Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - More to Love

-Mike Tyson has REALLY let himself go, hasn't he?
-On the topic of retired boxers, Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement for one last match against Ricky Hatton? Talk about trying to milk the recent De La Hoya - Pacquiao "hype".
-Someone start a petition to requesting for NBA TV's Gary Payton and Chris Webber to be taken off the air - NBA analysis at it's worst...half the segments are with the two idiots laughing their asses off about who knows what, while Ahmad continually having to calm them down like a school teacher.
-The Washington Capitals' Web Site producer suited up for a game as their back-up goalie recently, due to their AHL call-up having a delayed flight. Just a great story.
-C.C Sabathia vs. Oprah...check out the salary difference.
-It's win or go home for Leo Rautins and the Canadian National Team, as the coach has recieved a contract extension with a catch being that he must lead them to the 2010 World Championships or be axed. Wonder if he regrets cutting Samuel Dalembert now?
-Weatherproof Garment Co. wants to team up with nine other companies in a Superbowl ad. Put another way, that's each company paying $300,000 for three seconds of air-time.
-General Motors will not be the auto sponsor for the New York Yankees next year. Toyota and Audi will take over as sponsors, which should tell you a lot about how the Big 3 are doing financially...
-Stephon Marbury sat courtside with Spike Lee at the Staples Center when the Knicks visited the Lakers the other night. Only in the NBA would a player to at a game as a spectator after being suspended by their team...
-How about the Top 10 Most Nail-Biting moments of the year in sports. And a few images to go along with that list.
-For those who care about Canadian soccer, FIFA ranked Canada 90th, dropping 35 slots from last year's 55th rank. Spain finished the year on top of the rankings, while Germany finished 2nd and the Netherlands swapped spots with the World Champs, Italy, to claim 3rd. The U.S of A moved up two spots to claim 22nd overall...
-Got a sports-related question for Weezy? E-mail him here, and he might answer it on his blog.
-When Auburn hired Gene Chizik as their football coach, Charles Barkley took a shot at his alma mater, indicating that race was plainly the only factor in the school's hiring. Regardless of whether Chuck was out of line with his recent comments, the lack of black football coaches would agree with him.
-Vince Young: "my name was straight jacked"

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - Snow, Snow, Go Away.

-A shortened PTI (yes, I just said it) today, due to exams and the like.
-Just to catch up, congrats to Jay Triano in becoming the first Canadian born NBA head coach. OJ in the clink for a min. of 9, max of +30? Karma. When will C.C make his decision? From recent information, to me, it's either the Yankees or Dodgers. Take your pick, big boy. Live update, it appears that he's agreed to come on board with the Pin Stripes for $161 mill over 7 years...
-Now onto our regular programming...What is Michael Jordan, and the rest of the Bobcats' front office thinking? If I'm MJ, I'd be looking to alert the authorities on this one, because the Bobcats were absolutely robbed, in my opinion. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Jason Richardson will flourish in PHX, alongside Steve Nash, Stat and co.
-Ryan Getzlaf was asked what the best concert he's been to. He replied, "Tim McGraw and Faith Hill"
-Syracuse Orangeman Eric Devendorf will most likely be suspended by the school for his best impression of Jason Kidd. His lawyer argues that he was defending himself from the hulk of a college girl, who was the "aggressor".
-A glimpse into the Montreal Canadians' practice facility.
-Joe Sakic broke three fingers while he was clearing snow with his snow-blower. I think that's a sign that you should have just retired, Joe.
-Embarrassing and almost infuriating performances by the Raptors as of late, the first two possessions of the game ending up as Cleveland steals and Lebron highlight reel dunks says all that there needs to be said...
-What does a global economy slump mean for sports? Well, the NFL is set to fire 150 employees and freeze salaries through 2009. The Diamondbacks and Jays of the MLB are set to cut a combined 55 front office workers, 9% of the NBA workforce is being cut, and the PGA prize money will take a hit according to the tour's commish, Tim Finchem.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Welcome Back, Pac

