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DECISION 2010: The winners and losers of the Lebron James shitstorm
I've refrained from blogging about Lebron James for too long. Initially opting to leave the commentary to the peeps that do this sort of thing...
By
Michael C. Walsh
| July 09, 2010
Oregon fail
This is the time of year when you start seeing a lot of arrests involving non-draft-eligible college-football players — underclassmen, mainly.
With no one to hit on the field, underclassmen take to the streets
By
MATT TAIBBI
| February 26, 2010
Scammer solstice
It's summertime, and the scammin' is easy. What else can explain the recent appearance of a former NFL player in court to face 22 counts of . . . wait for it . . . mortgage fraud!
Football meets fraud in Georgia. Plus, Wazzu wackiness, and Tim Donaghy gets busted up.
By
MATT TAIBBI
| June 19, 2009
Do mess with Texas
The Houston Texans are like the soy cheese of the sporting world.
Sports blotter: "Houston has a problem" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| December 05, 2007
Bonds away
This Barry Bonds thing is going to be a big story, no doubt, but trust me: even bigger news is probably coming.
Sports blotter: "Barry's indictment" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| November 19, 2007
Willie returns
Remember Willie Williams?
Sports blotter: "Never fade away" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| October 03, 2007
Zzzzzzz . . .
We get one of these about once a year, the jock-asleep-in-car-with-engine-running story.
Sports blotter: "Sawing wood" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| August 29, 2007
Squish the fish
Hey New England, can I get a “Sucks to be you, you got a DWI, you LOSER!”
Sports blotter: "Dolphin crime" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| July 18, 2007
Good Shaq, bad Shaq
Say this for Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal: in Shaq’s Big Challenge , signs abound that his intentions are good.
Is O’Neal’s fat-camp show kind or cruel?
By
ADAM REILLY
| July 10, 2007
Texas trouble
Some college-football positions just seem to be cursed, arrest-wise.
Sports blotter: "When's he going to talk about Michael Vick?" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| June 06, 2007
The curly-haried boyfriend
This is the third or fourth time I’ve seen this guy’s name attached to an arrest of a high-profile athlete.
Sports blotter: "Knight of the keyboard" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| May 02, 2007
Triple double
Several big-time D-1 sports schools have found themselves enmeshed in complex multi-arrest imbroglios this week.
Sports blotter: Incriminating phone evidence edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| April 18, 2007
Balloon wars
A wonderful, uplifting story is coming out of Utah.
Sports blotter: "Glory of Love" edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| April 11, 2007
The new U
Slowly, imperceptibly, the cumulative arrest record of current and former Ohio State University Buckeye football players is approaching the status of great football crime families, nearing the Olympus where live giants like Miami and Florida State.
Sports blotter: Buckeye edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| November 01, 2006
More taser madness
Please don't ignore CFL players who get tasered.
Sports Blotter: CFL edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| October 04, 2006
Dr. Probert
A lot of strange incidents involving minor-league baseball have colored the “Briefs” sections of national sports coverage this year.
Sports Blotter: Lexicography Edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| September 13, 2006
Nothing's shocking
There must be some kind of secret scavenger hunt going on among pro athletes that requires participants to attach their names to Tasers or stun guns in the headlines of USA Today .
Sports blotter: "Set tasers to 'stun' " edition
By
MATT TAIBBI
| August 08, 2006
Super Blot
With all due respect to Isaiah (J.R.) Rider — the NBA’s all-time arrest leader who solidified his first-ballot Sports Crime Hall of Fame status last week with a decisive post-retirement kidnapping bust — there really is no news in sports this week that d
Sports crime does the Super Bowl
By
MATT TAIBBI
| February 02, 2006
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