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TOP STORIES - JUNE 9, 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! 2007 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS ARE HERE: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF (AL) | OF (NL) | SP (AL) | SP (AL) | RP  WIFE TRIES TO ATTACK DALY WITH STEAK KNIFE!?!? John Daly tells authorities his wife tried stab him with a steak knife, and the golfer had red marks on his cheeks when he showed up to play at the St. Judes Classic.NASCAR'S KURT RESPONSE - 100 POINTS: It's essentially the same penalty Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team got for using an illegally-mounted part a couple weeks back. Which is why people are saying that even a 100-point penalty/$100,000 fine is not nearly enough for Kurt Busch. But that's kind of a apples/oranges comparison - Unapproved brackets??? Dang near hitting one of Tony Stewart's pit crew members to make a point??? We do know NASCAR takes a very dim view of both. Whatever the opinion, the 100-point penalty is incredibly damaging and will likely keep him from participating in the year-end Chase for the Championship. With the penalty, Busch drops from 11th to 17th, Martin Truex now holds the coveted 12th slot while Mark Martin is now 11th despite not participating in three races. Mark really needs to race the rest of the year. NHL CONSIDERING EXPANSION!?!? You can argue right now that a 30-team league is about six too many - looking at a potential money grab, league is reported to be considering tapping Kansas City and Las Vegas. So you grab a couple $150 million expansion fees - then what??? And how many arrests were there in Anaheim after the Ducks won it all the other night??? The 'celebration' was not exactly the Red Mile or Whyte Avenue, or even Hockeytown. Incidentally, the pre-empted overtime between the Senators and Sabres - I guess that is now officially known as the 'Preakness Game', hey made more sense than showing Heidi... AARON GOES DEEP ON BARRY: The spot where Hank Aaron's 755th home run landed can now be known as the spot where Hank Aaron made his most pointed comment yet towards Barry Bonds. Speaking at a function where a plaque was unveiled in where the lower grandstand of County Stadium once stood, Hank Aaron said 'I don't even know how to spell (Bonds') name...' A lot of people have the usually classy Aaron's back on this, but I think it's a tad unfortunate that Hank contunies to take the low road on this. AMANDA BEARD TAKES OFF THE SWIMSUIT!!! Do you need any other reason to run to the newstand - as Playboy features a nude spread and cover of swimmer Amanda Beard in it's July issue. In the article, Beard is featured in eight pictures certain to create a stir among rivals and those who consider the soon-to-be four-time Olympian a role model. Beard is 'unapologetic' about what she considers a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'. Beard has modeled in men’s magazines before, notably a spread in FHM. The AP story about her Playboy appearance also mentioned her previously dating NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, which suddenly explains Carl's 1 1/2 year winless streak. And if you really do need another reason to buy this magazine - there will also be a story on Danica Patrick. I know Danica's pretty good at shoving other drivers around - but I'm basically unimpressed these days - check out the pictures below and tell me who ranks higher, Danica or anyone on the Arizona women's softball team??? FOUR-LETTER NETWORK THUMBS IT'S NOSE ON INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Major League Baseball would like to tell you that interleague games has created a tidal wave of interest over the ten years of it's existence. If that's the case, then explain ESPN's choice for this week's edition of Sunday Night Baseball - which will be Cubs v. Braves. That's right - the one non interleague game, involving two teams that can be seen plenty throughout the year on the cable dial. Games ESPN passed up on, which will be shown as part of FOX's regional package on Saturday, include Astros v. White Sox (World Series rematch plus Guillen and Garner don't like each other), Mets v. Tigers (both contenders plus you can get some more good quotes out of Sheffield), and Giants v. A's, (rare chance to show geographic rivals besides Mets/Yankees). ESPN also showed the lone NL non-interleauge game in 2002, electing to show a Cardinals/Cubs tilt. The network plans on showing Yankees/Mets yet again next weekend, and a Tigers v. Braves game the weekend after that.  