ORLANO, FL. – Shaquille O’Neal’s latest hobby is Twitter.

Big Daddy was having a ball with it recently when he sent a message to his 165,000 ‘followers’ on the site.

The message read, “I’m at the fashion sq mall, any1 touches me gets 2 tickets, tag me and say yur twit u hv 20 min.”

Can you imagine the economic impact that message had on that shopping mall? Minutes after the Tweet, several fans stormed to the mall trying to get a peek at the NBA star. Now there’s a quick fix to the economy. Obama can send Shaq around to whatever restaurants and stores in dire need of pumping up their revenue.

Since there are impersonators on the site, if you want to hook up with the Phoenix Suns’ center on Twitter, know that the real Big Daddy refers to himself as ‘The real Shaq’, not to be mistaken for the imposters who call themselves ‘THE_GAY_SHAQ’, or ‘THE_REAL_SHAQ1′.

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It took several days but Michael Phelps the ‘Baltimore Bullet’ fell victim to a British tabloid and is beginning to feel the repercussions of hitting a bong in public when you are a public figure and role model representing huge corporations.Phelps earns our Slap-of-the-Week after he was dropped by one of his main sponsors, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes then later the same day USA Swimming jumped onto the dog pile, bitch-slapping the youngster with a three month suspension.

Most close to Phelps are supporting him and do not expect the incident to affect his swimming career long-term but hopefully for Phelps, Kellogg’s response to the incident is not the beginning of a major snowball effect and the dog pile doesn’t get big enough to crush his pocketbook.

Phelps’ bong-hit seen around the world may end up being the most expensive toke ever taken and after the 23-year-old star takes out the calculator and does the math, he may want to consider trading in the bong for a hookah.

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DALLAS – When the Dallas Cowboys first cut their troubled defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones yesterday, many people assumed it was a response to his poor season. Upon further review it appears there is much more to this transaction.ESPN is set to air a show on “Inside the Lines” on Sunday that may create more woes for Pacman.

According to ESPN, “three Atlanta men allege that Pacman arranged for someone to shoot at them after an altercation in an Atlanta strip club two months after the player was suspended in 2007” and a “hail of bullets struck their car” shortly after they left that club.

ESPN’s Ed Werder who covers the Cowboy’s camp throughout the season was told by a team source that Pacman was indeed cut due to the investigation regarding that shooting.

Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones appears to be done stepping up to the plate for Pacman so he cut the troubled player.

Back in November, Jones went as far as taking partial blame for the suspension laid on Pacman when the DB got into a fight with a team-appointed security guards inside a hotel bathroom.

Once touted as one of the most talented backs to come into the NFL, Jones has spent years collecting mugshots and a number of suspensions imposed by the league.

If this story holds true, we may have seen the last of Pacman.

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Back in July with the Falcons immediate future looking bleak, WR Joe Horn got impatient and created an opportunity get out of dodge.

With Michael Vick in prison garb, high-profile players like Alge Crumpler, Warrick Dunn and DeAngelo Hall (another Bitch-Slap recepient) off the roster and rookie quarterback Matt Ryan scheduled to take the snaps, Horn kick-started his agenda and started trash-talking the Falcons rebuilding process through the media.

Horn accused the Falcons and rookie head coach Mike Smith of not including him in his game plan and thinking teams would offer him a lucrative enough deal even at age 36, he went back to the media demanding to be traded.

Mike Smith was interviewed on an Atlanta radio show that same day and was shocked and said he knew nothing about Horn’s request. That’s because rather than sit down and communicate his concerns with the coach, Horn used the media as his messenger.

Finding no takers the Falcons cut the aging receiver and you know the rest of the story. Horn walked away with his guaranteed $2.5 million salary for 2008 then went on a job search.

Rumors were flying about Horn landing in Dallas or Cleveland and he finally did get a one-day tryout with the N.Y. Giants late in the season but the Giants sent him packing, saying the old wideout just couldn’t run like he used to.

Like an undrafted college wannabe, Horn spent most of the season waiting for the call from his agent which did not come. In the meantime, the Falcons went on an incredible turnaround run from the 4-12 team Horn contributed to, to an 11-5 playoff team.

Falcon WR Roddy White more than filled the gap left by Horn. White set a franchise record with 1,382 receiving yards, earning a trip to this year’s Pro Bowl.

