The hottest "sports" story on the web is that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen got engaged. We don't know why it's such a big deal that a star QB will marry a supermodel. Maybe it's just because the story gives bloggers a chance to run a gigantic photo of Gisele. The Grinder, certainly, would never stoop this kind of blatant pandering. Oh, wait. Yes we would.On ESPN's Page 2, David Fleming expounds on his excellent ESPN the Magazine cover story about the future of football with this piece about the A-11 offense, in which all 11 players are potentially eligible to catch a pass.
Deadspin collects the wild, scurrilous and, possibly, even semi-true rumors sent to the site by their voluminous, dedicated, insider-y crew of e-mailers. Other than a weirdly un-funny Chris Berman bash to begin the peice, it's hysterically gossipy stuff.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that the NHL is bailing out the Phoenix Coyotes. Team owner Jerry Moyes may have lost as much as $200-million since he and former partner Steve Ellman bought the team in 2001. The Coyotes have especially struggled since 2003, when they moved from downtown Phoenix to the Jobring.com area in Glendale, across town from their wealthier, Scottsdale-area fan base.
