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TOP STORIES - JUNE 18, 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! PACMAN QUESTIONED IN A-T-L SHOOTING!!!??? After being handed down a one-year suspension - you would think Pacman had FINALLY gotten the message, and at the very least stay the hell away from anything that looks like a club or watering hole. Wrong. It is now said Pacman is being sought by A-T-L police about a shooting involving members of his entourage after a fight that occurred at 4 AM in a club. It's said that Pacman's group and three other people got in a fight over - what else, a woman. Now how many woman would be interested in a suspended NFL player who gets in trouble every other week is beyond me - but whatever. After everyone involved left the strip club, it's said the occupants of Pacman's vehicle fired on the three people who were in another car, who then returned fire. It's said one person outside the vehicles not involved in the dispute was injured by flying debris and treated at the scene. Jones' attorney says at this point Pacman is merely is witness in the case. Maybe only a witness, but with his rapsheet you would think this could well be the final dagger in Jones' career. Pacman is going to find himself out of quarters VERY soon. ORIOLES MANAGER CLIPPED: To the surprise of no one, Sam Perlazzo whacked after team loses 13 of 15 games, including a weekend sweep at home at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The postgame was highlighted by DH Kevin Millar going off on local media, whom he thought was being a little too jovial amidst the solemn atmosphere. CULPEPPER EYEING PACK??? Profootballtalk.com reports a 'league source' reports that Daunte Culpepper is eyeing the Packers as his possible next landing spot. Jacksonville has been identified as the most likely candidate to sign Daunte, but that Culpepper might also be interested in Green Bay so he could get an opportunity to stick it to the Vikes down the roads. Nothing but speculation at this point in my opinion. UFC 72 ROCKS THE HOUSE IN IRELAND!!! Proving that the phenomonon of mixed martial arts has spread way past American borders, a sellout crowd of nearly 8,000 paid top-dollar (not to mention beer prices) to see their heroes in the flesh in the octogon, singing soccer songs in a racuous atmoshpere throughout the night. All this for a card that those buying on pay-per-view in the states felt was not up to the standards of recent UFC events. WHERE WAS RON KULPA??? That would be the umpire who tends to have no-hit bids follow him whenever he is working home plate. I was thinking of acquiring Jamey Wright for my fantasy team this weekend when I heard Kulpa was working the Rangers/Reds series. But even without Kulpa's help, Zambrano made yet another no-hit bid, but alas the Padres finally scraped across a late hit and run to give the Cubs a totally demoralizing 1-0 loss. But the fans at Wrigley didn't come away totally empty-handed - as they got the one thing that always trumps witnessing a no-hitter - a bench-clearing brawl. Taking excepting to a fourth-inning HBP, the Cubs Derrek Lee starts barking at Padres starter Chris Young. Unlike Eric Show 20 years earlier (see Andre Dawson beaning), Young returns verbal fire, and actually WALKS TOWARDS THE PLATE. Lee tries to throw a haymaker at Young, but misses - Cy then takes a swing at Lee and misses. Brawl seems under control until another brushfire breaks out, it was Zambrano fighting...Michael Barrett!!! OK, I made that part up. Another highlight for Cub fan this weekend was their fans screwing their own team by not once, but twice, reaching over the wicker basket to interfere with balls in play - don't you fans ever learn!?!? DOWN UNDER - JUST NOT UNDER PAR: Australian Aaron Baddeley leads the bunch on the supposedly brutally tough Oakmont course, leading the U.S. Open with a two over-par score, two shots over Tiger Woods and three shots over several shots. Now a little trade secret for everyone who continues to talk how Oakmont is so difficult that you can't even walk on the place without golf spikes. It is listed as a par-70, but is really a glorified par-72. In fact the 477-yard ninth-hole is usually listed as a par-5. There is also a 500-yard par 5 that could really be re-classified as a par-4 if you really want. So let me correct the scoreboard, Badds is sitting at -4, Tiger is -2 and the other contenders are -1, and ten golfers in all are par or better. The USGA just likes to pride itself on claiming they are holding a tournament where no one can supposedly break par.  