I always kind of thought that Bruce Smith was a good dude, what with his appearance in the movie Little Giants and all. But I guess we all have our faults. Bruce has his.
Former NFL star Bruce Smith is set for trial on a drunken driving charge in Virginia Beach. Smith was charged after a traffic stop on Interstate 264 in Virginia Beach in May. It was his third DUI arrest. A 1997 conviction was later dismissed, and he was acquitted in another case in 2003.
Life after football I suppose. You always wonder what a hall of famer is doing these days. I guess Smith is busy drinking and driving. It’s a real shame. Know what Smith does for a living now? He’s a Large-Scale hotel designer. What the hell does that even mean? I would imagine it’s kind of difficult to design hotels when you’re busy crashing your car into poles and what not.
God, imagine how much it must suck going from bashing the hell out of star quarterbacks to working with a person called Armada Hoffler. Come on Bruce, I’m sure there’s room in a booth for ya somewhere.
Lay off the booze will ya?
[Via LA Times]
Pitchers and catchers have not yet reported to training camp, and already the Mets are dealing with major players having to miss the start of the season.
Carlos Beltran had surgery on his troublesome right knee Wednesday and the All-Star center fielder will miss the start of the season. His decision to have the operation also sparked a dispute about whether he had received permission from the team, and perhaps whether the surgery was needed.
Beltran’s agent, Scott Boras, said the guarantee language in the slugger’s contract requires advance written permission only for elective operations.
“This was necessary surgery, necessary surgery to work,” Boras told The Associated Press.
The Mets might claim that the operation was elective.
There’s no way any of this ends well or smoothly. After all, it is the Mets we’re talking about. First off, Beltran isn’t really a pillar of health and injuries tend to really linger when it comes to this guy, so I’m going to say right now that he misses at least 16 weeks instead of the 12 that everyone is reporting right now. For a normal player undergoing knee surgery, 12 weeks sounds about right. But Beltran has to be graded on a vagina curve, and that adds about an extra month to his recovery time. Mark my words, there’s no chance he’s ready in 12 weeks.
But maybe the bigger issue here – and there’s no way this just goes away, either – is that the Mets weren’t informed that Beltran underwent surgery in the first place. And I’m gonna side with the Mets on this one in that the surgery was elective. You’re not fooling anyone, Boras – “necessary to work” is the same thing as elective, douchebag. I’m pretty sure “necessary” surgeries cover emergencies, like if Beltran’s water broke and he needed a C-section. The type of person to call knee surgery “necessary” is the type who would call 911 because McDonald’s screwed up his order and claim that it was an emergency.
It’s going to be a long season, Mets fans. Enjoy 4th place.
[ESPN.com]
I’m sure you’re all aware of the season ending surgery for Blake Griffin. If not, here’s a little excerpt that might make you as puzzled as I am.
He injured his kneecap in their final preseason game Oct. 23, wincing in pain as he landed after a dunk. After resting the stress fracture for several weeks, Griffin recently increased his workload in rehabilitation by running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
He developed pain in his knee, and an examination Tuesday revealed his recovery was not progressing properly
Seriously guys. What’s left for the Clippers other than somehow trading for Lebron James and him getting decapitated on his flight out to LA? There’s really no other explanation for this franchise other than they are somehow cursed.
I’m not a religious man. I don’t go to Church or Temple on Sat or Sun. I eat cheeseburgers and I take the Lord’s name in vain more often than I probably should. I’m not convinced that Jesus is coming back at any time soon.
But having said all this, I don’t have any other explanation for this team other than some higher power acting against it. And despite the fact that I don’t really like Bill Simmons, he makes some good points in his open letter to Blake Griffin.
The next time these guys get a number one pick, if I were that draft pick I would 100% pull an Eli Manning in 2004 move. Just refuse to play there. Seriously guys, avoid Clipper land.
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Woodson wins Defensive Player of the Year yesterday. Today, it’s Chris Johnson’s turn, and deservedly slow. Johnson had a tremendous year. If only this award would make him sound more intelligent when he talks…….
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Ugh. Imagine being at this game and then seeing those terrified words on the scoreboard. I’d be pretty annoyed at having to get up and leave the arena, especially since it’s going to be crowded and crammed as all hell, but of course I’d alos be pretty scared that some maniac let loose a potato sack full of anthrax on the arena.
Could you imagine how much flopping there would be if there was an explosion or something? A light breeze causes Manu Ginobili to hit the deck; I imagine a loud boom would have him writhing on the ground for days. Like, literally, days. He’d fall down and roll around for 72 straigh hours before getting up and hitting a couple of free throws.
I always thought Herschel Walker was a bad ass, but this is legendary.
Walker’s MMA debut was finalized Tuesday when Greg Nagy was announced as his opponent for the Strikeforce card to be contested Jan. 30 at the Florida Panthers’ arena in Sunrise, Fla.
At an age – 47 – when most NFL players have long walked away from that violent sport, Walker is 2 1/2 weeks away from entering a realm defined by armbars, neck cranks, choke holds and tapouts.
“MMA is the No. 1 sport out there for me,” said Walker, whose self-challenges previously have found him doing Olympic bobsled and even ballet. “I love competition; I don’t want to lose at anything. I’m a little bit older, but I love competition.”
This is pretty nuts. Even at 47, Walker could be the absolute crap out of someone like me, but to actually get into a ring and participate in an MMA fight is pretty impressive.
I checked out the guy he is fighting – Greg Nagy – and he’s 1-1, with his loss coming by decision. There’s also a Greg Nagy who is a professor at Harvard and specializes in Homer and archaic Greek poetry, but I don’t think they’re the same guy.
Walker has been able to do pretty much anything he wants physically for his entire life, so I’d actually put my money on him. I’m sure this Nagy guy is a pushover, and probably not much of a match for a guy who will be in better shape at 60 than most guys are at 30. All I know is that I want to see this fight.
OK OK. We know that Shaq cheated on his wife. We know he’s been linked to models and other skanks. I get it at this point. But the latest is some chick Vanessa Lopez who I see just trying to get a little attention right now.
An Orlando model linked to a lineup of NBA players claims Shaquille O’Neal harassed and threatened her after she ended a sexual affair with the married superstar in September.
Allred said Lopez started dating O’Neal, 37, in 2004. She declined to address police reports linking her client to sexual relationships with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West in 2006 and Orlando Magic star J.J. Redick in 2007.
Lopez then went on to say
“My life has changed so much because of what I had to endure since [September],” Lopez said at a Los Angeles news conference. “I fear that someone is after me.”
Really? My ass. Let’s just say from 2004 until present this girl has been partying her ass off and getting on multiple NBA penises. Period. I mean come on Vanessa. Two guys assaulting you? And who knows what J.J. Redick did. And we’re not even talking about 2007 until present. Dwight Howard would have to be in this mix right? Wait, does he still have braces though? How about Rashard Lewis?
You’re afraid? Um, stop having sex with NBA players who might hurt you! Although I think it’s kind of comical that the Daily News used the quote “shut dat bitch up” for Shaq. Seems like something he might say.
Look, I have no idea whether Lopez is telling the truth or is trying to get some money out of this. All I know is that you can’t go around talking about all these NBA dudes you banged.
And why aren’t there any Vanessa Lopez model shots anywhere online? That’s just retarded.
