Over my morning bowl of cheerios, I watched Mike and Mike this morning and thought the show posed a very interesting question, “Do sports fans care about scandals?” The answer to that question, though, as the pair found out is very complex. As it pertains to steroids in baseball, I don’t care about steroids in baseball or Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s home run record because I just don’t care about baseball. There are enough things in the world for me to be outraged about so much so that I don’t need to feign outrage in anything. But I think with sports scandals in general, sports fans just get worn out. I can’t listen to sports talk radio hosts talk about Michael Vick anymore, or Tim Donaghy or Barry Bonds. I just don’t want to hear it. And it’s not that I don’t care about those stories. I’m just tired. I need a nap from scandals.
In more exciting news, my hometown,Terre Haute, Ind., totally got a shout-out during Tony Dungy’s appearance on Letterman last night to plug his new book.
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No, seriously…
A 16-year-old drove his truck to an island in the middle of a shallow Pennsylvania river and couldn’t get back.
Inmates split on Woody Allen.
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Eagles corner Sheldon Brown says leveling Reggie Bush in the playoffs last year was like running through a cardboard box.
New Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is already putting the team through the ringer.
What is Brady Quinn thinking? I think on draft day, everybody was kind of pulling for the guy to get drafted because of the embarrassment he caused himself by showing up to the draft without knowing where he would go or how far he’d fall. And now he has grossly overestimated his value and is pissing off an entire city that wants to embrace him. Cleveland wants to love Brady Quinn. He needs to quit acting like a petulant child and get to camp. What a dope.
You can still chew snuff at Tennessee football games but Neyland Stadium will now be smoke-free .
Bobby Petrino trying to keep the Falcons focused on the game on the field. Good luck.
LSU senior tailback Alley Broussard is leaving the team.
Matt Leinart’s legal battle with his ex-girlfriend Brynn Cameron could get very public and very messy.
Cotton Bowl executives are lobbying to make the Dallas-based bowl a BCS bowl.
SI’s Stewart Mandel on how the Michael Vick scandal has effected Virginia Tech.
Eagles draftee Kevin Kolb signs with the team. I was so hoping for a holdout.
Boise State running back (and publicity hound) Ian Johnson has hired extra security for his weekend wedding following racist threats.
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Well-rounded news…
USAToday profiles fanboys.
Naomi Watt, Stuart Townsend and Joseph Fiennes have all been cast for roles in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Not so fast.
Blockbuster may be losing money but it’s beating Netflix, says BusinessWeek.
Facebook founder finds himself in court; being sued by former colleagues.
Though relatively small companies, XM and Sirius merger is huge for the future of satellite radio, says Washington Post.
Has the mystery behind J.J. Abrams’ “mystery” project been solved?
How a movie poster got me totally excited for a Western.
The cover of Bottom Line fav. Kanye West’s new album, Graduation.
Blender’s top 25 most influential people in online music.
The Huffington Post’s Eric Williams thinks a Seth Rogan-led Green Hornet movie, or any Green Hornet movie, is a bad idea.
