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Amnesty International standing up for Rick Mahorn
And Bill Laimbeer is in charge. Laimbeer is at it again, reiterating that Rick Mahorn is a "peacemaker", but this time adding that Mahorn has been "thrown under the bus," regarding Mahorn's suspension - along with 10 WNBA players - for his role in the brawl between the Detroit Shock and LA Sparks.
Amnesty International standing up for Rick Mahorn
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WNBA goes WWE
smackcaster.com 7/23/2008 — The WNBA doesn’t garner much attention. But this will certainly be featured everywhere . The Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks saw spars fly at the end of their game on Tuesday night. Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, who was involved in the Pistons-Pacers brawl on Nov. 19, 2004, as a Detroit broadcaster trying to break up the fight, appeared to shove Lisa Leslie to the floor ...
Out of Bounds Rick Mahorn: Will the Fight Between Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson Change the Scope of the WNBA?
thestartingfive.net 7/23/2008 — A change is gonna come, but don’t compare this to the Detroit/Indiana “brawl”. If you do, that’s irresponsible. This is the WNBA not the NBA As I write this in my best attempt to stay clear of being judge and jury, a ...
Rick Mahorn Still Can't Figure Out How To Talk To Girls [Wnba]
deadspin.com 7/23/2008 — Sadly, last night's brawl between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock will probably be the only storyline that puts the WNBA above the fold for the rest of the regular season. As far as sports melees go, it was monumental; it involved two of ...
Ugly Brawl Makes the WNBA Relevant
nba.fanhouse.com 7/23/2008 — Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast! One moment Plenette Pierson and Candace Parker are jostling for position, and the next Rick Mahorn is shoving Lisa Leslie to the ground and Cheryl Ford is being carted ...
Los Angeles vs. Detroit - Recap - July 22, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 7/23/2008 — Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, center, grabs the arm of Los Angeles Sparks' assistant coach Laura Beeman while being hit on the back by Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones, second from right, during a fight in the closing seconds of a WNBA ...
Sparks Hold Off Shock Rally
wnba.com 7/23/2008 — Los Angeles 84, Detroit 81 (F) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. July 22 (AP) -- Candace Parker wanted to focus on all of the good parts of the Los Angeles Sparks ' win over the Detroit Shock . Unfortunately, it will be the final 5 seconds that everyone else is ...
DON'T MESS WITH THE BAD BOYS; GIRLS
theworldofisaac.com 7/23/2008 — It was like ol times back at the Palace as a Detroit franchise brawled with another team. And it even involved original Bad Boys Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn. But this time it was the Detroit Shock , not the Detroit Pistons who were throwing the ...
WNBA Sparks/Shock CATFIGHT!!! (and a conspiracy theory)
cavsboard.com 7/23/2008 — Cavsboard.com breaks down what might be the greatest moment in the history of women's athletics blow by blow, asking the question everyone wants to know. Is Rick Mahorn responsible for the most entertaining moment of WNBA action ever?
The Definitive Video Report : "Malice in the Palace (WNBA Remix)"
cmnetwork.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — Here's The Video Report, complete with post-fight interviews by Bill Laimbeer, Lisa Leslie and Rick Mahorn.
Malice At The Palace Pt. II : Mahorn’s Incidental Contact With Lisa Leslie
cantstopthebleeding.com 7/23/2008 — In the aftermath of the above melee, Detroit Shock assistant / overgrown Bad Boy Rick Mahorn protested to the Detroit Free Press’ Vince Ellis that he was merely trying to separate players. That seems reasonable enough, though ...
Rick Mahorn Fights Chicks
redsarmy.wordpress.com 7/23/2008 — AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza You knew this was eventually going to happen. A full-fledged catfight during a WNBA game . But wait, there’s more. Rick Mahorn got involved. He pushed Lisa Leslie so hard, she fell to the ground. Then he put his ...
FOX Sports on MSN - WNBA - WNBA fight leads to four ejections
msn.foxsports.com 7/23/2008 — Unfortunately, it will be the final 5 seconds that everyone else is going to remember. Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory. ...
McNasty At It Again
lexnihilnovi.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — AUBURN HILLS Candace Parker wanted to focus on all of the good parts of the Los Angeles Sparks' win over the Detroit Shock. Unfortunately, it will be the final five seconds that everyone else is going to remember. Parker, the younger sister of Toronto ...
POLL : Rick Mahorn, Lying Thug or Innocent Peacemaker?
cmnetwork.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — In the wake of the WNBA Remix of the Malice in the Palace : Shock vs. Sparks, we ask for your help in determining whether Rick Mahorn is guilty of being a lying thug or innocent "peacemaker" in shoving Lisa Leslie. We'll give you the evidence (courtesy of ESPN) to determine the fate of Rick Mahorn. You be the grand jury.
The Tender Moments of Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn
cmnetwork.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — Once a Bad Boy, always a Bad Boy. Bad Boys will live together, ball together, and die together. Rick Mahorn may have shoved Lisa Leslie, and Bill Laimbeer defended Mahorn, but that is only a small segment of their camaderie.
