Posted on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 11:02:18 AM EST in NBA
More on: Heat, NBA, rumors, Draft, Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Bulls (all tags)

You might think the NBA season is over now that the Boston Celtics have earned the franchise's 17th championship, but there is no time to rest. In case you've forgotten, the Draft is right around the corner, Thursday to be exact, meaning there's a whole lotta wheelin' and dealin' going on. Actually, there has been no real wheelin' or dealin' just yet, but the rumors are defiantly flying around. The most interesting bit of speculation we've come across originates out of Miami where the Heat are desperate to turn around a horrible 2007-08 campaign.

Rumors have begun swirling that the Heat would consider trading Chicago native Dwyane Wade to the Bulls for the first pick in the draft, plus Tyrus Thomas and Larry Hughes. Miami has the second selection, so such a trade could land the Heat the two top prospects in Memphis guard Derrick Rose and Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. Look for the Timberwolves to select UCLA forward Kevin Love with the third pick.

They'd be an infant team in a grown man's league if the trade went down, but nothing could possibly frustrate Pat Riley more than what he went through last season. We say, "Git-R-Done!"

Links:
[Draft Nation]: Sunday's NBA Draft Rumors
[Boston.com]: A Kidd shall lead them

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Posted on Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 10:53:46 AM EST in NFL
More on: Cowboys, Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson, engagement, rumors (all tags)

Dallas Cowboys fans can exhale. While the curse of Jessica Simpson is still alive and well in Big D, Tony Romo made it perfectly clear there are no wedding bells currently ringing in his head.

I mean, it's just rumors. That's what people say," the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 27, told PEOPLE at Monday's Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Male of the Year Awards - where he was honored alongside Simpson's ex John Mayer and rumored former boyfriend Dane Cook. ("I guess you date Jessica Simpson, that makes you fearless!" Romo joked.)

But will there be marriage in Romo's future?

"I'm sure I'll get married one day. I don't know when," he says.

Did you notice that? Tony said, "I'm sure I'll get married one day;" not we'll get married one day. It's a very subtle difference, but Romo's a professional play caller; he's a master at sliding in the hidden yet intentional nuances. From our point of view, that means things are defiantly looking up Dallas.

Links:
[People.com]: Tony Romo: Jessica & I Are Not Engaged

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Posted on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 08:11:27 AM EST in NBA
More on: Shawn Marion, Suns, trade demand, contract, rumors (all tags)

Hearing trade demands coming from Andrei Kirilenko is understandable. After all, who actually wants to spend their whole career in Salt Lake City? Apparently not even Russians. But hearing the news of trade demands coming from Phoenix is something totally different. Especially when those demands are coming from Shawn Marion, the face of the franchise for the past eight years.

Despite the championship caliber club surrounding him, the Matrix is sick and tired of hearing his name coming up in trade talks and his not too happy about his contract either.

I'm tired of hearing my name in trades," Marion said by phone from his Chicago home Tuesday night. "I love my fans in Phoenix but I think it's time for me to move on."

Marion, the highest paid Suns player, has two years remaining on his maximum-level contract - $16.4 million for this year and a $17.8 million salary if he did not opt out before the 2008-09 season. He said the Suns' unwillingness to extend his deal is "only a part of why" he wants to leave but would not confirm that he has asked for a three-year, $60 million extension, saying, "The numbers aren't important."

Suns General Manager Steve Kerr declined comment.

And at this point, it doesn't really look like there much for Kerr to say. According to Marion, he's already packed his bags and is ready to go anywhere he has to. Even, dare we say it, Utah?!?

There are two known trade suitors in the Utah Jazz (for Andrei Kirilenko, if not others) and the Los Angeles Lakers (for Lamar Odom and a teammate), with Marion showing an interest in the latter because of a friendship with Kobe Bryant.

"Regardless of everything that went on with the extension, I'm tired of hearing my name in trade rumors," Marion said. "It's time for me to move on. I felt like they tried to force my hand to Boston with the (Kevin) Garnett stuff."

In June, there was the possibility of a three-way trade sending Garnett to Phoenix, a Boston pick package going to Minnesota and Marion to Boston with a contract extension but the Marion camp killed it.

"I haven't done anything wrong," said Marion, a four-time All-Star. "I leave it on the floor night in and night out. Sometimes, it's just time, and it's time to go. "It's been like a nightmare. It hurts me making this phone call. It's hurting me in my stomach."