SMOLTZ, MORRIS REUNITE: Two of baseball's all-time great competitors, the two combined in perhaps on of the greatest pitching duels in baseball history in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Morris pitched all ten innings in the Twins 1-0 victory, surprisingly Smoltz lasted only 7 innings. Smoltz is the lone player from that series still with his respective team, while Morris does TV work with the Twins and also runs what I hear is a pretty successful outdoor vacation business. You might not also know that 1991 was Morris' lone year with his hometown Twins, Morris signed on as a free agent with the Blue Jays that winter and would go on to be with two more World Championship teams in Toronto.FORMER PACKER SEAN JONES FACES FEDERAL CHARGES: For the second time this week, a member of the Super Bowl 31-winning Packers make the blotter - and this one sounds bad. Former defensive end Sean Jones, now a 45-year old sports agent, is facing bank fraud charges alleging he and four others ran a scheme to pocket portions of more than $42 million in mortgage loans. Handcuffed and chained at the waist, Jones and the other men in the case pleaded not guilty, and bond for all five were set at $100,000 with a trial date in August. I remember a story from an autograph appearance he once did when it was said that he arrived at the signing immersed in his laptop - from what I've heard a very intelligent, business-like person. But Jones' business skills hadn't been doing him much good lately, An arbitrator ruled in 2003 that Jones violated NFLPA rules in a financial arrangement he had with player Ebenezer Ekuban, who later declared bankruptcy. Another former player also sued Jones' in a seperate matter, and eventually settled for $400,000. TOP TEN SOPRANOS 'SPORTS MOMENTS': Incredibly, Adrianna's smoking-hot tennis coach somehow left off the list!!! That would had been episode 27, a classic just with Peter Gunn being re-mixed with the Police's Every Breath You Take. David Chase is an absolute master. Sports references in this article include A.J.'s very brief stint as football defensive captain as well as Janice going off on another parent at a youth soccer game.  KYLE BUSCH IN BUD CAR??? Kyle may have been kicked off the Hendrick island - but don't cry too many tears as he now becomes a highly coveted free agent himself as the dominos start to fall in NASCAR's silly season. By far the most intriguing possibility is Kyle taking Junior's place, along with the Budweiser sponsorship, at DEI. Furthermore, it would also set up a 'beer battle' with the #2 of older brother Kurt Busch. A Busch driving a Miller car never did seem to make sense. The marketing opportunities of a Miller/Bud rivalry are always endless, just one question - who would anyone root for if a race came down between Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch - they're basically the same animal.ANOTHER DUGOUT DUSTUP AFTER BLOWN SAVE: Houston reliever Dan Wheeler, whose ERA has been rising like gas prices in recent days - got into it with starter Chris Sampson after Wheeler gives up four runs and in the process ruining Sampson's shot at a win. Wheeler lost his closers job to the equally ineffective (when the pressure's on) Brad Lidge over last weekend. Of course both combatants downplayed the incident afterwards, they love themselves like brothers. The best of friends always end up wanting to kill each other. Here's an off-season pro wrestling card, Zambrano/Barrett v. Wheeler/Sampson - with A.J. Pierzynski as special referee.  DON'T LOOK NOW - HERE COME THE YANKEES: Were you really burying them a couple weeks back??? Did you really think they were as bad as the Blue Jays, D-Rays, and Orioles??? Yankees storm back at least into Wild Card race with eighth straight win.WHEN THE MONEY STOPS - ANDRE RISON DRAGGED INTO BANKRUPTCY: Way too many players realize that things catch up in a hurry after living a lavish lifestyle once they retire and are still only in their mid-30's. Former NFL receiver Andre Rison ordered into bankruptcy court, with two women claiming over $100,000 in unpaid child support. Get a feeling that ol' Brock might have at least a few more IOU's floating out there???  JUSTIN CREDIBLE - VERLANDER THROWS NO-HITTER!!! These things are just so difficult to finish off for even the best, you can ask Curt Schilling on that one. In one of the more amazing pitching performances I've seen in a while, Tigers fireballer Justin Verlander finishes off the Brewers with a no-hitter before night even falls at Commerica Park, striking out 12 and hitting 102 on the gun in the ninth inning. Incredibly, Verlander says afterwards that he felt that he didn't have much in the pen warming up. It is only the sixth no-hitter in the Tigers 107-year history, the first since Jack Morris at Comiskey Park in 1984 (part of the 35-5 start), and the first by a home pitcher in Detroit since 1952. Also give a tip of the cap to Pudge Rodriguez, I don't think we had to worry about Verlander shaking him off. Great work for the ODU product - was rooting for it all the way!!!ELIJAH KEEPS KNOCKING THEM IN!!! He might not be producing knocks at the plate, But Tampa Bay's Elijah Dukes keeps knockin' them up off the field. A 17-year-old foster girl living with a relative of Dukes told has told police she is preggers and that the Devil Rays outfielder is the father. She said Dukes got angry when she and another person confronted him about the pregnancy, saying Dukes got mad and threw a Gatorade at her. This would add to an incredible resume for the 22-year old, who already has five kids with four different women - and became a father twice in nine days and three times in sixth months a few years back.  