What could be girlier than this? In an effort to help Tampa Bay Rays fans to recall their fondest memories of the World Series, the Texas-based company DMX perfumed the lobby of Tropicana Field with a special scent: orange...

A few days ago former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph sat down with the most trusted name in journalism, the official New York Yankees website, to wax poetic about his time out of baseball since the Mets fired...

If anything can be gleaned from their 26-14 loss at the New York Jets yesterday, it’s that the Cincinnati Bengals really, really, need their star QB back. Suffering from an elbow injury that has sidelined him for two games...

Apparently [driving+Dominican Republic+relief pitchers on under-performing teams] just isn’t a good combination. On the heels of Ambiorix Burgos’ possible vehicular homicide, Cubs closer Carlos Marmol got into an accident last night driving around his hometown in the DR. Marmol...

Well that took long enough. Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos decided to turn himself in to police in the Dominican Republic who’ve been looking for him since last week’s alleged hit and murder of two women in the Dominican Republic....

Having just been rewarded with a new two-year contract, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel let it be known that things were gonna change in Flushing next year. Manuel specifically charged that, too often in big spots, his team...

Yesterday, Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos was being sought by authorities after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Dominican Republic that killed two people. Burgos was driving in Nagua, a town outside of Santo Domingo, when he...

Meet Zack Hample, the guy who caught the last home run balls at Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium. Ironically he couldn’t catch a cab either night to save his investment, so he got beat up on the 7 and...

If last week’s send off to Yankee Stadium was a bang, yesterday’s Shea Stadium shut down was more of a whimper. Not only did the Mets falter in the last game of the season to catch a playoff break...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB: So if they Mets could clone Johan Santana, would they even be able to sign him? Would clone Santana ask for the max, or work as a slave for the minimum, being...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night College Football: Oh Mark Sanchez, where did the QB that grew up before our eyes three weeks ago against Ohio State go? This time, another OSU—Oregon State University, they of a 1-2 record—proved...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night International Friendly: Own goal losses suck, but so much more when it’s a team you should be able to handle. Thus is the case of the Mexican national team, who came to Los...

Meet Bentley Matthews. She is, according to the gossipy, dirt-digging site TheDirty.com (which of course we love), the alternate paramour of Mets’ shortstop Jose Reyes. Alternate because he just so happens to have gotten married in July to someone...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Champions League:What is going on with Manchester United nowadays? The EPL champs are currently in 14th place in the standings and most people said what they were missing was Cristiano Ronaldo, which makes...

Let’s go back to 2003, shall we? The Iraq war had just started, SARS was sweeping the world and the Red Sox were on the verge of winning their first title. And it was during that road that we...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NFL: Oh, hey the NFL’s running those commercials during Monday Night Football where they remind everyone that they recognize the Latino fanbase and love them for their money… dedication. We mean dedication. It...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB: Carlos Delgado is almost willing the Mets into the post-season, and trying to avoid the crushing “unpleasantness” that capped off last season. He hit two home runs for the second straight game...

We understand that chemistry in sports are important, but is it important enough to keep a player on an extended vacation? That’s the question that comes up after hearing that NY Mets’ second baseman Luis Castillo asked… nay, begged…...

In sports, there are fans and then there are fanatics. Mike Massimino is the latter. But he’s also an astronaut, offering him perks which allow him to be revered as the greatest Mets fan that ever lived. Why? Because...

Well let’s jump right into, shall we? Manny Ramirez minced no words on Sunday when he told reporters that he really didn’t care if Boston would re-sign him the following season. Of course, this means, above all, that Manny...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB: The last thing the Mets were looking to do was squander a four-run lead in the ninth to their arch-rivals in the NL East. Yet, that’s exactly what they did. Three relievers...

Oh Jerry Manuel. In less than a month into your reign as Mets manager, you’ve already threatened to go “gangsta” and shiv one of your best players, and now, you’re comparing your fans to fertilizer. Cow shit. Now, a...

A lot of people are painting new Mets skipper Jerry Manuel as a “nice guy manager” because he was Ozzie Guillen’s predecessor in Chicago and, well, people liked him. Apparently, anyone compared to Ozzie automatically win brownie points for...

Fresh off his 3 AM firing of Willie Randolph, Mets’ GM Omar Minaya isn’t endearing himself to many of his team’s fans. He let it be known that Randolph was kept as manager past last season’s collapse and this...

When people learned that Mets’ GM Omar Minaya fired Willie Randolph yesterday, the response of most people was to shrug. It’s not like it was that unexpected. But when they got into the details of it, those shrugs quickly...

Omar Minaya is one inefficient GM. Under the cover of night, the Mets front office general flew to California yesterday and axed his manager Willie Randolph and two coaches after their win against the Angels. At 3 AM New...

