Both Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow struggled at QB against in a pre-season game for the NY Jets against the NY Giants. “Bummer. But I’m available.” responded Brett Favre.
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Paul Ryan just blamed President Obama for a Wisconsin GM plant closure that happened BEFORE he took office. Can’t wait until Ryan heads south and blames Obama for the federal response to Katrina.
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IKEA is opening a new hotel chain. Kind of puts a whole new slant on making your own bed.
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Police say a man was shot in the head during a fight in a parking lot near the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium while the Cardinals played the Raiders. Looks alas like even during exhibition games some fans are in mid-season form.
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A United Airlines flight to Berlin returned to Newark, after a possible engine fire during takeoff. Hope the airline credits passengers with the extra frequent flyer miles.
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From Marc Ragovin: Hall of Famer Eddie Murray has agreed to pay $348,000 to settle insider trading chrages. Makes sense, since he is the all-time MLB leader in foul tips.
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The Little League World Series is fun. But anyone who says it’s just about innocence and the joy of the game, has never been through the politics of All-Star team selections. (As a player or parent.)
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Does anyone else with a twisted mind want to see Mitt Romney answer a question on what he thinks of Pussy Riot?
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A 28 year old Texas high-school teacher was convicted on 16 FELONY counts of “an inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher” after a cellphone video showed her having group sex with five 18-year-old students. Most men hearing this story were appalled – “Where were these teachers when I was in high school?”
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18 runs in two games – more than an average YEAR for the SF Giants at Petco Park. Maybe getting a star teammate suspended was what the team needed for a natural PED.
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Danica Patrick ran over a shoe that ended up on the track in Montreal, and before ESPN thought to bleep it out, radioed her crew about the resulting damage to the car – “My steering is [bleeped] up.”
ESPN apologized, but hey, a few more of those moments might really increase NASCAR ratings. Especially with the all important younger male demographic.
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Got to love USC #1 in the AP poll in their first year back from sanctions. Aided by a top RB transfer from Penn State.
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Okay men, laugh away. But I have fought the Ikea nightstand assembly manual, and won.
Left Coast Sports Babe 