FLAMBOYANT RECEIVERS
And we really like the Lions in next year's Super Bowl
The old-school-not-gonna-dance-just-hand-the-ball-to-the-ref example set by the Arizona Cardinals superb pass-catcher Larry Fitzgerald is bound to rub off on the rest of the league.
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YANKS FOR THE MEMORIES CARD SHOW
You better get him now
Jim Leyritz, the former slugger and catcher still awaiting trial for DUI manslaughter in the death of a Florida woman in December 2007, will charge $22 for his autograph at this weekend's show at Secaucus, N.J.
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THE TAXPAYERS OF NEW YORK
OK, so 22 bucks for Jim Leyritz isn't that bad
Both the Yankees (an additional $259 million) and the Mets (an additional $83 million) won recent battles to get even more public financing for their new ballparks, victories that will save them hundreds of millions in interest payments.
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COSTUME MALFUNCTIONS
We swear, Justin Timberlake was nowhere in the house
While competing in the European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki this week, Ekaterina Rubleva's sequined top slipped down, exposing her breast.
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DONOVAN'S DESPOILERS
From the annals of criminal masterminds: I
Rex Michael Perkins and Ryan Hanlon, the Arizona men who burned the lawn and performed other acts of vandalism at the Phoenix home of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb before last Sunday's NFC Championship Game, were nabbed because a label bearing Perkins' name and address were left on a cardboard box they had used to write a message.
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ANGLING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
From the annals of criminal masterminds: II
A 50-year-old Panama City man, Garry Alvin Key, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after he admitted throwing homemade explosive devices at dolphins to scare them away from his fishing lines
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POLITICAL PRIORITIES
After that, we promise you: it's on to the global economic meltdown!
With a fervent BCS critic now in the White House, at least three congressmen (Reps. Joe Barton, Neil Abercrombie and Edolphus Towns of, respectively, Texas, Hawaii and New York) have either introduced legislation or are planning to introduce legislation aimed at abolishing the current bowl system
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ANDRE MILLER
Civics 101, NBA style
The Philadelphia 76ers point guard made it clear that he was attending inaugural events in Washington and would even miss practice to do so -- "I think I'm supposed to be going to a Hillary Clinton function, like a night function, like a formal dinner or something," he told the Daily Times of Delaware County last Monday -- even though he admitted he did not vote in the November election.
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NBC ANCHORS
"I'm not exactly sure who that is, but he's talking to Hillary Clinton"
During inauguration coverage, Brian Williams misidentified Craig Robinson, First Lady Michelle Obama's brother, as Reggie Love, President Obama's personal assistant. Later, Tom Brokaw mistakenly assumed that Robinson was wearing a black-and-orange scarf in honor of his alma mater, Princeton, not realizing that Robinson is the head coach at another black-and-orange school, Oregon State.
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LONG-TERM CONTRACTS
When that knee heals, if you could maybe help out with some concession sales that would be great
Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro, who signed a virtual lifetime contract of 15 years for $60 million, all guaranteed, is gone for the season with knee problems after playing only five games.
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This Week's Most Captivating Blog Entry
Jennie Finch, the softball pitcher, in a post headlined "Potties, Binky's and Blankie's," on the struggles of motherhood, specifically when to take the pacifier away from son, Ace:
"My stomach is now to a complete cramp just talking about it. I know many moms are out there thinking get a grip and a back bone! The time will come, when? Not sure, but it will! Every one already thinks he's that 5 year old kid with a binky because he is so tall. I need a shirt for him that says, 'My daddy is 6-foot-5 I'm only 2! Leave me, my mom and my binky alone!' As you can tell I have a complex."
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