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Compiled by Page 3 staff What more than making fun of baseball and steroids? Late night hosts have a slew of hot topics in sports to joke about including the NBA, Indy racing and March Madness. Below are a few jokes from recent shows.
"The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno ![]() Andy Roddick makes a guest appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. March 2: "It's raining again here in (Los Angeles), but they are having huge snowstorms back East. In fact, in New England, so many schools are closed a lot of kids are forced to have phone sex with their teachers. In fact, it's so cold in Boston they actually moved Ted Williams outside." "Kobe Bryant has settled out of court with his accuser. I'm glad he did it before it turned into a circus. She filed that civil lawsuit against him and he settled out of court with cash. He gave her cash, plus 15 percent for room service." March 1: "After four years of negotiations with the city of Chicago, the Chicago Cubs are going to expand Wrigley Field and install almost 2,000 new seats. This will increase the potential number of fans who can reach out, catch a ball and keep them out of the World Series." "Sports moron Jose Canseco's book about steroids in baseball is the number one best-selling book in the country, and Jose says he's totally pumped up about it."
"Late Show" with David Letterman The Top Ten Reasons I Love Racing, as read on stage by IRL driver Buddy Rice, who drives for Rahal Letterman Racing: 10. "It's way more exciting than my previous job, running an unlicensed daycare."
"The Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson March 4: "Michael Jackson wants to testify, Bush wants to bomb Syria, Martha Stewart is free; that's right, March Madness is officially here!" March 2: "Finally, not one player was elected this year to the Baseball Hall of Fame. All the steroid players felt betrayed. They felt like they've been stabbed in the ass." "In an interview this week, NBA legend Charles Barkley admitted to using marijuana during his playing days. And this isn't the first time an NBA player has been associated with pot, or marijuana ... or any other name you might have for it, wacky tabaccy. ... In fact, marijuana is so prevalent in the NBA, they are considering changing their logo. Take a look (shows modified logo with a basketball in silhouette's left hand and a bong in his right hand). ... National Bong Association now ..."
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" ![]() Canseco's controversial steroid confessions make him the late night fool.
"Late Night" with Conan O'Brien March 1: "Well, some kind of sad news for TV fans. Tonight was the final episode of the legendary police drama 'NYPD Blue.' Yeah, so now the only middle-aged ass on TV is Terry Bradshaw." Progression segment linking a series of photographs together along a subtle theme
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