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Fifth Annual Too True To Be Good
Steve Rushin
December 26, 2005
For 12 long months, Steve Rushin rummaged the depths of sports to unearth these nuggets of surreal news from 2005
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December 26, 2005

Fifth Annual Too True To Be Good

For 12 long months, Steve Rushin rummaged the depths of sports to unearth these nuggets of surreal news from 2005

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THEY BROUGHT THEIR EH GAME

As noted in the Regina Leader-Post, the field at the Canadian men's amateur golf championship included Andrew Parr, Dave Bunker and Ryan Yip.

BUT OTHERWISE, I GOT NO ISSUES WITH HIM

Carolina Panthers tackle Kris Jenkins said of Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp, "I hate him. He talks too much. He doesn't make any sense. He's sloppy. He acts like he's the best thing since sliced bread. He's ugly. He stinks. His mouth stinks. His breath stinks, and basically, his soul stinks too."

I'M NOT REALLY A STATS GUY

Heat veteran point guard Gary Payton seemed surprised when a reporter from the Miami Herald told him that one of his Bentleys was for sale on eBay, so the reporter asked him, "How many Bentleys do you have to have to not know that you're selling one on eBay?" Replied Payton, "I've got about four or five of them."

HUMERUS ANECDOTE

After Temple basketball coach John Chaney sent 250-pound little-used reserve Nehemiah Ingram into a game to commit hard fouls against St. Joseph's, Ingram broke the arm of opposing forward John Bryant.

PAUL'S THE CUTE ONE

During a congressional hearing on steroids, Connecticut Representative Christopher Shays told NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, "I kind of love you guys."

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