Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Two more mysterious giant craters have appeared in Siberia.
Maybe they are building a new golf course for North Korea's leader.
How else do you think he gets all those holes-in-one?

Monday, July 28, 2014

The Knicks put an odd collection of players together in a rejected bid to the T-Wolves for Kevin Love.
It would have been the most lopsided trade in Manhattan in nearly 500 years.
The Colorado Rockies botched Troy Tulowitzki Night by giving away 15,000 jerseys that spelled his last name wrong.
A spokesperson for the team said they would fix it by honoring him with an upcoming bubblehead giveaway.
I'm getting tired of these LeBron James announcements.
He revealed he will be wearing jersey #23 in Cleveland by counting up: "Not 1, not 2...".

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Geroy Simon with the pre-game locker room motivational speech before the BC Lions got thumped at home by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
They should have just shown that Netflix commercial.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban admitted on ESPN that he used to be very afraid of Santa Claus.
Did he think he was part of a serious NCAA investigation?
I guess he came to realize that people monitoring you to see if you're naughty or nice are toothless.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Cincinnati offensive tackle George Brown announced his college commitment to Florida over Kentucky and Alabama by producing a live baby alligator at his press conference.
Pretty creative, but it would have been more impressive if it had been on the table with a live wildcat and baby elephant.
Sad to see an aging Art Garfunkel show up at BC Place on Geroy Simon Night asking "When do we go on?"
The San Francisco Giants are having a special peanuts-free section at AT&T Park on July 30.
Charles Schulz is rolling over in his pumpkin patch.
Canada's off to a good start in Glasgow.
Jason Whitlock's losing his Commonwealth Games office pool.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Tour of Utah bike race: at the end-of-each-stage ceremony, the cyclist gets kisses from 6 podium girls.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Cycling: the 2014 Tour of Utah is underway.
They are testing for coffee.
A Korean baseball team has installed robot fans in their stands to act as avatars for real people who are unable to attend.
Coming soon to Marlins Park.
Photos made the rounds of rocker Jack White scowling in the stands at a Cubs game Tuesday night.
I haven't seen anyone that grumpy at Wrigley Field since the Steve Bartman incident.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Controversy as Winnipeg's mayor listed Arizona as his primary residence.
Maybe he's just a huge fan of the original Jets franchise.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Sergio Garcia finished 2nd at the British Open, his fourth runner-up at a major.
This guy makes the Buffalo Bills and Alydar look like closers.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Roger Goodell suggested Oakland could join San Francisco in their new Levi's Stadium.
Raiders fans were excited when they heard about the advanced connectivity of the facility, and are hoping to plug in their boom boxes and save on D batteries.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Roger Goodell says announcers don't have to say "Redskins" this season if they don't want to.
They also may not have to use "Texans" and "touchdown" in the same sentence.
University of Michigan regents voted against shooting off fireworks after every touchdown in their night game this fall.
However, after victories over Ohio State, the scoreboard will show videos of Halley's Comet.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the 2015 Draft host city bid is down to Chicago or Los Angeles.
Less clear is which of those two cities will get a team in the playoffs next.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Nigeria met FIFA's conditions to lift their soccer ban.
I guess the #BringBackOurBoys campaign worked.
Whatever happened to Manti Te'o?
He should have been involved with the World Cup.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Whichever A.L. team hosts Game 1 of the World Series should get Adam Wainwright to throw out the first pitch.
"Oakland's Chamber of Commerce would like you to welcome a special guest to the mound..."
Mike Trout's MVP prize was about the quickest decision in history.
They could have had Harold Reynolds in the passenger seat of the sports car and Taylor Swift in the truck, and he still would have picked the Vette.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Did Derek Jeter send Adam Wainwright a gift basket Wednesday morning?
Bud Selig is retiring from baseball to become the president of the Hair Club For Men.

Monday, July 14, 2014

After NBA free agent coverage saturation, what does LeBron do when its finally over?
He hops on a plane and goes to the World Cup.
Like Kanye West jumping onstage at the MTV Awards.
"Germany, Argentina: Imma let you finish!"

Sunday, July 13, 2014

I'm not saying the Miami Heat are confused, but after Showtime's boxing event Saturday night they sent Canelo an offer sheet.
Carmelo Anthony said no to the Houston Rockets, despite being offered the chance to be the guy who pushes the button to blow up the Astrodome.
I guess wrecking one iconic American sports arena is enough.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Photos circulated showing a sparse crowd at Rogers Centre just before the Argos-Stamps kickoff Saturday.
I guess Calgary fans don't travel well while Stampede is on.
Drake says he'll be at Cavs games this season, and may purchase property in Cleveland.
He's also hoping to spend time in Argentina or Germany, but won't know until Sunday night.
Oscar talk is building for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Brazil's player really wants to see it after the World Cup.
Brazil will hold general elections in October.
No word yet on whether Neymar's jersey will run for office.
North Korea's state-controlled media reports they have made it to the World Cup final vs Portugal.
Also, his citizenship was fast-tracked, and LeBron James has joined the country's basketball team.
Brazil coach Scolari may have to go back to Bosom Buddies.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Post-LeBron decision programming black hole at ESPN threatens to swallow small galaxies.
I guess Cavs fans wish they hadn't burned those LeBron jerseys now.
I hope he's not tipping his hand, but Carmelo Anthony plans to announce his decision in the New Yorker.
LeBron James says his time in Florida was like going to college for him.
That would make him the first athlete in Miami to last four years in college.
NBA free agency: the month Drake's wardrobe budget quadruples.
Fans were keeping a vigil and sleeping outside LeBron's house in suburban Akron.
Or as they call it in Ohio: summer camping.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Ichiro, Elvis headline field for All-Star Bunting Contest

