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The Stanley Cup Rides Shotgun on Road Trip

Filed under: TMZ Sports When faced with a choice between who rides up front — your best friend or The Stanley Cup — always ALWAYS choose … THE STANLEY CUP!! Last weekend — the cup spent a day with NHL star Dustin Byfuglien — who played on the Chicago Blackhawks squad when… Read more

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L.A. Dodgers Owner: Jamie’s Claim is Ridiculous

Filed under: Jamie McCourt , Frank McCourt , Celebrity Justice , Dirty Divorces , TMZ Sports Frank McCourt is scoffing at his estranged wife’s claim that he somehow defrauded her by inserting a document into an agreement which strips her of ownership of the L.A. Dodgers . As TMZ first reported, Jamie claims Frank defrauded her by inserting a… Read more

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NY Jets Star Zings Rookie — You Got Paid at USC

Filed under: TMZ Sports , TV NY Jets rookie running back Joe McKnight (#25) took a shot from veteran linebacker Bart Scott (#57) on last night’s episode of HBO’s ” Hard Knocks ” — after the Pro Bowler jokingly insinuated that McKnight was on the take during his college career at… Read more

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YOG food poisoning 2010

On Sunday, 21 staff working for the Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee reported experiencing diarrhoea and abdominal pain. The committee said the National Environment Agency had inspected the kitchen of the caterer and confirmed that the hygiene and cleanliness standards and processes are in order. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan said investigations into the food poisoning incident over the weekend – involving some Youth Olympic Games (YOG) volunt

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Undrafted Giants rookie on Cruz control after 3 TD catches

Undrafted Giants rookie on Cruz control after 3 TD catches August is routinely littered with undrafted NFL free agents who look like All-Pros in training camp and then disappear in games. Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz avoided that brush in high style last night. The rookie from UMass picked up right where he left off on the Albany practice field, electrifying the crowd at New Meadowlands Stadium's football debut with three second-half touchdown grabs in a 31-16 preseason win over the Jets. ****** Cruz, a Paterson, N.J. native ******* who is battling for the Giants' final receiver spot, did nothing to hurt that bid by hooking up with backup quarterback Jim Sorgi twice and Rhett Bomar once to cement the win after Big Blue fell behind 16-10. “It's definitely a surreal feeling to be on this podium talking to you guys,” said Cruz, whose performance even resulted in a Twitter shout-out from LeBron James. “Growing up watching the Giants, seeing that blue all my life — I feel like I'm dreaming right now.” Of course, Cruz's big night — he finished with a team-high six catches for 145 yards — was nothing new to anyone who has watched the 6-foot-1, 200-pound target excel on the practice fields. Sensing an opportunity to make the roster after Domenik Hixon's season-ending knee injury and a host of bumps and bruises that have battered the Giants' receiving corps, Cruz was routinely lighting up workouts. Coach Tom Coughlin praised him loudly to reporters, and that proclamation looked even more prescient last night after Cruz had his way with the Jets' backups in the second half, suddenly bringing an otherwise sleepy preseason affair to life. Cruz struck first with 2:40 left in the third, when he used one hand to corral a long Sorgi throw over Jets backup corner Dwight Lowery down the left sideline. After Lowery slipped, Cruz scooted the rest of the way for the score. To be fair, Cruz appeared to help his case generously by giving a shove to Lowery's facemask during the play, but no flag was thrown and the rookie's “Monday Night Football” moment was sealed. Except for one thing: Cruz wasn't done. Far from it, in fact. Sorgi suddenly had a new favorite target in the fourth quarter, and Cruz made the most of garbage time with three more catches for 60 yards, including a 34-yard scoring grab down the left sideline over veteran backup linebacker Lance Laury to make it 24-16 with 13 minutes left. Cruz then hauled in a five-yard jump ball in the right corner of the end zone from Bomar with 2:24 left. Even after Hixon's injury, Cruz appeared to be a longshot to make the Giants' roster. But last night's boffo performance combined with the continuing disappointment that is Sinorice Moss could cause Coughlin to create room for Cruz. That's right… from Paterson, NJ… http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0816/ny_u_vcruz1_576.jpg Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/undrafted_rookie_on_cruz_control_MFjwwXFl0… added by: KSirys

Tiger Woods Mistress Shut Down in Court

Filed under: Tiger Woods , Devon James , Celebrity Justice , TMZ Sports Devon James — Tiger Woods mistress #428 — was shown no mercy by a judge this morning, who threw out her paternity case against the golfer. James claimed Tiger is the baby daddy of her 9-year-old son, and wanted the judge to force Tiger to submit to a… Read more

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Molly Sims to Britney Spears: Pull it Together!

