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Manny Ramirez Busted!

Whit Honea — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:04:00 GMT

Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez has failed a drug test and will be suspended by MLB for 50 games.

Admittedly, I'm not surprised. Man-Ram using performance enhancing drugs actually explains a lot. Not only is he too good, but he tends to be labeled a jerk by pretty much everyone that ever meets him. Think Barry Bonds with really bad hair. Really bad hair.

Ramirez will lose 7.7 million dollars during the suspension- which means that he makes more in two months than the rest of us combined will make in our collective lifetime.

However, I don't think we need to worry about his kids going hungry. The little Mannys (seriously, it's George Formanesque) should be able to get by on day old caviar and Happy Meals till this all blows over. Whether or not they get over the scar of their dad being called a cheater is a different story.

Here's Manny's spin. For the record, his new spin is the same as the old spin:

"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.

"I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation."

Seriously? The blame the doctor angle? I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn last night, but I'm pretty sure medical professionals that are dealing with expensive commodities like professional athletes have a pretty good understanding of what they can and cannot prescribe.

Is it just me or is the American pastime going on a quick ride in a handbasket?

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Shannon Miller is Pregnant

trix — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:34:00 GMT

Shannon Miller, Olympic gymnast, is pregnant with her first baby.

She and her husband are super excited and can't wait to start on this new adventure together.

Congratulations, Shannon and John.

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Table Tennis Pro - Jiawei is Pregnant

trix — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:31:00 GMT

A world famous athlete is pregnant and when I read the announcement I was reminded how different our countries are.

Li Jiawei, a world champion paddler from Singapore, is expecting her first child. She said, 'I didn't expect to be pregnant this fast. I feel blessed and lucky,'

What's interesting to me is that, " When Jiawei expressed the desire to have a child, she and the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) came to an agreement on a family-planning process: that the baby must come within 21 months.

Then, STTA president Lee Bee Wah had explained that the 2010 timeframe would enable the Chinese-born paddler to recover in time for the London Games.

It's strange to think that she had to get it cleared, she had to get permission to get pregnant from an association.

Mind blowing!

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New Mighty Ducks Hatched!

Whit Honea — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Not one, but two(2) of the Anaheim Ducks welcomed new babies last week- on the same day!

Both Todd Marchant and his wife Caroline, and Francois Beauchemin and his wife Marie, welcomed sons on Monday- an off day between NHL playoff games. Now that's timing.

Congrats to the Ducks!

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Golf Kids - Matthew Goggin

Whit Honea — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:35:00 GMT

As the father of my own Atticus I'm always happy to see one out and about in his natural habitat, that being the golf course.

This little Atticus and his dad Matthew Goggin took a long walk spoiled together. Won't be the last time.

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Aaron Baddeley

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Golf Kids - Aaron Baddeley Edition

Whit Honea — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:33:00 GMT

It was (or possibly wasn't) take your kid to work day for golfer Aaron Baddeley.

Regardless, he brought his little girl Jewell with him to a Par 3 and we're glad he did. How cute is she?

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Sharks' Marleau Welcomes New Baby

Whit Honea — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:28:00 GMT

Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks and his wife Christina have welcomed a new baby. Brody Marleau was born March 25th and will be joining his big brother Landon (2) on the ice soon.

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Sunday Cute Shot - Babies, Star Your Engines

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Sam Hornish, Jr., and his 13-month-old daughter Addison shared a moment before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Tennessee.

Wait, Addison, are you listening to any of this?

Get it? She has earplugs in because the cars are loud. You can use that.

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Sunday Cute Shot - Lala for Carmelo

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Carmelo Anthony's biggest fan is his 2-year-old son Kiyan. Lala is probably a pretty big fan, too.

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NBA Star Eddy Curry Awarded Custody Of Son After Ex's Murder

Sassy Smith — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:07:00 GMT

New York Knicks player Eddy Curry was awarded custody of his 3-year-old son Noah, after the murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother to the boy. Nova Henry was murdered (along with 9-month-old daughter Ava - she was also Eddy's child) on January 25 of this year. Henry's mother, Yolan, has been caring for Noah and she didn't want to hand him over to his father.

Yolan Henry, who has had custody of Noah since the murder of her daughter and granddaughter, told reporters last week, "I have spent the last few months trying to help my grandson adjust to life without his mother, Nova Henry, and baby sister, Ava. Noah clings to me every moment of the day and cries when I am not in his sight."

Noah's grandmother plans to appeal the court-ordered ruling because "[Noah] has seen his father twice his entire life. They never knew my granddaughter and since she's been dead, [Eddy and his family] haven't seemed to care."

Eddy Curry is married to Patrice and they have four children together - Eddy III, Reign, Reigan and Reiganna.

