Archive for July, 2009

Russell Crowe is well-known for being, well, a bit of a dickhead.  BBC producers and hotel concierges can personally attest to Crowe’s abrasiveness, and now, Wimbledon officials can as well. “The Australian star looked a little restless at the world famous tennis tournament yesterday and tried to change his seat midway through the Federer v Roddick match,” reports the Daily Mail.  “Unfortunately, he hadn’t reckoned on coming up against a Wimbledon official – one of the tournament’s Royal Navy security guards – who are clearly used to handling difficult situations. “Crowe could be seen pointing to where he wanted to [...]

Anthony Kim went into the last round of the AT&T National tied at 10 under with Tiger Woods.  If form held, Kim would wilt under the pressure of going head-to-head with Tiger, who of course never wilts himself or becomes even remotely soft and chewy. Well, form held.  Kim started spraying the ball all over the track, landing on the wrong fairway, terrifying wildlife and even striking a fan.  It got so bad for young Anthony that, on a lot of swings, he couldn’t even hold onto the club (Dave Winfield can relate). Tiger, meanwhile, kept eating up the course, [...]

All Andy Roddick had to do to claim his first ever Wimbledon championship was defeat Roger Federer, a man who had beaten him 18 out of their previous 20 matches, and who was himself looking to make history by winning his record 15th grand slam title. Roddick, despite dire predictions, was up to the task.  At one point it even looked like Roddick might actually get the Federer-sized monkey off his back:  The match was all even after two sets.  The third went to a tiebreak, and Roddick had four straight set points to go up 2 sets to 1.  [...]

Former Oilers/Titans quarterback Steve McNair is dead of a gunshot wound according to Nashville police.  Authorities are calling the incident a murder-suicide but have not released the identity of the other victim. McNair led the Titans to their one-and-only Super Bowl appearance after the 1999 season, nearly guiding them to victory over the St. Louis Rams.  He last played in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens in 2007. Update: Police initially reported the incident as an apparent murder-suicide, but now that has been changed to double homicide.  The other victim was an unnamed female. Update: Police say Steve McNair was [...]

According to Ron Artest, Ron Artest is going to be signed by the L.A. Lakers to a five-year, $33-million contract (the full mid-level exception in NBA salary cap parlance). “I am very excited to finally be going to L.A.,” Artest said in a statement. “For years now, the Lakers have expressed interest in having me play for them, but we could never get the stars to align. I’m finally a Laker and I can’t wait to get on the court with Kobe, Pau and the rest of the team, and play for Phil. I’m very, very excited to be a [...]

Thursday afternoon’s game between the Astros and Padres was delayed for 52 minutes after a swarm of bees decided to take over left field.  Looking at the video, the bees seemed to enter the ballpark through a magic jacket thrown over the back of a folding chair near the bullpen.  A person in a white bee-suit – every major league park keeps one of those handy – had to come with a big can of Raid and spray the bees, which, instead of dying, only seemed to get irritated. I don’t know if PETA has issued a statement yet, but [...]

Just to prove that male athletes have no monopoly on stupidity, Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi was cited for DUI early Thursday morning after being pulled over by Phoenix police. Cops say Taurasi was stopped for speeding, and was issued a field sobriety test after the officer smelled liquor on her.  She was then taken to a mobile DUI van to give a blood sample, after which she was cited and released. If this was part of some WNBA push to be taken seriously alongside male hoops…nice try, but I don’t think it’s going to work.  I mean, sure, getting [...]

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