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Minnesota Timberwolves

Garnett fined .02% of his salary

I find it highly amusing that Garnett was even fined at all for tossing the ball into the stands. Five grand to KG is a rounding error in his checkbook.

Why aren’t they making more of an issue about the fact that the fans at the Target Center booed the fan that was hit in the head. Have you seen the replay of the toss? KG barely flicked it. Why did the guy need a gurney to go get medical attention? What the hell was that all about?

[Twincities.com]: Wolves star isn’t suspended for tossing ball into stands

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General Sports

Odds and Ends for Tuesday Feb 28 2006: Knicks suck

The Knicks have clinched a 5th straight non-winning season. There’s something to be said for consistency. How does Isiah Thomas still have a job?

[Newsday]: Steve Francis can’t get to game on time

[Scotsman.com]: Golf course closed after mortar shell found in bunker

[Philly.com]: Iverson left of U.S. National team

[Philly.com]: Mike Schmidt would vote McGwire into HOF but would have to think harder about Palmeiro. Meanwhile, Stephen A Smith is preparing to play race card.

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Soccer

Romanian Soccer player sold for meat

You thought trading Al Michaels for a cartoon character was weird. A team in Romania sold a player for 15 kilograms of meat. For those of you who are metrically impaired, that’s about 33 pounds of meat, not even enough to feed Gilbert Brown for one day.

The best part about the story is that one of the players on the team that sold the meat decided to leave the team to find work in Spain.


We are upset because we lost twice — firstly because we lost a good player and secondly because we lost our team’s food for a whole week.

I don’t even know what to say about this. The only way this story could get better is if the team plane crashed and they had to eat the player that was traded for the meat.

[ESPN]: Romanian player sold for a chunk of meat

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NBA General

Manute Bol’s non-celebrity boxing match


Everyone’s favorite 7-foot-7 NBA player from Sudan was arrested along with his wife for disorderly conduct when they arrived at a police station to file complaints against each other. Bol and his wife had an argument that turned physical but no one was injured.

I’m not sure why you’d pick a fight with Manute Bol. He beat up the Fridge and he’s got arms like a praying mantis. I imagine that he’d devour you afterward.

[SI]: Bol arrested with wife after dispute

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NFL General

Vince Young is a genius


OK, so Vince Young isn’t as dumb as it was initially reported. But really, is there a big difference between scoring a 6 and a 16 on the wonderlic? Here’s a sample Wonderlic test with a timer. Based on your sample score, you can project out what your 50 question test score would be.

I think something is fishy about Vince Young retaking the test and getting a 16 because the first one was incorrectly scored. I think even if the proctor used the wrong scoring sheet, he would’ve gotten high than a 6 just on pure random chance.

Next time a ballplayer makes a boneheaded play, just remember that most of them score “equivalent to unskilled worker” or “moron”. Here’s a breakdown of wonderlic scores by QBs in the past decade or so. Nice to know that Ryan Fitzpatrick scored a perfect 50.

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General Sports

Here’s your chance to slap Stu Scott



Someone slap this guy

How much would you pay to slap Stu Scott? $1000? $2000? Well folks, you can get a chance next weekend when ESPN The Weekend invades Disney World. The event is included with regular admission so it doesn’t cost you more to meet a bunch of pretty decent sports celebrities.

The list of athletes is very football heavy because those guys have nothing to do right now. Lots of current all-pros and a couple of “Legends”, Kenny Stabler and Jerry Rice. There are no current basketball players but it’d be great to go up to Karl Malone and ask him, Scottie Pippen-style, “I thought you didn’t deliver on Sundays?”. And you can hit on Amanda Beard.

Finally we have the ESPN personalities. If you attended and slapped Stu Scott on camera, I’m pretty sure you’d never have to buy yourself a drink in this country again. Please someone make it happen.

[Disney Blog]: ESPN The Weekend, Lineup announced

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Olympics

Sasha Cohen gets silver. Shaun White decides to date Lindsay Lohan instead


After Sasha Cohen screwed the pooch during the free skate and took 2nd, most people thought, “how the hell do you fall twice and win silver?” Well, when the people who skate after you stink up the joint as well, that’s how you get silver.

Of course, this reinforces the notion that Cohen tends to choke.

The 2003 and 2004 national championships. The 2004 worlds. Even the Salt Lake City Olympics. She went into the free skate with a chance to medal, if not win, and she faltered at all of them.

Not only did Sasha lose the gold medal, she seems to have lost the affections of the Flying Tomato. Rumors are that Shaun White is currently dating Lindsay Lohan. I guess she digs gold medals.

[MSNBC]: Despite falling twice, Cohen wins silver medal

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General Sports

Woman We Love: Rachel McAdams

You guys voted Rachel McAdams in as the next Woman We Love. I was a little surprised that Salma Hayek didn’t win but Rachel is pretty damn cute. I wasn’t a big fan at first, mostly because she starred opposite talentless Rob Schneider in the Hot Chick and did some lame ass Nicholas Sparks movie.

But Wedding Crashers turned it all around for me. She’s cute and ditzy as a blonde but gorgeous as a brunnette. So, here you are folks, Rachel McAdams is a woman we love.

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General Sports

Odds and Ends for Friday Feb 24 2006: NBA Deadline deals

[AP]: NBA deadline deals roundup

[FoxSports]: Breaking down the latest NBA deals

[Physics Geek]: ACC Press Release on Duke

[Trendhunter]: Rubik’s Cube for NFL refs

[Twincities.com]: Culpepper says he’s not on trade block

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College Basketball

Bloody Adam Morrison gauze dropped from ebay



bloody gauze not for sale

Remember when someone bought Luis Gonzalez’s used gum for $10,000? Well, someone came up with the great idea to sell the gauze that Adam Morrison used to stem a bloody nose in his game against Pepperdine.

Unfortunately, selling bloody bandages is against ebay rules so they pulled the auction. It’s too bad for the seller because I’m sure Golden Palace.com would have bought it. They’ll buy anything as long as it gets enough press. They are bigger media whores than Paris Hilton.

Not to be discouraged by something like ebay rules, someone is selling the unused gauze from the same game.

This unused gauze pad was for Adam Morrison. During the final 4 minutes of the first half of the NCAA college basketball game between Gonzaga and Pepperdine on Monday, February 20, 2006, Adam Morrison used one to clear a bloody nose as he continued to play. This was picked up on the floor at the game.

Shockingly, no one has made a bid on it yet. This reminds me of the “three people who have never been in my kitchen” rule. I own some tissue that’s never been used by Michael Jordan. How much can I get for that?