LONDON LOGO BROILED: Looks like the London organizing committee made a mistake not consulting the guy who made the Brewers ball and glove logo, or even the guy who designed the Big Ten (11) logo. Among other things, the London 2012 logo is being called a seizure risk. If you look closely, you will note that the puzzle pieces make up '2', '0', '1', '2'. Well, it is the end of the Mayan calander. One gets the feeling this thing may have a shorter stay than Paris Hilton's jail stint. In fact, had Paris won the 2012 games Hilton herself could had been the logo.BREWERS TURN HEADS TABBING FIRST BASEMEN AT #7: Brewers select two-time Florida All-American first baseman Matt LaPorta with the seventh overall selection of the MLB Draft. Are they already preparing when Prince demands a kings ransom and eventually forces a trade before becoming a free agent??? No, the organization explains that the plan is to convert LaPorta into a left fielder. In his senior season for the Gators LaPorta hit .402 with 20 homers, 52 RBI, 55 walks and only 16 strikeouts - and was a finalist for the 2007 Golden Spikes award. Since even the top draft picks are usually only a 50-50 prop to pan out (but a little higher for established college players) the decision on where the team might want to play LaPorta probably won't have to be a made for a couple of years. As expected, Vanderbilt left-hander David Price was the #1 overall selection by Tampa Bay. The Commodore's coaching staff has been raising concerns during the season for having the gall to leave Price out for 120-130 pitches during his outings, like Vandy had anyone else to throw out on the bump. Taryne Mowatt just got done pitching seven days in a row and her arm is still attached, I think Price will be fine. In a new system meted out by the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams have until August 15th - or when a prep or college player is due to return to school, to reach a contract agreement. The significant change is that if a team fails to sign a player, they would receivce a comparable selection in the 2008 Draft. MIZ 59 CALLS CALLS OUT MISS 88: It is safe to say Annika Sorenstam will not be inviting Michelle Wie to her tournament next year, especially after Wie miraculously recovered enough from her 'wrist injury' to take part in a LPGA Championship qualifier this week. And for some reason Michelle also managed to get under the skin of her playing partners there, no reason was given for the groups complaint(s) but we can only imagine. Incidentally, Michelle took in a cool $20 million in income last year from endorsements, etc. I don't have the qualifications of Dr. Laura, but I got some advice for the drama queen. Michelle, your Meadow Soprano act is getting old. You're already a multi-millionaire, which most can only dream of, you also have a Stanford admission, which most can only dream of. Put away the golf clubs, go to school, and just dissappear for a while. And you might also want to skip the John Deere Open, it does occasionally get up to 99 degrees in Central Illinois in late July. But I'm sure the Quad Cities area would welcome you with open arms in February, I'm sure a few people wouldn't mind having their sidewalks shoveled. Although I have a good idea for this year's Battle of the Bridges, Wie v. Annika carrying her own bags with one hand tied behind her back. I say Annika wins 4 and 3.  OTTAWA JADED - DUCKS WIN CUP: (8:45 PM ET 6/6) I know the game isn't over, but you can color the Stanley Cup eggplant and jade, as KACSPORTS has projected the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the 2007 Stanley Cup Champions. Yup, I don't think this is the bilingual Stanley Cup Ottawa had in mind - as the most recognized trophy in North American sports will reside in the sun-belt for the third consecutive year, this time literally in Wally George's back yard. And how can we tell Kervokian is out of jail??? Because the refs are making sure the Senators are put out of their misery in quick fashion - Ray Emery is probably reserving a tee-time for somewhere in OC tomorrow as I speak. (10:45 PM ET): The Ducks claim their first championship in franchise history with an easy 6-2 win, as NBC dodges the ultimate nightmare of overtime and being forced to pre-empt Jay Leno. Defenseman Chris Pronger reveals afterwards that he separated his shoulder during the game, but nothing was going to keep him from being around for the end. No shock there, this is the same guy who once played two nights after nearly cashing out in Joe Louis Arena after stopping a puck with his chest.FORMER MIZZOU COACH LANDS IN D-LEAGUE: One time Duke assistant and Coach K prodigy Quin Snyder has landed as the new coach of the D-League's Austin Toros. After falling flat on his face in his final couple of seasons at Mizzou, there is little chance at Quin getting cold feet and backing out of this job. The tenure of Snyder was marred by an NCAA investigation centering on Ricky Clemons, who claimed he was paid by coaches at the university, and Snyder wound up being named in 17 allegations over a six-year period. As the Toros coach, Snyder replaces NBA legend Dennis Johnson, who passed away unexpectedly in February.  