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The season finale of Dhani Tackles the Globe is coming up this Monday at 9 PM E/P and Dhani is going big with Sambo fighting in Russia. Sambo is known as the "art of self-defense without weapons" and it definitely proves to be a complex and challenging sport.

To prepare for his fight, Dhani endures grueling outdoor training, takes ballet lessons and visits a Russian military base. Mr. Jones takes a break from training to visit a traditional Russian Banya where he sweats in the sauna, gets flogged with Venik (a bunch of leafy branches) and cools off in the plunge pool.

See if Dhani has what it takes to become a truly inspired and coordinated Sambo fighter.

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I always liked Dhani Jones because seriously who doesn't like someone in a bow tie. I like people that think outside of the box. His show Dhani Travels the Globe is a great program on the Travel Channel and shows a different perspective of a professional athlete. Here is some information on the show that is debuting this evening.

This week, NFL linebacker Dhani Jones is headed to Switzerland to compete in
the Swiss national sport, Schwingen (wrestling). I just wanted to drop you
quick note with the details on the show and an extended video preview.

Want to know what Dhani really thought about Switzerland and Thailand? Check
out his blog http://dhani-blog.travelchannel.com/

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Despite confirmed reports of T.O. public outbursts against Romo, Whitten and offensive coordinator, Jason Garrett combined with his conquer and divide locker room conquest, Jerry Jones would like you to ignore your common sense for a less than firm grasp on the obvious reason why Terrell Owens was axed from the Dallas Cowboys. Wait for it....wait...ok here it is....the Cowboys cut him and it had nothing to do with his off field performance and the best thing for all the Cowboys involved was to part ways.

Jerry Jones told ESPN

"...Many things that you think about when you make a decision on a player. At least I do. I have the loyalty to Roy Williams and the future what we have with Roy, I'm excited about Roy so heavy and the picks we gave up in this draft. I'm excited about him and we really need to emphasis everything we can, as far as Tony and the quarterbacking, relative to the scales of Roy Williams..."

What??? Somewhere in that cockamamy reasoning of Jones, the "real" reason T.O. was given his walking papers is lost in translation in Jones' incoherent babbling. Maybe Jones' was having a "senior moment" because if I didn't know better he's excusing himself from the single decision that will undoubtedly cast a dark cloud over Dallas Cowboys playoff contentions next season.

But hey! Like Jones said. They have Dallas' next "Messiah" at wide receiver in Roy Williams. Trent Edwards and the Bills have T.O.,everyone is happy right? After all, one man's trash is another man's treasure no matter how chipped, cracked, tarnished and threebtime hand me downs it is*smile

Yes he's at it again folks! You would think one would humble himself after all the self-destructive behavior Adam "Pacman" Jones has faced over the years. There's his release from the Cowboys this past January, 30 day suspension for reenacting Mike Tyson's Punch out with his NFL appointed bodyguard/babysitter at a hotel party back in October 2008 and before that an accusation of assault of a stripper in January 2008. Sadly, that is only the short end of long rap sheet dating back to highschool and college that includes marijuana possession, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, felony vandalism, assault and other miscellaneous acts of mischief and mayhem.

This time Pacman brings his thug appeal to the set of Spike TV's fourth season "Pros vs Joes", a reality TV show that pits ex-professional NBA and NFL players against average Joe blows.

Deadspin.com reports that Jones took the term reality TV entirely too far during practice when he went blow for blow with castmate and former Holy Cross linebacker, Dan Adams

Seriously I need someone to explain this to me. Michael Vick goes to jail for almost two years for dog fighting, but Matt Jones was caught sniffing cocaine in his car red handed and got a traffic ticket. On top of that it took the NFL what seemed to be 47 years to suspend him for the last three games of the year but when any other player in the league was even caught jaywalking they were hit with a suspension immediately.

Also where was the media coverage? Why wasn't anyone hounding Matt Jones like they were Pacman Jones? If anything the media just seemed to dismiss it. It was a bigger story when Super Bowl MVP Santanio Holmes was caught with a blunt than Jones snorting cocaine like he was Tony Montana nephew.

