As Diamondbacks slugger Mark Reynolds gets off to a hot start, we’ve been trying to think of which former baseball player he reminds us of.
Then, it hit us: it’s an actor, not a baseball player!
Look at the resemblance between Reynolds and Star Wars star Mark Hamill:
No one liked the movie The Da Vinci Code. But how would viewers feel about The Da Vinny Code?
If the film is as funny as this pretend poster for it, sign us up!
Reggie Bush and LenDale White, former backfield mates at USC, met up with each other last night. But they were away from the football field. Far away from it.
The NFL stars each attended WrestleMania, although they didn’t arrive together. Bush came with girlfriend Kim Kardashian, who was the “hostess” of the WWE event, while White arrived with Snoop Dogg’s entourage.
“It’s always fun hanging out with Reggie,” said White. “He came here with Kim and I came with Snoop but we’ve been hanging with each other going on six years. I’m glad he’s here. This is our first WrestleMania.”
Hey, he’s gotta do something with his time - and he’s got skills!
Dogged by allegations of HGH use and throwing Debbie Clemens under the bus (not literally, of course), the Rocket demonstrated a knack for acting during his recent appearance before Congress. Seriously, you couldn’t write better stuff.
Here’s a few movies we’d like to see Roger Clemens featured in… we think the titles are certainly appropriate and they should really roll out new editions …
Coming in 2008: Roger Clemens in Liar Liar and There Will Be Blood.
When Upper Deck’s “Presidential Predictors” baseball card set was recently released, it lacked one of the prominent Democratic contenders.
Why was Hillary Clinton’s card yanked from the set? The Former First Lady - as Morganna the Kissing Bandit - was deemed offensive by some.
“There was some concern by some of the people that it might be offensive,” said an Upper Deck spokesperson.
The image that caused such internal concern? See below …
Upper Deck said in a statement that it will put a new, less offensive version of Hillary Clinton in Series II.
We hope it involves her getting an HGH injection from Brian McNamee.
The Sports Truth senior editor, Lucas Dwyer, provides us with his thoughts in a live-blog from the Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee congressional hearings.
2:42 PM: An utterly preposterous day. Did anyone learn anything we didn’t already know? Everyone keeps saying that someone lied, but we’re never going to know who and even though we all suspect it is Clemens, how are we ever going to prove it? With McNamee’s “evidence” of blood stained swabs and needles that he’s kept for seven years? Virginia Foxx summed it up best when she said that the proceedings were a waste of money. I agree.
2:41 PM: We’re adjourned! Four hours and 41 minutes! Also gotta love the chairman sushing Clemens as he attempted to interrupt the proceedings.
2:40 PM: The chairman has just apologized to McNamee for the conduct of the congressman who violated the rules by making comments about McNamee. Is anyone surprised Congress’ approval rate is below 25%?
2:30 PM: “If we had 89 players here, I’d feel better about this hearing, but we have one,” because he’s famous. Where’s Jack Cust, huh?
2:30 PM: “Mr. McNamee, you’re a drug dealer.” Thanks Congressman, REAL productive.
2:25 PM: The praise Pettitte is receiving is a little much. The guy seems to be telling the truth more than Clemens, but he confirmed yesterday that he’s already lied about his HGH use. In fact, the reasons he sighted for lying are basically the same reasons McNamee has sighted for lying, yet, McNamee is vilified and Pettitte is glorified. Amazing.
2:19 PM: Virginia Foxx really lights up the room with her revelation that she doesn’t know what evidence is. And then the chairman shuts her up. Well done chairman.
2:12 PM: Does anyone really believe that Clemens didn’t know that the Mitchell report wanted to talk to him? Seriously. They seem to have contacted everyone BUT Clemens? Right…
2:10 PM: Roger Clemens invokes the 1996 Dan Duquette comment that he was in the twilight of his career. This guy is STILL so angry about this comment. I love it.
2:10 PM: Virginia Foxx: “Roger, could you please talk about your training regimin with respect to these photos?” Roger Clemens: “why thank you, Virginia, I’d LOVE to talk about it. You see…”
2:09 PM: Gotta love when someone starts a line of questioning by saying ‘I’m not an expert, but…’
How can you not love Shaquille O’Neal?
