I stumbled across a review for the film Big Fan today. I remember hearing about it when The Wrestler came out, as Robert Siegel wrote both scripts. The film’s been out since August, but it barely made a blip on any radar screens; It broke the top 50 in box office receipts just one weekend. [...]
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Redskins owner has target on his back
Think the Washington Redskins are getting hammered for their coaching and playing? Well owner Daniel Snyder is taking it on the chin from fans and the DC media…for allegedly trying to suppress anger at his coaches and players!
Snyder’s heavyhanded attempt at message killing, Douchewellian as it was, worked in the short term: The censorship of [...]
Did Drew Gooden call fan a ‘faggot’?
A Los Angeles Clippers fan is accusing Maverick Drew Gooden of calling him a “faggot” after the two teams clashed at the Staples Center on Halloween. Mavs owner Mark Cuban say he’s going to handle the issue privately. Really? Cuban has the reputation of taking everything public…and he’s going to keep this one private? What [...]
Fan asks for refund, gets it
Every fan has thought about writing to their favorite team/school/coach and asking for a refund after a team’s poor performance. University of Oregon fan Anthony Seminary did just that after witnessing his team’s loss to Boise State (the one involving a much-publicized post-game punch). Shockingly, he got a response from Ducks head coach Chip Kelly. [...]
Gays a target audience for Women’s Pro Soccer
Former Chicago Fire (of MLS) general manager Peter Wilt is now with Women’s Professional Soccer, the seven-team league you probably didn’t hear about when it kicked off its innaugural season in March. In an interview with ESPN.com, published yesterday, talked about the target market of WPS being suburban families. In talking about whether WPS could [...]
Jackass fan defaces NFL player’s lawn
Buffalo Bills kick returner Leodis McKelvin was the goat in the Buffalo Bills’ stunning collapse Monday night against the New England Patriots. His fumble of a kickoff set up the Patriots’ game-winning score. Fans were understandably upset, but one (or more) took it way too far:
Bills players are concerned with their privacy and safety after [...]
Homophobia rampant in English soccer
A poll of 2,000 soccer fans in England found that “70% had heard anti-gay abuse in grounds in the past five years and more than half felt authorities did not do enough about it.” A majority also thought that homophobia from fans is what keeps gay players in the closet.
“No one will ever come out [...]
Cubs fans: losers, not so lovable
Well, well, well. Once again we have one of those moments that, if it happened in Philadelphia, would result in days of media outrage. Since it didn’t, even if it is talked about on ESPN, MLB Network, et al, it’ll be forgotten by tomorrow.
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the [...]
Photos: Sam Querrey’s Team Samurai club
American tennis player Sam Querrey won the L.A. Tennis Open on Sunday by defeating Karsten Ball. After the match, Querrey posed with a group of shirtless young men, ages 17 to 23, who cheered on his every move. They call themselves Team Samurai and are buds of Querrey from Thousand Oaks High School in Southern [...]
WNBA’s Mystics don’t want lesbians kissing
The Washington Post has an insightful article about why the WNBA’s Washington Mystics don’t have a KissCam that so many NBA and other WNBA teams have implemented. The kiss cams generally show two people sitting next to each other and the crowd urges them to kiss. The reason the Mystics don’t do it: They don’t [...]
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 [...]
Quick hits: Yankees, Boras, Nationals, Favre
If the Yankees were just 3-4 against the Red Sox this season, they’d have a 2-game division lead.
Another example of the horrible nature of sports agents: Boras wants crazy money for a rookie pitcher.
Only 100 fans saw the Washington Nationals lose in the 12th inning. And why did they leave Montreal?
Tea leaves this morning: Favre [...]
Lesbian fans love college basketball
Thanks to Athletic Business for pointing us to an article out of Greensboro News & Record about the preponderance of lesbians at women’s college basketball games. The writer had been to the nearby ACC tournament earlier this month and wondered why college basketball teams and leagues aren’t marketing directly to this market that seems to [...]
In victory, dry hump the reporter
“Unsportsmanlike conduct, using a prop in a celebration. 15 yards.”
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