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We get all sorts of folks promoting all sorts of products on Sports Bloggers Live. This week, for instance, we got Jets guided missile Jonathan Vilma on the program to plug those new XBox games Burger King sells for $4. Fun. He talks about Gang Green’s turnaround, Eric Mangini’s relationship with Bill Belichick (”ice cold”), March of the Penguins, The U’s reputation, etc. Many thanks to Brian from Jets Blog and Jets FanHouse for contributing questions to the cause.
Hear Jonathan Vilma on SBL
The Burger King Hands Jets’ Vilma His Ass [Kotaku]
Interview: Jonathan Vilma Sports Bloggers Live [Jets Blog]
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You know, we’re starting to think that perhaps the Mexico family has some issues.
In a lawsuit that, sadly, didn’t spur a whole new permutation of aliases, Ron Mexico’s little brother, Marcus “New Mexico” Vick has been sued for $6.3 million by a girl who says she was having sex with him when she was 15. The girl is now 17 and says that Vick came up with a Brand New Seduction Technique of telling her that he loved her so she’d continue to have sex with him. Inventive guy, that Marcus.
The girl involved is the same one Vick was convicted two years ago for “contributing to the delinquency of a minor,” though, to be fair, he never pulled a gun on her at a McDonald’s, and that’s something. He did, however, go double-barrel in another situation, convincing the girl to have sex with him and another man. (At the same time, that is; otherwise, Vick might … well, let’s just stay out of this one.)
Vick is 22 years old now, and, frankly, we’re excited to see what this guy can do when he really fulfills his potential. A tantalizer, indeed.
Marcus Vick Is Sued [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
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Just because we’ve decided to wait just a little longer to get our arms around the Marcus Vick story, we take a brief hiatus with the tale of Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson, previously one of our favorites because he has the name “Tank Johnson” entirely on the back of his jersey. We love that.
Of course, maybe that’s what made it so easy for the cops to find him, because they raided his house yesterday, supposedly looking for drugs (Tank has now been arrested three times since joining the Bears). They found “a cache of unregistered guns and assault rifles — some loaded,” and we love that the Chicago Tribune added that ominous “some loaded” at the end, because otherwise we’d have no idea what people do with guns. They also found Willie B. Posey, who had two ounces of the ganga on him during the raid; he was busted too. Oh, and they also found Johnson’s girlfriend and their two kids, around the guns and the ganja and the Willie Posey.
The Bears are unlikely to discipline Johnson before the charges are addressed in court, which happens to be just a few days before the Bears will host their first playoff game. The smart thing, of course, is to “suspend” him for the last three unimportant games in which you’d probably sit him anyway. Makes you look tough on crime and people who leave their kids with drugs, guns and Willie.
Tackel Facing Six Gun Charges [Chicago Tribune]
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Notes on Thursday’s games in the National Basketball Association …
• Coaching Is For Losers. When you get the ball with the clock winding down and your team behind by two points, it’s a bit odd to look to your sideline and see your coach doing a crossword puzzle. But that’s what happened on Thursday, pretty much, to the Warriors’ Baron Davis. So Davis just launched a 3-pointer, and hit it, giving Golden State a 109-107 win over the Rockets. Why no time out to set up a final shot? “I put the ball in the hands of my best player,'’ Warrors coach Don Nelson said. “In an open-court situation, he’s the boss. I’m not.'’ Davis had 24 points.
• Ginobili Rules. Manu Ginobili is back (he missed four games due to a back injury), scoring 24 points as the Spurs beat the Hormets 103-77. We don’t know is this quote makes him incredibly tough or incredibly odd: “I’m wearing the pad because I’m a little worried. I don’t want to get hit there again. It’s more prevention than I really need it, but I feel more comfortable. Sometimes when I draw a charge I feel more comfortable when I land, so I’m going to wear it for a while.'’
• May And Morrison To Star In Next Big Buddy Cop Movie. Sean May and Adam Morrison had 32 points and 22 points respectively to lead the Bobcats over the Magic 99-89.
