Wanna get away?
Uh yes, I’ll take things that suck for $500 Alex. In the case of Nnamdi Asomugha, the answer to the “Wanna get away” question would be YES. Very much so, YES. So that was the slogan for the entire Southwest Airlines campaign, …
Those Cheatin’ SOBs
Over at NBX today, I congratulated the NFL for quickly creating the Shawne Merriman Rule. That got me thinking that there are really only 3 ways to have something named after you: You do something very notable and become famous for it You do …
Daily Darwin: Flushing Man goes Marichal on police officer
And you thought Juan Marichal was the only one who knows how to use a baseball bat in a fight? You were wrong. 21 year old Danny Fernandez of Flushing bashed a police officer over the head with an aluminum baseball bat then stole the officer’s …
Watch out! The Hornets are Healthy
Mark my words now, the Hornets will make the playoffs in the Western Conference and they’ll be as high as a 7 seed. New Orleans/OK City was hit harder than any team in the NBA by injuries, but now that they’re getting healthy, …
Daily Darwin: Ricardo Mayorga
Anyone who is a regular here – or knows me well – understands that Ricardo Mayorga holds a very special place in my heart. To recap, he shocked more than just “the world” when he handed the previously unbeaten Vernon Forrest …
NFL in London a Success?
Not long ago it was announced that the Giants and Dolphins would play a regular season game in London. Over on my show at NBX I quipped Tickets will probably be going as fast as a Charlotte Sting sellout. Well, I do have to say, apologies are in …
Watch out coaches, he wants your number!
The TV announcer for the Youngstown State vs. Loyola Chicago Horizon League women’s basketball game on February 3rd says a couple of funny things in the pre-game show. The announcer is Chad Krispinsky and the coach he is talking about is …
Terry Francona wants Papelbon in Pen
Red Sox manager Terry Francona leaves no room for question – he wants Jonathan Papelbon to be his closer. Of course he does. Papelbon was nearly un-hittable last year – giving up just 7 earned runs (7!!) in over 68 innings pitched, only 3 …
Was that A-Rod flirting?
Forgive me if I just don’t hang around Alex Rodriguez enough to know that “sweetheart” is how he commonly refers to females, but I found it a bit strange that he used that term at his book signing yesterday (promoting his newly …
Nick Saban Coonass Update
If you remember a few days ago I wrote about a story in which an audio clip of Nick Saban using the term “coonass” became public. To recap, Miami Herald writer Jeff Darlington emailed an off the record comment from Nick Saban to a sports …
Better Hope he makes it to 100
Now this is a topic I had always thought about when I was a student at the wonderful campus of UCLA – why isn’t the football field on-site, and why is Pauley Pavilion so out-dated (and not named after John Wooden). They sort of fixed the …
A-Rod and T.O.
Prior to the AFC Championship game against New England, Boomer Esiason said that “If [Peyton Manning] doesn’t win on Sunday and doesn’t get to the Super Bowl, he might as well buy a house next to A-Rod — Alex Rodriguez — …
Super Bowl Reset II
Considering the Bears lost the Super Bowl 29-17 and the Sex Cannon threw 2 interceptions including one returned for a touchdown, I thought it would be cool to reset what I wrote about him recently. On January 17th, prior to the conference …
Super Bowl Economic Stats
Since the Super Bowl has grown to be the nuts of parties – incorporating all fields of the entertainment industry into one full week of festivities – I thought it would be interesting to explore the economic impact of the Spring Break …
Daily Darwin: ATM Urinator
Coming from Metro in the UK, some total drunkard idiot in Croatia pissed off he couldn’t buy any beer because he was out of money, took out his frustrations 51-year-old Vladimir Mesic was taken into custody this weekend after climbing on to a …
$10 Million, is that All it Takes?
Sorry for being so late on this story – keeping up with the latest WNBA news doesn’t exactly top my daily list of things to do – but I feel it is worthy to share with you all. Just last week, the Houston Comets of the WNBA were sold …