If Ben Roethlisberger or Carl Edwards Looked Like Brittney Griner…

Brittany Griner grabs a rebound over Jordan Barncastle. Earlier his season I openly wondered two things about NCAA basketball: 1) Why the game officials were allowing so much physical play to occur and 2) Musing that, because of the referees refusal to put an end to the constant banging and bumping, it was a miracle there were no major fights in [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...]

Coonin’, on a Sunday Afternoon

Yes they do... both Black and White. Paul Mooney said it best in “Why We Laugh: Black comedians on Black comedy”: “They know what they’re doing… It takes practice to coon.” And the practice of cooning occurs across the board in America. Politicians coon -just ask Michael “You aren’t going to blow my high, baby” Steele. Entertainers coon – ask way too many [read more...]

Think Sports Media is In Trouble Now? Just Wait… Until TMZSports.com Drops (and you read Sports by Brooks’ defense of them)

The infantile - oops! - infamous, "Brooks." And responsible sports journalism is not necessary?… This is Sports by Brooks: a T&A sports gossip site that features ———- T&A. It is replete with photos of Sports by Brooks skanks who are replete with all the best artificial implants Los Angeles cosmetic surgery money can buy. The website is, how can I say this?…. [read more...]

NBA Quick Note: Trail Blazer’s Oden to Miss Rest of Season

Trail Blazer's center Greg Oden is carted off the floor after fracturing his knee cap. Just when it appeared that Greg Oden’s injury troubles were behind him and he was improving game by game, the Portland Trail Blazer’s center is lost for yet another season: Greg Oden will likely miss the season after fracturing his left knee cap during a game against [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...]

Clippers Owner Sterling and Wife Settle Discrimination Case

LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling (waving) and his wife, Rochelle. Donald Sterling, longtime owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team and his wife Rochelle have finally settled the racial bias court case against them. According to Justice Department officials the $2.7 million settlement is the largest dollar amount ever award. However, the settlement must be approved by U.S. District Court [read more...]

Blake Griffin Out for Up to Six Weeks

This must be karma for Donad Sterling’s racist housing practices. The Los Angeles Clippers owner must be sick with the news that number one overall draft pick and can’t-miss talent Blake Griffin will be out for up tot six weeks with a stress fracture of his left patella, or kneecap: Tests revealed the fracture and a second opinion later in the [read more...]

ALCS, Yankees-Angels: C.C. Gets Grilled; What Exactly Happened with the Umpiring?

There is much to discuss about last night’s the ALCS playoff game between the California, Los Angeles, Orange County – whatever the hell they are – Angels and the New York Yankees. I wanted to do it quickly, unlike ALCS umpire Tim McClelland’s attempted explanation of how he blew calls that helped the Yankees blow Angels, but ESPN radio-television personality (and, [read more...]

The Danger of Rush Limbaugh, Silence, and Understatement

Now that it’s safe for ESPN to discuss Rush Limbaugh at length, we know Dave Checketts has dropped Limbaugh from his investment group seeking to purchase the St. Louis Rams. The fear here is that the players who spoke out against Limbaugh and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith will cease being vigilant in ensuring that people who would be detrimental to the [read more...]

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