Tasty Nuggets

Odell Thurman was the latest Bengal to get arrested the other night for drunk driving. Guess he was just trying to be part of the team.

Steelers linebacker Joey Porter apologized for his "poor choice of words in the comment I made toward (Browns TE/Resident Bigmouth Kellen) Winslow", referring to him calling Winslow a "fag". Sound like a similar story from earlier this summer? Haven't heard nearly as much outcry for this one, have you? I guess negative comments need to be directed toward one of ESPN's lackeys for the network to blow a story way out of proportion.

The Red Sox have reportedly signed Japanese pitching phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka to a 6 year, $52 million contract. This, combined with the $51 million they spent just to talk to him, means that Boston has spent $103 million on a player who has yet to throw a pitch in the majors. The funny thing about this one is earlier this week Boston submitted an offer. Before there was a rejection and counteroffer they came back with this offer. This can only mean one thing: super agent Scott Boras must possess Jedi mind powers to get what he wants, thus negating the need for actually negotiating with his clients.

Does anyone else who has heard Chicago Bears rookie phenom Devin Hester talk wonder if he has had a second job for the past 10 years as the voice of Boomhauer on King of the Hill?

T.O., T.O., T.O. When will you ever learn that the world does not revolve around you? The latest out of the "I love me some me" camp is that he is angry there is a "snitch" in Dallas. Poor T.O. is upset that someone is airing out their dirty laundry in public. He's such a victim. He would never go public with his problems with teammates, right? Just ask Donovan McNabb and Jeff Garcia.

From one former Philly malcontent to another. I'm speaking of course of Allen Iverson. He wants out. His bags are packed, his locker cleaned out. This has been a pretty slow developing story thusfar. But I finally found some humor in it. It has been reported that there are a handful of teams that he could go to, such as Minnesota, Indiana, Golden State, Sacramento, and Denver. So who would know more about the developments of this story than Philly native/ESPN correspondent/Allen Iverson suckass than Stephen A. Smith? When asked on Sportscenter today which of the above teams AI wants to play for he said "Oh, he wants to be on South Beach playing for Miami." Gee, thanks Captain Obvious, I'm really glad that you are getting paid the big bucks to come up with such great inside information, but that was not one of the choices. I'm just gonna guess that way more than half of the league would want to play in Miami, especially since they are the defending champions, and they have the best shot to win it all this year. Hey Stephen, stick to what you are good at: yelling into the TV like you are a car salesman in a commercial for an "everything must go sale". Don't try and impress us with your intelligence, or lack thereof.

This week's Mockery Former Athlete of The Week is former Steelers wideout Louis Lipps. In 1985 he went over 1000 receiving yards with 1134 and catch 12 touchdowns. He was named to the AFC All-Pro team and earned a second trip to the Pro Bowl in just his second year in the league. Plus, you have to love the name.