Archive for June, 2009

Michael Curry had to deal with a lot as Pistons coach:  a misbegotten trade that sent away his best player Chauncey Billups, the impossible task of mixing Allen Iverson into the offense, the aging of guys like Rasheed Wallace and the inevitable meltdown of the aforementioned Iverson who finally had to be sent home.  Despite all of it, Curry managed to get Detroit into the playoffs.  His reward?  Walking papers. “This was a difficult decision to make,” GM Joe Dumars explained. “I want to thank Michael for his hard work and dedication to the organization. However, at this time, I [...]

The Yankees made a move to shore up their outfield, acquiring Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a couple of minor league guys who will never matter. Fans hoping Hinske can be to the Yanks what former Pirate Jason Bay has been to the Red Sox:  you might as well put such crazy notions out of your mind.  Hinske was hitting only .255 with 1 homer and 11 RBI with Pittsburgh. Hinske is expected to play all three outfield spots for the Yanks, and also spell A-Rod at third on those days when A-Rod is too tired from partying [...]

Anna Kournikova was apparently wasting her time with that whole tennis thing.  What she should’ve been doing was trying to start a wrestling career, if this story from Page 6 is any indication: Anna Kournikova got into a fight Saturday night in Las Vegas after an unidentified woman threw a drink at the tennis ace. Kournikova and her pals were partying at Lavo after attending the Hardbat Classic table tennis tournament when a woman at the next table “threw a drink at Anna. She felt Anna was invading her space,” our source said. Kournikova “sprung into action” and starting screaming [...]

You never know what you’re going to see when you go on Chris Cooley‘s blog.  It’s possible you could catch a glimpse of Cooley’s junk in a picture of him studying his playbook…or you could read a story about the time Chris and his homies rolled up on a dead bovine and decided to dispose of the body in a way that would make the Mythbusters proud: We were cruising around on our new land in Wyoming the other day and we found an old dead cow. So we decided that we would get rid of it by setting it [...]

Bob Biscigliano on USA and Soccer (Detroit 4 Lyfe) The Whitewashing of the Indiana Pacers (Fansided) U.S. Soccer Releases Michael Jackson Tribute Jersey (Steady Burn) Top 10 Sports Movies That Make Men Cry (NESW Sports) Re-Capping Jemele Hill’s Vodka-Induced, Unfunny Stereotype-Laden BET Awards Recap (Hugging Harold Reynolds) Ranking NBA Decades By #1 Draft Picks (No Guts, No Glory) Mariners GM Takes Advice From Fans (The World of Isaac) 12-Year-Old Dies in Tragic Bull-Riding Accident (FanHouse) Bernie Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years (InGameNow) Lynn Swann Is In The Bowling Hall Of Fame (PSAMP) Tommy Hanson:  One For The Ages (Josh Q. [...]

The news isn’t good about Yao Ming and his broken foot.  Yahoo Sports! says the Houston Rockets star is likely to miss the entire 2009-2010 season, and possibly more.  In other words, there’s a pretty good chance Yao Ming is done in the NBA. “The realization has hit them that this is grave,” an NBA general manager said of the Rockets’ reaction to the news on Ming. Yao has already had numerous procedures on the foot, including the installation of pins, but nothing seems capable of keeping the bone in one piece.  The bone is like, “Yo, there’s 400 pounds [...]

Vince Young may not be the dumbest, most self-destructive Texas Longhorns football player of all-time after all.  ESPN.com has the scoop on linebacker Sergio Kindle‘s recent automotive misadventure: Texas Longhorns linebacker Sergio Kindle ran his car into an Austin, Texas, apartment and left the scene of the accident last week, according to his attorney. Kindle, a senior who was a first-team All-Big 12 pick last season, hit his head during the wreck and suffered a concussion when he ran off the street and into a West Campus residence early Wednesday morning, the Austin American-Statesman has reported. “He knew he was [...]

That memo I sent out to baseball fans informing them that Manny Ramirez has been suspended much of the season and therefore shouldn’t be voted into the All-Star Game must’ve finally gotten around to everyone, because Manny has dropped to 7th in voting for the NL outfield.  The top 3 now are suspected roid-head Raul Ibanez, Ryan Braun of Milwaukee and Carlos Beltran who is currently on the DL with a bruised bone. Now, I realize Manny is a sweet guy and a hell of a minor league tune-up appearance masher, but I’m sorry – he just doesn’t belong in [...]