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Don't let the headline freak you out, it's just a scout. The man in question is Rockets personnel scout David Patrick who was suspended for 1 year for "impermissible contact with players during the NBA lockout."
And we thought Andy Pettitte testifying against Roger Clemens, his former idol, mentor and friend, was awkward enough. Who was ready for the romantic recollections of Brian McNamee's first time feeling on Roger Clemens' ass?
Ready or not, McNamee didn't hold back, but slowly and calmly told the court about Clemens pulling his pants down, exposing his butt cheek, McNamee agreeing to touch it, and the whole nine man. '
This came from Associated Press writer Joseph White, who has had to sit through this thing for the last several weeks:
"Roger pulled down his pants, exposing his right buttocks cheek to me," McNamee said. A few seconds later, Clemens said he was ready. McNamee said he then "plunged the fluid in into his buttocks."
After it was done, they "exchanged pleasantries," according to McNamee.
"That," McNamee concluded softly, "was the first time I injected Roger Clemens."
Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas returned to his alma mater Willowridge High School in Missouri City on Monday as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's and Allstate Insurance Company's "Hometown Hall of Famers" program, which honors the roots of the football greats with special ceremonies and plaque dedications.
Thomas, of course, is Willowridge's most famous alum, but probably even more so because he led to Eagles to a state championship in 1982.
We remember former Houston Astros center fielder Gerald Young for his vibrant personality and antics just as much as his blazing speed in the outfield. Young was thought to be one of the best center fielders of his era.
But every now and then, a man goes on the road for while and runs out of underwear, which brings us back to the importance of this past Sunday. Young knew the deal.
Astros outfielder Gerald Young requests some clean underwear from his mom (from 1992): twitter.com/si_vault/statu…
— Andy Gray (@si_vault) May 14, 2012
It hasn't been an ideal year for the Houston Cougar softball program, but that didn't stop them from earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 3-seed in the Austin regional.
The Cougars will be shipping up to Austin for the second straight year. Last year, coach Kyla Holas' squad helped eliminate the host Longhorns en route to winning the regional. Can they pull off the feat twice in a row?
The Houston Chronicle reported on Thursday that Texas A&M is considering current University of Houston Athletics Director Mack Rhoades as a candidate for the same position at A&M, opened up by the recent retirement of Bill Byrne.
Understandably, this has the potential to send many-a Cougar fan flying off the handle. But it really shouldn't.
Are you college football doomsday ready? SB Nation's "Shutdown Fullback" has just posted its latest highly informative episode, and among the layered subtext is a clear, inarguable message - like the cockroach before them, the Big East will survive anything, including the college football apocalypse. Go Cougars. Go survival.
Cantor Gaming, an oddsmaking company, has released their early, early, early lines for the 2012 season, at least for the first 16 weeks of the season (because assigning a line to a game played seventh months from now would be crazy, as opposed to six months and three weeks). The Houston Texans are favored in nine of Cantor's projections, and a pick 'em against Green Bay and Denver.
It didn't involve Bryce Harper, but a notable plunking occurred in the Astros / Marlins game Thursday night, with, as usual, a far more notable response from Marlins skipper Ozzie Guillen.
Houston pitcher Wilton Lopez hit Marlins third basemen Hanley Ramirez in the top of the seventh. As Ramirez took first base, he jawed and barked at Lopez down the line. When Lopez was pulled later in the game, he made a motion to the Marlins dugout that mocked Miami hitters' "lo viste" ("Did you see that?") sign.
LSU head coach Les Miles would like the SEC's newest teams to know that things are going to be really, REALLY... NOT NICE THIS FALL:
As for Texas A&M and Missouri joining the SEC: "I would say strap it up," Miles said. "They're going to really not enjoy their welcoming to this conference."
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