Rampage Jackson: Police Slow To Respond To Sean Taylor Because He Was Black

BREAKING: ZERO BLACKS SPOTTED AT COMPUSA SINCE ‘97: TMZ.com took time out from rooting through Britney’s garbage to video UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s reax to the Sean Taylor shooting:

Rampage Jackson On Sean Taylor Shooting Incident

Shot in the leg and died. Where the hell was the ambulance? Flavor Flav was real when he said 911 was a joke. Black folks, when you get in trouble [and you] call 911, please sound white when you call … We all sound white when we need to.“TMZ then has a poll, asking if Jackson’s is right:

Sean Taylor Poll

NEWSFLASH: Who knew no black people had computers either!

Blog-O-Rama: Video of L.A. NFL Team Ramming It

• WITH LEATHER wants to know if you know how to Ram it:

Rams video Ram It

• MR. IRRELEVANT is disturbed by the way the media thinks Sean Taylor had it coming.• THE GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES hits the bookshelves to find literary help for these sports figures.

• Some drunk Ole Miss gals give their thoughts on the dearly departed Coach Orgeron:


• LARRY BROWN SPORTS finds Lou Holtz in an uproar over the Internet.• Before their big Sunday matchup, THE SPORTS HERNIA compares dueling QBs Eli & Rex.

• 100% INJURY RATE tries to cure itself of Olympic fever, as they run down past mascots of the Games:

Montreal beaver Olympics mascot

• FOOTBALL JESUS LAS VEGAS takes a fond look back at all the College GameDay signs at last week’s Kansas-Missouri game.• CHICAGO BULL finds the Illinois football and basketball coaches are exact opposites.

Blog-O-Rama: Teddy Bear Toss At Hockey Game

• FUNKY FRESH VIDS went to a hockey game, and a teddy bear toss broke out:


• With all the attention given to the Sean Taylor tragedy, TIRICO SUAVE asks not to forget another athlete in critical condition - Cleveland Indians reliever Juan Lara.• HOME RUN DERBY hears that Jimmy Rollins thinks the Phillies have 100 wins in them next season.• DEADSPIN believes its time the Giants say bye-bye to Eli:

Eli Manning sack

• HALOS HEAVEN reports a snag in talks to bring Miguel Cabrera to Anaheim.• MSN and POPULAR MECHANICS break down the anatomy of a football hit.

• INSIDE USC tunes in news that Thursday’s Trojans-Sun Devils game was one of the highest-rated Thanksgiving college games ever:

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• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT flies high with these college kids attempting a real-life game of quidditch.• MY FOX KANSAS CITY shares the spotlight, as Mark Mangino & Gary Pinkel are both named Big 12 Co-Coaches of the Year.

Columnist Upset With ESPN Lack of Coverage of Sean Taylor Shooting

Leonard Shapiro of the WASHINGTON POST isn’t happy with ESPN’s coverage - or lack thereof - of the Sean Taylor shooting:

Sean Taylor ESPN

• Meanwhile, MY BRAIN SAYS RAGE remembers the slain Redskins safety.• And PART MULE presents a video tribute to Taylor.

• NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENTIAL WATCH socks it to us, as Curt Schilling will be shilling for John McCain.

• WAGGLE ROOM takes a shine to these golden golf jackets-slash-Caesars Palace bellhop uniforms:

Gold golf jackets

• THE BIG LEAD isn’t laughing when Jay Mohr makes a joke about a baseball player’s death. (When it comes to Mohr, when is there ever an opportunity to laugh?)• THE BIG PICTURE gives a toast to Louisville forward Juan Palacios drinking up in Vegas.

• NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG croons about Sylvester Croom being their coach of the year.

Sean Taylor Dies From Gunshot Wound In Home Attack

SEAN TAYLOR DIES FROM GUN WOUNDS IN HOME INVASION: The MIAMI HERALD reports that Sean Taylor has died:

Sean Taylor Redskins

The Redskins safety passed away early Tuesday morning at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Hours of surgery couldn’t save Taylor, after he suffered massive blood loss from a gunshot wound to the groin.There was a slight chance of hope for Taylor’s recovery, when the player awoke from a coma Monday evening, and responded to a doctor’s request by squeezing his hand.

The gunman who shot Taylor at his Palmetto Bay home still remains at large.

Sean Taylor Emerges Out Of Coma After Gunshot Attack

TAYLOR AWAKES FROM COMA AFTER GUN WOUND SURGERY: FOX SPORTS reports that Sean Taylor has emerged from his coma and is responding to doctors:

Sean Taylor Redskins

The Redskins safety was shot early Monday morning in an attack at his south Florida home. A bullet to Taylor’s leg hit a femoral artery and caused massive blood loss.Taylor had fallen into a coma during surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for the gunshot wound. The NFL Network further reported that Taylor flatlined twice during the emergency proceedures.

Doctors are concerned that the blood loss could have affected blood flow to Taylor’s brain, causing permanent damage.

But a source now says Taylor has awoken from his coma, and the injured player gripped a doctor’s hand when he was asked to do so.

The FOX source said, “Anything can happen at any time, but the phrase now being throw around is cautious optimism. Before, the guy was slowly passing away. Now, he’s slowly getting stronger.”