The ever-playful new member of the Phoenix Suns was spotted backstage at a Miley Cyrus concert last week. The big man showed affection for the wildly popular young singer, while also giving a shout-out to Elmo.
It takes a real man to wear this outfit.
Is Chris Berman as repetitive when the camera’s are off as he is when they’re on?
You decide…
The Sports Truth senior college basketball writer, Colin Dwyer, will break down the field of 65, if the season ended today. We’ll start with seeds 1-4.
Now that football is coming to a close, and let’s face it, the G-men have zero chance. I’m willing to go ahead and put the infamous “Sports Truth Curse” on the Pats because not even that can stop them. Clear conditions, Arizona, no wind, Brady with a healthy ankle…thanks for comin’ out New York, enjoy the hot chicks at ASU, and have a safe flight home. Anyway, it’s time to talk about college basketball, and talk about college basketball at length. Since I am the unabashed expert on this website when it comes to 18-22 year old basketball, this breakdown of the 65 NCAA teams is probably as close as it’s gonna get to Selection Sunday. Anyway, let’s get goin…
1 Seeds
Kansas
Record: 17-0
RPI: 3
Thoughts: The Jayhawks just look far better than any competition in the Big 12, which is one of the best and deepest conferences in the country this year. Although I’m a little concerned about their lack of depth, their starting five could carry Bill Self’s squad deep into the dance.
Memphis
Record: 17-0
RPI: 2
Thoughts: The Tigers look to be the most talented team in the country. There is not a player in the country with a quicker first step than Chris Douglas – Roberts other than maybe Ty Lawson at UNC. The frontcourt was supposed to be a weakness for this group, but Dorsey and Dozier have been dominant underneath. Dorsey looks like he could easily be in a football uniform and Dozier is the long, athletic inside presence that gives opposing coaches nightmares. If I had to bet with my every penny I own (a.k.a. $57.95), the Tigers would be my choice to cut down the nets.
Chris Douglas-Roberts, a junior 6′7″ guard, leads #1 ranked Memphis.
The Sportstruth’s senior editor, Lucas Dwyer, provides his observations and thoughts from the weekend that was.
The weekend started and ended with Sunday’s Championship games. Maybe it was just because I live in Boston, but the lead-up to the day felt like a Super Bowl Sunday, but even better. Everyone adjusted their schedules to be able to catch the games and most people gathered at their favorite football-watching spot to enjoy the games. The best was that while everything felt like a Super Bowl Sunday and a Super Bowl party, we were treated two games, not one game and an absurd amount of pre-game analysis and build-up. The games turned out to be competitive and exciting as well, which can’t be said for many super bowls.
We’ve covered time and again that I’m a Patriots fan, but I was LIVID at Norv Turner for punting on 4th and 10 at the Patriots 36 yard line with nine minutes and change left in the game down by two scores. The punt was fair caught at the 11 yard line for a tremendous 25 yard punt. What did Norv think was going to happen? The Chargers would stop the Patriots, forcing them to go 3 and out (the Patriots had the fewest 3 and outs in the league this year) get the ball back and score twice in under eight minutes? Or that giving the Patriots the ball on the 36 yard line mattered at all? The Patriots were as likely to run out the clock from either 36 as the 11 over scoring a touchdown and if the Patriots ended up with a 4th down and time still left on the clock, a field goal still meant it was two-score game. Even if converting 4th and 10 is unlikely, try the 53 yard field goal! Why not? Nate Keading is a good kicker! Turner should have been fired before the game was over.
If Luke owned the Chargers, he would have made an announcement on the Gillette Stadium PA system letting the public know that Norv Turner had been fired immediately after his decision to punt.
Chalk it up to “that’s why the play the games,” but who would have imagined that the reason the Giants won and the Packers lost was Eli Manning and Brett Favre, respectively? Manning didn’t look bothered by the cold at all, electing to go with just a helmet to cover his head, while Favre was holding hand-warmers to his face repeatedly during the game. There was little noticeable effect on Manning, but Favre’s throws obvious lacked any zip, along with accuracy.
