Bad Sports Broadcaster? Launch of Chinese Coverage of 2008 Olympic Interrupted by Rant From Betrayed Wife - Could there be a better time to call your cheating husband on the carpet than in front of hundreds of millions of TV viewers during a broadcast that was supposed to launch the coverage 2008 Beijing Olympics? Apparently not for Hu Ziwei, wife of popular sportscaster Zhang Bin, who hijacked the Olympics news conference to denounce her husband for infidelity saying, "Just two hours ago I found out that Mr. Zhang Bin is having an illicit relationship with a woman other than me." Uh, oh. Officials quickly jumped into silence her, but not before practically everyone in China saw the revelation . . . and those that didn't could watch it later on YouTube (see below, followed by a transcript in English.) Wall Street Journal

… I am here on the stage not as an anchor, but as the wife of the person beside me, Mr. Zhang Bin.
Would you please spare one minute and listen to me?
It is a special date for the Olympics Channel and for Mr. Zhang Bin.
But for me, it also a special day.
Just two hours ago, I found out that Mr. Zhang Bin is having an illicit relationship with a woman other than me.
The coming year is the Olympic year, and the whole world will be watching China and Chinese people.

Roger Clemens Goes on Offensive Against Steroid Charges: Tapes Profanity Laden Phone Conversation With Former Trainer, Offers to Take Polygraph Test: "I Could Give a Rat's Ass About the Hall of Fame!" - MLB star Roger Clemens is coming out full force against charges in the Mitchell Report that his former trainer, Brian McNamee, injected him with steroids, even secretly taping an angry phone call between the two last Friday. Clemens also boasts that if called before Congress he will answer any questions put before him. And yet, if you watch the video of this heated press conference on Monday, it's hard not to come away thinking that there is still some part of the story that is not being told. When asked if he would call those who took steroids cheaters (including buddy Andy Petite) Clemens dodged the question and basically dismissed the fact that steroids would improve a player's performance. (My Fox NY - link includes video and audio clips)

#10! HS Football Coach, 45, Accused of Improperly Touching Girl, 14, While Giving Her a Ride Home

#9! Texas Girls Youth Wrestling Coach Given 10 Years in Prison for Molesting Teens on Bus Trip

New Reader Hate Mail: Dazed and Confused - At BadJocks, we strive to bring you the latest sports crime stories . . . but we also want to get the story right and will ALWAYS make corrections if factual errors are pointed out to us. Occasionally, we can't make heads or tails of some read hate mail, but usually when we ask for clarification, we get it . . . but apparently not this time.

Original email from Courtney Robinson:
Subject: Jeff Robinson
ALRIGHT!!! You need to get your freaking story straight bout my dad...he did say no about the water... but HE DID NOT MAKE HIM DRINK THE JUICE!!!!! i was there... so get it straight!!

We thought Courtney might be referring to this story back in November about a coach in Georgia named Jeff Robinson who allegedly made his own son eat a bunch of jalapeno peppers as a punishment for giving the dog one, then added insult to injury by--according to the cops--making the kid wash it down with jalapeno pepper juice. But we wanted to make sure (and also wanted to mess with her pea brain a little bit) and wrote back:

Subject: re: Jeff Robinson
I run lots of stories, can you be a little bit more specific?

That was about a month ago, and we thought that was the end of it, until this email arrived today, also from Ms. Courtney Robinson:

sorry to be rude...but its none of your business

Apparently not, but I will share your emails with the world Courtney.

#8! Female Gym Teacher/Volleyball Coach, 26, Accused of Sending Naked Pictures of Herself to 14-Year-Old Boy - Beth Ann Chester, a 9th-grade physical education teacher at Moon Area High School (PA), was charged with sexual abuse for sending lewd text messages and nude photos of herself using a cell phone to a male student who was infatuated with her. According to cops, when they interviewed her, Chester also admitted having sex with the lad. In total Ms. Chester faces charges of endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor, criminal use of a communication facility and criminal solicitation. (KDKA - Includes video clip)

Roger Clemens Steroid Accusations Update: "I'll Sue Your Ass for Poking Mine!" - Well, that didn't take long. On the same day that he appeared on CBS News 60 Minutes to claim he was injected with nothing more than lidocaine and vitamin B-12, pitching ace Roger Clemens filed a defamation suit against his former trainer Brian McNamee. McNamee, of course, was the main source of accusations of steroid use against Clemens in the recent Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball, who has denied ever taking performance enhancing substances. As far as the lidocaine statement, McNamee's lawyer said, "Brian has a master's degree in sports medicine. He knows the difference between testosterone and B-12 and lidocaine. What he injected into Roger Clemens was not lidocaine or B-12. It was testosterone." (USA Today)

#7! Volunteer Volleyball Coach Charged With "Inappropriately Touching" a 12-Year-Old Girl at Holiday Party for Team

College Student Arrested Outside Madison Square Garden for Selling "Fire Isiah" T-Shirts - From our "Wish I'd Thought of That First!" Dept: Someone finally figured out how to make a buck off the New York Knicks lousy season. A few weeks ago, college student Ivan Cash started selling "Fire Isiah" (Thomas, that is, the beleaguered team's coach) and claims to have sold about 100 of them to frustrated Knicks fans at $20. That is, until last Wednesday, when the local cops, who previously had walked right past Cash, suddenly arrested him on charges of "intent to sell" and held him for three hour (until the game was over) then ticketed and released him. Cash figures the arrest was meant "to put a lid on all the demands by fans for a new coach." (NY Daily News) The shirts (available online here) have a picture of Thomas in the center, surrounded by the words "Don't hate the player or the game, hate the coach."

