Junior Seau is obviously injured and being sued

It’s pretty obvious that when you are a high-profile, highly paid athlete and you go out and get drunk, you are going to get into trouble. You are either going to actually get into trouble, and end up in the police blotter, or at the very least someone is going to say you caused trouble […]

Barry Bonds is a Liar or Mark Sweeney is a Tweaker: You Make the Call

Let’s play the pretend your Barry Bonds game. Put the syringe down, rest your gargantuan, swollen noggin’ against a reinforced support of some sort, and try to concentrate.
You fail a test for amphetamines and not only dodge a suspension because it’s your first offense, but the news never reaches the press, per MLB’s policy of […]

Never answer ‘Bangkok’

Weird news of the day: A story on the AP wires says a high school basketball coach was recently arrested in Colorado for sexual abuse and other charges; apparently he liked hit his players in the nuts. Better wear your cup, boys.
According to the article, players at The Monument Academy charged that their coach, Gregory […]

Rate The Mate: Jim Lampley and Candice Sanders

We’re a little late with this one because it appears that life in paradise is not so pleasant these days for Mr. Lampley. It seems that Candice Sanders, a model and former Miss California USA, has accused the HBO and NBC sportscaster of domestic abuse after a night of booze and pot smoking.
The story leaves […]

Anyone interested in seeing pictures of Sean Salisbury’s penis?

As anyone who knows me can tell you, I hate to spread gossip. It’s beneath me and most of all it’s beneath this here fine institution we call oddsnark. But when it involves ESPN bobblehead Sean Salisbury, a cell phone camera, and lewd photos, well how can I resist?
According to The Big Lead, CBS Sportsline […]

Gobs Of Fun With Pacman

Once again The Man is hating on Pacman Jones. It seems that a young woman claims the Titans cornerback spit on her during a shouting match at a nightclub recently, and so he was issued a citation for misdemeanor assault.
First, I didn’t realize spitting was a form of assault. I suppose in the broad […]

Mike Tyson: Fighting Women, Voting Republican

At a press conference yesterday to announce the beginning of his “World Tour,” former champion boxer and current batshit crazy person Mike Tyson said he’d like to schedule bouts against women. According to the AP report:
When asked if he was joking about fighting women, Tyson said, “I’m very serious . . . It’s all […]

You Can’t Stop This Footloose Tree From Dancing

The NCAA has drawn a line in the sand against dancing trees. The collegiate sports governing body fined Stanford University and suspended its mascot, The Stanford Tree, for an incident that occurred at this year’s women’s basketball tournament. According to a committee report, The Tree was dancing in a “no dance zone” at Denver’s Pepsi […]

An Opportunity For Maurice Clarett

A sure-fire campaign:

We call this a win-win.

Reedy, You’re Supposed To Rip It Not Grip It

Sports mascots everywhere are going wild. With the plushie world still reeling after Benny the Bull went berserk at Taste of Chicago comes word that Reedy Rip’It has been charged with fondling a female fan. It seems that Reedy, the mascot for the Greenville Drive Class A baseball team, is a boob man frog. According […]