Gone but not forgotten: JoePa's image, a wrestler's testicle and "loose" talk about March M@dne$$ (I don't want to get sued ...)
[Two things -- this has ended up as a bonus entry to that "My Kind of Sports Center" Theme Week I did in Feb 2011 and, with that list in the opening sentence, I would almost rather that Carnac the Magnificent take it from here ...]
This past November, Penn State mandated that the clothing shops along E College Avenue are no longer allowed to sell Penn State licensed products featuring Paterno's name, likeness, and/or image, in what may be an ill placed attempt to welcome Coach O'Brien.
A few days ago, John Levi Miller, a pro wrestler, is suing the bout's promoter over an aggressive opponent who went rogue, kicked him in the groin, and ruptured one of his testicles -- that then had to be removed.
And last year around this time, it was announced that the NCAA paid $17 million dollars to protect the term "March Madness" (TM) from being used by a local company who was including it in programming for mobile devices. Some may be focused on the "loose" language about Israel bombing Iran any time soon -- others are just protecting their money making efforts.
Days of reading the sports pages for only local team scores, you are missed.
WHAT'S NEXT -- BANNING THE ICE CREAM?:
http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/21/3097941/paterno-products-leave-store-shelves.html
NOT SAYING ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR, BUT IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN KY:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/offbeat/story/2012/02/29/wrestler-unscripted-kick-lawsuit.html
HOW TO GET 17 MILLION FROM YOUR MARCH MADNESS ACTIVITIES:
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/5321086-419/ncaa-paid-17-million-to-protect-march-madness.html
Showing posts with label Theme Week: My Kind of SportsCenter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theme Week: My Kind of SportsCenter. Show all posts
March 5, 2012
February 9, 2011
Random Wordplay for Wednesday 2/9/11
[Look, I'm going to end this Theme Week:My Kind of SportsCenter with a bang ... you choose the post that matches your taste level. Know in advance that they are all legitimate news stories from recent sports sections.]
RATED PG -- Tossing Waffles
Used in a sentence: "How do folks north of the border protest their teams' poor performance -- by tossing waffles on to the hockey rink (Canadians are so happily non-violent)!"
RATED PG-13 -- Butt Drag
Used in a sentence: "It went all the way to mediation, but the high school student accused of sexual assault (he inserted his finger into his opponent's rectum during the wrestling match) is using the defense that it was a legitimate wrestling move -- known as the "butt drag".
RATED R -- Standsoftinger or Laydownhardinger
Used in a sentence: "Poor 6'8" German Christian Standhardinger's future in LaSalle basketball ended before it began due to a late night public sex romp in a park (how very European) --it might have all gone unnoticed if his name would have been Standsoftinger or Laydownhardinger!"
RATED PG:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Maple+Leafs+waffle+thrower+charged/4015162/story.html
RATED PG-13:
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/20/2241009/wrestlers-meet-in-mediation.html#
RATED R:
http://deadspin.com/#!5737924/necking-in-a-car-can-ruin-your-transfer
RATED PG -- Tossing Waffles
Used in a sentence: "How do folks north of the border protest their teams' poor performance -- by tossing waffles on to the hockey rink (Canadians are so happily non-violent)!"
RATED PG-13 -- Butt Drag
Used in a sentence: "It went all the way to mediation, but the high school student accused of sexual assault (he inserted his finger into his opponent's rectum during the wrestling match) is using the defense that it was a legitimate wrestling move -- known as the "butt drag".
RATED R -- Standsoftinger or Laydownhardinger
Used in a sentence: "Poor 6'8" German Christian Standhardinger's future in LaSalle basketball ended before it began due to a late night public sex romp in a park (how very European) --it might have all gone unnoticed if his name would have been Standsoftinger or Laydownhardinger!"
RATED PG:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Maple+Leafs+waffle+thrower+charged/4015162/story.html
RATED PG-13:
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/20/2241009/wrestlers-meet-in-mediation.html#
RATED R:
http://deadspin.com/#!5737924/necking-in-a-car-can-ruin-your-transfer
February 8, 2011
Random Tune for Tuesday 2/8/11
I've always said that the enemy to any future writing career of mine is my inability to edit myself. As it is now, I've written myself into a corner today with my need to pick a random tune that upholds both my Theme Week: My Kind of SportsCenter and my occasional Series: AtoZ Musical Eccentricities (the cassette years) for the letter C.
However, I think I can do it with a little bit of word association rondele ... Super Bowl --> National Anthem --> Aguilera --> Burlesque --> Cher --> National Anthem --> Super Bowl.
