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Outlaw Commits Crime Against Gay

Sorry. That headline was too… Well, what can I say? I’m immature. But seriously, this dunk was just murderous:

“And look at Rudy Gay…he’s stunned!”

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by Andrew Sharp • Nov 11, 2009 9:00 AM EST

DMX Out of Boxing Event, Coolio In

The last anyone heard about the upcoming DMX boxing match on the Alabama Pride event he was balking at following through with the bout when it was made clear that the plan to fix the fight for him was in jeopardy. As such the promotion had to make new plans:

DMX couldn’t come to terms with the people putting on a celeb boxing match
next month — meaning they wouldn’t fix it so he would win — so X is out and Coolio is in.

I was completely unaware that Coolio had released an album as recently as 2008, but much more important is his new book…Cooking With Coolio:

Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a healthy twist that don’t break the bank. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some “Soul Rolls,” follow-up with “Finger-Lickin’, Rib-Stickin’, Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken,” and fi nish off with “Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread” sweetened with golden honey.

by Brent Brookhouse • Nov 11, 2009 7:54 AM EST

Best of the SB Nation Network: November 10, 2009

Here is the best from the SB Nation network for November 10, 2009:

MMA

- So where does Fedor Emelianenko rank amongst the MMA great fighters after his win this past weekend?

- Bloody Elbow previews UFC 105 and asks, how healthy is Randy Couture?

Hockey

- For the Rangers, the break between games comes at the perfect time.

- Habs Eyes on the Prize goes in the way back machine...all the way back to 1986 and 1989.

Baseball

- Meanwhile DRays Bay looks in the way forward machine, targeting Evan Longoria and 500 home runs.

- Over the Monster makes a case for Jim Thome changing Sox in 2010.

Basketball

- Apparently newspaper columnists are eating their words these days, especially in Chicago in regards to Joakim Noah.

- The drama between Flip Saunders and Gilbert Arenas needed to be cleared up.

Football

- The playoffs...to be or not to be? That is the question for the Phinsider.

- If Dick Jauron wants to save his job with the Bills, he needs to take notes from Buffalo Rumblings.

College Football

- Tomahawk Nation pulls the curtain back on another eye-gouging incident.

- Team Speed Kills features the always entertaining lessons from the weekend of college football.

- Gobbler Country has the sneak peek at Nike pro combat uniforms for the Virginia Tech game this upcoming Saturday.

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by Tyler Bleszinski • Nov 11, 2009 3:01 AM EST

Chicago Columnist Rick Morrissey Literally Eats His Words

Three years ago, Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey wrote that Bulls first-round draft pick Joakim Noah would not be a productive NBA player in three years. If he was wrong, Morrissey said, he'd douse his column with salsa and eat it.

Three years into his pro career, Joakim Noah is one of seven NBA centers averaging a double-double. This is productive. So Morrissey sacked up, bought a jar of salsa, and ate his column in front of Joakim Noah at Bulls practice. Tribune cameras were there to capture the moment, which is made even more entertaining by Noah's refusal to sit still or be quiet while Morrissey explained the gambit. I'm betting Joakim Noah doesn't get to lecture people often; he clearly relishes the opportunity.

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by Eamonn Brennan • Nov 10, 2009 9:38 PM EST

Sammy Sosa: Skin Cream Bleached Me

In case you just had to know why Sammy Sosa's skin suddenly looks so sickly, Sosa has his answer: skin cream.

"I'm not a racist," Sosa said. Sosa, in his first public remarks since the famous photos became public, said he's not trying to look like Michael Jackson:

"What happened was that I had been using the cream for a long time and that, combined with the bright TV lights, made my face look whiter than it really is. I don't think I look like Michael Jackson," he said.

Good news, then, and I suppose we can all go back to not caring whatsoever about skin cream, Sammy Sosa's skin tone, Sammy Sosa, or -- yeah, why not? -- Michael Jackson. There, I said it! I'm sick of Michael Jackson. Don't look at me like that.

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by Eamonn Brennan • Nov 10, 2009 9:21 PM EST

ASU Hacky Sack Interception: Play Of The Year?

Just in case you missed it, we are obliged to post what was not only the top play of the past weekend, but perhaps the entire year. From the 4th quarter of USC-Arizona State, keep your eye on the ball:

What is it with Arizona State and wacky, ball-bouncin' plays?

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by Peter Bean • Nov 10, 2009 8:08 PM EST

Dwight Howard Fined For Ref-Bashing Blog Post

Last week, Dwight Howard sat down after a particularly frustrating game and typed up a blog post. Like I will soon do to this post, he pressed "publish." Then, my friends, there was no going back. Howard had criticized the NBA's refs for basic inequality-in-fouling stuff; it was the sort of thing NBA players are conditioned not to say in postgame interviews but not exactly the kind of thing one would consciously keep off his blog.

Next time, Dwight might want to count to 10 before he hits send; Howard was fined $15,000 by the NBA for the post, making it the most expensive blog post since Perez Hilton was last (probably) paid hundreds of thousands to blog about the music he pretends to like. Woohoo, Internet!

