Our sympathies go out to the family of Bob Ryan. His son Keith, 37, was found dead in Islamabad, Pakistan of an apparent suicide. He was an attache for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. He leaves behind three eight-year old triplets.
Jerramy Stevens once had the distinction of being the most disliked player in the NFL. Now he may be the most disliked human being in general. I’d like to comment more, but this great article in the Seattle Times does the job perfectly. It is stories like this that make one wonder the wisdom of [...]
The New York Mets and Minnesota Twins have agreed to a tentative deal to trade pitcher Johan Santana, according to multiple sources.
The proposed deal would send Santana to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitching prospects Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra. It is contingent upon Santana passing a physical and [...]
According to ESPN2’s Mike and Mike in the Morning, Washington Post Columnist and PTI co-host Michael Wilbon suffered a mild heart attack on Monday.
Wilbon, 49, has been with the Washington Post since 1980 and written a full-time column since 1990. He has earned far greater fame with ESPN, co-hosting the PTI show with Tony Kornheiser [...]
Like a trenched-in band-aid, a bad boyfriend, or a bulbous blackhead, the Tigers can’t rid themselves of Brandon Inge. The baby-faced blonde will report to Spring Training with the Tigers this season, as a catcher.
Inge, the Tigers’ catcher from 2001-3, switched positions when the team signed Ivan Rodriguez. After finding a home at 3B, he [...]
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ESPN First Take Host Dana Jacobson caused a wee bit of controversy with her comments at the Mike and Mike Roast.
“Fuck Notre Dame, Fuck Touchdown Jesus, Fuck Jesus” Jacobson said, while swilling vodka straight from the bottle. She was booed by the crowd and host Jeffrey Ross eventually had to drag her offstage.
The World-wide [...]
The Juande Revolution continues at White Hart Lane, as Spurs have agreed to an 8m GBP fee for Middlesbrough and occasional England defender Jonathan Woodgate. Bringing in an oft-injured overpaid English player is certainly a strict departure from the previous administration. Though Kevin Keegan’s animal magnetism may lure him to St. James’ Park [...]
Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have announced the approval of their 350m GBP debt refinancing, allowing them to maintain ownership of the club and to begin construction on a new 70,000 seat stadium.
Only 105m GBP of the debt will be saddled upon Liverpool F.C., with the remainder to be assumed by Hicks and [...]
The New York Times is reporting that the F.B.I. is investigating whether or not Jose Canseco attempted to broker a deal with Tigers’ slugger Magglio Ordonez, in exchange for not including him in his new book on steroids. Ordonez has not been named previously in any published report.
Ordonez declined to press charges or be [...]
