NFL Note: Brady Quinn Traded to Denver

In a surprise move, the Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver for running back Peyton Mills, a sixth round draft choice in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012: Brady Quinn, who was traded by the Browns Sunday to Denver, admitted in an exclusive phone interview with The Plain Dealer that he has no idea why the new regime [read more...]

NFL Note: Brady Quinn Traded to Denver

In a surprise move, the Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver for running back Peyton Mills, a sixth round draft choice in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012: Brady Quinn, who was traded by the Browns Sunday to Denver, admitted in an exclusive phone interview with The Plain Dealer that he has no idea why the new regime [read more...]

Nine Lessons Learned from the Press, the Criminal “Just-Us” System, and the NFL

How is the press fucking up the latest shenanigans in which Ben Roethlisber is embroiled? Let’s count the ways: 1. The college girls didn’t know who the fuck Ben Roethlisberger was. BUT. When the bouncers said NFL player, SUPER BOWL CHAMP, they came running to the back room…. BUT there;s no mention of the “Gold Digger” syndrome, as there would be [read more...]

Short Notes: Tiger (with more info), MLB, Olympics, 2 New NBA Trades (more to come)

Lindsey Vonn after her Gold Medal run in the Women's Downhill. Tiger Woods is holding a press conference Friday at 11 A.M.: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him,” Mark Steinberg said in an [read more...]

NBA Quick Note: Ron-Ron Drops Bombs

Ron Artest in his studio. Ron Artest or the Los Angeles Lakers spoke candidly about his past, present and future. Check this out: In a lengthy interview for the December 7 issue of Sporting News magazine, Artest—best known as the central figure in the infamous Malice at the Palace in 2004—bared all… “I used to drink Hennessy … at halftime,” Artest says [read more...]

NFL Short Notes: On the Josh Cribbs Hit; Dick Jauron Fired; Rex Breaks Down

Josh Cribbs winces in pain on a stretcher after being hit by Baltimore's Dwan Edwards. I have, over time, mentioned that the Baltimore Ravens is perhaps the dirtiest team in the NFL, particularly on the defensive side of the ball (feel free to search the site for prior mentions). Monday night was just another example of the collective maliciousness with which [read more...]

NFL Week 6: Pats Hit 59; Saints Hang 40-Burger on Giants; Atlanta, Vikes Escape; Cards Deal; Reid Passes on Win, and the Rest of Sunday’s Games

Kansas City (1-5) 14, Washington 2-4) 6. Redskins head coach Jim Zorn yanked Jason Campbell and played backup Todd Collins in the second half of Washington’s game with Kansas City. And other than one long pass on a flea-flicker play and a long Clinton Portis run, the Washington Redskins looked just like they did when Campbell was in the game. [read more...]

Happy 30th ESPN: The WWL Lionizes Black Athletes (just not in the way the headline suggests)

Well people, after 30 years of ESPN we all should see it pretty plainly now. Thirty years ago Bill Rasmussen had an idea that one day his television network would be the sports fan’s first and final destination for sports; that his network would be the first and last word in sports. Look at it today. It is the television network for [read more...]

Monday Feature Fare: Dem Damn Nigras Set Us Back 50 Years!

Dem damn nigras always dancin' an' shufflin'! Damn, we did “it” again. For the umpteen hundreth time in my lifetime, at least, we set us back 50 years. This time it was two of us who performed the setting back; they are brothers. No, no, not as in “whassup my brotha?” but as in, they are from the same family. Martelllus Bennett and [read more...]

NBA Offseason is in Season: Cleveland Cavaliers

One question has been missing from the Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland trade ———— why? O’Neal, who becomes a free agent after the 2009-2010 season will make $20 million this season. And with the 2010-2011 the salary cap season every NBA team has waited for, why not keep O’Neal for one more year, unload him and his $20 million which, by [read more...]

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