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Marbury Takes A Bite Out of Mike Tyson's Guide To Infamy...

by tattooing his head. Yep, it looks like Stephon Marbury might have run out of places on his body, cause why else would you tattoo your head. Whoever is this guys PR person, is just not doing their job. Someone needs to remind Marbury that this offseason is the biggest of his career, with his job and career on the line. While he should be doing anything he can to impress the new management in New York, he is up to his old wacky antics. He has a history of feuding with the coaching staff and teammates and I have to believe that this won't change that.

Seperated At Birth

Green Bay Packers Gm, Ted Thompson and former Talking Heads frontman, David Byrne win this weeks look a like award.

Jose Canseco Gets Knocked Out To Stay Relevant.

Another Reason Managers Should Use Deoderant

Corey Hart's Daughter Gets Doused With Champagne Just For Being Herself

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Who's Getting Tired Of Manny Being Manny?

First Brad and Jen Break Up and Now Mike and The Mad Dog

After 19 years on the air together it looks as if Mike and The Mad Dog are headed their seperate ways. The logical thing would be for each to get their own show, but some question whether either has enough charisma or audience to carry their own program. For 19 years we all were fortunate enough to watch and listen as these two tried to hide their dislike for each other, while covering all things sports. They dominated the day time sports radio scene, but all good things must come to an end. Looks like it is time to start listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning.

Perseverance Pays Off

I was just made aware of this great story from a friend of mine and I thought I would share it with all of you. It is the story of Darren Erman, who was just offered an assistant coaching position by the Boston Celtics. While most of you have probably never heard of Darren, he is a true success story. Below you will find a link to Darren's journey from a high profile job at a law firm to becoming an assistant coaching position at a high school and on to a volunteer position with the Boston Celtics.
I met Darren a few years ago and he was telling me how he had submitted his resume and a letter to all the teams in the NBA with hopes of being brought on as a paid assistant, but nobody offered him a job. It was Brain Scalabrine who got him hooked up with the Celtics, where he has spent the past 3 years working his tail off. After years of hard work at a fraction of what he was making out of college, Darren's goal has been realized and he is now a full time assistant. It is hard workers like Darren that are behind that scene working everyday to improve players skill sets, but never get the recognition. Without assistants like Darren running Ray Allen through shooting drills while he struggled in the playoffs, he might never have broken out of his slump in time to win a championship. He will never be mentioned in the papers, cause it is his job to do this, but the remarkable thing is how he got here. Darren is the proud owner of a championship ring and now a job title to go with it. So to Darren, congratulations and keep up the hard work.

Here is the aforementioned article: Darren Erman

Welcome To The Machine

TODAYS TOP STORIES

• Vinny Del Negro offered head coaching job by the Bulls. Apparently all it takes to get a top coaching position is to have been a bench warmer on an NBA team. (ESPN)
• Michael Strahan to spend the next half of his life getting that gap fixed.
  
• Dominick Hasek is done dominating. I had no idea Hasek was still playing in the NHL, cause he rode the bench the last few seasons, but evidently I was wrong.

Another Reason To Love Deadspin: They Hate Skip Bayless

Check out Deadspin today and vote on whether you approve of Skip Bayless or not. It is our opinion here that he is the most annoying voice on television. (DEADSPIN)

Cursing Is Cool

Now I hate showing something taped with a video camera off of a TV, this coaching tirade by the Seattle Mariners coach is too good to pass up. If I could have found it sans shaky video camera, I would have. 11 curse words are how you rant coaches.

TODAYS TOP STORIES

• Why can't Joe Dumars be the GM of my team? (Larry Brown Sports)

  "If he gets the feeling something isn’t right, regardless of how good the performance is, you have to make the change."

• The connection between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant...Mitch Richmond (Mercury News)
  

  "Both guys, when they've got you in a cage, they're going to keep you in there," Richmond said this week. "They're going to kill you and keep killing you until you're dead."

• NHL season is over and luckily ESPN has the playoff cliff notes for us. (ESPN)

  "Sean Avery's strange puppet-boy dance in front of Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in the first round."

• Someone tell me if poll position really matters in Horse Racing. (ESPN)

  "The post could be a lucky one for an undefeated colt that really doesn't need any extra edge: It's produced the most Belmont winners (23) since 1905."

• Kelly Pavlick is a great boxer, so how can he make you care? (ESPN)

  "Every young star should get a future Hall of Famer on his record. Pavlik hasn't gotten one yet and may never. He must get one if he wants to be a star, and (Roy) Jones fits the bill."

Kimbo Sliced Up This Dude's Ear

Mixed Martial Arts is taking over where high school wrestling left off.