On a Comedy Scale, the WNBA Fight is Somewhere Between Eddie Murphy Raw and American Pie
thebiglead.com 7/23/2008 — Starring Rick Mahorn as the Incredible Hulk! This, friends, is the greatest highlight in the league’s 11-year history. (And it wasn’t a “ scuffle .”) Candace Parker is rapidly becoming our favorite female athlete, ever. ...
WNBA fights for attention
bostonherald.com 7/24/2008 — T he WNBA always seems to crave more attention. Mission accomplished, albeit without a dunk or fantastic play. The Detroit Shock, and assistant coach Rick Mahorn, were involved in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks, making the WNBA a hot topic on ...
Former 'Bad Boy' brings spotlight on WNBA
southcoasttoday.com 7/24/2008 — The WNBA always seems to crave more attention. Mission accomplished, albeit it without a dunk or fantastic play. The Detroit Shock — and assistant coach Rick Mahorn — were involved in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks, making the WNBA a hot topic ...
Shocking Quotes by the Detroit Shock
cmnetwork.blogspot.com 7/24/2008 — Just when you thought you thought Bill Laimbeer dropped his greatest hit by calling Rick Mahorn a "peacemaker", he proceeds to drop some classic gems.
League suspends Mahorn, 10 players - The Boston Globe
boston.com 7/25/2008 — July 25, 2008 The WNBA suspended Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players yesterday for their roles in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this week. Shock forward Plenette Pierson was suspended for four games, the harshest ...
Video: WNBA FightThe Association
by Brett Edwards That's right, the off season is so slow that I'm posting WNBA videos. But this one's interesting, I promise: it's the first (and hopefully the last) major brawl that's taken place in the WNBA. WNBA Final by bsap11 I love that former Detroit Bad Boys Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer were prominently involved in this; Mahorn physically, and Laimbeer verbally. Bill ...
What a bunch of pussiesPoor Sports: Bitter Philly Sports Fans Sound Off
Let me just start by saying WNBA fights are really funny. That isn't even an opinion, its a straight up fact. What's funnier than a WNBA fight? Rick Mahorn involved in a WNBA fight. Its like a dream come true. Not only do you have a bunch of odd looking tall women scrapping, but now we have one of the known tough guys of the NBA thrown in the mix. Fantastic. The best part is all the women ...
Rick Mahorn Goes "All Ike Turner" On Lisa LeslieHoops and Other Pop Culture
I saw this, believe it or not, as it was happening. You can see from this picture that Mahorn clearly did push her (looks like he pushed her with his left hand and knocked her on her ass). It was not a slip. If you watch the original footage, Leslie has both feet clearly planted in the ground and the soles of her shoes are flat on the floor. He didn't catch her when she was off ...
Suspensions for WNBA brawlDime Magazine
The WNBA suspended 10 players and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their roles in Tuesday's bench-clearing brawl. If you haven't seen it yet, check the video below: Detroit's Plenette Pierson was given the biggest suspension, four games, as she was the one who (arguably) initiated and escalated the whole thing. Mahorn was given two games, [...]
Define, Degenerate.Rumors and Rants
It was a sad day for the WNBA. It was even sadder for myself. You know what's worse than a WNBA catfight? Actually watching it live. Now, I can explain. The game ran longer than the expected broadcast schedule, so I thought I was tuning into something else. But I did keep it on long enough to watch the series of events. And for the record, I wholeheartedly believe Rick Mahorn was trying to ...
DAILY RAYS OF SUNSHINEMr. Sunshine
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Mahorn oddly chooses to Merengue during Palace brawlThe Sports Hernia Blog
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YouTube of the Day: Detroit vs. LA, WNBA fightBall Don't Lie
The WNBA game between the LA Sparks and Detroit Shock got a little heated in the final five seconds last night. Sparks' stars Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie were involved in the melee with Cheryl Ford and bad boy coaches Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer of the Detroit Shock. Here's the wild video: When all was said and done, three players were ejected from the game along with Mahorn. Ford ...
Mahorn Knocks Down LeslieMostly Mets
I never thought I’d blog about a WNBA game but…. In last night’s game between the Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks a brawl broke out with just seconds to go in the game. During the fracas Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn knocked LA forward Lisa Leslie to the floor. I wasn’t watching the game (I [...]
Exclusive WNBA Fight VideoFriends of the Program
Insert Chris Rock “hitting a woman” joke here Alot of the scuttle and butt this morning centers around the sexy pillow fight WNBA melee that occurred last night in, where else, Detroit. Apparently, as the refs, players, and coaches tried to break up the scrum, former Pistons Bad bow and current Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn may or may not have pushed Sparks ...
Brawl at the Palace: WNBA versionSports Crackle Pop
Does it take a fight to make the WNBA relevant? I think so. In the closing seconds of the game, LA Sparks’ Candance Parker leg sweeps someone from the Detroit Shock and a pileup ensues. The benches clear and in the mess, Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn “accidently” shoves Lisa Leslie to the ground. And then another Sparks player punches Mahorn in the back. The worse part ...
