What would we do without the NY Jets?

Somehow, video has hit the interweb of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan's wife appearing in a foot fetish video, with someone who sounds a lot like Rex Ryan in the background. What would we do without the Jets and their weekly dominance of headlines?  Check out the very uncomfortable Ryan in his presser yesterday.  Thanks to JJ for the original video...I think.

One in four pieces of NFL merchandise sold is of the Dallas Cowboys, according to 60 Minutes.  Not bad for a team a decade and a half removed from its last championship.

63% of tickets sold for the Buffalo World Junior's have been sold to Canadians.  There's a reason that when held in the lower 48 that the tourney is in a border town.  My guess is that tourney becomes increasingly a Canadian and border city fixture.  



The Sports Pickle on Larry Brown getting axed by Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats: "Larry Brown is lucky he only got fired by Michael Jordan. Working for a guy with a mustache like that? Could've been worse."  Jordan, of course, is rocking a Hitler 'stache of late.

It has now been 100 days since Mo Johnston and Preki were relieved of their duties with Toronto FC.  No official replacements in sight, despite talk of a Christmas target.

Good news, baseball fans, 54 days til pitchers and catchers report if you're wondering.

The Qatar Group that is said to be purchasing Manchester United may be a ways off, but it is sure getting a lot more media run the last couple days. Where there's smoke...

The ever delusional Mario Balotelli, who struggles to crack Manchester City's starting lineup, says that only Lionel Messi is better than he is. Right, Messi, a couple guys on his own team, a couple dozen in his league, Cristiano Ronaldo and about 50 other guys around the world, roughly. Ass hat.

Funniest line I heard on Manny Pacquiao's May fight with Shane Mosley: he must've confused "fighting for money in May" with "fighting Money May".

Awesome UFC vid ahead of UFC 125 next weekend.  Turn up the volume on this one.

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 - You could see it in Bosh's eyes...

How smalltime is hockey in the U.S.? It takes something like Sean "Uns"Avery - my creation, don't steal it - spouting off to make the top story at ESPN...when your team does everything but wave a white flag in a 39-point loss, and your team is a bit of a disappointment and 3-9 in the last dozen, somebody has to pay the price, and that somebody was Sam Mitchell, axed as Toronto Raptors head coach and keeping with the tradition of a Coach of the Year getting axed shortly thereafter. Don't feel bad for SMitch though, he's got $10 million coming his way as a parting gift, and has accumulated a fine collection of suits..it seems incredibly odd that for all the talk, there have still been no free agent signings. Not sure what CC Sabathia is waiting on, but if somebody - anybody - offered me $140 million, I'd be signing immediately rather than living in fear of some freak injury in the meantime while playing Guitar Hero, or more likely in Sabathia's case, cutting off a finger while eating...in telling Charles Barkley to shut up, Lebron James is the first Nike athlete of any significance to ever say anything remotely colourful. Think about it: Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, (snore) - vanilla thinks these guys are boring...former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice didn't set the world on fire in Toronto, and other than a finals appearance with the Carolina Hurricanes, didn't distinguish himself there, but somehow, he's back in Carolina after Peter Laviolette was turfed...under the "Department of Bargain", you'll find Boston Red Sox and 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia, signed for 6 years and $40.5 million...in a move that can only be about saving money, Notre Dame is keeping Charlie Weis on as its head coach. Didn't Ty Willingham get axed after fewer years and even better performance?...if you've ever been to a sporting event, you've likely navigated the short steps while holding a beer or two, wondering if you might slip and fall. One Ottawa man did just that, and not only did he fall, he fell 25 feet to the deck below...another Prime Time Pick for you tonight, and the ledger stands at 15-11. Oakland visits San Diego in a matchup that means little, unless you're talking about the piss-poor AFC West, where .500 might get you in. To do that, both teams would have to go on quite the roll. The Bolts are 10 point favs and based on their current level of play - and commitment - tough to see them covering that number. Hell, it wouldn't shock me if the Raiders won outright. Take the Raiders and the points, happy Thursday night...have a great day.

The WORST dive of all time, and the ref got hooked...