Ray Lewis set to retire at the end of the season. (VIDEO)

According to numerous sources Ray Lewis is set to retire at the end of the season. Lewis is regarded by many as the greatest middle line backer of all time. Not by me Ray Lewis hasn't been Ray Lewis in years and though it's sad to see an all time great go but it's the nature of the beast.

 Lewis probably won't be straying far from the public eye though. If ESPN doesn't snatch him up, another network will. Lewis is a perfect fit for the pregame studio show format. Lewis probably won't turn down any motivational speaking engagements either. Regardless of how you feel about Ray Ray, the man was a beast and a microcosm of everything a football player should be.

God is calling,'' the 37-year-old Lewis said. ''My children have made the ultimate sacrifice for their father for 17 years. I don't want to see them do that no more. I've done what I wanted to do in this business, and now it's my turn to give them something back.''

The dreaded, I'm going to spend more time with my family excuse. I don't doubt Lewis' love for his family but I doubt he'd be retiring if he was able to still dominated on the field. 

''It's either hold onto the game and keep playing and let my kids miss out on times we can be spending together,'' Lewis said. ''Because I always promised my son if he got a full ride on scholarship Daddy is going to be there. I can't miss that.''

Ray's Madden intro speech seems almost prophetic now.

Orange Bowl Rep tells NIU that they never wanted them there in the first place.

 What the hell is wrong with the people associated with the Orange bowl? First whoever is running their Twitter account gets into a Twitter scuffle and later poked fun at West Virgina's bowl misfortunes. 

Now this via:CBS Sports:

You guys [NIU] don't even deserve to be here,” the Orange Bowl rep said to the NIU staffer. “We didn't even want you here.”

According to a source, the exchange took place the other night in a hospitality suite. The Orange Bowl rep had compared NIU to Duke, the source said, and the NIU rep responded by pointing out that the Huskies, who are riding a 12-game winning streak, have been to bowl games in five consecutive seasons. The conversation escalated from there, the source said.

Kickoff is 8:30 tonight on ESPN, should be fun. 

Reid, Cards Close to a Deal

 Adam Schefter does what Adam Schefter does. I actually prefer him to Mort and Glazer, though they are all good reporters.Reid seems like a perfect fit for the Cards, who began the season 0-4 only to finish 5-11. If anyone can get something out of those QBs down there it's Reid, who would be reunited with former Eagles backup Kevin Kolb.

Andy Reid has emerged as the leading candidate to become Arizona's next HC and could be named to job by end of the week, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2013

One league source said he was "95 percent" certain former Eagles HC Andy Reid will wind up coaching the Cardinals.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2013

Blake Griffin Throws Down a Between the Legs Dunk With Ease During Warmups(VIDEO)

Every time I see Griffin do something amazing I always think to myself enjoy it while you can. One day father time will catch up with him. Until then enjoy the most freakish athlete of our generation.

Kathy Griffin Sexually Harasses Anderson Cooper... Again(VIDEO)

This ain't your daddy's New Year's eve show. Kathy Griffin is known for her raucous antics, but she topped herself last night.

Here's a taste of the dialogue:

An obviously nervous Cooper responded, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have no sack of gifts here.”

Griffin then suggested the camera pan lower so the audience can see her “naughty gestures.”

When Cooper continued to try and clean it up by referring to a sack of Christmas presents, Griffin asked, “You’re calling your privates your Christmas presents?”

When Cooper said, “No,” Griffin said, “That’s typical hot guy. ‘Let’s open up the Christmas presents.’”

But that wasn’t the end of the bizarre antics. A more intense and inappropriate discussion proceeded after midnight, when Griffin kissed Cooper’s crotch area.

“Did you drop something?,” Cooper asked.

“No, I was kissing your sardine,” she replied.

“Thank you. I got it,” Cooper responded.

I full expect Kathy to "attempt" to give Anderson a BJ next year. Though I've heard that's not exactly Anderson's cup of tea. Not that there's anything wrong with that.


(H/t:Mediaite)

Saudis ring in the New Year by driving to Bahrain for booze.

Prohibition never works. Saudi Arabia's a dry country. So whenever it's citizens want to have some fun they head over to their less restrictive neighboring country Bahrain.

From the AP

More than 80,000 cars crossed a causeway over the Gulf to Bahrain Monday night to celebrate New Year's Eve, the Saudi newspaper Al-Youm reported on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia adheres to a strict interpretation of Islam and bans alcohol as well as celebrations of Christmas and New Year's Eve. It also prohibits unrelated men and women from mingling.
Saudis and foreign residents of the oil-rich kingdom frequently take the half-hour drive across the causeway to Bahrain on weekends, filling bars, movie theaters and hotels in the capital Manama. Some conservative Bahraini lawmakers, however, want the government to ban alcohol and close nightclubs.
Al-Youm said a few hours before midnight, the line of cars waiting to cross King Fahd bridge stretched for a half-mile with traffic police, security and passport officers out in force to keep the revelers flowing.

Greg Jennings Sister Blasts Aaron Rodgers via Twitter

Story via Kevin Burke project

At this point athletes should just get there families off of Twitter. Greg Jennings is the latest athlete to have one of his family members go on a Twitter rant. His sister(who has since deleted the Tweets) ranted and raved about her brother(Jennings) not getting the ball enough. Also, she doesn't like Aaron Rodgers very much.

"Aaron Rodgers come on u had GJ for the TD twice. Get him the🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈geez!!!!!"

"Why was that ball under thrown like that, he was wide open make the throw for the receiver!!! Geeez!!"

"My God Aaron Rodgers holds the ball forever! GJ was wide open 5x for that touchdown! Goodness he acts like he doesn't want to throw to him😡"

"GJ is the only receiver that has to jump in the air with both hands up to get the 🏈!!! It's ridiculous I pray he departs GB ASAP!"

"Aaron Rodgers smh! Had him in the slot wide open no one even covered him! Where is Peyton Manning when u need him! This is utterly pathetic"

A wise man once said we can't chose our family. He was a very wise man. 


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