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:

Friday, May 16, 2008 - "A LeBron James Team is never desperate"

-Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks improves to a stellar 9-0 after his victory against the Colorado Rockies
-Currently unemployed coach Avery Johnson joined the TNT crew the other night. If I were a betting man, I would wager that he will be hired by an NBA team by the end of the off-season. The man's a proven winner.
-There's way too much news highlighting Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey these days. Neither of the two are even A-list celebrities either, or even remotely interesting - so who cares.
-Can Tim Duncan and the Spurs win in New Orleans? Now, they'll have to, with the series knotted at three a piece.
-the NBA's 70 year-old cookie monster, or more commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, has decided to return for an 18th run at the title.
-Home Alone: The Reality. For some reason, I don't think the phrase "oops" can cut it.
-The Toronto Blue Jays are a half game above the Yankees at this point in the season. Just stating a fact.
-Where are the Pau Gasol critics now? Of course, they'll fully credit #24 when the topic is raised.
-The Dallas Cowboys will be featured on ESPN's "Hard Knocks" this year. Headlining the show are: Pacman Jones, Tony Romo and T.O. It will be an interesting saga, to say the least.
-Lebron James brashly said, "A Lebron James Team is never desperate" after game 5's lost to the Celtics, following his "Sit your ass down, Mother" comment the previous game. Just more reasons to hate the guy.
-On the same topic, Sir Charles Barkley hit the nail on the head with his thoughts on the first quote, "How the hell can you call this your team, when the only games you've won in this series were won by your supporting cast, not you?"
-Dany Heatly becomes Team Canada's all-time leading scorer, or better known as, the NHL's biggest post-season loser.
-For some reason, those pink autographed bats being auctioned off on MLB.com don't seem all that appealing to me.
-Stephen A. Smith recently criticized both Chris Bosh's game and physical appearance, to which Bosh sent a verbal jab right back. Stephen A. should just choke on a cheese-doodle already, seriously.
-Who do I want to replace Chuck Swirsky? Anyone but Rod Black (TSN's carbon copy commentator of the Jays' Jamie Campbell)
-Speaking of replacements, is this the end of The Office's awkward, yet likeable character Toby Flenderson? Sure looks like it. Ryan Howard's character seems to be done as well, after the recent events that transpired in the finale.
-Sunday (if, even) will be the last blog, at least for a month as I will be M.I.A. Apologies to my three faithful readers.