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      Christian news site not a fan of the name Tyson Gay, goes with Tyson “Homosexual” instead

      June 30, 2008 /

      Awful Announcing stumbled upon one of the more hilarious sports headlines in some time, not too mention one of the more ridiculous online gaffs. A Christian news network One News Now has a filter that changes the word “gay” into “homosexual.”

      So when Tyson Gay became the new 100-meter World Record holder recently, the headline at One News Now read something like this:

      “Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic Trials”

      The craziest part of the whole thing is that when you click on the story it links to the AP version with the correct version of the runner’s name. Too funny and it might be time to update your homosexual editing software, One News Now.

      Hilarious, and once again, absolutely ridiculous. Great find by the guys at Awful Announcing.

      General Sports

      Mooch rips former GM Millen

      June 30, 2008 /

      Former Lions’ head coach Steve Mariucci took a shot at his former GM Matt Millen recently.

      “Matt Millen has changed 58 coaches already, and he’s now finally changing players,” Mariucci said. “Sure I’ve stayed in touch with some of them and some of the coaches, and on occasion Bill Ford Jr. — I respect the heck out of Bill, he’ll take that team over some day.”

      I hate to sound like I’m defending Millen, but it’s not like Mooch did much to keep his job while in Detroit. He was often regarded as a pushover in the locker room with certain players and he had absolutely no clue how to handle the mess that turned out to be Joey Harrington. Millen is a disaster, but it’s not like Mariucci got a raw deal in Motown.

      NFL

      NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat

      June 30, 2008 /

      THE SPORTING NEWS ranks the top 10 NFL coaches on the hot seat heading into the 2008 season.

      1. Wade Phillips, Cowboys. Coaches from playoff teams aren’t usually on the hot seat. Then again, not many coaches preside over teams that haven’t won a playoff game since 1996, are expected to go to the Super Bowl in 2008 and have the next head coach, Jason Garrett, ready to step in at a moment’s notice.

      Wade Phillips has the temperament to withstand the pressure. Besides, he’s no stranger to being fired. But it doesn’t make the pressure any less real.

      So if the Cowboys don’t make the postseason, or if they don’t win a game or two once they get there, Wade won’t be back in 2009.

      Phillips will lose his job because Jerry Jones wants Garrett to be his head coach, like, yesterday. It’ll have nothing to do with whether or not the Cowboys win a playoff game this year.

      NFL

      Monday Morning Headliners: Pitchers top Sunday’s action

      June 30, 2008 /

      MLB:

      – The Twins’ Kevin Slowey went the distance for a complete game, 5-0 shutout of the Brewers Sunday. Slowey yielded just three hits and fanned eight, while Delmon Young hit his second dinger of the season.

      – John Lackey won his fourth straight start, mowing down nine while giving up just three hits and zero runs in the Angels’ 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. Every game in this three game series produced a shutout.

      – A.J. Burnett struck out 11 over seven innings and gave up zero earned runs in the Blue Jays’ 1-0 win over the Braves. The 11 K’s were a season-high for Burnett.

      – Just one week after the Cubs swept them at Wrigley, the White Sox exacted their revenge, taking three from their in-city rivals over the weekend. The Chi Sox got home runs from Jim Thome, Carlos Quentin and Brian Anderson as the topped the Cubs 5-1 on Sunday Night Baseball.

      NFL:

      – The Bucs gave running back Ernest Graham a new four-year, $11 million contract. Graham will be insurance in case Cadillac Williams doesn’t recover from the season ending knee surgery he had last season.

      – The Arizona-Republic doesn’t think Anquan Boldin will get a new deal this summer, but Cardinals’ GM Rod Graves has apparently been in contact with Boldin’s agent.

      – It appears more and more likely that the Falcons will just cut Joe Horn. Atlanta GM Thomas Dimitrof confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the Cowboys have not expressed interest in the aging receiver.

      General Sports, MLB, NFL

      Welker takes swipe at Samuel

      June 29, 2008 /

      Patriots’ wide receiver Wes Welker took a mild jab at cornerback Asante Samuel, who spurned New England to sign a $57 million contract with the Eagles in the offseason.

      “Asante’s a great player, so it hurts not to have a guy like that. But then again, it’s part of the business of the game,” Welker said. “He chose money over championships, and that’s the way it goes sometimes.”

      Whoa, whoa, whoa – slow down, Wes. Now that you guys can’t videotape other teams’ practices, defensive signals, film sessions and daily meetings, don’t just assume that you’re going to keep winning championships. Your team didn’t look to hot against the Jints without the use of cheating.

      NFL

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