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NUTS & BOLTS: JETER TO GET AT LEAST ONE MORE RING

By
John
Published: 11 January 2010 11:49 AM ESTPosted in: Nuts & Bolts

Sometimes the NY Post has a headline that’s too good to change, so that’s what I’m going with this morning:
Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly set to become Mr. and Mrs. ‘November’. (NY Post)

So we tweeted about this last night, but we’re starting to notice a trend. ESPN The Magazine is skewing a bit gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. (ESPN)

Chad Ochocinco purchased himself a Birthday Truck. I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that this monstrosity is not “green”. (Huffinton Post)

I wrote an email last night to chew out Bill Simmons for his infuriatingly stupid column last Friday and I’m glad to see I’m not alone. Just for the record, he was 0-4 on his playoff picks this weekend. (KSK)

Pete Carroll is on his way to becoming the main man in Seattle, and he claims the timing has nothing to do with the upcoming probe on USC. He’s probably telling the truth, right? But wow, that really is convenient though. (ESPN)

NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend saw a 12% jump in TV ratings from last year giving both games their largest audience in over a decade. (Philly.com)

NFL’s Rooney Rule under scrutiny from former coach Tony Dungy, and its about time. Teams treat this rule as a mere formality and it is insulting to a minority candidate to sit through an interview when its clear a team has already made up its mind. (SF Chronicle)

The Supreme Court will hear arguments from a former NFL apparel maker seeking to overturn rulings that the National Football League is one business, not 32 separate teams working together, and therefore immune to an antitrust complaint. (Seattle Times)

Team USA will name Jamie Langenbrunner its captain. Chris Drury and Zach Parise will be the alternates. (NHL)

Jaromir Jagr was part of a KHL game which was suspended after 4 minutes due to a series of fights between Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk resulting in 691 penalty minutes against more than 30 players. (ESPN)

Jerry Jones is near a deal with Top Rank to host Pacquiao-Clottey at Cowboys Stadium on March 13th. (FanHouse)

Texas basketball set to move to No. 1 ranking after Kansas loss to Tennessee. (Houston Chronicle)

Cincinnati Reds close to $30m deal with fire-balling Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman. (Mark Sheldon)

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NUTS & BOLTS: NEWLY SVELT DALY BACKS TIGER

By
John
Published: 09 December 2009 12:49 PM ESTPosted in: Nuts & Bolts

“Wild Thing” golfer John Daly has lost 115 pounds. He told the press that in the movie about his life, he’d like Kevin James to play his fat self, and Matt Damon to play his new slimmed down self. I’ll tell you this much, John Daly never ceases to entertain the hell out of me. (Huffington Post)

Daly has also spoken out against the media and other golfers for their comments surrounding Woods. “He will get through it. I’m not too happy with what some of the players have said about him. Theoretically if you think about it, it’s because of Tiger that we’re playing for so much money…” (Press Association)

Elin Nordegren’s mother is in stable condition after being hospitalized early Tuesday morning. (Extra)

Tiger certainly has a type. Porn star Joslyn James has been named at mistress #11 for Tiger. It just dawned on me that maybe Tiger is trying to have as many mistresses as major championships. (FoxNews)

Bryant Gumbel is being treated for a malignant tumor in his lung. Maybe he can bore it to death. (People)

The Houston Rockets’ starting center, 6′6″ Chuck Hayes is the smallest center in NBA history. (FanHouse)

Peter Gammons has left ESPN for the MLB Network and NESN. At last, he can now openly root for the Sox. (Boston Herald)

Ownership changes in the Texas Rangers organization could lead to Team President Nolan Ryan stepping down. (Star-Telegram)

Jerry Jones will meet with promoters today in Dallas to discuss hosting the March 13 Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight at the Cowboys new billion dollar facility. (Philly.com)

Jessica Simpson truly has a strange taste in men. It is reported that she is now officially dating Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan and is “smitten”. (E!)

The KC Chiefs need to sell 3,500 tickets before Sunday’s game to avoid the first TV blackout in over 20 years. (KC Star)

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NUTS & BOLTS: KNICKS LOOKING FOR WRONG ‘ANSWER’

By
John
Published: 17 November 2009 10:26 AM ESTPosted in: Nuts & Bolts

Are you familiar with the phrase train wreck?

Are you familiar with the term "train wreck"?

