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.

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...

Sunday, August 24, 2008 - Redemption

-Tiger Woods is closing in on the $1 billion mark by 2010. Come the same year, teen actress Miley Cyrus will be worth that much. Funny how things like this work out sometimes.
-Manny Ramirez compared coming to LA from Beantown, to having "20 lbs less on my back". On a completely different note, a story surfaced that Man Ram "forgets" to tip the boys that provide him with necessary services, and his teammates pitch in to pay for him.
-Angel Matos gets the jackass-of-the-week award after his kick to a referee's face after getting disqualified in the taekwondo bronze medal match. Can you say lifetime ban? Give his coach one as well.
-A private research group said that Fantasy Football will cost U.S employers close to a total of $9.2 billion this year, due to time being wasted. While they feel that if they ban all sports-related websites, this could lead to reduced morale and loyalty. A catch-22 for them, it would seem.
-2:30 a.m tip-off time for the gold medal game between Spain and the U.S. Yours truly watched the first half (too tired to finish the game) and the Spaniards were hitting big shot after big shot to keep the game within range of an upset. Close game at the end but USA is back on top of the basketball world.
-Still on the topic of Team USA, there's an article on SI.com comparing the 1992 Dream Team to this year's, and how the '92 team would squash the Redeem Team. Thank you, Captain Obvious. The team's starting line-up had Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and a couple of other HOF'ers. Oh, and coming off the bench, some guys named Larry Bird and John Stockton etc...
-"There is no deadline for the investigation." for the Chinese gymnast scandal, meaning this will more likely than not continue even after the Olympics are over.
-An article raised the thought of Usain Bolt playing in the NFL. Well he's got the speed, and a heck of a lot of it, but he would have to learn to catch and be willing to get-hit hard on occasion for it to work.
-John Mayer and Jennifer Anniston are splitsville, after 4 months - hollywood equivalent to 4 years.
-Katy Perry was once a Christian singer. So how does one go from singing gospel songs to oh-so-catchy lesbian kiss ones? A total 180.

Thursday, July, 17, 2008 - All in the Family

-Alyssa Milano has sworn off dating baseball players, saying that they are too "childish".
-Rafael Nadal has reached for the stars...and has been granted his own asteroid, named after himself, of course. For the astronomers out there who have a liking for tennis, you can find it between Mars and Jupiter.
-A total of zero teammates (yes, you heard right) of A-Rod's came to his party which took place at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club. Ouch. Meanwhile, the more likable Yankee, Derek Jeter, hosted a party where a few of his buddies came, some big names include: Billy Crystal and Michael Jordan.
-A nice article summarizing why the San Antonio Spurs have been such a dominant franchise, continually adding to their solid foundation strong complimentary pieces, to build around their core. And I don't mean to undervalue Tim Duncan at all, but the organization does such a solid job in all of the team management areas. Funny how the majority of the players listed, have at one point in their careers, been rumoured in trades to the (then G.M Isiah Thomas') Knicks.
-Bud Selig called the new all-star game format (of winner gets home field advantage for the World Series) a success, stating that player intensity has been raised. Tell that to A-Rod, who reportedly left early before the game even ended.
-defensive juggernaut Marcus Camby has been traded for a second round pick to the LA Clippers to save cap space. Eduardo Najera has also left the team as he has agreed to terms with the Nets. So much for the Nuggets focusing on defense next year...
-Brent Barry becomes the 3rd member of his family to don a Houston Rockets' uniform - following his father Rick Barry and brother Jon Barry.
-Samuel Dalembert is officially no longer a part of Team Canada's basketball squad. Coach Leo Rautins felt that Dalembert was lacking in commitment to the team, which is odd considering all of the paperwork he went through to obtain his Canadian citizenship to play for the country. Everything is considered speculation at this point, but the road goes two ways - either Sammy D is to blame for this strangely timed divorce, or Leo Rautins. From a talent standpoint, I'm hoping it's the latter option.
-Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton won the ESPY for Best Comeback. How long are the guys at ESPN going to milk this clichéd storyline?
-Amusing quote from ESPN the Magazine, "Bill Laimbeer is coaching hoops in Detroit and doing it well (He had 2 rings in 4 years). And did you know Rick Mahorn is an assistant coach? There's more NBA players on the Shock bench then there are on the Timberwolves'."