• DEADSPIN rolls tape, as outgoing head honcho Will Leitch gets a very special goodbye message from the one & only Scott Van Pelt.
• BRAHSOME shows the Knicks fans’ response to their team drafting Danilo Gallinari - laughter, then booing, then chants of “U-S-A!”
• Tom Fornelli of AOL FANHOUSE hurls up video of just-ejected White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper throwing something in disgust - and he ends up pulling his hamstring.
• WITH LEATHER huddles up to share news of some English rugby players getting in a scrum with an 18-year-old stripper.
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To the surprise of pretty much no one, the 2008 NBA Draft began thusly:
1. Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose, Memphis
2. Miami Heat - Michael Beasley, Kansas State
3. Minnesota Timberwolves - O.J. Mayo, USC
The only real suspense in the opening stages was who was going to go next after the big three. And the next two teams were Bruin-up some surprises. Read more…
Some links from all around as I sweat out the California heat wave without A/C:
• PRO FOOTBALL TALK divulges that Adam “Don’t Call Me Pacman” Jones is defaulting on the mortgage on his Tennessee home.
(This bedroom is part of the home that could be yours if you show up at the courtroom auction.)
• Mr. Jones is not alone on the real estate issues front, as THE BIG LEAD writes on the California real-estate company that’s on the down and out after getting investments from jocks like Matt Light, Roy Halladay, and Vladimir Guerrero.
• The IRISH BAND OF BROTHERS discovers Notre Dame is having some issues finding an alum willing to take on its vacant athletic director position. (Duties include keeping Charlie Weis’ chocolate fountain flowing at all times.)
• Gotta love Redskins TE Chris Cooley – via his COOLEY ZONE blog, he lets us in on his upcoming Eastern Motors ad, and is even looking for nicknames to use in the ad, too.
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Now that he’s no longer their coach or president, yet still keeping him on their payroll, what do the Knicks do with Isiah Thomas? Well, shipping him off to Europe is a good start.
Marc Berman of the NEW YORK POST dribbles up news that new Knicks prez Donnie Walsh has dispatched Isiah across the pond, reportedly for a scouting mission: Read more…
No sooner than the ink has dried on his freshly-signed multi-million dollar contract, new Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni is already putting his stamp on the franchise. First order of business - send Stephon Marbury packing.
Mitch Lawrence of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reports that D’Antoni wants to ship Starbury out to his old stomping grounds with the Suns, and try to get back two of his favorite Phoenix players in return - Boris Diaw & Leandro Barbosa.
Marbury might feel a little jilted about being banished from the Big Apple. (Plus, his last trip to Phoenix wasn’t so fun, either.) But if you think Stephon feels bad, imagine how the Chicago Bulls feel right now. Read more…
• BEHIND THE BADGE passes along pics of some sexy senoritas from a Spanish-language TV show modeling the new DC United threads.
• In other apparel news, ZONER SPORTS catches a youngster wearing the jersey of his favorite Packer - Mark Chmura?!?!
• Former Dodgers GM & current Padres office assistant Paul DePodesta is taking a trip into the blogosphere.
• RANDBALL receives news that a former NFL Mr. Irrelevant will be trying his luck in love on “The Bachelorette“.
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The Knicks have found a new coach, and that poor guy is Mark D’Antoni.
The deal hasn’t been announced by the team, but sources are confirming that both sides have reached an agreement.
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In order to secure the services of Mike D’Antoni, the Chicago Bulls & New York Knicks could be brewing for a bidding war.
Marc Stein of ESPN reports that the NYC b-ball club is preparing to make a “staggering” financial offer to the technically still-Suns coach, believed to be in the neighborhood of $6 million a year or more. Nice neighborhood.
D’Antoni reportedly has his heart set on Chicago. But even if the Knicks’ offer doesn’t change Mike’s mind, it could change the minds of Bulls management: Read more…