The 1-9 NY Knicks will look into signing the newly released Allen Iverson. So when they lose a close game due to AI’s lack of effort he can defiantly say “we’re talkin’ bout the Knicks.” (NY Daily News)

Speaking of teams that need help…Jets coach Rex Ryan has said that he will reach out to Bill Parcells for some guidance after a disappointing loss to the Jags.  (NY Post)

Complicating matters for the Jets further, S Jim Leonhard out with a broken thumb. (NY Daily News)

Rex Ryan and longtime assistant part ways among the fallout of the Jacksonville game. (Jets Stream)

NFLPA will look in to the many many complaints against Eric Mangini. No word on if they’ll have the manpower to take fan complaints into consideration… (FanHouse)

Larry Johnson couldn’t have planned things better. After being cut by woeful Chiefs, signs with first place Bengals. (PFT)

Floyd Mayweather to Manny Pacquiao: ‘Step Up to the Plate’. (FanHouse)

Floyd may mean that literally. His mega-fight wit Pacquiao could be held at Yankee Stadium. (NYT)

Infection could put UFC champ Brock Lesnar’s career in jeopardy. (ESPN)

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NUTS & BOLTS: SHOW US THE MONEY

By
John
Published: 16 November 2009 12:07 PM ESTPosted in: Nuts & Bolts

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After Pacquiao’s convincing beat down of Cotto, there is only 1 fight the people want. Money vs. Pac-Man. The only thing standing in the way are the egos of management. My take: if Mayweather doesn’t fight Pacquiao he will go down as a coward. How’s that for the ego? (NY Daily News)

Kobe Bryant is apparently “computer illiterate”. It’s no fun making a joke about that knowing there’s no chance he’d see it. (The Hoop Doctors)

Amazing tailgate set up here. The only thing missing is the Bud Light Grooler. (amandarykoff’s posterous)

Sports betting is a roller-coaster ride that only the truly brave dare dive head first into, so a sense of humor about it is definitely a must. (Don Chavez)

YouTube SEC agitator, JT Bowtie to retire his “asshole character”. (Busted Coverage)

Five reasons to want a TCU vs. Cincinnati championship game. (Unathletic Mag)

Argentinian Carlos Tevez may retire after 2010 World Cup. (The Spoiler)

I’m just going with a direct quote on this one: When Theo Fleury was a Ranger, he said, he would stay out all night drinking, doing cocaine, going “below the streets of New York City” to “party with freaks, transvestites, strippers” or to “hang out with homeless guys around a burn barrel” on the West Side piers. (NYT)

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ESPN MAGAZINE “BODY ISSUE” WILL FEATURE JOBA

By
theOCD
Published: 01 October 2009 2:49 AM EDTPosted in: MLB, MMA, NBA, NFL, NHL, Sports Media, golf

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As you may know, ESPN the Magazine’s next issue is the “Body Issue.” The premise is that they have different athletes nude and semi-nude photoshoots. I’d guess that the goal is to “appreciate the human body” but they’ve chosen some wacky models. The most random seem to come from baseball where ESPN has chosen Joba Chamberlain and Nelson Cruz. Both are quite burly fellows and calling them “easy on the eyes” would be quite a compliment. The picture above is a painting of Joba from some random artist… and I hope his ESPN shoot can live up to that high standard.  Nipple ring included.

Another strange addition to the issue is a spread with hockey player Zdeno Chara. Chara is the tallest player in the NHL at 6′9″ and he’s also extremely weird looking.  They’ve also chosen Bill Guerin from the NHL.  The last time we saw him, he was rocking one of the best hobo beards in sports history. In terms of women, it’s all people you’ve never heard of plus Gina Carano and Serena Williams. Word is that Tiger Woods turned ESPN down. Here’s the list of athletes in the feature as reported by Michael McCarthy from USA Today:

NFL: Adrian Peterson

MLB: Joba Chamberlain, Nelson Cruz

Tennis: Serena Williams, James Blake

NBA: Superman, aka Dwight Howard

NHL: Zdeno Chara, Bill Guerin

NASCAR: Carl Edwards, and someone for the over-50 crowd, Mark Martin.

LPGA: Christina Kim

MMA: Gina Carano, Randy Couture

Horse racing: Alexis Solis

Soccer: Oguchi Onyewu

Surfing: Claire Bevilacqua (Photo by James Dimmock/ESPN The Magazine), Laird Hamilton

Boxing: Manny Pacquiao

Softball: Jessica Mendoza

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