Friday, November 14, 2008 - The Big Cameo

-Michael Vick is expecting to rejoin the NFL after doing his time in the clink, this according to his bankruptcy lawyer.
-You have but 6 words to explain why you should join Michael Jordan on the golf course. Better make 'em count.
-Big brawl in the desert of Phoenix the other night with the Rockets coming to town. A chain reaction of shoves with Shaq being in the middle of it all, brushing aside anyone in a red jersey with just a flick of his finger and T-Mac seemingly got the worst of the scuffle as he was shoved by the Big Cactus, then had his teammate Yao fall on top of him.
-Silver Slugger awards were announced, A-Rod picks up his 10th career and a quite few notable first-timers in both leagues.
-The audience of Judge Greg Mathis got a pleasant surprise with Shaq making a cameo, and getting extra points for spending time with a woman who suffered from Down Syndrome.
-Cliff Lee wins the AL Cy Young, the Doc placed second with 71 points to Lee's 24 first-place votes and 132 total. What a season it was for Cliff Lee, though, coming literally out of nowhere to claim the award of excellence.
-Jerry Jones is certain that the Dallas Cowboys will make the playoffs this year, will not make any coaching changes and would gladly welcome back Pacman Jones if reinstated. Now there's a mouthfull.
-With the acquisition of Nick Swisher - it appears as though the Pin Stripes are out of the Texeira sweepstakes and looking to devote all attention to C.C Sabathia. Reports are indicating that the Yankees are planning on "blowing C.C Sabathia away" with a ridiculous contract rumoured to be $25 million more than what any NL (and AL) team could offer.
-Don't look now, but the once dreaded Texas Triangle of the NBA is no not quite as dreaded anymore. The teams' combined record is an ugly 9-13. And to really kick a soldier when he's down, the lowly Memphis Grizzlies are doing better than both the Mavs and Spurs.
-Mike "I'm hetero" Piazza is set to write an autobiography due to release in 2010.
-The Madonna-A-Rod saga continues with old-fashioned love notes being found, which leads one to believe that this "discovery" was planned, in a world where cell phones and text-messaging has made the old pen and paper obsolete.

Jim Rome Burns on their love affair...

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 - Pulling a Michael Richards

-Idiot of the day: Buck Brunette for his attempt at humour using his Facebook status-incident, and rightfully getting himself booted off the Texas football team. Whether or not the guy is racist or not, the guy is definitely not the brightest tool in the cabinet.
-Am I the only one who thinks Allen Iverson + the Pistons = mediocrity, worse than the Nuggets type mediocrity?
-After what seemed to be the NHL's best impression of Tim Donaghy, the Toronto Maple Leafs made Carey Price their bitch in a 6-3 win over the Habitants on Saturday.
-The Atlanta Hawks are no longer the bottom feeders of the NBA - it's still early, but the they're 4-0 to start the season and the sounds heard in Philips Arena are no longer resembling that of a library.
-ESPN the Mag has Joey Logano, Matt Ryan, David Price, and Ricky Rubio as the nominees for 2009 NEXT Athlete. My vote goes to Rubio, the kid's a star in the making, even Dwyane Wade had good things to say about him.
-A strange war of words between Joey Porter and Matt Jones, where Porter used Jones as an example in questioning league suspensions and Jones firing back in an odd fashion, questioning his sexual orientation.
-Bud Selig wants absolutely no part of Mark Cuban and his top bid. I've said it once and I'll say it again, Mark Cuban could potentially transform the Chicago Cubs and maybe even make them a contender a la Dallas Mavericks franchise. And really, a little bit of sports controversy once in a while never killed anyone, Bud.
-Kirk Hinrich is out for 2-3 months, which sets the stage for rookie Derrick Rose to take over as floor general for the Bulls. Show us what 'cha got, kid.
-According to TMZ.com, Mike Piazza said (when asked about the A-Rod situation) that he could've had Madonna, but blew it. Does anyone really care?
-C.C Sabathia had a "private conversation" with Yankees' captain Derek Jeter in which it is said that C.C made the call. Jeter said that he did not make a recruiting pitch to the coveted lefty, but who in their right mind would believe this?
-LupE.N.D? Say it ain't so Lupe. Luckily he's going out with a triple album.

In cased you missed it, AI talks to Stephen A. Smith about the trade:

Friday, July 4, 2008 - Happy 4th of July.

-Alex Rodriguez makes headlines again with "good friend" Madonna, reportedly making late-night visits to her house for presumably their chess club meetings.
-Whether or not Brett Favre returns next season, the way I see it is, when you've reached the plateau of greatness that players such as Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods et al., and possess that kind of legendary status - you are always welcome to return. But don't tell that to the Green Bay Packers... or their fans.
-Pardon The Interruption has been absolute garbage and a downright snore-fest without Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser.
-former Highschool phenom Gerald Green has signed on with the Mavericks. Yes, it was (and still is) a slow week in the NBA.
-Gilbert Arenas agrees to a $111 million dollar contract, although was offered $127 - heartwarming, but I'm still not gonna call him a "winner" just yet.
-A.J Burnett is being shopped around the league for a shortstop - according to sources in the Toronto media, as the Blue Jays management are not happy with him, as well as current SS's David "no-catch" Eckstein and John ".100" McDonald.
-The German National basketball team has just acquired center Chris Kaman. You heard correctly - Kaman's great-grandparents were of German descent, making him eligible to play after getting his duel-citizenship.
-Roger Federer avenges himself by defeating familiar face Mario Ancic. Try and beat Federer's streak(s): 39 consecutive wins at Wimbledon, 64 consecutive wins on grass and 17 consecutive semifinal appearances at Grand Slam tournaments.
-In Team Canada's quest to make the Olympics, the Canucks' crushed Lebanon 89-67, thanks in part to Joel Anthony and Samuel Dalembert who combined for 20 rebounds. Canada also breezed passed New Zealand, once again winning big, taking the decision 90-63, this time with swingmen Olu Famutini and Rowan Barrett making big contributions and pleasing the McMaster-U crowd with their electrifying displays of athleticism.
-It's official. There will be another Venus-Serena Wimbledon showdown. The Williams' sisters improve their record to a jaw-dropping 100-13 at Wimbledon, can you say dominant?
-Pamela Anderson calls Jessica Simpson a "whore" for wearing an anti-vegetarian top.
-The Toronto Blue Jays begin a road series with the L.A Angels who boast the second best record in the majors (only behind the Tampa Bay Rays, of all teams). But, the Jays have been known to play well against the Halos - so expect a hard fought series.
-Enjoyed Talladega Nights? Well, Sasha Baron Cohen and Will Farrell will team up again in the comedic version of Sherlock Holmes.
-Video of the day: hilarious hockey taunt. Priceless.
-In honour of Cynthia-R (and soon to be minus the R), and of course the 4th of July, here's Lenny Kravitz performing the Guess Who's smash hit "American Woman".