Saturday, August 16, 2008 - Stay Classy, Sweden

-Chad Johnson stated that he knew a few guys (back home) including himself, who could beat Michael Phelps. What a nut.
-Nothing says true Olympic spirit like "Little girl, you're too ugly - so we're just going to take you out of the picture and let someone else bask in the glory (that you should have received)"
-Stephon Marbury says that once his contract is done, he's bolting to Milan to play for the Italian team.
-Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian puts the "ass" in "class" as he tossed his bronze medal in anger that he didn't come home with the gold.
-Sarunas Jasikevicius has called out his former coach, Rick Carlisle, and teammates for his short stay and eventual departure from the NBA, but stated that Stephen Jackson of all people was different, and was "one of my best teammates". Now there's a shocker.
-Brandon Webb's wins just keep stacking up, as he improves to 18-4 after his victory against the Astros.
-Canadian Donavon Bailey recently praised Usain Bolt (and what an appropriate name), basically saying that the kid has some mad chops, and could possibly break some records.
-Tune into the Golf Channel to watch a reality television show that will feature Charles Barkley trying to fix his golf swing, by going under the wing of Tiger Woods' swing coach and Hank Haney.

Saturday, August 9, 2008 - B-b-brett and the Jets

-The Beijing Olympics are underway, and China and Czech Republic gain one gold medal for the women, in the count.
-Here's something you might not have been aware of. Jason Bay has a sister, named Lauren Bay, who will be pitching for Team Canada.
-Cito Gaston has been given the go-ahead as the Blue Jays' manager for next season. The Jays are 23-17 since Cito's arrival.
-The Toronto Raptors season sched. is out, and there looks to be a lot of road games in the first little while - so expect a less than average start.
-Kobe Bryant on possibly leaving the NBA, to play in Italy (where he grew up) - "I'd go. I'd probably go..like Milan or something like that, where I grew up or something like that? Peace out." His reasoning? "Do you know any reasonable person that would turn down 50 (million dollars)?"
-Once again, another awesome performance by the Brewers' C.C Sabathia, throwing his fourth complete game and second shutout since his arrival in Milwaukee. I said it before, and I'll say it again, CY Young no question, if he keeps up this pitching tear.
-And so, the summertime soap opera ends with Brett Favre, as he has been introduced to the New York Jets.
-The LA Lakers have signed the "Chinese Magic Johnson" Sun Yue. No doubt this nickname will be dropped very quickly in the NBA...
-U.S president George Bush says that there's a possibility that he may be attending the opener between the United States and China.
-Rumours that Thierry Henry could be headed to the MLS are surfacing.
-Jenna Jameson will be expecting her first child. There's one kid guaranteed to have a bit of a rough childhood, without question.

Thursday, July, 17, 2008 - All in the Family

-Alyssa Milano has sworn off dating baseball players, saying that they are too "childish".
-Rafael Nadal has reached for the stars...and has been granted his own asteroid, named after himself, of course. For the astronomers out there who have a liking for tennis, you can find it between Mars and Jupiter.
-A total of zero teammates (yes, you heard right) of A-Rod's came to his party which took place at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club. Ouch. Meanwhile, the more likable Yankee, Derek Jeter, hosted a party where a few of his buddies came, some big names include: Billy Crystal and Michael Jordan.
-A nice article summarizing why the San Antonio Spurs have been such a dominant franchise, continually adding to their solid foundation strong complimentary pieces, to build around their core. And I don't mean to undervalue Tim Duncan at all, but the organization does such a solid job in all of the team management areas. Funny how the majority of the players listed, have at one point in their careers, been rumoured in trades to the (then G.M Isiah Thomas') Knicks.
-Bud Selig called the new all-star game format (of winner gets home field advantage for the World Series) a success, stating that player intensity has been raised. Tell that to A-Rod, who reportedly left early before the game even ended.
-defensive juggernaut Marcus Camby has been traded for a second round pick to the LA Clippers to save cap space. Eduardo Najera has also left the team as he has agreed to terms with the Nets. So much for the Nuggets focusing on defense next year...
-Brent Barry becomes the 3rd member of his family to don a Houston Rockets' uniform - following his father Rick Barry and brother Jon Barry.
-Samuel Dalembert is officially no longer a part of Team Canada's basketball squad. Coach Leo Rautins felt that Dalembert was lacking in commitment to the team, which is odd considering all of the paperwork he went through to obtain his Canadian citizenship to play for the country. Everything is considered speculation at this point, but the road goes two ways - either Sammy D is to blame for this strangely timed divorce, or Leo Rautins. From a talent standpoint, I'm hoping it's the latter option.
-Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton won the ESPY for Best Comeback. How long are the guys at ESPN going to milk this clichéd storyline?
-Amusing quote from ESPN the Magazine, "Bill Laimbeer is coaching hoops in Detroit and doing it well (He had 2 rings in 4 years). And did you know Rick Mahorn is an assistant coach? There's more NBA players on the Shock bench then there are on the Timberwolves'."