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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Egypt v Algeria, Ireland v France

Qualifying rounds going on now!
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The qualifying rounds are going on right now for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is being held this year in South Africa, 10 years after they held a World Cup (albeit in a different sport).  For the low and uninitiated, FIFA is soccer. Granted, pundits [...]

Get ready. From Wikimedia Commons.

Larry Johnson Released | A Running Back Sacked

UPDATE: Larry Johnson fired by the Chiefs
In case you missed the last article written on this site on this subject, there was a Larry Johnson petition being circulated by fans to get him dismissed from the team, because they didn’t want him occupying Kansas City Chiefs record books or mentioned [...]

From Wikimedia Commons

Larry Johnson Petition | Fans want him benched

Chiefs fans don’t want Johnson in record books
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who resent the continued presence of infamous running back Larry Johnson have created a petition to team owners and management to keep him from playing, so he won’t break the record currently held by Priest Holmes for [...]

Brandon Spikes Eye Gouging Video | Gator’s defensive captain benched

Brandon Spikes suspended for eye gouging
Brandon Spikes, a middle linebacker for the University of Florida Gators football squad, has been suspended for a whole half a game after gouging the eyes of a downed opponent in the Gator’s recent game against the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Since then, searches for and [...]

From Flickr. com.  And No, gouging isnt cool.

Want the World Series Schedule for 2009? We Got It!

The Fall Classic Begins…
Alright there, sports fans.  I bet a lot of you are wondering what the World Series Schedule for 2009 is, and we’re going to give it to you.  This year’s Series is poised to be a contest of epic proportions.  We have last year’s winners, the reigning [...]

Former Celtic star Antoine Walker – Broke!

More Money, More Problems
No matter how far you go or how much quick cash you have access to, the importance of the responsible use of money remains the same. The more money you make doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the next Bill Gates. As a matter of fact, the more [...]

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Steve Phillips ESPN Scandal | Who cares?

So what – don’t we have a recession going?
Oh, yes, the Steve Phillips ESPN scandal is big news, and a lot of huff and guff is flying around about his dalliance.  Some people are willing to give a big cash advance to get a picture of either his mistress or [...]

This is what this story does to me. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

ESPN: Steve Phillips Suspended Over Sex Scandal

ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips Suspended
First it was Letterman, now ESPN MLB analyst Steve Phillips is in the spotlight for the same mischievous deed. Steve Phillips has been suspended for a week by ESPN after reports of an affair he had with a 22-year-old production assistant named Brooke Hundley. Things are [...]

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Mariano Rivera Spitball? A Little Spit Won’t Do the Trick

Stirring Up Media Controversy Over a Sure HOFer
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball club showed signs of life against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, which is truly saying something because the shock of the previous two games they threw away would [...]

Mariano Rivera spitball? No way, no how. Vaseline is the way to go. (Photo: flickr.com)

Can Credit Cards Fix Tennis Damage?

Temper, Temper, Novak Djokovic
“Use one of your credit cards, Novak!” I shout from my semi-comatose position on the couch. I just witnessed a tennis player’s breakdown that’s going to cost him money, maybe lots of it. Novak Djokovic missed a tiny little lob over the net and smashed his racquet [...]

Novak Djokovic may need one of his credit cards to help pay the fines for his latest on-court outburst.  (Photo: Wikipedia.org)

Rush Limbaugh Punted from Group Looking to Buy Rams

Rush Limbaugh thrown out of the game
About a week ago, Rush Limbaugh and St. Louis Blues hockey team owner Dave Checketts announced they were part of a group who would submit a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. They didn’t say who else was in the group, only that [...]

Rush Limbaugh won't get a chance to buy the Rams. Image from Picasa.

Sheila Jackson Lee Squares Off Against Rush Limbaugh

House Rep. says keep Limbaugh out of NFL
When I wrote earlier about the possibility of Rush Limbaugh buying the St. Louis Rams, I kind of thought that whole process had been snuffed out already. Apparently I was mistaken, as yesterday Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) in a floor speech said [...]

Sheila Jackson Lee image from Wikimedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SheilaJacksonlee.jpg

Will Rush Limbaugh and Dave Checketts Own the Rams?

We Know Rush Claims to Be Football Knowledgeable
Do you find it as interesting as I do that Rush Limbaugh is bidding to take on ownership of the St. Louis Rams NFL football team? Along with St. Louis Blues NHL hockey team owner Dave Checketts, Rush Limbaugh is part of an [...]

Rush Limbaugh as he actually appears. Here's hoping no Rams jersey will be added to his portfolio. (Photo: flickr.com)

Rio de Janeiro Gets 2016 Olympic Summer Games

It Will Be South America’s First Olympic Berth
After a heated battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has selected Rio de Janeiro as the home for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Brazil’s former capital city and hot tourist spot beat out Madrid in [...]

Rio de Janeiro is a beautiful city, so long as you don't wander into the wrong part of town. But I suppose the same thing can be said for Chicago (minus perhaps the beautiful part) (Photo: 02varvara.wordpress.com)

Ted Williams’ Frozen Head Allegedly Abused by Alcor

Dome of “The Splendid Splinter” Used for Batting Practice
When Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams died at the age of 83 in 2002, he was cryogenically frozen by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation of Scottsdale, Arizona. As the company’s name indicates, the hope was that Williams could eventually be [...]

A cast of Ted Williams' head. Would you deep freeze a head like that so you could play a game of pepper, I ask you? (Photo: metapedia.com)

Michael Vick and Nike Contract | No Go, Says Nike

Yet They Endorse Him by Sending Him Nike Products
I understand that professional sports are more about business than they are about the love of the game on an organizational level. A great deal of money is changing hands among fans, advertisers, merchandisers and teams, and that money must be handled [...]

Boycott the Eagles, and now boycott Nike. Don't be like Mike. (Photo: flickr.com)

Mikhail Prokhorov to Buy Nets, Team to Move to Brooklyn

Russian billionaire takes over basketball team
What would you do if you had billions of dollars? If you were Mikhail Prokhorov, you’d buy a basketball team — or at least most of one. New York Daily News confirms that Mikhail Prokhorov, who is worth more than $9 billion, will become the [...]

Mikhail Prokhorov image from Wikimedia.

Girl Throws Baseball Back | MLB Whiffs on Marketing Op

Got to embrace the viral once in a while, guys
By now, you’ve probably heard about the “girl throws baseball back” video that made the viral rounds of the Web and television. If not, here’s the only place that’s sure to have the clip available now: MLB.com. In short, a family [...]

Baseball should still reflect what is great about America, but they don't. Girl throws baseball back, a precious moment is created. What's so hard to understand, MLB? (Photo: flickr.com)

Brian Urlacher Injury | Get Ready to Hibernate, Bears

Great expectations and a season derailed
The NFL season is now underway. Hope springs eternal and all that jazz for teams with hopes of the postseason, and the Chicago Bears were clearly in that race. I hope you didn’t do something silly, like taking out pay day loans to plunk money [...]

Brian Urlacher will not see the field again in 2009. (Photo: commons.wikimedia.org)

Need a Loan? I Found Late Inning Relief Right Here

My pitching arm needed a loan – fast!
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you needed prescription medication but didn’t have insurance or the money to pay for it (we all know medication can be expensive), you know that you’re between a rock and a hard place. I had [...]

My grip varies somewhat, but it's the wrist snap that did me in. (Photo: updatesme.blogspot.com/)