Kevin Garnett Swats Away Paps
Not every celeb can send the paparazzi scurrying with one sentence -- but not every celeb is 7 feet tall, like Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett.
LeBron James Ego Tour Rolls On
LeBron James is good and he has no problem reminding people about it.
A few days after slyly pointing out to people he won the Most Valuable Player award, King James was spotted in St. Tropez yesterday directing people to his bank account for further affirmation of his supremacy.
Humility is overrated.
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Tony Hawk Rolls Through the White House
Tony Hawk has some massive ball bearings -- dude was not only brave enough to mount his skateboard and shred the checkered tile of a White House hallway, he took photos of the daring act and then posted them on his Twitter page.
Take a good look, because these could be the last photos of Tony you'll ever see.
Manny Ramirez Stimulates Albuquerque
He's not even a shoe-in to play -- but the mere rumor that suspended L.A. Dodgers cheater Manny Ramirez will make his baseball comeback with a AAA team in New Mexico is already sending ticket sales "through the roof."
After the L.A. Times reported Manny would join the Albuquerque Isotopes line-up on Tuesday, a rep for the team told us phones began ringing off the hook for tickets and a line formed "around the block 30 minutes before the box-office opened its doors." FYI -- the rep told us the Dodgers haven't officially confirmed Manny's return.
Manny is currently serving a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug back in May -- and the reason the Dodgers would send him to the minor leagues would be to ease him back into form.
Meanwhile, the Manny-less Dodgers have the best record in baseball.
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Very Away Game? Steelers Penetrate Iran Protests
Protests raged on today in Iran as the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared a "definitive victory" for President Mahmo... hey is that guy wearing a Steelers jersey? Yes. Yes he is! He is definitely wearing a Steelers jersey! Goooo Steeeeee-lahs!
In what has to be an attempt to instill fear in the hearts of his oppressors, this valiant man figuratively let his hair down and donned the jersey of one the most feared NFL defensive players on the planet -- Troy Polamalu.
Thanks to our friends at Deadspin -- via PSAMP -- for spotting that guy's undeniable awesomeness.
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Serena Williams' Shirt Booby Trap
What, were all the "Check out my racket" shirts sold out?
Serena Williams directed attention to her incredible body of work yesterday while jogging in Wimbledon. In case you're wondering, she has 20 Grand Slam titles -- 10 single, 8 women's doubles and 2 mixed doubles.
She's a top performer.
NHLers: Our Cash Was Blown on MLB Porn Party
14 major NHL hockey players are suing a developer named Kenneth Jowdy for allegedly screwing them out of millions of dollars -- and then blowing the cash on escorts, strippers and private jet rides for some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball history.
The list of NHL players includes some of the sport's most famous guys -- Michael Peca, Sergei Gonchar, Chris Simon, Greg deVries, Jason Woolley, Mattias Norstrom, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Jay McKee, Raymond Murray, Glen Murray, Bryan Berard, Dimitri Khristich, Jozef Stumpel and Darryl Sydor.
The players claim they each invested between $250,000 - $500,000 with Jowdy -- who allegedly promised to use their money to develop a luxury golf course and resort.
Instead, the suit alleges the money was blown on private jets, 5-star hotels, and parties with various female porn stars, escorts, strippers, party girls and other women for MLB greats like "Roger Clemens, Reggie Jackson, Joe Morgan and Pete Rose (to name a few)."
The NHL players are suing for at least $15 million.
UPDATE: Joe Morgan just sent us this statement: "It's unethical to use my name when I never went to any of those parties, nor was I involved in any other activities."
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Jerry Buss -- Laker-Sized Chip on His Shoulder
Orlando fans weren't the only ones who couldn't care less about the Los Angeles Lakers' victory parade yesterday. Jerry Buss -- the dude who owns the team lock, stock and barrel -- had better things to do ... playing poker at a cheesy casino all by his lonesome.
