• Time for the Chicago Cubs to bring that dugout-blessing priest back to the Friendly Confines – so he can administer the Last Rites.

• Speaking of holy matters, a Stanford lineman more or less tells Notre Dame & its fans to go to hell.
• It’s about time we heard from Warren Sapp about his thoughts [...]

While everyone is bemoaning or bemused by the Cubs’ inevitable playoff collapse for literally the 100th time, another NL Central club with its own postseason drought is about to be swept out of the park. After waiting 26 years, the Milwaukee Brewers are poised to watch their October hopes fall flat like a Miller Genuine [...]

• Greg Patton of the RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE hears Rick Neuheisel thanking UCLA fans for not booing during the Bruins’ bruising by Arizona.

• Baron Davis offers his thoughts & prayers to those affected by the Columbia, SC, plane crash that killed 4.
• BALLHYPE passes along video of David Beckham’s appearance on Sesame Street.
• You know things [...]

One of the most overlooked stories of the baseball season is coming to the fore as the Brewers bumble down the stretch:

Why is no one talking about how gigantic *vegetarian* Prince Fielder has become?
That photo looks like about a 40-pound weight gain in two years. I saw Fielder in L.A. a few weeks ago and [...]

• LeBron James would leave the NBA & play in Europe, all for a yearly salary of only … 50 MILLION DOLLARS! (raises pinky to corner of mouth)

• Prince Fielder is sorry for brawling with Brewers teammate Manny Parra, but isn’t sorry for the kind of competitor he is.
• Tiger Woods, the world’s #1 golfer, [...]

There are many ways to show leadership in sports: mentor young players, lead by example, or, if you’re Prince Fielder, commit assault & battery.

On Monday night, Fielder shoved Brewers pitcher & teammate Manny Parra because Parra seemed uninterested in hanging around the dugout after being pulled from the game. Going by the “Oh, crap, I’m [...]

• It was a dark and stormy night at Wrigley Field on Monday, and SbB writer (& White Sox fan) Tom was right in the middle of it.

• The Carolina Panthers may send Sluggin’ Steve Smith packing.
• Prince Fielder & Manny Parra brawl in a Brewers dugout brouhaha.
• Brett Favre really doesn’t want to be [...]

Do you remember the other professional team that plays in Wisconsin? The one that doesn’t have Brett Favre? The team that was tied for the NL Central lead with the Cubs on July 26 before getting swept? Is any of this ringing a bell?

Well, the Brewers found a way to get some attention last night, [...]

Mark Heisler of the LOS ANGELES TIMES has more details today on Elton Brand’s escape to Philly. Heisler notes that the Clippers tried to offer Brand a contract of $81M, but Brand’s agent David Falk stopped returning the club’s calls. Brand eventually accepted an $82M deal from the Sixers.

Heisler surmises, as we did here last [...]

It’s been well documented how Cecil Fielder completely blew tens of millions of dollars after retiring from baseball, and now his (estranged) son is picking up the money mismanagement mantle slack to keep us all entertained.

The DETROIT NEWS reports today that Prince Fielder “owes $409,149 in federal income taxes.“ More:
The IRS filed a $409,149 lien [...]