Foot(ball) in Mouth

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson made sure to add to Browns' fans misery on his way out the door.

He e-mailed The (Willoughby) News-Herald:

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner. I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured.

"I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and (we) roll them."

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! But why did he forget to include his bonehead ex-coach Eric Mangini? He surely deserved some of the wrath!

Of course, someone made him apologize, but he even did that well:

“I said some things to (The News-Herald's) Jeff Schudel earlier that I regret. Those of you who got to know me personally from covering the Browns over the past five years, know this was out of character for me. I wasn’t taken out of context, but I was speaking out of my frustration after my career with the Browns came to a close."

Next time you need to vent, write in a journal or something. DON'T e-mail a sports writer!

Or actually, do. This was very entertaining!

Picture of the Day

New York Yankees senior VP of baseball operations Mark Newman was popped for a DUI yesterday.

Can you say HAMMERED!? Wow!

Robert De Niro as Vince Lombardi

This sounds epic.

Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro will play legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi in the ESPN-produced Lombardi.

Writing the script is Eric Roth, who penned Forest Gump, one of the Princess' all-time favorites.

Can't wait!

Forgiven and Forgotten About

Tiggie and Elin have been spotted being affectionate in public.

“They were hugging and they were kissing right out in the open,” a source said. "Elin is certainly a lot more relaxed these days and so is he. People in the neighborhood are getting used to seeing them together again."

Money talk$! But seriously, how can you even be in the same room as him after what he did? I could never!

LA Dodgers Want to Be WS-Less

Why else would they want to tap Don "The Curse" Mattingly as the successor to Papa Joe?

Marion Jones Hopes to Juice Up the WNBA

Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock today, hoping to reignite her career.

Remember that natural is the way to go!

Buh-Bye Nomah!

I still haven't forgiven you for starting the 1999 All-Star game over Derek Jeter, but then again, that was because your fan base had (and still has) nothing better to do than to stuff ballots. (Speaking of DJ, how hot is the pic above?!)

Nomar Garciaparra signed with the Boston Red Sox today...then retired.

"From the first day I had the thrill of putting on a Red Sox uniform and playing in front of all the great fans at Fenway Park, I have felt at home in Boston," the future ESPN analyst said. "While I had the privilege of playing with other legendary teams, I always saw myself retiring in a Red Sox uniform."

"I always enjoyed playing against Boston because of Nomar," Derek said. "I used to enjoy being mentioned with him."

Alex Rodriguez, never one to miss an opportunity to convince the world people actually do like him, ran over to Derek's locker where reporters were gathered and chimed in: "I love Nomar. He's a great player and a friend."

On another note, hearing that Nomar has retired from his 14-year-career makes me feel OLD. It feels like yesterday Derek, Alex and Nomar were the Holy Trinity of A.L. shortstops!