More Trouble in the Big Apple: Giants Michael Strahan Launches on Female ESPN Reported After She Asks Him About Comments He Made About Teammate - Let's see if we can get this straight: NY Giants defensive lineman Michael "Don't Look at My Teeth" Strahan goes on a local radio show and essentially says that an interception given up late in last Sunday's game was caused by receiver Plaxico Burress giving up on the play: "It's a shame. You can't give up. You can't quit, because you're not quitting on yourself, you're quitting on everybody. I don't quite understand what his lack of motivation is in those types of situations. But I'm going to try to see what it is, and if I can talk to him about it. He's too good for that." Later in the team locker room, reporter Kelly Naqi, ESPN's New York-based reporter, standing in a group of about a dozen other journalists simply asked if Strahan had talked to Burress since he made his comments. For some reason, that set Strahan off. "Come here, I want to see your face when you ask this question, the way you are going to ask it," Strahan said. "I know you are going to ask it in a way there is more division and more of a negative way than it was, so come here, I want to see your face, please." Strahan then asked the media to clear a path so he could see Naqi. "You're a responsible journalist, look me in the eye and ask this question the way you want to ask it. Look a man in the eye before you try to kill him or make up something." She did and Strahan still acted like a jerk. (ESPN - link includes video clip)

Scottish Soccer Fans Arrested for Throwing Traffic Cones - They started with rocks and bottles and when they ran out of those they picked up the next best thing: traffic cones. Following the Hearts v Hibs match on October 15, fans started causing a disturbance in Edinburgh and battled with police before ten of them were arrested on charges of disrupting traffic, challenging people to a fight, shouting and swearing, and . . . gesticulating? Can you do that without a partner? Either way they're in jail now and likely will be missing some games in the near future. (Scotsman)

Drug Testing in Chess? Finally! - After years of letting 'roid raging rook rackers run wild in the sport, chess's governing body has finally-- FINALLY!!!--decided to start drug testing participants at the Asian Games this week. Why? Well, the sport's top official at the event, Yousuf Ahmad Ali, actually doesn't have a clue as to the kinds of drugs a grandmaster would use to enhance chess performance . . . short of a good cup of coffee to stay awake. Said Ali, "I would not know which drug could possibly help a chess player to improve his game." But there is method to the madness: the people behind chess want to bring it up to international standards in the hopes of--wait for it--making it an Olympic sport. (Reuters)
BONUS COVERAGE: Jockey tests positive for banned substance

Georgia Football Player Makes Valiant Effort to Make BadJocks BAC Rankings - Back-up center Ian Smith apparently drank until he passed out . . . passed out on the street that is . . . in what appears to be a misguided attempt to make BadJocks World Famous BAC Rankings. A concerned citizen (read that a fellow football player who didn't want to get in trouble) called police about 2:26 a.m. Wednesday to say their was someone passed out in the middle of the street. Responding officers found Smith, 20, unconscious and breathing. Officers took him to the hospital, where the also gave him a breathalyzer which revealed Smith's underage blood alcohol level was .216, nearly three times the legal limit. An impressive effort, but just short of the .23% needed to make the list these days. Although as a consolation prize Smith, who was expected to compete for the starting spot next season, was indefinitely suspended by the team and and could possibly be ineligible for the 2007 season. Why? It appears that this isn't the first time cops have found Smith passed out in public. His earlier appearance made him on probation for this arrest meaning he may have to leave the school for two semesters, including next fall. (Ledger-Enquirer)

#184! Former HS teacher/coach resigned in the midst of an investigation of an inappropriate relationship with a student. (Indy Channel) Thanks to Lu Feng for the link!

