Snakes in a Press Box

A 3-foot black snake sent reporters scurrying in the press box as the the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in a spring training game on Tuesday.

Sometimes you don't need snappy commentary. This is just plain funny. :) Read the article:
http://dwb.heraldonline.com/24hour/weird/story/3575756p-12824375c.html

Chris Simon Suspended

Chris Simon was suspended for the rest of the season and depending on how the Islanders do in the playoffs or if they make the playoffs could be suspended even into next season.

This sports cartoon posted on SMS really says it all. Simon has been suspended too many times during his career. He should be banned from NHL level hockey.

And made to start duking it out against those monsters in ultimate fighting championships.

Nascar Cookbooks

You know something? Every time I think of high performance vehicles crashing into a falming smorgasbord of automtoive parts, body parts and pavement I can't help but wish I had a good recipe for salad.


Well, Nascar fans, nows your chance to dine on meals fit for the pavement (insert roadkill joke here, I guess, huh?) as some Nascar-themed cookbooks are on the shelves.

Check it out"
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=2939974&page=1

Ouch Files: Chris Simon the Decapitator!

Serious case of the ouch, and a heartfelt & gut wrenching wince, as The New York Islanders' Chris Simon nearly decapitates the New York Rangers' Ryan Hollweg.

You can view the incident on YouTube (naturally):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6RyAI9370

Best NHL Uniforms.... Chicago Blackhawks?

Based on results from hassling 357 NHL players with likely a horde of absolutely ridiculous questions, a poll in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated shows that the Blackhawks have the snazziest uniforms in the league, and the Nashville Predators have the eye-burning worst.

Apparently, orginal six teams = rocking cool, and expansion franchises = designed by the blind.

The results:

BEST UNIFORMS
1. Blackhawks: 28
2. Canadiens: 16
3. Red Wings: 14
4. Maple Leafs: 11

WORST UNIFORMS
1. Predators: 28
2. Sabres: 24
3. Thrashers: 8
4. Ducks: 7

Link: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/quickhits/285567,CST-SPT-1hit07.article
(you'll need to scroll down to find it)

Pitchers with the wackiest wind-ups

With the 2007 baseball season on the cusp of starting up, Stuff Magazine has posted a look at some of the oddest pitching forms and stances in MLB history:
http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1793&src=stuff_ed

#10 Orlando Hernandez - tell me he's not in the running to be the next Spider-Man.

Marijuana is bad, m'kay, but not banned.

Yep. Canadian sports officials want to exclude the ganja from the list of banned substances.

Marijuana should be removed from the list of drugs banned in sport, one of Canada's top drug testing officials said, because it is taking time and resources away from catching the real cheaters in sport.

Yeah, plus if they are stoned they'll be easier to catch.

"I don't think it's a fight that Canada and some other countries are going to win about getting cannabis off the list altogether," he said. "I think we're just whistling in the wind on that one."

And the wind is making me get the munchies!


The entire article below:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2007/03/05/marijuana-atheletes.html

Jake the Snake Retires

Why the heck did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trade for Jake the Snake knowing he was going to retire any way? It doesn't make sense.

Small Market sports has a sport cartoon with an interesting question about retiring, football and florida. haha

Ouch Files: John Terry Kicked in the Face

Ouch, indeed!

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss the Champions League game against FC Porto on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from a head injury from the League Cup final (read article).

Click the link to watch the video of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ec5b9r4288

Ouch Files: SI Photographer beaned with a pitch

This can't be a good omen for the rest of the season:

New York Mets pitcher Oliver Perez hit a Sports Illustrated photographer on
a leg with one of his warmup pitches. His control improved, his results did
not.

"I got hit pretty good," said the photographer, John Iacono, who was
shooting from near the backstop before the game. "At the last minute, I saw it
coming. I turned my left leg just enough so I didn't get it head on."

From the article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17387607/

Jockeys, Dildos and Drug Testing - Oh my!

Okay, I'm not making this one up.

A jockey has been caught using a dildo - yes, a dildo - in an attempt to cheat a drug test.

Here's the story:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21307353-32343,00.html?from=news