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TOP STORIES - MARCH 9, 2006 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!  FANTASY BASEBALL 2006: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF (AL), OF (NL), SP (AL), SP (NL), RP
 2006 FANTASY NASCAR DRIVER PREVIEW: Where does your driver rank???THE 'EDGE' IS COMING: Coming soon to KACSPORTS DAVID WELLS WANTS SELIG OUT: In what is believed to be is last season before retiring for the WPT for good, David Wells lobs what's sure to be the first of many volleys towards the commissioner, saying 'Bud Selig needs to resign. That's what he needs to do. He needs to resign and bring someone in who's capable of communicating with the players association and the owners, as well as the players, because there's so much hatred against Bud right now. It's a joke. Nobody likes him.' Wells also comments about Selig taking George Steinbrenner to task over the World Baseball Classic - 'He's entitled to that, he pays a lot of money to these guys. People want to see Derek Jeter. So if he wants to post a sign that says I apologize for not being here, he owns the place. If Bud has a problem with it, tell him to go take it down himself. And then I'd re-post it again. This is just something where Bud is bored. He has no clue. He's clueless. Does he have to let people know that he's there? Tell him to come talk to me. I've had issues with him the last few years. He said, 'Oh, we need to talk.' He said, 'I'll take you to dinner when I come to Boston.' Has he done it? Hell no. He's a piece of sh*t. And you can quote me on that.' Wells also says that Bud didn't attend a meeting between he and baseball executives last year. 'Bud has a hard time leaving Milwaukee. It's almost a burden for him to have to go to New York or a city like that. If he has that much passion for the game of baseball, then why isn't he doing something good for it? Name one good thing he's done for the game of baseball (interleague play, expanded playoffs, WBC) He worries about what people say about him and he Googles himself. I'm sure he's going to Google tomorrow and say, 'Oh, there's Dave talking about me.' You know what? Be a man of your words. He's ducked me for two years.'' Wells also has spoken out about Barry Bonds, saying he doesn't want him to surpass Babe Ruth, and that he should 'be a man' and admit to his steroid use. MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE BANS RISKY CHEERLEADER STUNTS: No launching or tossing, and no pyramids of more than two levels. This comes after an incident over the weekend which saw a Southern Illinois cheerleader wind up with a concussion and a cracked vertabrae after landing from her head from about 15 feet up. In the 1980's a Marquette cheerleader wound up paralzyed after an accident.  BOND-SHELL: NEW BOOK TO DETAIL STEROID USE - I'll ask again, does the World Baseball Classic make a sound with Barry Bonds around??? Comprehensive evidence in a soon to be released book says Barry Bonds started using steroids after the 1998 baseball season and came to rely on a wide variety of performance-enhancing drugs over the next several years. It's said Bonds decided to use substances out of racially-tinged jealousy after Mark McGwire shattered the single-season home run record. During the 1999 season, ropes were set up around the batting cage at Candlestick Park so the media could watch McGwire take batting practice - Bonds angrily knocked down the ropes and said 'Not in my house!!!' Along with undetectable 'designer steroids', the book alleges that Barry also took insulin, human growth hormone, a type of testosterone known as 'Mexican beans', and yet another steroid used to improve the muscle quality of cattle. Neither Bonds nor commisioner Bud Selig is commenting on the report.CHRISTOPHER REEVE'S WIDOW DEAD: Not a good week to be 40-something.  1836 86'D: After 'offending many' in the Hispanic community (a large portion of the city's population), Houston's new MLS team will now be known as the Houston Dynamo. As was the case with '1836' the name has European origins, as several teams in Russia are known under the 'Dynamo' moniker - and it sounds so MLS'ish. For the record the Houston team played five pre-season matches as '1836', the outcry occurred since not only was 1836 the year Houston was founded, but also when Texas gained independence from Mexico. I also say it wasn't a good idea because 1+8+3+6 equals 18 and 1+8 equals 9 and that number cursed John Lennon.VOLS SUSPEND TWO: Bruce Pearl boots two bench-warmers after being found with 15.2 grams of CRACK COCAINE. Sayz Bruce: 'I am very disappointed in these young men. Our players need to take their responsibility for being a role model seriously, and if they don't act responsibly they won't be playing at Tennessee.' In an unrelated matter legend has it that sportscaster Lindsay Nelson had 335 sportcoats in his collection, and not one of them are as loud as that jacket Pearl wears. RUNAWAY BRIDE BOBBLEHEAD??? A hockey rink would be a good place for a lady with cold feet - the Gwinnett Gladiators run a promotion featuring a bobblehead of a 'runaway bride'. Fans lined up three hours before the game to get one of the 1,000 dolls, which are expected to fetch $40-$50 dollars on E-Bay. The team is located in Duluth, GA, the hometown of Jennifer Wilbanks, who was the woman who bolted on the eve of her wedding last year, only to resurface in New Mexico days later claiming that she was abducted and raped, only to recant her story later. KIRBY PUCKETT 1960-2006: KIRBY ONE YEAR OLDER THAN THOUGHT: Had always been listed as being born in 1961, but turns out Puckett was born in 1960 'HEMORRHAGIC' STROKE FELLED PUCKETT: Type of stroke that felled Puckett is said to be a relatively uncommon but more dangerous form of the illness, according to medical specialists. 