Left Coast Sports Babe

On college football’s national “Letter of Intent” day, the top four schoools as far as signees were Florida State, Alabama, Auburn and USC.

And curiously enough at none of the four was a flake of snow to be found today.

Although for that matter, at none of the top four schools did the signed letter of intent indicate any intent to actually go to any classes.

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As baseball’s Spring Training approaches, many in the San Francisco area are worried out loud about what might happen this year with the Giants. “Will all the attention and the pressure of being World Series champions make it harder for the team to succeed this year?” And on the North Side of Chicago fans are saying “Oh, STFU.”

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Okay, fans of the NBA equivalent of train wrecks – who wants to see the Washington Wizards travel to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers? (They can’t BOTH lose, can’t they?”)

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Ines Sainz, the television reporter who was allegedly harrassed by the New York Jets in their locker room, is covering the Super Bowl. And was dressed for Media Day in a sequined micro-mini dress with stiletto heels. Can’t imagine why she would have a problem with players taking her seriously….

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In Devon, England, a Scottish man was sentenced to 24 months supervision (probation) after he pled guilty to charges of having sex with a horse. It’s a good news for the Royal family that Prince Charles probably has diplomatic immunity. (Yes, i know, mean, but somebody’s got to do it.)

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Former USC quarterback, Mitch Mustain, who left the school early for this year’s NFL draft, was arrested late Tuesday night on suspicion of selling prescription drugs. Mustain wanted to be the next Mark Sanchez, looks like he’s more likely to be the next Todd Marinovich.

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A CNN.com story about the new camaraderie between Rush Limbaugh and Elton John is titled “Unlikely Bedfellows.” Sorry, for those of us with visual minds, that’s a really scary headline.

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The Washington Post is reporting that Redskins owners Dan Snyder is trying to get a reporter from a small newspaper fired. The reporter in question wrote a long piece about all the things that have gone wrong during Snyder’s tenure. Here’s a suggestion if Dan wants a positive story written instead – “Sell the team.”

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Lou Pinella has signed on with the San Francisco Giants as a special assistant. No word on his exact duties yet, but manager Bruce Bochy hopes to use him as a designated dirt kicker.

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