• Mile High Aspirations. Just to keep you updated on where Allen Iverson may be headed now (we’ll list every team before we’re done, most likely), the Denver Nuggets seem to be the latest hot rumor. According to the Denver Post, the Nuggets are looking to grab Iverson for a push to their first NBA title. And it could be the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers in a three-way trade. Or not.
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So here’s some hope for Seahawks fans. Think of yourselves as the St. Louis Cardinals.
Your team is clearly not as talented and cohesive as it has been in years past. You are collapsing down the stretch, losing a game at home against a division rival that’s hot on your heels even though they’re not so hot either. Most of your fans think you’re dead. If you lose your last two, and the 49ers win their last two, you are dead. And, without question, no one thinks you have a chance in the playoffs.
Take heart! That’s exactly the situation the Cardinals were in! We didn’t think they had a chance in hell in the playoffs, and look what happened: Exactly the team no one was expecting to do anything was the one who got hot at the right time.
Unlikely? Yeah. But jeez, after last night’s debacle, you have to hang on to something.
Sleepwalking In Seattle [TheFanhouse]
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Yep, it was the Devin Hester show last Monday.
However, Chicago Bears fans must not overlook how efficient Rex Grossman was on NFL Monday Night Football. C’mon, the guy DID NOT commit any turnovers. And when you’re talking about Rex not committing any turnovers on an NFL Football game, THAT is definitely something to be happy about.
Devin Hester DID score TWO TOUCHDOWNS on punt returns, (man, I still can’t get over it… hehe…) but the fact of the matter is, the Chicago Bears did score using its offense. (Yep, contrary to popular belief, the Bears do have an offense, not just defense and special teams, scoring for them…)
The special teams, particularly Devin Hester, scored two TDs, the Bears HBs scored two more, and lo and behold, the Bears passing game scored two as well.
Rex Grossman, after struggling the last few weeks, was a decent 13 for 23 on NFL Monday Night Football. He went for 200 yards to score two TDs without a turnover. Yep, he didn’t commit any turnovers this time.
Although Grossman’s performance last Monday didn’t necessarily mean that he finally has what it takes to lead the Chicago Bears all the way to Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida, (although I’m rooting for them heavily this year after the demise of my fucked up Oakland Raiders team…) Grossman did just enough to keep him in the…
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The New York Knicks doesn’t have much of a choice anyway.
These days, the New York Knicks will take ANYONE who can carry them for a win. Yep, in spite of the Knicks’ swollen salary cap, they just can’t seem to find that one guy who can lead them for a win in a consistent basis.
There’s the Jamal Crawford heroics from time to time, there’s Quentin Richardson’s shooting barrage every now and then, and there’s the Stephon Marbury show for every lunar eclipse in the calendar year.
Now, it seems the New York Knicks may have finally found their consistent scoring machine. Or so we hope.
Eddy Curry started the season with a challenge from Isiah Thomas to show some ‘’manliness.'’ Now, after his 11th straight game scoring at least 20 points, the question might be what the limit is for the 24-year-old center in his 6th pro season.
In case you haven’t guessed it yet, Eddy Curry has become the premiere attraction at Madison Square Garden.
The Atlanta Hawks had no answer for Curry when the Joe Johnson-less Hawks took on…
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On Sunday, the New York Giants will try to keep the momentum they had against the Carolina Panthers Sunday.
The only problem is, the Philadelphia Eagles will be looking to do the EXACT SAME THING. Yep, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles collide at Giants Stadium Sunday in a game with HUGE NFL Football playoff implications.
A few weeks back, everybody was saying how a big, stupid joke Eli Manning and his New York Giants are, including yours truly. Well, after last Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers, these same Giants are now being looked as potential contenders 
for a playoff seat. Of course, that notion does not include me. YET.
In addition to that, Eli Manning, not Peyton, just became the hottest Manning in NFL Football after leading his team for the W with THREE touchdown passes. And yeah, Peyton struggling to get the win for the Indianapolis Colts in three of their last four games certainly helped too.
Eli Manning completed 17 of 33 passes and tossed TD strikes to three different receivers for the New York Giants, who at 7-6 remained in a three-way tie with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles, the very team they will be facing Sunday, for the two NFC Wild Card spots.
You just know that the gloves will be off when these two NFL Football teams collide on that field. Plaxico Burress made…