9-1-1 TRANSCRIPT: Disturbing stuff, it's wasn't like Kirby went in his sleep, woman on the phone describes Puckett as 'falling down' and being unable to talk as his brain slowly gets killed off. PUCKETT STROKE BRINGS ATTENTION TO STROKE RISK AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS SMOKING GUN ARCHIVE: COURT PAPERS FROM 2002 SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE, PUCKETT WOULD LATER BE ACQUITTED PA ANNOUNCER BOB CASEY AS PUCKETT COMES TO BATARIZONA POINT GUARD FACES DUI CHARGE: Hassan Adams arrested hours after missing potential game-tying shot v. Washington. LABOR AND DELIVERY - HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS PLAYER GIVES BIRTH: I'm making sure that today is not April 1st and that the article isn't from the Onion. A New Mexico prep player starts having 'stomach pains' after her last game, in which she shot two three-pointers, soon after she gave birth to a 6 lb, 4 oz baby boy, somehow the 18-year old had no idea she was preggers. She also claims that she had maintained a size zero size the whole time. The new mother is already back at school and plans to be on the track team this spring. MORE TROUBLE FOR EDDIE SUTTON??? Middle school security camera Oklahoma State coach urinating on school grounds 14 months ago. KYLE BUSCH NOW HATED IN MEXICO: Why not, he's pretty much hated everywhere else. Kyle takes out crowd favorite Michel Jourdain (I still swear it's a stage name created by CART a few years back, they needed something that just sounded like Michael Jordan) in Mexico City, causing the locals to 'chant and yell obscentities'. Says Kyle's crew chief, 'I think the whole crowd was calling us a$$holes', hopefully their hauler will make it back to the border unscathed. HEDRICK GAINS REVENGE: You mean they have speedskating events besides the Olympics?? Hedrick bests Shani Davis in 1500 meters at World Championships. LEFTY 'REIMBURSES' FAN: I have to ask the question again - why am I supposed to hate Phil Mickelson??? In shades of an incident at Pebble Beach a few years back when a gallery member literally kicked a Davis Love shot to within five feet of the pin, Lefty hits a wood that is headed way, way, right until it bounces off someones wristwatch, and winds up on the fringe of the green. Mickelson then pulls out a couple crumpled C-notes and GIVES THEM TO THE FAN!!! Great move by Lefty, but what was the fan thinking??? He need to go down like he was shot, then he could had collected a few thousand for pain and suffering. WIE GETS FIRST PAYCHECK: I'm trying to figure out why I'm supposed to hate her too, although I'll admit the media has over-hyped her a bit. Still, Wie just misses on getting into a playoff and gets $77,000 for her efforts.PENTAGON LAUNCHES PROBE INTO PAT TILLMAN DEATH: Do I smell a smoking gun here??? U.S. Defense Department inspector general has directs to open a criminal investigation into the death of Pat Tillman. The Army maintains that the former NFL safety was 'probably' killed by gunfire from his own unit during a ground convoy assault two years ago. DISGRACED POLITICIAN GETS 8 YEARS, FOUR MONTHS: San Diego has seen it's share of jokers (Roger Hedgecock et al.) on the political scene over the years. But former war hero Randy 'Duke' Cunningham takes the cake after being scentenced for collecting $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale 'unparalleled in the history of Congress'. The case was made more 'egregious' by Duke 'bullying' government officials. I just want to know his weight loss plan, Duke has gone from 265 to 175 since hammering out a plea agreement.  BUSCH SERIES DRIVER THROWN OFF HORSE!?! As dangerous as driving race cars can be, at least you can control them, a driver can steer the car as well and are even able to slow down or hit the brakes. And in the event of a crash there are helmets, safety belts, and other restraints to keep drivers unscathed. When someone gets on a horse however, they are sometimes at the mercy of someone else who may not have any interest of be 'driven' or even being sat on. Just ask NASCAR driver Michel Jordain Jr., as part of the run-up for Sunday's Busch Series race in Mexico City, a local sports tabloid had what Jourdain termed 'the brilliant idea' of having he and other Mexican drivers appearing in the race climb aboard a horse for a photo shoot. When Jourdain attempted to get on the horse, the horse did what horses are known to do on occasion - it 'reared' and threw him off, and in the process pinned his leg against a metal fence. That was a brilliant idea, have a novice climb aboard a horse next to a metal fence, notice they're really not that safety counscious south of the border.T-WOLVES POINT GUARD PICKS UP DUI: Local police have been on a rampage lately picking up Twin Cities sports celebrities in the middle of the night. The Timberwolves Anthony Carter (not to get confused with the Anthony Carter that once played for the Vikings) was spotted by officers driving erratically in downtown Minneapolis just after 2 AM. Carter failed field sobriety tests and eventually tested at 0.17, since Carter has a previous offense