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TOP STORIES - JANUARY 23, 2007 Get your NFL football tickets now at TickCo. They have all team Cardinals tickets, Cowboys tickets, Packers tickets, Colts tickets, Patriots tickets, Titans tickets and more. Get your Super Bowl tickets here!  ALEX JONES RANTS ABOUT 'NFL KATRINA PSY-OP': Anyone who has watched or listened to Texas-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of infowars.com/prisonplanet.com fame knows that he is not really a sports fan, in fact his take is that sports is a vehicle the government uses to distract the public from 'high crimes of the state'. In one of his latest pieces, Jones starts his article by talking about how a 'crime reporter' once revealed that NFL games have been fixed in the past for various reasons. I would not be horribly shocked if that has happened at least once or twice or even ten times - and I'm sure there's been many more college football and basketball games over the years where someone's been on the take. Jones then suggests that the NFL has been used as a tool of more 'sophisticated psychologicla' in the post 9/11 world. Alex points out the rise of a dynasty of a team that just happents to be known as the Patriots, as well as the Super Bowl and other sporting events becoming 'nationalistic and militaristic' (I'll give him that one, NASCAR's pre-race festivities in particular are a weekly May Day parade). But then Alex links to a YouTube clip of Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central last week, where he announces that he is rooting for the New Orleans Saints, and adds that if the Saints win it all it will be like Katrina never happened. Alex somehow translates that to the Saints being used to 'pre-occupy' the remaining inhabinants of New Orleans away from the government mismanagement during Katrina. Somebody please tell Alex that Colbert IS A PARODY!!! He's a send up of the Bill O'Reilly's and Glen Becks of the world. Jones then talks about how virtually all the news coming out of New Orleans being about the team. Alex's material is actually pretty good, he just needs a Xanax once in a while, not EVERYTHING the work of the illuminati - although I did write last week about the Reggie Bush conspiracy. Meanwhile look for the next Alex Jones documentry, 'Bill Belichick, the Road to Tyranny' coming to a video store near you. PLAYMAKERS CINCINNATI, THE NEW SEASON: Anybody see the great Ricig cartoon in the most recent Sports Weekly depicting a team picture of the Bengals who have NOT been arrested - it had one person wearing #9 and two other players. But considering it's been three long weeks since the team got eliminated at the hands of the arch-rival Steelers you an arrest out of the taeam was overdue. 2006 first-round draft pick Johnathan Joseph was arrested early Monday and charged with possession of marijuana, becoming the NINTH Cincinnati player arrested in the last nine months, but the first since coach Marvin Lewis announced at a season-ending presser that he will be taking a harder line on player misconduct this off-season. Joseph was arrested on U.S. Route 42 in northern Kentucky, Joseph was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman who had a suspended license, and was driving slowly and weaving. When a sheriff's deputy asked Joseph to get out of the vehicle so it could be searched, Joseph reached for a black backpack with a Super Bowl logo, according to the arrest report. The deputy wrote that there was a 'strong odor' of marijuana. Now why would Joseph have something with the logo from a game the Bengals obviously got nowhere close to this year???DALLAS COACH CALLS IT QUITS: 15 days after a gut-wrenching playoff loss in Seattle, Dallas coach decided Monday to call it a career, most likely ending a 19-year tenure in the NFL that included three Super Bowls and two championships.  DOLPHINS HIRE SAN DIEGO OC CAM CAMERON AS COACH: What??? You mean Huizenga didn't pay $100 million to exhume Vince Lombardi out of the grave??? Would he had settled for anyone this unproven if he knew Dallas coach was going to be on the market???NASCAR CHASE NOW AN EVEN DOZEN: As reported on KACSPORTS a couple weeks back, NASCAR'S Chase for the Championship will now include 12 drivers and the point system will be modified to give race winners 25 (as opposed to 10) more points than the second place finisher. All 12 qualifiers will start the Chase with the same number of points plus ten bonus points for each race won up to that point. In this format Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle would had been included in the 2006 Chase, which Kasey Kahne would had begun as the leader as he won the most races up to that point. