Saturday, August 29, 2009

Football is returning to Old Dominion University after 68 years.
No one is relishing the renewal of a rivalry with them more than Penn State coach Joe Paterno, though he still calls them New Dominion.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

The NFL is investigating the Dallas Cowboys giant, low-hanging new video screen after punts started reaching it.
They are also worried Jerry Jones's head might hit it.
Gamers can now add Brett Favre and Michael Vick to Madden NFL 10 rosters.
Halo players can download Marvin Harrison.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

South African Caster Semenya won gold in the 800-meter at the world track championships, but is being subjected to a gender test.
The last time something like this happened was David Bowie at the 1974 Grammy Awards.

Friday, August 14, 2009

One of the new United Football League teams is the Las Vegas Locomotives.
Right...nothing says "train travel" like Vegas.
The only people riding the rails there these days are real estate developers escaping the construction collapse.
I wonder where those tracks lead to?
Probably a jazz venue in Salt Lake City.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

A beer hit the Phils Shane Victorino at Wrigley Field.
Maybe they had Eddie Vedder back and it fell out of the press box.

District 9 opens this weekend; an area full of secrets where things go horribly wrong.
It's set in Louisville, Kentucky.

Saturday, August 08, 2009

San Diego Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie was fined for using Twitter to complain about the food at training camp.
Twitter fears another collapse as Charlie Weis and Notre Dame open camp Monday.

Friday, August 07, 2009

The 33rd America's Cup race will be run in February in the southern Persian Gulf.
I hope they can squeeze it in before the pirates report for spring training.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin got a 30-day suspension, a cut in salary and will work with LGBT groups after he used an anti-gay slur.
This would never have happened if they hadn't dropped "Rainbows" from their team nickname.