So I watched the ESPN Outside the Lines report on Adam "Pacman" Jones and here is the conclusion I have come to:

IF YOU RUN WITH CRIMINALS, CRIMINAL THINGS WILL HAPPEN

Pretty simple if you think about it Pacman rolled with some criminals and in returned a lot of criminal activity happened in his presence. That is totally his responsibility and he is paying for those choices. When you are a high profile figure you have to understand it isn't just about you. Everyone you associate with becomes a reflection of you. Hang with good people you are normally labeled a good person. Hang with thugs you will label a thug as well.

Might not be fair, but it is what happens in our society. When a regular person is in a club drunk and gets into an altercation and says:

That is normally just the liquor talking and neither he or his crew have the means to carry out that threat, but when you are "Make It Rain" Jones and you make that statement and your friends are:

It is more likely they carry out your drunken threat in your name. What is truth? Who knows it is probably somewhere in the middle, but this should be a lesson for all athletes and entertainers coming up in the game on who not to associate with.

You can watch the report here and draw your own conclusions:

OUTSIDE THE LINES: PACMAN JONES PART 1

OUTSIDE THE LINES: PACMAN JONES PART 2

We have talked to death about the latest Pacman "Make it Rain" Jones incident and while I appreciate the NFL Today giving Pacman an opportunity to explain himself if I was Pacman's lawyer I would never ever let him speak to the media again.

I understand we all come from different parts of the United States, but I just don't see Pacman swaying public sentiment professing:

First off most people are trying to figure out what a "Scrip Club" is. Secondly Pacman, "Scrip Clubs" aren't like regular clubs. At regular clubs most the women have clothes on and are not soliciting for money. Actually on second thought I might agree with Pacman on that one because in a lot of clubs the women might as well be naked and they do solicited for money in the form of drinks and whatever else they can get for free, but I digress.

Watch the video trust me you will be entertained.

Strippers around the world shed a tear today with the news that Pacman "Make It Rain" Jones has been released by the Dallas Cowboys. The release came hours after ESPN contacted the Cowboys, the NFL and Jones' attorney about an "Outside The Lines" episode where three Atlanta-area men allege that Pacman in essence order a hit on them after a dispute in an Atlanta strip club (imagine that) while he was still a member of the Tennessee Titans. It appears that ESPN is inferring that once the Cowboys got this information they made the ultimate decision to cut Jones (I will see if I can get an official statement from ESPN).

Now before everyone jumps to their own conclusions there are a couple of things that you need to know.

1- Jones has never been charged for ordering the hit.

2- While investigating a separate case an informant told Atlanta Police that Jones order the hit.

3- The NFL and the Cowboys have known about this from the beginning.

Those are the facts in the case you can read that anywhere now I am going to give you information that people are probably afraid or don't want you to hear.

First, not by any means am I saying these gentlemen lying, but you have to take into consideration it is a lot easier to accuse Pacman Jones than say Tim Tebow especially when free publicly and a possible civil case could occur. Not by any means am I saying the informant is lying, but you have to take into consideration that informants are normally criminals themselves that by giving up information to stay out of prison.

Here is also a very important fact the person that Pacman supposedly put out the hit on is an accused murderer himself.

I just want you to have all the information as you form your opinion.

I have a source that stays in the Atlanta area that is very deep into things that I cannot repeat on this site and I asked what information they had on the possibility that Pacman could have done this and here is what they had to say:

"Pacman probably couldn't, but some of the people that Pacman were with were not the type you would want to f*ck with."

Next part is strictly rumor material so take it for what it is worth from the same source:

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, according to ESPN, the Dallas Cowboys have released troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.

More after the jump...

