Hump Day.....News & Views

Wednesday is here......"Hump Day" too....

In this small southern college town.....there is rain falling.....a cold, chilly rain.   Winter is still trying to just .....hang on.






Some "stuff" ...we're following:

• Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for…
• SURPRISE, Ariz. - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season, but has apologized and will keep his job. "I had a very weak moment," Washington said at a news conference Wednesday. "I did…
• Minneapolis Star Tribune

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KOMO News

What is interesting here....is the name of the town in Arizona...(Surprise, Ariz.)  where this story broke.  Ron Washington is a good man...and a good manager.  He made a mistake.  We applaud the Ranger brass.....for standing by their man.

• Obama predicts Jayhawks will win national title
• NEW YORK (AP) - The First Fan appears to be a big fan of basketball programs from Kansas. President Barack Obama predicted Kansas and Kansas State to join Kentucky and Villanova in the men's basketball Final Four this season, with the…

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Boston Globe

Who's going to argue......with the leader of the free world?  

Mike Tyson's unexpected new gig

The former boxing champ will get his own reality show, but the subject matter may not be what you think. » 'Birdman' 

Another way found.......to exploit poor Mike...  but......pigeons?   Please.....

Pro football stars can't land a job

The NFL is giving the cold shoulder to some of the bigger names in the game. » Blog: Past their prime? 

Five possible Hall of Famers......all out of work:

1. Terrell Owens(notes), wide receiver. 

2. Joey Porter(notes), outside linebacker.
3. Brian Westbrook(notes), running back.
4. Kevin Mawae(notes), center.
5. Darren Sharper(notes), safety.



A little......defense......Please???

Sharpshooting Suns rout reeling Minnesota 152-114

The highest  scoring .....game  this year :

 

(14-54)

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 33 28 27 26 114 Final  Phoenix 38 41 35 38 152

(42-26)

It is......Saint Patrick's Day!   Enjoy yourselves.......

And...have a great "Hump Day"!

 

 

On this Day.....

Today in
Sports History
1932 - The U.S. won the first bobsled competition at the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, NY.

1934 - The NHL held its first All-Star Game as a benefit for injured NHL star Ace Bailey. Toronto played against a team of All-Stars from the seven other teams in the league.

1966 - Rick Mount of Lebanon, IN, became the first high school, male athlete to be pictured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated".

1966 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set a National Basketball Association record as he reached a career high of 20,884 points after seven NBA seasons.

1966 - CBS bought the rights to the NFL's 1966 and 1967 Championship Games for $2 million per game.

1977 - Al Hill (Philadelphia Flyers) scored five points, 2 goals and 3 assists, in his first NHL game.

1979 - Twenty-year-old rookie, Don Maloney (New York Rangers) scored his first goal in the National Hockey League. It came on his first NHL shot.

1988 - Bobby Allison became the oldest driver to win NASCAR's Daytona 500.

1989 - Mike Tyson and Robin Givens were divorced.

1990 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) ended his 46-game scoring streak. The streak was the second-longest in NHL history.

2002 - Greco Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner was stranded 17 hours outside in temperatures that reached 25 below zero. When he was found his body temperature was 88 and his feet were frozen. On March 28, 2002, Gardner had the middle two on his right foot amputated due to frostbite.

2003 - A Florida judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Jose Canseco. Canseco had violated his probation that stemmed from a nightclub brawl in 2001. On March 17, he was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation.

2004 - Sean Burke (Philadelphia Flyers) got his 300th win. Burke was the 20th goalie to reach the milestone.

On this Day.....

Today in
Sports History
1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.

1949 - Joe DiMaggio signed a contract with the New York Yankees that was worth $100,000. It was the first six-figure contract in major league baseball.

1958 - The Dodgers officially became the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.

1965 - Cassius Clay began using the name Mohammed Ali.

1975 - The New Orleans Jaz ended a 28 game road losing streak.

1976 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.

1976 - Dave Reece (Boston Bruins) played his last game in the NHL.

