• Shaq will be lacing ‘em up with LeBron on a more continual basis, as the Big Cactus becomes the newest member of the Cavaliers.

• Rodney Harrison is sick of the whole Brett Favre brouhaha, too.
• Boston sure loves their Rajon Rondo – well, everyone except Celtics GM Danny Ainge.
• An Oklahoma mom is sentenced [...]

Tensions had been brewing for some time, but the war between Jon Stewart and the baseball fans of Philadelphia officially got underway on Thursday at approximately 11:14 p.m. EST. Ironically, it was during a segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in which the host was attempting to lampoon North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, [...]

• Major League Baseball without steroids is like porn without the silicone.

Just don’t blog about the subject with Raul Ibanez.
• Rodney Harrison doesn’t like how the NFL has become “soft and pansy“.
• A Fox News morning show lambasts MTV for Bruno’s ass-ault on Eminem – then does a segment with a Fox reporter doing basically [...]

The NEW YORK TIMES projects news that ESPN is looking to broaden its broadcasting brilliance to the big screen.

The Worldwide Leader is focused on collaborating with Walt Disney Studios and Creative Artists Agency to produce & distribute sports-themed theatrical releases in the next few years. And the network is already making cinematic strides by hiring [...]

Someone better spread out some tarp for Scott Spiezio’s new jail cell.
• Jon Stewart, comedic television star & collegiate soccer stud:

• Cubs owner Sam Zell chews on selling naming rights to Wrigley Field.
• The Atlantic City Surf is willing to take a big gamble on Cecil Fielder.
• Tim Tebow is voting for none of the [...]

HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS passes along this week’s edition of “Before They Were Famous”. Previous to hosting the Academy Awards and delighting “Daily Show” viewers, Jon Stewart was a college soccer stud:

(Hey, Jon – nice hair!)
The comedic star spent his formative years in the mid ’80s on the pitch for William & Mary. In fact, the [...]