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Cocaine blues

Jags great Jimmy Smith done in by illegal tint and an imaginary friend. Plus, the Nevada Wolf Pack goes down shooting.
Wow. That's all I can say after seeing the mug shot of former Jacksonville Jaguars star wide receiver Jimmy Smith, busted last week on pot and crack charges.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  April 29, 2009
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Strange tales

Deportation and baby-napping collide in Florida. Plus, a badger double DUI shakes up the Justin Miller Award standings.
Freaky. That's really the only word to describe the story of Amalia Tabata Pereira — the wife of top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect (and former Yankee farmhand) Jose Tabata.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  April 01, 2009
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Looking for Mr. Dunbar

The Justin Miller award race heats up. Plus, tough times in Fayetteville.
Will Dunbar split town without saying goodbye, and now he's facing a pair of felonies.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  March 18, 2009
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Return of the big fatty

The sumos get stoned . . . again. Plus, an early leader in the 2009 Justin Miller-Award race.
It's nice to know that Michael Phelps isn't the only prominent athlete getting the shaft lately for sparking up.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  February 11, 2009
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Return of the U

Sports blotter: "Plant City, indeed" edition
Remember the days when the University of Miami dominated college football?
By MATT TAIBBI  |  July 30, 2008
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A different sort of horse

Sports blotter: "The opposite of 'Celtic Pride' " edition
Remember former Celtic Chris Herren?
By MATT TAIBBI  |  June 11, 2008

Highway to hell

Sports blotter: "Not-so-free agents" edition
The former SEC linebacking great should be available, after being Tasered on March 28, following a bizarre loitering arrest in Prichard, Alabama.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  April 23, 2008
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Young people doing stupid things

Sports blotter: "Carrying a gun to a track meet" edition
“This isn’t fixin’ to stop me,” crowed a defiant Josh Jarboe.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  March 19, 2008
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Skell of the year

Sports crime: 2007 in review
Much less funny than usual, was 2007.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  December 18, 2007
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Can't drive 55

Sports blotter: "Sammy Hagar" edition
This past week, we snared an early candidate for the next Justin Miller Award, given to the athlete who most bollockses up his professional-draft status with an avoidable pre-draft arrest.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  December 12, 2007
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Do mess with Texas

Sports blotter: "Houston has a problem" edition
The Houston Texans are like the soy cheese of the sporting world.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  December 05, 2007
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Bonds away

Sports blotter: "Barry's indictment" edition
This Barry Bonds thing is going to be a big story, no doubt, but trust me: even bigger news is probably coming.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  November 19, 2007
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Tennessee two-step

Sports blotter: "All offensive linemen" edition
Tough week for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where two football players were busted within a span of three days.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  November 14, 2007
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Pure idiocy

Sports blotter: "Genius of the year" edition
We’ve had some real winners light up the crime blotter this year.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  November 07, 2007
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A leafy, green substance

Sports blotter: "Copious amounts of pot" edition
Just when you thought the “supernaturally large quantity of marijuana” sports bust was a thing of the past.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  October 31, 2007
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Off point

Sports blotter: "Celtics fans still hate this guy" edition
Lots of class being shown this year by New York–area point guards.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  October 24, 2007
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Surely you can't be serious

Sports blotter: "Don't call me Shirley!" edition
Early nomination for collegiate crime-dweeb of the year goes to Fresno State defensive lineman Jason Shirley.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  October 17, 2007
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Brown out

Sports blotter: "All people named 'Brown' " edition
A few years ago it would have seemed unlikely that former No. 1 overall pick Kwame Brown would leave any legacy at all, but that situation has clearly changed.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  October 10, 2007
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Willie returns

Sports blotter: "Never fade away" edition
Remember Willie Williams?
By MATT TAIBBI  |  October 03, 2007
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Free the Juice

Sports blotter: "Return of Orenthal James" edition
As you surely have heard by now, O.J. Simpson is up to his old tricks again.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  September 26, 2007
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Texas two-step

Sports blotter: "Horns hooked" edition
The Texas Longhorns have been a real gift to the sports-crime-reporting industry of late.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  September 19, 2007
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Rocket science

Sports blotter: "Houston hydroponics" edition
Tough, tough summer for the Houston Rockets, arrest-wise.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  September 14, 2007
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And one

Sports blotter: "NBA Street" edition
Let’s play a game — it’s called “Celebrity Take-the-Hint.”
By MATT TAIBBI  |  September 05, 2007
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Zzzzzzz . . .

Sports blotter: "Sawing wood" edition
We get one of these about once a year, the jock-asleep-in-car-with-engine-running story.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  August 29, 2007
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Duck season

Sports blotter: "Somewhere, Izzy Alcantara smiled" edition
No one knows what got into Offerman — he’d never been arrested before.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  August 22, 2007
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True Wizardry

Sports blotter: "Puts up a brick!" edition
Question: what do you do when your team decides to offer you, a mere 20 year old, $12.5 million over five years?
By MATT TAIBBI  |  August 08, 2007

Fish fry

Sports blotter: "More tasing" edition
Add another one to the list.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  August 01, 2007
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Too high

Sports blotter: "T-High" edition
One wonders, at times, if there is some kind of Norse God of sports crime.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  July 25, 2007
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Squish the fish

Sports blotter: "Dolphin crime" edition
Hey New England, can I get a “Sucks to be you, you got a DWI, you LOSER!”
By MATT TAIBBI  |  July 18, 2007
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Tiger traps

Sports blotter: "What are they teaching at Clemson?" edition
Baseball players steal bases, basketball players steal basketballs, and that’s all acceptable behavior within the confines of the game.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  July 11, 2007

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