Saturday, August 30, 2014

I don't think all-white is a good look for West Virginians.
Alabama beat West Virginia at the Georgia Dome in the Deliverance Bowl.
It took Hamilton so long to finish Tim Hortons Field it was renamed Burger King Field before it opened.
The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and his fiancee, Gabrielle Union, announced they're getting married in a castle.
Bouncy castle or White Castle?

Friday, August 29, 2014

The White Sox hosted Star Wars Night Friday.
Unfortunately, it was the first one with more blaster fire outside the stadium than within.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Freshman Purdue offensive tackle Corey Clements reportedly came in at 6'8", 431 lbs.
No 40 time, as he can only go 30.
Kenny Hill is so serious about replacing Johnny Manziel as Texas A&M's QB, he spent halftime at a pool party.
Michigan AD Dave Brandon says networks were fighting over his school's football opener against Appalachian State.
SyFy versus Al Jazeera?
The NFL wants fantasy football added to school curriculums.
It's already offered as a major in the SEC.
The NFL announced new player punishment guidelines for domestic violence.
1st offense: 6 games; 2nd offence: you're an opening act on Chris Brown's next tour.
ESPN apologized for a report on Michael Sam's showering habits.
What's next: Luis Suarez's flossing ritual?

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

What's going on with Manchester United?
It's not the team many Americans grew to know and love over the past couple months.
The 49ers removed turf at Levi's Stadium for the second time in a week after players kept tripping over divots.
Maybe it was the earthquake this time.
USC is at Stanford on September 6. No doubt the Stanford Marching Band is practicing Van Halen's "Jump".

Monday, August 25, 2014

You just know one of these meathead NFL coaches - like Jim Harbaugh - after their first big win of the season and Gatorade shower, are going to nominate three others.
TSN expanded from two channels to five.
Ice Fishing inches ever closer to a profession.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Saskatchewan Roughriders beat BC Lions in the George Zimmer Bowl.
Johnny Manziel has more hand signals than Marlee Matlin.
Every time Michael Sam sacks Johnny Manziel, a TMZ Sports intern gets his wings.

Friday, August 22, 2014

They're already replacing part of the turf at the 49ers new Levi's Stadium.
Wow - they go through more grass than the Steelers.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Mo'ne Davis only lasted 2 and 1/3 innings in her latest Little League World Series start.
The Sports Illustrated cover jinx strikes again.
Nevada was mo betta.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The NHL announced change in its draft lottery starting next spring: instead of 25%, Buffalo has a 20% chance of winning.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The Cubs blew a game after their grounds crew failed to center the tarp over Wrigley Field's diamond.
It was the worst rollout since Windows ME.
The Canucks Young Stars tournament begins September 12, and for the first time in years, they'll be able to ice more than one squad.
The Cleveland Browns QB competition is moving forward at about the same pace as the CFL East race.
The NFL is reportedly asking potential Super Bowl halftime acts to pay to perform.
Maybe they should do the same with Manziel?
The Ottawa Redblacks revealed their throwback, June-style jerseys.

Monday, August 18, 2014

New LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer gave out his e-mail address at a wild pep rally Monday.
Teenage Clipper fans asked: "What is e-mail?"
Solution to the NFL's "no dunking" rule: every time Jimmy Graham scores a touchdown he has to hand the ball to Steve Nash.
Shark Week ended with the closing ceremony.
Scott Boras extinguishing the flame.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Buffalo will host the NHL scouting combine the next two years.
If prospects are eating out in Buffalo, expect fastest skate times to drop.
Preseason NFL penalties: I haven't seen that many flags on a field since the Olympic opening ceremony.
More fabric than the merch tent at Coachella.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

One of Notre Dame's four suspended football players said: "I write my own papers".
Did he mean "roll"?

