Shaq Takes on Dale Jr, Gets Dusted
Shaq is back to take on the greatest athletes in the world, whether it be in an athletic competition or not. This week Shaq Diesel decided to test himself on a Nascar track against the legendary Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Pedal Pushers
[Someone applauds the necessity of a bike lane as the racers in the 15th leg of the Tour de France ride through Pamiers today. Image via AP]
More Legal Trouble for Spitzer
As if it wasn't enough that Eliot Spitzer's career, credibility, and friends disappeared into thin air when his sexual improprieties were exposed, now his legal bills are going up. Two former New York Racing Association officials have filed suit against Spitzer for prosecuting them when he was attorney general.…
Jerry's New Weekend Hangout
The Monticello Motor Club opens this weekend, where for a mere $125,000 initiation fee (plus $7,500 in annual dues), you can speed around a private racetrack in your Ferrari or Lamborghini at 180 MPH without worrying about hassles from the state troopers. Sound like the sort of silly concept hatched during the boom…
Hooters To Sponsor Star Horse 'Big Brown'; Comedians Celebrate
Tit-and-chicken-wing purveyor Hooters has signed on as the exclusive sponsor of Big Brown, the star racehorse that has already won two legs of the Triple Crown, and will try to complete the feat this weekend at the Belmont Stakes. UPS, the brown-themed shipping company that was was originally the sole sponsor of the…
'BlackBook's' Minor Identity Crisis
So. BlackBook editor (and former Page Six Magazine editor) Steve Garbarino is leaving his post. He's off to Maxim, which recently ditched their EIC (he's now at Heavy.com). BlackBook is trying to "butch" up a bit. Which really only partly explains their odd and entertaining coverage of the Preakness Stakes (including…
A Prix Grows Not in Brooklyn
It looks like Paul Newman's posh right-turning Grand Prix racing won't likely make it to Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field. Which means local hoons looking for consolation must return to the idea of a turning steadily left at the proposed NASCAR track on Staten Island. The first SI public hearing on the track ended in…

