Archive for August, 2009
Yank a drive off the tee box! C’mon! I can get real erratic on the box if I’m not completely focused. You guys are pervs, man.
Anyway, Rory McIlroy is living a charmed life. The mop-haired kid from Holywood, Northern Ireland, fresh off a third place tie in the PGA Championship, his best finish ever in a major, is already one of the up-and-comers in professional golf and he’s only 20-years-old. Not only that, but he gets to parade around with his girlfriend, arm candy Holly Sweeney. In fact, she is so fetching that TNT analysts Ernie Johnson and Ian Baker-Finch were befuddled by the young lass when McIlroy showed up to Hazeltine National with her wearing some delightful cut-off shorts on his arm.
Video after the jump.
Brace yourselves, fans of dreadful reality shows, Michael Irvin and Chuck Liddell have joined the ranks of C-List celebrities who will be competing on next season’s Dancing with the Stars, set to premiere September 21st. Joining Irvin and Liddell from the world of sports will be Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin and professional snowboarder Louie Vito.
Wow. I can hardly contain my excitement. Now I have two more reasons why I never intend to watch this show. What is so compelling about watching a bunch of has-beens seeking any kind of attention they can dance? Not interested. On the other hand, a Running Man with the Stars – now that would be something I would tune in to.
I Told You This Wasn’t Over…
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Let the speculation begin again. In a report from the Vikings training camp, the usually balls-on accurate Jay Glazer of Fox Sports states that after visiting with personnel and others within the Vikings organization, it’s not a matter of if, it’s simply a matter of when Brett Favre will join the Vikings.
Now, first off, this is not one of those “FOXSports.com has learned …” news scoops. Instead, it’s a picture that has been painted for me and a prediction I’m making after spending my time with Zygi Wilf’s squad. My prediction couldn’t be more emphatic.
After visiting the Vikings for two days, I am convinced — positively convinced — that Brett Favre will soon have talks with the Vikings to return to the team and could be joining them for this season after all. If my instincts are correct, all those purple Favre jerseys will have a home on Minnesota store shelves.
Newsworthy? Usually I would say no – it’s speculation at best – but Glazer’s track record for accuracy is so impeccable (especially when compared to the jocksniffers over at tWWL) it’s difficult to simply cast this off and dismiss it as some guy just going with his gut instinct.
Last Night, I Bet The Hite Flowed Like Wine
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No one who is being completely honest can say that they saw this coming. Even when Y.E. Yang and Tiger Woods strolled to the 18th tee box at Hazeltine National with Tiger one back, who didn’t think that the pressure would finally get to Yang? Especially after he had major case of the yips on his birdie putt on 17 and ended up three-putting for bogey? Who among us didn’t believe that Tiger would somehow pull off the miraculous and snatch a victory at the PGA Championship from the jaws of defeat?
• PGA Championship. 37-year-old Y.E. Yang, who didn’t begin playing golf in his native South Korea until he was 19, won the PGA Championship (-8) at Hazeltine National, beating Tiger Woods by three strokes. A combination of Yang’s chip in eagle at No. 14, birdie at No. 18 and Tiger’s terrible putting sealed the deal. This is the first time Woods has lost a major after heading into the final round with the lead – he was 14-0 in those situation heading into Sunday. [PGATour.com]
• MLB Roundup. The Angels scored nine runs in the 13th inning to beat the Orioles 17-8. The Cardinals scored three runs in the ninth inning, including a walkoff 2-run homer by Colby Rasmus to beat the Padres 7-5. Mark Ellis hit a walkoff home run in the ninth to lead Oakland to a 3-2 victory over Chicago, avoiding the three-game sweep at home. [MLB.com Scoreboard]
• Women’s Tennis. Jelena Jankovic beat number one player in the world Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open. [The Associated Press]
• Sorry, residents of Rumin, Madonna will only visit your town if you have children she can exploit by adopting. Mariusz Ciszak, the brains behind Rumin’s goal to bring Madonna to their tiny city 143 miles east of Warsaw, believes Madonna should visit the town because “Rumin is like Madonna, Rumin is top. Rumin is trendy, Rumin is fashion. That’s the general idea and we want to underline that Rumin is very similar to Madonna. And we want Madonna to join Rumin by accepting honorary citizenship.” I see. To sweeten the deal, citizens have offered to name a street after the ghoulish pop star if she makes an appearance, which makes sense, since a road in a small Polish town is probably as uncomfortable to ride as Madonna. [Yahoo!/Reuters]
Quite the interesting week in the wide world of sports. What happened? I don’t remember, but that’s not important right now. Instead, how about we take a look at what the Sportress found newsworthy this week.
• PGA Championship. Coverage of the second round continues until about 8:00 eastern, so hurry up and turn it on. [TNT]
• Little League Baseball. Southeast Regional Final (Teams TBA). I wonder which team will feature a 17-year-old player this year. [ESPN, 8:00 ET]
• Basic Cable Movie of the Night. Walk the Line. Seriously, I really like this movie. No, I’m not a fancy boy, why do you ask? [FX, 8:00 ET]
• True Crime. Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege & Justice. Tonight’s episode: “Billionaire on the Run.” I just recently started watching this show and I’m already hooked. Dunne is a hoot. And yes, I speak like a senior citizen. [TRU TV, 10:00 ET]
It’s 4:19, You Gotta Minute? (August 14th)
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• Join On Goal Analysis’ fantasy hockey pool. Good times will be had by one and all. [On Goal Analysis]
• Wait. There is a rookie salary cap in the NFL? [With Leather]
• Who is a worse human being: Michael Vick or Donte Stallworth? You be the judge. [Style Points]
• Another edition of “What Are You Thinking?” [Melt Your Face Off]
• Adam continues his “Newbie’s Guide to Soccer.” Today, “Becoming a Supporter.” [The Phoenix Pub]
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There is very little information on the tubes about 22-year-old Spanish golfer Beatriz Recari, but there were photos on her official website, so that was good enough for me.
