Real Fake Sports - Where We Still Need A Clever Tagline
Keith Allison/FlickrThe New York Yankees have announced that shortstop Derek Jeter will be day-to-day for the next several years with baseball skills that are gradually eroding. Jeter says he couldn't identify one specific instance when his playing ability started to diminish, but thinks it may have happened right around the time he made his ten-thousandth plate appearance. no comments
SD Dirk/FlickrPhillies ace Roy Halladay, after numerous counseling sessions, is finally able to live with the time he surrendered a walk to Mets third baseman David Wright when he just missed with a full count fastball.
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Matt McGee/FlickrIn keeping with standard post-draft protocol, NFL teams were required to return their report cards to Peter King bearing signatures of either a parent or guardian for each coach and member of the front office.
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Adam Sonnet/FlickrDirector of Ticket Services for the Cleveland Indians, Gene Connelly, Jr., says that he and his staff are overwhelmed with the amount of work they have had to perform of late, saying that during the past week his office has had to fill as many as 8 orders per day.
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Eric Beato/FlickrThough a number of details would need to be worked out, Major League Baseball is set to expand the number of teams that qualify for the postseason from four to five, indicating that the additional team would either be the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox.
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William Hartz/FlickrCiting concerns with their financial situation, operations and inferior product on the field, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a representative from the Class A New York-Penn League to oversee the day-to-day dealings of the New York Mets.
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Marianne O'Leary/FlickrAfter releasing his latest mock draft in which he knew deep down he had former University Washington quarterback Jake Locker slotted much too low, ESPN analyst and draft expert Mel Kiper, Jr. was so distraught that he experienced a total emotional collapse.
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Brett Farmiloe/FlickrTrevor Baine, a 6-1 guard junior guard Iowa State, says even though it's really tempting to forgo his final year of eligibility to pursue the riches and fame of the NBA, he is going to take what he calls "a more sensible, levelheaded approach" and declare for the D-League draft instead.
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Robert Scales/FlickrRandomly beating up supporters of visiting ballclubs has become quite the challenge for home fans in Major League Baseball due to an increased presence of security and uniformed police at stadiums across the country.
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RMTip21/FlickrOn the last night of the regular season, the Charlotte Bobcats wiped out what most viewed as an insurmountable 4-game deficit to secure the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference when the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers announced they had insufficient funds to continue operations into the NBA playoffs.
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Ed/FlickrRachel Bigglesby, a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel who was granted access to the Augusta National locker room while covering the Master's, has been unable to shake the image of Phil Mickelson emerging from the shower in only a towel.
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Keith Allison/FlickrThe Yankees and Red Sox were forced to play "just another humdrum series" over the weekend, as they are no longer considered rivals since someone from one of the clubs forgot to file the proper paperwork with the offices of Major League Baseball prior to the season.
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