Friday, August 15, 2014

Notre Dame Football academic scandal brewing. It stretches back 4 years and may include sex with tutors.
Manti Te'o wants to know if phone sex counts.
Sharks kill 10 people annually; hippos kill 2,900.
When is Hippo Week?
In a shocking upset, baseball's owners elected MLB's CEO as the new commissioner, beating out the Mariners bat boy and one of the Brewers hot dog racers.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Ted Kennedy would be one of the first three players immortalized with a statue outside Air Canada Centre in the club's new Legends Row.
I'm guessing the other two will be Wendel Clark and Tie Domi.
Smoke signals herald a new pope; baseball's owners elected Rob Manfred new MLB commissioner and tobacco spit gushed out of the building.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer went through.
Within hours, the team's online ticket ordering system crashed.
Kate Upton says she wasn't allowed to wear Tigers gear inside Yankee Stadium.
Is this part of a worldwide conspiracy to prevent her from wearing too many clothes?

Monday, August 11, 2014

There's a new line in the Toronto Raptors scouting budget: Drake's tampering fines.
Word is the Cleveland Browns locker room is split between Manziel and Hoyer, or just skipping practice for the day and going to Cedar Point.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Due to recent events, I am never watching NASCAR again.
Alright - just added one second of free time to my year.

Saturday, August 09, 2014

They say people in Minnesota are too nice to burn Kevin Love's jersey in anger.
True; but they may burn it this winter if they're low on kindling.

Friday, August 08, 2014

Four years after a Philly fan created a website about his desire to go to the zoo with Roy Halladay, he actually went to the zoo with Roy Halladay.
I'm worried this is going to spark a rash of copycat sites by guys who want to go to Hawaii with Kate Upton.
The Clippers DeAndre Jordan is enjoying some offseason travel, staying at rentals through Airballbnb.
Meat Loaf analyzed the Kevin Love trade and said he wouldn't do that.
The Ravens are erecting a Ray Lewis statue outside M&T Bank Stadium.
Vancouver got Gumhead; Baltimore gets dumbhead.
The NBA Store is offering refunds on Andrew Wiggins Cleveland jerseys.
No such deal on Anthony Bennett's; you should have scouted better.

Thursday, August 07, 2014

A petition is circulating for Weird Al Yankovic to do the Super Bowl halftime show.
He and Troy Polamalu will do a number from "Hair".
Canada Basketball has asked Cavs fans not to burn their Wiggins and Bennett jerseys, but instead send them north so they can be re-purposed for future national teams.

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Were those Jerry Jones photos taken at a season ticket holder event, or a meal ticket holder event?
115th-ranked Canada wants to get soccer's 2026 World Cup.
This would be like Utah hosting the World Beer Games.

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

A survey of fan geographics found the Winnipeg Jets to be the most hated NHL team in Africa.
That's because they're the only team they've never received a shipment of unused "Stanley Cup Champions" t-shirts from.
Just when you thought NFL video replay couldn't get any worse, its gone from the field to elevators.

Monday, August 04, 2014

Farewell tours milked beyond belief: Derek Jeter, The Who and King Tut.

Sunday, August 03, 2014

Texas A&M's opulent new football locker rooms include a waterfall and stream.
It's the largest remaining body of water in the state.
The Green Bay Packers drew over 67, 000 to a practice, their annual family night.
It was that, or the local mosquito festival.

Saturday, August 02, 2014

Paul George and the stanchion: the worst injury in Las Vegas since Siegfried secretly put catnip in Roy's hairspray.
Run in the opposite direction from: women in Yankees caps who aren't A) from New York, or B) baseball fans.

Friday, August 01, 2014

#PrayForPaulGeorge was the #1 Twitter topic worldwide late Friday night.
Maybe the Middle East will hold a candlelight vigil for him.
Oregon has scratch-and-sniff season tickets.
Will the Washington game smell like coffee, or the fish stall at Pike Place Market?
UM announced improved cellular coverage inside Michigan Stadium.
You can now reach the athletic department store on your phone.
Canada won four more wrestling medals in Glasgow.
Should make for a lively next episode of "Piper's Pit".
Florida State is #1 in the preseason Amway college football coaches poll.
The Amway Poll: after you read it, you need to get 10 friends to read it.
And you thought college football recruiting was ruthless.