Stephen Colbert rallied the Colbert Nation to raise more than $300,000 to save the U.S. speedskating team but Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis didn’t care for the sponsorship. He called Colbert a jerk in an interview with the Associated Press but of course the late-night talk show host had the last word. Read the full story

Bill Simmons is going everywhere promoting his latest work entitled The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy including a second visit to The Colbert Report. Bill was first interviewed by Colbert in 2006 (Shanoff breaks down the interview) to promote “Now I Can Die In Peace.” In his latest trip to The Report Simmons says baseball is for old folks and Wilt Chamberlain is gay. Now that’s how you sell books! Read the full story

It’s the holiday season and the Plaxico Burress shoots self in the leg story is the gift that keeps on giving. Earlier this week I brought you the Plaxico Burress/50 Cent “In da Club” video, and now courtesy of The Colbert Report comes the story of A Man Named Plaxico.. And his Glock.

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