O.J. Simpson, who may spend the rest of his life in jail for kidnapping, armed robbery, and kinda murder, had planned an acquittal party, according to a confidant.

Simpson associate Thomas Riccio, after an in-studio interview Friday with radio talk-show host Anthony Crivello and retired Las Vegas police detective Phil Ramos, invited them to join O.J.’s entourage at an undisclosed location.

“That’s how certain he was,” Crivello said during an interview on Saturday, a day after Simpson [was] found guilty on all counts… “He’s been predicting a hung jury,” said Ramos, who attended the trial and provided expert commentary on Crivello’s show, “The Sicilians” on Fox Sports Radio.

Luckily, there’s still time to change the eVite.  Is “pity party” an option?  **Wah-wah-wah-wahhhhhh**

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This is one of the cells at the swank Clark County Detention Center, where Orenthal J. Simpson will be staying until he receives sentencing for the 12 robbery and kidnapping charges he was found guilty of earlier this week. Yes, but how is the room service, Lester Munson?

I once interviewed David Casper, a son of legendary golfer Billy Casper, in the Clark County facility. He was confined there after a drug-fueled crime spree which ended in Las Vegas. This jail is nasty and scary. There is no celebrity row in this jail, and there are none of the special privileges Simpson, now 61 years old, enjoyed in the Los Angeles County Jail before and during his murder trial. It’s the kind of place that becomes oppressive after a few days, and Simpson will be there for nine weeks.

Simpson is looking at 10 to 15 years in prison, though there is an outside chance that the kidnapping charge will net him a life sentence. Which is a long time to go without banging white women. Or stabbing them, really.

[ESPN, via GameOn]

Catching up with the weekend’s news: thirteen years to the day after he was acquitted of murder charges, NFL Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and 11 other criminal charges.  Simpson, 61, faces five years to life in prison.

For me, the most striking thing is that he’s 61 and going to jail.  I mean, I can see killing people in your late 40s.  But armed robbery at 60?  Typical of a pro athlete: he didn’t know when to call it quits.

Not to be outdone, Lawrence Phillips, the troubled Nebraska standout who bounced around the NFL and CFL before hitting rock bottom, was sentenced to ten years in jail.  In 2006, Phillips lost a pickup football game to a group of teenagers, prompting him to drive his car onto the field, where he struck three boys, aged 14, 15, and 19.

In court, Phillips tearfully apologized to one of the victims… “I’m sorry you have to come in here like this,” Phillips said, adding that he “wanted the chance to say I didn’t mean to hurt people.”

I don’t know if I’m feeling particularly human today or what, but these stories are kinda bringing me down.  I’ve never been, but I hear prison sucks.  I can only hope that these two stories convince future running backs that maybe you can get away with murder sometimes, but armed robbery and vehicular assault will catch up with you.

Before heading to Leavenworth, Michael Vick left several personal items in a storage locker that he didn’t keep up with the payments.  And so the contents of the locker went up for auction.  Ooh!  Is there a bong in there?

Since only five people showed up to the sale, a dude named Edward Howard says he was able to obtain the treasure trove of obscurities for a whopping ten bucks.

Now, Howard says he’s already made a few hundred bucks selling off some of Vick’s bedroom furniture and clothes on a street corner just a few days ago.

What Howard won’t sell are pictures of Vick with his first-born son Mitez, a signed football Mike gave the kid, and other baby memorabilia. [That's the most valuable stuff! -Ed.] Howard says he’d like to meet Vick some day to hand over the stuff personally.

This Howard guy DOES realize Vick’s in prison, yes?  He’s all, “Yeah, it would be cool if Michael Vick could drop by to get his stuff.”  And Michael Vick is like, “Yeah man, that would be cool.  Dick.”