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Lesson Learned, Dont Mess With Mike Leach Because He Means Business

Story Courtesy ESPN.COM...

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech suspended coach Mike Leach indefinitely after a player and his family filed a complaint about the player's treatment after an injury.

The school said in a release Monday defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will be the interim coach and lead the team in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2 against Michigan State. McNeill will remain in charge of the team until the investigation is complete.

The player, Adam James, is a redshirt sophomore wide receiver for the Red Raiders and the son of ESPN college football analyst Craig James.

A source close to the family said James sustained a concussion on Dec. 16, was examined on Dec. 17 and told not to practice because of the concussion and an elevated heart rate. The source said Leach called a trainer and directed him to move James "to the darkest place, to clean out the equipment and to make sure that he could not sit or lean. He was confined for three hours."

A source told The Associated Press that James said Leach told him if he came out, he would be kicked off the team.

According to the source, Leach told the trainer, two days later, to "put [James] in the darkest, tightest spot. It was in an electrical closet, again, with a guard posted outside."

An attorney for Leach said that while James was secluded twice, the circumstances were not as portrayed in that account.

Ted Liggett, Leach's attorney, said James "was placed in an equipment room as it was much cooler and darker" than the practice field "after a doctor had examined him and returned him to the field."

Liggett said that on that day, a trainer was posted outside the room and that James was provided ice. Liggett said that James was secluded for one to two hours.

Liggett said that on another occasion, James was placed in a "press room with air-conditioning and a stationary bike he could use."

Liggett also said Leach placed James in those environments because "Mike tries to keep the players that are unable to practice as close as he can."

Liggett said he will "soon begin" legal steps to overturn Texas Tech's suspension and allow Leach to coach the Alamo Bowl.

The family released a statement Monday explaining why they filed the complaint but refusing to speculate or provide additional information out of respect for the investigation.

"Mr. and Mrs. James took the step with great regret and after consideration and prayer to convey to the Texas Tech administration that their son had been subjected to actions and treatment not consistent with common sense rules for safety and health," the statement read.

The statement went on to say the family felt the matter was important to "protect all the fine young men involved in Tech football and the University's reputation for developing and educating young men and women.

"Over the past year, there has been a greatly enhanced recognition of the dangers of concussions and the potential for long term physical damage to players. At virtually every level of football coaching, cases where children and young men have sustained concussions have generated serious discussion of the importance of correct treatment and diagnosis."

Craig James was scheduled to announce the Alamo Bowl. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said James no longer will work the game.

The Red Raiders was 8-4 this season.

McNeill declined to answer questions about the incident after Monday night's practice in San Antonio. Players were not made available to the media.

"Mike's my friend, we've been friends for a long time, and I don't think right now is the right time to go into that," McNeill said to reporters after practice.

He said Leach arrived with the team in San Antonio and that Adam James also was with the team but not practicing.

McNeill said he was told around 3:30 p.m. that he was taking over for Leach, then told the players about a half-hour later.

"They were probably a little shocked, but at the same time, they did a good job of coming on the field and doing what I asked them to do. I was proud of that," McNeill said after practice.

Leach did not immediately return a call or a text message from The Associated Press seeking comment.

There's been internal strife this season with the Red Raiders and Leach has resorted to some tongue-lashing.

He chastised players after a loss to Texas A&M in October for listening to "their fat little girlfriends," and thinking the Aggies were a pushover. And after the Red Raiders' loss at then-No. 12 Houston in September, Leach suspended starting offensive lineman Brandon Carter indefinitely for violating team rules.

The loss to the Cougars was the second straight for the Red Raiders, who had fallen 34-24 at No. 2 Texas in an early Big 12 matchup. This season is the first since 2002 -- Leach's third season -- that the Red Raiders dropped two of their first four games.

That same week Leach banned his players from having Twitter pages after linebacker Marlon Williams asked on his account why he was still in a meeting room when "the head coach can't even be on time."

In February, Leach and Tech agreed to a five-year, $12.7 million deal that could keep him at the school through 2013.

The contract includes a $250,000 bonus if Leach and Tech win the national championship, a $75,000 bonus if Tech participates in a BCS bowl and a $50,000 bonus if Leach is picked as national coach of the year

If Tech terminates the contract, the school must pay Leach $400,000 for each year remaining on the agreement. There is no buyout amount.


I generally support most anything Mike Leach does. I think he’s a pretty funny guy, his press conferences are pure gold, and he’s a pretty damn good coach. When it comes down to it this guy is one of the most entertaining figures in college football, both for his high flying pass happy offensive attack , and what he says in the press room before and after games. But, C’MON man… You can’t be locking kids in closets. I know Leach is stubborn, and it’s his way or the highway, and I respect that out of a coach, players need to know who’s in charge… but treating a player like he’s a POW in Vietnam is not the best method to get your point across—especially if the player happens to be the son of a college football legend, and the last white man to have a 1,000 yard rushing season in the NFL.

Sometimes when you hear Mike Leach speak you start to wonder—is this man crazy? I mean his material can rival any standup comic going right now, but most of the time what Leach says is pretty out there. I think this might affirm the notion that Leach should be in a room with padded walls. Clearly something is wrong with Leach if he can run this scenario through his head and come to a conclusion that’s its OK to lock a player in a closet. Any rational thinking person would find this act morally apprehensible, if not at least realize it would be impossible to get away with something like this.

I can’t see Mike Leach surviving this, and continuing as head coach at Texas Tech. I mean hell, Mark Mangino was forced to step down at Kansas and all he did was poke some chests, and name call. I’m pretty sure Leach will find a similar fate considering he exposed a player to light deprivation, and social isolation. It’s a shame Obama shut down Guantanamo Bay, Leach would have fit in rather well there.

