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No, nothing happened to Brett Favre.

This guy accidentally shredded (shred?) his playoff tickets.

According to MSNBC this wheelchair bound reverend (he has multiple sclerosis) was having a friend help him shred some old documents and this “friend” shred a NFC Championship Game ticket before asking the minister if he was sure he wanted to get rid of those tickets.

Fortunately, there were three more tickets that weren’t destroyed.

Maybe there is a God.

Thanks for the link Lori.

Recently, something remarkable happened in South African sports.

On January 11th, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) named Peter DeVilliers as the coach of their national team, The Springboks.

Big deal, right? Sports teams get new coaches all the time, don’t they? Well, yes, but in south Africa, this time it’s a little different… this time SARU has hired a black man to coach their national side. While most Americans might shrug this off, in the rugby world… especially in South Africa, this is huge!

Sure, there are more and more balck players being selected for the South African squad… players like Bryan Habana, JP Nell, Akona N’Dungane, Jon-Paul “JP” Pietersen, Ricky Januarie, and Breyton Paulse have become brights stars on a team of bright stars who are the current Rugby World Cup champions, but this is different. This isn’t about leadership or coaching ability, is it? I think that this is about national character.

Of course, you’re groaning now, because you think I am going to launch into a lecture about racism in sports, right? Well, not really… but in South Africa, considering the nation’s history and the fact that rugby is totally dominated by white players, on all levels, this move is just one more remarkable act in a nation of recurring remarkable acts.

South African politics have undergone a huge transformation in the past twenty years, as has South African culture. I suppose, then, that it should follow that change has come to the world of South African sports. I, for one, welcome that change.

The South African Rugby Union is to be congratulated. From all reports, DeVilliers is a top flight coach at the international level, and seems poised to lead that country’s national sport in the right direction.

ESPN is reporting that Princeton alum Jason Garrett has been offered the head coaching job for the Baltimore Ravens.

It’s about time the Ivy League started branching out to other avenues that they could dominate. I guess Wall Street just isn’t enough.

A University of Washington booster has promised the school $100,000 in donations if they fire Ty Willingham.

Ouch.

The same alum offered to kick in another $100,000 if they fired the athletic director, Todd Turner.

Is that what you call negative school spirit?

If you can’t be an athlete be an athletic supporter.