THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL A DISTORTED VIEW OF LOYALTY.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Without trying to sound like Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an African-American taxicab driver who was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sargent Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. , have we already forgotten the lessons about banding together so quickly after 9/11? After all that happened just two years ago, with a clearly defined enemy using our country's national monuments as clay pigeons, it seemed like we were OK with the concept of becoming one team against these acts of terrorism and violence. We then used sports to help with the healing process and try to return to a normal life. Normal, now, apparently means a Giants fan and a Dodgers fan can get into an argument, one can pull a gun out of his car and leave the other laying dead on the pavement. God bless America, and pass the kevlar vest. And please, if it's at all possible, no retaliation when the two teams meet later this week at Pac Bell Park. ... --Take away all of Oklahoma's special-teams scoring, and 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 , a 19-point underdog, only loses by two touchdowns Saturday. ... --The L.A. city council votes for a ban on lap dancing lap dancing Noun a form of entertainment in which scantily dressed women dance erotically for individual members of the audience and institutes a six-foot ``no touch' rule between customers and strippers. Does that affect how it'll attempt to lure an NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga team to the city? ... --Eric Gagne, three saves from setting an NL single-season record, has eight chances to get it this week. Which translates to ``slim'' and ``yeah, right.'' ... --The Detroit Tigers' magic number remains 2004. ... --Colin Montgomerie, without a victory on the pro golf scene in more than two years, has decided to give up the elongated e·lon·gate tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated 1. Made longer; extended. 2. Having more length than width; slender. flatstick, which is more commonly referred to as the belly putter. More than likely, it was a decision based on the fact that Monty lost it somewhere in a flap of belly. ... --The county municipal court judge who'll hear the misdemeanor falsification falsification /fal·si·fi·ca·tion/ (fawl?si-fi-ka´shun) lying. retrospective falsification unconscious distortion of past experiences to conform to present emotional needs. case against soon-to-be-ex-Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio[1]) is a former American football player. During his freshman year at Ohio State University, he was considered one of the best college football players in the country, leading the Buckeyes to a national just happens to be a guy named Steve B. Hayes, who just happens to be the son of the late, insane Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was a college football coach who is best remembered for his 28-year tenure at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, from 1951-1978. . Watch out for that right hook comin' out of the black robe. ... --Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel is a fifth-year senior majoring in molecular genetics molecular genetics n. The branch of genetics that deals with hereditary transmission and variation on the molecular level. . Six of his teammates proudly list ``Sports and Leisure Studies'' as their area of expertise. Another, punter B.J. Sandler, is hooked on something called ``Turf and Grass Science.'' ... --Memo to Jets, Jags and Chargers faithful: Since 1990, only three NFL teams that started the season 0-3 made it into the playoffs. That warning goes out to 0-2 Bears and Eagles fans, too. ... --All it took was the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America to reinforce a belief that, if so inclined, Kings co-owners Phil Anschutz (worth $5 billion) and Ed Roski (worth $990 million) do have the ability to buy a Stanley Cup champion. ... --Angels owner ``Party' Artie Moreno ($1 billion) ain't so destitute, either. ... --Most disturbing: Vince McMahon, who missed Forbes' cut, is still worth $585 million. ... --The NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there exhibition season came around just in time to help everyone get over the WUSA's demise. ... --Prior to 1987, a 30-homer, 30-stolen base season had been accomplished 11 times - five by Bobby Bonds, who did it with five different teams. Since 1987, it's happened (yawn) 33 times. ... --If you say you knew Kid Nichols, Pud Galvin, Tim Keefe, John Clarkson, Eddie Plank, Hoss Radbourn and Mickey Welch were on the list of baseball's career 300-win pitchers, you're a bald-faced liar. ... --The fact that 45,000 people showed up at California Speedway amid 100- plus degree temperatures in Fontana to see an Indy car race proves just one thing - always shop early for the Fan Appreciation Day seats at Dodger Stadium, or you're outta luck. |
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