NBA: Owners Want Salary Rollback to Include Existing Deals

Gilbert Arenas had no idea Washington Wizards management would sell him out this hard. In many private conversations it was agreed that the Washington Wizards attempt to pirate away the remainder of Gilbert Arenas’ contract was a sign that owners want to lower NBA player’s maximum salaries across the board. Well, here’s the proof: The NBA will put its marquee players on [read more...]

Notes: Gilbert Arenas Reaches Plea Deal; Police Search Crittenton’s Home

Javaris Crittenton. While Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas’ court dealings look like they will come to a quick close, Javaris Crittenton’s troubles may be just beginning. Thursday, Arenas was charged with felony possession of a firearm without a license in District of Columbia Superior Court court. Friday, Arenas is scheduled to appear in court to answer charge. The charge carries with [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...]

Guns, Race, and Guns: Gilbert, Volunteers, and the Cost of Life in America

A Philadelphia fan holds up a sign for Gilbert Arenas. People in the United States – at least the U.S. – do not want to hear this. White people, Black people, people. But especially White and Black people. Black and White people. Even the juxtaposition – Black-White – is a contrivance, a sick trick of the mind. Racism exists today at its vile [read more...]

Quick Announcement of FBI Investigation Into Galea Is Clue that Something Nefarious Is At Hand

Anthony Galea at work in Toronto in 1999. I‘m pursuing a long and detailed story beginning today so there isn’t much time to follow the myriad story lines circulating in the sports world, like Kobe going over 40 in MJ’s house, John Wall and the University of Kentucky’s basketball team which is undeniably the most talented in the country, like the [read more...]

Floyd Mayweather Switches Up the Game

In a cabbie hat and a plain flannel shirt Floyd Mayweather, Jr. appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter to talk with WWL in-house boxing aficianado, Brian Kenny. Kenny was shocked to see a toned-down Mayweather. Brian Kenny here, how are you: FM: aright. I’m doin’ okay. Back at home just watchin’ football. BK: All right. did you watch your own fight? FM: Ahhh no — actually [read more...]

NFL Note: The Three Teams Whispering in Michael Crabtree’s Ear – Other than the Niners

The San Francisco 49ers have accused the New York Jets of tampering in their negotiations with first round 10 draft pick holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Of the allegations Deion Sanders said besides the Jets there are two other teams that have also involved themselves in entering into private talks with Crabtree and his agent, Eugene Parker. Sanders added: “And he [read more...]

When Justice Looks More Like, “Just-us”

(Please excuse the original lead sentence about “a line from a Chris Rock joke in response to Quentin Tarantino’s overuse of “nigger” in Pulp Fiction.” The original headline was, “Nigger, Nigger, Nigger,  Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger.” The headline was obviously changed - and the Rock reference was removed.) On ESPN Tuesday night, Plaxico Burress cried on camera knowing his daughter will be born in late November [read more...]

“Give Plax the Max”? Politics, Press Enter the Plaxico Burress Case

There's no Alice in those chains. After last night’s report of the happenings at the LQ from “Jimmy” I thought that, perhaps, Plaxico Burress had a chance at freedom.  I think I’m wrong. Apparently, New York City is entering an election year and there will be a scramble to elect the replacement for NYC top prosecutor - some would say long-time executioner - Robert Morgenthau [read more...]

ESPN, NFL, and the Where the Road Ends (plus, THE Michael Vick File)

“I think the commissioner, all things considered, probably made the best decision that was realistically at his disposal to make,” said Mike Greenberg about Roger the Blond Ghost Goodell’s decision to rein-suspend-ate Michael Vick to end Tuesday’s Mike and Mike in the Morning show.  This, after many conversations with mainstream sports journalists about Vick that ended yesterday, I thought that, perhaps, I needed to reassess [read more...]

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