JUNIOR MAKES DECISION, LOOKS LIKE HENDRICK: Moral of this story is to never leave the track after crashing, allowing another driver to potentially drive your rig later in the race - and perhaps down the road taking your ride for good. That is what happened with Kyle Busch a couple months back at Texas Motor Speedway, and Dale Jr. ended up raising eyebrows logging a number of laps in Busch's #5 late in the race. Now it is announced that Dale Jr. will sign with Hendrick tomorrow, and Kyle appears to be the odd man out. Per new NASCAR regulations, teams will be allowed no more than four drivers beginning in 2009. A move to Hendrick will also mean that Budweiser will likely remain as Junior's sponsor. There was talk of a sticking point if Junior were to sign with Roush or Joe Gibbs Racing, since both sponsors usually frown from having their drivers being sponsored by adult beverage makers. Early speculation is that Junior will drive the #25 for Hendrick, with Casey Mears moving to Busch's current #5 ride. Budweiser sponsored the #25 Hendrick entry for Ken Schrader and Ricky Craven during the mid 1990's. NASCAR'S SOPRANO-LIKE FINISH: Know I'm a couple days late on this, but I swear Bill France got whacked and David Chase is now running NASCAR - I'm guessing the MRN call went like this... 'NEWMAN'S CLOSING IN ON THE #24, GORDON'S TIRES ARE SHOT - IT'S GOING TO BE A DRAGRACE GOING INTO TWO, AND.....' (screen goes blank). Yup, race called due to rain, just before Ryan Newman was going to get Gordon, who pitted out of sequence and was hoping for a rain scenario. I hear Chase is going to sell a DVD set of the entire first-half of the NASCAR season, complete with alternate endings for both the Daytona 500 and Pocono 265.MRS. DALY SAYS BIG JOHN BLADED HIMSELF: As David Feherty said during the CBS telecast over the weekend, there are three versions to this story - his story, her story, and the cold, hard truth. Sherrie Daly alleges in court papers in Memphis that she was assault, then John 'covered up' the incident by scratching his own face. According to the court papers, Mrs. Daly is also seeking a restraining order as well as exclusive use and possession of their home, custody of the children and continued financial support from Mr. Daly. Sherrie also said her husband was drinking heavily on Thursday, the night before he called police, and 'spun out of control', verbally assaulting a security guard and breaking the security gate at their home.  TRIBE/M'S FACE DIFFERENT KIND OF WHITE STUFF: As the home team faced what would eventually become a seven-run deficit, Cleveland's broadcast team came up with a brilliant idea - have manager Eric Wedge come out of the dugout (a time-consuming exercise in itself) and lobby to the umpires that the conditions have become unplayable - preferably before five innings are compete and the game became official. After all that tactic had worked like a charm two months earlier for Seattle manager Mike Hargrove. By the time the snow finally stopped in Cleveland four games were postponed and three more contests were forced to be relocated. But the stat sheet says that it was 71 degrees and sunny at gametime Monday, what possible grounds could there be to call the game??? Well you see, seagulls invaded Jacobs Field during the game - distracting fielders and dropping substances far more horrifying than frozen precipitation onto the outfield. Since this was considered the re-scheduled Opening Day - blowers dropped artificial snow onto fans as they entered the stadium.PASSENGER IN CRASH WITH NBA PLAYER DIES: A 21-year old New Jersey man who was ejected from J.R. Smith's SUV when it overturned last weekend has died from massive head injuries, according to state police. Smith himself remains in the hospital with an injured shoulder and other injuries. According to reports, neither driver was wearing seat belts. Smith has been issued two traffic tickets for failure to stop at stop sign and improper passing. BJORN BORG IN DOGFIGHT HORROR: Dogfight?? Where was Michael Vick on this one??? Tennis legend was said to be severely bitten while trying to stop a dogfight, forcing Borg to bow out from an exhibition that was billed to be his first grass-court match in 26 years. The five-time Wimbledon champion was bitten in his right leg when he tried to pull the German Shepherd Wolf, away from his golden retriever, Lipton, near his property over the weekend. Are we sure it was really a German Shepherd named Wolf??? Are we sure sure it wasn't a little fiesty mutt named Bandit?? Bite me Band-Aid, I need the money!!!  