What Must Eli Manning be Thinking? The wheels have come off the NY Giants once promising season and a lot of the blame is falling on the shoulders of Payton Manning's little brother. Ever wonder what he must be thinking now? Our friends over at the widely popular football blog "Kissing Suzy Kolber" have a pretty good idea. Check out "I Wish Everyone Had Listened When I Said My Favorite Sport Was Squash" 

Sports Headline of the Year? "Deer-Jacked! Hunter is Held Up" - We've covered plenty of hunting and fishing stories on this site over the years, mostly outdoorsmen caught cheating to win cash or prizes. This time we have an innocent hunter in Meadville, Pa, who had just shot a doe from his deer stand and was climbing down when three men approach him with rifles. There to congratulate him on his fine marksmanship? Naw, they wanted his deer! According to Vernon Township Sgt. Randy Detzel, "It's an armed robbery and an assault. They knocked him to the ground and took his deer." The hunter, Robert Hanna, 42, is okay, but a bit confused, "If they wanted it so bad I would have said, 'Take it.'" (Detroit Free Press)

Sports Video Clip of the Day: TV Reporter Checks Drunken Ohio State Fan Who Interrupts Live Broadcast - This happened more than a week ago during the Ohio State v. Michigan game, but we just came across this clip and had to share it with you. A Fox news reporter is in Columbus during the game talking about the passing of long time Wolverine coach Bo Shembechler. Not surprisingly, some OSU fans want to get in on the action . . . but how he responds to one woman is priceless.

BadJocks Update: Michael Vick Fined $10,000 Per Finger - The Falcons QB was caught on camera Sunday giving the finger to Atlanta fans. Now, Fox Sports is reporting that the he will was fined $10,000 by the NFL and an additional $10,000 the league is requesting that Vick make as a donation to a charity of his choice. (Fox Sports)

#183! A letter was placed in the personnel file of a Knoxville HS football coach that included allegations that he touched and made "inappropriate sexual remarks" to a female student on several occasions. The student also claims that after that, the coach also added points to her test scores. (WBIR)
#182! Catholic high school girls' basketball coach who won a state championship earlier this year arrested in a prostitution sting. (ABC 6) Thanks to GF for the tip!

Teens Cause $250,000 Damage to Golf Course - If you ever take a math test and one of those story problem questions asks how much damage 16 teenaged boys can cause to 1 golf course using 30 golf carts, the answer appears to be a quarter of a million dollars. At least, that's the initial estimate by police in California gave after they said vandals cut off a lock to the entrance gate at the Black Gold Golf Club and broke into a garage housing golf carts. By the time officers responded to a silent alarm, the teens had driven around the course, damaged the greens, spray-painted various parts of the property, overturned many of the carts and, as seems customary in these types of cases--put one in the lake. (LA Times)
BadJocks Bonus: Although not related to this specific incident, below is one of our favorite golf cart videos, entitled "Golf Cart Wars."

Hockey Moms Arrested for Brawl - No word on what started the argument, but most likely it was related to the Pam Anderson-Kidd Rock divorce. Look people: we're all upset about this, but there's no reason to take our anger out on each other! But now, two women are headed to jail and one man has a fractured skull after fans started fighting during a hockey game for 13- and 14-year-olds in Rome, N.Y., over the weekend. Their dispute turned into a brawl that eventually involved about 15 people, many who claimed to be trying to break up the fight. Sue. It was at that point that 52-year-old Raymond Pink, heading back to his seat with some coffee, was conked on the head. When it was all over, Cristin J. Wilbur, 34, of Stow and Diann M. Williams, 40, had been arrested. (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Thanks to Rick for the tip!
Bonus Coverage: Dads brawl at girl's softball game, one bites off part of the other's ear! (Thanks to Phil K for the link!)

Man Shoots Friend Over Unpaid $20 Football Bet - It started out as friendly $20 bet between friends on the outcome of the Clemson-South Carolina football game. James Walter Quick took USC, while Richard Allen Johnson bet on Clemson. Of course, the Gamecocks pulled the upset with a late field goal and police say that after the game, Quick and Johnson argued about the bet while they were outside of the house. (Did we mention they had been drinking beer all afternoon?) At some point Quick went to his car, pulled out a high-powered rifle he uses for hunting and fired one shot at Johnson. Quick will not be collecting on the bet. (Tampa Bay's 10)