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by Eamonn Brennan • Nov 10, 2009 7:21 PM EST

Coaches Backtrack, Agree To Make Final Ballots Public

The Bowl Championship Series is dealing with enough animus as it is, so its officials must have been relieved when the American Football Coaches Association announced that it had flipped and will now make public the final ballots of the USA Today Coaches Top 25. Prior to the reversal, the AFCA had been poised to adopt the recommendation of Gallup -- its consultant on this and other matters -- to seal the individual ballots, a move the BCS strongly opposed.

For those wanting to blow up the current college football postseason, the change of heart was something of a disappointment. BCS Evolution:

The BCS opposed this because they want transparency in the voting process... Personally, I was hoping this was the beginning of a rift between the coaches and the BCS that would lead the BCS dropping the coaches poll as a component of its formula and the AFCA taking its trophy and credibility from the BCS championship game.

Alas, no help here, forcing BCS haters to root for complete and utter chaos. Translation: TCU-Cincinnati for all the marbles.

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by Peter Bean • Nov 10, 2009 7:08 PM EST

Jeff Jordan Suspended Two Games For Offseason Violation

Jeff Jordan -- eldest son of Michael Jordan, and no, he's not the one with the shoe issues -- has been suspended two games by Illinois for playing in an unsanctioned event last summer. Jordan quit the team at the end of last season before deciding to return this year; in the meantime, he played in a three-on-three tournament. Had Jordan decided to stay retired (see what I did there?), the event wouldn't have mattered. Since he's decided to return, he has to serve a two-game suspension.

This is not a big deal for Jordan, and seeing as Jordan is not exactly a major contributor to Illinois' team, AND given that Jordan is missing huge bouts with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Northern Illinois, it's not a huge deal for Bruce Weber, either.

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by Eamonn Brennan • Nov 10, 2009 6:58 PM EST

MLB Passes On Expanding Instant Replay

It's no secret that the 2009 MLB postseason had its fair share of blown calls and mistakes made by the umpires (a quick search of this site will confirm that). Many of these gaffes were obvious to anyone watching at home, where they were able to sit on their couch and benefit from high-definition, slow-motion instant replay. And after today, it appears that the average Joe Baseball fan will continue to have better technology than the umpires, as baseball has passed on expanding instant replay.

Major League Baseball's general managers did not propose or vote on an expansion of the league's replay system at the first session of this year's GM Meetings, which conclude Wednesday [...] "It all lies with the Commissioner right now," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball operations, who sat in on the meeting. "He'll have to make the determination about whether he wants to start discussions on that. I know some [GMs] have talked off-line about the expansion of instant replay, but the Commissioner doesn't see any reason to consider it."

To be fair, baseball only introduced replay in 2008, so already expanding it does seem a bit premature. And with quotes saying that Bud Selig is "very methodical about making [these] types of decisions," I wouldn't expect any changes in the near future.

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by Ryan Hudson • Nov 10, 2009 6:42 PM EST

Northwestern Coach Pat Fitzgerald Not A Fan Of Notre Dame

Notre Dame football is a monolith in Chicago, making the city both a hotbed of Irish fans and alumni as well as, ironically enough, a hotbed of people who rampantly hate Notre Dame. I think we know what side of the equation Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald comes out on:

“Even though we’re similar academically, we’re in a little different boat as Stanford and Notre Dame,” said Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald. “We’ve been consistently winning since 1995. They’re still saying they can do it, but we’re doing it.”

Newsflash: Notre Dame football now being plausibly dissed by Northwestern. Wake up the echoes!

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by Eamonn Brennan • Nov 10, 2009 6:33 PM EST

Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford Are Just Fine, Thanks For Asking

During Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, cameras caught Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson — both playing in their first game in weeks due to injury — having a bit of a verbal spat on the bench. Johnson seemed to be upset about the lack of passes coming his way — I know, such an unusual thing for for a WR to complain about. (Stafford completed 22 passes on the day, two to Johnson — and that’s not counting the five that were caught by Seattle players.) The Detroit media ran with the confrontation, but as SBN’s Pride of Detroit notes, it was all much ado about nothing.

Calvin Johnson said this after the game:

“I haven’t seen the TV replays, because there’s no reason for me to watch them — we’re fine,” he said. “People are blowing this way out of proportion. Trust me, no one is going to be happy during a game like that. If you win, all this goes out the window.”

And head coach Jim Schwartz yesterday:

“There’s no issue there,” Schwartz said. “You always want to be winning games and happy and cheerful, but goodness gracious, if you had a camera on every person on every play, you could try to read between the lines on a million things. There are times you need to talk things out, but there’s no issue here with the players, and I don’t understand why people are trying to create one.”

See! Nothing wrong here. You know, aside from the usual stuff, like being 1-7.

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by Chris Mottram • Nov 10, 2009 6:25 PM EST

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The Larry Johnson Free Agent Sweepstakes Begins

After a tumultuous two weeks, the Chiefs have parted ways with once-great running back Larry Johnson. We'll soon find out if any other team wants the 29-year-old back as he enters free agency.

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