-Word is the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are both bidding over the services of A.J Burnett, who reportedly is looking for a hefty 5-year deal, and the Yanks are playing it big with their offer. May the best team win. Wait, was "best" the word I was looking for?
-So Dustin Pedroia was named the 2008 AL MVP, hey, at least I got the team right!
-It's all speculation at this point, but with the Yankees' recent addition of Nick Swisher, and the Rays need for a left-handed DH - Jason Giambi seems to be a perfect match, no?
-George Karl has really been ripping A.I now that the Nuggets finally have a legit floor general, here are just a few of the verbal jabs directed at the Answer: "There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore."
-I don't know what's worse, Donovan McNabb not knowing a tie was possible in the NFL, or Chris Webber's infamous time-out back in his Fab Four days.
-The Boston Red Sox have acquired Ramirez...Ramon Ramirez for Coco Crisp from the K.C Royals. Did I fool you for at least a second?
-Not that it's important, but about a few days ago, Alex Tanguay had a little more than double the votes than Sidney Crosby. Credit that to the fact that there are just too many hockey-obsessed fans in Montreal.
-Pacman Jones is back with the Dallas Cowboys, and will have to police himself as there will be no team bodyguards this time around.
-The Moose has retired from the game of baseball after 18-years in the big leagues. For some reason, I think the C.C Sabathia and Lowe-Burnett headlines might overshadow this...
-Cleveland fans booed Lebron James for not throwing up a shot at a chance to break the century mark, which would have given everyone one free taco.

This "the video you requested is not currently available" mumbo-jumbo is getting annoying. ESPN should keep the videos on the net for at least a week...sheesh.

Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Die Hard

-The 2008 Michigan college football squad made history, by achieving the most losses ever in it's school's 129-year history.
-Lebron James is hoping that the New York Yankees will win the C.C Sabathia sweepstakes this offseason. As a side bar, at this point in time, does anyone in all honestly still believe that Lebron will be staying in Cleveland come '10 when he will be a free-agent?
-The Yankees have sold the rights to Darrell Rasner for $1 Million to a team in Japan, all of this, his doing apparently.
-Kimbo Slice wants to translate his game from the octagon to the ring.
-So the man replacing Barry Mulletrose is Rick Tocchet. I think it's safe to say that this is move is a "gamble" by the front-office, wouldn't you agree? Puns aside, it sure isn't a smart move financially.
-Post-World Series victory celebration - the Philadelphia Phillies organization have increased ticket prices a couple of coins, and their fans can thank them for keeping the state of the economy into consideration when adjusting the prices.
-Proof that sporting legends will never die in spirit - a 1938 Babe Ruth, Brooklyn Dodgers uniform was recently auctioned off for $310,500 at the Louisville Slugger Museum.
-a herd of sixty-three men and three women hi-jacked a bus in Argentina to attend a soccer match on-time, even threatening the drivers with knives to drive faster - and in turn, redefined the definition of "die-hard fan". The bad news, they were all arrested and charged, but the good news? Their team, Chacarita, were victorious 3-2.
-Jeffrey Tambor of Arrested Development fame confirmed that, "we're doing it… it's a go".

Wesnesday, November 5th, 2008 - Congratulations, Mr. Obama.

-Thus begins Barack Obama's legacy as the first African-American president of the U.S of A. How he'll do in the Oval Office remains to be seen, however the bar is set pretty low.
-Will Barack Obama be good for the NHL?
-Allen Iverson to the Pistons for Chauncey Billups and Dice. The first blockbuster trade of the season, although the timing is strange - just a couple of games into.
-Tony Romo is back practicing with the Cowboys and is optimistic about returning for their next game.
-Warning: completely disturbing topic. This is where I would 100% endorse Capital Punishment. Creeps like this don't deserve to live.
-Chris Bosh and Chris Paul were named NBA Player of the Week for their respective conferences. Both well deserved, putting up monster numbers in the first week, and leading their teams to wins.
-Mats Sundin will make his NHL comeback in one month...
-After losing to the Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs are 0-3 for the first time since 1973.
-Winners of the NL Golden Gloves were announced today: seen here. 42 year old Greg Maddux notched his 18th. Surprisingly, not one Houston Astros player received one.
-Juicy rumour: the Angels planning on signing both Mark Texeira AND C.C Sabathia? Now that would be something, especially teamed up with Vlad and co.