1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.

1988 - Mike Tyson and Robin Givens were married.

1989 - The 40th NHL All-Star Game was played.

1992 - Mike Tyson testified at his rape trial in Indianapolis.

1994 - Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.

1995 - Joe Mullen (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first American-born player to score 1,000 points in the NHL. Mullen ended his career with 1,063 career points.

1995 - U.S. President Clinton invited the two sides of the major league baseball strike to the White House in an effort to reach an agreement. The two sides did not resolve the issue that day.

1997 - Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills) announced his retirement from the NFL. He was the only quarterback to date to guide the same team to four losing Super Bowls.

1998 - The Dallas Stars retired Neal Broten's #7.

2002 - The one-hour television show entitled "NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration" aired.

Thursday..........Thoughts

Quote of the day........

"There's no starvation in Uganda. If you get hungry, you can go into the forest and pick a banana."
- Idi Amin Dada, after seizing power in Uganda, 1971.

Remember Idi? Another one of his quotes (in jest)......was from a Richard Pryor skit, "I like white man....just had one for dinner."



What idiot.....would mess with Iron Mike?

From TMZ,com:

Tyson Photog Speaks: Blood Everywhere

Posted Nov 12th 2009 9:40AM by TMZ Staff

The photographer who ended up on the wrong end of Mike Tyson's fist says Mike got in 4 good punches and blood was gushing "like a water fountain."


Pap Tony Echevarria claims:

- He wasn't disrespectful or aggressive
- Mike was initially in a good mood but turned sour when the pap asked about his wife
- Tyson became more agitated when he couldn't find a bathroom and saw the photog shooting him

As we previously reported, Tyson and the photographer were both busted for battery.

More Mike Tyson

• Mike Tyson Arrested at LAX

And then.....there is Love & Divorce.....NBA Style:

Shaq and Shaunie Wanted a Reality Check

Posted Nov 12th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned Shaquille O'Neal and now-estranged wife Shaunie made a pilot for a reality TV show -- and while their marriage is falling apart, at least one network is still considering putting the reality show on the air.


Earlier this year, the O'Neals had been pitching out a show called "Love Shaq," based on several family-style reality shows like "Meet the Barkers," "Newlyweds" and "Til Death Do Us Part" -- but unlike those couples, the O'Neal's marriage fell apart before the show ever aired.

TMZ got in contact with A&E, who confirmed they had seen the pilot -- and told us they are still "considering" whether or not to purchase the show. FYI -- the show is obviously not in production at the moment.

But the show could be dead before A&E gets to make a decision -- as we previously reported, Shaunie's already moved out -- pulling their kids out of their Florida school and relocating to L.A.

More Shaq

• Shaq's Wife Files for Legal Separation
• Shaq to DJ -- Spank You Very Much

Hump Day News & Views

From NBC Sports...........

Such a sad story:

Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies After Treadmill Accident‎

The 4-year-old daughter of boxing champion Mike Tyson has died after her neck apparently got caught in a cord dangling from a treadmill at their home. Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident, but immediately returned home to Phoenix when his young daughter was hospitalized.

Exodus' 7-year-old brother found her and told their mother, who was in another room. She took Exodus off the cord, called 911 and tried to revive her.

With everything that has happened to Mr. Tyson in his life..........this may be the toughest ever to deal with. The loss of a child..........so young.

We send our condolences to the entire Tyson family......

What ..........a tragedy.



We sure didn't see this one coming.......but we should have.....

The Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers last night, 116-114, in overtime to take that proverbial "commanding" 3-1 lead in the best of 7 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

How did we get here? Cleveland boasted the best record in league..........66-16. Then these Cav's destroyed Detroit and Atlanta........in 4-0.......and 4-0. They have the reigning MVP in LeBron James.......They play defense.......They play with high energy.

So...........how can the Magic .......be so close to winning this series?