And by the way, that rookie quarterback Horn didn’t want to be teamed up with won the AP Rookie-of-the-Year and the rookie head coach he was trash-talking took home the AP Coach-of-the-Year honors.

Joe Horn, we hope you enjoyed eating popcorn in front of your TV set watching the Falcons’ record-setting turnaround season and don’t forget to put a little ice on that cheek of yours. A Bitch-Slap like this tends to leave a little mark sometimes.

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This week’s bitch slap goes to Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator Joe Barry and it comes from every NFL offense he has faced this season with an additional few backhands coming from a handful of columnists who have had enough with him holding on to a job he clearly is not qualified for.

After last week’s shellacking and shredding of Barry’s defense in a 42-7 loss to the Saints, Detroit News columnist Rob Parker asked Rod Marinelli if he wishes his daughter had married a better defensive coordinator. Barry is married to Marinelli’s daughter.

This question triggered a negative reaction by the national media toward Parker but what the underlying root of this whole scenario is, is the fact Barry has retained a job due to the Lions’ nepotism program and Parker was drawing attention to that.

National Examiner sports columnist Tom Ferda had more to say on this topic in his column this week, “Marinelli was comfortable giving offensive coordinator Mike Martz the ax before this season and handing his first defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson a pink slip after only one season due to ‘lack of performance’ so why not address Barry’s performance after last year’s disaster and during this year’s debacle”.

Barry’s toothless defense is dead last in the NFL giving up 486 points through 15 games while allowing a league-leading 400 yards per game. That’s one entire football field per quarter!

This is the second year Barry has accomplished creating one of the worst defenses in the league. Many believed he should have been long gone after last season.

Some blame the Bobby Layne Curse but the fact is, Joe Barry is one of the major contributors to this record-setting joke of a team. Without you on the sideline running a defense that put them out of most every game before the half, they may have tweaked out a few victories.

The recognition you are beginning to receive regarding your incompetence has justifiably earned you the Sports Climax Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week.

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NASHVILLE – Roger Clemen’s ex-lover country singer Mindy McCready is recovering in a hospital after she was admitted due to another suicide attempt. 

McCready, who recently admitted to having an affair with the Cy Young winning fast-baller attempted suicide on Wednesday night.

According to police reports released to the media, Timothy McCready, brother of the singer discovered his sister had sliced her wrists and taken several pills after a night of binging.

McCready is said to be in stable condition and her attorney Lee Ofman said he had no details on the situation.

Clemens is still being investigated for possible perjury for his testimony in front of Congress in the MLB steroid scandal.

Clemens also had denied having an affair with McCready but the country star confirmed that they had indeed done the deed on several occasions years after they met when she was 16-years-old.

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This week’s Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week goes to the Patrick Roy hockey family and it comes from Canadian prosecutors and QMJHL officials who are done taking a bunch of crap from these low-lifes.

This brings to mind a question, “What has three assholes and speaks French?”

The answer, ‘The Roy Family’.

This psycho Roy family is proof that being a complete asshole is hereditary.

Patrick Roy and his sons Jonathan and Frederick are in dire need of straightjackets, anger management and a shitload of Valium.

These idiots have gone on a rampage so severe they have led to not only lengthy suspensions, but criminal charges.

In one, Patrick, coach of the QMJHL Quebec Remparts can be seen on video, encouraging and coaxing his 19-year-old son Jonathan to break free from a referee and skate the length of the ice to assault and pummel an innocent goaltender who wanted absolutely nothing to do with the violence and was standing 100 feet away.

Patrick’s sleazy coax job led to a five game suspension for himself and a seven game suspension for his idiot son, who by the way can’t play goalie worth a shit. His record at the time of the brutal act was 3-10 and he had given up almost 4 goals a game (3.96).

In addition to the hockey suspension, official charges of assault were filed against Jonathan by Canadian prosecutors-make you proud Dad!

Jonathan pleaded not guilty. I don’t know how you can do that when there is a video all over YouTube that clearly defines the sickening, blatant attack.

The other son, Frederick must have felt left out so he decided to impress his dad with a similar act.

During a recent game, he snuck up on an opposing player and violently cross-checked him in the head and neck area, dropping him to the ice.

This was another blatant attack and assault, this time with a weapon called a hockey stick. This victim was standing around unaware when the cowardly attack occurred. Frederick received a 15 game suspension-make you proud, Dad!

