Your daily quick-fix of the wacky world of sports, pop-culture and anything interesting (for the year 2007-08)

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - Argentine Idol

-Michael Phelps will be hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Lil Wayne on Sept. 13.
-On Sept. 3 the NBA's Oklahoma City franchise will announce their name. The possible candidates: Thunder, Energy, Wind, Marshalls, Barons and Bison.
-For athlete owned restaurants, urbanspoon.com's voters ranked the Glove's Kingfish Cafe as the number one dining joint, followed by Brett Favre's Steakhouse and Michael Jordan's Steakhouse.
-We all know that residents of China adore Kobe Bryant, but who does Kobe admire? A soccer player by the name of Lionel Messi of Argentina. He met the 21-year old in a lunchroom and said translated "You are the best".
-It doesn't take a genius, or even a Star writer to know that J.P Ricciardi's job as the Jays G.M is on the line...
-A New Jersey inventor says that he has come up with a new unbreakable wooden bat he named the Radial Bat, that is guaranteed to last at least one year.
-The LPGA is forcing it's players to learn English, or their memberships will be suspended. Even Angel Matos thinks that's just stupid.
-According to ESPN Insider, another team might be joining in on the Mats Sundin sweepstakes: the Colorado Avalanche.
-The Texas Rangers have traded Eddie Guardado for a Hamburger.
-After losing Baron Davis to the Clippers, the Warriors will also be without Monta Ellis for at least 3 months due to ankle surgery.
-Graphing the Miguel Tejada trade.
-Video of the Day: Vitamin Water ad: starring Brian Urlacher, Adrian Peterson, David Ortiz, Dwight Howard, 50 Cent and Carrie Underwood dressed as astronauts.

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