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon were the two left out of the cold in 2005. Ryan Newman also would had absolutely ran away with the 2003 title had this system been in place.  BEARS GET CROWNED: They're not what we thought they were at the end of the regular season, as Bears rush for nearly 200 yards en route to 39-14 blowout of New Orleans to advance to Super Bowl 41. Momentum of game change after Reggie Bush invited bad karma showing up Brian Urlacher on 88-yard TD reception that pulled Saints to within 16-14. You don't piss off #54. Meanwhile Lovie Smith becomes the first African-American head coach to advance to the big game, and is joined later in the day by good friend Tony Dungy. BLUE HORSESHOE RALLIES FROM 18 DOWN: Well, no celebrating from the Pats this week - someone should had painted a flying Elvis somewhere on the field for the Colts to dance on??? And did Brady make a beeline for the exits afterwards or what, kind of being a poor sport eh - he either gets that from his coach or Phil Hellmuth. Meanwhile Vegas installs the Colts as seven point favorites in two weeks, provided Vegas is still in business after paying out prop bets and parlays on Logan Mankins, Dan Klecko, and Jeff Saturday all scoring in the game. SAINTS PLAYER SERVED PAPERS IN CHICAGO: Here's someone who really wished Seattle won last week. New Orleans reserve linebacker Danny Clark was served papers in a paternity lawsuit involving a Chicago-area woman after the Saints arrived at their hotel for Sunday's NFC championship game. Clark, who was served by a private investigator while getting into a sport utility vehicle outside the team's downtown hotel Saturday night, was not suprisingly unavailable for comment before the game. WOMAN GETS LABOR INDUCED: So husband can go to game. Don't even consider that news, I've known people who arranged to have TV's put in the L&D unit during Bears playoff games. WILL TANK MAKE IT TO MIAMI??? Judge will rule this week on whether Tank Johnson will be allowed to travel with team. Tough call here, but then again, Tank, South Beach - bad combination. Don't see the judge giving the green light.COULD DODGER AYCE SPECIAL BACKFIRE??? Remember what ten cent beer night started in Cleveland once??? Sports Weekly makes a great point about L.A. Dodgers plans on selling $35 bleacher tickets which include all the concession food (beer excluded) one can handle. If Milton Bradley happened to be the opposing right fielder, can't you see one ordering a couple extra Dodger Dogs and a few pops to fire on the field??? That could have disaster written all over it. Incidentally, the Dodgers forfeited a game in 1995 when fans threw giveaway baseballs on the field after manager Tommy Lasorda and a player got run by the umpire.  JIM MORA LANDS IN SEATTLE!!! No it's not the coveted University of Washington head coach position, but perhaps Mora can now at least drive past Husky Stadium on the way to work, as Mora get hired as the Seahawks assistant head coach. And if Tyrone Willingham ever does get hit by a bus, Jim won't have to go far for an interview, although eventually replacing Mike Holmgren down the road would also be a possibility.MLB OBIT: Vern Ruhle, a former major league pitcher and coach for several teams, loses year-long battle with cancer at age 55. Ruhle was diagnosed last year with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Ruhle was 67-88 with a 3.73 ERA during his career before becoming a pitching coach for the Astros, Mets, Phillies and Reds. #2 BADGERS WIN 15TH STRAIGHT: As expected, Illinois scared the living daylights out of Wisconsin, before Bucky closed the game with a 10-2 run to escape with a 71-64 victory. Meanwhile controversy reigns over my Basketball Championship Series proposal. What if lets say, #7 Ohio State blows out #3 UCLA in their post-season game while Florida scores an ugly unimpressive win over Wisconsin in the BCS Title Game. The AP voters just might fall in love with the Buckeyes and we could end up split National Champions. I don't know, still say my proposal is better than a 64-team crapshoot someone calls March Madness. Do we REALLY need ANOTHER George Mason???  