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...]

Mayweather, Mayweather, Sr. and De La Hoya Resort to the PED Blame Game with Pacquiao – and Blow a March 13 Fight Date

Want some? Get some. So, it’s done. There will be no March 13 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. For Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya it came to using low-brow tactics to get under Pacquiao and an attempt to smear the Pac-Man in the press using the 21st century sports bogeyman: the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. The misdeeds and foolish [read more...]

Griese Suspended (Resident Racist…); What “A Message from ESPN” Really Says about the Big Disney; Woody Paige-Jemele Hill

Here’s the latest from the AP: ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says Griese will not be working a game this week. Krulewitz says ESPN has spoken to Griese and “he understands the comment was inappropriate.” Then there’s this… Only someone within ESPN could say this. In [read more...]

Whitlock’s Apology; Football Motivation, 21st Century-Style; Paying for Content Is Here

And so Jason Whitlock caved. Though he’ll never admit it – he certainly attempted to put on a brave face in his latest Fox Sports offering – he folded like pretty Christmas wrapping paper around a gift. The only problem is, he packaged himself: Let me first apologize to Rush Limbaugh. Last week in explaining why NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needed to put [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...]

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and the Face of Racism

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. touches the rawest of exposed American nerves. In Floyd Mayweather’s world according to the police “his Rolls Royce” is involved in a shooting, but not him. In Floyd Mayweather’s world according to the IRS  has a multi-million dollar lien against Mayweather and will take $5 million of the fighter’s purse after he boxes Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, September [read more...]

Manny Ramirez vs. John Hirschbeck ——– and the Sporting Press

Manny Ramirez walks toward the Dodgers dugout after being ejected from last night' game by umpire John Hirschbeck. In the first inning of last night’s Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Mets game in New York, Manny Ramirez was called out on strikes by home plate umpire John Hirschbeck. It was a seemingly innouous at bat. Unless you noticed that the 3-2 Mike [read more...]

Two NFLers Missing off Florida Coast

Two  NFL players, Corey Smith (Detroit Lions) and Marquis Cooper (Buccaneers, Seahawks, Jaguars, Steelers and Raiders) are missing off the coast of Florida. The pair went out for a fishing trip Saturday with two other men and have not been heard from since: Smith and Cooper were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass for a fishing trip Saturday morning [read more...]

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