Mark McGwire: A Peek Behind the Veil of Former Slugger’s “Admission” of PED Guilt

A not-quite tearful Mark McGwire during his interview with Bob Costas. So Mark McGwire is trying to throw ca-ca in the game. He didn’t use steroids to get stronger or hit more home runs, he, like Andy Pettitte used them the drug “only” to heal. But he, as did Pettitte, used HGH, too. Now, ESPN’s John Kruk reamed McGwire, saying the slugger cheated [read more...]

D.C. Could Use a Little Local Understanding for Gilbert Arenas

Due to His incident with Javaris Crittenton, Gilbert Arenas has suddenly become a mystery. At 2:40 p.m. EST Friday Chad Dukes, co-host of an afternoon 106.7 The Fan radio show in Washington, D.C. told a story about getting pulled over by a policeman after he was out drinking with his girlfriend. Dukes admitted that if the policeman desired he could have [read more...]

The NFL Hawks Throwback Gear to Opposing “Teams”

A mythical Oakland Raiders cornerback wearing a white jersey leaps to make an interception. A New York Jets wideout in a deep-blue New York Titans throwback uniformed receiver is watching the Raiders player reach for the ball. In the next scene there is a flashback jump cut to Oakland Raiders players emerging from their tunnel, all early 1970s black jerseys [read more...]

ESPN and the Fight to Demean All Black People

It’s Michael Vick night and the country is going mad - especially the White ESPN-oriented segment. Wednesday on Philadelphia’s - and ESPN’s - 950-AM sports talk radio, show host Mike Missanelli interviewed J. Whyatt Mondesire, head of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP. Mondesire, along with the Black Clergy of Philadelphia have planned a counter-demonstration to animal rights groups that [read more...]

White Athletes, White Athletes, White Athletes ——- Yeah!

On Valentine’s Day the news hit: Olympic Champ Michael Phelps Gets Busted with Bong. Phelps was at a University of South Carolina party  and was getting wasted. Someone caught him on their camera phone and, blink! Photos of the world record-holding swimmer were all over everywhere from the Internet to CNN and  MSNBC. Sponsors talked like they were going to [read more...]

The Milk Carton Women: Diana, Nicole, Martina, and Jenny

Martina turned out to be a little snow bunny. Former U.S. champion and Olympic ice skater Nicole Bobek, was recently busted for distribution of methamphetamine. But at 17 and near the height of her skating career, Bobek was also arrested for first degree home invasion, for which she received probation. Diana Taurasi, of the Phoenix Mercury and Olympic gold medalist, was cited [read more...]

How the OJ Mayo Affair Got Out of Hand

If only they could run fast, jump high, and dunk hard, Tar Heels and college hoops as a whole would still look like the 1924 UNC hoops squad. USC Trojans basketball coach Tim Floyd appears to be in a heap of trouble. According to Marlen Garcia of USA Today, Floyd directly paid $1,000 in February 2007 to Ronald Guillory, the man [read more...]

Richard Gasquet Tests Positive for Cocaine

French tennis player Richard Gasquet (famously nicknamed “Dicky Gasket” by Brad Gilbert) has been suspended from the  ATP Tour as he tested positive for cocaine at the Miami Masters in March of this year. Gasquest, the number 23 player in the world denied he used the drug and says he is gathering evidence to prove his innocence: Gasquet confirmed in a [read more...]

Sunday Morning Foolishness from Disney’s Sports Arm, ESPN (or, “The Big Subliminal”)

Outside the Lines impresario, Bob Ley, led us down the sordid path of – black – athletes penchant for engaging in unprotected sex and impregnating unsuspecting women who have no idea that the big, bad, black wolves are just that instead of the sheep they purport themselves to be.Ley’s panel consisted of former wolf Dennis Scott, Orlando Sentinel columnist Shannon [read more...]

Notes: Matt Jones Arrested Again; More Problems for Roger Clemens (Perhaps)

Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Matt Jones was arrested Monday for violating the terms of his sentence. Alcohol was found in Jones’ system after he took a drug test that was part of his plea agreement from his possession of cocaine charge in July. Judge Mary Ann Gunn charged Jones with contempt of court. Jones, given the choice of serving 10 days in [read more...]

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