Left Coast Sports Babe

Brett Favre was traded Wednesday night from the Packers to the Jets.  Well, thank goodness, now that he is in New York we can put all that media circus behind us.

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The Chinese are being criticized for their internet censorship, including for journalists, during the Olympics.  But if they could just filter all Brett Favre stories, they might receive better press coverage.

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While a United Airlines jet took off from Seattle yesterday, one row of seats slid back into the row behind.  United immediately offered compensation to the passengers onboard, except for those in the seats that slid, who were charged for the extra legroom.

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An ex-University of Toledo basketball player was charged with point shaving in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.  This is shocking, people actually bet on Toledo basketball?  More to the point, people know Toledo plays basketball?

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8/08/08 – The triple 8’s have resulted in a large number of people planning weddings because they think the number is lucky.  Of course, that’s what Elizabeth Taylor though too.