DID ANNOUNCER PUSH PC ENVELOPE??? What was heard during the Brewers Sunday night broadcast from Texas did get my attention - and apparently I'm not the only one. In a blog lamenting the sorry state of the National League Central, Yahoo baseball writer Jeff Passan talks about how Bob Uecker tends to deliver lines that no other announcers would dare consider, then quoted the phrase that he thought Uecker made during the top of the seventh inning. Only discrepency is that it was actually sidekick Jim Powell who made the comment - Powell traditionally calls the 3th, 4th, 7th, 10th, and 11th innings. At the time Powell was making reference to Rangers left-handed reliever C.J. Wilson, here is what Powell said...'Wilson, that good-looking lefty, who throws what he clams is a 'gyro-ball' - little known pitch - I've never heard of a gyro-ball but thats, isn't that what they call Dice-K's ball, that he brought with him from Japan??? It's spreading like one of those diseases, you know, that those cargo ships bring in from the Orient...' For those who have access to MLB audio archives, Powell's line can be heard 2:58 into the five-hour, 17 minute broadcast. Incidentally, Wikipedia's page on C.J. Wilson has him being a 'devout Taoist', adhering to a 'straight edge' life (no booze, drugs, etc.). On his MySpace page, Wilson also talks about a solo trip to Europe he is planning after the season, where he plans on just driving around for three weeks. NBA PLAYER TASERED BREAKING UP CATFIGHT!!! This is not the best of weekends for the Denver Nuggets. First J.R. Smith was involved in a car crash where both he and a passenger were ejected from the vehicle - now forward DerMarr Johnson was arrested early Saturday (always after midnight) after an alleged altercation outside of a Colorado nightclub. The forward was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with police after (according to his attorney) he tried to break up a fight between two women, both of whom were also arrested. The police needed a taser to subdue the 6'9" Johnson, as police said 'he would not cooperate'. HISTORY MADE IN F1 RACE: Formula One has always been a more diverse world than NASCAR, but a significant event nonetheless. Rookie Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, with the Englishman becoming the first black to ever win a Formula One race and is also the first black driver in the history of the circuit. The race was marred by a spectacular, horrifying crash involving Robert Kubica. He lost control of his car heading into a turn and smashed into a wall head on. Kubica escaped with a broken leg. TONY PARKER OR TONY SOPRANO??? It could be yet another humbling night for NBA television ratings, as Game 2 of the NBA Finals runs head-to-head with the final episode of the Sopranos. I don't see anything that can save the Cavaliers, although if it were the Nets who were the Eastern Conference representitive (and if Christopher were still alive) I could see Duncan getting something in the foot (and I don't mean a cortizone shot) in the parking lot DREW BREES GIVES PRISON INMATES PEP TALK: A nice gesture in itself, the real surprise is where Brees actually made the surprise appearance. You would think that this story would come out of the Gulf Coast area, or perhaps his old San Diego stomping grounds, or somewhere in Indiana near the Purdue campus, or even in the Austin, TX vicinity where he grew up. But Brees was actually at a facility in the outback of southern Utah where Brees spoke to 124 inmates in a residential treatment program. In a pair of one-hour sessions, Brees encouraged the inmates with reflections on the trials and tribulations of his life and career. After the motivational speech, Brees signed autographs and posed for pictures, then left town as quietly as he had arrived. MICHELLE WIE IMPLODES WITH 83: She did actually make the cut at the LPGA championship, but is now in dead last place - afterwards she said that she might not show up for the last round, not surprising since last place money is chump change to her compared to her endorsement deals. In a hilarious scene before the tourney's first round, Wie was clowned by the first alternate - she asked her if she planned on finishing, because she wanted her spot if she planned on quitting !!! Talk about going from phenom to punch line. And for those of you that are saying that we are being way too harsh on a 17-year old, South Korean Na On Min is leading the tournament after three rounds, she is 18. |