in California, Carter was charged with a 'gross misdemeanor'. Moral of the last week, don't drink and drive in Hennepin county, especially in the wee hours of the morning. TOP STORY: ADVERTISING APPEARS ON WBC UNIFORMS: Did I tell you a few weeks back that the World Baseball Classic was going to serve as a trial balloon for Bud Selig to see if fans would accept advertising on the players uniforms/caps. As the tournament begins in Japan, it is revealed that ads appear on five of the 16 participants. I imagine the next step would be ads during pre-season games, and finally - the regular season. If all 30 teams shared in the revenue it wouldn't seem as bad (but still bad) to me, but if the Yankees make $50 million while the small markets made only $5 million, then it would just be another case of the rich getting richer. AK-47'S 'ALLOWANCE': In a story that has to being going just great in SLC, the wife of Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko reveals that she has given her husband 'restricted free agency'. Masha Lopatova, a former Russian pop star who has been married to Kirilenko for six years, 'understands the temptation' NBA players are faced with, and that forbidding something 'only makes it more tempting.' So she says in an ESPN Magazine article that she allows Kirilenko an 'allowance' of one night per year with another woman. One night per year, that's all?!? Someone call Norm Chad. BREAK UP THE CLIPPERS!!! Hornets set new NBA futility mark only scoring 16 in second half. HUSKER BUSTED FOR DUI: 6'6" 265 lb tight end pulled over after changing lanes THREE TIMES without using turn signal (that will do it) and blows a .11. Husker coach Bill Callahan says he is 'monitoring' the case, noting that he regularly holds 'life skills' seminars with the team with a primary focus being on the effects of alcohol consumption. DEANNA FAVRE EMERGENCY LANDING: Yet another interesting day in the Favre household, while Brett plays out his NASCAR dreams in Florida, Deanna was raising money for Katrina relief in Las Vegas. Mrs. Favre was scheduled to return to Mississippi, but hydraulic problems forced her private plane to make an emergency landing in Phoenix. Meanwhile Favre was quoted in a television interview as saying he may not decide on his future UNTIL JUNE. According to Rotoworld, 'Favre is either delusional or the Packers are giving him way too much leeway if they let him wait that long'. BRETT BOONE CALLS IT QUITS: Completing a freefall that rivals Sammy Sosa, the 36-year old doesn't even make it to the Mets first exhibition game. Just five years ago, Boone hit .331 while driving in 141 runs. Last year Boone hit only .221 while getting cut by two teams. VLADIMIR GUERRERO TRAGEDY: LOSES THREE FAMILY MEMBERS IN CAR ACCIDENTEX-FALCON DEAD AT 27: Travis Claridge was also a four-year starter at USC and was voted the Pac-10's top offensive lineman in 1999. Claridge became an immediate starter as a rookie but his career was derailed by a knee injury. Claridge spent the past season with Hamilton of the CFL.  FAVRE NASCAR SIGHTING: No he hasn't decided on retiring yet, but was seen driving a stock car around Homestead International Speedway. Turns out it was part of the Phil Mickelson foursome promotion in conjunction with the Doral Open.'CRANKY' STEWART SPARS WITH MEDIA: Sportsticker article starts 'Just two weeks into the NASCAR season, defending champion Tony Stewart is back to his old, hot-tempered self.' Just like I said he'd revert to the second things didn't go his way this year. Article goes on to say that a member of the mainstream sports media labeled Stewart 'the little pudgy guy'. Things went straight downhill from there as the two squared during an interview session before this weekends California 500. In a related development Phil Hellmuth vows to mellow out, as long as he wins the WSOP Main Event. BAD NEWS BEARS: Second arrest in as many weeks in the Bears defensive unit - shots were fired from a sport utility vehicle on the city's near north side. KEVIN GARNETT FINE: You've probably seen the video by now of the fan who impersonated a soccer player after getting on the receiving end of that basketball 'fired' at him. You can see how the $5,000 will impact KG's life here. But please, $5K is $5K no matter what you make - just make sure that guy has season tickets for the rest of the year. And as far as the fan is concerned, don't get tickets behind the first base dugout when Jeromy Burnitz is in town. What happens to him if he gets rear-ended in the parking lot getting out??? SPELLBOUND - BONDS DOES PAULA ABDUL IMPERSONATION!!! Whatever you may think of the controversial baseball star over the years, you have to admit that this stunt from a Giants charity event is one of the most hilarious things ever!!! About the only thing better would had been if Bonds had dressed up as Jim Rome instead. In fact I wonder who's critique will be better, Rome's or Simon Cowell. (developing...) VIKING LEGEND ARRESTED: The Badjocks/KACSPORTS 500 is going to have to be revised very soon. Carl Eller is clocked doing 98 in a 55 MPH zone at 3:30 AM. Also made a lane change and took off into an exit lane without signaling, and failed a field sobriety test before being taken to a 'chemical testing facility'. The AP left a message on Eller's cell phone that was 'not immediately reutrned' - has anyone who'd just gotten into trouble ever returned a phone call to the AP??? |
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