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Indiana Pacers

Odds and Ends: "Pacers’ Jackson kicked disabled man during melee"



Roll up bitch! Roll up!

You read that headline and immediately imagined Stephen Jackson kicking a guy in a toppled over wheelchair right? So did we. But before they had the good sense to change it, that’s exactly what the Indy Star had in their news feed. It turns out Jackson kicked a guy with a short arm. And while technically the guy was disabled, it’s nowhere near as egregious as kicking a guy without the use of his legs (presumably cause the guy can’t kick back). We like funny/ironic headlines as much as the next guy but that was tantamount to saying “Michael Jackson touches young boy” and not mentioning that it was on the shoulder. In any case, Stephen Jackson has apologized and is “happy to be alive“… blah blah blah… but he will still be charged with a felony in the strip club incident.

In other news…

[MSNBC]: Stern tells players to stop bitching about his new balls

[AZ Central]: Floyd Landis REALLY wants you to believe him

[The State]: Spurrier “probably” sorry for humiliating assistant coach

[Sign On San Diego]: Is $2000 really enough for that inevitable “ring stinger”?

[The Golf Blog]: Play Burnout Revenge vs Natalie Gulbis… ummm.. wouldn’t Tiger Woods 07 be more appropriate?

[MSNBC]: Yankees aren’t trading A-Rod, Cashman claims

[Jacksonville.com]: Vote for the top college fight song

[IHT]: Oh thank god… chess championship to be unified

[There’s Your Karma]: “if my understanding of aging beef is correct, a Bevo XIII Appreciation Dinner can be scheduled for, oh, 10 days out.”

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Indiana Pacers

Odds and Ends: more on the Stephen Jackson shooting


Stephen Jackson will get off relatively scott free for his strip club shooting incident because his actions “appear to be on safe legal ground” but today it was announced that he will get another year of probation on the charges he faced for the brawl in Detroit. However, the extra year of probation has nothing to do with the shooting as no charges were filed in the incident. Meanwhile, an Indianapolis man was arrested in connection with the incident and Reggie Miller is ripping Pacers players for standing by Jackson.


You shouldn’t stand behind a player that is someone slapping you guys in the face during the middle of training camp being out at a strip club at 3 o’clock in the morning shooting it up like it’s the Wild, Wild West.

In other news…

[SFGate.com]: Art Shell says Walter will remain the starter until Aaron Brooks comes back

[Baltimore Sun]: Ravens team plane makes emergency landing. Ivy in stable condition with kidney tear

[Craig Sager’s Suit]: This explains Sager’s taste in clothes

[The Offside]: Materazzi writing a joke book on Zidane headbutt

[There’s Your Karma, Ripe as Peaches]: The Missing Link Retains WBA Heavyweight Title

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New York Yankees

Odds and Ends: Joe Torre expected to be fired



Dead man walking

As soon as Robinson Cano grounded out to end the game and the series, you knew it’d be about 5 seconds before a NY sportswriter put the finishing touches on his “George Steinbrenner thinking about firing Torre” article. (By the way, do you think A-Rod was secretly praying that Cano would not get on base so he wouldn’t make the last out?) Indeed, a report came out just hours later in the NY Daily News that Torre would be fired and be replaced by Lou Pinella.

As of Monday, no news has been announced about the fate of Torre but Steinbrenner issued a statement saying that the season was a “sad failure” and sources have told the NY Post that George is leaning towards firing Torre. If Torre does get fired, we’ll have to agree with the guy from Freakonomics blog and Salon’s King Kaufman about how silly it would be.

In other news…

[ESPN]: Culpepper, Saban had heated argument Friday

[Soccernista]: Team’s fans beat the crap out of them at the airport (video)

[Mike Tyson’s World Tour]: Tyson explains his World Freakshow Tour

[Wizard of Odds]: Spurrier Throws Assistant Under the Bus

[Hockey Rants]: Michal Handzus Needs Your Help

[USA Today]: Steffi Graf pays $360,000 for Agassi’s rackets

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NHL General

Odds and Ends: How the hell did Tie Domi score Tia Carrere?


We can’t stand Tie Domi. But we’ve grudgingly got some new found respect for him. In the midst of a messy divorce case from his wife Leanne, she accused him of having an affair with Tia Carrere and some Canadian politician named Belinda Stronach. Now the politican is decent looking but we had no idea that he hooked up with Tia Carrere in 1999. This might be old news but Tia Carrere is way too hot for Tie Domi. How is it possible that a girl like this could date a dude who looks like Tie Domi.

In other news…

[AP]: Skins become NFL’s most penalized team

[Charlotte.com]: Sources: Robinson out as Nationals manager

[SI]: Nets sign Jay Williams

[Can’t Stop the Bleeding]: Brett Statue In Greater Demand Than Brett

[Sportsline]: One suspect released, two more charged in Duquesne basketball shooting

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San Francisco Giants

Odds and Ends: Barry Bonds to play in ’07

Barry Bonds’ agent told the Los Angeles Times that Bonds will play in 2007 and is expecting a call from the San Francisco Giants.  Many expect that the Giants would have to sign Bonds at whatever price he demands because they don’t want him breaking Hank Aaron’s home run record in another uniform.  However, we have said it before and we say it again — we hope that Bonds doesn’t get signed anywhere next year so that he can’t break Hank’s record. If Bonds gets to 756, baseball should be ashamed of itself.

