Thursday, May 17th, 2012

New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes did the anti-Ted Williams on Wednesday when he bunted for a base hit in the first inning of the Mets game today and then asked his manager to take him out of the game to help him win the National League Hitting Title with a .337 average.
Sports commentators and [...]

Jay-Z says that the New Jersey Nets will keep the team nickname and will be the Brooklyn Nets starting with the 2012-13 season according to ESPN.
“I can’t wait, for those Knicks, a.k.a. Manhattan Knicks, to step out of the way for what will surely be our NBA champions, the Brooklyn Nets,” he said.
The rap mogul [...]

Hall-of-Fame NFL player Deion Sanders is divorcing his wife Pilar Sanders for…becoming too famous?
That is the reason that the media-hungry Sanders is giving for now:
“Enough is enough. I never signed up for all this. Enough is enough.,” he said of his wife of 11 years. “If I wanted a model or a television star I [...]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett really LOVES him some Skip Bayless…well at least for a day…or photo!
Dockett was photographed wearing a shirt that says ‘I(heart)@realskipbayless‘ that was posted on his Twitter (@ddockett) and on Skip’s (@realskipbayless) today.
Skip went on to say to Darnell on Twitter:
I told Darnell Dockett if he wears “ILove@RealSkipBayless” Tshirt under [...]

Former NFL player Orlando Brown has been found dead in his Baltimore apartment.  He was 40-years old.
Brown spent his career with the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns.
He was injured back in 1999 when a referee threw a flag that went through his face-mask and hit him in the eye leaving permanent damage.  Brown reportedly received $25 million in a settlement from [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Lance Berkman have agreed on a 1-year contract extension for the 2012 season.
Berkman has rejuvenated his career in St. Louis and to-date is batting .300 with 31 home runs and 91 RBI’s.
If the Cardinals can’t resign Albert Pujols in the off-season then Berkman will replace him at first.  If Pujols is back [...]

Former college basketball player Phil Heath, who was a guard at the University of Denver, is bodybuilding’s new Mr. Olympia after beating out Jay Cutler (4-time winner) for the title in Las Vegas.
Heath becomes only the 13th man in history to win the prestigious title.
Read More on Heath’s Transformation HERE

Complete List of Mr. Olympia Winners

Larry [...]

ESPN resident hottie Erin Andrews tries out CrossFit in the October issue of Shape magazine.
Erin said she loved the CrossFit workout. Whether that is true or not is irrelevant, because her CrossFit demonstration provided for a very hot photo shoot of the photogenic sideline reporter.

Expect the October issue of Shape to be a best-seller at the [...]

Actor Brad Pitt, who stars in the new movie Moneyball as Billy Beane, is on the cover of the September 26, 2011 issue of Sports Illustrated sporting an Oakland A’s hat.
Moneyball Movie Summary:
Billy Beane was once a would-be baseball superstar who, stung by the failure to live up to expectations on the field, turned his [...]

Floyd Mayweather defeated Victor Ortiz in the 4th round tonight by a very controversial knockout.
Ortiz had headbutted Mayweather. The ref, Joseph ‘Joe’ Cortez, had gone to the judges to deduct a point.
As he did, Ortiz hugged Mayweather and apologized.
As Ortiz backed off, he looked at Cortez, Mayweather checked Cortez to make sure he [...]