Saturday, November 1, 2008 - Jesus Price - That's Religulous!

-The Toronto Maple Leafs scored 5 unanswered goals in the 3rd period to stun the Rangers - what a comeback.
-Roy Williams' costume of a bell hop with a "T-Bell" name tag was priceless.
-Bryshon Nellum, a USC sprinter took three bullets to the leg after leaving a Halloween party. That's gotta hurt, and I'm not just talking career-wise.
-The Raptors are 3-0! And Chris Bosh is playing like an MVP. And who says he isn't clutch?
-the man of the hour, C.C Sabathia has filed for free agency. Let the bidding wars begin for the prized pitcher of this offseason...
-Hold the retirement ceremonies, Daunte Culpepper has reportedly signed on with the Lions.
-Chris Bosh on next question with Michael Landsberg, "Who will you miss more T.J or Chuck Swirsky." His response? Chuck. And side note to Landsberg, nice job pronouncing Rafael Araujo - shows how much he follows the Raptors.
-Jonathon Papelbon is putting his '06 rookie glove up for auction on Ebay - starting bid is $4,500.
-Fans on internet forums have dubbed Canadians' goaltender Carey Price as Jesus Price. Wow - and I thought Lebron's The King was a ridiculous handle.
-The idea that any Joe with a celebrity sized-wallet could potentially be on the next cover of Madden is intriguing to me. Something tells me that Terrel Owens might be pleased with this marketing scheme.
-The Madison Square Gardens crowd were chanting, "We want Steph!". And I used to think New Yorkers new a thing or two about basketball...
-In odd news, a group of Benedictine nuns have purchased 50 shares in Hajduk Split the croation soccer squad - becoming one of the club's top 20 shareholders.
-Video of the day: good-bye Shea Stadium...

Monday, July 7, 2008 - Bust-a-nut?

-In his interview with Jim Rome, David Ortiz stated that he is part of the group of people who think the Tampa Bay Rays are in fact, the real deal, and will do well in the playoffs.
-After being upset by New Zealand, Team Canada had five players scoring in double-digits in their bounce back victory against Lebanon, the final score being 100-68 in the finale of the Jack Donohue International Classic
-Arizona Diamondback's catcher Chris Snyder suffered a busted nut, or a broken testical...well, you can scratch off that idea for a Mythbusters episode.
-reports are indicating that the Milwaukee Brewers have won the C.C Sabathia sweepstakes. Still doesn't sound right.
-After almost five hours of epic tennis action, Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to win both the French Open and Wimbledon since tennis great Bjorn Borg, defeating Roger Federer and ending the latter's grass court winning streak at 65 matches.
-With the recent signing of Chris Duhon, it looks like the Knicks will be parting ways with "hometown hero", Stephon Marbury. I don't say this often but, a step in the right direction for the New York Knicks.
-the Tampa Bay Lightning's Dan Boyle has agreed to lift his no-move clause. Pay attention Leafs - you might learn something.
-According to Sports Illustrated, the normal stride length for a pitcher is 77% to 87% of his height. Giants' pitcher, Tim Lincecum's stride is 129%, which is about 7 1/2 feet. Talk about your classic freakshow, and I say that in the nicest way possible...
-Congratulations to the Atlanta Dream, of the WNBA, for notching their first franchise victory against the Chicago Sky - never an easy task for an expansion team, in any sport for that matter.
-In a special showing of Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon's response to the "best game of the year"? Suns-Spurs, game one double overtime [117-115] victory by the Spurs. Hard to argue against that particular game - even though it's not even a candidate for the ESPY.
-Line of the week, "I'll piss in his hand, if he wants. I really don't care, because I'm not worried about anything."- Pat Perez, on the PGA Tour's new drug-testing policy.
-Transformers star Megan Fox appears to be "opting out" and remaining a free-agent.
-In cased you missed this bomb of a video, lead singer Josh Homme of QotSA just ripping apart a fan at Norwegian Wood 2008 (warning - some crude language).
-And finally, in local Canadian sports news (Northern Ontario specifically) congratulations to Taylor Milne of Callander/North Bay, ON - as he will be packing his bags to compete in the Olympic Games in Beijing next month.