YET ANOTHER FATALITY IN DAKAR RALLY: A 42 year-old French motorcyclist has died following the next-to-last stage of the Dakar Rally. Eric Aubijoux had just completed the stage and was finishing an untimed section near Dakar. Aubijoux stopped his bike 'feeling faint' before collapsing, organizers said in a statement.FORMER OLYMPIC MEDALIST DEAD IN CAR CRASH: Maria Cioncan, who won a 1,500-meter bronze medal for Romania at the Athens Olympics, died Sunday in a car accident in Bulgaria while returning from a training camp in Greece, she was 29. Cioncan died after the car she was driving skidded and crashed into a tree, according to her catch. PATRICK ROY IN JUNIOR HOCKEY DUSTUP??? It wouldn't mark the first time the goaltending great has blown his lid. Police are investigating a claim that Roy was involved in a shoving match with a representative of the opposing team following a Quebec major junior hockey game Friday in Chicoutimi, north of Quebec City. According to police, the incident happened after about 50 fans of the home team prevented players from the team Roy owns and coaches from boarding their team bus. NBA STAR FLIPS OFF FANS: The morning line favorite for tonight may had been Ron Artest in his first visit to Detroit since the Palace Brawl over two years ago - but he actually has mended some fences with that city appearing at a Tigers game last Summer.. Instead it was Atlanta Hawks hothead Josh Smith, who gave a double-barreled middle finger salute to fans in Charlotte after an ejection tonight. Smith faces certain multi-game disciplinary action by the Association. That's one way for a Bobcats/Hawks game to make the top of SportsCenter...  UIC HOOPS PLAYER NAMES COACHES IN SEXUAL HARRASMENT SUIT: A men's basketball player at the University of Illinois-Chicago has filed a lawsuit that names coach Jimmy Collins, as well as other school officials, alleging an assistant coach sexually harassed the player. The player, a walk-on freshman, claims in the lawsuit that the put a hand on the player's bare chest in the locker room following a game last month and made sexually suggestive comments. The lawsuit claims that Mitchem later tried to intimidate the player by asking him about his grades and punching his arm. The player is seeking more than $1 million in damages.ANOTHER GOLF STAR TAKING IT EASY: Saying she just picked up her clubs for the first time in several weeks, Annika Sorenstam hints that she may leave the tour sooner rather than later to start a family. Annika has actually mentioned this in the past, but at age 36 the Favre-like talk has to be now be considered much more seriously. And if Annika does hang it up she will still be raking in plenty of dough selling her brand-name clubs, designing golf courses, and running her golf school. Arnold Palmer is still one of the highest paid people in golf thanks to similar ventures. Another factor that would soothe an Annika retirement is the fact that there is a ton of young talent on the LPGA side. If Tiger Woods (or even Lefty) were to walk out, the PGA Tour would be in serious trouble. I don't see Will MacKenzie carrying the torch. UPDATE - ANNIKA SAYS REPORT WRONG: Says that her quotes from the previous report were taken out of context, saying through her agent 'I am not announcing my retirement and I am not announcing the start of a family. I am very much looking forward to the start of the 2007 season and the various business ventures that I've become involved in'. However, Sorenstam will not make her 2007 season debut until March 9 in Mexico. DEAL FOR PENGUINS AREA APPEARS CLOSE: Remember a few weeks ago when the franchise had one foot out the door and was headed for Kansas City??? Just goes to show what a little leverage can do. Here's another prediction, the City of San Diego ultimately matches the recent Oceanside offer and the Chargers get a new stadium in Mission Valley - and the 49ers ultimately remain in San Francisco as well.FSU/MIAMI BUMPED OUT OF LABOR DAY SLOT: Florida State will now be playing at Clemson on the Monday night before the season starts.  PROJECTED FIRST-ROUND PICK SKIPS NFL DRAFT, CHOOSES BASEBALL: I figured there was at least a remote chance at this, Jeff Samardzija decides it is better to pitch than receive and signs with the Chicago Cubs, who picked him in the fifth round of last year's amateur draft. At 5 years/$10 million not exactly a bad career mode despite his immense football talent. HOCKEY ENFORCER FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE: Former NHL player Garrett Burnett picked one fight too many, and is now in a coma in a after being assaulted outside of a club in suburban Vancouver last month. The 31-year-old was allegedly involved in a dispute along with several friends with another group of individuals, and was apparently jumped on after being kicked out of the club, sustaining a 'severe' blow to his head. Burnett has spent most