In other news…

[AZ Central]: University of Phoenix gets naming rights to new Cardinals stadium but it’ll always be The Pink Taco to us

[dBusiness News]: Budweiser.com signs deal wtih STATS Inc to beef up it’s football stats

[Sports Pad]: Rugby: The Most Unsafe Professional Sport

[Indy Star]: Jack Del Rio says Colts are a dirty team

[NFL.com]: Simms out of intensive care

[The Hater Nation]: ESPN Rewrites History

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Edmonton Oilers

Odds and Ends: Chris Pronger is sick of the rumors



Chris Pronger DID NOT nail her

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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College Basketball

Odds and Ends: Five Duquesne basketball players shot

Five Duquesne basketball players were shot in an altercation on campus after a dance. According to a statement released by the school two were treated and released while three are still in the hospital. According to Shawn James, who was shot in the foot, the incident involved a woman who liked someone on the basketball team.


It wasn’t an argument,” James said. “We were just coming from a party. This girl that everybody keeps talking about was just a female who liked someone on the basketball team. She was just casually talking to him.

Her boyfriend called her over and they were arguing,” James said as he gave his first-person account. “Then the guy started saying stuff to us. It was our whole team. We told him we had no time for this and as soon as we turned away, two guys started shooting.

The police are still looking for the gunmen.
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In other news..

[James Mirtle]: The worst hockey logos of all time

[Raiders blog]: 100+ Raiders fans arrested on Monday Night

[Star Telegram]: TO out 2-4 weeks with fractured finger

[Miami.com]: Listen Miami fans, do you really want Joey Harrington?

[Detroit Free Press]: Anyone want to buy a Detroit golf course?

[The Offside]: Another racism incident in German soccer

[Trojan Wire]: Do you really need alcohol this badly?

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San Francisco Giants

Odds and Ends: What if no one signed Bonds next year?



Very nice… how much?

We’re trying to ignore it as much as we can but Barry Bonds is inching closer to Hank Aaron’s homerun record and he’ll likely break it next season if he decides to play. Well, today, the owner of the Giants said that he’s going to delay making a decision on Bonds until the end of the season. Now, it’s unlikely that the Giants won’t resign him if Brett Favre Barry Bonds wants back in but what if… what if the Giants didn’t resign hi and nobody else in the league stepped up. That’s one way to end his home run chase.

In other news…

[ebay]: ebay fun: dress worn by Jose Lima’s wife up for auction. “It is 13” across at the bust. Obviously, there is considerable stretch and give in this material.”

[Deadspin]: Remember the SNL skit saying you could hire the Black Eyed Peas for your bar mitzvah? Dead on. Is there anything these guy won’t do for a buck?

[Railbird Central]: Hey look, a record crowd got to see how washed up Brett Favre is. (Yes, we realize that’s the second shot at Favre this post.)

[The Hater Nation]: Holy crap, Brenda Warner doesn’t look like a man anymore… sorta.

[There’s your Karma Ripe as Peaches]: Mrs. Manning is not doing her son Peyteypie any favors

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General Sports

Odds and Ends: Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova are not dating


Andy Roddick told reporters a million times that he and Sharapova are just good friends. “You know, we’re friendly. We’re in the same places. I think she’s a great girl. You know, we’ll talk. That’s about it.” Damn, Andy, how can you be friends with Maria Sharapova and not want to run up in her like Bruce Jenner? (Man that’s an old joke. Some of you kids don’t even know who Bruce Jenner is right? Now stay off of my lawn!) What is wrong with Andy Roddick? We’re officially starting the Andy Roddick is gay speculation. And of course, this post is nothing more than a reason to post another photo of Miss Sharapova.

In other news…

[Cincinnati Enquirer]: Remember Mathias Askew? He’s suing the city of Cincinnati for $50M

[ESPN]: 5 NFL franchises now worth over $1B

[Sign On San Diego]: Even umpire beefs halt for Kate Smith

[Toronto Star]: CFL player accused fo sexual assault

[Clarion Ledger]: Can’t read? Football player? No problem! Come to Ole Miss

[Beyond the Box Score]: Which Players Had The best RBI-to-GIDP Ratios?

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Philadelphia Phillies

Odds and Ends: Ryan Howard for MVP



MVP! MVP! MVP!

Last night, Ryan Howard tied Mike Schmidt atop the Phillies all time Home Run single season list with 48. As people have been prediction for a while, it was an inevitability. There was a time (right around the Bobby Abreu trade) that the only reason to watch the Phillies was Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. Now the Phillies are within 1/2 a game of the wild card and serious consideration needs to be given to Ryan Howard for MVP. More praise for Howard in the blogosphere here and here.

In other news…

[Yahoo]: US Beats Germany to advance to face the Greeks

[Toronto Sun]: The Homeless World Cup

[ESPN]: English soccer player arrested for pulling a “Zidane” in the street

[Project Spurs]: Tony Parker on the cover of NBA Live 07