Brian Groce is my guest Blogger today. He has some breaking news related to the Kelvin Sampson recruiting scandal at Indiana University. Let me know your thoughts on the subject! Without further ado…
Kelvin Sampson lied to Jeff Stanger about enjoying Trolley Dodgers and looking forward to the release Kansaska.
In a statement released today, Sampson said that he does not “give a (expletive) about Trolley Dodgers, Kansaska, Jeff Stanger, baseball or even all of the (expletive) ‘freaks’ in Bloomington, Indiana.”
Sampson went on to say, “And you people wonder …

Eight teams came to Omaha. 1 is on the way home. Georgia Tech was eliminated by Cal State Fullerton yesterday in probably the most exciting game we??ve seen thus far. Down to their last out and last strike, the Titans staged a 3 run rally to defeat the Yellow Jackets. But, enough about the games. You can read that in the paper. Let??s talk about the characters. There are plenty of them??

The STANKEES are tied for last place!!!!
The only thing that would make it better is if they were tied with the Red Sox for last place! Go Birds!!
The Brewers have won 7 in a row. Do you think having a new owner has anything to do with the new attitude in Milwaukee?
CNN/SI has an interesting article on the Oklahoma baseball coach who resigned amid a racism scandal this week.
Carry on, Citizens!

BREAKING NEWS: STEROID SCANDAL IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN EXPECTED
JEFFREAUX’S WORLD EXCLUSIVE: THE MASCOTS ARE JUICED!!!
That’s right folks, you heard it hear first. Our blog correspondents, Jose Canseco and Paris Hilton have been on the case for the past few months. They’ve been talking to former and current mascots as well as PETA.
Today we have a report from Jose:
Jose: Well, jeffreaux, between book signings and court appearances, I’ve been interviewing mascots to see how steroids have impacted costumed entertainers. The results are shocking.
Jeffreaux: Why …

This is an excerpt from Bob Kravitz’ column this morning in the Indianapolis Star:
“Talk about a return on investment: Rick Neuheisel gets in a college hoops pool, and walks out of court Monday with a $4.5 million settlement. Shoot, that’s better than getting Illinois in the blind office draw.”
In honor of Rick and Bob, we’re changing the name of our NCAA pool to the Neuheisel Index Fund!!

Break them up. Fold the team. Eradicate the franchise. It’s time to end the recurring train wreck that is the Portland Trailblazers, or more to the point: The Jailblazers. In the mid 90′s, Sports Illustrated sat in judgment over the Miami University football program and practically demanded the school president eliminate the program. Sure, Miami was a mess. But not any worse than many other programs in college football at the time. But the point is that all the reasons SI cited for ending …

It’s time for the World Series. Starting much later every year because Darth Selig had to mess with the Divisions, Interleague Play, the Ozone Layer, and heaven knows what else. My horse Randy could run MLB better than Selig. (1)
Anyway, back to the Series. Cards and Sox. Who would have guessed? Nobody! Although many sports “experts” got the Red Sox right, only one sports writer in America predicted the Cardinals were going to the World Series. Here are the preseason predictions by the major publications and …

Top Sports Movies
Ok, I realize that some of these don’t meet my criteria of what is a sport. But since most of the “normal” world does, I included them. My criteria for choosing the best sports movies of all time were: The movie must have a minimum of three memorable lines and must not include Emilio Estevez in the cast. I also eliminated any movie that had more than one Country, Disco, or Rap song on the soundtrack. Soccer is flat out wrong and should never …

If you’re tired of the Kobe trial, the selfish and overrated USA basketball team, and the endless parade of women suing Andre Rison for child support, then check out Tom Verducci’s column today about Greg Maddux. It might restore your faith that there are still a few humble heroes out there.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/tom_verducci/08/10/maddux/index.html?cnn=yes

“Living in New York can be annoying, in no small part because the place is crawling with New York sports fans. Yankees fans are like Paris Hilton — and not just because lots of them (especially the men) wear jeans that reveal far more butt crack than is socially acceptable.” –Mark Bechtel