Left Coast Sports Babe

So after all the SEC whining about not having more teams in the CFB playoffs, they have exactly ONE team left in the semi-finals. And that team, Texas, just joined SEC in July 2024 AND needed 2 OTS to beat Arizona State.

Don’t look now… but the San Antonio Spurs are growing up before our eyes. And turning into a pretty d*mn basketball team. (Just upset the Denver Nuggets.)

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Many MAGA lost their minds when after Caitlin Clark was named Athlete of the Year by Time Magazine, she acknowledged how she and the WNBA owe so much to black women. And now SI picks Simone Biles as Sportsperson of the Year? Fasten your seatbelts…

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The New Orleans terrorist’s ex-wife had a restraining order against him. But he still was able to get guns, because, Texas. Yes, most people were killed by his truck. But some people, including cops, were shot.

Seems like this should be a bigger part of story. Or are we just too inured to gun violence?

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If the domestic terrorist attack in New Orleans should teach us anything, it’s that we really need an FBI director and other cabinet members focused on public service. Not focused on petty revenge on behalf of Dear Leader.

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Newly elected Senator Adam Schiff has been given a position on the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s a good thing. Even without the bonus of making MAGA heads explode.

Senator Mike Lee tweeted “who else wishes we could swear in Trump tomorrow?”

By the musical Annie standards, sure. Remember “Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow ..it’s ALWAYS a day away.”

Ahead of today’s Speaker vote Mike Johnson- said with a straight face: “I don’t make deals with anyone. There’s no quid pro quo here. I don’t do anything in exchange for a vote.” Right, I only do everything Orange Jesus tells me to do.

If you dont remember all this drama when Nancy Pelosi was Speaker. It’s because there WASN’T all this drama when Nancy Pelosi was speaker. Madame Speaker could count votes. And she could govern.

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DonOld can’t even get his petty angry insults right while he’s throwing a narcissistic and angry tantrum over the flags for Jimmy Carter in DC.

It’s half-staff. He said ‘half-mast’ – that refers to a ship.

His cognition is sinking faster than the Titanic.

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Incoming Ohio Senator & multi-millionaire car dealer Bernie Moreno held event after his swearing in at DC’s Museum of the Bible. Leaving aside separation of church & state, the same Moreno supporting tax cuts for rich & cutting SNAP for the poor. Another who waves the bible without reading it.

Ohio, you could have kept Sherrod Brown. You got rid of a man of the people and replaced him with a man of the billionaires.

Jeff Bezos refused to publish this cartoon

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, quit, saying it was the first time she’s been censored because of who she satirized.

When Ann gets another job, taking the money saved from canceling my Wash Post subscription might go for a subscription to wherever she ends up.

Note, yes, I’m a big New Orleans fan, of the city and the Saints. What happened last night was horrible.

As were John Kennedy’s insulting joke aimed at NBC and accusations towards the FBI at the press conference about 12 hours after the attack. And Governor Landry’s attempting to politicize the massacre the murder is pretty deplorable too.

But if the Saints were playing at home this weekend and had a chance to sneak into the playoffs, Who Dat fans would be there. And New Orleans is well acquainted with gallows humor.

So, in that spirit… .carrying on.

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USC- who dragged UCLA with them, started the destruction of the Pac 12. The league might have survived had Oregon and Washington not left next. If you’re a former Pac 12 fan looking for a Schadenfreude silver lining to this Rose Bowl.

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And as the big bowl games/playoffs really get going, ICYMI, Alabama, 17 point favorite on Dec 31, lost to Michigan, 13-19 Most embarrassing thing to happen to State of Alabama since they elected Coach Tubby to the US Senate.

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If you’re tired of football, (and hate) and looking for a fun New Year’s sports story: the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is the first player in league history with 300 points, 100 rebounds, 50 blocks, 50 assists and 40 3-pointers in a single month. And he’ll turn 21 this weekend.

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DonOld says he will attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Two questions. 1. Was he even invited? 2. If so, will President Non Elect Musk be his plus one?

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You know if Trump came up with a brand of eggs with his picture on the carton, his MAGA cult would gladly pay $20 a dozen.

So if Kash Patel were to be confirmed as FBI director, and terrorist act turns out to be committed by a US citizen instead of an immigrant, or if some future heinous crime is committed by a right-wing American, would he bury the truth to please dear leader? Asking for a country.

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You know if Trump came up with a brand of eggs with his picture on the carton, his MAGA cult would gladly pay $20 a dozen.

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Chief Justice Roberts is now warning against adminstrations defying courts.

Dr. Frankenstein seems a bit upset about his monster…

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Maybe I’m wrong but thinking many Trump supporters who want Canada to be the 51st state couldn’t name half the current US states.

And how many MAGAs know about Canada? Universal healthcare. Gun control. How many electoral votes would they get?

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How much Mitch McConnell end up damaging America? If he hadn’t stolen that seat from Obama, we not only wouldn’t have had Gorusch and Coney Barrett on SCOTUS, Merrick Garland would be on the court and not attorney general.

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So now that we KNOW the New Orleans terrorist was a US-Born citizen from Texas who was formerly in the military, where’s Donald Trump’s retraction of his dishonest Truth Social post blaming immigrants? We’re waiting.

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Hey media. John Kennedy got tons of coverage at New Orleans press conference for despicable remarks. But when Louisiana’s other Senator,

Bill Cassidy, had bipartisan anti-hazing bill w/ Amy Klobuchar signed into law last week- crickets. Stop rewarding crazy with all the attention.

And if you’re feeling old

Remember, Jimmy Carter was building homes for Habitat for Humanity into his 90s!

Carry on. More snark tonight.