Bad People:Prison Time for Youth Coach Who Told Player to Bean Autistic Teammate: That actually seems pretty lenient to me. This is a guy whose obsession with winning a youth baseball league game was so great that he actually wanted a disabled kid on his team to get hurt because league rules forced every kid to play. What on earth was a guy like this doing as a volunteer coach for 9-year-olds?
Jared Allen Signs Fan's DUI Citation: Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen has been in lots of off-field trouble. He has two drunk driving convictions on his record, and he's suspended for the first four games of this season. He's probably in commissioner Goodell's Top 5 least favorite NFL players. And now Arrowhead Pride has posted this DUI citation, which a Chiefs fan got signed by Allen.
Sports Navelgazing:
Coors Does the Un-American Thing, Signs Kobayashi to Endorsement Deal: But when he's in a bitter rivalry with an American, in a sport as American as hot dog eating, and their big competition is on the Fourth of July, shouldn't American corporations unite behind that American?
Mike Tirico to Replace Dan Patrick at ESPN? Larry Brown Sports reports that the replacement may be a well-known broadcast journalist who's already got a spot on ESPN's most popular live sporting event:
MLB:
Come on Feel the Noise: Your 2007 MLB All-Star Game Live Blog: Somehow, someway, Byrnes' dog is still chilling out on the kayak. Fifty minutes later, this game still has not started.
Breaking (Again): Selig Might Not Watch Bonds Break Record: What's Bud waiting for? Is Major League Baseball conducting a scientific poll to determine which course of action the American public prefers? And when is the statute of limitations on the decision? Can Bud borrow the Fan Man's getup and swoop in over Barry's 756th home run, just in time to congratulate him?
FanHouse TV: The All-Star Game Is a Lot Like the Prom
Tennis:Roger Federer Can't Dress Himself: Yeah, he was probably in a hurry when he was getting ready for the ceremony, but if you start to put your pants on backwards, don't you notice it right away? Not only did Federer not notice right away, he apparently reached around, zipped his fly behind him, and went about his business. Weird.
Das FanHaus:
Tour de France, Stage 2: Riders Engage in Group Asphalt Hug: Results, schmresults: the Tour de France's first massive crash occurs at 2:18 or so in the clip below. Enjoy without too much shame, as no one was seriously hurt.
Robot Soccer: The Future of Sport: Thank your future robot overlords at the RoboCup for their innovations, unveiled in competition last week at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, which will soon make the pouting Cristiano Ronaldos of the world and their unreliable, expensive flesh superfluous.
NFL:
Giants' Michael Strahan: 'I Need [Eli Manning] to Mature Now': Based on that comment, you'd think the pressure to win a championship is at an all time high. And, actually, it is. Strahan realizes that he doesn't have many opportunities left and that each chance could be the last one.
NFL 30 to Watch: Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach: Ultimately, Pittsburgh's success boils down to this: does this veteran team respect their young head coach? Through minicamp, the answer appears to be yes. But like most things, we're talkin' 'bout minicamp. The real test starts in two weeks when the Steelers open training camp.
NASCAR:
NASCAR Statement Regarding Plane Crash: At this time, we can confirm there were two people on-board, including the pilot, Dr. Bruce Kennedy and Michael Klemm, a senior captain with NASCAR Aviation. Both were killed in the crash.
NBA:
Greg Oden is Likely Done for the Summer: The Blazers' top pick will likely need a tonsillectomy by the end of the week, and by the time he recovers, the Summer League will have finished.
NCAA Basketball:Premature Hoops BlogPoll: No. 16, Oregon
Premature Hoops BlogPoll: No. 17, Stanford
Premature Hoops BlogPoll: No. 18, Pitt
Premature Hoops BlogPoll: No 19, Texas A&M
Premature Hoops BlogPoll: No. 20, NC State
