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Wimbledon Bans Homer Simpson
Published 7/6/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Ben Maller had one of those great notes from his rumors page on Foxsports.com. The headline pretty much says it all. Taking it straight from ...

Sports Store Removes All Barry Bonds Items
Published 7/18/2007 by Larry Brown at FanHouse
... (via Ben Maller) ...

Gisele’s The Bread Winner, not Tom
Published 7/18/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... and Ben Maller) ...

Could Michael Irvin Join Dan Patrick on Syndicated Radio?
Published 8/6/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... I don’t have much reason to doubt the rumor either. For one, Ben Maller mentioned last week that ...

Preseason Football Beats Barry Bonds' 756th
Published 8/13/2007 by Larry Brown at FanHouse
... . Now comes the word, via Ben Maller, that more people watched the Cowboys/Colts game on FOX Thursday night than Barry's record breaking 756th home run Tuesday on ESPN. From ...

Dan Patrick to Compete With Cowherd, Tirico or Van Pelt as Replacements?
Published 8/13/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... (via Ben Maller) ...

Tommy Lee and Kid Rock to Fight?
Published 9/25/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... said, why give away for free what they can sell? With that in mind, Ben Maller points out that the two are ...

Joakim Screws Up Krispy Kreme Duty
Published 10/10/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... (via Ben Maller, of course) ...

O.J. Halloween Masks Won’t Be Sold
Published 10/18/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Damn, my entire costume plans, down the drain. The ‘eff am I gonna do now? I was really banking on sporting a polo and some makeshift manboobs, and just topping it off with a mask of The Juice. No such luck, however. Ben Maller informs me via the New York Post that ...

BODE MILLER JOINS TEAM AMERICA
Published 10/26/2007 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
... Immense talent/gargantuan disappointment Bode Miller has left the U.S. Ski Team, and has started his own team.  From Ben Maller (emphasis mine): ...

Agency Head Likes Photographing Maria Sharapova’s Crotch
Published 11/1/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... . From the Daily News, via Ben Maller: ...

Beckham Teaches Snoops Kids Soccer
Published 11/6/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Usually I like to stay Beckham-free around here, specifically when talking about the plastic puppet they call Posh, but this news is cause for our attention. We all have heard about stars providing lessons for other celebrities, usually at a large cost. Fitting right in as Ben Maller points out, ...

Unthinkable: Lakers Resuscitate LA Sports Radio
Published 4/29/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
We worked in Los Angeles sports radio for several years, first at the USC football flagship, then at the L.A. ESPN affiliate. Unless like most major sports cities, sports radio in SoCal has always had stinkbomb ratings. That is, until the last ratings period . Los Angeles Sports Radio Ratings ( Thanks Pau ! ) Ben Maller of FOXSports.com and Fox Sports Radio points out that overall listenership recently doubled (.6 to 1.2) for sports radio station KLAC-AM. In what we’re sure is a complete coincidence, KLAC also happens to broadcast the games of the ...

Google Working Out Bugs On LaRussa Traffic Reports?
Published 6/3/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . Ben Maller has a nice find, noting that, “Lou Piniella might not use the internet much but he has been caught leaving a Chicago hot spot by Google Maps.” ...

Sweet Lou Did Not Tell the Googles It Was Okay to Put Him on a Map
Published 6/3/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... It's not often that you find a real person on Google Maps. I've seen my dad's car on Google Earth before, but even that was relatively sketchy. However this find by Ben Maller ( ...

Lou Pinella Can't Hide From Google
Published 6/3/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... I'm not sure how in God's name Ben Maller of Fox Sports discovered this, but it's truly a hilarious find. I'm just hoping Google Maps manages to get a shot of Pacman outside of a strip in Dallas before the year's over. ...

Big brother is watching Lou Piniella in Wrigleyville
Published 6/9/2008 at Big League Stew
I'm not sure what's more unbelievable ... that I didn't see this when Ben Maller posted it last week or that if you type in 3552 N. Clark, Chicago IL 60636 into Google Maps you see Lou Piniella walking on the street outside Bar Louie.  Verdict: Better than the South Side drug deal captured on Google's cameras, though not as good as the girl who's flashing (no nudity) as the Google camera van (car? truck? tank?) rolls on by in Orwellian fashion. 

