Show Recap - Thursday March 25, 2010

I don't think that run to Hawaii did you much good, Urb'. Not if you're threatening to fight reporters who accurately quote your players. I touched on this earlier in the week; the Orlando Sentinel's Jeremy Fowler asked wide out Deonte Thompson about Tim Tebow and he responded by saying, "you never know with Tim. You can bolt, you think he's running but he'll com up and pass it to you. You just have to be ready at all times. With Brantley, everything's with rhythm, time. You know what I mean, a real quarterback." Well, to Urb', apparently, that was a reason to go. He told Fowler if it were his son, the two of them would go.

Now, you want to fight guys who quote your players? And quote them accurately? Stay classy, Urb'.

Urb's not even denying Thompson said it; but says the quote was taken out of context. If by taken out of context you mean your player said it, so they published it, then you're right, the quote was lifted out of... More »

This just in! NFL draft prospects like to burn the hippy lettuce…a lot…maybe too much. Sports Illustrated senior writer Don Banks quotes an anonymous NFL head coach as saying "one third" of the players on his draft board have had some sort of marijuana history and would require an extra level of evaluation as part of the pre-draft scouting process. One third of the guys there are looking to bake or have baked?! Uh-oh.

Welcome to the National Fatty League.

Look, I'm not naïve enough to think that ballers don't burn tree. But I was probably naïve in thinking that there are more guys who don't torch endo, than who do. And now I'm not so sure. Then again, I probably should have known when guys started showing up fighting for the right to rock 420 on their workout gear.

NFL people admit they have to distinguish between the recreational Mary Jane user and the flat out herb addicts. Experimenting with weed is one thing,... More »

Tiger Woods reportedly will hold his first press conference in nearly 5 months on Monday, April 5 at the Masters…that according to a tentative interview schedule released by Augusta National. Don't rush into anything, Tiger. Take as much time as you need. If you need a little more, that's cool.

Score another round for the Green Jackets at Augusta for making him talk.

Again, first it was the fast money round interviews he did with ESPN and the Golf Channel. And now a full blown presser! What a fascinating dynamic this is. You have the world's most powerful athlete going up against a room of the most powerful businessman and sportsmen in the world. And these old cats continue to back him down. Sometimes you have a hammer in your hand and sometimes you don't. Woods had it for a decade and a half. And now he doesn't. And it's their club, and if he's going to play it this year, with all that baggage, they're going to make him jump through some... More »

J-E-T-S, H-B-O! That's what I'm talking about. The New York Jets bringing their special brand of swagger to HBO's Hard Knocks next season. I've never been as geeked about an August TV show in March as I am right now.

Rex Ryan is about to become the baddest Jersey big fella' since Anthony John Soprano got iced over that plate of o-rings. Both are big, powerful men overseeing violent organizations in North Jersey, and calling in hits on the rival organizations. Soprano is looking to put a hit on Leotardo. Ryan is looking to put one on Soprano. Tony did it with Paulie and Sil. Rex does it with Bart and Darrelle. They may as well just bump "Got Myself a Gun" for the Hard Knocks show open and shoot a ride along with Rex and as he drives the turnpike and tokes his stogie.

Maybe now they can finally make up for fading to black during Tony's death or whatever it was. That show is good, but with Big Rex four-letter bombing his way... More »

Info & Stats: Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Tampa Bay Rays.

Topics: Playing well v. nice record importance | Back of the bullpen | Getting off to a late start last season | Best team that have had on paper | Most critical season in the history of the franchise? | Keeping Carl Crawford | The Baseball Nightclub | Lack in attendance | Position at age 33.

Info & Stats: Retired NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player | 16 Years Played in the NBA | 11-Time NBA All-Star | 1993 NBA MVP | Member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team | Studio Analyst for TNT's Emmy Award winning show "Inside the NBA".

Photos: The Best Of Sir Charles

Chuck on why he’s not on Twitter: “I hate Twitter. If someone wakes up in the morning and wants to know what I’m doing, they’re a damn loser.”

Topics: I just play golf everyday now, life is great | The players are going to cave first | The owners already decided their not playing tell they get the deal they want | The owners want the smaller market teams to be competitive | Miami being the reason why the owners want change | We need the small market teams to be competitive | Last season was a great year for the wrong reasons | Cleveland and Toronto are ruined | Were in a recession | These players have not been hurt by the recession | 50-50 revenue split | Bryant Gumbel’s comments about David Stern being a plantation overseer were stupid | The dress code | We need young black kids to dress better | It’s an insult to compare the players to slaves | Everybody in the NBA is making a good living | I think David Stern is the best... more >

Info & Stats: Milwaukee Bucks Center | 1st Overall Pick Of The 2005 NBA Draft

Photos: Andrew In College And Pros

Andrew’s thoughts on the NFL Playoff game between Green Bay and Atlanta: “I Hope the Packers beat the hell out them.”

Topics: The Bogut Experience to raise funds for Australian flood relief | Has an infection and is ill | Wanting to catch a break with his health | Will play tonight though | Canceled game against Atlanta | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons | Hoping the Packers pay back the Falcons for their game getting canceled against the Atlanta Hawks | LeBron’s tweet and then backtracking | LeBron’s shot at Dan Gilbert | Have to stand by your tweets | Twitter talk | Australia right now | Flooding | “The Bogut Experience” four plane tickets to LA, four game tickets to watch them play the Lakers, a museum run and dinner with him |