It's easy to recognize and commend the good but what about the bad and just plain ugly. From brawls to scantily clad nannies and sex scandals to tearful confessions and cons, there were some oh so forgettable 2008 sports moments that made your skin crawl and scream out random things that border idiotic, like Sarah Palin

WORST 8 SPORTS MOMENTS OF 2008

8.) WNBA Shock Sparks Brawl

Not to be outdone by their male counterparts,the Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Spark ensued the first ever cat fight in WNBA during a game at the Palace on July 23rd that left WNBA fans enraged, male viewers cheering and two players suspended. Already a heated rivalry between the two squads, the ongoing tension that night from an earlier play involving LA Sparks franchise player and media darling, Candice Parker and veteran forward, Cheryl Ford, fueled the fight between Parker and Detroit Shock forward, Pienette Pierson who got tangled up tussling for the ball after a missed shot by Pierson. Of course, with teammates coming to each others aid, things got even more ugly after an "accidental" push of Lisa Leslie by Detroit assistant coach, Rick Mahorn resulted in a retaliation from Sparks forward, Delisha Milton-Jones. Detroit's Pierson and Mahorn were suspended for four and two games respectively while Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Sam (also from Detroit), along with Los Angeles' Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones all got a one game suspension. Although this incident is prime example unsportman-like conduct and is very unladylike, I must admit this "catfight" certainly breathed life into a genre that has very selective few fans.

7.)U.S. Relay Teams Drop The Baton

The Olympics held so many shining moments for the stars and stripes but the embarrassing mishaps of the gold contending (perhaps second to the Jamaican relay team) U.S. men's relay team certainly wasn't one of them. Failing to qualify for the FINALS for the first time since 1988 after a misconnect between Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay on a final pass, left the Americans watching from the sidelines as the Jamaican relay team smoked its competition by a world record setting time of 37.10 seconds. To make matters even worse, the U.S. Women's relay team suffered the same fate and failed to qualify for the finals as for the first time since 1948!

6.)Kimbo Slice Exposed As Farce

Like Mulder from the X-Files we want to believe in the greatest American hero, that wayward underdog, that rises against all odds to realize the American dream. This is especially true in sports, so when word spread like wildfire about back alley brawler putting men down with one punch on Youtube, MMA fans had someone to believe in and the networks had a new poster child to exploit. Kimbo Slice's journey as a street fighter to ESPN cover story was truly nothing but a testament to how the wheels of the capitalist cash machine turn. After losing washed up fighter Ken Shamrock to an eye injury and CBS color commentator, Frank Shamrock (Ken's brother) to disqualification due to a broken arm, the Elite XC finally found a "suitable" replacement in Fort Myers native, Petruzelli, an average mixed martial artist all of 205 lbs and a 2-2 win-loss record since 2004 Kimbo was "sure" to beat. Only the surefire win backfired in a 14 second KO Ryu style! Haduken!
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5.)From America's Sweetheart to Jailbird

Only a short four years ago, track star Marion Jones was America's sweetheart and three time Olympic gold medalist. She was the epitome of the female athlete: charming, strong yet humble gracing the covers of Vogue and Sports Illustrated within in the course of a year. What a difference a year can make, now the biggest athlete to fall victim to Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative scandal, Jones is flat broke and faces jail time after admitting to steroid use before her 2000 Sydney Olympic run up until after the 2004 Athens Olympics. Jones vehemently denied use of any performance drugs for years after she initially fell under suspicion but finally came clean in a well put together confession of lying and cheating that later broke down into a tearful apology worthy of an Oscar.

So Jets players are coming out of the shadows to blame "God" Favre for their failure to make the playoffs. Here are a couple of the quotes:

From Thomas Jones:

"We're a team and we win together ... but at the same time, you can't turn the ball over and expect to win," Jones said in an interview Tuesday with New York Hot 97 FM. Favre threw three interceptions in the Jets' season-ending 24-17 loss to Miami that clinched the AFC East for the Dolphins.

"If somebody is not playing well, they need to come out of the game," Jones told Hot 97 FM. "You're jeopardizing the whole team because you're having a bad day. To me, that's not fair to everybody else. You're not the only one on the team. So when you get to the wire and somebody is just giving the game up, I mean, it's just not [fair]."

From Kerry Rhodes:

"In this league, when you're the head coach or the quarterback and things don't go well, you're going to get a lot of the blame," safety Kerry Rhodes said earlier this week, adding that if Favre chooses to commit to the Jets for his 19th NFL season, he's got to be all in.