Excellent work by Golf Babes in bringing Recari to the masses. The young lady is currently about to start LPGA Q-school, which she is very excited to begin:
“Going to the U.S. is an exciting challenge, one more step toward my goal to play against some of the best players in the world,” Beatriz said.
Bea is entered in the first-stage LPGA qualifier in California for late September. A native of Spain, she’s been a member of the Ladies European Tour for three years, but is still just 22 years old.
I guess we’ll be seeing a lot more of Ms. Recari, and that seems like a good thing to me.
Photos after the jump.
The Stranger clearly had much wisdom and insight into the workings of the world.
Big ups to Sports Crackle Pop! for finding these candid photos of supermodel Bar Refaeli from her 2010 photoshoot that were uploaded to Twitter by a Senior Associate Editor from Sports Illustrated.
Now, some of you (let’s call you fancy boys and bull dykes – er, I’m sorry, militant carpet munchers) out there may be saying to yourself, “How does Bar Rafaeli have anything to do with sports? This is a sports blog, is it not? Granted, a terrible, terrible example of one, but a sports blog nonetheless. Where do you get off, Mr. Speed?”
First off, it is not my contention that soccer is a wussy sport. In fact, I believe the opposite to be the case. I am merely pointing out that a lot of people (especially in the United States) have the perception that soccer is a less-than-manly sport, and this sort of stuff is only going to help confirm their inaccurate attitudes.
Franco Costanzo, goalkeeper for FC Basel, was previously fined by the team and now has been suspended for three matches for pulling the hair of teammate “Ain’t Too Proud To” Beg Ferati (/Bermanism – ugh – shoot me now) while the two argued immediately following a match with rival FC Zurich last Sunday.
Costanzo grabbed the hair of teammate Beg Ferati and wrestled with him after a heated exchange of words as the teams left the St. Jakob Park pitch. He blamed the defender for poor marking when Zurich took an 87th-minute lead.
One player pulling another player’s hair like a bratty 10-year-old girl is certainly not the most masculine of moves, but I say that guy should get a friggin’ haircut. If you can pull a man’s hair, it’s too long.
Goddamn hippies.
Video, courtesy of Sports Rubbish, after the jump.
• Some absolutely hilarious photos of sports columnists. [Joe Sports Fan]
• What Not To Wear: Redskins Edition. Looking at these is just awkward. [D.C. Sports Bog]
• More tales from Festus T. Bogwater and his training camp tour. [Style Points]
• The alleged beer-thrower-guy from Wrigley turned himself in to police. [Mouthpiece Blog]
• The booths for broadcasts of NFL games on Fox are going to be different this season. [Awful Announcing]
• The official site of the Montreal Canadiens has ads on it about supporting Team USA. [Melt Your Face Off]
• Is Stephen A. Smith the next cable news star? Please no. [Sports Media Watch]
Rivers Cuomo, the awkwardly famous frontman for Weezer, will join members of Broken Social Scene, Bedouin Soundclash, Great Big Sea and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on August 22nd for a charity soccer game in Toronto.
Charity founder Adrian Bradbury says he’s ecstatic to have Cuomo on board because it’s sure to draw more fans to watch the event and contribute to the cause.
Proceeds will go toward a youth and cultural centre for sport, arts and reconciliation in northern Uganda, where war has ravaged the region for more than 22 years.
Before we get to the good stuff, I have some bad news to lay on you: John Daly has withdrawn from the PGA Championships due to the back injury I mentioned yesterday. From Devil Ball Golf:
Thursday’s round appeared to be a bumpy but decent one; after a birdie at the par-3 16th, Daly stood at two over. But then two straight double bogeys dropped him to a 78, and he left the course without speaking publicly. He later posted on his Twitter feed that a long-running injury, sustained three years ago when he tried to stop his swing upon hearing a camera’s shutter whir, had flared up again. And then he was done.
What a shame. The tournament just got a little less interesting without John’s presence. Here’s to a quick recovery for Daly so he can return to the course and become the most interesting guy on the Tour.
Now, the fun stuff. After withdrawing from the tournament, Daly had the time to release his new single, “Lost Soul” on Twiturm (embedded media player after the jump). Let me tell you, it’s something else. As Jay mentioned over on Devil Ball Golf, the acoustic intro might be the most blatant rip-off of the chord progression from “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” in history, but that just makes it that much more awesome. Or hilarious. Take your pick.
Quentin Was A Rollin’ Stone…
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Image courtesy of Fanhouse
Wherever he laid his hat was his home. And so on and so forth.
For the fourth time in seven weeks, Quentin Richardson has been traded, this time by the Timberwolves to Miami Heat for veteran center Mark Blount.
It appears new T-Wolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn’s modus operandi is moving players before they have even put on the team’s jersey, as this is the second time he has done just that in the past month. I guess what I’m saying is if I were Mark Blount, I wouldn’t get too comfortable.
(Bonus Temptations video after the jump for all two of you Motown fans. Not even two of you out there, huh?)
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