BadJocks Update: A Picture's Worth 1000 Words - You heard the story, saw the blurred TV footage, now experience the uncensored picture goodness as Falcons QB Michael Vick tells Atlanta fans "I think you're No. 1, too!". You can just feel the love, can't you?
The New "Michael Vick Experience?" Atlanta QB Loses, Flips Off Own Fans - Is he the new face of the NFL? The next Bart Starr or Roger Staubach? Not if he keeps doing crap like this. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael "Ron Mexico" Vick had to issue an apology yesterday for making an obscene gesture--with both hands!-- toward Atlanta fans as he walked off the field after the Falcons’ fourth straight loss ( 31-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints) Sunday. The obscene gesture was in response to booing from the few fans who stuck around until the end of the game. (MSNBC)
Vick Family Flashback: Just over a year ago (Oct. 1, 2005), brother Marcus Vick, while leading Virginia Tech to 34-20 victory at West Virginia, and made an obscene gesture to fans who have been calling him names. Well, at least they weren't home town fans.

Tiger Woods Wife Sues Magazine Over Fake Nude Pics - You don't mess with tigers . . . and apparently you don't mess with Tiger Woods' Swedish wife/model. The former swimsuit model/nanny, better known as Elin Nordegen, filed a summons against "The Dubliner" magazine in the Dublin's High Court for allegedly publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup. Back then, the magazine wrote: "Most American golfers are married to women who cannot keep their clothes on in public. Is it too much to ask that they leave them at home for the Ryder Cup? Consider the evidence. Tiger Woods' wife can be found in a variety of sweaty poses on porn sites." In their defense, The Dubliner claims the story was, uh, satire. No specific dollar amount was listed, but when you're married to Tiger Woods, can it really be about money? (Sporting Life)

#181! HS volleyball coach fired after a Nov. 2 incident in which he engaged the girls – mostly seniors – in “explicit sexual conversation,” according to police reports. (Point Reyes Light)
#180! 61-year-old track coach faces four counts of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors and one count of attempted unlawful sexual activity with certain minors after the 17-year-old victim and her mother told police about the alleged incidents. (TC Palm)

With a Name Like "Senior Hit Day" What Could Possibly Go Wrong? According to one HS football player, "Senior Hit Day" is a tradition at John F. Kennedy High School dating back to 1965 and takes place during the last practice at the end of each football season. For this event, a senior gets to pick out a "favorite" underclass teammate to receive a hit. (At right, a still from the video.) And by "receive it", we mean stand there stiff as a stone with your head down and hands over your groin, while the senior player starts in a three point stance before taking a running start to nail you. The tradition might have gone unnoticed except of a video taken by the father of one of the young players which shows several boys being slammed to the turf on their backs in moves more reminiscent of professional wrestling than the NFL. Jocks who have participated claim no one has ever been hurt during Senior Hit Day, but underclassmen disagree insist many are sore for three weeks or more and while it is possible to ask out of the event, most are afraid of the repercussions if they don't. The school received the video several weeks ago and is still trying to make up its mind if this is hazing or not. (Rocky Mountain News - Click here to watch the video for yourself) Thanks to Dale for the link!

UPDATE: Pictures Located! With the help of one of our fine readers, we were able to locate a few of the pictures from the lady golfer calendar we mentioned last week. Click here for more pictures, click here to order your calendar. Thanks to Bill for the links!
Calendar Pics of Sexy Lady Golfers Too Hot for Charity - More than a dozen professional female golfers from Australia agreed to appear scantily clad for a 2007 calendar with proceeds to benefit that country's National Breast Cancer Foundation. That is, until the charity got a hold of some of the pictures and decided that the photos were "too confronting" . . . whatever that means . . . and pulled the plug on the whole thing. The good news is that another breast cancer charity, the McGrath Foundation, has stepped in and agreed to promote the calendar. The bad news: aside from a link to the foundation's website, we can't find any preview shots of the calendar or how to order it. (Gold Coast Bulletin)

#179! Arrest warrant accuses former Mayfield High School volunteer coach and educational assistant of criminal sexual penetration in a case involving an 18-year-old boy. (KRQE)

NFL Star Arrested for DUI - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant was arrested on reckless and drunken driving charges after his Lamborghini was seen speeding faster than 100 mph on a freeway. According to police, Bryant was uncooperative, combative and verbally abusive when they finally pulled him over and refused to get out of the car. And then things got weird: cops say the were "forced" to use leather restraints to put Bryant in a seated position with his legs straight and his hands cuffed behind his back. (Mercury News)

#178! Former coach gets 13 1/2 years for sex crimes involving two former female players . . . one of whom he ended up marrying when she turned all of 19. He's 35. (Kansas City Star) Thanks to Artie Bigley for the link!

