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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Stiff Competition

A New York legislator is introducing a bill to give immigrant status to foreign super models because Tom Brady can only date so many at once.

Tiger Woods was a little disappointed by the turn out for Mondays US Open playoff saying “people just don’t play hooky anymore”.

The NBA had a unique promotion for Father’s Day bringing some of the NBA greats together for a half time game of Who’s Your Daddy?

72 year old Cliff Fletcher hired 62 year old Al Coates to the Toronto Maple Leaf staff citing the youthful exuberance he will bring to the club.

Some professional athletes are using Viagra to improve their performance which has caused others to take the drug because the completion for jobs is stiff.

NY Mets manager Willie Randolph was fired by phone at 3:00 AM so instead of getting a bootie call he got a booted call.

During a stop at a youth centre in Dublin Ireland President Bush hit only 1 shot out of 10 attempts while playing basketball or as the LA Lakers call it Kobeesque.

The Boston Celtics started celebrating with 5 minutes left in the game not because they had an insurmountable lead but they were able to get an early copy of the script.

The NY Islanders are said to be in discussions with former head case Alexi Yashin but a contract offer is conditional on Yashin including the negatives of owner Charles Wang partying with Formula 1 boss Max Mosley.

NHL draft prospect Joe Colborne has a unique problem in that his dad is the chairman of an oil and gas company which means he has the option of playing for a team or buying it.

The Boston Celtics spent 6 hours in Los Angles waiting for repairs to their airplane to return to Boston for game 6 the first recorded episode of home runway advantage.

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker lost $100,000 worth of jewelery when he was beaten and robbed in Los Vegas in what police are calling a case of getting black and blue for the bling.

The Buffalo Bills are said to be interested in scheduling more games in Toronto citing the fact Toronto loves NFL football, they are a world class City and contrary to what PT Barnum said they have more than one born every minute.

When Glenn Anderson found out he was going to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame he said he might have to do a commercial for Kleenex to which Mark Messier replied “hey that’s my gig”.

The Red River Lacrosse Association has banned spectators after they were abusive to officials thus giving the parents a time out.

The Greek Weightlifting Association has been reduced to a 2 person entry due to recent charges of doping and they will be under investigation until they find some clean jerks.

The Greeks will be limited to 1 male and 1 female competitor which coincidentally will be the same person.

A man has broken the world record for smashing watermelons breaking the previous record set by an irate Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan after they lost to the Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Headline after NY Yankee pitcher Cnin-Min Wang was taken out of a game with a suspected leg injury “Injured Body Wang’s Done Tonight”.

Disgruntled Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson will have ankle surgery but fans think he could do with some work on his soul.

MLB officials are considering removing maple bats saying the density of the wood makes them shatter to which the manufacturers say hasn't a grain of truth.

How convenient for Americas pastime that of all the problems in baseball they manage to focus on one that is made in Canada.

It’s ironic that with MLB players pumping themselves with drugs to get fake woodies officials would see real wood as a problem.

This weekend is the NHL Entry Draft where teams try to find the next star player or as former GM Mike Millbury calls it Passover.

Top 3 Awkward Questions overheard at the NHL Draft Combine

# 3 Is your mom hot or what?

# 2 Boxers, briefs or commando?

# 1 If Mike Millbury was to call you a “can’t miss prospect” what other career options do you have?

Canadian Para-Olympic athletes are upset they will not be offered financial incentives if they win medals saying they should have the chance to be as inadequately compensated as the able bodied athletes.

A Canadian report saying foreign workers feel their skills are not recognized and they are underpaid brought an immediate reaction from the CFL who say they underpay everyone equally.

Toronto Maple Leafs permanent interim GM Cliff Fletcher was so excited seeing the Leafs win the Stanley Cup during a screening of The Love Guru he named Dr. Ruth as his director of player development.

The film board had a difficult time deciding if The Love Guru was fiction, a comedy or world class porn.