Pete Carroll Could Be Witness In Reggie Bush Trial

USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll and running backs coach Todd McNair will “most likely” be called as witnesses in the ongoing Reggie Bush civil suit.

Reggie Bush USC money

The suit is being brought about by a would-be agent who claimed to have given the former USC running back $300,000 in cash and gifts. No word on whether those gifts included a white Ford Bronco or poorly-fitting gloves. Read more…

Blog-O-Rama: Pete Carroll Flees From Facebook

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY can’t face up to the fact that Pete Carroll’s Facebook page is no more.

Young Pete Carroll at Arkansas

(Pete’s last-known Facebook photo)

• MJD of YAHOO SPORTS gets a paper cut, as he finds the form to attend Duke University Flopping Camp.

• The COLUMBIA TRIBUNE shows how Missouri football is fast-becoming a big-time program, as a sophomore Tigers linebacker gets arrested for pulling out a gun.

Girl peeing in bleachers

• JOE SPORTS FAN isn’t so relieved to find a female baseball fan squatting in the stands.

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Tonya Harding Opera Continues Its Smashing Run

• Theatergoers are certain to have a toe-tapping, knee-capping good time with Tonya Harding - the musical!

big Tonya Harding

• A Phillies pitcher shares a fun flight with Pee Wee Herman.

Pete Carroll calls other coaches lazy.

• Even the bathrooms in English soccer are violent.

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No Country For Old, Hard-Working Surfer Dudes

Few things are more enjoyable than someone in the public eye beginning a statement with “I don’t want to sound like a jerk, but…

Pete Carroll All Erect Pro

When that happens, we can only hope that (a) that person will sound like a jerk, and (b) we can enjoy a rare moment of candor that’s becoming all too rare in this sports world of sound bytes and coachspeak. And when USC football’s beachcomber-in-chief Pete Carroll uttered the aforementioned words to SPORTINGNEWS.COM, he did not disappoint. Read more…

Blog-Some: “Semi-Pro” Falls Flat, Only Earns $15M

• VARIETY shoots up news that “Semi-Pro” was the top grossing film of last weekend, but netted only $15 million - “the lowest opening for a major Will Ferrell comedy in almost a decade.”

Semi-Pro Jackie Moon Dick Pepperfield

• In honor of Felix Pie’s twisted testicle, 100% INJURY RATE painfully looks back on some of the more unusual injuries to have befallen athletes.

• The BALTIMORE SUN is shattered that the Orioles’ Kevin Millar decided to break out the pink bat, only to have it splinter after two trips to the plate.

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9 Out Of (Pac-)10 Coaches Surveyed Adore Ty-Will

University of Washington QB (and NFL hot prospect) Jake Locker is going to play baseball this summer. But Michael David Smith of COLLEGE FOOTBALL TALK thinks the idea is a foul ball.

Tyrone Willingham Pete Carroll Jake Locker

And that, in a nutshell, is why (Ty) Willingham is a better person than he is a football coach. Willingham is a good guy who wants his players to be well-rounded people. That’s great. That’s one of the reasons I like Willingham. Read more…

Pete Carroll Listens To Kanye West! (Yeah Right)

Adam Rose at the LOS ANGELES TIMES drops news that Pete Carroll is officially a member of the Facebook community, becoming the highest-profile D-1 coach documented to have an account with the social networking site.

Pete Carroll Will Ferrell

Carroll, 56, is apparently always down for taking part in pop culture, whether it’s a swimming race with fattie Will Ferrell or trading pokes with 20-somethings on Facebook. “Carroll lists his interests as teaching, coaching, playing basketball and surfing. He likes to watch ‘24′ and his favorite book, of course, is ‘The Inner Game of Tennis.’”

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