Sideline Chatter: Dwight Perry
Times night-desk editor Dwight Perry uses Sideline Chatter as a not-so-safe haven for the humorous, offbeat and bizarre events and characters that color the sports landscape. His column runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in Sports.
Who needs rally monkey when you've got rally mustache? | Sideline chatter | Sideline Chatter
Talk about putting himself in a shave situation. Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson says his razor is on the DL until his run-challenged...
You don't have to be Einstein to figure out this formula | Sideline Chatter
Indianapolis Motor Speedway? It's a crash course in competitive racing. "For somebody that spent all of his life driving on road courses...
Stan Musial's house for sale: Man, it's kind of expensive | Sideline Chatter
Get ready for a big home run in St. Louis. The three-acre estate of Cardinals icon Stan Musial is on the market for $1.795 million. The house features 5,286...
Taking a swing at Tiger? He has seen that before | Sideline Chatter
Peace in our time? The Middle East might get better odds than Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. "He called me a whiner. That's probably right," Garcia...
This story was destined to hog the spotlight | Sideline Chatter
That's one header he'll never forget. A pig's head was sitting in Kenwyne Jones' locker when the Stoke City striker showed up last week...
Children, don't try this trick shot at home | Sideline Chatter
What do you get when you cross a Burress with a Brunswick? Answer: The unnamed bowler at Jupiter (Fla.) Lanes who shot himself with the...
Call in the replacement refs ... for MLB | Sideline Chatter
Apparently umpiring's not as easy as 1, 2, 3. MLB arbiters incorrectly ruled a home-run ball a two-bagger despite instant replay, allowed...
Quarterback's reality is he's better at fantasy | Sideline Chatter
Lennay Kekua, meet Matthew Stafford. "He's still a very good young player," wrote NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal after the Lions QB plummeted...
Somebody needs to get this man's back | Sideline Chatter
Sounds like Pat McAfee could use a crying towel.
When you gotta go 46 mph, you gotta go 46 mph | Sideline Chatter
Talk about a can-do attitude. Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt sped 46 mph on a motorized toilet — breaking the land-speed record...
What a victim to have bloodied and bowed | Sideline Chatter
Flail to the chief! Nearly 2 ½ years after his errant elbow in a pickup basketball game led to 12 stitches in Barack Obama's upper...