Jets getting "flexed" in...

Ok,lemme see if I have this correct--The Jets control their own destiny to make the playoffs????? HOW???? Does any AFC team actually wanna step up and claim the two wild card spots??? The Jets needed five games(including their own against the Colts) to go their way to be in this position, and some how all them paned out. Granted the Colts laid down for the Jets, and If I was a Colts player or fan I would be infuriated, but it happened and now the Jets will face the Bengals on Sunday in a win and your in game. NBC has opted to use their "flex" power, and move the game from a 1 o'clock start to a 8:20 Sunday Night Football kickoff. The Bengals are in the playoffs, the only thing a win against the Jets could do is potentially move them up to the 3 seed, which in actuality means very little. The Jets could be facing another team who is willing to lay down and allow the Jets to beat them. But alas this is the New York Jets after all, and if any team can blow it--its the Jets.

Ill admit it, I gave up on the Jets...But so did plenty of fans and other writers. Any Jets fan know the pain and torture I go through for 17+ plus weeks throughout the fall and early winter. If you consider how much of a roller coaster the NFL season is, its ironic that football fans fill themselves up with so much garbage on Sundays in the way of beer and fried food--The games are enough to give one a heart attack, the blood pressure doesn't need any more help. With that said...I cant wait to down a case of brew, and several dozen wings on Sunday. J-E-T-S...JETS JETS JETS!!!

The Jets getting

A Christmas Story; Celtics win, Lakers embarrassed

There was just so much great TV on yesterday, it really made my long for a DVR at home--or at least more than one TV. Between midnight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I make a concerted effort to watch A Christmas Story at the very least 3-4 times. It's a Christmas tradition, like yuletide logs and egg nog!

But I bring up A Christmas Story because, aside from being my favorite Christmas movie, there are a few parallels from the movie and the games that were played on the 25th. The Boston Celtics received the Leg Lamp Award for beating the Orlando Magic in Orlando without Paul Pierce. The joy that overcame Ralphie's father when he pried open that over-sized wooden crate that read "FRAGILE" to reveal a well-toned leg with high heels and fish-net stockings, that's how I felt when I watched Rajon Rondo single-handedly take the game over. The Magic, one of the two other teams that will challenge the C's in the east, were looking to have an early Christmas dinner with Paul Pierce out, like those damned dogs who devoured the Parker's holiday turkey. But the Celtic's defense came to play, however, holding the Magic to a 33.3% shooting--worthy of a stocking full of coal! But the story was Rondo, who had to be on Santa's nice list. He dropped 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists while posting an astounding +9 point differential when he was on the court.

Like I predicted when the news broke about the Pierce injury, the Celtics struggled to score points. However it was their staunch defense that left the Magic frustrated all night long. The Leg Lamp was short-lived as it was "mysteriously" broken one night in A Christmas Story. Well in last night's game, another type of leg may be hurting. Kevin Garnett left the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent knee injury, but it is unknown if it was just soarness or something more. He looked to be in a good amount of pain. So let's hope KG's knee is just a little sore. Regardless the C's are the recipient of the Leg Lamp Award. It's a major award!

The second award of the night, the You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Award, goes to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Laker fans. With the way the Lakers played last night, you would have thought they were Jewish! Ha! But the Lakers get the You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Award because they did exactly that: shot their own eye out. They were 36% from the floor while turning the ball over 14 times. If the Lakers shot their left eye out, then their fans shot out their right one. After the Lakers laid an egg on the court against the Cleveland LeBrons, their fans began booing their team and throwing foam fingers on the court. LeBron even said he saw full water bottles on the court. Hardly the way you act on Christmas. Santa Claus would be very disappointed.



When you're trying to make the argument that your team is the best, getting rowdy on Christmas is not the way to do it. Look at how Ralphie got his Red Rider BB gun: He made his case to everyone he possibly could--his mom, dad, Santa Claus, even his teacher--and was a good little boy. Well the Lakers' fans must have never seen A Christmas Story because they did not act like good little boys and girls. If you're the reigning NBA Champion, you should carry yourself with a little more class than that--and the fans are included in that sentiment.

Christmas and sports: one of the all-time great hook-ups because you can't watch A Christmas Story for 24 straight hours. But who says you can't try!

Pope Attacked!

I mean theres crazy people yes, but attacking the pope on Christmas eve, this bitch has got some issues. Best part, apparently shes the same lady who attempted to attack him last year and was stopped when she jumped the barrier. Sick life.

Merry Christmas Bitches!

Merry Christmas to you and yours from me and mine!

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Yes this loser gets to bang out Adriana Lima on the daily. His name you ask? Marko Jaric, a forward for the Memphis Grizzlies. Within the past week, however, Jaric was signed by Real Madrid to play in the Spanish league for the remainder of the season. You will be hardly missed, Marko. Please leave Adriana behind.

BREAKING NEWS: Paul Pierce out for 2 weeks

NYTimes.com- Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce had fluid drained from his right knee Wednesday and and is expected to miss two weeks, the team said.

Pierce, who is averaging a team-high 18.2 points a game, will not travel with the team on its six-day trip, which includes games against the Orlando Magic (Dec. 25), the Los Angeles Clippers (Dec. 27), the Golden State Warriors (Dec. 28) and the Phoenix Suns (Dec. 30).

