I thought Mel Gibson’s tactics on promoting his devotion to the Roman Catholic church was done a little more tastefully – albeit a little too graphic – when he produced Passion of the Christ. But his recent drunken anti-semetic tirade and DUI can’t be scoring him too many points with the Man upstairs, or the significantly large Jewish population in Hollywood. Reports say he told deputies “Jews are responsible for all the world’s wars” among other idiotic, anti-semitic statements. In lieu of Mel’s drunken hate speech, let’s pay homage to some other less-than-civilized quotes in the golf and sports ...

Detroit Pistons’ All-star point guard Chauncey Billups isn’t traveling with the Team USA basketball team to the World Championships in Japan. Instead he plans on being with his wife in Denver where they’ll care for their newborn daughter. However Billups will be given a quick mulligan by the misses to go to Detroit for his Charity Celebrity Golf Classic. Next week, Billups will host the Children’s Center Celebrity Golf Classic at Birmingham Country Club. The 22nd annual classic will be hosted by Mr. Big Shot, and also scheduled to attend are Pistons coach Flip Saunders, former Pistons Vinnie Johnson ...

A trip last week opened my eyes to how bad US air travel can be. As numerous US airlines cite financial woes, bankruptcy etc, I can’t help but think it’s their fault. Believe it or not, airlines in other parts of the world don’t make you put up with the kind of junk we put up with in the states. Exhibit A: I flew Delta last year from Florida to Spain, which was nothing short of a nightmare. I was kicked off a flight I was already seated on, because my seat happened to be double assigned to a mother ...

I just can’t stop comparing women’s golf to women’s tennis. And why not? They’re both pretty awesome right now and both more appealing than the men’s tours. But cutie pie/golf star Natalie Gulbis remains winless on the LPGA after losing in this weekend’s playoff at the Jamie Farr – despite her reality TV show, calendar and magazine spreads. Indy Car phenom Danica Patrick is also doing provocative shoots before her first checkered flag. Anna Kournikova teased us with her semifinal appearance at Wimbledon when she was 16. That was as close as she got to anything and can now be ...

All the cat fights that have taken place on our little blog boards make me wonder: When is the LPGA going to cash in on the high drama they currently possess? Last time i checked, no blog that ripped any pro male golfer had 35 comments. Frankly, no one cares about a Woods/Immelman duel like they do a Wie/Anything one. Look at Professional tennis: Right now the only major that doesn’t pay EQUAL is Wimbledon, and that will soon change in the next couple years. What’s the difference between tennis and golf? Not much. They’re both sissy country club sports ...

We’ve now seen twice in the past few weeks, that being the best in the world doesn’t exempt you from being a bonehead – literally. That’s exactly what French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane did last night in the World Cup Finals – inexplicably head-butting an unsuspecting Italian in the open field. “Imbecile!” Zidane was ejected, the game went to penalty kicks - his specialty - and the French were losers in the battle of the European romance countries. Thankfully it was a head-butt, not a “Frenchie". Zidane and Mickelson have showed how difficult emotion and ego can be to control in ...

Super-genius Stephen Hawking has chimed in on none other than Michelle Wie lately. “In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years, especially with all the fuss over Michelle Wie? I’m not all that great of a golfer, of course, but shouldn’t you win your high school state championship before taking on pros?” All it takes is the smartest man in the universe and libel to determine Michelle Wie is going about her career all wrong. It’s also amazing to think she transcends not only sports, but her existence ...

All hell in Michigan has officially broken loose. The Tigers are on top of the MLB. Ben Wallace is no longer a Piston. #19, The Captain will no longer lace up the skates. Phil Mickelson decides that a week with his swing coach, Rick Smith at the Par-3 Treetops Shootout in Gaylord isn’t what he needs now? Man, I leave Michigan and in ONE week this happens. The Buick Open, the PGA’s lone stop in the Glove State is coming up at the end of the month. At the rate things are going. . .I’m picking Michelle Wie. Detroit Sports ...

Gaylord, Michigan is filled with resort-style golf: elevated tees, bowled fairways, driver on every hole, big landing zones, etc. Unlike your muni or CC back home, the biggest trait of “resort golf” is 18 holes that don’t have any tricks. What you see is what you get, and you won’t waste shots because you didn’t know distances to the hazard or the dogleg. These courses exist of course, because they do well. Most golfers suck, and when they pay big money for their big summer golf trip, they want to come home with at least a handful of shots they ...

Pardon me for quipping about this two days after it happened, I’ve been getting settled in Europe (small dogs, smaller cars) and learning my way around TravelGolf.com’s massive Castle Office. Suspending the U.S. Open an entire day for fog is ridiculous. I thought the U.S. Open was supposed to be golf’s most difficult test. So shouldn’t fog be exactly what they’re looking for? Who says difficult conditions can be regulated ONLY by the tournament committee? Man, the LPGA is so hot right now even Mother Nature decided that she wanted to participate in making the U.S. Open golf’s ultimate ...