"If he's dedicated and he wants to come back and do this, and do it the right way ... and be here when we're here in training camp and the minicamps and working out with us ... then I'm fine with it," Rhodes said. "But don't come back if it's going to be half-hearted or he doesn't want to put the time in with us."

From an Unnamed Player:

A veteran Jets player, quoted anonymously by Newsday, described Favre as a "distant" teammate who, when at the Jets' practice facility, spent his down time away from teammates in an office specially designated for him.

"There was a lot of resentment in the room about him. He never socialized with us, never went to dinner with anyone," the player told Newsday.

First let me speak to the "unnamed player" you are a coward and a punk. If you are going to be a man and run to the media like a little girl at least have the dignity to use your name. There is nothing worse than an "unnamed player" bashing another teammate in the media that makes you a worse teammate than they are.

The problem with the Cowboys is not Terrell Owens, it's not Tony Romo and it's not Wade Phillips dressing up in the puffy coat like George Canstanza.

The problem with the Cowboys is Jerry "Skeletor" Jones.

He has been the problem since Jimmy Johnson left building. Name me one owner that hogs more of the spotlight than Jerry Jones? I see Jerry Jones more than I see Wade Phillips. When coaching decisions are being made guess who we hear from "Skeletor" Jones. What other owner would have said this about one of their star players being injured.

"He can play with that injured toe," Jones said. "He can play with the soreness, combination of those things. I see nothing that would have led us to believe that he couldn't."

Ironically while Jones questioned Marion Barber's toughness you didn't seem to hear that type of venom for his "Golden Boy" Tony Romo when he missed 4 weeks with a broken pinkie. I don't know about you similar to a QB trying to throw with a broken finger I would imagine it would be difficult to play running back with a dislocated toe. I am not a doctor but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night and I think the last person on the Cowboys you want to criticize for not being tough is Marion Barber.

It isn't a coincidence since "Skeletor" Jones became the face of the franchise that the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game. Since Jones decided he could handle personnel decisions better than a real GM the team as a whole has suffered. Jones is good at making a profit, but horrible at putting together a team.

Let me give you an example. The Cowboys were suffering through a mini slump in the middle of the season. So in a panic Jones traded for Detroit Lions WR Roy Williams. Williams is a good player but you tell me was he worth:

A first-round pick in 2009, plus a third- and sixth-rounder that year for Williams and a seventh-round pick in '10.

The Cowboys and Williams agreed to a five-year extension worth $45 million, including more than $20 million guaranteed.

Williams's stats since coming to the Cowboys:

13 Catches 177 yards and 1 TD

In essence Jones traded away solid draft picks and guaranteed a whole lot of money to a player who in all honesty is not going to make a difference in the long term future of the Cowboys. It is these types of knee jerk decisions that have set the Cowboys back year after year. The ringmaster of this circus is Jerry Jones. You know what I think; I think Jerry Jones really wants to be the coach of the Cowboys.

Pacman is back again. Remember when MC Hammer came out with "You Can't Touch This" and they played it over and over and over and over again until you were like I can't take it anymore? That is how I feel about the Pacman situation. Cowboy's owner Jerry Jones says Pacman is on his own now. No more bodyguards. No more 24 hour surveillance. No more babysitters to make sure he doesn't make it rain in the strip club. I think it is a good move by Jones considering that our economy is crashing so spending thousands of dollars on a player who doesn't appear to want the help is foolish.

I wish Pacman luck, but honestly I think it won't be too long before the next disaster strikes and he is banned from the NFL for good.

It's 2008. America has elected her first African American President. And there is a change of guards in boxing. Joe Calzaghe has seemingly cemented his place in history with his victory over Roy Jones Jr.

It was fight night, and this Roy Jones fan was ecstatic! I was all gung ho for the one last glimpse of the "magnificent" Roy. The Roy that can defy all odds and make one more dramatic fight. The cocky, self-assured Roy who truly feels he's Mr. Unstoppable, Mr. Undroppable, Mr. Invincible, Mr. Unbeatable, and Mr. Unknockoutable. But instead, I saw the Roy that I fear. I saw the Roy that can no longer be truly magnificent. The Roy that cannot defy good old Father Time. I saw the Roy that needs to go ahead and admit, that yes, his time has come. That it's time to hang the gloves up and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

I have screamed, yelled, whispered, written and even mentally sent my thoughts across the country via telepathy, but once again I will say it again and this time in very bold letters:

When you are a super talented and gifted boxer you only have two options to go when you get knocked out. You either get up and become a warrior or it's over.
Muhammad Ali got up and became a warrior. George Foreman became a preacher for 10 years.