If supermodel Molly Sims could give any celebrity a makeover, she love to give one to Britney Spears. Wouldn’t we all, Mols. Wouldn’t. We. All. “I would take away the boots, all of the tank tops,” the 37-year-old Sims tells Health magazine. “She’s so pretty – she just needs help with dressing.” “She gets too many trends going at once.” Give her a break, Mols. Girl wore a bra this week! You know that’s not easy for her, and we should reward the little things. Baby steps … Y’all want me to wear what?! But the actress and cover model admits that she’s had her own share of flawed fashion moments: “I had braces for two-and-a-half years, and I promise you, I wouldn’t have been the same girl if I didn’t. I would not have smiled.” In fact, Sims tells the magazine that she’s “not a proponent of cosmetic surgery.” So it’s safe to assume she’s not a fan of Heidi Montag , either. And as someone whose life has centered around the importance of looks, the Sports Illustrated cover girl admits, “I think I’ve done every crazy diet there was in the beginning, but it’s weird: I’m thinner now than I was when I was modeling.”

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Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie Marry

The actress and her hockey player boyfriend tie the knot in California. By Mawuse Ziegbe Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie (file) Photo: Getty Images Actress, singer and entrepreneur Hilary Duff can add another title to her resume: wife. Duff and her boyfriend Mike Comrie, a hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers, married on Saturday (August 14) in California. UsMagazine.com reports the couple tied the knot at a Montecito mansion in a sunset ceremony. Duff’s mother walked the bride down the aisle and sister Haylie served as the actress’ maid of honor. Duff swapped vows in a Vera Wang dress in front of 100 guests. The actress and the athlete announced their engagement in February after Comrie popped the question during a vacation in Hawaii. “After having been together for over two years, they are very excited to share this happy news. They are thankful for all of your warm wishes,” Duff’s rep said at the time. Comrie told “Hockey Night in Canada” in October that the pair first bumped into each other at an Idaho resort. “We were all on the same plane and it was kind of, I guess, maybe a bit of a fluke,” Comrie said. “It [was] one of those things where we were all in a group … we spent the weekend all hanging out.” “[Comrie’s] a great guy. I’ve never met anyone who could say a bad word about him. He’s generous, caring, funny. We just laugh our heads off, which I need in my life,” Duff gushed to Us last year. “He’s unique. I wouldn’t want to be with someone who wasn’t unique.” Duff recently scored a Choice TV Female “Scene Stealer” Teen Choice Award for her role on the soapy CW hit, “Gossip Girl.” The actress presumably drew from her personal experience as a child star to successfully pull off the role: Duff played Olivia Burke, a screen starlet who trades in the celebrity lifestyle for a typical college experience at New York University. Leave your well-wishes for the couple below! Related Photos Lovebirds: Hilary Duff And Mike Comrie Related Artists Hilary Duff

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NYT’s Charles Blow Defends Sarah Palin from Democrat Death Wishes