Does anyone really doubt that I have some Cher cassettes around the house?
WITH ALL THE WORDS IN THEIR CORRECT PLACE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xvDPd5prY&feature=related
However, I think I can do it with a little bit of word association rondele ... Super Bowl --> National Anthem --> Aguilera --> Burlesque --> Cher --> National Anthem --> Super Bowl.
Does anyone really doubt that I have some Cher cassettes around the house?
WITH ALL THE WORDS IN THEIR CORRECT PLACE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xvDPd5prY&feature=related
February 7, 2011
Random Memorial for Monday 2/7/11
Gone but not forgotten: yelling FORE on a golf course (yep, it's still theme week:my kind of SportsCenter).
You wake up one day and everything you thought you knew is suddenly wrong. Could it be that it's a sign of the end of times? Might Nostradamus or the Mayans of even Paul have hidden this clue in his letters way back in the day -- might they have predicted that this would one day be our reality?
The courts have ruled that now-one-eyed-blind amateur golfer Dr. Kapoor (who apparently lost that eye when his golfing buddy Dr. Anand shanked a ball so badly into his noggin) was not in the foreseeable "zone of danger" that would have required his friend to warn him with the age-old cry of "fore". I think it means that he was so bad that his partners should have known that they were at risk during the whole game!
Days of not living in fear that they will take away "timber" next, you are missed!
THE DOCTORS PROBABLY WISHED THEY STAYED WITH THEIR PATIENTS THAT DAY:
http://sportslawnews.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/fore-warned-is%E2%80%A6-irrevelant-anand-v-kapoor-222-new-york-state-court-of-appeals-albany/
QUATRAINS ... FOUR ... FORE ... I THINK THERE's A PROGRESSION:
http://www.nostradamus.org/
IS THE ZONE OF DANGER LIKE THE DANGER ZONE?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPYF2p-cGx8
You wake up one day and everything you thought you knew is suddenly wrong. Could it be that it's a sign of the end of times? Might Nostradamus or the Mayans of even Paul have hidden this clue in his letters way back in the day -- might they have predicted that this would one day be our reality?
The courts have ruled that now-one-eyed-blind amateur golfer Dr. Kapoor (who apparently lost that eye when his golfing buddy Dr. Anand shanked a ball so badly into his noggin) was not in the foreseeable "zone of danger" that would have required his friend to warn him with the age-old cry of "fore". I think it means that he was so bad that his partners should have known that they were at risk during the whole game!
Days of not living in fear that they will take away "timber" next, you are missed!
THE DOCTORS PROBABLY WISHED THEY STAYED WITH THEIR PATIENTS THAT DAY:
http://sportslawnews.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/fore-warned-is%E2%80%A6-irrevelant-anand-v-kapoor-222-new-york-state-court-of-appeals-albany/
QUATRAINS ... FOUR ... FORE ... I THINK THERE's A PROGRESSION:
http://www.nostradamus.org/
IS THE ZONE OF DANGER LIKE THE DANGER ZONE?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPYF2p-cGx8
February 6, 2011
Random Scandal Sheet for Sunday 2/6/11
What Chicago is talking about this week:
In the spirit of my theme week (My Kind of SportsCenter), it turns out the famous WrigleyvilleSports in my neighborhood has a second business -- it's the owner of Pittsburgh Fan in that city ... and, as such, here in Chicago, it's the place to pick up the Terrible Towel. (Of course, turns out the towel's use tonight is for drying up the tears.) Having seen the news story today, can I just say it was a treat to see Myron Cope on the TV screen -- instantly reminded me of my time in Uniontown with my "grandmother" JoAnn.
By the way, turns out SuperBowl night is a dangerous time to be on the roads what with drunk driving (if you're local, that's assuming your car's been shoveled out from the blizzard). If you're out and about, be safe!
WRIGLEYVILLE, MEET PITTSBURGH!:
http://www.manta.com/c/mtrl251/pittsburgh-fan
A LITTLE MYRON COPE IS GOOD FOR ANYONE:
http://www.wgntv.com/news/eveningnews/wgntv-wrigleyville-sports-and-the-terrible-towel-20110204,0,768936.story
YOU DRINK AND DRIVE. YOU LOSE:
http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net/checkpoints/springfield-illinois-dui-checkpoints-and-patrols-scheduled-throughout-super-bowl-weekend-2011
In the spirit of my theme week (My Kind of SportsCenter), it turns out the famous WrigleyvilleSports in my neighborhood has a second business -- it's the owner of Pittsburgh Fan in that city ... and, as such, here in Chicago, it's the place to pick up the Terrible Towel. (Of course, turns out the towel's use tonight is for drying up the tears.) Having seen the news story today, can I just say it was a treat to see Myron Cope on the TV screen -- instantly reminded me of my time in Uniontown with my "grandmother" JoAnn.
