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...

Friday, September 5, 2008 - The Juicy Truth

-A warehouse worker beat LeBron James in a game of Horse in the LeBron's Trick Shot Challenge that he hosted at Venice Beach.
-Not really news however, Mats Sundin was quoted as saying: "I will not make up my mind before the season starts," and added that if he felt like retiring he would say it.
-Jose Conseco was on the Moment of Truth and during the taping Mark McGwire was in attendance. One of the questions was if he had ever corked his bat before, among countless other exposing questions. So basically it will be his book Juiced, condensed into a 30 min television episode.
-NBA rookies Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur have angered the commish after their recent Mary-Jane escapades at a league sponsored Rookie symposium. According to the article, it would seem that their weed was flushed down the toilet, as no marijuana was actually found. Marijuana seems to be making headlines everywhere lately, with Sumo wrestlers, Penn State football and now the NBA rookies...
-On an almost related topic, Ricky Williams says he's taking college courses to earn his pre-med degree. Not kidding.
-With their win against the Detroit Tigers, the Halos' magic number to clinching the AL West is down to 6.
-Judging from articles that I've read, Dwight Howard seems to really like his olympic gold medal, becoming almost inseperable with it. He's already publicly stated that he will return to Team USA in future competitions.
-LeBron James will be in Toronto for More Than A Game, a documentary about his rise to superstardom, at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend.
-Daunte Culpepper has announced his retirement at the age of 31, saying that he didn't want to take a job that he didn't compete for, and would just end his career early.
-What an ugly logo for the Oklahoma City Thunder - it strongly resembles a WNBA team.
-Ben Gordon to CSKA Moscow? All speculation at this point, but entirely believable.
-Although the youngest player in the league currently, Travis Snider isn't the youngest Blue Jay to hit a home-run. Danny Ainge did it at the tender age of 20 years, 79 days compared to Snider's 20 years, 215 days.