Email Author Sean Pendergast

2012 Stories by Sean Pendergast

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  Nick Saban's Daughter Has Responded to Her Sorority Sister's Civil Lawsuit

  published Jul 19, 2012

  Conflict stokes people, especially when it involves a cat fight between two sorority girls at Alabama, and especially when one of those two sorority girls is the daughter of the head football coach, N... More >>

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  Dez Bryant's Mom Calls 9-1-1, Vows, "I'm Going to Put an End to It Today!" (w/ AUDIO)

  published Jul 18, 2012

  "I think that Dez has a chance to make the kind of impact of people that have worn this jersey before." -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in 2010 after bestowing the #88 jersey on wide receiver Dez Bryant... More >>

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  Joe Paterno's Family Vows to Find the Real Child Molester Harborer

  published Jul 17, 2012

  Another day, another story from Happy Valley that makes me question my faith in mankind. Two, actually. First, predictably, three more men have come forward claiming they were sexually abused by Jer... More >>

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  The Knicks Play Hide-and-Seek in Order to Keep the Rockets from Signing Jeremy Lin

  published Jul 16, 2012

  For every weird little occurrence in life, there seems to be an episode of Seinfeld to which you can circle back for an analogous situation. Even for something as innocuous as the Rockets' pursuit of ... More >>

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  Nick Saban's Daughter Gets Sued for Beating the Snot Out of Her Sorority Sister

  published Jul 13, 2012

  Alabama head coach Nick Saban is known for a few things: winning national championships (two in the last three seasons), a steely demeanor (and by steely, I mean he's kind of a jerk), meticulous atten... More >>

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  Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Shows Off His Porno-esque Acting Chops

  published Jul 12, 2012

  One of the lasting images of last season's NFL lockout took place in the press conference after the owners and players reached an agreement in late July. Jeff Saturday, at the time the center for the ... More >>

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  Baltimore Ravens Just Now Finding Out Jacoby Jones Can't Catch

  published Jul 11, 2012

  As fans and media, many of us fancy ourselves to be experts in our sports of choice. When a questionable move is made by the brass for our favorite team (or any team, for that matter), we openly mock ... More >>

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  Adrian Peterson Decides To Pull Out The Nukes, Hires Rusty Hardin

  published Jul 10, 2012

  When the news came down on Saturday afternoon that Minnesota Vikings running back and Houston resident Adrian Peterson had been arrested for resisting arrest at a club at Bayou Place after hours, the ... More >>

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  Awesome Little League Parent Brawl Between Some Total Losers (w/ VIDEO and Zapruder-Style Breakdown)

  published Jul 09, 2012

  When I was a kid, Little League season was a fairly compact slice out of the calendar year. It started in mid April, ended in June, and then after that you were free to play sandlot ball with your bud... More >>

• Rockets Invent a New Type of Draft Pick Lottery Protection, So That's Something, Rightr

  published Jul 06, 2012

  The Rockets finished the 2011-12 NBA season with perhaps the top point guard combination in the entire league. Kyle Lowry was a borderline All-Star at midseason and one of the top all-around players a... More >>

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  Aggies Invite the Rest of the SEC to Begin Kicking Their Asses Immediately (w/ VIDEO)

  published Jul 05, 2012

  Nature fascinates me. Specifically, I love the Discovery Channel-style shows that give a detailed breakdown of a vicious animal predator stalking its target before going in for the kill. Life is Darwi... More >>

• July 4th Travesty: Joey Chestnut's Annual Hot Dog Beatdown to Be Tape Delayed!

  published Jul 04, 2012

  First and foremost, I want to wish a very happy Independence Day to all of the people who read this blog and listen to my radio show, and more than anything else pay thanks and tribute to all of our t... More >>

• Michael Jordan's Son Smiles Pretty For His Mugshot

  published Jul 03, 2012

  Michael Jordan was having a pretty good week. The owner of the Charlotte Bobcats stayed out of the way of his team's draft just long enough for them to actually make the correct pick with the number t... More >>

• Daryl Morey Begs Rocket Fans to Beg Omer Asik to Come Here, and Dammit It Worked!

  published Jul 02, 2012

  "Meeting w/Omer Asik in a few minutes -- tell him how much you want him to be in Houston! He will see your msg live - include #Asik2Houston" -- Rockets GM Daryl Morey, early Sunday morning as NBA fre... More >>

• Mike DiMuro: MLB Umpiring Is Barely One Level Up from WWE Refereeing (w/ VIDEO)

  published Jun 29, 2012

  "Most _______ are actually pretty good at their job; it's a few bad ones that give all of the ________ a bad name." There are a number of different vocations that you can "Mad Lib" into that sentence... More >>

• NBA Draft Cautionary Retro YouTube Video -- Kwame Brown's Draft Night!

  published Jun 28, 2012

  The NBA Draft is tonight, and you know what that means -- yes, bad suits, incoherent interviews, lots of Stuart Scott, and tons of upside potential. So basically, one big engrossing train wreck. It u... More >>

• NBA Draft Preview Via Prop Bets

  published Jun 27, 2012

  I know some people are not all that fond of mock drafts. Me, I like mock drafts. In the same vein of enjoying takeout because I hate to cook, I like reading mock drafts, I just don't like constructing... More >>

• Jordan Lyles's Brother Has a Problem with the Astros' Bats (and Is Not Afraid to Tweet About It)

  published Jun 26, 2012

  Social media is a big deal to professional sports teams these days. It can do a lot of good in terms of enhancing a team's brand, but there are certain pitfalls with social media as well. Teams and l... More >>

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  Biggest Loser v 6.0 -- Tattooed Yankee Fan Carlos Sturgus

  published Jun 26, 2012

  My view on tattoos is well documented in this space. I don't understand them, but I don't begrudge people who decide to get them. Me, I tend to have a more big-picture view on what gets permanently et... More >>

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  Roger Clemens's Attorney Rusty Hardin Speaks Out on the Perjury Trial (w/ AUDIO link)

  published Jun 25, 2012

  We may never know the truth -- whether Roger Clemens was just the most steadfast, hubris-filled liar of all time or if he was the most doggedly competitive, wrongly accused innocent victim of hearsay ... More >>

• Rockets GM Daryl Morey Meets With The Media To Discuss The Draft (And Mention The Aborted Pau Gasol Trade A Few Times)

  published Jun 22, 2012

  While the NBA Playoffs have been rolling toward their exciting conclusion in Miami and Oklahoma City, back here in Houston, the Rockets have been busy trying to figure out how they can somehow come ou... More >>

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  Bobby Petrino's Cruel Summer Continues As He Takes A $550K Bath On His Home

  published Jun 22, 2012

  It's been a while since we've discussed former Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino. When we last heard from him, he was apologizing to Razorback nation and his family for getting caught having ... More >>

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  Death To The BCS. Finally.

  published Jun 21, 2012

  In the world of sports and entertainment, sometimes the teams or performers that we love are altered drastically and detrimentally in some way, but in an effort to try and brainwash us into thinking t... More >>

• Jerry Sandusky Will Not Testify, Defense Rests In His Trial

  published Jun 20, 2012

  BOB COSTAS: Are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boysr JERRY SANDUSKY: Am I sexually attracted to underage boysr BOB COSTAS: Yes. JERRY SANDUSKY: Sexually attracted, you know, I en... More >>

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  U.S. Open Rooster-Crow Guy Will NOT Face Charges (w/ VIDEO)

  published Jun 20, 2012

  After a Monday that saw a few significant legal waves ripple throughout the sports world -- a "not guilty" verdict for Roger Clemens in his federal perjury trial, continued disturbing testimony in the... More >>