This is a huge blow for the Celtics, who had Kevin Garnett out last night with a thigh bruise. Not to mention Rasheed Wallace was ailing last night as well. We can only hope that it is indeed only two weeks and it doesn't turn into a reoccurring injury like KG's knee last season.

This will make the game against the Magic on Christmas that much more difficult. While the C's may have been able to go to seven games against the Magic without KG in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semis, but without Pierce they'll have trouble scoring the ball without question. Pierce's scoring ability and offensive leadership is equally comparable, if not more important, than Garnett's defensive prowess. And it will show as the C's will struggle to score points.

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AC Milan's Filippo Inzagha defends Italian model and TV actress Alessia Ventura's goal.

Fenway couldn't host a Fall Classic, but bring on the Winter Classic

Listen, I'll come right out and say it. I'm not crazy about hockey. I'm not. I've always been wrapped up in college and professional basketball in the winter. But in my years of maturing hockey has grown on me. Similar to how the taste of that sweet nectar we call beer didn't always quench my thirst. Friends and ESPN have gotten me to watch the playoffs, which I love. Playoff hockey is one of the most exciting spectacles in sports.

But for me, the NHL has never done a good job of marketing their young stars. Even with the likes of Crosby, Ovechikin, and Patrick Kane, the anonymity of the league is too large. In basketball and football, the college ranks help fans familiarize themselves with the players--and in the process create relationships with these players. So that when they get to the NBA or NFL, the fans not only know who the player is, but what his skills are and what he will bring to a team. The NHL doesn't have that, or is not on that grandiose scale that the NBA and NFL are on. Even Major League Baseball has gotten the message, heighten the coverage of CWS and the entry draft. College hockey, while exhilarating to watch in person, is not quite the same televised--maybe with the exception being last year's Nat'l Championship game with BU and Miami (OH).

The inability to draw an emotional connection to the players also has to do with so many players in the NHL coming from overseas. These players come to the league and, aside from the diehards, fans don't know much about their skill set. Also these players hide behind helmets and facemasks, further distancing themselves from fans. Now I know football players wear helmets and can create the same problem, but the NFL devotes so much money into television time and marketing strategies that if someone follows football week in and week out they'll know who the players are. I just can't relate myself to the rest of the NHL.

However, the NHL has one-upped the NFL with the introduction of the Winter Classic game, played on New Year's Day. Hockey was meant to be played outdoors and the NHL has brought that sentiment to light by taking some of the league's most historic teams to play outdoors in a historic stadium. The first year featured the Penguins playing the Sabres in Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. It couldn't have gone better; it was below freezing, it snowed, the game went to a shootout, and the NHL's messiah Sidney Crosby won the game. The next year featured two Original Six teams--the Red Wings playing the Blackhawks at the infamous Wrigley Field. The game was every bit of exhilarating with the upstart 'Hawks going up 3-1 only to see the Red Wings come back to win 6-4.

Now the NHL has called upon Boston's Fenway Park to play host for the Bruins-Flyers game on 1/1/10. Two great sport cities sending their gritty hockey teams to America's oldest and most beloved ballpark. America is synonymous with baseball. It always has been. Now what better way to garner baseball's national attention to hockey? Well borrow the nickname "Fall Classic", add Winter to it, and use a world renowned baseball field to make that easy bridge for baseball fans to cross over. It's a genius idea, really. Hell, it has gotten my attention.

I tip my cap to the NHL for creating such a resounding buzz to what is really just another game. But this game will receive more attention than the NFL Pro Bowl, NBA All-Star game, NHL All-Star, and in some cases Finals games too. In just its first two years, the NHL's Winter Classic has won over the league and fans alike. It has made New Years Day--historically a day dominated by college football--about hockey. The Winter Classic is the only thing people want to talk about on New Years. And, to my surprise, I cannot wait until the Bruins take the ice at Fenway and we hear "Sweet Caroline" after the end of the second period.

For the first time in a long time, NHL fans can finally utter the words, "Hey, I think Gary Bettman did a good job."

This guy won't be using his right leg for a while

Just gruesome! His leg had fucking two 90* angles on it! That's one helluva a Christmas gift, he can thank his teammate for that one. It's too bad because Texas A&M's Derrick Roland is quite the dunker...

Poor lil' Pac-man afraid of needles???

Story courtesy of Yahoo! Sports...

Nearly every detail is finalized for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to fight on March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas but one. That one detail, though, may kill the fight.

Negotiations are at an impasse over Pacquiao’s failure to agree to random Olympic-style drug testing, said Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, on Tuesday.

Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter is willing to comply with strict drug-testing standards, but Roach won’t allow Pacquiao to have blood drawn 48 hours before the fight.

Ellerbe said he would not let Mayweather enter the ring unless Pacquiao agreed to it.

Both sides agreed that the drug testing issue is the only hurdle preventing the fight from being finished. Earlier Tuesday, Golden Boy Promotions officially requested March 13 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to host the show.

“As Floyd’s management, we are insistent that there be a level playing field,” Ellerbe said. “This is in the best interests of the fighters, the fans and the sport. If you want a level playing field, the best way to do it is to have Olympic-style, random drug testing administered by the premier agency in the world, the [United States Anti-Doping Agency].”

Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum said the demand is “absolutely crazy,” done simply to harass Pacquiao, who is squeamish about needles, and is proof that Mayweather doesn’t really want the fight.

“We’re not going to agree to have Manny give blood in training, because that’s stupid,” Arum said. “Every doctor in the world will tell you that is stupid. He’ll give his blood at the beginning of the year and he’s willing to be urine-tested 24/7, but blood doesn’t show [expletive] and he’s not going to do it.”