Roy Jones Jr wasn't just better than everyone he fought he was so much better he rarely lost rounds. He went years without losing a round. He truly was superman. But when Superman got hit with his kryptonite he was never ever going to be the same. When that seed of doubt was planted in his mind RJJ was more interested in not getting knockout as oppose to winning fights. When you have spent your entire career being more physically gifted than anyone and those physical gifts erode you don't know how to react.

Dictator Goodell:

First thing first Pacman is an idiot. Pacman has no one to blame for the situation he is in but himself. With that being said Dictator Goodell needs to chill out with this over the top discipline. Yes Pacman got in a little dustup, yes Pacman probably needed to be suspended, but the fact of the matter is that there was no arrest, no police report, no harm and no damage. The indefinite suspension was way too harsh and just shows that Goodell is more concern with flexing his muscles as oppose to being fair. A fair punishment would have been a one game suspension considering all this was a mild disturbance that would not have been a big deal if we didn't live in a world that if you are a celebrity and you sneeze the wrong way it is on TMZ.com. I hope you feel like a big man Commish meaning your refs suck maybe you should suspend them without pay.

Back to Pacman for a minute. He needs to get help. Serious help. There are serious doubts that he will ever play for the Cowboys ever again. He has to get himself together and do it quickly before he goes into Maurice Clarrett/Travis Henry territory.

Roy Coming back to Texas:

I co-sign that philosophy because at your essence you are the same person that you were when you came out of the womb. You can make tweaks here and there and you can learn from your experiences as you get older but deep down you are who you are.

Adam "Pacman" aka "Make it Rain" Jones has always been a trouble maker or maybe a better phrase would be "a person who attracts trouble". So even though the Cowboys have done everything in their power to keep him on the straight and narrow it isn't a surprise that he had a little dustup in a "Bathroom" brawl with his security detail.

Let me make one thing clear on the surface I don't think the incident is a big deal. I am sure just like normal people, athletes get into scuffles with their friends all the time, but if you are Pacman you have to know that you can't even argue with the drive-thru girl about a missing apple pie without it becoming headline news.

Make it Rain is back in the building. After navigating numerous legal entanglements and somehow ending up with the highest profile team in the league Pacman errrrrrr Adam "Make it Rain" Jones has been fully reinstated by Commish Goddell.

Pacman has absolutely no room for error. Any slip up will have him kicked out of the league for good. He is on a great team, he has a great owner, he has great teammates and if he plays well he will get paid. If he behaves he becomes the poster child for making a second (or 23rd) chance work out which means endorsements. With all that being said this is Pacman we are talking about and he could be involved in a shooting as we speak, but for his sake I hope he keeps the rain down to just partly cloudy.

Just like many of you, I watched in amazement as the USA 4x100 freestyle swim team made a dramatic comeback of epic proportions against the trash-talking French Team (see the link below for the entire race). The last time I was that excited about a sporting event Eli Manning was throwing his Hail Mary to David Tyree.

While the accomplishment in it of itself is amazing, I would also like to give a special shout to the Cullen Jones the second African-American swimmer to medal in the history of the Summer Olympics. By all accounts, Jones is a very classy individual who is well liked by all his teammates. He is a great role model for young African-Americans who now know that sports extend out to more just football, basketball and baseball. While I was very proud to be an American as I watched them all take the medal stand, I was even prouder as a Black American to see Mr. Jones receive his gold.

Watch The US Swim Team and Cullen Jones Make History.

Watch Cullen Jones talking to Meredith Vieira on The Today Show about the thrill of winning Gold in such exciting fashion.

Who knew Matt Jones "who?" Matt Jones had a little Scarface in him.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card.