Jerry was so engrossed in his hand at the Bicycle Casino -- 10 miles from the parade route -- he wasn't even looking up at live TV coverage of the celebration. We're thinkin' any other owner would be leading the band!
Turns out, this is S.O.P. for Jerry. His peeps tell us Buss has never attended a championship parade because he hates the traffic and the attention.
Hope he's not bettin' with the Lamar Odom money ....
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Kobe to TMZ -- Tell Me How Your Foot Tastes
Kobe Bryant just made us eat a fat spoonful of our own words -- after we were dumb enough to throw the following line in our LeBron James post this morning:
"For the record -- you won't see Kobe Bryant wearing a shirt with his individual accomplishments plastered on the front of it during his championship parade today -- he's gonna let the trophy do the talking."
It's Kobe. We should have known better.
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Shaq Picks the Biggest Fight in History
The phrase "pick on someone your own size" has never been truer -- as Shaquille O'Neal (7'1" 330 pounds) just challenged massive MMA fighter Hong Man Choi (7'2" 330 pounds) to a no-holds-barred fist fight.
Shaq shot this video calling out the giant after a recent training session -- and according to the clip, it seems like the challenge could be legit.
Hong's the guy who made Jose Canseco his mini-bitch back in May ... but really, is that an accomplishment?
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Lakers Parade Madness -- Calm Before the Storm
The stage is finally set for the Los Angeles Lakers $2 million victory parade -- and TMZ has locked down photos of the incredible scene ... before the chaos ensues.
The parade hasn't even begun yet -- and injuries have already been reported along the parade route. Plus, the S.W.A.T. team is already on scene to keep the peace, this according to our friends at KLAC radio.
Should be fun...
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Ronaldo's Main Vein Pops Out of His Shorts
This is why Cristiano Ronaldo's worth $130 million -- dude's legs are practically bionic.
Euro-Greasy rocked the Baywatch style shorty-shorts out in L.A. yesterday.
Sure, we give the guy all sorts of crap -- but the dude's built like a frickin' machine.
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LeBron James Most Valuable Loser
Overcompensation -- noun -- excessive reaction to a feeling of inferiority, guilt, or inadequacy leading to an exaggerated attempt to overcome the feeling ... especially when someone expected to win the NBA championship doesn't even make the finals.
LeBron James rocked this egotistical t-shirt during a shopping break in N.Y. yesterday.
For the record -- you won't see Kobe Bryant wearing a shirt with his individual accomplishments plastered on the front of it during his championship parade today -- he's gonna let the trophy do the talking.
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Dominique Dawes Smuggles Guns into Capitol
Olympic medalist Dominique Dawes reigns supreme when it comes to giant muscular calves -- but giant muscular biceps? Girl knows that honor only belongs to one person ... Ms. Serena Williams.
The former gymnast was in D.C. yesterday to address congress about women in sports. Dom gave the speech ... but her biceps did the all talkin'.
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Sosa Allegedly Thought 'Roids Were All the Rage
We know it's a stretch to think a guy who hit 36 homers in '97 and then 66 in '98 was doing more than eating his Wheaties -- but that's exactly what a new report is alleging.
Legendary Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa is now accused of testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to the New York Times.
A total of 104 cheaters -- including A-Roid -- failed that fateful round of '03 tests, back when there was no penalty for first-time use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The list, which the MLB sealed but never destroyed, was recently seized by the Feds in order to investigate how so many drugs were making their way into clubhouses.
Sosa told Congress back in '05 that he never hit the juice -- we'll see if that comes back to bite him in the ass.
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Reporter Totally Chokes During MMA Interview
Ever watch a pretty blonde chick ferociously choke out an unsuspecting male reporter until he passes out?!
Something must have really, really been lost in translation here -- cause after a question about her upcoming fight, female Brazilian MMA fighter Cris "Cyborg" Santos suddenly threw this reporter into one of the most devastating headlocks you've ever seen.
Dude eventually woke up ... but he didn't remember a damn thing.