Alex Rodriguez

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Hef, Kendra to Share Wedding Dance
 Hef, Kendra to Share 
 Wedding Dance 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 29, 2009 12:25 PM CDT

Hef, Kendra to Share Wedding Dance

Plus, A-Rod and Kate are definitely hooking up, more

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner may not be walking ex-flame Kendra Wilkinson down the aisle when she marries NFL player Hank Baskett next month at the Playboy mansion, but they will have their own dance, she tells the Mirror. “He’ll always be in my life,” she added. “Hank was...

Mel's Lover Still Pregnant: Sources
 Mel's Lover Still 
 Pregnant: Sources 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 19, 2009 12:12 PM CDT

Mel's Lover Still Pregnant: Sources

Plus, A-Rod moves on, and more

(Newser) - Mel Gibson’s lover is pregnant—yes, the National Enquirer said so two weeks ago, reports the New York Post, but now sources close to Gibson have confirmed Oksana Grigorieva is expecting. Elsewhere:
  • Also from the Post, Alex Rodriguez has moved on from Madonna to Kate Hudson. The two have
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Don't Count A-Rod's Homers: Wells
Don't Count A-Rod's Homers: Wells
May 17, 2009 6:47 PM CDT

Don't Count A-Rod's Homers: Wells

Ex-pitcher slams 'roid use, wants cheaters banned for good

(Newser) - Former Yankees pitcher David Wells said slugger Alex Rodriguez should lose home runs for taking steroids, and other drug cheaters ought to be banned permanently, the New York Daily News reports. Wells made his comments as a play-by-play analyst at today's Yankees game. "It sucks because of the fact...

A-Rod Homers on First Pitch Back in Majors

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez walked to the plate, and a dozen fans behind the screen swung into action. Holding up giant, foam syringes, they started with the taunts. Rodriguez answered them, all right. Back in the big leagues, the Yankees star launched the first pitch he saw deep into the left-field seats...

Ramirez Flunks Drug Test, Draws 50-Game Ban

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez has tested positive for a banned substance and will be suspended for 50 games beginning immediately, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reports have identified the substance as HCG, a drug commonly used to treat female infertility but also taken to raise testosterone levels at the end of steroid...

A-Rod Bio Author 'Feminist Version of Al Sharpton'

Sourcing is questionable, writers has credibility issues

(Newser) - Selena Roberts’ new book makes many claims about Alex Rodriguez: He juiced in high school, tipped off opposing batters to pitches, and is even a stingy tipper. Roberts’ sourcing is scanty and anonymous, but we can trust her, a respected journalist for Sports Illustrated and formerly the New York Times,...

A-Rod Juiced in School, on Yankees: Book

Sources tell author slugger used in high school and after NY transfer

(Newser) - An explosive new book probing deep into A-Rod's career suggests the slugger has failed to fully come clean about his steroid use, the New York Daily News reports. Rodriguez insists he only used steroids as a Texas Ranger, but the book quotes sources who believe he was juicing both as...

Plaxico's Day in Court Postponed
 Plaxico's 
 Day in Court 
 Postponed 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Mar 31, 2009 11:06 AM CDT

Plaxico's Day in Court Postponed

Plus, A-Rod doesn't wash his hands, and more

(Newser) - A hearing in the gun-possession case against New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was postponed today, ESPN reports. The next court date is set for June 15, but his lawyer says talks are under way about a plea bargain. More gossip:
  • Think about this the next time you want to
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2009's Least Sexy Men
 2009's Least Sexy Men 
OPINION
Mar 26, 2009 12:51 PM CDT

2009's Least Sexy Men

(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix rolls out its 100 unsexiest men list, taking into account both looks and karma. Here’s a taste:
  • Rush Limbaugh: “America’s ugliest moment of 2009? Rush Limbaugh, his man-boobs a-jiggle, bouncing at the CPAC podium.”
  • Alex Rodriguez: “Could those performance enhancers have been
...

Madge's Crazy Sex Life May Derail Adoption

'Relationships' may hurt planned adoption of Malawi toddler, says official

(Newser) - Madonna's hijinks with A-Rod and Brazilian boytoy Jesus Luz threaten to block her planned adoption of 3-year-old Mercy James from Malawi, reports the New York Daily News. "The news she is linked to another woman's husband and a man less than half her age makes us question her morals,...

