Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

In the long standing feud between the pot and the kettle, few statements have been more hypocritical than that issued by Iran regarding London’s 2012 Olympic logo.  According to the the LA Times:
Iran is threatening to boycott the 2012 London Olympics, claiming that the logo for the Games is racist because it resembles the [...]

ESPN writer, Howard Bryant is disputing a police account that alleges he attacked his wife in front of their 6-year-old son outside the Buckland Pizza House in Massachusetts.  Bryant was charged with domestic assault and resisting arrest.  According to ESPN:
Witnesses said they saw a man choking and pinning a woman against a parked car, [...]

Monday, the Bears released former Pro-Bowl d-tackle Tommie Harris, linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer and O-lineman Kevin Shaffer.  Harris, a former Pro-Bowler, has been a mainstay on the Bears defense until this past season.  ESPN reports:
A three-time Pro Bowler, Harris started 90 of 104 career games for the Bears in seven seasons, but was released in [...]

Pitcher Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox is either very fortunate or one of the unluckiest MLB players to step on the diamond.  According to CBS, for the second time during this very early spring training season, Beckett was hit in the head by a baseball.  The fortunate part is that he wasn’t injured [...]

It’s NFL Combine time again.  So, what does that mean?  Well, observing players in the Combine is not exactly like watching practice and its miles away from gameday, but it does whet our whistles for all things professional football.  Also, it reminds us that the NFL Draft is less than 2 months away; a fact [...]

Hotness like Irina Shayk’s doesn’t just belong on the cover of a magazine.  That’s why we’re excited to offer you a look at her exclusive burning hot photo shoot from the pages of SI’s 2011 Swimsuit Edition.  Irina makes me want to go pick up a copy of “Russian for Dummies”.  For more photos of [...]

The NFL Combine is an interesting beast.  It puts a lot of emphasis on some qualities that aren’t usually all that important in a player, especially a quarterback.  But this is the way it’s been done for years, and the NFL likes it that way.  So here are a couple of things we’ve found out [...]

Welterweights B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought last night in UFC 127…to a draw.  Not what fans hope to see, but according to Bumpshack:

When Welterweight star Penn thought he was about to lose the match in the third round, it was officially declared a majority draw (29–28 Fitch, 28–28, 28–28).
Check out the video [...]

It sounds like something out of the Wisconsin state capitol.  However, the NFLPA’s plan to dissolve itself through the decertification process is actually voluntary.  The union is making the move to pre-empt what looks to be an inevitable lockout by NFL owners.  According to ESPN:

If the union decertifies, it is no longer a union, and [...]

During an impressive NFL Network interview that may have just propelled Cam Newton to the #1 overall draft pick, the former Auburn quarterback let something slip.  He mentioned, quite directly, that he’d met with the Dallas Cowboys on Friday night of the NFL Combine.  He tried to deftly cover it up later in the interview, [...]