NBA Player Uses Alias ‘Sponge Bob Square Pants’ at Hotels
Published 7/31/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
The USA Basketball team is now in Beijing getting ready for Olympics tuneups. Before that though, they were in Las Vegas practicing and whatnot. Though this note is a little old at this point, it’s a goodie. It comes to us from the Las Vegas Review-Journal via Ben Maller. Members of Team USA are keeping an age-old tradition of celebrity aliases alive. Spies tell me that one of the star players goes by the alias “Bruce Wayne,” the alter ego of “Batman,” and another has taken ...

BOSOX OWNER'S DIVORCE ROUNDING THIRD
Published 8/7/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
... love each other and try to build a life together, and that life goes up in smoldering flames, it's no laughing matter. And when the fire trucks show up and cordon off the entire block and they're all holding that trampoline-looking thing yelling to the people stranded above to jump, that's...actually pretty funny. Anyway, Red Sox principal owner John Henry is putting the finishing touches on his divorce--just in time for the pennant race! From PalmBeachPost.com (via Ben Maller): Few details have leaked so far, including whether Henry’s ...

Report: Canseco To Appear On FOX's 'Moment Of Truth' [Steroids]
Published 8/31/2008 by Josh Zerkle at Deadspin
... We discussed this show on KSK a while back and came up with this question: if you were a contestant, why would you ever lie? The questions are all yes/no, so even if you lie, not only do you lose out on the money, but then your family knows the truth anyway. People are so stupid, but then if you ever managed to get on that show, that level of game theory is probably over your head anyway. David Vassegh's Blog: Canseco's Moment Of Truth [am570radio] via [Ben Maller] ...

Somebody Alert Lou Dobbs [Xenophobia]
Published 8/31/2008 by Gourmet Spud at Deadspin
... Let's get to the real issue here: kickers have long been the target of mockery from fans, sportswriters and teammates alike. But these three guys have Aussie-Rules backgrounds which, as I understand it, makes them extremely tough. So the next time you decide to taunt a kicker, be careful. Here's a good rule of thumb: before you say anything, tell him Paul Hogan died. If he wells up with tears, keep your mouth shut. How to Kick Australian [Wall Street Journal via Ben Maller] ...

TIGER, PHELPS, MONTEL SEEN IN VEGAS
Published 9/5/2008 by MMP at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
... I’m entitled to beat that vending machine senseless. That’s a federal statute, I believe. As for Montel, he was seen at the Hard Rock Hotel, well, actually playing poker. The talk show host is an avid player, even recently hosting a poker tournament as a benefit for MS. And of course it was the white guy with eight gold medals that wasn’t instantly indentifiable by his first name. That’s why my nickname in college was Bang Cock Dangerous. [via Ben Maller] ...

BILLY CRYSTAL DOING A MOVIE WITH THE ROCK
Published 9/24/2008 by MMP at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
Lame-assed Oscar host and former New York Yankee pinch-hitter Billy Crystal (remember him?) hasn’t annoyed moviegoers in years, so there wasn’t a better time to join the cast of a movie starring another wannabe athlete: The Rock Dwayne Johnson. From Variety (via Ben Maller): Taking on his first role in a live-action studio picture since 2002’s “Analyze That,” Billy Crystal will join the cast of “Tooth Fairy,” the Fox comedy that begins shooting Monday in Vancouver[...] Dwayne ...

BUY THE DALLAS COWBOYS’ END ZONE
Published 10/8/2008 by MMP at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
... football dynasty’s illustrious history. The gift package includes a VIP Cowboys game package, a pregame photo session in the zone with Jerry Jones, a luxury suite for the game and a post-game tailgate party in the end zone, which will eventually be hauled off to one eager fan’s home. If I could do it, I’d buy the end zone and send it to the Bengals. They seem to be having trouble finding theirs. [Dallas Business Journal via Ben Maller] ...

One Beating Just Isn’t Enough For Jose Canseco
Published 10/9/2008 by Fornelli at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Well, it appears that one beat down just wasn’t enough for Jose. He loves the pain, he needs the pain. It’s how he knows he’s alive, and Jose wants to live again! From BEN MALLER : Jose Canseco is planning to fight again. According to ...

Andruw Jones Expects to Start and Have Big Season Next Year
Published 10/10/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... and Brad Penny, and why aren’t they in the dugout cheering on the team? They’re still part of the team, aren’t they? Do they really need to be away to rehab their injuries? I would figure that they could still find it in themselves to support the squad, but that’s just me. As for Andruw, I assume he’ll start the season with the job; it will be up to him to perform well enough to keep it. UPDATE: Ben Maller tells us exactly what Brad Penny’s been up to — partying it up in ...