John Feinstein responds to Mike Wilbon’s stream of profanities. “Wilbon got mad two weeks ago because I joked on Tony Kornheiser’s radio show that he had put aside his professionalism when it came to Tiger … Guys like Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Shaq — the rich and famous guys Wilbon thinks of as friends — have public relations machines that tell the world how great they are. If they do something good, it should be reported. But when they screw up, they don’t need us taking a bullet for them … WIlbon loves hanging with big names and telling people about it.” [The Big Lead]
More items following the jump.
* Developing: John Daly’s Followers Own Phones. John Daly lashed out at Garry Smits of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION Tuesday on Twitter after Smits reported the news of his PGA Tour personnel file being released. All 456 pages of it. [SportsbyBrooks]
* Inside The Underbelly That Is The Scouting Combine Media Room. But Indy isn’t all bad. It’s cheap, people are nice and from a sports perspective it definitely has its perks. One of them being the NFL Scouting Combine. And that’s where I spent the last four days, and it definitely was an amusing four days. Here is a little behind-the-scenes look at what happens when you fill a room with 400 media members from across the country, including all the NFL luminaries. [Rumors & Rants]
* Sidney Crosby Loses Some Hometown Love, Also His Gear. Last night, in the first game back with the Penguins following his gold medal clinching overtime goal for Canada in the Olympics, Sidney Crosby’s reception from the Pittsburgh crowd was eclipsed by that for the Sabres’ Ryan Miller, who served as goalie for Team USA in Vancouver. Worse still, the reaction to replays of Crosby’s goal from Sunday was flecked with more than a few boos in Mellon Arena. [The Sporting Blog]
* UConn Women’s Streak Reaches 69; Meatheads Rejoice. With their 76-51 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame, the Huskies are officially one short of matching their own record for consecutive wins set between 2001-2003 and, in the process, landed on a number that maintains significance to a certain collection of men who, despite having no interest in women’s college sports, enjoy a special relationship with the number 69 due to its perverse sexual connotations. [Joe Sports Fan]
* U.S. soccer and A Clockwork Orange. The U.S. Men’s National Team (#18 in the FIFA world rankings) heads into Amsterdam ArenA for a friendly against the Netherlands (#3 in the FIFA world rankings) on Wednesday (2:30 PM ET, on ESPN2). And yes, the last “A” in ArenA is intentionally capitalized. Why? I have no idea. The Dutch are just down like that. Don’t believe me? They have a player named Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink. [The 700 Level]
* PS3 Guy Just Another Person On TV Who’s Infinitely Funnier Than Jay Leno. Sony’s Kevin Butler is without a doubt the funniest VP Of First Person Shooter Relations going today. His latest offering with Joe Mauer for this year’s version of the Show probably doesn’t top last year’s spot but it’s enjoyable enough that I felt compelled to look up his real name, which is Jerry Lambert and he’s has a fairly well-rounded IMDb page. [Tirico Suave]
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