Charles Barkley has had one heck of a time recently. He was pulled over for running a stop sign, given a breathalyzer, found legally drunk, and charged with a DUI.

But wait! There’s more!

He apparently blew through the stop sign so he could get to a hooker, who was waiting nearby. And oh yeah… Barkley allegedly claimed the lady gave him a blow job. (Or perhaps he just stopped to ask for directions and is too embarrassed to admit it. No?)

The police also seem to have his traffic violation (along with the whole picking up a hooker thing) on video as well.

And this is the guy that’s going to run for Alabama state governor?

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A Night Out With Charles Barkley: a Hooker, an SUV, and a DUI

As we told you, Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg Friday night. Here’s what happened. “An onlooker saw Burress near the V.I.P. area of the club holding a drink in his left hand and fidgeting his right hand in the area of the waistline of his pants. The witness then heard a single “pop” sound before hearing Burress say, “Take me to the hospital.” ~source

But this being a Plaxico problem, it isn’t just the matter of the shooting which has him in trouble. There’s the matter of the gun – which Plaxico had illegally.

Then there’s the issue of no one calling the police after the shooting. The Giants didn’t call. Plaxico didn’t call. And even the folks from the hospital didn’t call!

How’d they hear about the shooting, then? From TV! Like the rest of us.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg criticized everybody involved, saying “The hospital didn’t call and the Giants didn’t call, and the Giants should have picked up the phone right away, as good corporate citizens.” ~source

So what’s a Plaxico to do?

One thing he should definitely do is hire a good lawyer. The photo I have of him above is from him leaving the 17th Precinct in Manhattan. In cuffs, of course. He’s been arraigned on two separate counts of a weapons charge.

I’d say “what next” for Plaxico but as we all know he likes to keep us guessing!

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Oh the Problems of Plaxico

Take this guy: In the midst of last night’s bench-clearing brawl between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, he saw a chance to become a streaker and didn’t pass it up.

So who feels like the bigger idiot today—the streaker or Mr. Crabby Patty Tigers fan?

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VIDEO LINK: Streaker Arrested After Tigers-Indians Brawl

Tempers rose and fists flew between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League yesterday, with a whopping 15 players ejected along with two managers. It gets worse: Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo had the judgment lapse of his life when a ball he threw at the Dragons’ dugout ended up injuring a fan instead. The major league oops led to Castillo’s arrest.

Check out the tomfoolery here (21s) and keep your eye on Castillo (#32):

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VIDEO: Nothing Minor League About this Bench-Clearing Brawl

Big shout out to Bacchus for the heads-up on news so exciting even fellow New Englander Peter Griffin must be surprised.

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Pats’ DB Willie Andrews Arrested for Pointing Gun at Girlfriend’s Head