Media Watch:Barry Bonds Thinks Bob Costas Is a Midget and Doesn't Know Jack About Baseball: About Costas, Bonds said: "Is that the story Bob Costas talked about? A little midget man, who doesn't know jack about baseball, who never played the game before? You can tell Bob Costas what I called him."
Michael Vick Is Gone From Nike Site, but Reebok Still Sells His Jersey: Reebok has a deal with the NFL to sell the jerseys of every NFL player, whether the player himself has a deal with Reebok, Nike or any other apparel company.
NCAA Football:
Football's Dirtiest Programs: #4, Alabama: One internal sanity check for any "dirtiest programs" list that relies on NCAA infractions, and the Association's appraisal of their severity, is that Alabama needs to be near the top of the list or something is amiss. The blogger in me is happy to report that I have not failed on that score. The alumnus in me, on the other hand, is disappointed that the facts are what they are, and I'm not about to pretend that I'm not.
Dirtiest Football Programs: #5, Kentucky: Kentucky appears here at number five on the strength of one case, the single worst of the modern era.
Surprise! Nick Saban Is the Most Reported Coach in the Country: In the past seven months, Nick Saban's name has turned up more times at the NCAA for secondary violations than any other coach in the country.
NBA Roundtable:NBA Will Give Fans a New Christmas Present: I'm overwhelmingly happy my Christmas guests won't be subjected to Kobe/Shaq. Depending on Wade's health, Cavs-Heat might still stink. But it would still be more relevant than Lakers-Heat. I think we also need Spurs-Suns on Christmas.
NHL:
Wild Bachelor Party Ends With Two Staal Brothers in Handcuffs: Everything was apparently hunky dory until the partying spilled over into the early hours of Saturday morning, when things got a little hairy after the guests were asked to leave the premises.
NFL:
Sheriff In Arizona Calls Michael Vick 'A Person of Interest' in Local Dog Fighting Case: Arpaio is a popular but controversial elected official, and his critics believe he'll say anything to get his name in the paper. But whatever the merits of the Arizona investigation, it's a reminder that even if Vick beats the federal charges, he might have a long way to go before he's in the clear.
Pacman Jones' Lawyer Says Witness Will Testify He Did Nothing Wrong: Jones's lawyer paints the witness's emergence as good news, but it seems odd, to say the least, that this witness is coming forward now. Where has this witness been all this time?
Tour de France:
The Debriefing: Just Say No ... To Drug Testing: They can keep trying to clean up the sport, test the hell out of everyone in the most stringent way possible, and give us a Tour with a new "Schwinn McArmstrong Disqualified for Doping" headline every day ... or they can just forget about testing, let them dope their brains out, and we'll all just turn our heads. You can't tell me if it wouldn't be more fun that way.
