Real Fake Sports - Where We Still Need A Clever Tagline
Jon Dawson/FlickrAlways being slated to work 4 or 5 nights per week, plus every single weekend — not to mention the travel, sometimes for weeks at a time — the Houston Astros have finally said "enough is enough" and plan to meet with MLB commissioner Bud Selig next week to discuss a more manageable work schedule.
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Joe Bielawa/FlickrA sports and entertainment group leading the charge to get the city of Los Angeles back into the NFL has made some headway this week with the Minnesota Vikings by agreeing to build the team a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
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Keith Allison/FlickrFalling short in their quest for a title in this year's Finals, the Miami Heat have decided to end their relationship with the Big Three and have agreed to ship LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the 1989 NBA Championship Larry O'Brien Trophy.
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Keith Allison/FlickrReports from the NBA Finals are indicating that Miami Heat forward LeBron James just did something, but fell well short of the standard Michael Jordan set for himself when he was involved in similar circumstances during his career.
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Keith Allison/FlickrAble to avoid a physical confrontation after Cleveland pitcher Fausto Carmona hit New York first baseman Mark Teixieira, the Yankees and Indians settled their differences by engaging in a benches clearing discussion with a universal theme of mutual respect and understanding.
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Scott Stuart/FlickrFormer Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has spurned an offer to play in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who own his CFL negotiating rights, because he says the memorabilia business he and a few partners started up a while ago is really starting to bring in some big bucks.
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Keith Allison/FlickrOakland A's designated hitter Hideki Matsui just missed an opportunity for an impressive personal achievement on Wednesday when he fell short of hitting for the cycle by failing to notch a triple, a home run, a double and a single.
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Keith Allison/FlickrThough he appreciates the idea that someone, somewhere could be comparing him to the role playing guard on the Chicago Bulls' first 3 championship teams, Mario Chalmers says he has to accomplish a lot more in his career if he is going to hold a candle to B.J. Armstrong.
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Keith Allison/FlickrYuri Sucart, a cousin to Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who admittedly supplied and injected the slugger with a banned substance purchased in the Dominican Republic from 2001-2003, was seen in the lobby of New York's team hotel, with A-Rod, unashamedly not handing him performance enhancing drugs of any kind.
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Matt McGee/FlickrBoth sides of the NFL lockout—the owners and the Players' Association—got together in Chicago this week for a number of covert labor discussions that were purposely kept a secret from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
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WDPG Share/FlickrJust because "those morons in Columbus are a bunch of lying crooks," University of Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says neither he, nor anyone else at his institution will be rubbing it in that the recent situation at Ohio State has made the dirty Buckeye football program a total laughingstock and the butt of jokes nationwide.
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Fibonacci Blue/FlickrRichard Tamboway, an usher at Target Field, tells fans that "this makes (him) feel awful" and "sorry to do this to you, but don't forget to vote for your favorite Twins players" when he is given the task of handing out All-Star ballots during the team's home games.
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