BIG INNING DOES IN MONICA ABBOTT, U OF A WINS SOFTBALL CROWN: She is possibly on the short list of the University of Tennessee's greatest athlete ever after Peyton Manning, and perhaps Reggie White. But like Peyton, UT softball ace Monica Abbott now knows the bittersweet feeling of being second best after she does her best Dave Bush impersonation in a disastrous fifth inning for the Volunteers. The winning Arizona rally went like this, base hit, double blasted down the right field line, intentional walk, solid base hit, three run homer - ball game. Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt (right) scores a shutout for the second straight night as the Wildcats solidify their status as the New England Patriots of their sport with their eighth national championship - winning the final championship series two games to one. And how his the NHL going to feel when they find out that the final game of their championship series winds up second best in the TV ratings to this???GIAMBI ORDERED TO SPEAK TO INVESTIGATOR: Jason has to feel like Pussy towards the end of his run with the Soprano crew right about now. Commissioner Bud Selig is ordering him to meet with George Mitchell, while the Players Association is telling him not to talk to anyone. Advice for Jason, don't accept any invitations to go onboard a fishing charter for the forseeable future. MICHAEL VICK HOUSE ROBBED??? Sounds like a black-ops if there ever was one, but after taking away his 66 guard dogs it may have been too easy a mark assuming the authorities don't happen to drop in with a search warrant. The house that Vick 'owns' was said to had been robbed sometime between May 7 and May 18. Items said to have been heisted include three plasma televisions, a 62 inch, 42 inch, and a 32 inch model. A couple of floor buffers, a dry vac, a washer and dryer, and a sofa valued at a cool $17,550 were also said to be taken. But then again, Mike never lived there - just his cous, but it sounds like to stuff only Mike would own. Oh, that's right - Mike's generous towards the family. What I really like about Yahoo's articles is that it always says on the bottom, 'Use what you learned in this article to dominate at Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football '07'. I will definitely be doing that, I just slotted Vick behind John Beck and Aaron Rodgers on my personal cheat sheet. MANGINI'S SOPRANOS CAMEO - FAIR OR FOUL??? In case you missed it, Jets coach makes a brief cameo appearance as a patron at Vesuvio's in the penultimate episode of the Sopranos. Sounds kind of harmless, if half the Milwaukee Brewers can be in a shoot for Young and the Restless then it should be a natural for a New York/New Jersey sports personality to show up on the TV series that has come to define (good or bad) northern New Jersey. But at least one Jets blogger is not so amused, pointing out that with Commissioner Goddell cracking down on players getting in trouble in the law, is it really a good idea for a coach to put himself on a show (albeit fictional) that promotes gambling, murder, and organized crime??? All I know is that Tom Coughlin wouldn't show his face at Vesuvio's, his night would probably end going through the grinder at Satriale's. And do you really think making a coach dissappear would be beyond TS??? Has anyone seen Ray Handley since the one year he coached the Giants??? My guess is that he's in hell right now playing craps with Christopher and Mikey Palmice... FORMER NASCAR HEAD BILL FRANCE JR PASSES AWAY: FOX made the announcement midway through Monday's running of the Autism Speaks 400, going into commercial with a picture of France with 1933-2007 below it. It has been said that France had been battling cancer for some time and passed away at approximately 1:00 PM ET. France is credited with transforming NASCAR from a small regional Southern sport into a billion-dollar industry and the #2 rated television sport during his 31 years as chairman. KURT BUSCH PARKED BY NASCAR: Two of the sports most controversial figures went at midway through the Dover race, as Tony Stewart clipped Kurt Busch from behind. While Stewart's #20 was in the pits for repairs, Busch pulled alongside with his #2 - which got him the rare ejection from NASCAR. Busch will probably get docked points and put on probation for the rest of the year.BILLY DONOVAN SECOND THOUGHTS??? (11:40 PM ET 6/3) - Per ESPN bottom line scroll, Billy Donovan possibly having 'second thoughts' and Orlando Magic is considering tearing up his three-day old contract (developing...)  