
The Big Lead has done the dirty work of going through Mel Kiper's old draft predictions and calling him on his boo-boos. It's good clean schadenfreude, but it's not like Kiper is claiming he can predict what every player will do with every team, every year. Still, it's important to remember that being able to sound like you know what you are talking about, which Kiper does, and actually knowing what you are talking about, which he doesn't always, are two very different things.
With less than a day left until the NHL's trade deadline, teams has been busy clearing space under the salary cap. The NHL's waiver wire on Tuesday revealed that several high profile players have been placed on waivers, including Brendan Morrison, Gary Roberts and Satan. Miroslav Satan, that is, not the one with horns. Oh yeah. Also, Sean Avery is back and the Rangers got him.. Too bad. A shy, retiring guy like Avery shouldn't be playing in New York City.
Springtraining09.com which might be the least durable branding effort in the history of website names, complied a list of the 44 Worst Contracts in Baseball. This list doesn't include the one the Dodgers are about to sign with Manny Ramirez.
With just six weeks left in the NBA's regular season, it's time to start having the MVP conversation. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are the most obvious choices, but NBA Fanhouse makes the case for Dwyane Wade.
41-year-old Boris Becker got engaged to his girlfriend, Lilly Kerssenbergovert this weekend. Who cares? Extra Mustard does. They found a celebration of old jocks with young women. Good work SI. Keep the dream alive.