KENYON MARTIN
Kenyon Martin did something so horrible that the Denver Nuggets had to be suspended him indefinitely. Kenyon had limited playing during the Nuggets playoff game against the Clippers. So, in what has been called “conduct detrimental to the team”, Kenyon had the balls to, oh-my-god…NO!
COVER HIS HEAD WITH A TOWEL.

“First and foremost, I want to apologize to my teammates and coaching staff for my actions on Monday night,” Martin said in his statement. “There is nothing more important to me than being a good teammate and giving 110 percent effort each and every day. Nothing will ever change that. I sincerely regret if this situation has been a distraction for the team, (Nuggets owner) Mr. Kroenke and the Denver Nuggets organization. I take the responsibility of representing the Denver Nuggets very seriously and I truly hope that Nuggets fans understand that.” I 100% percent agree with the suspension, to cover up such hotness is a crime.

JOHNNY DAMON

Sporting News this week features a cropped image of Yankees CF Johnny Damon in a half-Yankees, half-Red Sox uniform on the cover, with the header “Yankees-Red Sox: Johnny Damon On The Rivalry.”

SMELLS LIKE HOT ATHLETES
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… England-based Dale Air is marketing a variety of FIFA World Cup scents for soccer fans that can’t travel to Germany for the tournament. The scents “allow fans to smell the grass of the pitch, the half-time pies, the sweat of the changing rooms or the furniture polish of the trophy room. The pack of four cubes costs £17.61. I’m leaning towards the “sweat of the changing rooms” for my ‘game-day’ motivator. I mean, really, is there anything else more inspiring than the scent of sweaty balls?

BARRY BONDS SLAMS NUMBER 711

Barry Bonds. The hot slugger is four homers from passing Babe Ruth for second on the career list and 45 away from breaking Hank Aaron’s mark of 755. Bonds hit number 711 yesterday as the Giants lost to the Mets. Billy Wagner, the smoking hot Mets pitcher, fell prey to Bonds. Wagner pitched to Bonds (pinch-hitting) who forced extra innings with his 711th homer. Bonds slammed a 99 mph fastball from a bewildered Wagner into the seats in left-center. Bonds said. “I haven’t hit a ball like that off him ever. Ever.” The Mets went on to spank the Giants in the 11th. “He’s not the old Bonds, but he can still hit,” Wagner said.

PHIL MICKELSON MAKES A GREAT MOVE

U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson plans to donate his winnings from this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. Playing his first tournament since his victory at Augusta three weeks ago, Mickelson has already contributed $250,000 to the fund. “This year I want to designate this tournament as the tournament that we give whatever I make to the relief fund… and we want to do that for the next five or 10 years, as long as it takes. No one person can do it on his own…to see the community, the way everybody is pitching together, to see the enthusiasm and excitement in that everybody knows this is going to get done. It’s going to take time and it’s a tough situation. But it’s going to get done.”

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Somebody was high when they put that together. … But [NBA Commissioner] David Stern is smart. He’ll figure it out just like he did with the draft lottery” – Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban, on the league’s playoff seeding format. (“BDSSP,” FSN, 4/25).

MVP BEHAVIOR?

Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash argue over who should win the MVP Award. In the end, they both agreed neither one of them deserve it.

That’s it for now. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda