Friday, November 21, 2008 - Breaking the Bank

-Tony Romo gets my "good guy of the day" award for taking a homeless man to the movies, and even sitting next to him afterwords. When the man mentioned that he hadn't showered in a few, Romo replied, "Don't worry about that, I'm used to locker rooms." You don't have to like the guy as a football player, but as a person, he's a class act.
-To the right is a picture found on SI.com's FanNation: Caption this, Ashley Judd at the UNC game. One of the selected captions on the site: “Ashley got very angry when an ignorant fan called her a Cougar and not a Wildcat.” (Midvalley). Awesome.
-Gilbert Arenas is saying that finishing in last place could have it's benefits as the lottery can be seen as the silver lining, using the San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan. True enough, however this is not what you want to hear from your star player, and plus, ever heard of a guy named Joe Smith or Kwame Brown, Gil?
-The Phillies' Chase Utley has opted to have hip-surgery, and may miss the beginning of the regular season in 09 - and recovery could take up to May according to team officials.
-Although it's laughable to think that guys like Kendrick Perkins and Brian Scalabrine are trash-talking about rings and being the bees knees of the NBA, someone needs to tell Quentin Richardson to just shut up and play the game.
-The Mets' all-star David Wright was mobbed by a group of "cougars" (two cougar references in one day? I know, right?) and was heard yelling: "Ladies, calm down! Please, relax." The name of the event is just ironic, "Do the Wright Thing".
-The Boston Red Sox are looking to "break the bank" on Mark Texeira, meanwhile the Yankees are looking to do the same, but to every big name free-agent. What else is new?
-Look at what leaked concerning Mark Cuban, what isn't on the internet these days?
-And finally, a new rule in the MLB: postseason games will not be shortened by weather. Good job, Bud.

The Score's Court Cuts, enjoy:

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - Basic Arithmetic

-Rogers has been taking a lot of heat from Raptors fans for the TSN2 controversy, and with Sunday's game against the Miami Heat being the first of what will be 25 games aired exclusively on the network, I sure don't envy the folks working at their customer service call centers.
-Albert Pujols wins his second NL MVP award despite the Cardinals' 4th place finish and despite Ryan Howard's monster numbers for the World Series Champs. I think you get the point that I'm trying to make.
-I'm calling it right here, Kevin Youkilis of the BoSox wins AL MVP this year. Well, that's who I would have chosen anyhow.
-It's been four games and Pacman Jones is still awaiting the reply of commissioner Roger Goodell to be re-instated into the NFL.
-Mark Cuban gets caught pulling a "Martha Stewart" in a civil suit, so no jail-time - and somewhere Bud Selig is grinning. A perfect reason not to sell him the Cubs.
-Shaq has always been one of the more confident sports personalities, but his recent remarks on him and Kobe being the best Lakers duo ever, definitely puts him over the top. Sorry Shaq, but basic math tells me that 5 'chips is greater than 3, so I'm giving the nod to Magic and Kareem.
-Former Orangeman, Demetris Nichols was waived by the Chicago Bulls yesterday. I always hate to see any player out of 'cuse cut.
-Don Cherry was up to his usual Canuck slurping antics on Coaches Corner, with this nearly predictable quote regarding Brian Burke possibly coming to the Leafs: "We'll finally get some Canadians on this club and win some games"

Forget what I said about PTI full epi's in the last entry, that's only for insider's apparently...

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - A Not-So-Happy Meal

-Mark Cuban is reported to be interested in buying the Chicago Cubs. Say what you want about the guy, but the bottom line is he knows how to turn weak franchises around. Just ask the Dallas Mavericks organization.
-Don't mean to state the obvious, but there's no way Brett Favre remains a Green Bay Packer, after all of this drama, I can't see the two party's kiss and make up, and be serious about the coming season.
-A source close to Lebron James says that the King would consider a Euro offer, if it was in the range of $50 million dollars. Again, I just can't see Lebron going overseas. Too much American pride, as well as NBA pride. If Lebron wants to live up to the "next great one" and "King James" hype, it won't happen in Europe, that's for sure.
-The Dodgers are considering sending Andruw Jones to the minors. Talk about a guy who's quickly faded out of the circle of potential greats...
-After shutting down Sarunas Jasikevicius in the game against Lithuania, Kobe gave himself a new nickname, "the Doberman". Not sure about you but I like the Black Mamba handle better.
-NHL goalies will have a little less armour next season, as the league has reduced the size of the equipment down a few notches...
-According to PTI, Charles Barkley's doctor told him that he's "one happy meal away from diabetes" - which is why he's found a new hobby that will hopefully help him shed a few pounds, boxing.
-In an interview with Rob Rossi, Sidney Crosby's stated that his beverage of choice is Crown Royal or Jack Daniels.
-Joe Torre has asked Manny Ramirez to get a haircut. If Manny actually follows the order, I'll be impressed.
-Some pictures of Gilbert Arenas' crib leaked on the net recently. The stone for the mountain cost him just half a million...
-Video of the day: Bend it like Becky