Courtside Post

Three days after Tiger Woods’ November 27th car accident, he met with Florida Highway Patrol and according to a report filed by the officers, Tiger had a “fat lip.”

by Eric Goodman

While American professional sports has, for years, featured arenas being shared by teams from different leagues, the typical combination has always been NBA and NHL teams playing in the same venue or NFL and MLB clubs calling the same stadium home.

by Karl Kaufman

It’s an acrimonious acronym that inspires nearly as much contempt among New York football fans as the IRS does for anyone who’s ever received a paycheck. Yes, the dreaded PSL (short for Personal Seat License) is on many season ticket holder’s minds as the Jets and Giants wind down their final games at Giants Stadium and prepare to move to the New Meadowlands Stadium situated across the street.

by Eric Goodman

When the reported $240+ million 3-D animated action epic film Avatar opened in theaters last week it exposed the world to a totally innovative technique in how three-dimensional images were captured and presented for the movie screen.

by Courtside Post Staff Writer

Charles Barkley is always brutally honest when analyzing the 7 seconds or less style that the Phoenix Suns play. He believes that their lackadaisical defensive style gives them no chance when going up against the Lakers and the Spurs come playoff time. Almost always, he is right about the Suns. But does Barkley, a Scottsdale resident, have a curse over Phoenix when they play on TNT?

It appears that the New Jersey Nets are well on their way to moving to Brooklyn. The biggest hurdle in Team Owner Bruce Ratner’s way, was being approved for the $511 million in public financing in the form of government bonds to build their new arena. According to Ratner, “Today’s closing represents a vital step forward for New York City, one that is all the more important because of the economic challenges our city faces,” Mr. Ratner said in a statement.

by Courtside Post Writer
Paul Evanson, chairman, president and chief executive of Allegheny Energy, will be named as a new investor in the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources say.
Without naming its sources, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that Evanson, formerly president of Florida Power & Light Co., part of one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the [...]

RadarOnline.com reports that three family members of alleged Tiger Woods mistress Jamie Jungers have confirmed that the former model (and possible ex-stripper) told them she took naked pictures of the golfer.

Bringing a tough offense to protect his brand, Michael Jordan is suing Chicago’s two big grocery chains — Jewel and Dominick’s — for allegedly using his name and his number 23 to sell steaks and other goods without his permission.

Featured Columnist Eric Goodman takes a look back at the last decade and examines the economic impact of individual athlete “off the field” blow-ups.