Reports Continue To Dog Vick

When will the other shoe drop on Michael Vick? Many are saying that Falcons owner Arthur Blank has given Vick a free ride.

Two friends of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick are convinced he has been involved in illegal dog fighting at a home he owns in Virginia, they told SI.com on Thursday, despite Vick's denials.

Sports Illustrated NFL reporter Don Banks joins Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio's "The Herd" to talk about his feature story on Michael Vick. Listen "He knows what's going on in that house in Virginia," one unnamed source told SI.com. "There's not a doubt in my mind he's involved with it."

The Sports Shill Network

You have to marvel at the audacity of the shill network aka ESPN. Some of their notable shills:

Mike Golic: A has been ex football player who shills for Notre Dame, Barry Bonds,Roger Clemens, and all the other losers in sports.

Buster Olney: Baseball "analyst" who is shilling for Roger The Mercenary Clemens.

Mike Greenberg: A shill for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and other losers.

ESPN Shilling For Clemens

One has to wonder if ESPN is getting a publicity fee for shilling for Roger AKA The Merenary Clemens. They are fawning all over themselves from the ESPN baseball analysts to Mike Golic who is also a shill for Notre Dame. No fair and balanced on this network.

Roger Clemens Is An Arrogant Mercenary

ESPN and its analysts are having orgasms over the fact that Roger Clemens is going to play ball for the Yankees. The simple fact is that Clemens is no more and no less a paid whore. He will play for whoever will give him the most money. And ESPN has not asked how a forty-five year old is still pitching the way he is. He is an arrogant jerk who has no allegiance to anyone.

Just Show Him The Money

As usual, Roger Clemens sold himself to the highest bidder and will join the Yankees. He would join the Daffy Ducks if it paid him the money. He made a dramatic announcement to fans from the owner's box during Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Clemens' contract will be a pro-rated salary of $28 million dollars, according to ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. His pro-rated salary last season was $22 million.

The Demise Of Big Mouth

The recent humiliation of the Dallas Mavs by the Warriors could not have happened to a "nicer" guy. Big mouth and all around buffoon Mark Cuban saw his team and himself humiliated by a supposedly lesser team. Karma does work. So go crawl back in a hole Marky boy.

No Horsing Around

For the first time, all 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby were administered surprise tests for performance-enhancing drugs.

Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet spokesman Mark York said the decision to test all the entrants was not motivated by suspicions or allegations of wrongdoing, but to ensure enforcement of the state's medication rules.

"There were no particular concerns," York said. "We've been doing post-race testing, but we've added pre-race to bolster enforcement."

I Will Pump You Up

Yankee GM Brian Cashman finally listened and pulled the plug on the team's recently-hired and unfortunately-titled performance enhancement coach, Marty Miller. Cashman had been described as the "last man standing" in Miller's corner. But even he couldn't be certain the rash of injuries were all coincidence. "At the end of the day, you can't ignore the number of hamstring injuries we've had," he said.

Cashman tried to give the new program a chance, but when young phenom Phil Hughes popped his hamstring while in a no-hit bid Tuesday night, that was an attention getter. That made it injuries to six of the team's seven top starters, the exception being Kei Igawa, who actually had been demoted from the rotation.

Is Pacman Appealing?

Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has filed his appeal of a season-long suspension and a hearing with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should be held within the next two weeks, a league spokesman said Monday.

Jones said earlier this month he planned to appeal and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Monday that Jones' letter arrived at league offices over the weekend.

"He will have a full opportunity to present his case," Aiello said.

ESPN And Quinn In Bed Together

If you watched ESPN and Mel Kiper during the NFL draft, you saw them trying to increase hair challenged Brady Quinn's value. The only problem is that the GMs knew that Quinn was not a top prospect.

Dick Harmon of the Deseret Morning News had a great analysis of the situation. "As it turned out, in the eyes of NFL folks that counted, Cleveland and Miami both passed on Quinn, as did Detroit and Minnesota and 17 other "chance" picks in the first round. Then the Browns frantically traded to get a shot at Quinn for a far less value than Kiper had set him up for.

Perhaps a dose of reality?"