You cannot make this “stuff” up….
Dwayne Wade apparently signed a six year $107 million contract, while his friends James and Bosh signed six years for $111 million. By NBA rules, however, they could have signed for up to $125 million.
Said Wade, and I am NOT making this up “It’s about sacrifice now.”
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James along with his friends have done the impossible. First Lebron may have taken Kobe Bryant’s spot as the most hated basketball player outside his home town. Second, can anyone remember a national sports story in July about super-egos and the rich getting richer in sports…and the Yankees aren’t even involved?
Even A-Rod has got to be watching this PR fiasco and musing “What are these guys THINKING?”
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In the meantime, in California, somehow billionaire Meg Whitman is managing to criticize Jerry Brown for his “nearly $2 million mansion.”
(in Atherton, where Whitman’s main home is, $2 million MIGHT buy a garage. Though it’s possible her vacation home in Telluride might be closer to that price range.)
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Hard to believe that after today the World Cup will finally be over. So Americans who have become fans of flops will just have to wait for NBC’s fall lineup.
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Apparently “The Decision” had higher television ratings than the Lebron James’ last playoff game with the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Celtics. Makes sense, during the ESPN special, Lebron actually seemed like he wanted to be there.
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Just rewatched “Top Gun.” Who says gay stars can’t portray heterosexual chemistry?
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Paul McCartney played A T and T Park tonight, home of the SF Giants. a nearly three hour show. Normally when there’s that many hits at the Park, the Giants bullpen is involved.
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Things are a little different these days for the 68 year old former Beatle. Now it’s “Maybe I’m Amazed” that I actually remembered all these lyrics.
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And unlike the last time he was in San Francisco (with the Beatles in 1965), women didn’t seem to be throwing panties at him. Of course, it’s hard to get good accuracy and distance with Depends.
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McCartney performed “My Love,” a song he said he wrote for Linda. There was nothing in honor of Heather Mills, though apparently Sir Paul is thinking of asking Elton John for the rights to “The Bitch is Back.”
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There’s a new biography of Sarah Palin written for 8-12 year old readers. “That’s great, I’ve always wanted to know more about her,” said George W. Bush.
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Left Coast Sports Babe 
July 11, 2010 at 10:09 am
Grammy winning country singer Carrie Underwood married NHL player Mike Fisher yesterday at the Reynolds Plantation resort in Greensboro, Ga. For all the single men carrying the fantasy: twas the night that the lights went out in Georgia.
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What a fresh irony: Cliff Lee loses his debut in Texas, 6-1 to the hapless Orioles. WP Chris Tillman and center fielder Adam Jones, who hit a 2-run homer, were traded to Baltimore from Seattle in the Eric Bedard fleecing 2 years ago. (And surprise, surprise, the Mariners beat NY to end their latest losing streak at 5.)
July 11, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Boy, that Netherlands soccer team looks like a Christo sculpture come alive