Apparently plea bargain negotiations broke down with John Edwards over prosecutors’ insistence that the former Senator serve some jail time. Edwards apparently wanted “minimal” impact on Emma, 10, and Jack, 12, his “youngest kids.” Uh, John, if they WERE your youngest kids, you wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place.
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Chicago pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, frustrated after another late inning loss, said of the Cubs, that it was embarrassing – “We are playing like a Triple-A team. ”
There were immediate calls for apologies. From several Triple-A teams.
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Now ex-Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel told people at a rally on his front doorstep that he would “always be a Buckeye,” and that regarding Michigan “Nov. 26th we’re going to kick their ass!” Wonder if he told his former players they could take that to the bank.
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Rick Reilly wrote a column for ESPN on 20 reasons to root for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals. Actually, most Americans just need one reason – they aren’t the Miami Heat.
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Plaxico Burress will get out of jail Monday after serving 20 months for carrying and firing an illegal gun (at himself, as it turned out) in Manhattan. Rumor has it if the lockout is settled that Burress may end up with Philadelphia. If so, wonder if the Eagles will be sponsored by Aladdin Bail Bonds.
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Apparently Plaxico says he has learned his lesson. For starters, someone else in your posse should always carry your gun.
Two 92 year old identical twins, who became friars and lived their entire lives together, died within hours of each other of heart failure. Guess the friars were just tuckered out.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer just finished a four hour French open finals. “Amateurs,” commented John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.
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Jon Stewart’s self-described “fake” news show, is now getting better television ratings than Fox News’s regular shows. Is this a great country or what?
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Apparently if the NFL lockout is settled, Alex Smith will be the San Francisco 49ers’ 2011 quarterback. Looks like Jim Harbaugh is serious about trying to draft Andrew Luck in 2012.
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