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burressNew York Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress is in heaps of trouble. Not only for accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Par-tay at a Manhattan club Saturday morning - that injury will likely end his season. No - it’s this: New York City passed a wicked lil law last year that says carrying a gun without a permit is a mandatory 3 1/2 year prison sentence!

A law enforcement official said that the gun, a Glock semiautomatic pistol, was recovered at Burress’s home in Totowa, N.J. Burress turned himself in to NYPD this morning, some three days after the incident.

beckhamNow that he has a cool $200 million in the bank, Footie (soccer) superstar David Beckham says there’s too much money in the game and young players haven’t earned it. Beckham, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy, made his name at Manchester United in the UK and later playing for Real Madrid.

But now he observes that young players are no longer hungry for victory or success, because they make too much money to give a damn.

floyd mayweatherUndefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Las Vegas mansion was broken into and robbed on August 17. Cops say four people busted through a bedroom window and stole around $7 MILLION worth of jewelry.

In a surveillance video that’s been show on the internet, one of the suspects can be seen wearing glasses and a white hoodie. Vegas PD is asking the public to ID the male subject posing under his alias, Johnny Brassballs.

michael phelpsWith a little help from his teammates, Michael Phelps made history yesterday at the Water Cube in Beijing winning his eight gold medal at a single Olympics surpassing the mark set by Mark Spitz in 1972.

Phelps barely won number seven by a fingernail Friday and the gold for the 4×100 meter medley relay wasn’t exactly in the bag before he even dove in the water to swim the ‘fly on the third leg. He smoked his 100 and freestyle teammate Jason Lezak swam the last leg to give the US team the victory.

Rafael NadalSpanish Tennis God Rafael Nadal not only denied the Swiss Tennis God Roger Federer a record sixth straight Wimbledon title today, he dethroned the five-time champion with an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10) win. It was the longest, greatest, and most brilliant championship match in the tournament’s history.

“Roger, I’m sorry for the final,” Nadal said after his victory.

javon walkerCops reportedly found Oakland Raider Javon Walker lying unconscious this morning on a Las Vegas sidewalk with an “orbital fracture” which is a busted eye socket. FOX5 Las Vegas reports the wide receiver was found around 7:00 AM and was taken to a local hospital where he’s in fair condition.

Cops refuse to confirm any details about the incident, including where exactly Walker was found.

chris evert and greg normanAs former tennis star Chris Evert prepares to say ‘I Do’ to husband number 3 and golf legend Greg Norman, the Aussie golfer’s ex-wife is bitter and even her $107 million divorce settlement can’t keep her from taking a swing at the upcoming lavish nuptials of the two sporting legends.

“I have no wishes for them except to say they deserve each other,” Laura Andrassy said.

romo & simpsonCowboys QB Tony Romo has about six more weeks to play around with Jessica Simpson before he has to get serious about something really important - football!

So for now, he’s still okay with dating Jessica and all but he’s renewed their relationship only on one condition: that her weird daddy Joe Simpson stays the hell away from them.

ronaldoBrazilian footballer Ronaldo met three hookers at a nightclub Sunday night and hired them to go back to a motel with him. Score! But when he discovered that the three ugly wenches were actually dudes, he offered them $600 each to leave. Two of them took the money but the third transvestite, Andre or “Andrea”, demanded $30,000. Or else…