Keep Those Dispensers Well-Stocked

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed is in trouble with the police over some towels, but not the Terrible kind waved by his fans. Pennsylvania state police say Reed threw a temper tantrum at a Sheetz convenience store in New Alexandria, a tiny borough about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh, because its restroom didn't have any towels.

Reed has been cited for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, offenses similar to traffic tickets that carry a maximum fine of $300 and 90 days in jail each. Police said he broke the towel dispenser then used profane language to an employee and also outside the store.

"Reed caused damage to a towel dispenser as he was infuriated at the fact that there were no towels in it," according to a news release by Trooper Shawn Askins, who issued the citations. The incident occurred Saturday about 2:50 a.m.

A message left on an answering machine at Reed's home was not immediately returned.

Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said the team wouldn't have any immediate comment.

"We're still gathering information right now," Lockett said Saturday.

Reed made 27 of 31 field goals and 36 of 37 PATs for 117 points in his seventh season with the Steelers, which was capped by Pittsburgh's 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl.

Reed has made nearly 83 percent of his field goals (162 of 196) and scored 733 points for the Steelers in his career.

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With the media beating this dead horse, I love how "The Onion" provides satire. Headline from their website:

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Mt. Rushmore of Sports

ESPN started an interesting little contest, having fans pick their state's "Mt. Rushmore" of sports icons.

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I'm really sorry. I just can't get enough.

Big Ben

Absolutely love this commercial.

As an up and coming fan of the NFL, wanted to see what everyone else thinks after Roethlisberger's performance in the playoffs/Super Bowl. Where does he rank among the modern era of quarterbacks? Brady? Manning? Brees? I understand the myriad of factors that you need to take into account with QBs, but the guy knows how to win.

Thoughts?

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Found this at the Washington Post. That looks painful.

Quadruple-Double?

...Chris Paul may have punched Julius Hodge in the man-area back in college, but he seems like a pretty good guy. Please feel free to correct me if I am mistaken or you have evidence indicating otherwise.

Not to mention he recently edged close to a quadruple-double against the 76ers: 27 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals. Ridiculous stat line. I guess with West and Chandler out, he's had to pick up the slack. Watching him pick apart Dallas in the playoffs last year was enjoyable -- the kid's got talent.

He also has a great sense of humor, if you want to listen to an interview with him, scroll down to the Chris Paul interview. It's worth the time.