Fighting:Mixed Martial Arts in the Olympics? Mixed martial arts is one of the world's fastest-growing sports, but Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has outdone himself with his latest goal: He wants to make it an Olympic sport.
WWE, Get Ready for Congressional Hearings: U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) has instructed his staff to begin gathering information to determine if a hearing before the Health Committee is warranted.
Doctors Want to Study Chris Benoit's Brain: The New York Daily News is reporting that pro wrestler Chris Benoit abused gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, also known as the "date-rape drug." The report also indicates that the drug was rampant in the world of pro wrestling in the 1990s.
Muslim Boxer Refuses Urine Test, Claiming It Violates Religious Beliefs: Drug tests are, by their nature, intrusive: In order to make sure the athlete being tested is submitting his or her own urine, a tester has to watch the athlete urinate.
NHL:Gomez Crosses River, Leaves Devils for Rangers:
Now that Gomez is going to be getting minutes in Jaromir-sized dollups, expect those numbers to rise, and rise significantly.
Buffalo Sees Daniel Waving Goodbye: The deal will average $6.5 million against the cap annually. Good to see the salary cap hasn't impeded that great NHL tradition of building a contender by buying as many players as you can.
Big Joe Thornton Signs Big Extension: Just $7.2mil for the guy who has lead the NHL in scoring over the past two seasons combined? Hearing about the likes of Scott Gomez getting similar offers leaves me wondering how the Sharks managed Thornton to accept a potential 'discount'.
MLB:
The Debriefing: the Biggest Threat to Baseball's Integrity: I'm talking about institutional loafing ... the kind carried out by the Pittsburgh Pirates or the Florida Marlins. These teams actually do damage to the credibility of baseball and to the notion that everyone's competing on an even playing field.
Yankee Scott Proctor Gets Fired Up, Literally: Proctor threw all of his equipment out of the dugout and onto the field. He then proceeded to light it on fire for a little post-game bonfire! Somewhere, there has got to be video of this. Please, I'm begging.
Jerry Narron Gets the Axe: Narron's been on the hot seat for a while now as the Reds' have failed to match the play that got them to 80-82 and within 3.5 games of the eventual world champion Cardinals.
Meet Your New Seattle Mariners Manager: John McLaren: He had been the bench coach for Piniella in Seattle from 1993-2002 before going with Lou to Tampa Bay. This was his first season back in the Emerald City, and now he'll be in charge of a Mariners team that's won 7 games in a row.
Video:
Darnell Wilson Drops Emmanuel Nwodo: Wilson's left hook to Emmanuel Nwodo's head is one of the most vicious shots you'll ever see in boxing.
Ernesto Viso's Horrifying Crash: Productivity warning: you will have to show this to a co-worker, who will have to show it to a co-worker, who will ... you get the point.
