Chad Ochocinco has been fined 20 large by the NFL for flashing a dollar bill at an official during a replay challenge -- a joking attempt at what the Bengals receiver referred to as a “bribe"”-- in last week’s Cincinnati-Baltimore game. In the age of Tim Donaghy, fake bribing a ref may seem kinda funny, I personally laughed, but you gotta be smarter than that. Wait, look who I’m talking about here. This is a guy who couldn’t even get the Spanish word for ‘eighty-five’ right. He’s so... Read Full Story

When he leaves the Cavs after the 09-10 season to join the Knicks (yeah, I said it) LeBron James will switch from the #23 to the #6 in honor of his personal lord and savior, Michael Jordan. “I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized some way soon,” James said. “There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant, no Dwyane Wade if there wasn’t Michael Jordan first. “If you see 23, you think about Michael Jordan. You see game-winning shots, you thi... Read Full Story

The next wave of creative sports sponsorships is upon us now that Eagles TE Brent Celek has his touchdown celebrations sponsored by Captain Morgan rum. Chad Doucheocinco is probably livid he didn’t think of it first. Too bad the No Fun League put the kibosh on the whole idea. (yahoo) Technorati Tags: Clubhouse Cancer,NFL,Philadelphia Eagles,Brent Celek,Captain Morgan,rum,Chad Ochocinco Read Full Story

Hooray! This is almost like finding the silver lining in the Cubs disastrous 2009 season, but really nothing like that at all, and actually much, much worse. If Carlos Zambrano could only pitch as well as he hits. (Oh, what a difference a year makes.) I hear Big Z is staying in Chicago this winter. Terrific. What could possibly go wrong? Someone who gets frustrated at the drop of a hat and loses his temper quicker than you can say ‘there goes another Jay Cutler interception’ should fi... Read Full Story

It’s hard to write anything particularly insightful or remotely interesting here. You saw the game. Jay Cutler was horrible. Sure, some apologists will claim that Hester fell down on one of the picks, or the ref got in the way on another, but unless Cutler is your cousin (or on your fantasy squad) there is simply nothing that should convince you he isn’t currently one of the worst starting QB’s in the NFL. 33.6 passer rating. ‘Nuff said. Somewhere Josh McDaniels is howling with laughter. ... Read Full Story

I have noticed quite a few people have been googling ‘Kareem+Cancer’ and ending up here, so when I saw that the basketball legend was discussing his illness with the great Olbermann tonight, I naturally decided to steal the content and post it here for my legion of accidental fans to enjoy. I know, I know, I’m the real hero here…so please return often out of gratitude, won’t you? And, by the way, those ads to the left don’t click themselves.   Technorati Tags: Clubhouse Cancer,MSNBC,... Read Full Story

This is kind of a long, boring story which I have little interest in typing out, but the gist is that MJ’s eldest son Jeff Jordan, who quit the Illinois hoops team and then changed his mind recently was suspended by the NCAA for the first two games this season for playing in an unsanctioned AAU event this past summer, when he wasn’t even officially a NCAA student athlete. Who cares? Really. The bigger issue to me is the douchey entitlement issues of the Jordan boys. One flat refuses to w... Read Full Story

A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled yesterday that Michael Vick can keep $16.2 million in bonuses which his former team, the Atlanta Falcons, sought to recover when he was imprisoned on a dog fighting conviction. There’s a joke in there somewhere about scratch off lottery tickets, but my racist chapeau has been at the haberdashery for a couple of weeks, so I won’t try to figure it out.  That dough would have gone a long way at the Leavenworth commissary though, huh? I wonder if Vi... Read Full Story

Check out the final TD of the Steelers-Broncos MNF game. Right after Hines Ward jumps over Champ Bailey and saunters untouched into the end zone, you notice a wide grin cross his face as if he were laughing at the fool who dared try to tackle him. Ward should send Champ Bailey a pretty bouquet of fragrant flowers in apology.     Technorati Tags: Clubhouse Cancer,NFL,Pittsburgh Steelers,Denver Broncos,Hines Ward,Champ Bailey,Monday Night Football Read Full Story

After a half dozen years or so of going with the questionable contrarian approach to calling an NFL football game, it seems as if ESPN has finally gotten the broadcast mix right in the booth. As a matter of fact, in my opinion, it very well may be the best MNF booth of all time. Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski make a fantastic double team of HOF QB knowledge and Super Bowl winning head coaching insight. Of course, there is nothing ever bad to say about Mike Tirico. He is simply the best in ... Read Full Story