In a statement released by his publicist, Mayweather said he is willing to submit to the testing. There was never any suspicion that Pacquiao had ever taken banned substances until earlier this year, when Floyd Mayweather Sr. suggested he was on steroids.

Pacquiao has passed every urine test he’s been given in connection with boxing matches.

“I understand Pacquiao not liking having his blood taken, because frankly I don’t know anyone who really does,” Mayweather said in his statement. “But in a fight of this magnitude, I think it is our responsibility to subject ourselves to sportsmanship at the highest level. I have already agreed to the testing and it is a shame that he is not willing to do the same.

“It leaves me with great doubt as to the level of fairness I would be facing in the ring that night. I hope that this is either some miscommunication or that Manny will change his mind and step up and allow these tests, which were good enough for all these other great athletes, to be performed by USADA.”

Blood tests for illegal drugs and banned substances are not required by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which would have regulatory control of the bout if it is held in Las Vegas.

Kizer said all fighters who fight in Nevada are subject to random urine tests as well as any other medical tests, such as an MRI or a CAT scan, that the commission deems necessary. Arum said Pacquiao is willing to submit to testing by an outside agency but won’t give his blood. Roach said it’s an issue because Mayweather’s side has been insisting Pacquiao give blood as close as 48 hours within the fight.

“We’ll accommodate their requests and do urine testing up the wazoo and we’ll agree to have them done by an outside agency,” Arum said. “Manny has nothing to hide. But he’s not going to give blood because that’s crazy. He’ll do it at the beginning and he’ll do it at the end. That’s how it is done. Ask some former Olympic boxers how many times they give blood.”

Ellerbe said having the testing administered by USADA would quell suspicions about the procedures or the result.

“This is no rooty toot organization,” said Ellerbe, who noted that such testing was accepted by elite athletes such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps and Lance Armstrong.

Roach scoffed at such talk and said it won’t matter to him if the fight is not held.

“I really don’t care, because Manny doesn’t need Floyd Mayweather,” Roach said. “The tests he’s requesting are not commission tests, they’re not boxing tests and this is not an Olympic sport. A urine test is just as qualified as a blood test. [Human growth hormone] is not detected by blood or urine.”


This has to be a joke right? I could MAYBE understand if the Pac-man refused to pre-fight blood testing because he felt disrespected or something, but to say you don't wanna get tested because needles make you "squeamish" is straight terry cloth. Its even more pathetic when you try and throw it back into the face of the Mayweather camp, and say "this is proof (Money Mayweather) doesn't really want to fight." For sometime now boxing fans and analyst's a like have speculated that Pac-man was on the sauce. Money has no reason to fight, he is putting his career and reputation on the line, he should be able to have a little of piece of mind and know that his opponent is not some roided out goon. This fight is building up to be a classic, and one of the most important non-heavyweights bouts of all time. There is simply no reason why both fighters shouldn't have to be tested at the highest level. Have some sack Manny, well unless of course the roids haven't completely shrunk them yet.

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The Blackest White Kid You Know presents: Ho Ho Hoes!

Ye keep doin' what you're doing, White Boy, ye! The holiday season hits da hood and the Blackest White Kid You Know will not be in a Chinese restaurant sifting through egg rolls and spare ribs. Nor will he be in afro-centric robes celebrating God-knows-what on Kwanzaa. No. The Blackest White Kid You Know is down with Kris Kross Kringle and his conglomerate fo' real. And this week the BWKYK is bringing y'all some Christmas heat to melt away your holiday beef.

My main reindeer Blitzen, has been straight up trippin' that the dude Santa has been chillin' with LeBron and Kobe while all the elves and reindeer are doin' all da work. Man dat's racist! Blitzen unleashed a can of whoop ass to Santa, Kobe, Bron-Bron and anyone else who thinks their game is da trufus, roofus. Check it out!


Wait, wait...there's more! This just in Santa spits straight fire back at Blitzen! Hold your wallets, we got a rap battle y'all! Where's the 40's of OE when you need them?

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Yesterdays answer is the ugliest baseball player in the MLB, John Lackey

Johnny Hosts WWE moday night raw

Free agent Johnny Damon dropped by to host Monday Night Raw last night. Whats up with all these athletes and actors hosting this garbage lately? WWE must be paying these guys a decent amount.

It's Decemeber, and Brett Farve is tearing another team apart

Oh my, how long it has been since I have had a chance to bash the great Brett Favre. Favre and the Vikings have been nearly untouchable all season long, starting off 11-1 and gaining access to the inside track to Miami. However, after losing two games in December and causing a national scene on Sunday, people are starting to wonder if Favre is tearing yet another team apart in December.

But before we look ahead, let's take a gander at the past. The date is November 24, 2008. Brett Farve had just led the New York Jets to a 34-13 victory over the then undefeated Tennessee Titans. The Jets were 8-3 and on top of the world. New York was buzzing that it was going to be a Jets-Giants Super Bowl, and Favre could have sodomized an NYPD horse in the middle of Central Park and no one would have said anything. That's how much New Yorkers were slurping from the Favre straw. But then over the next five games they lost four, fell from first to third in the AFC East, and went from a prime-time contender to a big-time pretender. Just like that. Farve was a big contributor--if not the sole reason--to the Jets collapse as he led the league with 22 INTs. He was run out of town and everyone hoped he would just retire for good.

