Monthly Archives: July 2010

Hot Diggity Dog

Over the weekend, we witnessed Takeru Kobayashi storming the stage at the conclusion of the Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island with the result that he had to be physically removed from the scene by police and arrested. That video played on at least 500 stations nationwide and on ESPN multiple times. I have [...]

Recommended Reading

Gene Collier’s column in yesterday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is definitely worth reading. He discusses the rash of Achilles tendon injuries suffered by NFL players this summer to ponder the usefulness of NFL OTAs and minicamps and things of that ilk. Here is something to whet your appetite: Again, have we learned nothing from Plaxico Burress? For [...]

Astrology Alert!

Astrology Alert! Astrology Alert! Yesterday was July 4 and the following pairs of people were born on July 4 just one year apart: Al Davis and George Steinbrenner Floyd Little and Emerson Boozer Pam Shriver and Henri Leconte. Want another coincidence? All of these former Presidents of the United States died on July 4: John [...]

Paging Kitty Kelley…

The reports are out that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Woods have reached a settlement with regard to their divorce. Obviously, I have not seen any of the actual documentation and have exactly no “sources” that would provide me with inside info here. Therefore, I am going on what has been reported. The London Sun [...]

News Flash …

News Flash! News Flash! In case you had not heard, today is the beginning of free agency in the NBA and a couple of pretty good players are eligible this year. Stay tuned; something interesting might happen. The first free agency story is interesting only because it is a head-shaker. Ken Berger reports on cbssportsline.com [...]