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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Sneaks of San Francisco

A study released has shown a group of monkeys were more successful picking stocks than a group of brokers which might explain the Maple Leafs hiring of Jane Goodall.

With 3 of 6 Canadian hockey teams making the playoffs the race for the Cup is either half full or half empty.

CBC has announced the cancellation of the Royal Canadian Air Farce saying they just couldn’t write anything funnier than watching the Leafs.

Top 3 signs your pitcher and catcher had a fight during spring training

#3 Pitcher throws a slider down and away during a pitchout

#2 Catcher argues with the umpire on a called strike

#1 Every sign from the catcher is 1 finger

After receiving a broken leg during a charity game between Juno participants and NHL Old-timers, musician Michael Hollett says in retrospect he shouldn’t have worn an Oilers Jersey.

Portland Trailblazers injured center Greg Oden was criticized for playing a pick-up game with his beer league buddies with management saying they didn’t care how many of the Knicks were his friends.

I’m saying it was March Madness that made me pick Tampa Bay as my AL East pennant winner.

Watching the NY Yankees lose 2 straight to Tampa Bay makes me wonder how long until the Yankees recall Billy Crystal.

The Cincinnati Bengals are releasing players with a history of legal troubles and say they will look at future players who pass a morality bar and not start gunfights in one.

With so many NFL players being charged with crimes in the off season the ankle monitoring devise is now the latest must have piece of Bling.

Kobe Bryant says he will start swearing in a foreign language to avoid getting technical fouls and the first language he will attempt is English.

The biggest concern for China is not that protesters will try to extinguish the Olympic torch but that the air quality in Beijing will put it out.

Due to anti-US sentiments around the world the US Olympic Committee has replaced their usual clothing supplier Roots with one that has better flame retardant properties.

The coach of the Greek weightlifting team has blamed China for supplying supplements laced with steroids instead of the requested lead and mercury.

The name of the Olympic torch relay has now been changed to the 137,000 kilometre dash.

Not sure they wanted it that way but watching who would be the winner of the NHL Lottery pick turned out to be a real page turner.

A report from Environment Canada says over 1700 Canadian towns have water that is undrinkable but hockey fans in Toronto are still being asked to swallow the Maple Leafs Kool Aid.

The hockey playoffs are upon us or as Gillette Razors call it, the Dark Ages.

One of the reasons Edmonton and Chicago failed to make the playoffs is they don’t have enough players that can grow the required beard.

In an effort to stop the Olympic Flame from being extinguished China has ordered a new vehicle similar to the Popemobile to be called the Torchtank.


The Olympic Torch run had a retro look as the whole process turned into an episode of the Sneaks of San Francisco.

Once again NHL teams are trying to hide injuries with the Minnesota Wild saying defense man Nick Schultz’s appendectomy will leave him operating at less than 100%.

The Chinese have revised the qualifications for Olympic torch bearers with the new standards being the runner must race faster, hold the torch higher and be stronger than the person trying to take it out of their hands.

Researchers have discovered traits in men that can tell if they want a casual relationship. This includes a masculine appearance, enjoyment of sporting events and being male.

The talk this week was all about exit strategies as golfers scrambled to find a way to avoid Tiger at the Masters.

Representatives of the major Canadian Banks attended a meeting with officials of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to discover how after years of losses they can still record obscene profits.

The NHL has cautioned teams against unacceptable behaviour including scrums after the whistle, cheap shots and allowing a Canadian team to be in the finals.

The Montreal Canadians have sequestered the players in a Motel saying it takes away the distractions created by wives and mistresses.