Malice at the Palace Part 2: Girl Fight!Basketbawful
Let's see. A fight broke out during a basketball game in Detroit. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn were prominently involved. Mahorn got ejected. Yup, that sounds about ri...wait, what?! This happened during a WNBA game? You bet your vintage collection of Kobe Bryant Nutella it did. As Hubie Brown might say, things got a little "chippy" late in the game when the Detroit Shock's Cheryl Ford ...
Beat L.A.! Last night’s WNBA BrawlDime Magazine
Sadly, the WNBA won't get this kind of attention for the rest of the season unless someone does a Playboy spread. And what's up with Rick Mahorn bullying women?
Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie, Rick Mahorn involved in WNBA brawl during Sparks-Shock gameStiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
There is nothing better than a good fight at an NBA game...what is even better is when there is a good fight at a WNBA game....the Los Angeles Sparks were at the Detroit Shock when a scuffle started between Candace Parker and a Detroit player....in the end, former Detroit Piston Rick Mahorn, who is now an assistant with the Shock franchise, pushes All-Star Lisa Leslie....
WNBA Brawl VideoSports of Boston
The only connection to Boston I can make is that Bill Lambeer and especially Rick Mahorn played significant roles in this very unique WNBA Brawl. As you may remember, Lambeer and Mahorn played with the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons of the late 1980’s and took part in a couple exciting playoff series against the Celtics. Mahorn, known as a peacemaker after his role in the worst brawl in ...
Anyone surprised that Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn are now fighting with girls?Clubhouse Cancer
Where are Zeke & The Worm when you need ‘em? The best part is when asshole Laimbeer says that Mahorn is known as a ‘peacemaker’. Tell that to Scottie Pippen, dickhead. If there is anyone in sports we despise more than Rick Mahorn, it’s Bill motherfucking Laimbeer. Slink off the court without shaking hands lately, pricks? Candace Parker, with those massive 21-inch pythons, could ...
WNBrawlBrahsome - Care To Get Nice?
The Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock of the WNBA engaged in a brawl last night. We have a general ban on anything related to women’s sports at Brahsome unless it involves taters . Unfortunately there are no taters, but it’s still pretty entertaining to watch. WNBA star Candace Parker is involved, whom I wouldn’t mind seeing in a shirts and skins game. Did you ...
Malice in the Palace - WNBA styleCanis Hoopus
So much for the WNBA being "a place for lesbians to make out when they score." I was going to write something about the Lynx's fade back into the Western Conference pack, but wouldn't you know it--80's basketball icons turned coaches Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, and Michael Cooper got the ladies from the Shock and Sparks all worked up and playing like it was Detroit-LA circa 1989.  ...
The Detroit Bad Girls? Apparently soThe Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog
I believe this is my first WNBA post. It's likely my last as well, but if this is how WNBA games end...Well, I may end up changing my my mind. Would you expect anything less than a take on all comers, bench clearing brawl from a team coached by Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn? Way to live up to the Pistons' Bad Boys legacy, Shock!
Atta boy, Rick!Boiled Sports
You all know I wouldn't mind if the WNBA fell into a deep abyss never to be seen, heard from or smelled again, but something awesome happened tonight in one of that league's contest- A girl fight broke out...And dudes got involved. Bad Ass The most noteworthy man who stepped into the scuffle was former Bad Boy Rick Mahorn who was said to push down WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie. Way to go, ...
Rick Mahorn, 10 WNBA players suspendedOther - BostonHerald.com
The WNBA punished so many players for their roles in this week's skirmish that the league is staggering the suspensions by alphabetical order. "None of us can...
WNBA | 10 players, Rich Mahorn get suspensions from fightThe Seattle Times: Sports
The league suspended Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players after the dustup between the Shock and the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.
W.N.B.A. Suspends 10 and MahornNYT > Pro Basketball
The W.N.B.A. suspended the Detroit assistant Rick Mahorn and 10 players for their roles in an on-court skirmish between the Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks. >
WNBA suspends 10 players and Rick Mahorn for skirmishThe Seattle Times: Sports
The WNBA suspended Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players for their roles in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this week.
Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie suspended after WNBA fightL.A. Times - Basketball
Ten players are suspended one to four games; Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn is suspended for two games after on-court melee. > The WNBA today suspended ...
WNBA suspends 10 players and Mahorn for skirmishThe Seattle Times: Sports
The WNBA swiftly suspended the Detroit and Los Angeles players and Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their role in a skirmish at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA playersThe Seattle Times: Sports
The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn.
WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA playersOther - BostonHerald.com
The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn. "The WNBA is reviewing the incident...
WNBA | Sparks, Shock melee leads to ejections for Rick Mahorn, 3 playersThe Seattle Times: Sports
The skirmish started moments after Candace Parker and Detroit's Cheryl Ford had to be separated after Ford fouled Parker.
Late scuffle mars Sparks win over ShockNYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Candace Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory.