The New York Jets have elected to grant Brett Favre his release, rather than keep him on the reserve/retired list where he was only taking up precious cap money they need to sign first-round draft pick Mark Sanchez. Of course, serial vacillator Favre insists – for now – that this was not a prelude to his second heroic comeback in two years. “Bus (Cook) and Mike (Tannenbaum) have been talking about this for a while,” Favre explained. “Nothing has changed. At this time, I am retired and have no intention of returning to football.” Translation: I hope the Vikings‘ John [...]
Apr 29th 2009
Bill Belichick isn’t Satan?
Ellis Hobbs isn’t bitter at Bill Belichick for unexpectedly trading him to the Eagles for two draft picks – in fact, Hobbs went out of his way during an appearance on ESPN to insist that Belichick isn’t actually the heartless figure he is perceived to be. “Bill gets a hard time amongst the media, amongst you guys, and in the public,” Hobbs told the ever-feminine Dana Jacobson. “If anything, I’d say he’s like the Hunchback of Notre Dame without the face and the hunchback. Rough exterior, but he has a kind heart and he means well. He just goes about [...]
Apr 29th 2009
Did He Really Just Say That Video: Matt Vasgersian Jokes During Brad Hawpe Injury Clip
Everyone knows that, when a player is seriously injured, proper announcer ettitquette is to recite inanities in a somber voice, and basically act like the guy was just ripped apart by a grizzly bear in front of you and now his parts are strewn all over the field. Apparently, Matt Vasgersian did not get the memo on this, cause he thought it would be a great idea to crack a joke during a clip of the Diamondbacks‘ Brad Hawpe being put in a neckbrace and wheeled off the field. No Matt, don’t give us any more reasons to hate your [...]
These were actually funny, unlike most of the Letterman Top Tens. Stafford’s awkwardness sells them I think. He’s adorably out of his element.
Bobby Knight was in the Netherlands, not to get high and laid like most people who go there, but to hold a basketball clinic. Unfortunately Bob’s temper went with him, as we discover late in the video when he curses at a reporter for asking him about the infamous chair-throwing incident. That reporter would probably rather face down 50 enraged Muslims than one irritated Bob Knight.
Apr 28th 2009
Feeble Game 4 Effort Video: Nuggets Crush Hornets by 58
Really Hornets? Losing by 58 at home in the playoffs? I know the series is only 3-1 Nuggets, and therefore not technically over, but…well, the league should just call it. New playoff slaughter rule: If you can’t stay within 50 in your own place, you are done, and no Hardee’s after the game for you.
Most believe Lakers-Cavs in the finals is a foregone conclusion. Considering that both teams are already in the second round, having lost a combined total of 1 game out of the 9 they played in the first round, perhaps this belief is well-founded.
It’s been a bad few years for Jayson Williams. Poor guy is still dealing with the legal fall-out from that whole shooting the chauffeur dust-up, and then his wife goes and accuses him of threatening to kill her and burn their house down, and now, just this morning, Williams was reportedly tasered by cops and dragged out of his hotel room, all for acting a little “suicidal” and “violent.” Well, who doesn’t barricade themselves inside a room at the Embassy Suites from time-to-time? Oh, of course there were empty pill bottles. But that doesn’t prove anything – they could’ve been [...]
