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San Antonio Spurs

Odds and Ends: Tony Parker’s bachelor days are quickly running out


Now that Tony Parker has won his third championship to go along with his first Finals MVP, he can put all that basketball drama behind him and start focusing on all the drama that is going to surround his July 7th wedding to Eva Longoria. And the first thing he’s gotta deal with is some of Eva’s loudmouthed BFFs. According to the New York Post, one of her friends had this to say about the Frenchman: “He is just not gracious,” one of them said. “He puts himself ahead of her. He always orders at restaurants before her and is rude to waiters. We just don’t have a good feeling about him.”

We’re guessing that the mystery girl is the fat, ugly, jealous chick that always seems to make her way into the circle of babes. You know, kinda like that porker in the Dixie Chicks.

In other news…

[WFRV.com]: The Pack is back, it’s just not in a good way.

[PittsburghPostGazette.com]: A burnt finger will keep Ian Snell off the mound tomorrow. Damn chicken breasts!

[KSDK.com]: MMA legend tests positive for steroids. No, not Johnnie Morton.

[USA Today]: Kobe Bryant wants out of LA again. But give him a little bit, it could pass.

[Our Book of Scrap]: Getting kicked in the nads just got even funnier.

[TMZ.com]: Mark Cuban is reduced to doing coke off a cell phone. We blame Golden State.

And finally, here’s a story that will have any potential criminals thinking twice before they consider a kid and his mom as easy pickins.

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Soccer

Real Madrid kicks ass on the field, their fans kick ass off of it



Now, who would think that this could get out of
hand?

We probably don’t need to tell you this but soccer fans are some weird dudes. Especially those crazy diehards over in Spain who actually celebrate the winning of a championship and the deportation of the Beckhams to America by rioting! But, seriously, would expect anything less?

After David Beckham’s final game with Real Madrid clinched the club their 30th Spanish league title, thousands and thousands of fans packed downtown Madrid to celebrate. And according to the Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (try saying that three times fast), everything was pretty peaceful for most of the night. But somehow the high-fives and hugs turned into tear gas and violence and by the end of the episode, over 100 people were reportedly injured during the brawl between cops and fans.

Leave it up to a few bad apples to ruin the celebration of an entire city. Now, we’re not trying to imply that America is filled with the kindest souls or the most polite and courtesy fans. We’ve had our share of sports riots that have giving fans a black eye, both figuratively and literally, but to our credit, the Spurs recent championship celebration didn’t produce any major bloodshed or arrests in either Cleveland or San Antonio. And the NHL finals a few weeks back went off without a hitch as well. But then again, most people don’t care about the NBA or the NHL, and even more people were simply bored to tears by the entire playoffs. It’s kind of hard to be moved to violence when your passion for a sport is less than your passion for reruns of Bill Nye The Science Guy.

Links:

[AZCentral.com]: Police, fans clash after Real Madrid win

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New York Giants

LaVar Arrington involved in a serious motorcycle accident


Ben Roethlisberger was involved in an ugly motorcycle wreck that damn near cost him his life. So, while Big Ben might not currently be the poster boy of on field execution, he should be revered in locker rooms and clubhouses across America as the man who personally exposed just how dangerous motorcycles can be and lived to tell about it. And now GM’s can add LaVar Arrington to their “lucky to be alive” club when they plead with their stars about the need to live on the safe side in life. At least while they are still under contract.

Arrington was involved in a severe motorcycle crash in Prince George’s Country, MD on Monday and was rushed to a local hospital in serious condition. However, it appears that the former Redskin, current Giant free agent escaped the wreck with just a broken bone in his arm, three broken bones in his leg and some road rash. It looks like Arrington is going to be in lots of pain for a while but pain is your best case scenario in this situation.

Carl Poston is Arrington’s agent and while he is most certainly ecstatic that his client is going to recover, he has got to be absolutely livid that he was even on the bike to begin with. Huge sums of money are circulating around Arrington at all times and, from a business perspective, it is simply asinine to engage in any risky activities. Franchises have got to start being much more strict about allowing their players to participate in any sort of behavior that can put them in danger. Athletes are generally thrill seekers by nature, so it is the responsibility of the people who employ them to put their foot down and refuse to allow a player to die unnecessarily on their watch.

Links:

[WJZ.com]: LaVar Arrington Involved In Serious Beltway Crash
[ESPN]: Arrington suffers multiple injuries in accident

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Tennessee Titans

Pacman Jones needs some new friends


So much for that full page ad that Pacman took out apologizing to the NFL, the Titans and the fans. Not even an entire summer has gone by and Pacman already is involved in another shooting.

Police are looking for him after a shooting following a fight involving his entourage at an Atlanta strip club at 4 a.m. Monday morning. Police say that Jones and crew got into a fight over a woman with three other people. After everyone left, a member of the entourage shot at the car with the three people who were involved in the fight.

Jones wasn’t present at the time of the shooting and police only want to question him as a witness in the incident (isn’t that how the Vegas incident started out?) but clearly this is an indication that Pacman hasn’t learned a damn thing about being more responsible and making the right decisions. Being at a strip club till 4 a.m. on a Sunday night is clearly the wrong decision. The good news for Pacman is that there are plenty of strip clubs in Canada when he has to play for the CFL.

Links:

[AJC]: ‘Pacman’ Jones sought for questioning about shooting incident

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All Other Sports

Memphis car show accident video

Cars for Kids is a good charity that raises money for children in need but they made a terrible mistake by having a car race down a highway with no guard rails performing a stunt. Six people died and 20 more were injured in the small town of Selmer as they gathered to watch a driver do a “burnout” – spinning the tires until they smoke – in a drag car.

