Saturday, December 13, 2008 - Heart of Glass

-Yao Ming leads the all-star voting in the West so far, by a commanding number which is no surprise, while Yi Jianlian is ahead of Chris Bosh for East forwards. Oh, the benefits of representing one billion people back home.
-The Yankees have added another arm, albeit a glass arm, inking AJ Burnett to a five-year deal worth $82.5 million. For those keeping score at home, that's a total of $243.5 invested in the two newly acquired arms. The Yanks front office must've missed the memo about the global recession.
-The LA Angels are making a strong push for Mark Texeira. The deal proposed is a lengthy 8 year contract for $20 million per year, and reports say that the Halos have matched the offer, even against their previous notion of a shorter length of contract.
-Love Terrell Owens, but this love triangle between Romo and Witten is just nonsense and clearly, has to stop for the sake of team chemistry. I'm calling a Giants beat down in tomorrow's game...
-Always nice to see Vince Carter struggle against the Raptors.
-Fransisco Rodriguez is telling New York media that next season his fastball will have a bit more velocity to it (something I'm sure everyone will look for), and he's also calling it that the Mets will win the NL East. He also added that "There might be a little more adrenaline because it's the Mets, in New York," Y'think?
-Plaxico Burress attended a charity event for homeless children, clearly a PR stunt to help his hurtin' - pun intended - image.
-In news that nobody cares about, the Kansas City Royals have signed Kyle Farnsworth to their bullpen for $9.25 mill over 2 years.
-Chris Paul, Mo-Pete and the New Orleans Hornets make a visit to the ACC tomorow, coverage is on CBC with an early lunch time tip-off at 12:30 p.m. Don't forget to say a short prayer for Jose's ankles sometime before tip-off, 'kay?
-Link of the day: your source for all NBA games archived in good quality is right here. Make sure show that your appreciation by clicking the ads of that site, as the site owner has so kindly requested.

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:

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Roger and Mindy

-When asked whether he thinks the Red Sox would have won the World Series if Manny Ramirez had stayed, David Ortiz said, "Probably...I'm not going to lie to you, probably." but at the same time, knew it was his time to go.
-Dwight Howard's stat line 30 pts, 19 boards, 10 swats - albeit, against the OC Thunder.
-Lou Piniella of the Cubs, and his successor in Tampa Bay, Joe Maddon of the much improved Rays were named the top managers of '08 in the MLB...no surprises here.
-UNC star and reigning national player of the year, Tyler Hansbourough is said to be out for the team's season opener against the Tar Heels.
-Seeing as there aren't enough reality t.v shows these days, Mindy McCready is meeting with ABC network execs to pitch "Mending Mindy". The show will no doubt milk the Roger Clemens romantic past angle.
-Tony Romo is ready to return to the Cowboys - just in time for the 'Skins game.
-The Raptors' weakness at the wing position really became apparent in last night's game against the Sixers, with Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon both packing enough bricks to build another arena, and although playing 30 minutes, Jason Kapono finished with just 3 shot attempts. Gerald Wallace, anyone?

PTI: Big Finish For November 12, from 'Melo to Obama, talk about a promotion!

Wesnesday, November 5th, 2008 - Congratulations, Mr. Obama.

-Thus begins Barack Obama's legacy as the first African-American president of the U.S of A. How he'll do in the Oval Office remains to be seen, however the bar is set pretty low.
-Will Barack Obama be good for the NHL?
-Allen Iverson to the Pistons for Chauncey Billups and Dice. The first blockbuster trade of the season, although the timing is strange - just a couple of games into.
-Tony Romo is back practicing with the Cowboys and is optimistic about returning for their next game.
-Warning: completely disturbing topic. This is where I would 100% endorse Capital Punishment. Creeps like this don't deserve to live.
-Chris Bosh and Chris Paul were named NBA Player of the Week for their respective conferences. Both well deserved, putting up monster numbers in the first week, and leading their teams to wins.
-Mats Sundin will make his NHL comeback in one month...
-After losing to the Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs are 0-3 for the first time since 1973.
-Winners of the NL Golden Gloves were announced today: seen here. 42 year old Greg Maddux notched his 18th. Surprisingly, not one Houston Astros player received one.
-Juicy rumour: the Angels planning on signing both Mark Texeira AND C.C Sabathia? Now that would be something, especially teamed up with Vlad and co.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - From Russia with love...

