Thug Life Update
I have searched long and hard for Bill Maas' mugshot. Alas, it is nowhere to be found.
So I'll have to do with a picture of Brian Urlacher. Brian, not unlike Elijah Dukes, is accused of saying nasty things to his baby mama.
"Go to hell you fucking ---- [cunt?]."
"Grow the fuck up and quit praying and get a job."
"You're a fucking fruit cake."
"Your raising a little pussy."
Those are text messages Tyna Robertson says she got from her 2-year-old son's famous father, Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Robertson claims Urlacher had sent her more than 30 nasty text messages since January. In those messages, he allegedly called her a "hooker" and "jealous bitch," among other things, and once made this suggestion: "make one of your pimps drive you around," according to court papers filed Friday in their child custody case.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Pike and his fiancee were arrested on suspicion of heroin and drug paraphernalia possession.
Tank Johnson is many things, but apparently not a drunk driver. Furthermore, he will not face any charges related to the incident.
The federal authorities returned to Michael Vick's Virginia property in search of evidence connected to dog fighting. However, the investigation is not focused on Michael Vick personally. ESPN begrudgingly admitted that it seems unlikely that Vick will be indicted. Still, Pro Football Talk has concocted a rumor that "a source having contacts with many NFL players tells Pro Football Talk that many NFL players are "incensed" by Falcons QB Michael Vick's offseason misadventures, and that reality is prompting speculation as to whether Vick will face late hits, cheap shots, and/or other indignities between the white lines."
Umm, okay.
An off duty police officer has to come to the defense of Pacman Jones with respect to the latest allegations at an Atlanta strip club. The officer, who was working security witnessed the strip club confrontation involving Adam Pacman Jones and says the NFL star was not the aggressor and only threatened to get a gun after hearing that an armed man was waiting for him in the parking lot. In a written statement, "Under these circumstances it seemed justified to me for Mr. Pacman Jones to want to defend himself. Instead he walked away."
That's a bit of good news for Adam. Still, Tennessee authorities are prepared to reopen charges against him depending on the outcome of the Las Vegas case.
I know there's so much going on in sports these days. It's not surprising that there's no room to lead SportsCenter with these latest incidents on the crime blotter. But when the "thugs" of sports don't fit a certain profile or only have good news to report on their situations, I'm here for you.
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5 comments:
way to go Brian. Maybe ima leave vitamin water alone if it makes me talk like that to my baby mama.
Why are athletes so stupid that they threaten people and leave a mountain of evidence? Maybe someone needs to inform them that text messages are traceable. Oh, they shouldn't be threatening people, but I'm just saying if you're going to.........
This is Alec Baldwin, and I approve of Mr. Urlacher's characterization of his bastard son.
I've noted before that I don't get ESPN (the only thing I regret missing is MNF), so I don't know about the coverage there. Interestingly, I wonder if bloggers are more equal-opportunity critics of athletes' off-the-field misadventures? Right now at Ballhype, the top NFL story is Brian Urlacher's text messages, and there are quite a few hyped stories on the site about Urlacher and Maas. Do bloggers make fun of white athletes' crimes and personal lives as much as they do black athletes, with the same mockery and gusto? I'm not sure, but perhaps it is more equal than the more mainstream media.
PV, I would say blogs are slightly better. But it just depends. One thing about the blogs, I will say they will get bored with the story when the story genuinely becomes boring. For example, blogs don't do the wall to wall Terrell Owens coverage (except me) of course. But in the end, when it comes time to provide balance or remind the audience of the happy ending, it's the usual suspects like me, Starting Five or NOIS, etc. We're lovable, yet predictable that way.
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