Video: Lewis Black Talks Lance Armstrong and Butt-Chugging on The Daily Show

Lance Armstrong has had something of a rough week.

On Wednesday morning he announced that he would be stepping down from his post as chairman of Livestrong – a charity he started back in 1997. Mind you, this is an organization that has raised a reported $500 million, and yet, the public backlash against Armstrong has been so bad as of late, even his work to battle cancer can’t save him.


After word of him stepping down from Livestrong hit the news, Nike released a statement announcing that they were terminating their relationship with Armstrong. Yes, the company that willingly works with convicted dog fighter Michael Vick has decided that Armstrong’s shadiness has reached the point of no return.

And as if things couldn’t get any worse for America’s one-time cycling hero, even the good folks at The Daily Show are having some fun at his expense. Check it out:

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When it rains, it pours.

(Kudos SportsGrid)

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Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Poses in OUT Magazine, Speaks Out in Support of Gay Marriage

Over the past few years, whenever NFL players have been asked about how they would react to having gay teammates, the players always gave the same politically correct response: of course they would be fine with it.

Despite that, aside from one or two exceptions, none of these players ever stepped out and actively promoted marriage equality, LGBT anti-bullying or anything of the sort. And that’s fine. People can support whatever causes they feel like supporting. But their reluctance to speak out on these issues (as opposed to various other political and societal matters) spoke volumes about what where they really were on the topic of having gay teammates, same-sex marriage, etc.

One NFL player is aiming to change that perception, though.

Minnesota Vikings punter, Chris Kluwe, has spent the last few months unapologetically defending the idea of same-sex marriage, and now he’s taking his support one step further. How? Well, Kluwe (a straight guy), posed for the most recent issue of OUT Magazine.

"I've always relished breaking that stereotype of the dumb jock athlete because while I enjoyed athletics growing up, I also enjoyed reading and video games, and athletic sport is not what defines me as a person," Kluwe told OUT's Cyd Zeigler (via Yahoo! Sports). "I think as more and more generations start rising through the NFL, a lot of these kids see that it's OK to be something other than an athlete."

Why is this issue so important to him? Kluwe explained that in a recent interview with CNN.

"To me, this fight is about equality and human rights," Kluwe said (via Yahoo! Sports). "The fact is, there are Americans who pay taxes and serve in our military -- who defend this country -- who do not receive the same legal protections as the rest of us. To me, that's flat-out discrimination. That's the same as segregation or suffrage…I will defend to the death your right to say or do whatever you want, as long as it does not oppress other people."


(Kudos Yahoo! Sports)

Tennessee Defensive Coordinator Sal Sunseri is Sad About Having to Play His Son This Weekend

This week’s showdown between Alabama and Tennessee is interesting for a number of reasons.

First and foremost, whenever Alabama (the nation’s top team) plays, it’s a must-watch event. Just for the caliber of football that is on display. Beyond that, though, the Vols are a pretty intriguing bunch in their own right. Yes Derek Dooley is on the hot seat, and yes this team does have an innate tendency to underachieve – but they do still have enough talent to be a really legitimate squad.

Losses against Florida, Georgia and Mississippi State aren’t exactly equivalent to losses against some weak little Big Ten teams. Tennessee could challenge Nick Saban and Co. if they don’t bring their A game.

One of the interesting subplots to be aware of in this outing is the fact that Vols defensive coordinator, Sal Sunseri, will be playing against his son, Alabama defensive back Vinnie Sunseri.

When asked about the looming showdown, Sal had this to say (via Yahoo! Sports):




Vinnie, for his part, wasn’t especially comfortable with the idea of playing against his dad either.

"Very, very tough," Vinnie replied when playing against his father (via Birmingham News). "A lot of mixed emotions. Hard. Hard, hard, hard. I'm getting a lot of calls from the family saying good luck to me, but I know they're just giving the same, exact advice to my dad. It's tough. It's really tough. But I'm excited to see my dad."

Alabama versus Tennessee will air at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN.

(Kudos Yahoo! Sports)

Donald Trump Thinks the Yankees Should Get Rid of Alex Rodriguez

Our favorite talking hairpiece, Donald Trump, has found a new way to troll America. After spending the last three and a half years publicly wondering whether or not our first African-American President was really born here, he has now apparently decided to move on to a different topic. That topic? The New York Yankees.

A day after publicly proclaiming that Derek Jeter breaking his ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS was ‘karma’ for selling one of his apartments, Trump went on The Michael Kay Show and said this (via Larry Brown Sports):

“I would terminate his contract, personally,” Trump said. “I think George (Steinbrenner) would’ve done that. I would terminate his contract on the basis that when he signed, he didn’t say that he took drugs. Since he signed his contract, they found out that he took drugs. … He actually admitted that he took drugs. Now he’s not taking drugs anymore, and without the drugs, he’s a less than average player.”

The problem isn’t so much the substance of those comments, it’s the messenger. Trump suddenly becoming the world’s foremost authority on all things Yankees baseball is just the latest thing for people to hate about the Yankees. A-Rod is an admitted PED user. He is a less than average player now. But we don’t need Trump telling us that.