Quinnipiac University Basketball Players Investigated for "Urinating" Incident - Last spring, we featured members of the Quinnipiac baseball team on this site as part of our Dirty Dozen list of college sports initiations. Remember? Several of the guys were pictured dancing around in adult diapers and then there was a shot of a young woman lying on the floor covered in whipped cream? Well, the school that pretty much denied they had a problem with their jocks back then has another problem with their jocks . . . allegedly. According to local police, they are investigating two QU basketball players and an unidentified female freshman for an alleged incident on Oct. 19 in a dorm. According to the student newspaper, freshmen James Feldeine and Trevon Charles followed the woman into a men’s bathroom stall at the dorm and while one of them held the door shut, the other player allegedly . . . urinated on her. A statement released by the school said: "One student has been suspended from the men’s basketball team for the rest of the season. As a matter of policy, we do not discuss the details of any student’s discipline process." Sources claim it was Charles who was let go from the team. (New Haven Register) Thanks to Dave R. for the link!

Police Use Taser on Purdue Football Player Who Allegedly Struck Officer at Underage Booze Party - This has happened so frequently in 2006, it has to become a category on our scoreboard at the top of the page: another jock tasered by cops. This time it was a Purdue University football player, Eugene "Not So" Bright, who was at a party that included a number of underage drinkers. When the officers arrived at the house because of a noise complaint, several young men tried to flee as officers tried to arrest them. As they grabbed one man, Bright stepped in to help and struck the officers. When police tried to arrest Bright, he put up a struggle and cops had to do what's called a "drive stun" which means that, rather than shooting the barbs at a suspect from several feet away, the officer just holds it up to the skin and gives him a jolt. In this case, that seemed to do the trick. (Journal and Courier)

Soccer Game Called After Crossbow Fired at Field - Now that's what we call a serious soccer fan! It was a typical weekend football match in the UK between Woodley Sports and Alsager Town at Lambeth Stadium in Stockport . . . until an steel arrow from a crossbow--technically called a bolt--landed near the feet of a few of the players. Of course, the officials stopped the game and somehow determined that the arrow likely came from outside the stadium (What, were Vikings attempting to breach the moat again?) and stopped play. The bolt has been given to police for examination and stadium security has decided that, in the future, any fans dressed like Mel Gibson in Braveheart will be searched. (BBC News)

Pamela Rogers Update: Hot Blonde Former Gym Teacher Files for Early Release From Prison - Time to shower and shave boys! Look who might be back on the market soon: our old friend Pamela Rogers. The attorney for former Ms Monday Nitro has filed a motion with the court that claims the she should get out of jail early because she has suffered "emotional torture and public humiliation from the media frenzy surrounding her case." As you may recall, Rogers was convicted last year of having a relationship with a 14-year-old boy, got a light sentence for her crime (7 months) then went back to jail after contacting the boy using sexy cell phone videos and a MySpace page. (WKRN)

#177! Track coach arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl before a cross-country competition. (Knox News)
#176! Ex-wife of youth football coach finds an old videotape of his while cleaning out basement and it contains footage of him engaging in sex acts with an unconscious 11-year-old girl. (Oakland Press)

HS Football Players Quit Team After Coach Makes Anti-Italian Remarks - Coaches making racially insensitive remarks is nothing new, but cheap shots at Italians and the Irish seemed like they went out with Prohibition . . . but apparently not at North Hunterdon Regional High School in New Jersey. There, two players quit the team claiming that their coach, Robert Donnelly, made fun of their Italian-American heritage. One boy claims the coach, ". . . made a comment that if I didn't wear a headband and slick my hair back like a (bleep), then he would play me." Neither the school or the coach have made any public statements but have reportedly contacted Unico, one of the nation's largest Italian-American service organizations and asked for "sensitivity" videotapes. (WCBS-TV)