ESPN kicked off, or I should say tipped off, its men’s college basketball season coverage with a 14 game marathon starting at midnight. Unsuspecting fans were shocked to turn on the television at that hour and see basketball, they thought the only live games at midnight were the baseball playoffs.
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The New York Yankees are opening their new stadium next year with exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs. Why the Cubs? The Yankees wanted an opponent who wouldn’t learn anything about the stadium they could use in a potential World Series.
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President Bush has been inviting several champion sports teams, including most recently the U.S. Ryder Cup winners, to the White House during his last months in office. But given George W’s own record, wouldn’t a more appropriate team to invite be the 1-7 Washington Wizards?
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University of Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has told fans to “get a life” after reading some negative personal comments on message boards. And certainly it’s wrong to attack a coach personally just because of a lousy season. But a tip for Coach Rodriguez. When you’re 3-8 with a school record for football losses, maybe it’s not a good idea to be reading message boards.
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Senator Ted Stevens has now lost his bid for re-election, although if elected he would have probably been forced to resign soon anyway. So two words that comedy writers won’t be getting for Christmas – “Senator Palin.”
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