Written by: Mike MLB Umpire Joe West may be the smartest umpire in the league, or the dumbest. After the Yankees took on the Red Sox in the opening series this past week, West criticized the pace of play by both teams. He either really hates ump’ing these games and knew he’d get relieved of his duties, or he’s just gotten himself one step closer to a pink slip.
Written by: Mike Twitter is a magical place. A website which has seen no growth since June of ’09, yet continues to play in the public conscious. Seemingly because of this, Kevin Durant took to the micro-blogging site today in search of free access to ESPN Insider. This grants users access to premium features of espn.com which typically include in-depth access to stats and analysis.
Written by: Mike The West Virginia vs Duke game on Saturday was a lopsided affair. Duke took care of business to move on to tonight’s Championship Game. But Bob Huggins stole the show with his over the top, and completely baffling display of affection for one of his injured players. I’ve never ever seen such a moment in basketball. You simply must see the video (After the break!)
Written by: Mike If tabloids are to be believed, then you can currently track the infamous golfer to a sex rehab center in South Africa:
TIGER Woods was last night at the centre of a riddle over claims he has checked into a sex-addiction clinic. The love-rat golfer is said to be on a strict six-week programme at a £5,000-a-week centre in South Africa.
"Number 19 in the books! I LOVE BLONDES!"
The horrible English should be a dead giveaway that this rumor comes from The Sun (a UK based tabloid). I say good for El Tigre – but no matter what happens, AT&T, Accenture, and now GM won’t take you back – let alone your wife.
Tiger can stop with the facade. At this point we know he can sink any putt and nail any slut he wants. Business was good for TW Enterprises, and why not continue it. You can’t tame a tiger, and this one is no different.
Written by: Mike Mark McGwire finally admitted to the world what we already knew; he used performance enhancing drugs throughout the 90′s, including 1998 when he set a then Major League Baseball record of 70 home runs in a single season. This naturally raises the question of whether or not the steroids helped him achieve the success he had. To that McGwire said
I’m sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids. I had good years when I didn’t take any and I had bad years when I didn’t take any. I had good years when I took steroids and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn’t have done it and for that I’m truly sorry.
Everyone knew he was lying...
When a man faces the nation and admits he cheated, that takes balls. One could argue that he should have done so during the congressional hearings a few years back, but that’s water under the bridge. While I don’t condone what he did, I can certainly appreciate when a person owns up to their faults. It’s not easy to do in the 4 walls of your own home, let alone in front of a camera broadcasting your confession to the world.But that’s about as far as I will go in defending him. The bottom line is he knowingly cheated the game of baseball.
Baseball purists, analysts, newspaper columnists and others will surely parade his head around on a stick, and make an example of him; someone who cheated to get a competitive advantage and will now pay the ultimate price of not being elected to the Hall of Fame. But if you don’t elect McGwire in, you need to refuse Bonds, Clemens, and ARod (just to name a few). The question now becomes whether or not the voters have enough balls to stick by their guns and refuse all of them.
Electing one, and not the other is sending the entirely wrong message to kids, and the mainstream public who pays good money to watch the product MLB puts on the field. Elect all of them, and you’ve basically said “we don’t care about the fact they cheated, everyone did, so no one really had an advantage”, but tell that to the players who have seen their records disgraced by cheaters.
The only option the Hall of Fame has is to flat out refuse anyone who has publicly admitted to taking steroids. If you’re a young kid and getting very good at baseball (good enough to get drafted) seeing an entire era of players get denied the sports ultimate honor because they took PED’s would surely deter you from even trying them.
What about the Mitchell Report you ask? Anyone’s name who has come up numerous times as an alleged steroid user who is being considered for the Hall of Fame should have to go through the equivelant of a criminal interrogation. I’m talking lie detector tests, one-on-one interviews with top interrogation experts, background checks with former clubhouse attendants and trainers. If you pass, you’re in, if not, you are denied with no chance for appeal.
While all of this may seem a bit extreme, it’s the only way in my mind to clean up the game for future generations. By denying the sports ultimate personal honor to those who disgraced and belittled the sport where statistics mean so much, you are sending a clear message that America’s Pastime is a sport we can all trust.
Written by: Patrick Galvin 
I don't know why she has a moustache. Just roll with it.
Once again, a dumb receiver has opened his mouth in a playoff game, only to help his team get its ass kicked in the end. Talented receiver Desean Jackson was rendered ineffective for the 3rd straight time this season (his 4th quarter touchdown was in garbage minutes, already down 27 points). At least Terrell Owens would run to the Cowboys mid-field and shit on their star after doing something. If you’re going to showboat, at least get it right.
Story From AP (Courtesy of Yahoo! News):
Otherwise the game was uneventful. The Cowboys played well as they have recently, and the game was virtually over with 15-20 minutes of game time left.
Having lived in Dallas for a year and a half, I already know what’s coming next (besides Super Bowl predictions). The further vilification of Jessica Simpson.
“See, I told you he was ruining her game! She’s gone and now Romo’s a winner!!” Nevermind Romo was relatively inexperienced, or that every quarterback ever has had at least one playoff-choke, or that John Elway didn’t win a Super Bowl until he was practically 40. Having sex with attractive women obviously makes you less good at sports. Just look at Tiger Woods.
Sorry. It’s just too easy lately.
Written by: Mike Story from ESPN
When I think of USC football, three things come to mind. Coach Carroll, Great Players, and Southern California. If the rumors are true, Carroll inherits a mediocre to average team of NFL players and weather conditions less than ideal in Seattle.
His NFL head coaching resume is barely over .500. He coached the Jets to a 6-10 season and was promptly fired. Hired by New England, he went 27-21 over 3 seasons before getting canned. Compare this to a 97-19 record over a 9 year stretch at USC. From 2002-2008 his team never finished the season outside of the AP Top 5.
So why on Earth would someone leave that situation to presumably resume an NFL career that is simply average? He has the keys to the city of LA, and is every bit as popular there as guys like Kobe Bryant. With no professional football team, his team rules that entire landscape. He has singled-handedly built a dynasty at USC, and could stay around for as long as he wants (aka job security). He can recruit from all over the country, and in the off season can bask in the California sun. Again – WHY WOULD ANYONE LEAVE THIS?
You won't see parties like this in Seattle coach... just saying
Maybe there is something he knows that the rest of us don’t. Maybe he feels he has to try to succeed in the NFL one more time. Whatever the thinking behind his reasoning, one thing is clear; he feels pretty damn confident in his abilities as a football coach to walk away from what I believe is the best job in football – period.
Best of luck Coach Carroll – you made USC the team of the decade, and one of the most fun teams to watch. Just wish you’d reconsider and cement your legacy in SoCal.
