New York City Marathon

The New York City marathon was this morning. Susan Chepkemei from Kenya had some problems a few miles from the finish, and lost by about 15 seconds to Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia. I am sure the sports highlight shows will show Chepkemei vomiting as she ran before...

Terrell Owens is suspended

The Eagles have suspended Terrell Owens after he mouthed off (again) a few days ago. His beef this time? Nobody said “hoo-rah” when he caught his 100th touchdown pass. And bitching seems to be more fun for him than anything else. He can be suspended...

John Ruiz files lawsuit against James Toney

James Toney defeated John Ruiz for the heavyweight boxing title, but then he tested positive for steroids and Ruiz was given the win. Now, though, Ruiz is filing a lawsuit against Toney, claiming that he suffered financially despite being restored as the heavy weight...

Manny Ramirez wants to be traded. Again.

It never seems to end, but once again Manny Ramirez wants to be traded. Or so the rumors go at any rate. Now they say that he won’t show for Spring training if they don’t trade him away. If it weren’t for that rather sizable committment to his...

Chicago White Sox sweep the world series

The Chicago White Sox swept the world series last night, beating Houston 1-0. That makes for 2 years in a row that a team with a long draught in the series came through to win. The White Sox seemed fairly dominant early in the season, but the second half of their...