Month: March 2009

It took me a couple days to see the video from the Ryan Moats incident with police officer Robert Powell. In case you didn't see it, Moats and his wife went to see his dying mother-in-law at the hospital, ran a red light (he says safely), and Moats was detained in the hospital parking lot […]

My reasons the NHL Playoffs will be a BLAST: Ovechkin- My opinion the most exciting player in hockey. When he brings it, (which is almost always) oh it's a sight to see. The Boston Bruins- They have dominated their division (leading by twenty points) Tim Thomas has put on a clinic in goal this season […]

Thanks to a reader for this awesome shot of these three swimmers looking very acrobatic. Photo after the jump. And they are not wearing those hideous full-body suits. Thanks to a reader for this awesome shot of these three swimmers looking very acrobatic. Photo after the jump. And they are not wearing those hideous full-body […]

Fabiam Hambuechen Voting is almost over in the World South bracket in the annual King of the Hardwood contest. German gymnast Fabiam Hambuechen is among the field of 16 in this bracket that will close out Round 1. Vote here and check out the Round 1 winners to date. Check out the photos of the […]

Nikki Allen was making her debut on live television and was on Panama City, Florida's WMBB morning show explaining what was going on in the beach volleyball community. Then… kaboom. So that's got to suck. Fainting on live TV and having your friend just gawk at you on the ground while the reporters desperately scramble […]

Imagine for a moment that you're a professional athlete. (If any of you reading this happen to be a pro athlete, this will be easier for you because you won't have to imagine. Also, feel free to call me anytime. Just to chat.) As one of the best of the best, the cream of the […]

All the Tiger haters have plenty to moan about today, as he came back from 5 shots down on the final day at Bay Hill to win in only his third tournament since returning from knee surgery nine months ago. Get ready to hear lots about it leading up to the Masters next weekend, because […]

Romain Mesnil, a French pole vaulter, has instantly won me over with his stunt to try and attract new sponsors after he was dropped by Nike: He posted a video of himself running nude through Paris (video below). The musclebound 31-year-old is seen loping through the streets with his pole as if preparing for a […]

If you were going to tune into one ‘Celebrity Apprentice‘ episode this season, last night was it. The star of the show: Former NBA great Dennis Rodman and his vodka-cranberries. It was kind of sad. “The Worm” was dubbed project manager and the two teams had to manage four hotel rooms each. Both teams had […]

It’s almost April and it’s almost baseball season again! There’s something great about getting out to the ballpark on a nice spring or summer day and seeing two teams battling each other, having a cold beer (or soda if you’re under 21), and having some overpriced food to go along with it. But no one […]

I forgot to mention this when I wrote about my day at the first round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Wachovia Center but was reminded of it during the telecast of Villanova's Elite Eight victory over Pittsburgh last night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The announcers mentioned that all of the […]

Pele, left, and Cristiano Ronaldo There is a real soccer catfight going down in South America between two soccer legends, Pele of Brazil and Maradona of Argentina. Pele, 68, recently claimed (and later backtracked) that two Brazilian stars, Ronaldo and Robinho, used drugs and that Maradona, 48, Argentina's coach, is a bad role model because […]

It was just last week that we joined the new call for a gay sports bar in Los Angeles. Well believe it or not, our calls may soon be answered. We heard from a pretty reliable source that a gay sports bar is headed to a very gay neighborhood in the L.A. area, and it […]

It’s not often we can write about the Pittsburgh Pirates, because, well quite frankly writing about how poorly managed a once proud franchise is, can be grating. So it’s always fun when get to a juicy story involving one of the players of a down-trodden franchise. Especially when you hear about said player being in […]

Neither totally out nor closeted, kicker finds the right environment to be himself.

We’re down to the Elite Eight of our Local Groups Challenge, and all the teams remaining have a shot at making the Finals! The final four groups will go to a panel of judges who will choose the winner. This is the last round of popular vote, so be sure to vote for the top […]

Thanks to Athletic Business for pointing us to an article out of Greensboro News & Record about the preponderance of lesbians at women’s college basketball games. The writer had been to the nearby ACC tournament earlier this month and wondered why college basketball teams and leagues aren’t marketing directly to this market that seems to […]

Health nuts and athletes can come up with some interesting ways to stay in shape, but rising MMA star Lyoto Machida from Brazil just might have everyone else beat. From Tatame Magazine: Besides telling all his preparation routine, the undefeated fighter revealed a curious tradition in his family, a secret until then: urine therapy. Once […]

The website Betfair has compiled 20 images from the sporting world that shows what happens when the camera clicks at just the right moment. Dubbed “Sporno,” the site describes these images as “that split second in time when a photographer captures two strapping athletes becoming one.” I’ve seen some of these before, but the one […]

Voting has begun in the Americas South bracket in the annual King of the Hardwood contest. Reggie, right (with wife Kim Kardashian), is among the field of 16 in this bracket; Bush faces fellow NFL player Matt Ryan. Vote here and check out the Round 1 winners to date. Check out the photos of the […]