Flash forward to August 19, 2009. Brett Favre signs with the Minnesota Vikings after weeks of rumors of the two hooking up. And with Brett Favre signing that 2-year deal, he might as well have turned Childress around, bent him over, and fucked him in the ass. Because once he crossed those T's of his name to the contract, it became his team. Sure, Brett said all the right things at first: "I felt I did everything I possibly could do to get where I need to be. I'm 39, my arm may not feel like it did at 21. But the pieces are in place that you don't have to do that much and I agree with that." Those pieces we was speaking on, were Adrian Peterson and the vaunted Vikings defense.

By signing Favre, Childress effectively gave his team over to him. He may not have known it at the time, but soon enough it would be his. In the beginning of the season, Favre took some time to get in the swing of things; giving opposing defenses a well-balanced look of run to pass. Add in a dominant defense and and you have a quick 11-1 start. But once Favre felt comfortable in the system, it became his team. Peterson began getting less and less carries and Favre was getting more and more attempts. AP has been held to under 100 yards for the fifth straight game--the longest drought in his career. He has also been held to under 5 yards a carry for the fifth straight game--also the longest drought in his career.

It's the Favre magic that the team buys into. They got away from what made them a scary team--Adrian Peterson primarily running the ball with the precision passing game of Favre coming second. Look no further than the week 3 last-second victory over the San Francisco 49ers. It's exactly the Favre magic I'm talking about. The team left the coach's logic and bought into Favre's magical play-making abilities. That's like abandoning Christianity to follow the beliefs of David Blaine. But they did, and just like the people of New York did.

And just like he did in New York, Favre can't keep it up in December. They've lost 2 of their first 3 December games with a 26-7 stomping by the pitiful Carolina Panthers coming this Sunday. In an attempt to protect his aging QB, Childress tells Favre that he is going to sit him. They were involved in a heated discussion going on in front of the team. This is a turning point. The player that Childress wanted to bring in to win him a Super Bowl, now has taken over his team. Listen to what Favre had to say on the topic: "No secret, I was getting hit a little bit. I felt the pressure on a lot of plays. We had seven points. So I think everyone in the building was like, 'They're not moving the ball, they're not getting points.' Brad wanted to go in a different direction and I wanted to stay in the game."

If a coach makes a decision, you listen to it. You don't have to like it, but you have to listen to it. Even if your name is Brett Favre. But it comes to the fact that Favre is now bigger than the coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Childress senses it, and now he has to scrambled to get his offense back together. And if they don't get their team together the Vikings will be one-and-done playoff team...far from their Super Bowl aspirations at the start of this season.

Melk Man moving down south

There are reports starting to come out from everywhere but it looks like they are true. Yankees are reaching agreements with the Atlanta Braves to bring back P Javier Vazquez in return for OF Melky Cabrera. Heres the full deal which was tweeted by Joel Sherman of the New York Post:


"so the trade is vazquez and boone logan to #Yankees for melky cabrera, mike dunn and arodys vizcaino, that is now confirmed by Post"

In a way I am upset because I loved Melky and what New York fan didn't? Solid player and his personality was even better. He will truly be missed but this makes the Yankees starting rotation that much better. Vazques is a solid starter and will be a great 3 or 4. Hes gotten better since he left from his first stint with the Yankees and this time around I think he's going to be great. He already knows what its like to pitch on the big stage so there's no worry there like a lot of new players they bring in. All in all I think its a good trade for the Yankees even though like I said it's tough to part ways with the Melk Man.

The decade in Unnecessary Censorship

F@#K you FCC

Fall of the Trojan Empire?

The hits just keep coming for USC.

Starting running back and leading rusher Joe McKnight did not travel with the Trojans to the Bay Area for Saturday's Emerald Bowl against Boston College, while tight end Anthony McCoy, offensive tackle Tyron Smith and defensive tackle Averell Spicer have been ruled academically ineligible, the school announced.

"[McKnight] has some paperwork he needs to do and it's best for him to stay in L.A. so he can be available to finish it," Trojans coach Pete Carroll said.

Carroll did not have a timetable for McKnight's return.

"We don't know right now how long this will take," he said.

McCoy and Smith are both starters and earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors. Spicer is a key reserve. McCoy and Spicer are both seniors, so their USC careers are over.

"We're really disappointed these guys didn't come through," Carroll said in a statement. "They had all the help in the world to get it done and they didn't do it."

Late Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported that McKnight had been using a 2006 Land Rover that belonged to a Santa Monica businessman who reportedly employs McKnight's girlfriend. That could violate NCAA rules as an extra benefit, which could also make the junior ineligible for the bowl game.

McCoy will be replaced by sophomore Rhett Ellison, while redshirt freshman Matt Kalil will replace Smith.

McKnight has denied driving the car, but the Los Angeles Times said in a story that one of its reporters has seen USC's leading rusher driving the SUV several times.

USC is investigating McKnight's use of the vehicle to find out if it is in violation of NCAA rules.

The businessman, Scott Schenter, told the Times that McKnight's girlfriend owns the car and makes the payments and that he helped purchase it when her family had trouble qualifying for a loan.

USC is already being investigated by the NCAA and Pac-10 regarding accusations that running back Reggie Bush and basketball star O.J. Mayo received improper benefits during their time at the school.

This could be another case of the media blowing things out of proportions, but it looks like all signs point to a fall from grace for USC athletics, especially on the football field, where they've been a dynasty of sorts for nearly a decade now. The football team entered the season as the seven time defending PAC 10 champion, and had been to four straight Rose Bowls. This year...Well lets just say Trojans fans aren't going nuts over the teams Emerald Bowl berth.

I'd like to give the program the benefit of the doubt, and I wish I could trust these student athletes to make the right decisions, but generally these type of allegations turn out be true. Stories like this bring up the age old question-- Should student athletes be paid, or compensated more than they are?

