The Sports Truth

If celebrity gossip blogs are to believed - and why wouldn’t they be? - then Reggie Bush has a new girlfriend.

It’s one you’ve probably heard of, albeit not on any athletic field. Indeed, Bush has reportedly been getting it on with socialit, and sex tape star, Kim Kardashian. The two were spotted grinding and making out at a club over the weekend.

The two were introduced last year when Paris Hilton was dating Bush’s USC teammate, Matt Leinart. So we’re not sure if Reggie should thank his former quarterback or punch him in the stomach.

Because, seriously, Reggie? The sloppy seconds of Ray J is the best you can do? You’re a Heisman Trophy winner! Act like it.

Both CM Punk and multiple-time all-star and National League Comeback Player of the Year Nomar Garciaparra share a passion for their sports and for competition. Despite his accomplishments, the veteran Garciaparra is one of the most humble players in baseball and doesn’t mind passing on his knowledge to younger players.

The charismatic CM Punk is one of ECW’s brightest stars and perhaps a future champion in the world of sports-entertainment. You would be amazed at what the straightedge Superstar and the Dodgers first baseman have in common:

Punk: So far this season, it’s so far, so good for you. Your Dodgers are in first place in the NL West, and my Chicago Cubs are in second place in the NL Central Division so far. Were you pleased with how April went for you and your team?

Garciaparra: So far. We’ve got a good team, a good bunch of guys. That is what you look forward to when you go out to the ballpark everyday – playing with a good bunch of guys, and we’ve got that. We had a good core last year, and we added on a few good guys. Hopefully we can continue that, with the chemistry and camaraderie and playing good ball.To read the rest of this WWE.com article, click here.

The rumors sprung up a few months ago when Carrie Underwood gave Tony Romo a pre-game hug on Thanksgiving.

But now pictures are backing up the truth: Romo is dating the season four American Idol champion. And we don’t mind saying: nice catch, Tony!

Just don’t fumble her away like you did that field goal snap in the playoffs. Losing her might be an even worse miscue.

Toronto native and WWE superstar Edge recently took time away from body-slamming and pile-driving to give TheHockeyNews.com his exclusive picks for the first round…

Canucks vs. Stars: The Edge goes to the Canucks
“Luongo was a huge pickup for the Canucks and he will be the difference maker in the series. I have to vouch for every Canadian team in the NHL playoffs because there are just so few teams representing Canada.”

Sabres vs. Islanders: The Edge goes to the Sabres
“The Sabres may go all the way this year. They have the most depth of any team in the playoffs.”

Thrashers vs. Rangers: The Edge goes to Thrashers
“I have a soft spot for the Thrashers. I like to see new NHL franchises make hay in the playoffs. The Thrashers are stacked with so many solid snipers that they will take out the Rangers. As a diehard Devils fans – there is nothing I like better than the Rangers exiting the playoffs early. I like Brendan Shanahan, but that is about it.”

Senators vs. Penguins: The Edge goes to Penguins
“This is the toughest series to pick. Dany Heatley got his 50th goal of the year on the last game of the season, which was amazing, but Ottawa has a tendency to choke in the playoffs. The Penguins are a grinding team and I don’t think the Senators can take the package of Crosby, Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury.”

Predators vs. Sharks: The Edge goes to Sharks
“The Sharks put out the Predators in last year’s playoff and will do so again this year. Thornton and Cheechoo can rally the team, but it will be San Jose’s goaltending that will be the key to the series.”

Ducks vs. Wild: The Edge goes to Ducks
“The Wild could be the dark horse in these NHL playoffs, but the Ducks have the best defensive core in the NHL with Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger. Throw in Teemu Selanne and I can see the Ducks in the Western Conference final.”

Red Wings vs. Flames: The Edge goes to the Flames
“The Flames are my surprise team of 2007 and I foresee them taking out the Red Wings. I am going against the grain and going with Canada and the Flames. They have great heart and great goaltending and that is what you need in the playoffs.”

Devils vs. Lightning: The Edge goes to the Devils
“I like the Lightning because I own a home in Tampa, but I can’t go against Marty and my team. Martin Brodeur is an ironman and as I said before, goaltending is the key to the playoffs. Marty carries the Devils and they have a strong line of Elias, Brylin and Madden. From top to bottom they are a strong team and very similar to Buffalo. I just think they are the strongest team and it just so happens they are my personal favorite team. I am not just hopping on the bandwagon; I was rooting for the Devils during the lean years. I just feel that this

Jordin Sparks is gaining a great deal of momentum on American Idol.