What is it about grown men trying to imitate Bart Simpson sliding down the stairs at baseball stadiums? For the second time this year, a man fell to his death, this time in Atlanta, after trying to zip down...

Ryan Church’s helmet didn’t really cushion a knee to the head. He was carried off the field with a concussion, which is already his second of the year. We’re curious. Does a hit like that count for, or against...

Meet Jose Lopez. He owns a barber shop in the Bronx called Jordan Sport barber shop. A reporter from the New York Times stumbled upon his joint looking for a story and found out the Mr. Lopez is the...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB 2008: The Mets torture their fans until the 12 inning, but beat the Phillies 4-3 on Jose Reyes crafty slide. They lost the lead in the late innings to excite the fans,...

The one-two punch of Johan Santana and Pedro Martinez ended prematurely yesterday evening when cockfighting Petey turned up gimp on the mound after suffering a hamstring injury, sidelining the Dominican star for an unspecified time. Do we hear weeping...

We’ve all been there. You feel a little in the dumps and the only thing that can cure it is a little retail therapy. But if you’re the Yankees and the Mets, and you feel a little sad because...

Jose Reyes, the Mets’ star shortstop, was criticized heavily last year for what people deemed “non-professional” behavior with his elaborate celebrations and superfluous enthusiasm. Isn’t that ironic considering one of baseball’s greatest traditions is positive reenforcement via ass-smacking? Jose...

A pre-season skirmish between some old fogies on a baseball diamond would be wonderful in this juncture of the season. That’s why we’re enthralled by the jousting between the Phillies and the Mets. We confess, it may be trivial,...

When Carlos Beltran decided to open his mouth about the Mets winning the NL East this year, the general consensus was that of shock.Not because of what he said, but that he had said it. It was like in...

The great thing about pro sports is the idea of “next year.” It allows for an amnestic approach to following your team. And that’s okay for the fans… but not so much for the players. Take the Mets’ Carlos...

Above all the juicing and anal leakage of the steroids-riddled 1990’s was a jeri-curled, cockfight loving Zimmer-thrashing man that didn’t engage in steroids: Pedro Martinez. He told the Daily News today that he’d never done the roids. In fact,...

Pitchers and catchers reported to Spring training yesterday and the Mets introduced Johan Santana everyone. Minor leaguers that will never make the bigs were on hand to drool and some sports media showed up. BatsBlog reports the awe-inspiring moment...

Well this is the first time we’ve ever posted a video of an athlete stroking a cock…or rooster, that is. But here’s that video we were talking about yesterday, the one with Pedro Martinez participating in a cockfighting match...

New York Met’s ace pitcher Pedro Martinez isn’t one to shy away from controversy. How could a guy who tried to beat up New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer, a 147 year old man, ever feel ashamed of...

New York seems to be getting all the cool toys lately. First, the Giants take the Super Bowl trophy ‘round town, and now the Mets are showing off their new prized possession—Johan Santana. He was introduced today at Shea...

Johan Santana is relishing in his new, $136 million dollar deal with the Mets. His status as Major League Baseball’s most coveted pitcher has been established and he wants Minnesota to know that business is business…but it was all...

We’ll resume shoving Super Bowl inspired posts down your throats next post…maybe. For now, Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets doesn’t seem to be dealing well with news that Johan Santana will be his bullpen chum in Queens....

This deal is taking longer than a Roger Clemens’ steroid confession. Apparently the Mets and Johan Santana are still working out the kinks regarding a contract that would make the Cy Young winner the richest pitcher in baseball. It...

Finally. Johan Santana and the Mets have agreed to play together in 2008. The Mets— front-runners for Santana’s services this week—have discarded four top prospects to Minnesota in exchanged for one of the best lefties in the bigs. The...

As much as people would like to put the emphasis on the players in the Johan Trade Sweepstakes, when you look at it from an owner’s perspective, it’s all about the money. While the players are the cogs that...

Major league pitching is one of the most blind faith positions there is in sports. For a player who plays once every five games, a lot of talk usually surrounds them as saviors. But can one player really be...

UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough dunks on 7’7 Kenny Wright of UNC-Ashville. Come on! How unathletic do you have to be to prevent a guy a foot shorter than you dunking a ball four feet above your head? [YouTube] So if...

While the Yankees have been flip flopping on their decision on whether to pursue Johan Santana, the rumor mill is going wild about the team from the other end of New York City, the Mets. It seems that they’ve...

Lost in most of the hub-bub of whether Johan Santana will end up with the Yankees or the Red Sox has been the fact that the New York Metropolitans have also thrown their hat in the ring. While going...