CHATTER: WHO KEEPS UP WITH SPORTS WE WATCH?Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Baseball writer Jerome Holtzman Jerome Holtzman (born December 11, 1926 in Chicago, IL U.S.) is an award-winning baseball writer and since 1999 has been the official historian for Major League Baseball. Newspaper career Holtzman wrote for his hometown papers in Chicago for over 50 years. once wrote, ``If sports have become the opiate opiate /opi·ate/ (o´pe-it) 1. any drug derived from opium. 2. hypnotic (2). o·pi·ate n. 1. of the people, as charged, ... among those with the most severe addiction were the amateurs.'' It's a fancy way of saying the professional athlete isn't into the little details of sport like the amateur athlete, or even the layman. This theory was tested recently at Birmingham High in Van Nuys. Eight football players and one coach were asked eight basic questions about what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in sports today Sports Today is a long-running radio show on Melbourne, Australia radio station 3AW. It currently airs on Monday to Thursday between 6pm-8pm and is hosted by Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell. Previously, it was hosted by the late David Hookes and Gerard Healy. . The questions: Who is Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. , who is Ichiro Suzuki, which city will host the 2008 Olympics, who was the MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of the recent baseball All-Star Game, who are the Lakers getting and losing, what sport does Tiger Woods play, what team does Michael Jordan own, and where will the college football national championship game be in 2002? None got all eight correct, but everyone knew Woods is a golfer amd Jordan owns the Washington Wizards. Center Joseph Campos not only knew the Lakers are getting Mitch Richmond and losing Horace Grant and Tyronn Lue, he also knew the Lakers got Lindsey Hunter and Samaki Walker and lost (actually traded) Greg Foster. Most knew Suzuki is a Seattle Mariners outfielder (although Kevin McCleary called him the president of Japan), most knew Cal Ripken was the All-Star MVP, and most knew Armstrong is a cyclist (although coach Ed Croson thought he was a boxer). But Croson and Campos were the only two to know the Rose Bowl will play host for the national title game. Sometimes, you can't tell. Croson wanted quarterback Scott Jensen involved because he thought Jensen wouldn't answer any correctly. Instead, Jensen did better than anyone, getting seven of eight correct. Holtzman would be proud. ... Former Westlake and Penn State quarterback Zac Wasserman will not attend Texas A&M, he said, because the registrar's office rejected him. Nor will he attend College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. because the Cougars have their quarterback in Granada Hills graduate Jason Winn. Instead, Wasserman will attend Valley College. This came about, he said through a conversation his father, Charles, had with Roger Hance, whose son, Brandon, will start at Purdue this season. Roger told Wasserman that Valley needed a quarterback, and coach Ron Ponciano might be a good fit. ... The tall and short of it: The UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX women's basketball team will feature 5-foot-1 Natalie Nakase and 6-7 Sissy sis·sy n. pl. sis·sies 1. A boy or man regarded as effeminate. 2. A person regarded as timid or cowardly. 3. Informal Sister. Picketts. ... Are you listening, Pasadena? College football's national championship game between Oklahoma and Florida State brought an estimated $185 million into the South Florida economy, according to a study. The Rose Bowl plays host to this year's title game in January. It sure will be tough watching a parade on Jan. 1 and having no game for three days. Guess that's when the fans spend their millions. |
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