Friday, May 31, 2013

Ottawa's CFL team will be named the RedBlacks.
RedBlacks and Gee-Gees...why did Ottawa hire Sesame Street as their football branding consultants?
For this next round of the NHL playoffs, Ohio State president Gordon Gee slips into the guest chair operating the LA Kings Twitter account, replacing Sergio Garcia.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Soccer is like 6th-grade dating; it's not all about scoring.
The Rangers fired head coach John Tortorella.
The New York Post's Larry Brooks gave him a lift to the airport.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Dwyane Wade took out the Pacers Lance Stephenson in Game 2 with a flying elbow to the temple.
Later, Wade announced he's changing his name to World B. Floored.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Driver Marcos Ambrose said running over that loose camera cable during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway "was like getting attacked by a giant squid".
It's great when people make analogies to experiences they couldn't possibly know anything about.
Like a NASCAR fan claiming their sport is as addictive as meth.
Oh, wait a minute...
Suddenly, Rob Ford's drop-back fall at that Grey Cup press event makes more sense.
Hockey Canada bans bodychecking at the peewee level.
Hopefully this extends to parents in the stands.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Indiana Pacers broadcaster Mark Boyle blasted Miami fans for leaving AmericanAirlines Arena down 3 near the end of the game Friday night, saying "they don't deserve any team".
I don't know; if you go by that reasoning, you could make a case they deserve the Panthers, Marlins, Dolphins and Hurricanes.
Great Champions League Final.
Next match: Bayern vs New York Red Bulls/FC Dallas winner for the world title.
The Memphis Grizzlies' Tony Allen was fined $5000 for flopping under the NBA's stronger new postseason rule.
But the best part is it happened on an arm-tug foul by Manu Ginobili.
That is like Yoda and Luke master-apprentice level irony there.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Jonathan Toews spent the 2nd period in the penalty box Thursday.
There hasn't been a captain get that long a time-out since Mutiny On The Bounty.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The 49ers Michael Crabtree might be out for the season after getting injured at Tuesday's OTA.
Apparently, OTA stands for "Oh-oh, torn Achilles".

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Was Sergio Garcia operating the LA Kings Twitter account Tuesday night?
Nice try: John Calipari tried to get Kentucky into the NBA Draft Lottery.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Rough bit of karaoke in Saskatoon at the Memorial Cup Saturday. Botched Star-Spangled Banner.
The singer has returned to her day job as Rob Ford's PR spokesperson.
Yahoo is buying photo-sharing website Tumblr for $1.1 billion.
That's the same value as the New York Knicks, but they haven't figured out sharing yet.
The Knicks Jason Kidd in the playoffs: I haven't seen that many zeros since Vince Young took the Wonderlic test.

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Charlotte Bobcats are changing their name back to the Hornets.
Marketing move or witness protection program?
Rumors are the Vancouver Canucks will be after Raffi Torres yet again this summer.
So the headhunter becomes the headhunted.