Only Figure Skater I’ve Ever Been Attracted To is Now Meth Dealer

If you’re like me you most certainly remember the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – this was the year American institution Michelle Kwan won gold, future Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinksi won silver, and Nicole Bobek finished with the bronze.  However it was a 21 year-old Bobek that skated away with a young Scott Howard’s [...]

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Albuquerque Isotopes Get A New Prospect

Apparently the single greatest promotion in minor league baseball history is starting an MLB future Hall of Famer who is serving a 50-game suspension for steriods. The Albuquerque Isotopes drew the highest crowd for a baseball game — ever — in Albequerque, New Mexico (which probably means the largest ever in New Mexico). It just [...]

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Ever Wanted Listen To “I Am The Walrus” Underwater?

Reports are that Michael Phelps will sign his first endorsment deal since photographs of him smoking “the pot” (as Katie Couric so lovingly refers to it) were released last year.  No, all you jokesters, it isn’t a new multi-year deal with High Times magazine, Captain Crunch, or Trails. The new deal will be with H20 Audio, [...]

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Weekend Quick Hits

These are the stories that happened while we were busy spending time with our loved ones destroying our livers via light and responsible social drinking . . . no we don’t have a problem, lots of people wake up naked licking sap off a pine cone in a church. Unjustified accusations aside, these stories are [...]

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Toledo Point Shaving Scandal Leads To 20 Indictments. Damn, I Had The U.S. Gov’t Minus 25

With the final indictments coming today, the Toledo point shaving scandal has moved back into the forefront of the sports news cycle.  Let’s take a look back at some of the all-time greats to see where the guys from Toledo stack up. 1951 – In 1950, City College won the NIT and the NCAA tournaments.  [...]

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