“I don’t think he’s an asset, I think he’s a liability to the Yankees,” Trump continued. “They’re paying him $30 million a year, and he strikes out every time he comes up in a playoff game. How about like $1 million instead of $30 million, because that’s what he’s worth?”

Again, all of that is true – but Trump being the one to say it just naturally makes you want to argue against the point.

Here’s to hoping that this guy finds a new segment of the population to troll in the coming days and leaves our sports teams alone.

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Lance Armstrong Steps Downs as Livestrong Chairman

On the same day that Nike terminated its sponsorship agreement with him, Lance Armstrong announced that he would "conclude" his Livestrong chairmanship.

Despite the fact that his charity has raised nearly half a billion since its inception 15 years ago, Armstrong has come under heavy fire as of late for allegedly doping throughout his cycling career. Even though he's never actually tested positive for anything, Armstrong has had numerous former teammates step forward and acknowledge that he did indeed use illicit substances to enhance his performance.

USADA compiled those testimonies and assortment of other evidence in a report they released a few weeks back.

Realizing that the public’s increasingly negative perception of him may hurt the Livestrong’s incoming contributions, Armstrong released this statement today:

"This organization, its mission and its supporters are incredibly dear to my heart," Armstrong said (via the Los Angeles Times). "Today therefore, to spare the foundation any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding my cycling career, I will conclude my chairmanship.

"As my cancer treatment was drawing to an end, I created a foundation to serve people affected by cancer. It has been a great privilege to help grow it from a dream into an organization that today has served 2.5 million people and helped spur a cultural shift in how the world views cancer survivors.

"My family and I have devoted our lives to the work of the foundation and that will not change. We plan to continue our service to the foundation and the cancer community. We will remain active advocates for cancer survivors and engaged supporters of the fight against cancer.”

For what it’s worth, Armstrong continues to maintain that he never participated in doping of any sort.

(Kudos Los Angeles Times)

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Torrie Wilson Indirectly Addresses Alex Rodriguez Allegedly Flirting with Model Kyna Treacy

Alex Rodriguez has had a really rough week. Beginning with his ineffectiveness on the baseball field and ending with an assortment of personal indignities, the highest paid player on the New York Yankees roster hasn’t had a single positive news item written about him in what seems like forever. In a way he deserves the criticism; in a way it’s sort of overstated.

The latest blow to Rodriguez’s image came on Tuesday, when the New York Post published a story indicating that, instead of just being useless during the Yankees’ Game 1 loss to the Detroit Tigers, he opted to spend his time flirting with some female fans. Per the report:

After being replaced in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, the highest-paid Yankee openly flirted with a pair of pretty women two rows behind the dugout — even sending them a ball bearing a note asking for their phone numbers, a witness told The Post.

“I watched him flirt with two admittedly very cute young women nearby,’’ the witness said.

That report poses several problems for A-Rod. First and foremost, it looks bad that he takes time during a postseason game to allegedly flirt with groupies. Just in itself – that’s not great for your image. What compounds the damage, however, is the fact that the man already has a very hot girlfriend. Here is what she tweeted out yesterday, once word of A-Rod supposedly spitting game at some fans began to circulate.

Gotta love the gossip mills. It's amazing how ppl get their kicks, huh?
— Torrie Wilson (@Torrie11) October 17, 2012

On Wednesday, the Daily Mail identified the object of A-Rod’s affection as model Kyna Treacy. This is her:

If all of this is in fact true, you have to hand it to A-Rod. Dude can’t read a pitch to save his life anymore, but he can still scope out models from the dugout.

Good for him.

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NBA Rumors: Are the Lakers Looking to Make Any Trades Right Now?

The Los Angeles Lakers had an interesting summer. Whereas for any other team in the league adding either Steve Nash or Dwight Howard would be a big deal, for Mitch Kupchak and Co., adding two future Hall of Famers is just another offseason. And that’s to say nothing of the Antawn Jamison and Jodie Meeks signings that figure to at least partially upgrade what was undoubtedly one of the worst reserve units in the NBA.

Given everything he has done over the past few months, it’s understandable that folks are taking Kupchak’s proclamations about not making any more deals this year with a grain of salt. Already the rumor mills are churning out stories of a pending Derek Fisher return and possible trades involving Chris Duhon and Steve Blake. The year hasn’t even started yet. That’s just the preseason gossip.

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kupchak was asked about what moves he envisions the Lakers making in the near future. His answers were intriguing, to say the least.

On how the new luxury tax will play into L.A.’s decisions: "Maybe it's more of a concern for us than it is for a lot of other teams right now."

On whether he expects to do any deals any time soon: "This time of year, teams are not looking to make deals. They're evaluating their team and if anything they're going to cut players as they go into the season."

On guys currently on the roster (think: Duhon and Blake) getting traded: "Some guys may not be happy if they're not playing as much as they thought they'd play or their contract's running out and they're concerned about their next contract. It's too early right now. There's a lot of energy and excitement right here. Everybody's pretty happy. So we'll just see how it plays out the next month or two."

All in all, it’s probably a safe bet that the Lakers will stay pat for now. They have too many players signed as it is. Depending how the season progresses, though, it definitely wouldn’t be surprising to see Kupchak make some minor tweaks as he sees fit.

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