-Controversial goaltender Ray Emery is headed to Russia next season, after sparking almost no interest from NHL teams, this offseason - and to be specific (according to his agent) only 3 calls from other teams.
-I'm beginning to think Dan Labatard doesn't like Canada - but maybe I'm just paranoid. Or, maybe it's the fact that I can't stand the guy.
-Candace Parker's statline against the Houston Comets Wednesday - 40 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks. Scary considering she's only a rookie...
-Check out who Lord Stanley has been partying with this summer. Just a few celebs, including: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ray Liotta, John C. McGinley, Jeremy Piven, David Spade, Kid Rock, Jennifer Capriati, Tom Hanks, Sly, and of course, Wayne Gretzky.
-According to Doug Smith, of the Toronto Star, not only will Jack Armstrong be returning to broadcast games - we'll be seeing even more games with the enthusiastic coach as the colour man.
-Ever wonder what Tony Romo's top 3 most played songs on his Ipod are? The Answer: Journey's "Don't Stop Believing; and Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine; and finally "Something by Jessica Simpson."
-The Colorado Rockies now have a farm league team in Casper, Wyoming. Their name? The Ghosts obviously.
-The NBA's baddest white-boy Brad Miller continues his streak of thuggery, this time landing himself in drug trouble with the league - receiving a five game suspension for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program
-Meanwhile, the Bulls' JameSon Curry one-ups Miller, by urinating in public - and resisting arrest.
-Angels' pitcher Francisco Rodriguez is on pace to break the single season record for total saves, 57 - his count stands at 35.
-A nice jersey design for the MLB All-Star game.
-Video of the day: Andrew Bogut showing Milwaukee Bucks fans why he's worth that $72.5 mill contract.

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - Missile Command Jones

-Joe Dumars is a Top 5 GM in the NBA without question, but firing Flip Saunders and replacing him with inexperienced Michael Curry was a step backwards.
-Hockey may be the sport that I know the least about; however, I do know that giving Vincent LaCavalier a whopping $77 million dollar contract was not a smart move financially.
-Village idiot of the week goes to Don Imus...wait, Shawn Chacon has just stolen that crown. The guy is a complete moron for his latest impression of Latrell Sprewell.
-For the second consecutive game WNBA's Candace Parker threw down a one handed dunk.
-Dontrelle Willis has really fallen off the baseball map.
-Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose will most likely be selected by the Chicago Bulls tonight. Can't go wrong with either of them in my opinion, strangely Pat Riley doesn't feel the same way about Beasley. Could this be Riley's poker face fooling us all in an attempt to snag Mikey-B, or does he really think Beasley's a bust? Tune in to tonight's NBA Draft to find out...
-MLB umpire Brian Runge has been suspended one game after his bump on Mets' manager Jerry Manuel.
-Jim Rome burns on the Cowboys' Adam Jones wanting to drop the nickname Pacman, "I never thought that I would say this, but you're going to have to earn the right to be called by your given name. You gave that up the second you started lighting up strip joints and breaking the law, that went out the window when you insisted we refer to you as an 80's video game, and when you put P. Jones on the back of your jersey. But if you want to change your name to Galaga Jones, or Frogger Jones - I'm cool with that. I'll even call you Missile Command Jones if you want, but let's not get crazy with Adam."
-Kevin Love's favourite Beach Boy's track is California Girls, this useless tidbit comes courtesy of PTI.
-Hey Derrick Rose, Lebron James called - he wants his cockyness back. No way you're getting MVP.
-Odds Tony Romo dumps Jessica Simpson at the beginning of the season, to prevent distractions and pre-conceived notions of off-field distractions? 83%.
-Safety wise, MLB should seriously consider banning maple bats.
-Sources reveal that Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons has been traded to the Nets for Richard Jefferson. If this trade goes down, Yi will team up with Vince Carter and Nenad Krstic to form one of the softest frontcourts in the NBA.
-Fairly recent news - Leonardo DiCaprio will star as video game legend Nolan Bushnell in the biopic "Atari".
-Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova were upset in the second round at Wimbledon by 40th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic and 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva.
-ESPN has reported that both the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers have agreed on the Ford et al. - Jermaine O'Neal deal.
-Stephen Colbert is now raising awareness for "face violence"