Philly Sports Jabronis

Since launching his own record label – Jaccpot Records – last year, a lot has been written and debated vis-à-vis DeSean Jackson’s foray into rap. While many have slammed the pursuit as a distraction, some like PhillyMag’s Tim McManus have ...

Those Philly fans who are seasoned enough to recollect the “playing days” of former MLB outfielder Danny Tartabull in Philadelphia probably wish he would have never been spoken of again in this town (or anywhere else baseball is played). The ...

DeSean Jackson went back in the studio with his uncle Snoop Dogg Lion — hey, Jackson told me years ago that Snoop calls him “Little Nephew” — to record a new hip hop track. The song is entitled “Diamonds On ...

Ever since rapper French Montana asked, “What you twerkin’ with?,” a viral phenomenon took over women’s backsides from the Main Line to Morocco. A quick Wikipedia search reveals that “twerking” has actually been around since 1993. By definition, it means ...

Back at the height of his glory, Mike Vick was the only NFL player to have his own signature shoe — designed and fully endorsed by Nike, too. Well, times changed real fast for Vick. Let’s not rehash all that. ...

Sometimes we’re going to have exclusives here. Other times, we’ll stick to commenting on the absurd. On Wednesday, news broke that Nnamdi Asomugha and Kerry Washington got hitched. Normally, weddings fly under my radar — unless I’m invited, of course. ...

We will use this space to examine off-the-field incidents and interesting anecdotes involving the Philadelphia athletes we admire, like, dislike, etc. From the police blotter to charity events to romantic relationships, this is our attempt to humanize the athletes we ...