By no means do I take any joy in this, because I respect the hell out of Pete Carroll, but it seems that this allegations are starting to compound, and the Trojans are in some serious trouble. This type of stuff happens all the time in college sports though...Just ask Miami, they ran college football for a decade in the 80's and early 90's, but allegations, and eventual violations slowed down the program--but they rose to prominence again. Who knows what these allegations do to the USC program, its defiantly something to keep an eye on though, like they say when there's smoke there's usually fire.

Guess This Wife...

Now hated even more by us Yankee fans, guess who plays catch with this dime on the regular.

Staying with the Holiday Spirit...

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Stay Classy Fox News

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Now let me start off first by saying, I'm usually not one to get into politics and all that garbage. I'll voice my opinion here and there and I'm not a moron I know whats going on in the world. I support Obama and I'm not ashamed to say it, considering you guys just had a great run with George W. Give the man some time he wasn't really dealt a full house when he took over, he walked into this not caused it, remember that. Everyone's bitching how he hasn't "accomplished" anything yet. It's been a year people, clam down give the man some time, hes running our country, not your local dairy queen.

This is just something I was watching and I had to share cause its the exact reasons I can't stand and absolutely despise Fox News and all the right wing wackos that worship it. Now I'm not taking about republicans in general I respect your choice of opinion, I'm talking your loser's Glenn Beck, Gretchen Carlson, Rush Limbaugh types. They blab on about anything they can get their hands on whether its true or not. Example, nice poll to start off this video clip. I forgot shit adds up to 120 percent in polls these days. I'm not going into things any further cause like I said, I respect the views of the right side at times, give for example my co-worker and Eskimo brother Writer X who displays himself with class and dignity. I just can't say the same for the joke of a network Fox News has become.

BAT ATTACKS!

Now we've all seen the Manu Ginobili incident where he swatted a bat out of mid air during a spurs game a few weeks back now. These hockey players took it to a new and better level. The best part about the video is how the coach sent the players out there to kill the bat. And for all the ridiculous animal rights wackos out there who are getting upset about this, get a life. Its a wild bat? Whens the last time you saw someone with a pet bat? That's right, NEVER! Let's think about this kill a stupid bat, or take the chance of getting a professional athlete bit and getting rabies. Yea I know how slim of a chance it is for that to happen but I'm just saying, it's a bat.

Playoff Endorsement for the San Diego Super Chargers

With the Jets playoff chances all but dashed, Its time for The Writer X to move on. I need too find a playoff bound team to root for. I don't wanna do this, but like a underdog politician after they bomb at the Iowa Caucus I have no choice. I gotta find a team to throw my support behind,and officially endorse for a run too Super Bowl XLIV in Miami on February 7th, 2010...

For The Writer X it came down to two teams...The New Orleans Saints, and the San Diego Chargers. There's two reasons I root for the Saints--Marques Colston, and Drew Bress. Gotta love Colston because like me hes a Hofstra Alum, and Bress is a leader, who plays with straight fire burning in his chest, his drive in my opinion is second to only one. That one being San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. So yes, The Writer X has decided to officially throw his fan hood behind the San Diego Super Chargers...Here are my reasons,and why you should too...

1. Philip Rivers is emerging as one of the best QBs in the NFL

Rarely do I like to use the "L" word when discussing a football player, it just seems out of place for the game of football, but I if I had pick one quarterback to build a franchise around it would be Phil Rivers. This guy is flat out football player, and is a remarkable 17-0 as a starter in December. When the game is on the line Rivers is on point(just ask the Bengals,Cowboys and Giants about that), and he does it with a litany of receivers who are good, but hardly great. Rivers best receiver happens to be his tight end Antonio Gates, who is playing on a whole nother level right now. When it comes down to it Rivers is a born leader, who gets the job done, and plays with a fire and tenacity thats unrivaled by any other QB in the NFL. Whats makes Rivers play this season even more remarkable is that hes doing it with a diminished running game. Make no mistake about it, LaDainian Tomlinson is one of the greatest backs of all time, but hes half the player he was when Rivers became the Chargers starter in 2006.

2. LT deserves a title

I've never been a proponent of the notion that player deserves a title because of the career he has had, especially if the player is on the other side of his prime. In my opinion there's no place for lifetime achievement awards in football. But every so once in a while a player emerges as an all time great, and for a varying amount of reasons he doesn't have a ring. Dan Marino was one of the greatest QBs of all time, but lacks that career affirming Super Bowl Title--this generations Marino is none other than LaDainian Tomlinson. LT is one of the most dynamic players in the history of football, and seems to be an all around great guy. I say "seems" only because three weeks ago Tiger woods seemed to be a great guy, and we all know how that turned out. From what I've seen LT is consonant professional both on and off the field. You gotta respect, and yes LOVE a player who respects and loves the game as much as LT does.

3. The Chargers look damn good winning

Year in and year out the Chargers have the best uniforms in football, and this year they are especially good. The Chargers AFL 50th anniversary jerseys are literally the greatest jerseys in football history--both the home baby blues, and the away whites are fresh to death. You can almost forget my first two reasons, because in a country were most everybody will be viewing the big game in HD, isn't appearance what matters most? If the Chargers do make it to the Super Bowl they will be the home team, and those baby blues will be absolutely amazing in as Jim Nantz would say "stunning high definition."

Ive made my case, now its up to all you football fans whose team has been elimanted from playoff contention to make a choice. Even if your team hasnt been elimanted yet, chances are they will be soon enough. Just remember...The Writer X is for The San Diego Super Chargers in 2010.