The car was driven by pro drag racer Troy Warren but he lost control and the car flew into the crowd. Here’s amateur video of the accident from WMC-TV in Memphis.

Links:

[WMCTV]: Car show disaster kills 6, injures 20 in Selmer; press conference Monday morning
[KETV]: No Charges Yet After Dragster Deaths

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General Sports

Nobody wants a numb penis or a sore labia


We’ve seen a lot of weird ads for workout gear in the past but this one absolutely takes the cake. Descente, which manufactures cycling, isn’t holding back in their ads for their new cycling shorts. In the print ad, Dr. Frank wants to talk to you about cycling and your scrotum.


Compression of arteries in your perineum restricts blood flow. That’s the space between your penis, vagina, and anus. AKA, the “t’aint.”

And the results aren’t pretty. A numb penis. A sore labia. An erection that points to the left or right. (Which looks silly, by the way). Or, in some really extreme cases, impotence.

Well, damn. If the buy these shorts can help us prevent weird pointing erections and impotence, then they’re worth every penny. But is it really necessary to put the word t’aint in an ad? Too bad Descente doesn’t make football gear, Eli Manning sure could use something for his sore labia.

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[Ad Freak]: Truth in advertising: Descente bike shorts

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NBA General

Nobody watched the NBA Finals


I felt a little guilty because even though I’m a huge sports fan and I blog about sports, I couldn’t bring myself to watch the NBA Finals. It wasn’t like forgot the games were on, I even checked the scores now and then between checking on baseball scores — I just couldn’t even reach over two feet to get the remote. Instead of watching the television equivalent of Ambien, there were just so many other things to do, like watching the cars go by or defragmenting my PC again.

It turns out I wasn’t the only one who had better things to do. The 2007 NBA Finals were the lowest rated finals in history. The four-game sweep finished with a 6.2 rating and an 11 share, which means only about 7 million people watched the games. Now, this isn’t nearly as abysmal as the paltry 1.6 rating for the NHL Finals but do you really want to compare yourself to the NHL to feel better?

I’m not really sure what the NBA can do to fix this problem. First, the Spurs are just a boring team to watch with absolutely no one with a personality. Even trying to make a villain out of Bruce Bowen didn’t help. I expect that next year, the refs will be “guided” to let more play go so that a running fun team like the Suns or the Warriors will get into the Finals from the West. As for the East, they are completely screwed. The Cavaliers were about the only watchable team in the East and they screwed the pooch in their Finals appearance. Perhaps next year, it’s the Bulls turn as the young guns and perhaps they’ll be able to represent the JV conference a little better.

Links:

[AP]: NBA finals suffer record-low TV ratings

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MLB General

MLB Cost Index for June 18 2007

The MLB Cost Index is one measure of how well your GM did over the course of the offseason and during the season. The Index takes a look at the payrolls for each team and calculates a Cost per Win number. Pretty simple stuff right? But in the wide open world of baseball with no salary cap, it’s the best way we can think of to judge teams on a level (monetary) playing field.

Who are the biggest bargains in baseball? Well, from the Cost Index, you would have to point to the Diamondbacks, Padres, and Indians. All three teams are in the ten lowest payrolls in the majors while being either on top of their division or only one game out. The Brewers are also a pretty good bargain with a $72M payroll and leading the NL Central by 6.5 games over the Cubs and their $100M payroll.

The complete MLB Cost Index after the jump.

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NFL General

Happy day after Father’s Day!

We all only have one father; well, except for that chick on My Two Dads, but that’s beside the point. What we’re trying to say is that dads are special guys. And even though we not might be as close to the old man as we once were, it doesn’t mean that the heartwarming feelings aren’t still there. C’mon, who doesn’t cherish those childhood memories of shooting hoops or playing catch with pops? Those are the moments where the lifelong bonds between father and son are forged. And we aren’t the only ones who think so, Bill Parcells does too.

So to all you dads out there, just don’t forget that your kids are going to grow up before you know it. You only have a limited time to influence their lives before they’re going be up and outta the house. It is critical that you spend quality time each and every day with your kids doing things like playing sports. And not only do drills like the ones mentioned by Parcells instill qualities like coordination, timing and good old fashioned discipline, but if you put in the extra effort with your kids then you just might motivate them all the way to a pro sports career. Then you could finally retire and live off your boy’s millions for the rest of your life. That’s the only thing that’s going to make all those teenage speeding tickets, emergency room visits and angry calls from high school teachers worth it.

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Chicago Cubs

Derrek Lee and Chris Young both swing and both miss

Were you let down by UFC’s latest disappointing pay-per-view? Well, if you were then maybe you should have saved that $40 you dished out for Rich Franklin vs. Yushin Okami and tuned into the Cubs vs. Padres game on Saturday to see the fight attempted fight between Derrek Lee and Chris Young.

There really wasn’t all that much action when it came to knuckles pounding skulls but it still lasted longer than the championship bout between Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson.

After Lee got hit by a Young pitch in the fourth inning, things got heated as Lee started swinging for the fences and we’re not talking about the long ball either. Both benches cleared during the fracas and by the time the pile of humanity was separated there were four ejections dished out, including Lee, Young, Padres pitcher Jake Peavy and Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry.

And you thought that the Cubbies would only throw down with their teammates.

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[KSDK.com]: Lee, Young Ejected After Padres, Cubs Fight