And now the 17-year old daughter of a former Giants great is receiving support from a recently retired Giants great: Tiki Barber.

“I played with her father, Phillippe Sparks, about eight, ten years ago,” says Barber. “He was the cornerback. I remember Jordin when she was a little girl at the Giants games.”

Moreover, Jordin has fond memories of Barber, as well.

“I saw an interview that she did and she said her favorite player was me! It’s interesting how life brings itself back around ten years later,” Tiki told People magazine.

Interesting, sure, but doesn’t he need to be hitting phones on Tuesday nights to vote for his old teammate’s daughter?

“I know, right? I really do,” he says. “Maybe I’ll get all my friends to vote for her, too.”

Forget how dirty and self-serving Kobe Bryant is for a moment.

There’s now a Lakers fan that actually might beat him in both accounts! Britney Spears was recently spotted at a game. She was paying close attention, as you can tell:

Kristin Cavallari is best known for her rich, slutty ways on the former MTV reality series, Laguna Beach.

In other words: many men have rounded third base and headed for home with this beauty. Maybe that’s why she’s seen below, reading about the greatest baseball player of the steroids generation: Barry Bonds.

Coffee in hand, Kristin is set with Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of a an Antihero as she boards her flight from Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. We hope Cavallari isn’t getting any ideas about bedding this slugger, though.

You know what steroids do to the genitals, right?

So, Phil Jackson says that the NBA is on a “witch hunt” with its recent punisments of Kobe Bryant, huh?

Because that makes a lot of sense. The league wants one of its best players to miss games and possess a dirty repuation, is that your angle, coach?

The only person who should be upset in any of this in former WWE star, Macha Man Randy Savage. After all, the elbow drop was his finishing move.

Tim Hardaway wants to make something clear: He doesn’t hate gay people.

In a February interview with a Miami radio station, Hardaway said he didn’t believe gay players should share a locker room with heterosexual players, adding: “I don’t like gay people, and I don’t like to be around gay people.”

Got that? He just doesn’t like them ok?

The former All-Star, of course, was reacting to the announcement by John Amaechi that he was a homosexual; Hardaway apologized soon after making the comments and said Tuesday he wants to make sure people know that he really doesn’t hate gay people. No, seriously.

“People have been trying to kick me when I’m down,” he cries to The Miami Herald. “The reaction was “very, very shocking. People saying my wife left me — that’s not true. My family is OK and my finances are OK.

“… I’m looking for a second chance and trying to clean up my image. I haven’t been in trouble with drugs or guns. I’m an upstanding citizen. Like I told my children, life is not easy. This is a big bump I have to overcome. I’m going to deal with it like a champ. I’ve got to make sure people know I don’t hate gay people.”

Got that, kids? When you go on a nationally syndicated talk show and say you wish gay individuals did not exist in this world, life is not easy. There really is a lesson in there somewhere.

Hardaway also told the Herald that he hasn’t spoken to Amaechi after making homophobic remarks. And why not?

“I wasn’t interested in what he had to say about [my comments]. I’m not interested in trying to sell his book,” Hardaway said.

And it’s not as though the former point guard had any legitimate reason to apologize to a person he said he wished didn’t exist on this planet. Turns out Hardaway is quicker with back-tracking and changing facts that he was with that killer crossover.

Here’s the question: Was Alex Rodriguez threatening Yankees fans with his comments that they could actually boo him out of town? Or was he teasing them with the attractive possibility?

“It’s a do or die situation,” he said on WFAN-AM’s “Mike and the Mad Dog” show. “Either New York is going to kick me out of New York this year, say ‘I’ve had enough of this guy, get him the hell out of here,’ and we have an option. Or New York is going to say, ‘Hey, we won a world championship, you had a big year, you were a part of it and we want you back.’”

Wow. Who knew fans had such control over a player? Moreover, who knew an accomplished athlete would allow the common ticket holder to decide his fate? ARod sure is a sweetheart.

Until he took back those weird comments later in the same interview:

“I want to 100 percent stay in New York. Period. That’s it. I don’t know how many ways I can say it.”

Well, one way would be to avoid making the original statement, in which you made it sound like blame would fall on the fans who booed your underachieving glove and bat if you took your player’s option and skipped town after the 2007 season.

It’s hard to know what we make of Rodriguez. He’s never been fully embraced by the Yankees or their fans - yet he plays hard, puts up solid numbers, cedes the ledership role to Derek Jeter. But at the end of the day, he sounds like a politician yearning for your cheers.

And a bad one at that.