Spitzer Madam: I Supplied A-Rod With Hookers

Slugger was 'hot as hell,' says ex-madam

(Newser) - Move over, Madonna. The former madam who helped keep disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer happy also supplied hookers to Yankees slugger and sometime Madonna boyfriend Alex Rodriguez, she tells the New York Daily News. She even dated A-Rod herself, and found him "hot as hell," says Kristin Davis....

Self-Kissing A-Rod: 'Surreal' Before the Fall

(Newser) - Jason Gay interviewed Alex Rodriguez just a day before his past dalliances with performance-enhancing drugs were uncovered, he writes in Details. A-Rod knew what was coming, but the star was more concerned that his favorite Madonna song not be published, for fear of it being played at away games. “...

You're Not Hollywood, A-Rod; Just Be Human

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez’s troubles have less to do with what he’s done than who he is, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “We all know he is desperate to be liked,” Rosenberg writes. “And yet, everything he does to be liked makes people hate him.”...

A-Rod to Undergo Minor Hip Surgery
A-Rod to Undergo Minor Hip Surgery
Mar 8, 2009 12:26 PM CDT

A-Rod to Undergo Minor Hip Surgery

Yank puts off bigger procedure until winter; back in 6-8 weeks

(Newser) - Faced with the choice between playing through pain and undergoing an invasive surgery, Alex Rodriguez chose Hidden Option C: an arthroscopic surgical procedure that will put off the major operation until after the baseball season. He'll still be out for 6-8 weeks, but the scandal-plagued slugger prefers that to the...

A-Rod's Top Foot-in-Mouth Moments



 A-Rod's Top 
 Foot-in-Mouth 
 Moments 
OPINION
Mar 5, 2009 11:34 AM CST

A-Rod's Top Foot-in-Mouth Moments

Meet baseball's future home run, and dumb statement king

(Newser) - He has 553 career home runs, and almost as many embarrassing verbal blunders. The New York Daily News counts down its favorite Alex Rodriguez foot-in-mouth moments, Among them:             
  • “I knew we weren’t taking Tic-Tacs.” Other
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Over Boos, A-Rod Homers in Spring Opener

He played until fifth inning against Blue Jays

(Newser) - Despite the cacophony of boos, cheers, and cat calls hurled his way, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run today in his first spring-training game for the New York Yankees, the AP reports. The maligned third baseman played until the fifth inning at the Toronto Blue Jays’ ballpark—his first...

A-Rod Buddy Is MLB Pariah
 A-Rod Buddy 
 Is MLB Pariah 
investigation
Feb 20, 2009 2:12 PM CST

A-Rod Buddy Is MLB Pariah

(Newser) - A man who was once a close associate of Alex Rodriguez is suspected of trafficking in steroids and has been banned from non-public areas of big-league ballparks since 2001, the New York Daily News reports. Angel Presinal, called "an unsavory character" by one source, has been close to...

Cousin Who Helped A-Rod Juice Identified

Yuri Sucart described as A-Rod's lap dog

(Newser) - The cousin who injected Alex Rodriguez with steroids has been identified as Yuri Sucart, a longtime friend and confidant of the disgraced Yankee, ESPN reports. The previously anonymous relative, whom A-Rod refused to identify during his mea-culpa news conference Tuesday, is too devoted to Rodriguez to have stopped him, friends...

A-Rod: 'I Knew We Weren't Taking Tic-Tacs'
 A-Rod: 'I Knew We Weren't Taking Tic-Tacs'
UPDATED
Feb 17, 2009 1:16 PM CST

A-Rod: 'I Knew We Weren't Taking Tic-Tacs'

Star to tell more about his steroid use

(Newser) - A-Rod faced reporters in New York today to, in his words, “take my medicine.” He said he was injected by his cousin, with a substance that was legal in the Dominican Republic. “It was very amateur hour,” he said. “We probably didn’t even take...

A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies
 A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies 
Feb 17, 2009 9:05 AM CST

A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies

Ballplayer hangs with Madonna pal, model, 'hot chicks'

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be having image troubles, but it doesn’t seem to have hurt him with the ladies: He spent Valentine’s weekend with a total of five women, the New York Post reports. He spent Friday night with Madonna buddy Ingrid Casares at a Miami Beach restaurant, hung...

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