Jets Lose...Buh Bye Playoffs

Ill be honest, I didn't watch a lot of this game. I was to damn busy shoveling the 2 feet of snow in my drive way, and whatever snow the town missed in my street(which happened to be a lot). I caught about ten minutes of the game on and off, but those ten minutes pretty much summed up the game in five plays. Jets stuff Falcons on the goal line to hold them to a field goal, 3-0 Falcons...Sanchez connects deep with Edwards for a TD, 7-3 Jets...Clemens cant handle James Dearth's long snap, Jets muff field goal...Matt Ryan passes to Tony Gonzalez for a TD with 1:38 to go, Falcons go ahead 10-7...Mark Sanchez throws another pick, on a flat out hideous pass...Game Over.

I just can't handle these guys anymore...Three different times this season the Jets seemed destined to turn the season around, and make a push for the playoffs. All three times they blew it. I mean they still got a shot at the playoffs, but why should I even care anymore...Just to get my heart broken a fourth time this season? Its just the same old Jets, they can never step up and win a g*d d*mn they need to win...Unless of course its the Bucs, Bills, or Panthers.

Sanchez was terrible today...But would we have really gotten anything better from Kellen Clemens? The dude cant even handle a long snap. Our downfall today was the running game. The Jets have won plenty of games this year with the QB struggling, because the run game was so dominant--but if that run game isn't going, then the Jets don't stand a chance, and that's what happened today.

Like Herm Edwards said "You play to win the game." Of course Ill be rooting for the Jets the next two weeks, and I want them to win, but you better believe I wont be sober while watching.

Snoop and Martha Get Baked

Brittany Murphy dead at age 32

OK!- There is terrible news to report out of Hollywood, as, according to a report on TMZ.com, actress Brittany Murphy has passed away at the age of 32.

The report states that at 8:00am on Sunday morning, emergency services were called to the L.A. home of the 8 Mile actress and her husband Simon Monjack after she went into an apparent cardiac arrest. Despite multiple attempts, Brittany could not be revived.

She was reportedly declared dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.




This really is terrible. Although she was a known drug user she was a pretty good actress of our time and a very good looking gal. If we hear anything else on this story we will be sure to keep you all posted.

Like they say, Rule of 3's... Chris Henry, Brittany Murphy...

Saints lose and crush Giants hopes

Did anyone really think that the New Orleans Saints were really going to run the table at 19-0 and win the Superbowl? Yes, their offense is prolific but that secondary is in shambles and any team with a semi-conscious QB, yes, even down syndrome Tony Homo can dismantle it. As much as I would love a team to shut up that piece of shit Mercury Morris, the Saints were not going undefeated this season no matter how you look at it. This is a Saints team that hasn't had a winning season in god knows how long. Saints, I don't care that you lost, but did you really had to do it to the Cowboys? They have built their franchise around losing in December.



Unfortunately I have to admit this is a crushing blow to the Giants playoff hopes. It’s as simple as this, Giants have to win out and we need a lot of help from the 'Boys Eagles and Packers. We have the tiebreak from beating Dallas twice this season but we lost twice to the Eagles. Even if the Cowboys lose in week 17 to Philly, the Eagles are sitting at 9-4 right now and we would need them to lose out to get the wild card spot. Likewise, we need the Packers to lose out as well depending on what they conference records are when the season ends barring a tie. It’s a stretch to say the least. The G-men have the Skins on MNF, Carolina, and then a tough game against the Vikings but that depends on whether or not they play their starters. Favre is 82 years old so I hope they decide to give him a rest before the playoffs. Either way, the Giants shot themselves in the foot when they decided to take off the end of Oct. and early Nov.

As far as a perfect season is concerned, I really do hope the Colts run the table now. Anything to shut up the 72 Dolphins team and that moron Mercury Morris.






I truly hate that man. Please Colts shut him up.

Shot for $50,000

Just too bad it was a POS Boston fan.

RIP CHRIS HENRY

No matter how you felt about his off field transgressions, there is no denying that Chris Henry was chalk full of talent and potential. Its sad seeing a young guy like that pass away long before he should have. 26 years old, when someones that young it doesn't matter if they were an athlete or not, it really makes you think and value every moment you have on God's green earth. The moment Henry entered the NFL out of West Virginia it seemed that he was forever in trouble. Henry was given countless chances, and he finally started to mature over the past year or so. Henry had steered his sails in the right direction--its unfortunate that we will never be able to see Henry's talent and potential filled on and off the field.

Islanders take care of Blue Skirts

Its New York versus New York, its like black on black crime--it just ain't right, unless of course its the Islanders and the Rangers. As a Yankees, and Jets fan I dislike the Mets and Giants, but I do,at times root for them. After all they still are New York, and ill take that any day over some team from B*tchton-- but with that said, I HATE the Rangers, and the circumstances have to be rather unique for me to root for them.

The Islanders are feisty, they play their outs night in and night out--sure they lose some games 7-1, 6-0, but they still leave it all out on the ice...And tonight was no different. For most of the 2-1 Islanders victory the Rangers outplayed the Islanders, but the Islanders played harder when they needed too, sneaking two goals past Rangers net minder Henrik Lundquiest on pure hustle alone. Both Lundquist, and Islanders goalie Dwayne Rolson were outstanding tonight. Rolson was able to stand strong, even after some extra curricular activity from Rangers resident goon Sean Avery.

Tonight marked the first game for John Tavares at the Garden. Although he didn't garner a point tonight, his teammates picked him up, and at this stage there is no denying this kid is a flat out stud. Tavares has the potential to be even better than the Islanders had initially hoped when they made him the first overall pick in this years entry draft.

