Ron Artest dyed his hair blond and then added defense in Hebrew, Japanese and Hindi in purple for what will reportedly be a one time occasion. Lisa Salters caught up with Ron-Ron’s barber Boogie who explained the haircut and dye job. Pictures of the Artest “Defense” dye and the video explanation are below. Read the full story

Ron Artest made a lot of people laugh during last season’s playoffs when he said Mike Chatfield was the best player he ever played against. He also said Brandon Roy is better than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James which made Artest’s statement seem even more out there. Read the full story

According to The Wall Street Journal roughly 10 percent of NFL players have long-hair. And 104 of the 164 long-haired players are on the defensive side of the ball.

One reason for that is it’s legal to tackle a guy by his wig. Remember when Larry Johnson dragged Troy Polamalu down by the mane? Read the full story

In 1998 Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire put Major League Baseball on their acne covered backs, and slugged the slumping sport out of its post-work stoppage funk. We don’t know for sure that Slammin’ Sammy was using PEDs during the five-year span when he had 292 jacks, but this picture proves he’s juicing now. Read the full story