The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait Daryl Strawberry has just written his first book. He would have finished sooner but he was stuck on Chapter 11 for the better part of a decade. PETA activists showed up at Madison Square G...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait The Pittsburgh Steelers barely beat the Arizona Cardinals, after collapsing like they were Pittsburgh's job market. The city is now on top of the sports world. And to remain there, they're ...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait The Detroit Lions have signed head coach Jim Schwartz to a four-year deal, or 64 losses, whichever come first. Pirates chairman Bob Nutting recently told reporters that an MLB salary cap wo...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait The Lions slipped to 0-15 after losing 42-7 to the Saints. On the positive side, the team is just one more loss away from a massive congressional bailout. After their loss this weekend, the...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait The New York Mets signed Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez. Rodriguez said that while he had many offers on the table, this was the one that allowed him to be the only relief pitcher on t...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) The Milwaukee Brewers traded a few prospects for Indians ace C.C. Sabathia. Sabathia will pitch every fifth day, and spend the other four fighting Prince Fielder for the last pork chop. Sabathia will suit up as soon as the team makes him a jersey out of the...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) Ten freshmen were selected in the first round of the NBA draft. There haven’t been this many teenagers selected for something since Roger Clemens took Viagra. China's top backstroker Ouyang Kunpeng has been banned from swimming for life for failing a dopi...

Editor's Note: Yeah, I know this is the second Sports Minute dump this week. But I wasn't going to post at all tonight until my softball games got rained out. So live with it. The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker became the second woman to dunk in a WN...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) Tennessee Titans wide receiver Mike Williams has lost 30 pounds. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Andruw Jones seems to have found them. Jones will likely miss the next four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his kne...

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) The New York Knicks have the sixth pick in this year's NBA draft, and Knick fans can't wait to see who they'll squander it on. Defensive end Charles Grant, who has been indicted on second-degree murder charges, is actually training with the New Orleans Sain...