Notes: Tony K. Suspended Over Hannah; WADA (& the USADA) – Presaging a Surveillance State, Tomlinson for Westbrook?

Hannah and her sausage casing. The hardest working man in sports business, Tony Kornheiser, was suspended by ESPN Monday for two weeks his remarks about an outfit worn by ESPN SportsCenter anchor, Hannah Storm. Pardon the Interruption co-host, Washington Post columnist, WaPo podcaster, and radio show host, Kornheiser made his remarks on his radio show last week. Of Storm’s red knee-high [read more...]

Rex Ryan Flips off Dolphins Fans, Mike Florio Rides to His Rescue

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan just had a Michael Vick moment. Remember Vick flipping off New Orleans Saints fans on this was to the tunnel after a game a few years back? Sure you do, because the mainstream and Internet sports media wouldn’t let you forget it. Vick was roundly pounded for his act, with many writers insisting [read more...]

Carlton Fisk Hates on Big Mac

Carlton Fisk hates on Mark McGwire and other players who he feels have cheated the game of baseball. Carlton Fisk is the latest former baseball player to come out and blast Mark McGwire after he admitted to using steroids and HGH. The Hall of Fame catcher, who played with the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, was angry with [read more...]

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...]

*Breaking* Mark McGwire Admits Steroid Use, Slugger to Talk with Bob Costas Tonight

In an Associated Press interview Mark McGwire finally admitted he used steroids. McGwire indicated that he used the drug for about a decade: Text of the statement Mark McGwire issued today, admitting he used steroids during his career: “Now that I have become the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, I have the chance to do something that I wish I [read more...]

Steve Phillips Fired by ESPN

From Greg Lee of the Boston Globe: Baseball analyst Steve Phillips has been fired by ESPN after admitting to an affair with an assistant at the cable network. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Sunday night the network determined Phillips’ ability to be an effective analyst was “significantly and irreparably damaged.” Phillips took a leave of absence Wednesday after acknowledging the affair with 22-year-old [read more...]

Sports Notes: Cuban-Steroids; Manny Gets Clean; Wilpon-Madoff; SOMM Sides with ESPN; Jeff Fisher-#18

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has seen the light – or at least voiced the fact that he has. Cuban returned to the University of Pittsburgh, which he attended, to participate in a forum about sports and let the audience know that he is pro-steroids when administered under the supervision of a doctor: “I’ll get killed for saying this,” Cuban replied, [read more...]

The Daily Skip Bayless: A T.O.-Induced Doozy

The daily Black foils for Skip Bayless Monday morning were the “Two Live Stews,” Doug and Ryan Stewart. The subjet matter: Terrell Owen’s press conference after Sunday’s Buffalo Bills 27-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The press in attendance after the Bills’ loss to the Saints was not satisfied with Owens’ failure to supply them with fodder for their game [read more...]

MLBPA Receives Favorable Court Ruling on “The List” - for Now

The Major League Baseball Players Association celebrated the 9th U.S. Circuit court of Appeals ruling stating the Jeff Novitzky-led DEA raid on the laboratory housing the infamous 104 PED test results was unconstitutional:   An appeals court in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that federal agents were wrong to seize the infamous drug list and samples of 104 Major League Baseball players who [read more...]

David Ortiz’s Positive Steroids Test: The Lowdown on Who Is Leaking MLB Players Test Results and Who is Aiding and Abetting the Leakers

Let me air this right off the bat: what happened to ESPN sports newscaster Carl Ravech’s assertion that, in 2003, when David Ortiz tested positive for a performance enhancing drug (PED), he was informed?  Today, the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Office, the MLB Player’s Association, and the Boston Red Sox front office all stand behind Ortiz’s assertion that he has never [read more...]

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