This year, Matt Barkley will become the first true freshman to start at quarterback for USC. Though almost certainly not the first quarterback who will play without having attended class.
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Next week will be September, when MLB rosters expand and teams are able to bring their minor league prospects to the big leagues. Although at Citi Field, they’re already playing for the Mets.
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Apparently the U.S. will soon start putting graphic pictures on cigarette packs in hopes of convincing people to quit. Although if disturbing images were really a deterrent no one who watches Sportscenter would ever attend a Cubs game.
(for this above joke you can substitute Lions, Royals, Pirates, Mets, 49ers, Raiders….pick your sorry team.)
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Michael Vick played well in his brief debut with the Eagles, resulting in some football fanatics already imagining a quarterback competition between him and Donovan McNabb. None of the team is commenting on the idea, but even in future I think we can safely say a comment we will never hear on the subject is “I don’t have a dog in this fight.”
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Who says the NCAA isn’t really trying to crack down on major athletic programs cheating? They just put on three-year probation for “failure to montor their athletes.” BYU. Actually, BYU-Hawaii. Division II. Yeah, that’ll scare the big boys.
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Brett Favre says his relationship with his new Vikings teammates is a “work in progress.” – Which might be reassuring to Minnesota fans, if his retirement decision hadn’t also been a “work in progress.” One that took only slightly longer than the painting of the Sistine Chapel.
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Tacky joke alert.
Apparently God is going all out to make Ted Kennedy comfortable in Heaven. When He asked if he could do anything for the Senator, Ted said he wouldn’t mind watching the healthcare debate with a couple of his Republican colleagues.
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