San Francisco Giants pitcher and Alanis Morrisette lookalike Tim Lincecum was found in possession of marijuana after being pulled over in a routine traffic stop. Hey, there are a lot worse things than pot that you could put in your mouth. Dave Coulier, for instance.
Lincecum was pulled over for doing 74 in a 60-mph zone near the Washington-Oregon border and turned over 3.3 grams of the sticky when the cop on the scene detected the smell of it. But how did he know what pot smells like?
Lincecum, 25, entered a plea of not guilty through his attorney Monday, according to court records obtained by The Associated Press. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 22 and faces fines of $622 for the misdemeanor charges, police said.[..]
Giants spokesman Jim Moorehead said the team was “still gathering information and has no comment at this time.”
The San Jose Mercury News also points out that recreational drug use is not punishable under MLB’s current drug policy. I guess to be punished for that in baseball, his name has to be on some anonymous listed and then leaked to the New York Times in the dark corner of some parking garage. And yeah, I guess Lincecum doesn’t really look like Alanis.
Couple of interesting bits of sticky NFL news: Eagles defensive lineman Juqua Parker was picked up for possession after a car he was riding in was pulled over for a traffic violation. Police discovered “green/brown vegetable matter” after searching the car. Why were they searching the car? Because all cops are racist, see.
But the best bit came from this interview mashup from Tirico Suave; it’s Jemele Hill talking about the Mary Jane with Charles Rogers, who was instrumental in the failure of that Matt Millen Lions regime. But there’s something to be said for starting on a team that drafted nothing but wide receivers over the last three years. And as always, you can more pot poop here.
Shocking, shocking news coming out of the NBA this morning: LeBron James smoked pot in high school. I can’t believe someone aspiring to play basketball would partake in such business. The revelation was one of the more candid bits of info released to promote his new book, “Shooting Stars,” which is co-authored by a blogosphere’s favorite, one Harry Gerard “Buzz” Bissinger III.
In the book, scheduled for release in September, the NBA’s reigning MVP recounts the media circus that enveloped his final two years at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School following his SI cover appearance. James said he and close friends Dru Joyce, Sian Cotton, Romeo Travis and Willie McGee—nicknamed the Fab Five—became “rock stars” and took advantage of their celebrity.
“I was arrogant, dubbing myself “The Chosen One,” James said. “In hindsight, I should have kept quiet, but I also was what I was, a teenager where every reporter in the world seemed to be rushing toward me at once.”
James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.
The book deals almost exclusively with James’ last two years at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. LeBron, at 16, was probably the greatest amateur basketball player on earth at that time, so I don’t have a problem with him being a prick to the occasional passerby. Everyone wants to believe that we’re all equal as human beings and that we should love each other, but that’s a ridiculously simplified mindset. Unless you’re high, and then, yeah man, we’re all in this together. Suddenly this post is making me hungry.
Photos of what I’m guessing is either (a) a prototype for the 2010 Winter Olympics torch or (b) an enormous doob. From the Toronto Star:
[T]he torch’s resemblance to British Columbia’s biggest cash crop was evident right away to Jodie Emery, editor of Cannabis Culture magazine.
“A lot of people come to Vancouver because it’s marijuana-friendly, so I think people who already enjoy a joint themselves will feel a little more kinship to the Olympics,” said Emery, who ran as a Green party candidate in the provincial election this month.
Michael Phelps could not be reached for comment. But seriously, it’s nice to see that at least the Olympics not getting worked up about the comparison. I look forward to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Bogotá, Colombia, where their torch will resemble a handheld mirror and razor blade. Nothing brings people together like the Olympics. Except drugs. Obviously.
While athletes smoking weed still seems to make front page news, regardless of context, the story here is not, “Percy Harvin and former UNC wideout Brandon Tate tested positive for marijuana at the NFL combine.” Rather, it’s more along the lines of “Harvin and Tate were stupid enough to get caught.” From FOX Sports:
Harvin and Tate were the only high-profile players to flunk their combine drug tests, the sources said. Fewer than a dozen players tested positive for recreational drugs, one source said.
NFL teams received the drug-test results earlier this week. Players who failed are subject to entry into the NFL’s substance-abuse program.
Sports Illustrated’s Web site reported that Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji had flunked a combine drug test. Raji was not on the list of failed players, one source said, and SI.com has since retracted its story.
I don’t get it. If the guys running the combine had that news in February, why not release it to the teams then? Why wait until the week of the draft? And why not tell everyone publicly? And what’s up with airline food? And is Dana Jacobson seeing anyone? You know, besides the Papa John’s guy every night?
Nick Diaz smokes marijuana. He’s open about it, to the point that he’ll divulge how he beats the testing for it. But it’s his reasoning for getting high that’s most baffling–it organizes his thoughts. From the Times…that’s the LA Times, not High Times:
“I’m more consistent about everything being a cannabis user,” Diaz said in an interview with The Times last week. “I’m happy to get loaded, hear some good music . . . I remain consistent. And I have an easy way to deal with [the drug tests].
“I can pass a drug test in eight days with herbal cleansers. I drink 10 pounds of water and sweat out 10 pounds of water every day. I’ll be fine.”
Diaz’s habit will be additionally useful since he has to jump up a weight class to fight Frank Shamrock, who is dropping down in weight. The Strikeforce bout is this Saturday and will air on Showtime. Make sure your friends bring plenty of snacks.
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