Last summer, as the majority of NFL players were worried about whether or not they’d be able to pay for their Internet bills, Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy took a shot at New York Giants DE Osi Umenyiora on Twitter, calling him soft and overrated. Umenyiora then called McCoy a “Twitter gangster” and referred to him as “she” in all interviews because only girls start feuds with each other on Twitter. Fair enough.

So, um, how was your weekend, Mrs. Umenyiora?

Umenyiora has been the subject of various trade rumors this offseason, and he openly declared his discontent with the organization for only offering him an extension worth half as much as what they gave Mathias Kiwanuka. Whether or not that will be rectified has yet to be seen, so I suppose boredom is the reason that Umenyiora is poking the ringless McCoy with his Lombardi stick.

At least McCoy seems to have a sense of humor about it…

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New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow hadn’t been in the news for three whole days, so he decided to announce that he was changing his dog’s name, as that is apparently something that people do. Because he planned to play in Denver for the next 10-15 years of his career, Tebow originally named his dog Bronco, but since he was traded to the New York Jets, he wanted to honor the city that he doesn’t live or play in by re-naming his dog Bronx.

And while we could argue the rights or wrongs of changing a dog’s name – it’s wrong, by the way – all day, maybe we should just wait and see if Tebow explains this decision and many others in his very own upcoming E! 30-minute special.

“Tebow is a pop culture phenomenon and the interest in his life expands beyond the world of sports. He’s a compelling personality and has a fascinating story,” a network spokesperson said. (Via NFL.com)

The E! Network, which has also aired specials on Casey Anthony, Lorena Bobbit and Tonya Harding, is no stranger to sports. The network has previously aired specials including, “Which Athlete Should Kim Nail This Week?”, “Mark Sanchez: Teenagers Are The New Lombardi Trophy” and “The 50 Greatest Moments In Locker Room Dick Shots History”.

Tebow also gave the world a glimpse of what his special will really be about – faith, family and hopefully frittatas – when he appeared on Good Morning America yesterday to tell the world how much he loves his mom. Then he changed her name.

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The Chicago White Sox received some extra power today against the Kansas City Royals.  Their potent offense found some extra hits in the special pink Mother's Day bats.  Three extra hits to be exact which gave them, let's see . . . three hits total for the game (please bear with any technical difficulties for the rest of this post because I just threw the laptop against the wall).  Wow, they should use those pink bats all the time.  That, or table legs.  Unfortunately, the bats are probably blameless as the Pale Hose still have the lowest batting average in both leagues.  Did I mention they were playing the Royals?  A team that allowed 17 runs and 13 runs in games just this week.  Oh well, Mr. Jameson and his sons makes an anodyne for this distress.

In other pink bat action:

The Red Sox score 6 in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Orioles 6-5.  Baltimore closer Chris Ray was credited with both a blown save and loss, and probably received some gentle words of encouragement from starter Jeremy Guthrie.

Washington completes their sweep of the Marlins with a 6-4 victory.  The Nats have a 3 game winning streak?  A quick calculation reveals they'll finish with 52-53 wins, at least twelve more than predicted.  Way to go fellas.

Giants center fielder Fred Lewis hits for the cycle as San Francisco pummels the Rockies 15-2.  Barry Bonds did not play today.  (I felt obligated to state that because when I talked to my mom today she asked, "How's the bonds business going?"  She incorrectly assumed I was a bond trader when I told her I did a post on Bonds once.  I could let her know what I really do, but she's happier this way.)

Shawn Marcum had a no-hitter through six, but the Blue Jays bullpen couldn't hold as Toronto fell to the Devil Rays 2-1.  Vernon Wells signed a ball for Jays reliever Brian Tallet after the game that read: "COVER FIRST, ASSHOLE."

Enjoy the Tigers vs. Twins on Sunday Night Baseball.  I'm going to relieve some stress by giving my pink bat a few swings in the old batting cage.  (See, my mom doesn't want to read that.) -KD