Owner Craig Leipold of the Nashville Predators has agreed to sell his team to a group of local investors for $40 million less than what was offered by Jim Balsille. This is what comissioner Gary Bettman calls “taking one for the teams”. To compensate Mr. Leopold for his loss Mr. Bettman is planning to give him some of his gall and arrogance.
Zach Parise has signed a new 4 year $12.5 million contract with the New Jersey Devils. Asked what prompted the signing Parise said “ I don’t know, I told GM Lou Lamoriello I was visiting Edmonton and bingo”.
Toronto Argonauts Frank McMahon is the only quarterback to visit Calgary and throw an incomplete pass at Cowboys.
Out of respect for all the off season gun incidents NFL players will wear their holsters at half mast.
In an effort to keep athletes on suspension in shape the NFL is mulling over the possibility of a Hall of Shame Game.
Tenessee Titans quarterback Vince Young got into an altercation with one of his own teamates causing the coaches to shudder at the prospect of their franchise player breaking his throwing hand. Vince is now being given lessons on how throw imaginary punches like a baseball player.
Rookie NFL quarterbacks JaMarcus Russel and Brady Quinn are still training camp holdouts. Russel wants more money from the Raiders and Quinn is looking for the Browns to issue a correction and say they took him with the 3rd pick and not 22nd.
The cartwheel Paula Creamer did in front of the Swilcain Bridge wasn’t nearly as good as the one Sergio Garcia did when Padraig Harrington put a shot off it on the 18th hole of the British Open.
Most depressing sound for golfers at the practice rounds for the Bridgestone Invitational Golf Classic was Tiger Woods muttering “Baby needs new Booties”.
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