Marion said he has no problem with any of his teammates but did not want to comment on the Suns staffers, saying, "It's just a bad marriage. I'm not talking about anyone. It's just time for me to go.

We know that Marion is standing up for his principles and all, but he's going to be kicking himself if he ends up with the Clippers or Bobcats. Heck, even the disgruntled Kirilenko would rather go to Europe than play in those wastelands.

Links:
[AZCentral.com]: Marion: `Time for me to move on'

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Posted on Fri Jan 12, 2007 at 01:32:03 PM EST in NBA
More on: Yao Ming, celebrities, rumors, Rockets (all tags)

(Does anyone still use the term jungle fever anymore? That movie was like what... 1992?)

There's a rule about lying. If you're gonna make something up, make it so preposterous that it's believable. MediaTakeOut.com is rumor-mongering (thank you Al Davis) that Yao Ming is dating 5'2" Nia Long because he became a huge fan of hers while watching The Fresh Price of Bel Aire in China. First of all, did Fresh Prince of Bel Aire even air in China? Second, wasn't this the plot of the Borat movie?

Reuters (slightly more credible than MediaTakeOut) has Yao denying the story:

Isn't it too ridiculous? I saw the news on Internet. The writer is so good at hoaxes. What's that? She's only 1.57m. I'm 2.26m. Does it sound reasonable?

Reuters also reports that his long term girlfriend Ye Li is living with him. So if Yao is really dating Nia Long... then kudos to you Yao. Just don't get caught in Colorado on a rape charge. You'll never be able to score 81 points.

Links:
[Reuters ]: Basketball star dismisses love interest as tall story
[Media TakeOut.com]: THE WEIRDEST COUPLE EVER! YAO MING DATING NIA LONG

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Posted on Mon Nov 13, 2006 at 01:51:34 PM EST in NFL
More on: Cowboys, rumors, celebrities, media, Arizona Cardinals, Matt Leinart (all tags)

Where are you Matt? You become a father and all of the sudden you're too good to make headlines banging a starlet or two? (And in the Paris Hilton case, starlet is a real stretch.) We've been reduced to rumors about Tony Romo going on a date with Jessica Simpson -- which is based solely on his MNF getting to know Tony Romo segment where he lists Jessica Simpson as his celebrity crush.

It's pretty interesting how these rumors get started. Bob Sturm from Dallas' The Ticket 1310AM republishes an email from a reader and all of the sudden, he is linked to a "source" that says Romo and Simpson went on a date. Kind of like how the rumor got started that Chris Pronger got a television reporter pregant and had to move out of Edmonton. Is that how easy it is to start a rumor? He's a rumor for you: Jessica Simpson looks like a man. Or is that kind of just an opinion? We never understood the fascination with JS. Yeah, she's got huge cans but if you wanted to look at a man face with huge cans, there's always Bill Parcells, who'd be a lot more fun to talk to. Here's a pic of Simpson with her new colagen lips.

Speaking of Matt Leinart, ever since his breakout game vs the Bears on MNF, he's thrown 5 INTs and only 1 TD.

Links:
[The Big Lead]: Checking in on Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson

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Posted on Tue Sep 19, 2006 at 04:59:14 PM EST in NHL
More on: Chris Pronger, rumors, NHL, Odds and Ends (all tags)

Chris Pronger told the Edmonton Journal that he knew his demand to be traded wouldn't go over well with Oilers fans but he is tired of all the rumors and speculation about his private life and what lead to his request to be traded.

I've heard all the nasty stuff, about all my girlfriends...that I've got more kids than I started with. I must have six kids out there.

It started off with I slept with so-and-so, and I'm having kids, then it moved to my wife sleeping with some of my teammates. I was supposed to be having a kid with a reporter, then she said, 'I don't know what they're talking about.' Then it went from story to story.

For the record, Pronger denies the rumors about any of the Christys he is supposed to have gotten pregnant.

In other news...

[Yahoo]: 3 people charged in connection with the Duquesne shooting incident

[Hockey Rants]: Sex + Hockey = SexiHokej!!!

[Bodog Beat]: The inevitable white trash union: Britney Spears and NASCAR

[Can't Stop the Bleeding]: Someone tell the NY media that there are 6 other teams in playoffs

[Toronto Star]: Sabres are a crime against fashion

[STL Today]: Denny Green calls out Warner

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