Your mamma was not kidding

Remember when you’re mother told you, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” It seems 16 people in England failed to get the message, after yelling racist and homophobic chants towards Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell in September. Too bad they didn’t keep their big mouths shut, because the popo have come a calling. They have reportedly taken a 28 year old man from Ringwood, Hampshire into custody and intend to find the other 15 foul mouthed football fans.

"Our inquiry is aimed at identifying and putting before the court those individuals who engaged in unacceptable behavior at this public event.

"Their abuse caused distress to some supporters and was targeted at an individual.

"We want to send a clear message that abuse of this kind will not be tolerated and that we are taking robust action,” said Superintendent Neil Sherrington.

Under the Football Offenses Act 1991, any fan can be punished with a fine of up to 1,000 pounds and or be banned if they are caught yelling anything indecent or racist at a football match.

Judging from my many sporting event experiences, I don’t think the US has any such laws!

Watch out foul mouthed loses, because the popo are on your tail!
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Laptops can be just as bad as Facebook

Former NHLer Jere Karalahti was found guilty in a Finnish court and fined $1,900 for drug use in 2007. Karalahti was caught when a photo on a friend’s laptop revealed a white powdery substance in his nose. He must have had a terrible lawyer, if he was getting pinned off of a photo. It could have been any number of things, a smashed up Tylenol, powdered sugar, cocaine. But unfortunately Jere was just too darn drunk to remember the night, or so his statement said and therefore was unable to properly defend himself.

But alas, this is just a small blip on his criminal filled radar screen, which includes a drug trafficking charge (which he’s awaiting an appeal on his sentencing).

However, you may remember Jere from his stint in the NHL, which came to a close in 2002 after his third violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. Gee, never would have guessed a guy that got caught so often in the NHL would ever get arrested and thrown in jail on drug charges. Oh, wait, I totally saw that one coming.

Watch out Jere, because the popo are on your tail!
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A Reminder to Plaxico Burress

You know the great thing about football contracts, Plax, they’re not guaranteed. So if you’re dumb enough to carry an unlicensed concealed weapon and then shoot yourself with it, your team, say the New York Giants, can cut your ass and never have to pay you a cent. Especially since they continue to win without you on the field.

But for whatever reason, they’ll continue to pay you for the remainder of the season, even though you’ll be physically unable to play for a bit, but come February, after the Super Bowl has been played, don’t be surprised if the team decides to ship you out like they did with Jeremy Shockey, who only complained about his time with the Giants, he never allegedly did something illegal. Or maybe they’ll just cut you outright, if you’re odd behavior continues, because frankly if the Giants continue to roll past their opponents like they have these past 11 out of 12 weeks, I don’t see a reason for them to keep you around.

So the next time you feel the need to pack heat because the amount of bling you’re wearing seems like an open target to the patrons at the Latin Quarter, step back from the situation and think to yourself, is it worth it? Because I’m sure Michael Vick will tell you, nothing this petty is worth losing your football career and your freedom.

Watch out Plaxico, because the popo are on your tail!

(Photo: Jeff Zelevanksy/Getty Images)

Aussie Swimmer may want to think about taking up Boxing for 2012

Australian swimmer Nick D’Arcy pleaded guilty to charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm in connection with his assault on fellow swimmer Simon Cowley in a bar on March 30th. The incident cost D’Arcy a spot in the Beijing Olympics and maybe some of his free time depending on his sentencing.

According to D’Arcy’s lawyer the story went a little something like this:

"It is true that there was a physical altercation between Simon Cowley and my client whereupon, without any warning, Simon Cowley slapped my client to the face. Cowley then, intending to introduce himself, approached my client, shortly thereafter, and my client, fearing another strike, responded by punching Cowley to the face."

What a horrible way to introduce yourself. "Slap you're it. By the way, I'm Simon." The only way that works on TV is if you’re Linda Evans on Dynasty.

