Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Name Game

-We're not letting you play anymore because you're too good, you don't speak English, and now because you're a girl. What's next, you have to be hetero?
-Patrick Ewing Jr. will be playing for the Knicks next season after being traded from the Rockets. Like father, like son.
-The Bengals' Chad Johnson has officially legally changed his name to Ocho Cinco.
-Ray Allen is having trouble selling his old house in Seattle, trimming the price down to $5.2 from $6 mill.
-The Jays-Angels deal involving David Eckstein is at a standstill, as other teams have joined in the discussion. The Red Sox, Rays and Dodgers are reportedly interested in Eckstein's services as well.
-Steve Nash has a differing opinion on the Suns' plan of resting him to keep him fresh for the playoffs, saying that the Suns might not be good enough to afford resting him 10-12 games. But they really have no choice, with Nash, 34, playing a tonne, 81 of 82 games last year with an average of just under 35 min. a game.
-Jose Reyes' 6 steps to successfully hitting triples.
-Barack Obama says that he prefers the White Sox over the Cubs. To which Ozzie Guillen replied, "He has to be our president.", but wouldn't vote for him just for that reason.
-Bryan McCabe is reportedly going to be shipped to Florida (along with his big contract) in the next few days after agreeing to waive his no-trade clause.
-The MLB's replay central room is 18 by 24 feet with so many computers and television screens that it is said to resemble NASA's Mission Control room.
-Sadly, Canadian Matt Stairs is no longer with the Blue Jays, best of luck to him in the future, be it with the Phillies or whomever. A prospect by the name of Travis Snider has been called-up. The guy's been tearing up AAA ball, so here's hoping this he will turn out to be the one and only bright spot (player wise, I didn't forget Cito) for the Jays this season.
-Forbes ranked the top paid television hosts today, no surprise with Oprah claiming the top spot - followed by the usual suspects, Howard Stern, Letterman, Leno, Judge Judy, Dr. Phil etc.

Friday, August 15, 2008 - Forever Young

-A few Olympic tennis upsets, as Roger Federer was upset by USA's James Blake. The Williams' Sisters was also upset on Thursday.
-A 104 year old man wants to throw the first pitch during the playoffs if the Cubs make the playoffs. Let's hope he'll still be living at that time...
-From really old, to really young...it looks like everyone's suspicions were correct (if the news report is legit). China's gymnast He Kexin is only 13, making her ineligible to be on the team that won the gold medal this week.
-Chinese police officer's have been ordered to be more friendly and smile more, as their blank, strict facial expressions are scaring off visitors during the Olympics.
-Jason Kidd is all business, as he is through with May Anderson, stating that she was a distraction to his goal of bringing back gold to the states.
-According the Reuters.com, Michael Phelps is the most discussed Olympic athlete online, just ahead of Yao Ming, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
-Manny Ramirez has actually cut his dreads...about an inch shorter. But he says that it'll be a lot shorter come next season.
-A prayer room has been opened at Ewood Park to allow Blackburn Rovers to pray on days of their games. The Lancashire Council of Mosques and The Dean of Blackburn Cathedral have called this move, "commendable".