Two counts of first degree murder have been brought against attorney Frederick Goings, 36, on February 22. He had served as Nova Henry's lawyer in the custody case about baby Ava against Eddy Curry.

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Lance Armstrong Falls, Rushed to Hospital

Whit Honea — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Lance Armstrong fell during a bike race in Spain and has been taken to the hospital.

Early reports are that Armstrong has hurt his collarbone, but one can't be too careful. No report on whether or not his children were at the race- something like that has got be scary for a kid.

Armstrong has taken a break from his life of retirement and leisure to return to cycling.

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Brett Favre to Retire... Again

Whit Honea — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:02:00 GMT

According to Sports Illustrated's Peter King it is once more into the breach for Brett Favre.

You may recall that we've been through this before. Brett has a wife and kids and a sore arm and many reasons to walk away from the game he loves, but has been dragging his feet a bit.

That said I don't want to keep writing this post on his retirement, so I'm just going to recycle the last one:

~~Sixteen~~ seventeen years. That's how long Brett Favre has been at the helm of the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets storied franchises. ~~Sixteen~~ seventeen years of drama, highs, lows, scares and bruises. He is the last of his kind and one of the greatest ever. He isn't just ~~Green Bay~~ New York, he is football.

I love football, but my appreciation of Brett Favre goes beyond the playing field. His character, strength and humor have been nothing short of inspirational. He is a winner that understood it was only a game. I can't help but think that football got more from Favre than he could have ever taken from it.

There is one less gunslinger in town and it the ~~Packer's~~ Jets' loss and it is our loss. It is his family's gain. Brett Favre has retired.

Good luck, Brett, and thank you.

Sampras Serving Starbucks

Whit Honea — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:28:00 GMT

Pete Sampras and his wife Bridgette Wilson (not pictured) took their boys Christian and Ryan to Starbucks for a refreshing treat.

I'm guessing the beverage is a vanilla bean creme dealy-o, but what's in the cup? Steel-cut oatmeal or have they started serving ice cream in the two hours since I was there last?

Regardless, it's nice to see Pete out and about.

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Candace Parker on Expecting and Expectations

trix — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:02:00 GMT

Candance Parker is ready to be a mom, which is probably a good thing since she's already announced she is pregnant.

Candace said she always wanted to be a young mom and was inspired by the fact that she had older parents to be a young mom.

How so? She says that because she had older parents, she missed out on their careers. She would have liked to see them at the height of their careers and believes that it's a wonderful gift that she can give her children.

Hmmm. Here I've done everything I can to be able to stay at home with mine and she says it's a wonderful gift to share. It must depend on the career.

She wants to be able to return quickly to be able to play basketball when the season starts in May. This is the same month that she is due, what if she has to have a c-section, or her baby is late by a couple of weeks?

There's something that happens when you become a mother that changes the best laid plans.

We shall see what happens.

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Eddy Curry's Ex-Girlfriend Murdered in Front of His Son

trix — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Nova Henry, the ex-girlfriend of NBA star Eddy Curry, was shot to death in her home last night along with her young daughter. If that's not horrible enough Eddy's three year old son was there and may have witnessed the murder of his mother.

Nova had apparently had been having trouble with her current boyfriend but the police are looking for an yet to be named "acquaintance".

That poor little boy, I am so glad that he was unharmed. I hope the police find his mothers killer and that the little boy blocks this from his memory. There are some things that you shouldn't have to remember.

I don't know about you but I have seen so many news articles lately that includes crimes against children.

It's tragic and horrible and makes me what kind of people you have to be to willingly hurt another, especially a child.

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San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle Welcomes Daughter!

Karl Erikson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Dan Boyle, hockey player for the San Jose Sharks, welcomed a baby daughter with his wife, Amber, on Tuesday. Eastin Sky Boyle weighed 6 lbs, 1 oz, and was 19-1/2 inches long.

Dan and Amber got married in June of this year. Dan, 32, has played for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and just signed with the Sharks in July.

Congrats to Dan and Amber!

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Now There are Two Baby Bells

Whit Honea — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:46:00 GMT

Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns and his wife Cindy welcomed their second child this past Sunday.

Their son Tai was born in Phoenix just in time to enjoy the NBA season.

Congrats, Bells! (Go Suns!)

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Hedo Turkoglu to be a Daddy

Whit Honea — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:12:00 GMT

Hedo Turkoglu of the Orlando Magic and his wife Banuare are expecting their first child, a daughter, in February.

The trophy is for something else.

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Nuggets' Allen Iverson Welcomes Girl

Karl Erikson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets is a beaming father again. He and wife Tawanna welcomed Dream Alijha Iverson into the world on Tuesday afternoon. The little girl weighed 5 lbs, 15 oz. and was 76 inches tall. Oh, wait...no, that's Allen.

