If this headline weren’t true, one would believe that Ben Roethlisberger is happy with his six-game suspension and doesn’t mind missing nearly half the season. Personally, I don’t think ESPN is breaking anything.
Duh.
I hope you’re sitting down for this, but representatives for Roethlisberger plan to ask NFL commish Roger Goodell for a shorter suspension. And, this is newsworthy of the homepage of ESPN.com. Way to keep us informed, worldwide sports leader.
It’s dry in California. Scrape your iron on a rock and you have calamity.
An unnamed golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, CA is not going to be held responsible for hitting the bad shot. But, in the end, it caused a 12-acre blaze that required the assistance of 150 firefighters and helicopters overhead.
For most golfers, the ultimate story to tell is a hole-in-one. For this guy, he’ll always have a different story.
The mixed-martial arts phenomenon has swept into hammer-time.
MC Hammer and his Alchemist Management creation is deep into the MMA. He is promoting 15 MMA stars including Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko and Nate Marquardt. But, promoting the stars is not what the 48-year-old Hammer wants. He wants to fight.
“If I could today, I’d be a fighter myself. I love the combat. The world is like that today. Everyone loves to battle. You get all your frustrations out.”
Here’s my request. FoxSports telecast. MC Hammer vs. Jose Canseco. Prime-time coverage. I’m not a big MMA guy, but I’d watch that.
Lou Piniella had a miserable 2010 season with the Cubs. A few months ago, he announced that this season would be his last. And, a week ago, he called it quits early due to unfortunate circumstances, the illness of his mother.
Lovie Smith’s 2010 season with the Bears holds the same peril. And, after the showing that the Bears have made during the first three games of the preseason, Smith should make a similar announcement to Piniella. 2010 will be his last.
The Bears have at least gone through the motions of making 2010 a competitive season. First, they signed the defensive prize of the free agent pool in Julius Peppers. They also brought in Chester Taylor to provide running back depth. Finally, they hired world-renowned offensive guru Mike Martz to run the Jay Cutler-led offense. So far this preseason, one word sums it up. Fail.
Lovie Smith is a defensive guy. And, his defense is getting old and fragile. I put the over/under of Brian Urlacher games played at about nine. Tommie Harris is an injury waiting to happen and their secondary is completely suspect.
I grew up near Chicago. It’s one of the best sports cities there is. But, the area craves winners. It doesn’t happen often, but their teams tease them with success. The season hasn’t started, but Bears bloggers are already nervous. This from Windy City Gridiron:
For a fan base as football starved as we are, thus far our Chicago Bears have not given us much to be excited about.
I know what you’re thinking – if Saturday night’s extended look at starters is what we have to look forward to in ’10, bring in the moving trucks because the Bears will be cleaning house come next January…if not sooner.
If you’re playing the guessing game of which NFL coach will be fired first, keep an eye on Lovie. If the Bears start out slow, Mike Martz will inherit a head coaching job in a hurry.
Lloyd’s of London will insure just about anything. For the right price, I’m sure.
What’s the risk in a head of hair? Apparently dandruff shampoo giant Head and Shoulders is concerned about the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive star’s hair. So, they’ve taken out a million dollar policy to make sure they’re compensated if something should happen to it.
The press release issued by Head and Shoulders used phrases like “iconic mane” and claims that the hair has not been cut in seven years and claims that it is “so ridiculously full and thick that end to end it spans 100 football fields.” That’s 5.68 miles.
I cry false advertising. Prove it! Wait, that will probably invoke the policy. Never mind.
During the off-season, the Cincinatti Bengals wanted to add a receiver to Chad 85. So, they signed Antonio Bryant to a 4-year, $28 million contract with about $8 million guaranteed. A lingering knee injury has ended his Bengals career, resulting in 0 games…0 snaps with the team.
Antonio Bryant is not the dimwit in this story. He and his agent found a way to make a lot of money without doing much of anything. But, if I’m Bengals GM Mike Brown, I’m hoping that the play of Terrell Owens and draft pick Jordan Shipley makes everyone forget that he ever signed Bryant to such a contract.
Classic argument. Manager Gary Robinson of the State College Spikes had issues with a hit-by-pitch call. After the rather boring coverup of home plate, Robinson took his argument places managers have never gone. A+ for style points here.
Note: Disregard the Phil Wellman reference on the you tube vido. Obviously the poster is confused.
Does Tony LaRussa really think hitting the stage with Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin isn’t political?
“I made it clear when we were approached: I said, ‘If it’s political, I wouldn’t even approach Albert with it.’ I don’t want to be there if it’s political. I don’t know who’s going to be there, who’s going to accept it. But the gist of the day is not political. I think it’s a really good concept, actually.”
Glenn Beck is “restoring honor”. And, he’s doing it on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the same date that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Beck says his ”honor” gathering on this day at this site was an “accident“. So, we are to believe that Beck is absent-mindedly stupid?
I get that the St. Louis Cardinals are conveniently in Washington to play the Nationals. Tony LaRussa is a good baseball manager. Albert Pujols is a baseball player who doesn’t need to put his name with controversy. He already must fight off suggestions that his “youngest t0 400 home runs” feat is possibly tainted with performance-enhanceing drugs. Why would these two baseball names put themselves on-stage with Beck and Palin? Play baseball. Leave the political arena to the numbskulls that already dominate it.
Senior running back Derrick Washington should have spent more time penetrating defenses.
Instead, Washington faces charges of second-degree trespassing and deviate sexual assualt, a class-C felony. As a result, the Tigers will need a new starting running back and co-captain.
According to columbiatribune.com, the alleged victim apparently was his tutor. Back on June 19, he entered her apartment “unwilling and unprovoked”, waking to find her “digitally penetrating her.”
Because Washington is charged with a felony, school policy prohibits him from playing until the matter is resolved.
What’s up with cell phone batteries these days? Seems like modern technology should be able to come up with something a little more reliable.
Owners of an Android phone know what I’m talking about. Many are lucky to get about 12 hours out of their batteries. Get caught in a situation where you don’t have a spare, or it’s also dead and you are back in the 1970’s without communication.
I wonder if Jim Furyk has an Android phone?
Jim Furyk was third going into this weekend’s Barclay’s, the first of four FedEx Cup playoff events. But, because his alarm didn’t go off on his cell phone, he overslept and arrived at a pro-am event five minutes late.
Those five minutes could potentially make the difference in him winning $10 million. If your phone has a calculator, and battery-life left, calculate that one out. That’s some expensive few minutes.
“I played my heart out all year. I’ve got no one to blame but myself.”
In the end, does the punishment really fit the crime? Five minutes to a pro-am event disqualifies a golfer from a playoff event?
