevin Garnett put together for a Web site called AthetesDirect.com back in 2001 when he was playing for the Timberwolves. The topic? How he gets dressed. And yet somehow AthetesDirect.com is now defunct.
What do you get when you combine billiards, poker and mixed martial arts? Either a typical Saturday night at my house, or one of the goofiest ideas for a reality TV show ever, as tracked down by DEUCE OF DAVENPORT.
If can’t stalk the one you love, stalk the one you’re with (or at least near): the INDIANA STATESMAN says that a creep who served five years in prison for stalking Olympian Sheila Taormina has been arrested after apparently harassing an Indiana State female athlete and violating a restraining order to not step foot on campus. Because they really thought that was going to work?
Remember early in 2008, when Tiger Woods decided to play a limited early-season schedule and skipped most of the PGA Tour stops ahead of the Masters? While he might have been resting his ailing knee, he apparently was also doing what most of us would have done in his situation: having sex with his Swedish model wife.
At least, that’s how the math works out after Woods announced on his Web site that he and Elin Nordegren were expecting their second child sometime this winter. (No firm date has been given yet: presumably he’s waiting for his caddy Steve Williams to consult his book before making a decision.)
TIGER WOODS BOGEYS ON BABY DAUGHTER’S BAPTISM: Tiger Woods may or may not have sold his soul to the devil to achieve such great success, but the golfer may be going to hell, anyway, after skipping out on his baby’s baptism:
YOU BEEN BLINDED reports how Woods missed out on the sacred celebration for his daughter Sam in Sweden. The ceremony took place last weekend in Stockholm, attended by mother Elin Nordegren and her family.Meanwhile, it appears the golfer formerly known as Eldrick traded holy water for water hazards, as reports say he was spotted at a charity tournament in California.
A family member couldn’t explain Tiger’s absence, saying, “Everybody was very surprised over the fact that Tiger did not show up.”
Afraid of attracting too much media attention, the baptism was held in a gym instead of a church. So, despite Daddy’s ditching, little Sam wasn’t missing any dumbbells, after all.
WOODS WAGES HE’LL BE MORE VICTORIOUS THAN SMOLTZ: John Smotlz of the Atlanta Braves may be a good pitcher, but Tiger Woods is better:
The ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports Smoltz has a “friendly” competition going on with the Golfer Formerly Known as Eldrick. The former Cy Young winner recently spilled the beans to a radio station about the duo’s rivalry.
In a wager that would make Phineas Fogg proud (or at least mildly interested), Woods is awarded the equivalent of three baseball wins with every golf tournament victory. So far this year, Tiger has 4 championships (i.e. 12 wins), while Smoltzie only has 10 W’s.
Unfortunately, Smoltz neglected to mention what exactly they were wagering on. We’re guessing if Tiger wins, Smoltz has to be his caddy for the rest of the season. And if Smoltz wins, he gets to help make baby #2 with Elin.
NEXT TIME LEBRON JAMES WILL LEARN TO LIE JUST TIGER: Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren had the couple’s first child on Monday morning, Sam Alexis. There’s been plenty of discussion about the date of birth since and how it might’ve impacted Woods at the U.S. Open, but very little talk about the misdirection play pulled by the golfer with the media about the actual due date.
Woods: “Being there for the birth is the most important thing - not a golf tournament. If Elin is going to have the baby during the week of The (British) Open, I don’t go. It’s that simple.
“My intention is to play at Carnoustie but I really don’t know what is going to happen. Hopefully, the baby will be healthy and will arrive on time. But at the moment, I cannot be certain about my schedule.
“I will base it around the birth but my playing plans are still up in the air. Your guess is as good as mine.”
In the days prior to the Ryder Cup, the Dubliner magazine published fake nudes of Elin Nordegren, better known these days as Mrs. Tiger Woods, and now she’s suing.
In an attempt to settle the matter out of court, the publication offered to make a significant donation to a charity of her choosing but she is keen on taking her case to court.
What would you guys like right now? One of my wisecracks or a picture? … Yeah, that’s what I thought.