Let's take ........a closer look.....at both teams. Cleveland has one bona fide superstar, Mr. James. (Following Game 4, James, averaging 42.3 points, 7.3 rebound and 7.3 assists)

Orlando? They have the games' best center (offensively and defensively) in Dwight Howard. They also have a budding superstar in Rashard Lewis( a 6' 10" swing man), a wily veteran in Hedo Turkoglu ( a 6' 10" European) who can play guard or forward, and ..........a veteran point guard in Rafer Alston........who is simply out playing all-star wanna be , Mo Williams.........and support.......off the bench.

The Magic is much more balanced.......and have more talent. It was there.....always there....We just listened a bit too much to those "sports talking geeks" who already had the finals of the NBA played out....with Kobe versus LeBron.

It could still happen..........but we don't think so.


Other "stuff".......we're keeping an eye..........and an ear on.......

GM says bondholder offer fails; bankruptcy likely
............So what happened to all that bail-out money? I told you so.....We should have let them fail back in December of '08.......This was so.......inevitable.

Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court

Rush Limbaugh already wants her to fail........nothing new there....... So we know.....she will succeed.


Ahhhhhhhhhhh......only in America.

Gotta love it....

Have a great "Hump Day"!

Hump Day News & Views

Now that's a cool president........

The big secret is out. Time magazine has chosen Barack Obama as its "person of the year". There are some amazing photographs of the president-elect in the newest on-line edition of the magazine including some very funny college pictures. See them all here: See pictures of Obama's college years.


Almost home.....but not quite......

We mentioned in yesterday's edition of the pending deal of Rafael Furcal coming back to the Atlanta Braves. Well.......not so fast! Seems the L A Dodgers are sweetening the pot in a last ditch effort to retain the services of their shortstop. Fucal is reported to be considering their counter-offer. Stay tuned.


The Arena Football League to take a year off..........

Yes ..........the Arena Football League is suspending play. There will not be a 2009 season as the financially stripped league reassesses itself. I personally was never a fan of the AFL, but I hate to see so many players not get an opportunity to play........even if it was on a smaller platform than the NFL.

A-town versus Bean-town........

Tonight at Philips Arena in the ATL.......The Atlanta Hawks host the Boston Celtics in prime-time on ESPN...........The Celts have the best record in the league at 23-2 and are riding a 15 game winning streak. The Hawks (15-9) have won 3 in a row. A great early season showdown.


Happy Trails.......Reggie Bush.....

New Orleans Saints running back, Reggie Bush will miss the remainder of the season . Bush sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the Saints’ loss at Chicago last Thursday night. The knee was examined over the weekend and coach Sean Payton said at practice on Wednesday that the team decided to put Bush on injured reserve. Will this guy ever make through an entire NFL season? Ever?



The " Brothers Manning".......



For the first time in history two brothers have been selected to the NFL pro bowl. Eli of the N Y Giants and Peyton of the Indianapolis Colts will be in Hawaii for the NFL showcase of its all-stars. Did we mention their dad (Archie) was also a pretty good QB back in the day?

Hey hey hey, it's Mike Tyson............

Mike is giving a whole new meaning to "Heavy Weight".......
The man once regarded as the baddest man on the planet shocked fight fans this past weekend, when a rather rotund Tyson fronted up to present an award at the sixth annual Video Game Awards in Culver City, California. The once-fabulously-chiseled physique of the former heavyweight champion of the world is now more flabulous than fabulous, with the once-feared pugilist now looking more like cartoon character Fat Albert.


Things........I'm thinking about.......

I am convinced there are only five Christmas songs........they just get recycled and replayed by hundreds of artists.

70 degrees in this southern college town today.........that ain't right! It's December!

Why is there still no cure ...........for the common cold?

'Tis the season.....for all those "lists".......You know them .......they're coming.....but....I can wait.........Top stories of the year..........Best dressed.....Worst dressed........Best stories.......Best movies..........Top 10 plays of the year........and on .......and on ........and on.......

Have a great "Hump Day"

A Little Humor....On a Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Top 10 sports most awkward interviews........

Courtesy of ESPN and YouTube....

Enjoy...