By the way, turns out SuperBowl night is a dangerous time to be on the roads what with drunk driving (if you're local, that's assuming your car's been shoveled out from the blizzard). If you're out and about, be safe!
WRIGLEYVILLE, MEET PITTSBURGH!:
http://www.manta.com/c/mtrl251/pittsburgh-fan
A LITTLE MYRON COPE IS GOOD FOR ANYONE:
http://www.wgntv.com/news/eveningnews/wgntv-wrigleyville-sports-and-the-terrible-towel-20110204,0,768936.story
YOU DRINK AND DRIVE. YOU LOSE:
http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net/checkpoints/springfield-illinois-dui-checkpoints-and-patrols-scheduled-throughout-super-bowl-weekend-2011
February 5, 2011
Random Soapbox for Saturday 2/5/11
I don't mean to go off on a rave here, but ...
... first let me take a step backwards. It's already time for another theme week: My Kind of SportsCenter. If you're a regular reader or know me well, this won't be news ... but here are the key ideas: late bloomer, more booksmart than streetsmart, missed the whole high school athletic phase, also missed the video game craze substantially, know enough to read up on the local teams to engage in small talk as required, overwhelmed by statistics so I'll never be part of a fantasy league. So that groundwork laid, do know that I still read the Sports section of the paper -- it's just that I pick up on the more random things. So ... here's to almost a week's worth of posts on what I find interesting from that world.
... back to the rant -- except it's not a rant -- it's a rave today (I've come to realize that endless ranting can get a little too Loughneresque). Perfect as an antidote to the media circus hyper commercialization of tomorrow's match-up, take a moment to skip past the Steelers/Packers show (just a moment, though, 'cause I'm calling for a Steelers win and some more progress for Ben "No-Means-Maybe" Roethlisberger's path to redemption) and take a look at a true football hero -- Chance Anthony.
Winner of the second annual Rudy Award, this Kentucky footballer was named the Most Inspirational High School Football Player in America. Talk about an amazing story of possessing the right attitude and about taking life's adversity and turning it into determination to reach your goals. "If somebody gives you the opportunity, you've got to take it and run."
Words of wisdom for us all (and what should be the message and get as much attention as tomorrow's big game).
SEE THE VIDEO HERE:
http://www.highschoolrudyawards.com/nominees/314/Chance_Anthony.aspx?mid=1661
OR GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HYPE INSTEAD:
http://sbtwitter.nfl.com/
OR GO BACK TO THE INSPIRATIONAL STUFF:
http://www.weplay.com/blog/chance-anthony-of-kentucky-earns-10000-scholarship
... first let me take a step backwards. It's already time for another theme week: My Kind of SportsCenter. If you're a regular reader or know me well, this won't be news ... but here are the key ideas: late bloomer, more booksmart than streetsmart, missed the whole high school athletic phase, also missed the video game craze substantially, know enough to read up on the local teams to engage in small talk as required, overwhelmed by statistics so I'll never be part of a fantasy league. So that groundwork laid, do know that I still read the Sports section of the paper -- it's just that I pick up on the more random things. So ... here's to almost a week's worth of posts on what I find interesting from that world.
... back to the rant -- except it's not a rant -- it's a rave today (I've come to realize that endless ranting can get a little too Loughneresque). Perfect as an antidote to the media circus hyper commercialization of tomorrow's match-up, take a moment to skip past the Steelers/Packers show (just a moment, though, 'cause I'm calling for a Steelers win and some more progress for Ben "No-Means-Maybe" Roethlisberger's path to redemption) and take a look at a true football hero -- Chance Anthony.
Winner of the second annual Rudy Award, this Kentucky footballer was named the Most Inspirational High School Football Player in America. Talk about an amazing story of possessing the right attitude and about taking life's adversity and turning it into determination to reach your goals. "If somebody gives you the opportunity, you've got to take it and run."
Words of wisdom for us all (and what should be the message and get as much attention as tomorrow's big game).
SEE THE VIDEO HERE:
http://www.highschoolrudyawards.com/nominees/314/Chance_Anthony.aspx?mid=1661
OR GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HYPE INSTEAD:
http://sbtwitter.nfl.com/
OR GO BACK TO THE INSPIRATIONAL STUFF:
http://www.weplay.com/blog/chance-anthony-of-kentucky-earns-10000-scholarship
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