New York Times columnist Charles Blow on Saturday actually defended former governor Sarah Palin from death wish attacks by two Democrat officials in New Hampshire. In case you missed it, on Tuesday Keith Halloran, a Democrat candidate for the New Hampshire House, posted in a Facebook thread about the plane crash that killed former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, “Just wish Sarah and Levy [sic] were on board.”  New Hampshire State Representative Timothy Horrigan replied Wednesday, “Well a dead Palin wd [sic] be even more dangerous than a live one … she is all about her myth & if she was dead she cldn’ t [sic] commit any more gaffes.” Rather surprisingly, Blow took issue with this Saturday: Then there’s the Democratic state representative, Timothy Horrigan, from New Hampshire. After Ted Stevens, the former Alaska senator, was killed in a plane crash this week, Keith David Halloran, a New Hampshire Democrat, posted this message on his Facebook page: “Just wish Sarah and Levy were on board,” clearly referring to Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston. To that, Horrigan responded: “Well a dead Palin wd be even more dangerous than a live one … she is all about her myth & if she was dead she cldn’t commit any more gaffes.” Seriously guys? I’m the first to say that I want to keep Palin as close to Russia and as far away from Washington as humanly possible, but debating the merits of her demise in a plane crash is heinous. Horrigan has since resigned. In reality, Blow was being surprisingly bipartisan in this column mocking the behavior of both Republicans and Democrats: Representative Charles Rangel of New York took to the House floor this week and delivered such a melodramatic diatribe that I thought any moment he would start belting “And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going” from “Dreamgirls.” Another is John McCain, who seems to be flirting with the über-tan “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (after having bonded with each other over tanning salon taxes in June). Snooki was arrested for disorderly conduct last month. This week, McCain told a Phoenix radio station that “I kind of think she might be too good-looking to go to jail.” A wink, wink from the dashing 73-year-old with the wispy locks. One bit of advice to Snooki: Don’t go to McCain’s home base in Arizona. The state is hostile to people of your current complexion. Blow continued his bipartisan excoriation right into his humorous conclusion: I say Justin Bieber for president. I know he was born in Canada, but since Republicans want to tinker with the Constitution anyway, why not? Besides, I’m not sure many would notice the difference. Bieber knows how to draw a crowd, get them all excited and then break their hearts. For vice president, maybe they could find a booster seat for Zahara Jolie-Pitt. She probably has about as much message discipline as Joe Biden. Besides, we need some African-birth-certificate drama for continuity. Nice piece, Charles. As you know, I rarely say that. Does Blow’s sudden bipartisanship indicate that even he is realizing what a joke Obama and the Democrats are? Don’t count it. This is likely a brief moment of sanity while most are on summer vacation. You can bet your bottom dollar Blow will be back to exclusively bashing Republicans as the midterm elections near. Stay tuned. 

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USA Today Incorrectly Reports Reggie Bush Apologized to USC Athletic Director

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has caused a lot of problems for his alma mater, University of Southern California. While playing at USC, Bush accepted cash and gifts from a wannabee sports agent which later caused the NCAA to impose harsh sanctions upon USC including four years of probation and banishment from the 2010 and 2011 bowl games. Because of his actions, Bush apologized to the current USC athletic director, Pat Haden, according to David Leon Moore writing for USA Today . Only one “little” problem, Haden vehemently denies that Bush apologized to him. First the “apology” that never happened as misreported by USA Today: LOS ANGELES — Reggie Bush apologized to new Southern California athletics director Pat Haden and expressed tremendous regret for his actions that landed the school on NCAA probation. Haden says that in a 15-minute phone conversation the two men had last week, Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner who was found to have received illicit cash and benefits from a would-be sports marketer while starring for USC, wishes he could make amends to the school.  “He’s really contrite,” Haden says of Bush , who plays for the New Orleans Saints. “He knows he made a series of mistakes. It wasn’t just one mistake. It was a series of mistakes. “He told me, ‘If I could turn the clock back, I would. If I could give the Heisman Trophy back, I would.’ ” Okay, Bush was contrite according to Haden but is contrition really an apology? Perhaps David Leon Moore thinks so but Haden himself was apparently upset with that characterization according to the Los Angeles Times : USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said Friday that he spoke last week with a contrite Reggie Bush , but that embattled 2005 Heisman Trophy winner did not apologize for actions that played a major role in the NCAA’s decision to hit the school with severe sanctions. That contradicts a report by USA Today that Haden had said Bush apologized for those actions. “Never did he say I’m sorry or I apologize,” Haden said. “Never did he say, ‘I lied to the NCAA or I took stuff.’ ” Ouch! So how did Moore so completely misinterpret a lame expression of contrition into an apology? Did he even ask Pat Haden if it was an apology? Will Moore apologize for misreporting an “apology?” It will be interesting to check the sports section of USA Today next week.  And don’t feel too puffed up about getting to the truth about this “apology,” Los Angeles Times. After all you recently couldn’t even be bothered to report the landslide margin of victory of Proposition C in Missouri while stating that it was “Republicans” who rejected the ObamaCare insurance mandate.

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