Source ESPN.com

Now coming Matt don't you know the 1st rule of drug dealing:

"Don't get high off your own supply"

I thought the NFL was supposedly cracking down on bad behavior is it me or does it seem to be increasing?

Make it Rain is back in the building, well kind of. Roger Goodell reinstated PacMan Jones temporarily and if he stays out of trouble he will be fully reinstated on September 1st. Meaning he can't make it rain, lose $20,000 in Vegas, punch any strippers or females in general in the eye, spit in anyone's face or pay hush money to people who are facing life for attempted murder. This will be a tough task for Jones, but if he hasn't learned by now he is never going to learn. This was the right move by Goodell because regardless of all of PacMan's failings he has never been convicted of a felony while players who have, have been giving a lot less punishment.

Once again is there a more entertaining team than the Dallas Cowboys? You got T.O., Jessica Romo (who knows if they are still together or not), Horse Collar Williams, a lame duck coach, an assistant coach waiting in the wings, Make it Rain Jones and on top of all that an owner who thinks he is bigger than the NFL. I don't know who made the final decision to have them featured on HBO "Hard Knocks" series but they deserve a raise.

What happened to D Wade? From NBA Finals MVP to Star Jones? That is like my going from the Bona Fide Sports Expert to working for Chris Berman or something. Talk about downgrading. Is Wade on that "Roger Clemens"? Because his judgment seems to be impaired, he doesn't seem to be functionally correctly. Maybe it is all those T-Mobile with Charles Barkley that's maybe making him insane. Not to copyright infringe on Allen Iverson but....

"Star Jones? We talking about Star Jones? Not Gabrielle Union or your ex-wife. We talking about Star Jones? What are we talking about Star Jones?"

Wake up D Wade before you become Penny Hardaway.

The weather is now partly cloudy in Dallas because "Make It Rain" Jones is officially a Cowboy. Make no mistake. Strip club owners all over the metropolitan area are jumping for joy.

And if you think that Pacman won't be in a Cowboys' uniform opening day because of his suspension from the league, you are a fooling yourself. There is no way Jerry Jones makes this trade unless he had it on good authority that Pacman would be reinstated. So as long as he doesn't shoot anyone within the next three months (you never know with him), he will be in uniform by training camp.

The Cowboys are now officially the most interesting team in 2008. You have the Tony Romo/Jessica Simpson ongoing gossip saga. You never know what is going to happen with T.O. "Horse Collar" Williams will be trying to break people's ankles again and blowing coverage left and right. Marion "The Barbarian" will be trying to get paid like he is Barry Sanders. Now, "Make It Rain" Jones is installing stripping poles in the locker room. You got to love that.

So now it comes out that Pacman "Make It Rain" Jones paid "extortion" money to the person who is now charged with attempted murder in the infamous Las Vegas strip club incident. Before the biased sports media gets it all twisted and turns it into something it is not, let's state the facts.

According to court documents, the money was paid not because the shooter was threatening to go to the police about Jones, but because the shooter threatened to go after Jones, his daughter and his mother if Jones talked to the police about the him. Documents further state that Jones, once confronted by police about the incident, told them of the extortion money and identified the shooter.

So, in this case, I don't think anyone should find fault in what Jones did. In the end, he did the right thing by fingering the shooter to the police. So before ESPN spins, just be aware of the facts.

Pacman "Make it Rain" Jones was a guest on the Michael Irvin radio show and basically sounded like a fool. But by now, we should expect that from "Make it Rain" Jones. However, just because he is a fool and doesn't have a good grasp of the English language, doesn't mean that Pacman should still be suspended. Pacman, for all his transgressions, has never been convicted of anything besides a misdemeanor whereas other players with felonies have not served the same punishment as Pacman.

I know "Make It Rain" was the poster boy for the NFL new crackdown on bad behavior. But, to be honest, there will always be rogue NFL players no matter how hard the NFL tries to make you believe there isn't any dirt under the fingernails of the league. It has been long enough! Roger Goddell needs to stop acting like Hillary Clinton and realize it is over. He needs to stop punishing Pacman and let Jerry Jones and Pacman make it rain on the Dallas Cowgirls.