• Thank goodness this A-Rod steroids admission happened, or we wouldn’t have anything else to talk about.

(Suppose Cynthia was really on to something, after all?)
• Still, it’s not like he’s accusing any media members of stalking him, right?
• Mike Leach is not to tickled about Texas Tech’s additional clauses in its latest contract offer to [...]

As this whole A-Rod affair erupts, another Major League player has gotten himself in trouble over steroid use, and it could lead to a year-long stay in the slammer.

The WASHINGTON POST reports that Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional investigators over the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. The current Astro and [...]

The Chicago White Sox fired three members of their scouting staff over some suspected foul play with the finances of freshly-signed players.

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports that scouting director David Wilder and scouts Victor Mateo & Domingo Toribio were let go on Friday for “violations of club policy and standards“. The three were tossed amid an [...]

They aren’t very happy over at CELTICSBLOG today.

WALKOFF WALK has a nice recap of last night’s baseball action.

SbB enjoys the sights & sounds of the Virgin Islands – America’s Caribbean!
• When it comes to circumcising Filipino children, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is a cut above the rest.

(The Gators QB studying up on the human body)
• Cedric Benson claims he wasn’t drunk, but he did want his mommy.
• Got $12,000 burning a [...]

You would assume ESPN is in full backpedal mode over its absurd E:60 hit piece on Miguel Tejada.
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Disney employees Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Simmons do their best to mitigate the collateral damage with teh funny (via AWFUL ANNOUNCING).
I’m not so sure the WWL’s suits really care though about the laughable reax to the Tejada thing. [...]

• HOME RUN DERBY catches Padres pitcher Greg Maddux overdoing it a bit in adjusting his cup.

• FLOTSAM MEDIA unearths one person who can relate to Miguel Tejada’s age issues.
• Matt Mosley of ESPN’s HASHMARKS calls the moving vans, as Falcons owner Arthur Blank is putting his house on the market.
• WITH LEATHER checks up [...]

Miguel Tejada finally told the truth on a troubling matter that could have dire ramifications across the MLB landscape – he’s actually two years older.

The HOUSTON CHRONICLE reports that the Astros shortstop admitted on Thursday that he’s actually 33, not the 31 that’s listed in the team’s media guide. And his admission may have come [...]

A bit confused by the whole Mitchell Report? Finding it hard to comb through all 409 pages in one sitting? Well, the fine folks at SLATE have injected a little orderly organization into the pumped-up mess:

Thanks to the SocialAction software tool, Adam Perer & Chris Wilson have come up with this steroids social network chart [...]

Because of a small fib, Miguel Tejada could be saying adios to America.
The HOUSTON CHRONICLE reports that Tejada’s citizenship status is in trouble if it’s determined he lied to federal agents about using steroids.
The new Houston Astro was questioned in 2005, after Rafael Palmeiro claimed he tested positive for steroids because Tejada gave him [...]