DANICA PATRICK TANTRUM: I could just about hear this one from the KACSPORTS headquarters - as Danica Patrick confronts rival driver Dan Wheldon after being cut off during the running of the A.J. Foyt 225 in Milwaukee. The postrace conversation between Patrick and Wheldon was one one-sided, with Danica doing most of the talking and eventually shoving Wheldon as she walked away. Danica would later call Wheldon 'stubborn' while Wheldon suggested Danica is just 'fiesty' and that not getting in the win column in IRL may be getting to her.OLD CHARLOTTE ARENA IMPLODED: If you're saying didn't that place just open - you're right, the Charlotte Hornets played the first game in the 24,000 seat arena in the fall of 1988. Problem was, the arena was built with only eight skyboxes. The Palace of Auburn Hills, which opened the same year, has 180. The Miami Arena (with only 26 luxury boxes) was opened the same year, and also became quickly outdated to the point that the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers both moved out a mere 11 years later - that arena has now lied vacant for the last two years and is known derisively as the Pink Elephant. Miilwaukee's Bradley Center also opened in 1988 and is also considered outdated due to lack of luxury boxes. Seattle's Key Arena was completely redone in 1995, but now the NBA Sonics want out claiming that facility has not kept up with the times. BOSTON, NEW YORK MEDIA BRAWL!?!? This story was told by Dan Schulman during the first inning of ESPN Radio's Sunday night baseball broadcast. The Boston and New York media hold a 'media game' before the Yankees and Red Sox take batting practice. During the game, a baserunner bowls over the catcher at home plate. In the next inning a batter gets dotted in the head - and the benches clear. We're not talking about the Yankees and Red Sox, we're talking the BOSTON AND NEW YORK MEDIA getting at it. The altercation supposedly ended with the Red Sox PA announcer being PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED. I have not seen any published articles on this as of yet (developing??) SHEFFIELD REVEALS CONTROVERSIAL THEORY: In an interview just released with GQ magazine, Gary Sheffield suggests that Latins have replaced African-Americans as baseball most prevalent minority because Latins 'are easier to control'. Says Sheff, 'I called it years ago. What I called is that you're going to see more black faces, but there ain't no English going to be coming out. it's being able to tell them (Latins) what to do, being able to control them. Where I'm from, you can't control us. You might get a guy to do it that way for a while because he wants to benefit, but in the end, he is going to go back to being who he is. And that's a person that you're going to talk to with respect, you're going to talk to like a man. These are the things my race demands. So, if you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys.' LOU SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY: The clue is this will not be a mere slap on the wrist, and there is a moral to this story. Go kick at your own players, go kick Michael Barrett, kick Carlos Zambrano if you must, pick up and throw first, second, and third bases if you really feel like it. You can even crawl behind the pitchers mound then throw the rasin bag if you are really feeling it. But don't ever, EVER, kick a member of Bruce Froemming's crew, even on accident. You might as well take your chances with God - or become a hockey coach and take your chances with Don Koharski. Have another doughnut Lou, HAVE ANOTHER DOUGHNUT!!! GIBBS READY TO SIGN JUNIOR??? During coverage of the rain-delayed Autism Speaks 400, FOX television reports that Dale Earnhardt Jr. appears headed for Joe Gibbs Racing, and that a deal could be announced in the next 10-14 days. The real shock though is that Budweiser may not be coming along for the ride, and that VISA would become the primary sponsor. It has been said that Gibbs Racing and Roush/Fenway Racing traditionally frown on sponsorships with adult beverages. If Junior does indeed sign with Gibbs, it would be believed that Gibbs would continue to drive Chevrolets - there had been talk in recent days that Gibbs had been courted by upstart Toyota. Later on in the day, ESPN debunked the FOX story, with a representative from Budweiser saying his phone rang off the hook once the FOX story aired because the report came out of absolutely nowhere. PRONGER FACING ANOTHER SUSPENSION??? Ducks lose in Ottawa, and might be without Chris Pronger in Game 4 after a head shot sent Senator Dean McAmmond sprawling into the corner. No penalty was called on the play but the video evidence exists nonetheless. U.S. MEDIA GIVES CUP FINALS COLD SHOULDER: Only nine of the 21 U.S. based NHL markets have sent reporters to all three games of the finals, among the no-shows are media in both Buffalo and Detroit, both hockey hotbeds whose teams participated in the conference finals. Buffalo media did make the trip to Ottawa, but will not follow the series back to Anaheim. Not surprisingly, reporters from the six Canadian markets are well represented. |
