Archive for September, 2007

Mets and Marlins brawl!

Every day is an adventure for the frustrated Mets, and today was no exception — but we’ll focus on the bonehead activities, as usual. First, Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson became irate when Florida pitcher Harvey Garcia threw behind Mets hitter Luis Castillo. Peterson was making gestures towards the Marlins‘ bench as both [...]

Robert Tractor Traylor sentenced to probation

You’d think former NBA stars would be more careful with their tax returns, but not The Tractor! Robert Traylor was sentenced to 3 years probation on Friday for preparing a false tax return. What did Traylor do wrong? Well, just hiding the properties of his cousin, a convicted drug dealer! Traylor [...]

Marijuana found in apartment of Tennessee basketball player Duke Crews

It’s pretty easy to get kicked off the team with boneheaded acts like this — Tennessee basketball player Duke Crews, a freshman forward last year, had two bags of marijuana in his apartment, which were found by the staff upon an investigation of a loud music complaint.  Coach Bruce Pearl immediately suspended Crews, who played a [...]

Colts DE Darrell Reid arrested for marijuana possession

Police nailed Indianapolis Colts defensive end Darrell Reid this weekend for marijuana possession. Someone called police when they suspected Reid was driving under the influence, and the on-call officer not only smelled marijuana, but he found a bag in the car. The charges were misdemeanors, and he’ll appear in court on Tuesday. [...]

Former Colts DB Dexter Reid arrested

Dexter Reid was living a pretty nice life in the NFL. The Patriots drafted Reid in 2004, he won a Super Bowl with them in 2005, and back in January, he won another Super Bowl with the Colts. Well, the Colts let Reid go at the end of last season, and he’s back [...]

Golfer Warren smashes chandelier with club

If he didn’t get hurt by this, it’d be much funnier. Scottish golfer Marc Warren had to go to the hospital Thursday night to get some stitches and treatment for cuts on his stomach, arms, and head. Why? A shattered chandelier fell on him, of course! Warren was taking a practice [...]

Rutgers professor, critic makes racist remarks about student athletes

Professor William C. Dowling, a longtime critic of Rutgers athletics, really let fly with some racist comments in Wednesday’s paper. Here’s a sample:
“If you were giving the scholarship to an intellectually brilliant kid who happens to play a sport, that’s fine,” Dowling said. “But they give it to a functional illiterate who can’t read [...]

U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach Greg Ryan benches goalie Hope Solo

Most people seem to think this was a boneheaded move, and so do we. You have goalie Hope Solo, who hasn’t allowed a goal in like 300 minutes in this tournament (and only 2 goals in 4 games), and then you have Brianna Scurry, who hasn’t played a full game in 3 months. [...]

Predators’ owner Leipold’s son arrested for DUI

It’s got to be pretty tough to manage a team when you have to spend your time worrying about your bonehead son. The son of Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold, Christopher, was nailed for drunk driving and arrested on Thursday. Leipold failed all kinds of sobriety tests, and this was his second DUI [...]

Louisville LB Williams dismissed from team after arrest

Louisville linebacker Willie Williams was dismissed from the team after being arrested Wednesday. Williams has had all kinds of trouble with the law, piling up 11 arrests since his teenage years! On Wednesday, Williams was charged with driving without a license, tampering with evidence (felony), and marijuana possession. Williams got pulled over [...]