Cowley received five titanium plates fitted for facial fractures to his jaw, eye socket, hard palate, cheek bone and nose as a result of D’Arcy’s handy work. Honey, I think you’re in the wrong sport. If your hands are basically lethal weapons, you may want to give boxing a try for the London games in 2012. Maybe you’ll have better luck making the team. Call it practice or something.

D’Arcy has maintained his innocence, claiming self-defense, all-be-it using excessive force, but honestly he didn’t mean to kick this kid’s ass. He is currently awaiting his sentencing trial in February and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Watch out Nicky, because the popo are on your tail!

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Christian Schools are dangerous

Just ask Michael Buster. Mikey was visiting Charleston Southern University earlier in the month when he was robbed at gun point TWICE in three days. The second incident involved four CSU football players who have since been charged in connection with the armed robbery.

Buster was seated in the car with Riana Bishop, waiting for Andrew Hall, the owner of the car, to finish class. All of sudden, two men got into the back seat of the car. One of them, Ronald Blander, who was wearing a ski mask, allegedly demanded cash, while the other Samuel Baptiste held a gun to Buster’s head. The pair then forced Buster to drive to the nearby Atlantic Palms apartments where they made off with about $30. Seriously, you’re going to get your ass thrown in prison for 10-15 over $30 in cash. Dude, you could have robbed some kid at the ATM with a Butterfinger and gotten more than $30!

Oh wait, maybe you already robbed some kids at the ATM two days before. You see the first incident for Buster happened when he was sitting in the exact same car with Andrew Hall. (You know the guy he was waiting for during the second attack.) Seems two men knocked on their window and demanded the pair drive them to an ATM. When they got there, the two soon to be convicts robbed Buster and Hall and took off.

Students at the Christian school aren’t particularly shocked by the news, especially since this isn’t the first armed robbery on campus this semester.

"It's not really surprising, a lot of people might think it's surprising because it's a Christian school, oh, they're protected from all that stuff, but I mean, we're still in the world like everybody else," Bentley Christmas, a CSU student athlete said.

Earlier in the year, a student was robbed at gunpoint in his Russell Mills dormitory. The alleged perpetrator was a former student.

CSU’s football coach Jay Mills said he was very disappointed in his players, who have since been suspended by the school.

Two other football players, Zachery Hillery and Tyrone Lattimore are said to have been involved with the on campus robbery.

Remind me to avoid North Charleston.

Watch out Sammy, Ronnie, Zach and Ty, because the popo are on your tail!
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Well this will put a damper on buying the Cubs

If his loud mouth dancing queen persona wasn’t enough, this whole insider trading thing will probably prevent Mark Cuban from buying the Chicago Cubs. Although when you’re dealing with the SEC, I doubt the Cubs are prominently placed on your mind.

According to the civil lawsuit filed on Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cuban allegedly used insider information to avoid a loss of more than $750,000 by selling his stake in Mamma.com Inc.

If Martha Stewart can be a lesson to anyone, it’s that a $750,000 loss is better than six months lost at Camp Cupcake when you’re worth double the GDP of Belize.

Watch out Mark, because the popo are on your tail!
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John Daly adds to his legend

I’m sorry, but Tiger Woods kind of bores me. And do you know why? Because he doesn’t smoke on the course. Because he's more likely to end up Oprah than on say Country Fried Home Videos. Because he's probably hanging out with Justin Timberlake right now and not Kid Rock. And he damn sure will probably not get thrown in the drunk tank after having too much fun at Hooters. No Tiger Woods is too busy going to corporate affairs, baseball games and charity events to go down to the local Hooters and enjoy the hot wings or whatever.

Oh, but not John Daly. He apparently had all the time in the world to go over Winston-Salem’s finest eatery, get so drunk that he passed out, scaring the scantily clad help who called for medical help, which he refused before being taken to the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center for a 24 hour stay to sober up. And that my friends is why I love John Daly!

Oh but John, Watch out, because the popo are on your tail!
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