Dream isn't alone, of course. She has four older brothers and sisters. Tiaura, 13, Allen II, 10, Isaiah, 5, and Messiah, 3. Messiah? Geez, no pressure there, eh? There's a superiority complex just waiting to lay on some future therapist's couch.

Welcome to the world, Dream. Please try to leave the planet better than you left it. And that shouldn't be too hard. We've all messed it up pretty good already.

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Redskins Khary Campbell Has a New Baby Boy

Karl Erikson — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:38:00 GMT

For Khary Campbell, yesterday was a great day. The Washington Redskins linebacker got himself two tackles and a win against the Dallas Cowboys, AND he became a father! His wife went into labor a few days earlier than planned and out came baby boy Shia, weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz.

Campbell's wife was supposed to be induced today, but Shia joked that he didn't want to wait and "wanted to be here for the game." When he heard she was in labor, he knew he couldn't make it to Virginia in time for the birth, so he stayed to play football. By the time he got to the locker room before the game, a text message from his mom told him, "Your son is here."

Campbell played the game, then drove straight to the hospital.

Congrats, Khary!

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Sunday Cute Shot: The Villas

Whit Honea — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:18:00 GMT

This is David Villa, a Spanish soccer (futbol) player and his daughter Zaida.

That's good stuff.

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Jack Cassel and Wife Welcome Daughter

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:59:00 GMT

Jack Cassel of the Houston Astros and his wife Julie have welcomed a baby girl. Nellie Cassel was born on Monday.

It's a big month in the Cassel family- Jack is the brother of Tom Brady's replacement Matt Cassel.

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Sunday Cute Shot: Patrick Ewing and Daughter

Whit Honea — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:00 GMT

Meet 11-month-old Alexis. Alexis is the very cute daughter of NBA legend Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing was a monster in the paint while playing basketball. I can't help but think he might be a bit softer now.

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Brave Jo-Jo is Now Pa-Pa

Whit Honea — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:45:00 GMT

Joseph "Jo-Jo" Reyes is now Joseph "Pa-Pa" Reyes. He and his wife Jamie welcomed a new daughter, Peyton, on Wednesday.

Congratulations, Reyes.

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James Bond Actor Punched His Pregnant Wife?

Sassy Smith — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:41:00 GMT

James Bond actor punched his pregnant wife? Wow - that's a pretty serious allegation.

James Bond actor George Lazenby, 68, is in the middle of a nasty divorce battle - he and his current wife, tennis champ Pam Shriver are fighting for custody of their three young kids. Now in the midst of his current mess, Lazenby's ex-wife Christina Master has filed papers, claiming that when she and Lazenby were married, he was a drunk and that he physically abused her (and their daughter Melanie), and even hit her while she was pregnant.

Master alleges that the former 007 star punched her in the face when she was five months pregnant and broke her nose and this was also when their son, Zack, was dying of cancer.

She finally left Lazenby in 1994 and would have done so sooner but she claims he threatened to kill her when she asked for a divorce, so she stayed out of fear for her life and that of her children.

Their grown daughter, Melanie, 34, claims that her dad, "tormented me, humilated me, hurt me physcially, scarred me emotionally." She says that one time her father shoved her head in a toilet and pointed a gun at her after she missed coming home on time.

Lazenby has denied all allegations, saying that they are "contrived, unfounded and without merit."

He added through his rep, "I wish Christina would show me a medical report, x-ray and pictures that show I broke her nose. I never punched her in my life."

He denies the claims made by his daughter as well, saying he was sorry, "that he ignored Melanie from the time she was 12 years old" while he cared for his dying son, and says that he "did not have one drink" while he looked after Zack.

Lazenby's son with his ex-wife, was sick with cancer at 11-years-old and passed away at age 19 in 1994.

He adds, "Melanie is always seeking revenge for that mistake. I never thought a family member would kick me when I was down.

George's wife Pam Shriver has filed court papers claiming that he is an abusive drunk who at times, tried to give their young children alcohol and that he threatened to kill her.

Lazenby says that his wife was hooked on prescription painkillers, sleeping pills and booze and often drove their children while in a "stupor." Shriver has of course denied the allegations. George claims that his current wife purposely contacted his ex-wife and daughter during this year's French Open as she "was preparing secretly for a divorce."

Lazenby said that his wife is using his family against him "but it is not working." He also wondered if his daughter was "on her medication for her bipolar disorder when she met with Pam."

Good Lord - quite a case of she said, he said, and she said. I feel sorry for George and Pam's kids - George Jr, 4, and twins, Kaitlin and Samuel, 3. They're the real victims here.

George Lazenby, played Bond in the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service, in 1969.

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