Wednesday, July 09, 2014

The Miami Heat-LeBron James meeting Wednesday in Las Vegas ended when neither party would pay for another lap dance.
Texas A&M has installed college football's largest videoboard.
So far, the only programming lined up is reruns of Walker, Texas Ranger, and something called "untitled Johnny Manziel GoPro project".
Some Brazilian fans blamed Mick Jagger for the team's humiliating defeat, saying he has developed a reputation as a bad luck charm for any team he supports.
Jagger laughed off the charges, adding he is looking forward to New York Knicks training camp opening.
The Nigeria Football Federation was suspended by FIFA for government interference.
Did the government really interfere, or did the federation just fall on its own?

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Augustus Gloop could have scored for Germany against Brazil.
Hulk was playing more like Bruce Banner.
Minnesota's Target Field is ready with a ton of peanuts, 5000 orders of chicken fingers, a thousand pounds of ground beef, 1200 steak sandwiches, 1500 orders of french fries and 4000 nachos.
What an All-Star Game for Prince Fielder to miss.

Monday, July 07, 2014

The Tour de France got underway in England.
The UK hasn't seen that many fan-induced contacts and collisions on a tour since the heyday of the Rolling Stones.
Johnny Manziel spends more time in Las Vegas than Celine Dion.
North Korea announced it will be sending its famed "army of beauties" cheering squad to this September's Asian Games in South Korea.
Unfortunately, all the women will be sporting Kim Jong-un hairstyles.

Sunday, July 06, 2014

Tour de France Stage 2 winner Vincenzo Nibali went for the traditional 2nd kiss and was denied by the podium woman.
Paging Alanis Morissette: Sunday was International Kissing Day.
TNT viewers were upset when Daytona's Coke Zero 400 was aired Sunday instead of a scheduled Lord of the Rings marathon.
Instead of inebriated, hairy trolls fighting over shiny objects, they had to watch NASCAR.

Saturday, July 05, 2014

A new study seeks to discover when Americans stopped speaking with a British accent.
I'd say it was when they got knocked out of the World Cup.
Joey Chestnut would lose his competitive eating title if the New York Knicks just ate Carmelo Anthony's contract.
The B.C. Lions better turn it around fast, or the Grey Cup party may be no-host.
Bad news from Brazil's team doctors: Neymar may never flop again.
With the trade of Jeff Samardzija to the A's, it looks like the Cubs are beginning another 100-year rebuilding project.
The Cubs think about the future more than Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Friday, July 04, 2014

Neighborhood rooftop owners agreed not to sue the Chicago Cubs if they only put up two signs at Wrigley Field.
Who cares? Signs haven't worked for the home team at Wrigley in over a hundred years.
Brazil's head coach has called in a psychotherapist after his players are reportedly over-stressed.
Why not the Ghanian witch doctor?
Probably over-booked after Portugal's early exit.
Detroit's hoping this 4th of July isn't the day for Joe Nathan's Famous Lead-Blowing Contest.
Free agency as old TV game shows: NHL = Let's Make A Deal, NBA = The Dating Game.

Thursday, July 03, 2014

Now as part of courting NBA free agents, teams are photoshopping the players into their own uniforms, like 14-year-old high school football recruiting.
The Lakers guy has such mad photoshop skills, he made a poster that looks like Carmelo's making a pass.
July 1st: the day NHL players start feeling the back pockets of GMs, or in Claude Giroux's case, policemen.
President Obama phoned U.S. World Cup stars Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey.
He was looking for gambling advice on the quarterfinals.

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

The Canucks signed Radim Vrbata, thus preserving some space under the vowel cap.
An arbitrator ruled that the Saints' Jimmy Graham is a tight end.
Maybe Tim Tebow should consult with that guy.
FIFA's number 2 official says he is amazed by the drunkenness level inside World Cup stadiums.
Same problem at Wimbledon - only there, some people think it was on the court.
One day, the U.S. will win the World Cup, and Tim Howard will be looked back on like space programs remember Yuri Gagarin.
Jason Spezza says the pressure of playing in the nation's capital was not a factor in his departure from Ottawa.
Sounds legit - it's not like its ever affected the performance of our MPs.

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Tim Howard with a cleaner sheet than A.C. Green.
World Cup view party: the TVs at Soldier Field aren't working.
Just like their quarterbacks.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are installing a pair of the world's largest jumbotrons at EverBank Field.
Never miss a sack or fumble again!