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This is Not What the Phrase, “You Need Balls to Play Hockey” Meant. At ALL.

By | October 27, 2011 | Hockey, injuries, Uncategorized, Unsportmanlike Conduct, WTF? | 2 Comments
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Apparently, in Manitoba, if you’re 15 and you want to play hockey you need to do laps in the locker room with water bottles strung to your nuts.

So sayeth a large group of bullies on the Neepawa Natives, a team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The captain and three assistant captains of the team wanted to “rate on the ability to endure trial”, by making rookies participate in sexy dance-offs which included stripping. Because he did not score well in the dance-off, the 15-year-old boy had to undergo another ritual — which the team referred to as “Tug” — in which he was held down while a water bottle carrier, loaded with bottles and towels, was tied to his scrotum with a string. Read more…

David Garrard…YOU’RE FIRED!

By | September 8, 2011 | Fired, Football, NFL, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Imagine practicing all off-season with “your” team. Getting to know the “new” guys. Getting reacquainted with the “old” guys. Attending a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, the Tuesday before the NFL season kicks off, and being introduced as the starting quarterback of “your” team. You know where this is going, right?

Everything seemed to be going great for Jacksonville Jaguar quarterback David Garrard on Tuesday. The Chamber of Commerce business people greeted him with cheers. He  met, he mingled, he even got a big hug from team mascot Jaxon de Ville. And, then, just like that it was all over. David, and his very expensive contract, were released from the team.

Jaguar’s head coach Jack Del Rio said, “We were hoping for some sign of life, for him to pick it up and get it going, and we went to the 11th hour in hopes of having that happen, and it just became very obvious that it wasn’t going to happen.”

The release came as a total shock to David and his agent, who said they will move on and focus on finding a new team.

The Jaguars will put the ball in young quarterback Luke McCown’s hand in their opener. McCown has a career record of 1 – 6 and has thrown 9 touchdown passes with 10 interceptions.

LA Greenlights NFL Team

By | August 10, 2011 | Breaking News, Football, NFL, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Tuesday the LA City Council voted to give the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) the go-ahead to build a stadium in the downtown Los Angeles location.

Los Angeles has been without a pro football team since 1994 when the Raiders moved back to Oakland and the Rams left for St. Louis. While an environmental impact report will still take about 8 months to complete, this is as far as any group has gotten on a new stadium deal in recent history. The Council said that it expects for the project to give a huge boost to the LA economy. AEG, the development group that will back the project, says it will not require any public funds. The stadium, and moving an existing portion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, is projected to cost 1.2 billion dollars.

Ed Roski and the Majestic Realty Company is still attempting to go forward with plans for a stadium in the City of Industry, a location east of the downtown area.

If approved the stadium in the downtown/convention center location is projected to be completed by the start of the 2016 season. Of course this raises the question of which team will move to LA? The top contenders seem to be:

  • The San Diego Chargers-While San Diego got behind the development of Petco Stadium, it seems to be dragging its feet on fixing up the football digs. Qualcomm Stadium is not in the best shape, the city is strapped for cash and seemingly unwilling to help out, or dump money into a sinking ship. The move to LA could retain fans, give them a new venue in the near future. Their current lease with the city and terms of ownership between current Chargers owners and AEG seem to be the only unknowns.
  • The Oakland Raiders-Having the Raiders back in LA would suck even though their current stadium lease looks to be less of a stumbling block than other teams. Less likely? Please, God, no.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings- These 3 teams, while their names keep coming up, seem to be unlikely because, again, the lease agreements with the stadiums/cities that they are in are difficult to get out of in the time frame that may be needed for the LA agreement.

While the NFL coming to Los Angeles is still a few years out, Tuesday’s agreement is getting the ball rolling in that direction, and that is good news for Angelenos who have been waiting, impatiently, for almost 20 years.

Kendra wants the Chargers to move to LA… only so she can go see her beloved Broncos a little more often.

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Breaking News: Arrest in Stow Beating: UPDATED

By | May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

An unnamed suspect has been arrested in in Hollywood in the case of Giants fan Bryan Stow.

Los Angeles police announced Sunday that there were also other individuals being detained from the raid for questioning. There are at least 17 detectives assigned to the case that has a reward of over $200,000.

Stow, who has been in a coma since the March 31 attack after a game at Dodger Stadium, was recently moved to San Fransisco General Hospital and Trauma Center to be closer to his family that lives in Santa Cruz, CA. His children have not seen him since the attack.

Doctors, and Stow’s mother and wife are reporting that he is showing positive signs of recovery, such as opening his eyes and some arm and leg movements.

UPDATED, Sunday afternoon, 4pm news conference:

LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa opened the conference saying that the LAPD served 2 warrants on an apartment in Hollywood this morning.

The tip that led to this arrest came from a parole officer. LA Police Chief Beck indicated that the suspect that was arrested was suspect #1 on the official flyer, with a mark on his face. [The drawing on the left.]

LA Councilman Ed Reyes had this to say to the remaining suspects:

“We will identify you and we will bring you in…let’s end this. And to the woman who was driving, you need to turn yourself in.”

Kendra is following the Stow story for Draft Day Suit.

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Sorry LeBron

By | May 13, 2011 | Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized | Comments Off

LeBron James, in a seemingly rare moment of self-reflection, apologized for “the way it happened.”

I couldn’t do it by myself against that team. I apologize for the way it happened, but I knew this opportunity was once in a lifetime.

LeBron was light on the specifics. I venture what LeBron meant to say was he was sorry it wasn’t easy. He’s sorry that he had to work for it. That he needed to get better at mid-range jumpers. That his defense had to improve. That he had to pass to guys who could potentially miss. He’s sorry that he never tried to bring anyone to the team. That he refused to commit to the franchise for more than a
few years at time thereby putting them in perpetual “win now” mode and crippling any chance at long-term stability. He’s sorry the
team gave him everything he ever asked for and, in retrospect, coddled him far too much. He’s sorry he’s immature. He’s only
25 after all.

Most of all, he’s sorry the world wants him to earn it. His birthright may have been an incredible ability to play basketball, but a ring is promised to no man. I think LeBron half-expected David Stern to hand him the Larry O’Brien trophy on draft night. “Oh, need to play some games first?” He’s sorry that even such massive talent, such blinding speed and awesome raw power couldn’t show up, throw down a few dunks and walk away with a championship every year.

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There’s an iconic photo of Michael Jordan hugging his first championship trophy, openly weeping, indubitably reflecting on all the hard work he’d done over his then 7-year career and the preceding decades. He probably thought about the back-breaking work of building a team from nothing to the ultimate winner. The countless hours spent toiling through the playoffs with less than ideal teammates. In the end, there was no doubt he alone was the consummate champion – a singular winner.

So, LeBron is sorry. Well, I’m sorry too. I’m sorry that should LeBron shed his own tears in the coming weeks they won’t mean quite the same thing.

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