These acts are clearly NOT an acceptable part of any kind of hockey, they belong in a cheesy movie like ‘Slapshot’.
Patrick is a dad who has set one of the worst examples a father could set for his sons. When he played for Colorado and Montreal in the NHL, he was known for his out of control temper and disregard for his fellow players.

Now this man is leading his sons down an awful path that is creating dreadful reputations for the youngsters. The path includes court appearances and criminal charges.

Roy family, if we honored an asshole-of-the-month or slimeball-son-of-a-bitch of the month, these guys would run away with those awards.

Since we do not, you will have to settle for the Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week. Share it between yourselves and do the world a favor . . . break a few hockey sticks over each other’s heads . . . whatever is loose up there might get knocked back into place.

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NFL back judge #59 Phil Luckett is the incompetent zebra who made an ass out of himself on national television during the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers Thanksgiving Day game in 1998.

Lined up for the overtime coin toss, Steelers captain and running back, Jerome Bettis was hooked up to an audio sound system and called “tails”.

Everybody at the stadium and at home heard Bettis’ call over the audio; everyone except for the dumb f**k who flipped the coin.

After Bettis called “tails”, the coin landed tails up, Luckett said, “Heads is the call; he said heads. It’s a tails.”

Bettis was shocked and yelled:

“I called tails!”

Luckett responded:

“No you didn’t”

Then the ref awarded the ball to the Lions.

The Steelers were up in arms, Luckett pushed them away and the rest is history. The Lions drove down the field on their first possession, Jason Hanson booted a 43 yard game-winner and Luckett would go on to add a laundry list of officiating blunders during his NFL career.

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The Notre Dame non-Fighting Irish and Michigan share the Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week honors after both confirmed they are bottom-of-the-barrel, lower than whale-shit football programs.

The non-Fighting Irish program is at an absolute low after allowing a (2-8) Syracuse team to embarrass them on their home field with a 24-23 win. The underdog Orange actually trailed 23-10 in the fourth quarter before rallying to score and eventually winning the game with an 11-yard pass with 42 seconds remaining.

For the Irish (6-5), losing to an underdog like Syracuse ranked among the worst losses in team history and left coach Charlie Weis with an inexcusable 28-20 record in four seasons.

The Michigan Wolverines and coach Rich Rodriguez rightfully share the honors this week after getting totally dominated, spanked, beat up and bitch-slapped by their rival Ohio State, 42-10 in the most lopsided score of this rivalry game since 1968 when OSU slammed U of M 50-14.

After that game OSU coach Woody Hayes was asked why he went for two with such a ridiculous lead late in the game. His response, “Because I couldn’t go for three.” Now that’s a rivalry!

Charlie Weis, who is also a member of our Fat Bastards Gallery, and Rich Rodriquez, you easily earned this week’s Sports Climax Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week.

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The more questions that are asked, the more info people offer, the deeper the hole gets for 7-time Cy Young winner, Roger Clemens to crawl out of, unless of course that hole gets so deep he ends up buried in it.

The hole started out small with accusations of steroid use coming from a few “I’ll-do-anything-for-a-buck” guys, Jose Canseco and injector-trainer Brian McNamee.

That hole increased in size when photos emerged placing Clemens at a Canseco party that Clemens, while under oath, outright denied being at.

In an interview with Mindy McCready, done by Inside Edition, that hole may end up deeper and bury Clemens who may have to find a better rebuttal than, “I know ex-president Bush and went hunting with him”.

The debate on whether Clemens lied under oath has grown very lopsided over the months since he lied, I mean, testified before Congress pertaining to that steroid Mitchell Report.

That latest chatter from ex-jailbird McCready, who Clemens denied having an affair with, will be more than just a headache for Roger.

According to CBS.com, McCready told Inside Edition she “met Clemens when she was 16, not 15,” as reported by the Daily News last April. She told the news magazine, they met in a karaoke bar, that her relationship with the pitcher didn’t turn sexual until several years later and the relationship lasted for a decade.

McCready went on to say, “We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We went to Las Vegas, New York City.”

McCready also was quoted by the Daily News: “He (Clemens) should have just told Debbie (his wife) and been honest with her. If he didn’t want to be with her and wanted to be with me, he should have told her.”

Expect that hole to be 6-feet deep when this fiasco is over.

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