The scary details: Cops in Orange County, Florida claim the 42-year-old former boxing champion -- who once fought on an undercard for Mike Tyson -- managed to stumble out of her home and flag down a passing motorist ... who took Christy to a local hospital. Christy -- despite being SHOT AND … [Read more...]
Oregon Women’s Sports Round Up
During the past week, there have been some pretty amazing games, wins and sports performances in Oregon woman's sports. I'll try to capture all the major stories here, but if I missed one, please don't hesitate to let me know+ACE Central Catholic High School (I graduated in 2004) Girls Volleyball … [Read more...]
The Carmelo Anthony Incident and How Twitter Reveals the way Victims of Violence
How Twitter Reveals the way Victims of Violence … [Read more...]
John McEnroe On Women’s Tennis: “They Shouldn’t Be Playing in as Many Events as Men”
At the end of the day, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that John McEnroe, Tennis' infamous bad boy, probably just wanted to say something inflammatory to get attention, but he completely and utterly crossed the line in his comments to reporters. Not only does he speak with derision of female … [Read more...]
ESPN’s Jay Mariotti arrested on felony domestic disturbance charges
The LATIMES Blog with details: He was booked on suspicion of a felony, but officials would not provide further details. A source with knowledge of the case described it as a domestic disturbance charge involving his girlfriend. He was being held on +ACQ-50,000 bail. Mariotti is a well-known sports … [Read more...]
Professional athletes and violence against women
A personal reflection on the allegations against Indiana Pacer Lance Stephenson . Lance Stephenson is a New York native, attending the same high school as Sebastian Telfair and Steph Marbury. He was a decorated high school athlete, winning numerous accolades and awards. By every measurement , … [Read more...]
BleacherReport List: Most Bootylicious Female Athletes
I am not kidding, a picture-list of female athletes' asses. If ever there were reason to type +ACI-SMH+ACI, now is definitely the time. Here we go, people. The time has finally arrived for one of the most talked about slideshows in the history of this website ..... I mean, it is a list dedicated … [Read more...]
Lance Stephenson, Indiana Pacers NBA player, arrested for pushing his girlfriend down the stairs
The New York Daily News with the full report: Coney Island basketball star Lance Stephenson - a second-round Indiana Pacers pick in the June NBA draft - was busted Sunday for pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, cops said. Stephenson, 19, a legendary player at Brooklyn's Abraham … [Read more...]
What sports and conversations with my father taught me
I rode on the Blue line, Westbound toward downtown and beyond. My dad gave me a seat next to the windows and I gazed in wonder toward the glowing ball surrounded by blinking car lights and stop lights. +ACI-What do you think about Sabonis?+ACI, he asked. +ACI-I can't wait to see him, dad+ACI I replied without … [Read more...]
Joy Selig, Oregon State NCAA championship gymnast, to be inducted into Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
From The Gazzette Times: out of the eight total inductees into this year's Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, Oregon State University's championship gymnast Joy Selig will be included. … [Read more...]