Left Coast Sports Babe

Were they using Apple Maps? A 747 cargo plane landed last night in Wichita, Kansas, but at the wrong airport. Oops.

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Many people profess to be upset after a Costco store near Los Angeles accidentally put the Bible in their fiction section. Of course in Texas that’s probably where Costco puts their science books.

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Chris Brown was kicked out of his first rehab facility this month for “acting violently” and smashing his mother’s car window. But I am sure the car window asked for it.

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Florida rep Trey Radel pleaded guilty to cocaine possession yesterday and was sentenced to a year’s probation. Radel’s excuse was that he struggles with alcoholism. What’s next? He moves to Toronto and runs for mayor?

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It just gets better. Rep. Trey Radel, who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession, voted for a bill that called for states to drug test people who receive food stamps. Guess maybe it’s time to apply the same standards for food stamp recipients to Congress.

For all the talk of gateway drugs interesting that both Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Florida Rep. Trey Radel blamed their hard drug use on alcohol.

The FCC announced today it will review its ban against cell-phone calls aboard airlines. If the ban is overturned, wonder which will be the first carrier to charge for a cell-phone free zone?

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In the midst of a trip that will qualify me for my same 2013 United frequent flier status for 2014, with a nonrefundable return ticket. And United sends me a message asking me to pay a lot of $$ to buy additional miles to guarantee keeping my status…. Guess they are counting on Americans being really bad at math.

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The Detroit Tigers traded Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers. Which means Fielder will help the Tigers next year about as much as he did in the 2013 playoffs.

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From Jim Barach “The FAA will check all pilots and air traffic controllers with a BMI of 40 or higher and a neck size of 17 inches for sleep apnea to see if they are at risk for falling asleep on the job. If they want smaller pilots, they should put regular passenger seats in the cockpit.”

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A-Rod apparently stormed out of his MLB grievance hearing today and said of Bud Selig: “He hates my guts. It’s 100 %. personal. This is all about his legacy. To put me on his mantle would be a big trophy for him.” Which is probably true. And doesn’t speak a word to Rodriguez’s guilt or innocence.

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Scientist say a meteorite discovered in northern Africa contains preserved materials from Mars that are 4.4 billion years old. To further authenticate the discovery, they say the meteorite also contained fragments of Jamie Moyer’s rookie card

From T.C.  “Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington had some of his dreadlocks pulled out during a game last Sunday. Defender Jason Babin returned the hair to Andre after he had Troy Polamalu give the locks a shampoo .”

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