A bad thing? No kidding. And now, just like Tim Hardaway and Isiah Washington after their anti-gay comments and Michael Richards after his racist rant, Don Imus is living in the aftermath of his own hateful tirade.

In case you've been living under a rock, the famed radio personality is under fire for his remarks that the women of the Rutgers Final Four basketball squad are "nappy-headed hos." Just in case the "nappy-headed" part wasn't racist enough, Imus threw in "ho" to ensure that he'd cover the misogynistic aspect of his public embarrassment.

I'm not African-American or female, so I won't speculate as to which comment is more offensive, but as someone who is sympathetic to the fair and equal treatment of humans everywhere, I can say that neither is an appropriate thing to say. As for the targets of the comments, who will be meeting with Imus to discuss this, ESPN.com reports that one player has been left with the event having "scarred [her] for life." Kia Vaughn, the team's center, also added that "Unless they've given 'ho' a whole new definition, that's not what [she is]."

Imus, like Hardaway and Richards, is now offering public apologies. While this is certainly better than nothing, it will likely do little to erase an insensitive image that he has been building up for years, as this is only one of many comments in a very colorful past. While it is easy for Imus to backtrack and say he did not mean something that he said, it will likely turn out to be much more difficult for Imus to prove that he is truly sorry for offending so many people with words that he seemed to enjoy saying so much at the time.

As for the specifics of his apology and his conversation with Al Sharpton, Imus claims that people shouldn't judge him without knowing who he really is. He goes on to preach that people who are calling him a racist without knowing him are making an "ill informed decision." Based on Imus' history of on-air comments, it seems to me that the only "ill-informed decision" has been the continued lack of protest that allowed Imus to do this "bad thing" in the first place.

What could be worth the price that not even Johnny Damon was to the managers of Red Sox Nation? Apparently there's something worth even more, and it's rough translation is called the Demon Sphere Gyro Ball.

The man who throws it: Daisuke Matsuzaka.

The men who created it: Japanese Scientists.

What it is: I'm not quite sure, but it's supposed to be awesome.

Apparently, the handball was designed by a Japanese computer-scientist, Ryutaro Himeno, to be the ultimate pitch. Using a "live long and prosper" grip, the outward pitching motion helps facilitates what the Star Trek hand-symbol intended. By cutting down stress on the pitcher, Himeno’s Demon ball helps facilitate more innings pitched.

Some claim that the fancy finger through is nothing more than a glorified slider, but others, including the Red Sox and Yankees see more to it. The Red Sox, in particular, have paid $51.1 million (¥6 Billion) just to negotiate with the prized pitcher.

It's important to keep in mind-- $51 mil gives no guarantee that Matsuzaka will be wearing a B on his hat come April. The pay out only means that Boston general manager Theo Epstein will have a chance to practice his Japanese for the next month.

That said, as a Dodger fan who lived next to Fenway during the Red Sox championship run, I never thought I'd say this. But, the Red Sox have officially passed the Yankees as the most obnoxious checkbook in the Major Leagues.

Hopefully, the BoSox will prevent a second-straight year with no post-season and have something to show for it.