Sunday, February 27, 2011

The King's Speech won Best Picture?
Ironic, considering LeBron's "The Decision" was the worst TV show of the year.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

It was a good week for 20-year-olds: Milos Raonic, Trevor Bayne, and The Tragically Hip's Road Apples.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul got help from his large Twitter following to find the cellphone he left behind in a taxi.
I don't think that's the first time Bell Canada has lost a call.

Friday, February 25, 2011

The NHL's Heritage Classic in Calgary garnered strong TV ratings.
It was of special interest to scientists studying how Arctic ice breaks apart.
The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee wants NFL owners to open their financial books to the players union.
Well, if anyone knows their way around murky financial claims it's politicians.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

PerezOwens.com is alleging Kobe Bryant paid a mistress to live in Italy for a year.
Is that really the best place to hide from sex scandals?
Where did she stay - one of Silvio Berlusconi's villas?

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The NHL All-Star Game used a system where the players chose up their own sides.
They got the idea from the NBA.
Auburn and Alabama students are planting "sister trees" on each other's campuses.
Oregon and Oregon State tried the same thing but the plants were confiscated by DEA agents.
Caltech men's basketball snapped a 26-year, 310-game conference losing streak.
The only people who can comprehend the magnitude of those numbers are Caltech students.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The only thing carrying a heftier price tag than Carmelo Anthony over NBA All-Star Weekend was Bryant McKinnie's bar tab.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Sri Lanka beat Canada by 210 runs at cricket's World Cup.
Sri Lanka's sports minister was so pleased, he promised the team a free cruise to Canada on a cargo ship.
20-year-old Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500.
When I was 20 my parents finally let me go to the Go-Kart track without them.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Auburn hosted the largest gathering of tree-worshippers since Avatar.

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Penguins-Islanders brawls were so violent, after the game Roger Goodell tried to fine people.
Who's the genius that scheduled the NHL Heritage Classic, NBA All-Star Game and Bassmaster Classic all on the same weekend?

Thursday, February 17, 2011

An Iowa high school wrestler defaulted his match against a female when he said his faith wouldn't allow him to fight a girl.
I guess he doesn't worship at the Church of Andy Kaufman.
Police arrested a crazed Alabama fan who poisoned 130-year-old oak trees on the Auburn campus.
I wonder if he'll be kept separated from all the ex-Auburn players in prison?
Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training.
Next up: position players and Miguel Cabrera's attorney.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tiger Woods was fined for spitting on the 12th green at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Shouldn't they have paid him? It was the first precipitation the course had seen in months.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Brazil's Ronaldo is retiring from soccer at 34, hoping to travel, spend time with his family and perhaps add a first or last name.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Detroit Pistons are going to retire Dennis Rodman's number.
On April 1, they will raise a dress to the rafters.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally won, so the new longest losing streak title goes to M. Night Shyamalan.

Friday, February 11, 2011

For the first time, all March Madness games will be broadcast with staggered start times on free TV.
The US economic recovery just took another big hit.
People will be using up sick days like they live in France during a flu outbreak.
Warren Moon is prepping Cam Newton for the NFL Draft.
Maybe we'll see him in Eskimos green and gold this fall.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Super Bowl: in 7 years its gone from wardrobe malfunction to stadium malfunction.
A-Rod was upset that Fox showed Super Bowl shots of him being hand-fed popcorn by Cameron Diaz.
Better her than Victor Conte.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

No wonder there was a lack of seat space at the Super Bowl - the Kardashians were there.
David Sills, the QB USC coach Lane Kiffin offered a scholarship to last year as a 7th-grader, has reaffirmed his verbal commitment to the Trojans at a press conference, choosing their lunchbox over Texas and Auburn ones.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

A new bill might force the release of the Mayo Clinic's medical records of Lou Gehrig.
Wally Pipp's were scheduled to be released first but that researcher had a headache.
Super Bowl XLV was the most-watched TV show in history, beating out the MASH finale.
The Packers also broke the MASH unit's record for most people in an infirmary.
The 400 fans inconvenienced by the seating mixup at the Super Bowl will be rewarded by being able to visit Indianapolis next February.

Monday, February 07, 2011

One good thing came out of the Super Bowl halftime show: they were able to finish principal photography on Tron 3.

Sunday, February 06, 2011

Disturbing trend for the NFL on CFL hand-me-downs: what's next in this sequence?
Cameron Wake...Black Eyed Peas...
Watch out, next year they'll send Rita MacNeil down for the Lingerie Bowl.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

Sumo's latest scandals have exploded in Japan, where wrestlers have admitted match fixing and the Prime Minister called it a national embarrassment.
Some of the wrestlers may also have lied about their weight.
Top-rated OL recruit Cyrus Kouandjio can't decide between Alabama and Auburn.
Probably waiting to see which car dealership each school has a Groupon deal with.

Friday, February 04, 2011

Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth is accused of punching the driver of a car he was reportedly tailgating.
That's the closest he's gotten to an object he's pursued in a few years.
Groundhogs around North America failed to see their shadow Wednesday, which means the Toronto Maple Leafs should be eliminated from the playoffs in 6 weeks.
The NBA fined the Knicks $200,000 for illegal draft workouts between 2007-2010.
Based on Knicks draft history, I'd say self-sanctions were already in progress.

Thursday, February 03, 2011

The Black Eyed Peas are keeping their Super Bowl halftime playlist a secret.
Wow - can you imagine if WikiLeaks got ahold of that?

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Despite NCAA scholarship sanctions, USC brought in 30 new players.
Good to see Enron's accountants have found work again.
QB Mitch Mustain was the second former USC Trojan to be arrested this week.
They've done a great job of not slowing down despite NCAA sanctions.
Joe Paterno's first LOIs came in by carrier pigeon.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Allen Iverson is out with a calf injury until mid-March.
This is really screwing up my TBL fantasy team.
I may have to call up Enes Kanter.
National Signing Day Wednesday.
Or, as Auburn calls it, National Reorder Checks Day.
The only Texas driver able to make it to the Canucks-Stars game Tuesday night was the Zamboni operator.