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"

Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Saudi Prince to be crowned Fantasy King?

-Tickets for the last game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles are going as high as $65,000.
-Things are heating up in the Manny Ramirez debacle. Manny has publicly stated his displeasure with the franchise - telling the Boston Herald that he is "tired of the ----, where they tell you one thing and behind your back they do another thing". He also stated that he has no issues with walking away from the team, if the team chooses to let him walk.
-What a comeback for Team Canada against Korea the other day. Huge three-pointers in the dying minutes by Rowen Barrett and Jermaine Anderson.
-On the Fan 590, Leo Rautins said(paraphrased), "if you're not eating lunch with the team, you're not acting like you're a part of the team". So for that reason, you cut Team Canada's best player? A tad ridiculous if you ask me, especially considering Team Canada isn't exactly a cesspool of talent at the moment, and can't really afford to pull this (overly) "tough love" bit.
-Today's game, Croatia crushed the Canucks, 83-62...game-over for Team Canada - and here's hoping Leo gets the axe.
-Former Japanese baseball sensation Hideo Nomo has retired from the game. For those not aware, he was pitching for the Kansas City Royals this season.
-Rampage Jackson has been taken in for mental health evaluation, for his recent behaviour - something Mike Tyson should have recieved many years ago. So much for being a born-again Christian...
-Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi Prince obsessed with Fantasy Football, and is looking to challenge YOU. Sign up today for a chance to win a ticket to the Prince's crib.
-No clue why the Dallas Mavericks wouldn't agree to a Josh Howard for Ron Artest deal. Dirk, J-Kidd and Artest would form a real formidable big three, possibly even strong enough to compete in the ever tough Western Conference, because at this point, as talented as the Mavs roster is, they could realistically finish seventh or eighth this year.
-I bet you're wondering if anyone else has come close to Dan Uggla's brutal ASG performance (0-4, 3 K's, 1 GIDP, 3 errors). Well for his position, Pete Reiser was the only guy to come close to such an "Uggla" performance, his statline: 0-4, 2 K's, 1 GIDP, 2 errors.
-A hunting shop owner is basically offering to pay Brett Favre $25,000 dollars to come back to the Packers.
-The Barenaked Ladies have backed out of a children's concert sponsored by Disney - due to Steven Page's latest cocaine arrest, most likely worried that they would tarnish Disney's "squeaky-clean image".
-Video of the day: Spelling Bee 2008: Numb-nut?