of his career in the minors, but was on the The Anaheim Ducks roster a few years back, scoring a goal and two assists while amassing 184 penalty minutes. Burnett was recently kicked out of a Quebec-based league after THROWING THE NET at the opposing goalie during a brawl. As for Burnett's current condition, a police spokesman says the situation is serious and Burnett's prognosis could 'go either way'.ANDRE WATERS SUICIDE LINKED TO BRAIN DAMAGE: Sobering reminder on just how dangerous the game of football can be. Tissue samples done on the once-feared NFL safety reveal that Andre Waters was exbibiting signs similar to that of early Alzheimer's and had the brain tissue of 'an 85-year old man'. Brain damage from playing football was also said to be a contributing factor in the suicide of former Steeler Terry Long two years ago. The pathologist also says the signs of depression that family members described Waters as exhibiting in his final years likely was caused by the brain trauma. According to the pathologist, had Waters lived he would have been fully incapacitated within 10 years. WATERS PASSING UNDERSCORES NEED OF MORE STUDIES: In November 2003, a medical adviser to the NFL and a chairman of a 'mild traumatic brain injury' committee, discussed a report by the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes that linked multiple concussions and depression among former pro players with histories of concussions and said 'When I look at that study, I don't believe it'. Later, the same advisor announced the committee would indeed begin to study the long-term effects of concussions among current and retired players. FORMER BEARS LEGEND TALKS ABOUT THE COST: Former Ohio State and Chicago Bears safety Doug Plank reveals the effects of a career hitting the daylights out of people. Plank said he took four aspirins before games as a preventive measure and hid smelling salts in his pants so he would not miss a play. Plank also mentioned how one time he got knocked so silly that he did not know which team he was playing. Plank now suffers from spinal stenosis, and one of his legs is partially numb from the hip down. NEW BLOW TO ON-LINE GAMING, NETELLER BUSTED: You may recall that many in the on-line poker industry weren't too concerned when the Internet gaming bill was slam-dunked through Congress in October, saying that payments could easily be made by 'third-party' firms such as Neteller. The point was Netteller was not a gambling entity - and thus can not be touched. Turns out they can be touched, two Netteller execs showed their mugs in the U.S. this week and were quickly busted for money laundering. Now Neteller has closed it's doors to the U.S., with a couple of other 'e-wallet' services following suit (no pun intended). But avid players are sure to find new ways to skirt the law, Ultimate Bet sent a newsletter encouraging customers to go to other services such as ePassporte, ATMonline and CLICK2PAY. I'm sure the Feds are working right now to shut those down as well, and don't be surprised when Internet Service Providers start blocking access to the off-shore gambling industry.REPORT - TOUR DE FRANCE RUNNER-UP TESTED POSITIVE: Tour de France runner-up Oscar Pereiro twice tested positive for an asthma drug during the race, according to a French publication. The newspaper said the International Cycling Union granted Pereiro a certificate to use salbutamol for medical reasons and has decided not to pursue disciplinary action against him. But France's anti-doping agency does not believe that the waiver was medically justified, according to the report. It says the agency will examine his case next week and open disciplinary proceedings if Pereiro has not provided medical justifications by then.  JOHN FORCE'S DAUGHTER A REAL 'DRAG QUEEN': Talk about putting Danica Patrick to real shame - Ashley Force, the eldest daughter of legendary 14-time Funny Car champion John Force, is set to join NHRA's Funny Car drag racing division for the 2007 season. Just the 10th woman licensed to drive a fuel Funny Car, the 24-year-old Force hopes to become the seventh racer to qualify for an NHRA national event and the first to reach a final round. After almost a year of testing and months of speculation, John Force confirmed this week that the oldest of his three racing daughters will move up in classification. Ashley has been clocked at a low of 4.809 (320 mph) during recent tests at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track on which Ashley earned her competition Funny Car license last April. |
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