Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Oh yeah, it’s baseball season.

Enjoy Reds‘ fans.  It won’t always look this pretty.  But for today, don’t it feel GREAT!

NFL Hall-of-Famer Warren Moon is unhappy with the criticism Cam Newton has received lately.  In fact, he thinks that some jabs at Newton in the media are “racially based”.  According to ESPN:
“A lot of the criticism he’s receiving is unfortunate and racially based,” Moon, who is Newton’s adviser, told the website. “I thought we [...]

Check out Tim Tebow’s latest foray as the spokesman for Jockey.  It’s the long anticipated “staycool” ad featuring a shirtless Tebow who dons a white, skin-tight t-shirt with the new “staycool” technology.
Something about having heat sink in you shirt sounds really nice on a hot day.  Tebow seems to enjoy it.  Of course, the piles [...]

Now that’s classy.  If it’s between a lucrative NFL career and selling out your mom, I guess mom loses every time.  At least that’s whats happening in the case of Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Aqib Talib, charged with aggravated assault, trying to shoot his sister’s common-law husband.  Talib is assembling a powerfuld defense.  And it looks [...]

What goes around comes around.  It’s an old cliche, but it always rings true.  In the case of former Chiefs running back, Larry Johnson, it comes in spades.  Johnson’s lawyer is looking for a change of venue regarding Johnson’s upcoming trial.  He’s being sued by a Lawrence woman who claims Johnson spit a drink in [...]

If you’re gonna jump a famous NBA veteran, make sure you’ve got the upper hand…especially if you do it in public.
Take a look at this video of Dominique Wilkins defending himself against Rashan Michel; the man who claims Wilkins owes him money for some suits.  Check out how Wilkins takes off his sports coat and [...]

The NBA is investigating New Jersey Nets co-owner Jay-Z’s presence in the Kentucky Wildcats locker room after they won their Elite 8 game last weekend.  The NCAA has very strict rules regarding the NBA teams’ contact with college players.  According to ESPN:
The rapper visited the players after their victory over North Carolina on Sunday [...]

Already under investigation for the $25,000 he received from Oregon to allegedly secure the services of star high school players, Willie Lyles reportedly told Texas A&M that it would cost them more than 80K to get Patrick Peterson in 2007.  According to ESPN:
Van Malone, the former defensive secondary coach at Texas A&M, told ESPN [...]

Atlanta Hawks legend basketball player Dominique Wilkins was attacked by a crazed fan following the Hawks game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday in Atlanta according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution .
“The fan was promptly arrested and was taken into custody by the Atlanta Police Department,” Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche said in a statement to the [...]

Had Dez Bryant just paid his bills, none of this would be an issue.  Instead, the recently publicized lawsuits alleging that the current Cowboys wide receiver owes as much as $800,ooo for ‘gifts’ and loans he received in 2009 could also adversely affect his alma mater, Oklahoma State.  According to CBS Sports:
The lawsuit claims that [...]