Both these teams are fighting for playoffs spots, and tonight the Islanders fought just a little bit harder.That's what you gotta love about this rivalry--first place, last place, no matter where this teams lie in the standings you're going to get the best from them every time they lace up their skates. Hard shooting, hard hitting, and fast paced action. The best part about it? The Islanders host the Rangers tomorrow night at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to close out the home and home series between these two Atlantic Division foes...So until tomorrow night...LETS GO IS-LAND-ERS!!!

Guess This Wife...ANSWER!

Yes Mark "Dirty" Sanchez is dating Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Hilary Rhoda. Something tells me he's not just banging her for his green card.

Andrews in court Tuesday for stalker case

People.com - Finally facing the peeping Tom who videotaped her in the nude and then published the videos online, ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews testified that her ordeal still haunts her.

"I have nightmares," she told the Los Angeles court Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News. "I walk in crowds and I see him in my peripheral vision. When I'm alone in my house, I have fears that he's going to walk inside and hurt me. I don't know him. I've never met him. I don't know why he chose me. But I hope he never sees the light of day again."

Illinois insurance executive Michael David Barrett, 48, who was arrested in October on charges of interstate stalking, admitted in court that he followed the 31-year-old sideline reporter to hotels in three different cities in 2008, installed tiny video cameras in her hotel-room peepholes, and posted the videos he made online.

Barrett avoided looking Andrews in the eye, the newspaper noted.

Under the plea agreement he's made, he's probably looking at two years in prison in return for his guilty plea. But Andrews argued for the full five he could potentially be slapped with at his Feb. 22 sentencing, saying that the incident has left her life in tatters – and herself subject to awful comments from sports fans.









Oh come on Erin, who are you kidding. This is the best thing that has ever happen to your career. We all thought you were smoking hot before the video but now that we all got a good look, your never going to be forgotten. You will go down in the books and the most well known female sportscaster in history for both your compelling halftime interviews, and maybe a video of you nude. There's no way you really see him in your peripheral vision when your walking down the street. Your just trying to get the attention that you already have, give it a rest. I give this guy props for the determination and the effort he went through to get this wonderful footage. A true stalker that will go down in sports fans history books as well.

This is what happens when you eat too many pickles

Snookies Getting Punched In The Face - watch more funny videos

MTV's Jersey Shore cast member Snookie getting clocked by a dude in a bar after he apparently stole her drink! MTV has chose not to air the punch on TV even though they put it in the show promo for everyone in the world to see anyway. Why not just put it on TV who cares. But then again, as Wes said, this show doesn't need anything else to help its ratings. I agree this shit is almost as fun to make fun of as going to any LI club and just watching people interact. The sad part is, I don't even think these people on the show are acting, they really are that goddamn retarded. Congrats MTV.

Come on the PGA is going to be fine!

Guess This Wife...

Can you guess who gives her the Dirty Sanchez?

Falcons Babineaux gets high and drives

The Associated Press-Embattled Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux was smoking marijuana as he and a friend were driving through the northeast Atlanta suburbs, according to a police report.

The Gwinnett County police report, released Tuesday, says Babineaux told a police officer he had not smoked marijuana in more than a year, but then he admitted smoking from a marijuana blunt at least once during the drive on a busy interstate highway.

A drug-sniffing dog was used to check the car, and it found a plastic baggie filled with marijuana and a few blunts in a backpack at the center of the back seat. Police said they found about 1 1/2 ounces of the drug altogether. The officer later found a spray used to cover up the drug's odor in the driver's door pocket.

...Wait, wait. It's illegal to smoke pot while driving? That's probably one of my favorite past times. To the prudes who think smoking marijuana impairs a driver's mind I have two things to tell you: 1) It doesn't impair my vision at all. In fact I believe smoking pot helps keep me sane with all the horrible drivers in the northeast. I don't think I could ride I-95 through Connecticut without a big bouquet of Mary Jane's flowers. 2) Those who smoke and think it does affect them, well they just simply can't hang. You probably shouldn't be dabbling in the doobie snacks to begin with.

Marijuana is not a drug. I've heard of more people dying from cigarettes than weed. I smoke pot, yes. But I get shit done too. I'm not just some lazy stoner who watches Planet Earth on Blu-Ray and eats all my roommate's Cheetohs. And neither is Babineaux. He is a professional athlete, folks. A professional athlete who takes one helluva beating week in and week out. So what's the harm in unwinding a bit with some pot? Michael Phelps certainly isn't lazy either. It's those good-for-nothing low-lifes who give pot smokers a bad name. But me, Babineaux, and Phelps are carrying the torch for the productive pot smokers out there. We need to unite together. Drug dealers stop selling pot to losers. Get your shit together, man.

Just Another Day at the "Jersey Shore"

Pickle-licking and pinkeye. This shit just keeps getting better. I'm not sure how everyone else feels about this show, but MTV has struck gold! Give the creator of this show the Nobel prize or some shit because this is pure genius. Just when The Real World and The Ruins were on life support, they created a new monster! Why look around the country for seven shitheads, when there's a plethora of them sitting in MTV's backyard? And I must say it has played out quite handsomely. The "Jersey Shore" has garnered more attention than adults finding out about Sex Messaging.

Personally, I DVR the shit out of this show. I can't get enough of it. Although if I really wanted to watch the show all I have to do is walk around the Student Center of Hofstra for 30 minutes...and there's no commercials. Just an uninterrupted half hour of pure Guido gold. It's like studying children with Down Syndrome for me.