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Balloon Girl? Elizabeth Lambert Rises To The Top
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So at this point the only way that Elizabeth Lambert could be more popular is if her parents sent her hurtling away in a makeshift balloon, which would then sail over the Khloe Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding. There have been more than 10.2 million online views of her hair-pulling shenanigans...
Ready To Hag Hang Out With Daly At The CMAs?
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CMA-bound John Daly beaming upon learning he’s guest-listed @ Ronnie Milsap’s legendary after-party at the Murfreesboro Ramada Limited:
Can’t blame her. Who can resist a man in his early 40s who already cuts a jowlishly august figure harkening a mid-60s Buddy Ebsen?
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Rams Using Military Promo To Fill Stadium? Yecch
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Some people have their way of supporting the troops (Note to self: Do not annoy Jay Glazer. He knows MMA moves and writes messages on bombs). Others have their own way. Take the St. Louios Rams, for instance. Desperate to fill their stadium this weekend so that their game with the...
Alternate NFL Helmet Logo Looks: Improvement?
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Gorgeous piece by graphic designer Ken Carbone at FastCompany.com as he tries to one-up helmet logo designs of three NFL teams: the New England Patriots, Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Excerpt:
Among the weakest designs are the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Tennessee State Rep Booted For General Dickery
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You’d think that being a state representative - and all that entails, in terms of a high profile - would prevent someone from basically trying to get arrested at the state’s most popular football team’s stadium in the person’s home state. You’d think that...
Pitchman Wants ‘Derek Jeter Wall’ For His Mansion
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You might recall the story about Tiger Woods‘ garish new digs earlier this week, or this summer’s pictures of Derek Jeter’s 31,000 sq. ft. supermansion going up. Hey, if you’re worth nine digits, you live like it, pal. To nobody’s surprise, both those...
Reporter Posterizes Kid, Forces Him to Cry
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Making yourself look like an idiot on television isn’t hard. You can go the route of the “random fan,” screaming in the background while people are trying to talk about the game. You could attempt a trick on your bicycle, only to introduce your testicles to a...
“When I Die”: Jared Allen Mulls Over His Last Wish
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Well done:Thx Cools.
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‘The South Will Rise Again’ Chant Won’t Rise Again
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For those of you with no qualms about waving the stars and bars on your front porch or applying it to the bumper of your car, today is a sad day; the Ole Miss Rebels’ famous “From Dixie With Love” fight song has been banned after fans refused to disassociate it with...
Jamie McCourt Takes ‘High Road’ By Trashing Frank
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T.J. Simers of the L.A. TIMES has some fun doublespeak from Jamie McCourt today, as she strikes out to defend her reputation against charges that she cheated on husband Frank and spent company money on a trip to France with her lover.
(Jamie McCourt: No denial that she cheated with...
Fake Robbery Leads To Real Arrest For Ex-FSU LB
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Drawing crude penises on someone’s face when they’re passed out? Funny prank. Wrapping someone’s dorm room in aluminum foil while they’re at class? Funny prank. Pulling a gun on a cashier at a Check N Go? Well, that’s less of a funny prank, according to...
Can We Not Go One Week Without An Eye Gouge?
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In case you had the TV off last Saturday (or had switched from ESPN to CBS to watch Fedor Emelianenko rock Brett Rogers‘ face off), Clemson took down FSU in a 40-24 slugfest that was much closer than the score indicated.
(It’s like he’s trying to open the helmet...
Pete Rose’s ‘Girlfriend’ To Pose Nude For Playboy
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Six weeks ago I brought you the first photos of Pete Rose’s newest “companion”, an Asian woman who accompanied him to the Chris Arreola cry-fest here in Los Angeles:
Rose this week did an interview with KGOW-AM in Houston and revealed that his girlfriend, who he...
Sosa Speaks About White Skin: ‘I’m Not a Racist’
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Sammy Sosa spoke to ESPN DEPORTES yesterday about his skin appearance, confirming that he is using what he described as a “bleaching cream.” He claims he is using the cream, which he purchased in Europe, to soften his skin, not change the color, adding, “I’m...
Wait, SEC Replay Officials Don’t Use HD Monitors?
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It’s been a rocky year so far for the SEC officials, to say the least. They’ve been blowing replay calls with such frightening regularity that commentators have wondered aloud what the point of even having replay is if it’s not going to make anything better. Naturally...
Brad Miller’s Buzzer-Beater: Was It Off In Time?
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Shame shame if you missed tonight’s Bulls-Nuggets game; it featured one of the closest game-ending calls in recent memory - certainly the closest of the young season. Quick recap to set the scene: Nuggets lead throughout the 4th quarter, only to see the Bulls make up a 7-point...
Od-ashian Nuptials Beat Mad Men In TV Ratings
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The ratings are out and the Khloe Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding special on E! beat AMC’s season finale of “Mad Men” by a substantial amount last week, to the surprise of no one. But to be fair, you can’t really compare the two events. One’s a show about...
Dear Tony G: We’d Rather Yer Wife Go Naked Too
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Here’s the Peta ad Tony Gonzalez and his stunning wife October recently posed nude for.
(Canned quotes to AJC here)
Gonzalez is well known for being one of the first NFLers to go vegetarian, so I suppose the ad shouldn’t come as that big a surprise. I’m not a PETA...
Video: High School Football Bounce Pass For TD
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Couple-three weeks ago, I posted a behind the back high school football touchdown pass. Now, howsa ’bout a football bounce pass that goes for a score?
Brad Heap of Mountain View (AZ) High School throws a bounce pass behind the line of scrimmage against Rocky Mountain High School...
HS Girls Coach Fired For Exhibiting His Peter Pan
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All that Sean Shields wanted to do is dress as a naughty Peter Pan and include a few questionable props, such as this household cooking utensil that you see in the photo covering his Never-Neverland. Is that so wrong? Sure he’s a high school teacher and girls basketball coach...
Book It, Done: Shaunie Kicks Shaq To The Curb
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All across America gigantic underpants are flying at half-staff today as it is learned that Shaunie O’Neal has filed for separation from her large, Cleveland Cavaliers-playing husband. This just a day after it was alleged by one web site that Shaq was canoodling with Gilbert...
Manny Pacquiao Sings On TV: Yes, It’s That Bad
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Manny Pacquiao, not content to inflict undue harm merely on opponents, went with the power ballad last night on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
No word if Pacquiao’s opponent in five night’s time, Miguel Cotto, decided to forgo sparring this week after watching his opponent...
CNN: Your Lousy Golf Game Is Killing The Planet
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What’s the most insidious pollution wracking Mother Earth these days? If you guessed fossil fuel exhaust, nuclear waste, or nasty cow farts, no, no, and maybe yes but probably no. The real answer? That drive you hooked into the next zip code on 14 last Sunday.
(And they’...
Sports Hinder Boys’ Good Habits, But Help Girls’?
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It probably wouldn’t come as that much of a surprise that boys who play sports in high school were more likely than their non-sporting counterparts to engage in bad habits (full disclosure: football here, fightin’, no drankin’); after all, these were the meatheads...
New Twins Ad Features Joe Mauer In Bubble Wrap
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The Minnesota Twins are leaving the Metrodome and relocating to the brand-new state-of-the-art Target Field. To remind fans of this fact, the Twins have put together a TV commercial showing movers at the new digs delivering the goods - such as boxes, championship trophies, and Joe...
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