Monday, May 31, 2010

Does Tigers reliever Ryan Perry moonlight on BP's spill management team?
The Florida Marlins are selling unused tickets for Roy Halladay's perfect game at face value.
Make sure you order early to get a good seat.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

The celebs were out in full force Saturday night for the Klitschko-Sosnowski WBC heavyweight championship bout in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Mr. Perogy was there, and also the Borscht King.
L.A. Angels 1B Kendry Morales broke his leg after jumping on home plate to celebrate a game-winning grand slam.
It was the worst landing since the plane in that Heineken commercial.
Even Scott Hamilton and the Russian judges agree on that.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals featured more goals than an Amway sales convention.

Friday, May 28, 2010

NBA Stat of the Week: the Magic's Rashard Lewis made fewer shots (3) Friday night than the Grizzlies' Zach Randolph had cars impounded by the police (4).
Columbia's national soccer team was robbed by workers in its South African hotel.
I think that's all part of the "Crime Relay" to celebrate the opening of the World Cup.
The Philadelphia Phillies scored their first run in 31 innings, ending the longest scoring drought since Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen had a 7.42 ERA through its first 46 games.
Yet it's only the 2nd leakiest BP in the country.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona said he will run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if his team wins the World Cup.
That sounds about as appealing as sitting through a MacGruber-Sex And The City 2 double bill.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Madison Square Garden is going to install "sky bridges" for a thousand fans to watch from five stories above the playing floor.
This might not be the best idea for the Knicks suicidal fanbase.
The promoter for the Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez fight at the Staples Center in LA Saturday night said the crowd would have been bigger without the Tour of California's time trial snarling traffic downtown earlier in the day.
You know boxing's fading in popularity when they blame a cycling race for affecting their attendance.

Monday, May 24, 2010

San Jose Sharks fans had to sit through two Lost finales in one day.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

The Colorado Rockies' Jason Giambi is suing a North Vancouver businessman for failing to deliver on an expensive web site he hired him to develop.
Surprisingly, the site has nothing to do with supplements or tattoo removal.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Apa, a Nepalese sherpa who lives in Salt Lake City, set a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 20th time - this time to collect garbage, a growing environmental problem on the mountain.
Maybe BP can get him interested in swimming.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Voters in Santa Clara, CA will decide on June 8 whether to build a new stadium to house the 49ers.
If the move is made, NASA would take over Candlestick to conduct Martian winter windstorm simulations.
A grotesque, unidentified animal washed ashore at a lake in northern Ontario.
It was the most disturbing new creature since London unveiled the 2012 Games mascots earlier in the week.
I'm not saying he's flailing at targets, but Floyd Landis has now accused Keith Richards of doping.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

The FBI has released a list of web sites most under threat by hackers.
It includes the Pentagon, the IRS, and Paul Pierce's Twitter page.
Versus the Lakers, the Suns have fewer answers than Sarah Palin on Jeopardy.
Florida Gators assistants will earn $2.66 million in 2010.
That's more than Tom Petty's Heartbreakers.
A Canadian doctor faces drug charges after visiting football players, including a number of the 5-11 Cleveland Browns.
Which leads one to ask: 1) What was he injecting them with?, and 2) Was this a plot to takeover by the CFL?
Stephen Strasburg at Triple-A is like Tom Hanks on Bosom Buddies.

Monday, May 17, 2010

The Belmont Stakes field has less star power than a Cavemen convention.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Huge leak threatens jobs, environment: Gulf of Mexico or the Seattle Mariners clubhouse?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The good news for Arizona hockey fans is they'll have the Coyotes next season. The bad news is the way things are going the roster may only be American players.

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Hideki Matsui has reached baseball's exclusive double-1500 club: 1,500 career RBIs and 1,500 porn DVDs.

Friday, May 07, 2010

The Oakland Raiders released JaMarcus Russell, who ironically exhibited less mobility than Fats Domino.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

The Yankees-Mariners games on July 10/11 will be broadcast in 3D.
James Cameron will direct the telecasts and the games are expected to each last 6 hours.
Citizens Bank Park police found a unique way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings.

Sunday, May 02, 2010

A suspicious car was found in Times Square by authorities.
Is NASCAR hoping to create a New York City race?

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Great battle this weekend for the title of "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports": The Kentucky Derby or the start of the CFL Draft?