What a Ball!

Adidas is vigorously defending the quality of the ball it has made for the World Cup saying it is the roundest ball ever made. The ball is made from a patented process called GripnGroove which is coincidentally the theme song for most NBA groupies

Players have said it reminds them of a beach ball to which Adidas spokesman replied they just have to be sure to push in the nozzle once it is inflated

This is the 1st time a scandal has erupted over balls at the World Cup not attached to a player

Rookies report to CFL camps this week and as part of the new collective agreement they will spend the 1st day passing around the collection plate

The International Cycling Union is denying reports athletes have been using electric motors placed inside the bike frames. They say the reports are false and nothing to get wound up about

BP is defending the practice of its executives playing rounds of gold while attempting to cap the Gulf oil spill saying they have a long and respected tradition of stopping for tee times

Russia says they will perform an experiment to simulate a trip to Mars by having astronauts confined to a Spartan, desolate space for 10 months or as CFL players call it a 2 year contract with the Riders

England is imposing a 2 week sex ban for players at the World Cup and will monitor their room to ensure compliance. This is the 1st time an English sex scandal had teeth

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger is being criticized for throwing the game pucks in the trash from the 1st 2 playoff games. Pronger says this is in honour of his teenage years when he would throw away the rubber when he couldn’t score

Top 5 signs you made a bad call
# 5 You called the infield fly rule and you refereeing football
# 4 You gave a batter a walk after 3 pitches
# 3 The manager runs out and thanks you
# 2 Lens Crafter offers you a promotional job
# 1 You disallowed a goal in hockey because of goaltending

Jose Canseco says he will be a manager in the major leagues in the future if the game will just give him a shot

Tiger Woods says he will no longer employ a swing coach but will instead go over tapes of his past performance. Really... is a joke possibly funnier than what is on everyone’s mind?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are shopping defenseman Thomas Kaberle around in advance of the upcoming NHL draft. The Leafs are said to be looking for a proven scorer, toughness in the corners or a player to round out their golf foursomes

Gordie Howe was given an honorary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan. According to anyone who had ever gone into the corner with him he won’t be called Dr. Feelgood

You would think with all the teeth he has knocked out he might get a Doctorate of Dentistry

I’m sure I speak for the rest of the NBA fans when I say I hope the Boston Los Angles final has no winner when