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      CBS Sports’ David Feherty under fire for Bin Laden joke

      May 10, 2009 /

      David Feherty

      CBS Sports golf announcer David Feherty has found himself in hot water.

      CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty came under sharp criticism Saturday for a joke he wrote in a Dallas magazine article that suggested American soldiers would be just as likely to knock off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid as they would Osama bin Laden.

      Feherty was among five Dallas residents who wrote for “D Magazine” on former President George W. Bush moving to Dallas, where the former Ryder Cup player from Northern Ireland has been living the last dozen years.

      “From my own experience visiting the troops in the Middle East, I can tell you this though,” Feherty wrote toward the end of his column. “Despite how the conflict has been portrayed by our glorious media, if you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Osama bin Laden, there’s a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and bin Laden would be strangled to death.”

      CBS Sports has already distanced itself from Feherty’s comments, and with good reason. Now it should take the next step and take this moron’s microphone away from him.

      Golf

      Dodgers’ owner furious with Manny

      May 10, 2009 /

      According to the Los Angeles Times, Manny Ramirez recently met with Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt and general manger Ned Colletti since being suspended for 50-games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug and as expected, McCourt ain’t happy.

      McCourt is said to be furious with Ramirez and was demanding that the All-Star outfielder call him, according to sources familiar with the situation who weren’t authorized to discuss the matter.

      Among McCourt’s other demands is that Ramirez address his teammates. One source said that is “unlikely” to happen today when the Dodgers conclude an 11-game homestand, but “might” take place during the six-game trip that starts Tuesday in Philadelphia. A possibility exists that Ramirez could face the team on the second half of the trip, in his off-season hometown of Miami.

      What was clear on Saturday was that the issue of Ramirez’s speaking to his teammates was more important to McCourt than it was to Dodgers Manager Joe Torre.

      “I don’t think addressing the team is necessary,” Torre said. “I think it is important that the players get a chance to say something. I don’t think we need anything formal.”

      I don’t blame McCourt one bit for being furious about this entire situation. He and Colletti had to do the negotiation dance with Manny and his agent for months before Ramirez finally agreed to a two-year, $45 million contract in March. And for all his trouble, McCourt now has to sit idle as his best hitter and marketing piece miss 50 games because Manny got caught masking steroids tested positive for a PED.

      Far be it for me to disagree with anything Joe Torre has to say, but I side with McCourt in that Manny needs to address the team. He needs to look his teammates in the eyes and say, “I screwed up and I need to pay for what I did. But if you’ll have me back, I’ll make it up to you in July when I come back.” I think Manny personally addressing the situation is better than everyone attempting to sweep it under the rug until after the 50-game suspension. He needs to show a little humility and I think his teammates would respect that (even if the rest of us wouldn’t).

      MLB

      Yao Ming to miss rest of playoffs

      May 10, 2009 /

      Yao Ming’s sore ankle turned out to be a hairline fracture in his foot, and he’s out for the rest of the playoffs.

      The Houston center limped off the court late in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 108-94 victory over the Rockets on Friday night. Yao missed Saturday’s practice to get treatment and the team said the 7-foot-6 All-Star would be re-evaluated on Sunday.

      But the Rockets announced later Saturday night that further examination of Yao’s injury revealed a hairline fracture. The Rockets say Yao will need 8-12 weeks to recover, though no surgery is required.

      This news puts a damper on what was shaping up to be a good series between the Lakers and the Rockets. I don’t see Houston keeping up with Kobe and Co. without their big man.

      NBA, NBA Finals, News

      Jets interested in Pacman Jones?

      May 10, 2009 /

      According to a report by AOL FANHOUSE, the Jets are interested in cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones.

      Cornerback Pacman Jones still wants to play in the NFL.

      Whether or not somebody wants him remains to be seen. The Jets have expressed interest, according to someone close to Jones, but are waiting things out.

      Jones’ agent Worrick Robinson said he hopes to get his client signed by training camp and wouldn’t discuss which teams are interested.

      When asked if the Cowboys, Jones’ last employer, have requested a return engagement, Robinson said no.

      If the report is true and the Jets are interested, then Rex Ryan is going to learn his first lesson as a new coach: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

      Every coach thinks that they can be the one that turns a troubled player around. I don’t doubt that Ryan has a strong enough personality to take on a player like Pacman, but why would he want to? The Jets have done a nice job acquiring defensive talent like Bart Scott, Lito Sheppard and Jim Leonhard this offseason, so why add a possible distraction like Pacman?

      Before anyone says it, yes, I know Jones has a ton of talent. But after the Cowboys acquired him last year, owner Jerry Jones hired people to watch his every move and Pacman wound up getting into a fight in a hotel room with one of the people paid to look after him. It’s almost becoming fact that given the opportunity, Pacman Jones will screw up.

      The Jets should take a pass on this one.

      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Brandon Jacobs on Braylon Edwards: “I don’t want him”

      May 9, 2009 /

      When asked recently about the idea of his team possibly adding wide receiver Braylon Edwards, Giants’ running back Brandon Jacobs emphatically said: “no.”

      “I don’t want him,” Jacobs said yesterday on ESPN 1050 Radio. “There are great players in the league that I don’t want. I just think the chemistry between the teammates that I have now is great. We don’t need to add a new veteran to the whole group.”
      Jacobs also said no to trading for Anquan Boldin.

      “I’m good with where we are,” Jacobs said. “I’m glad that we didn’t go forward and get [Edwards] or Boldin. Those guys are great guys [but] I’m not interested in that idea.”

      This shouldn’t be taken as a knock to Edwards and Boldin because Jacobs is flat out saying that both players are great. This is more of Jacobs being a team leader and giving a boost to the players already on the Giants’ roster. By saying that the Giants’ are good as is, he’s giving wide receiver teammates Steve Smith, Domenik Hixon, Mario Manningham, Sinorice Moss, David Tyree and rookies Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden encouragement that they can succeed next season.

      If you’re a Giants’ receiver and you hear a captain like Jacobs say that the team doesn’t need to add a great player like Boldin, then that should give you tremendous confidence.

      NFL

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