#6! Volunteer Wrestling Coach Caught in Bed With Underage Boy During Family Christmas Party - Was he being naughty or nice? That will be for the judge to decide, but Timothy J. Steimel,  a volunteer wrestling coach at Waukesha West High School, was charged over the holidays with a count of first-degree sexual assault of a child and a count of sexually assaulting a child under 16. (GM Today) Thanks to D Mike for the link!

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Mom Files Lawsuit Against Male HS Coach, Claims He Kicker Her 17-Year-Old Son in the Mouth . . . While the Boy Slept on the Floor at a Female Coach's House? - We suspect the courts will have a fun time sorting this one out. It seems that a 17-year-old HS boy from Big Spring, Texas was--for some, as yet, unknown reason--asleep on the floor of a female coach's house. He woke up to find a male coach from the district's junior high standing over him. At that point, the mom's lawsuit claims, the coach started yelling and screaming at the boy and eventually kicked him in the mouth. Initially the boy told his parents that a TV fell on his face (good one!) but later recanted and told the truth . . . at which point his mommy filed a lawsuit against the coach, Derek Workman. What nobody seems to be asking is why was an underage boy sleeping on the floor at a female coach's house? (Big Spring Herald)

#5! Assistant Volleyball Coach, 28, Arrested in Hawaii for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl Over Two-Month Period

#4! HS Girls Basketball Coach, Who Moved Into Basement of Player's Home After Having Marital Problems, Accused of Having Sex With Girl (Today's TMJ4)

#3! Las Vegas HS Track Coach Accused of Knocking Up Teen (Sign on San Diego)

#2! UK Gym Teacher/Coach Accused of Operating Illegal Immigrant Prostitution Sting . . . Along With His Wife! (BBC News)

First HS Coach Sex Scandal of 2008! - Male coach at field hockey academy accused of sex with three underage players, two 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old. Cops say say they found numerous photos of girls on his laptop computer, digital camera, and his cell phone and are trying to identify the people in those pictures. (News 10 Now)

Say What? HS Volleyball Player Sues School District After Coach Allegedly Offers Her Beer at Restaurant - This story is kind of strange, but let's see if we can simplify it: Brittany Grayson, 15, a female volleyball player at Kalamazoo Central High School, claims she was in a local restaurant last February when her coach, Kilee Goetz, offered her a beer . . . although it's not clear if she got it or drank it. Nothing else happened until fall of 2007 when Grayson then claims that she was approached by the school's Athletic Director, Van Dickerson, in October and that he "confronted her about the alleged Feb. 6, 2006, incident as well as a recent allegation from Ms. Goetz that Brittany was found in a place where alcohol was being consumed.'' Okay. The lawsuit goes on to say that Dickerson told her that as long as she didn't talk about either incident, she wouldn't have to miss any of her volleyball or basketball season. Of course, everyone at the school denies the claims, so this one will likely be settled in the courtroom. (M Live)

Mile High Hat Trick? Minor League Hockey Player Reportedly Freaks Out on Plane, Slaps Flight Attendant, Head Butts Passenger and Whips Out His "Little Stick" - According to police David Cornacchia, a defenseman for the Florida Everblades, got into just a little bit of trouble on an American Airlines flight from Toronto to Dallas over the holidays. Cornacchia faces a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew after he reportedly slapped a male flight attendant who wouldn't serve him a third drink. Things escalated when he exposed himself to everyone on board, and head-butting another passenger who turned out to be an off-duty American Airlines pilot. According to the arrest report, when met by FBI agents at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, Cornacchia admitted that he'd had 7-8 drinks that day. (WINK News)

Bowl Season Dumbass? Oklahoma DT Arrested for Shoplifting at Arizona Mall - DeMarcus Granger is a 300 lb defensive tackle for the University of Oklahoma and was in Tempe, Arizona area this week to play in the Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia. WAS going to platy, that is, until he allegedly decided he need a coat from a store at the Arizona Mills shopping center and reportedly removed the security device from it, placed it in a bag and tried to walk out. He didn't make it, and now the Sooners will be one starter short for the big game tonight. (KPHO)

Is Tony Parker "Affair" Claim a Hoax? Playboy Editor Digs Into His Files to Uncover the Truth Behind the Story - Everyone wants to believe that Mr. Eva Longoria is cheating on his new bride . . . but has anyone else in the media bothered to dig into the identity of the accuser? Does this "Alexandra Parressant" even exist and if so, why was she making similar unsubstantiated accusations about soccer star Ronaldinho after the 2006 World Cup? In fact, according to the site CeleBitchy.com, "Dana Kennedy at The Huffington Post investigated the story and concluded that all of Parressant’s claims about both Parker and Ronaldinho were fabricated. In fact she found that many of the photos on X17 were of German model Hana Nitsche, a second runner up on Germany’s Next Top Model’s second season." (Playboy.com - slightly not safe for work images and ads.)

Not This Sh*t Again? Madison Square Garden Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Brought by Rangers Cheerleader - First off: yes, pro hockey teams do have cheerleaders, but usually they wear skates and are called something else. In this case, the girls who cheered for the NY Rangers were called the Ranger City Skaters . . . but apparently the title change didn't keep members of management from treating them like naughty cheerleaders. One of those who use to be on the squad, Courtney Prince, had filed a lawsuit claiming--among other things--that MSG top brass had grilled her about "the skaters' sexual habits, ordered skaters to stuff their bras and lose weight and bought booze for underage cheerleaders." MSG was fighting the lawsuit and at one point even tried to smear Ms. Prince by claiming SHE was the one who was overly sexual and may have also been bipolar. That is, until they had to pay $11.5 million to settle a suit by former Knicks exec Anucha Browne Sanders, against head coach Isiah Thomas. (NY Daily News)