As Marat Safin winds down his pro tennis-playing days, he’s lobbed a little grenade at Andre Agassi saying the tennis legend should return his 60 ATP titles and all the money he made, including his eight Grand Slam titles and Career Grand Slam.
If he is as fair play as he says he is, he has [...]
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Safin: Agassi should give back his titles
Agassi used crystal meth
Andre Agassi drops a bombshell in his new autobiography, Open: An Autobiography. In the book, he says he used crystal meth while he was still on the Tour. He also admits to lying to the ATP when he tested positive for the drug.
Some people are saying this undermines Agassi’s legacy. I don’t see how. I’m [...]
How would Lance win change his image?
Lance Armstrong, cylcing’s combination of Brett Favre, Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken, is in third place after the ninth stage of the Tour de France, just 8 seconds behind the leader. You’ll remember that Armstrong retired over 3 years ago amidst accusations that he was taking performance-enhancing drugs. What if he wins the race? He’s [...]
On the MLB drug beat…
Two major league players tested positive for drugs during this year’s World Baseball Classic, but neither will be punished by MLB. One who was punished for a test in 2008 may now be in legal trouble. The details:
Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, a member of the Puerto Rican team during the WBC, won’t be punished [...]
Will Phelps’ kiddie book sell?
Michael Phelps has a new children’s book out titled, How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals. It chronicles all the work Phelps put in to train for the Beijing Olympics (e.g., he napped for the equivalent of 273 days over six years, and that’s not including his nighttime sleeping). Of [...]
Quick hits: Boston, T.O., Phillies, Chris Benoit
Boston teams win big: Bruins extend series to game 7, Celtics take 3-2 lead.
When Terrell Owens shows up for minicamp in Buffalo, VH-1 will be there to chronicle the whole thing. Yeah, he’s definitely leaving all his issues in Dallas. It’s a new T.O.
Phillies’ Jayson Werth steals second, third and home against the Dodgers. In [...]
‘Apprentice’ features crazy gays and Rodman
If you were going to tune into one ‘Celebrity Apprentice‘ episode this season, last night was it. The star of the show: Former NBA great Dennis Rodman and his vodka-cranberries. It was kind of sad. “The Worm” was dubbed project manager and the two teams had to manage four hotel rooms each. Both teams had [...]
Deep Thoughts, by Michael Phelps
From his interview with NBC:
I mean, we all know what, you know, what you and I are talking about. It’s a stupid mistake. You know, bad judgment. And it’s something that, you know, I have to, and I want to teach other people not to make that mistake. … So, you know, the contract side [...]
Michael Phelps, escape artist
The tough talking sheriff in Columbia, S.C. said Monday that he won’t charge swimming sensation Michael Phelps after all. Add escape artist to the Olympian’s already impressive resume.
“We had a photo and him saying he was sorry for inappropriate behavior,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a televised press conference. “He never said, ‘I [...]
Justin Fargas likes second-hand pot smoke?
Is there some rule that says you have to be mentally damaged to be an elite athlete? Yeah yeah, I know: Most elite athletes are smart enough not to get caught, but these fools who let themselves be recorded or photographed having sex, doing drugs and the like: Not smart at all. The latest is [...]
FINA fellates Phelps
Choke. Gag. Vomit. That’s about all I could do after reading a statement from FINA praising Michael Phelps’ “apology” for smoking pot.
As a citizen, Michael Phelps displayed inappropriate behaviour. But his sincere regret and the promise that such a situation will not happen again are sufficient guarantees that this great star will continue generating respect [...]
The new Tour de France. Or not.
Can we take back the tour? Despite the best efforts of race organizers, sponsors and television networks like Versus, which adopted the slogan “Take back the Tour” for its coverage of this year’s Tour de France, cycling’s most prestigious event can’t quite right itself after weathering a decade of doping scandals. The problem? The riders [...]
Butt wedges, whizzinators on Olympic hit list
Doping in sports is a cat and mouse game.
That’s the intro into a fascinating report that aired today on “The Bryant Park Project,” a National Public Radio news and public affairs show, exploring all of the ways that elite athletes will try to cheat during the Beijing Olympics.
The seven-minute discussion with Larry Bowers of the [...]
Jose Canseco, boxer
I guess those two books he “wrote” didn’t sell enough: former baseball player and steroid user Jose Canseco has reportedly joined the world of celebrity boxing. Canseco’s having financial troubles, including two divorces and a foreclosure on his home, so he’s hooked up with a local promoter. They’re looking for someone to fight Canseco at [...]
How many tell-all books will Canseco write?
Jose Canseco’s second tell-all exposé of MLB’s steroid culture hits the shelves today and the media is shamelessly parading him around as if he’s breaking some salacious news story. I’m in full support of discussing the harmful and underexposed issues in sports (which steroids certainly is), but Canseco, who is clearly swinging for the fences publicity-wise, has already has [...]
