THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL THE FIX IS IN, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PRIORITY.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH The sports news keeps breaking. We're just not sure how much of it is worth fixing. What happened: NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga commissioner Paul Tagliabue dropped by to reconfirm re·con·firm tr.v. re·con·firmed, re·con·firm·ing, re·con·firms To confirm again, especially to establish or support more firmly: reconfirmed the reservations. that the Coliseum is a suitable site to conduct commerce for his organization, and Anaheim is another viable location. Stay tuned for times and dates in your area. What's the problem: L.A. ain't no holla back girl. In this little corner of paradise, the League of Unorthodox Gentlemen trying to re-establish a beachhead beach·head n. 1. A position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in advance of an invading force. 2. A first achievement that opens the way for further developments; a foothold: is embraced with all the enthusiasm of discovering that Wal-Mart has been nosing around the neighborhood. Where do we sign the petition to keep these toxic blobs of terror away from our sewer system? Ten years after the fact, we've become wise enough to know that the public stumping about creating more jobs, injecting money into the local economy or improving our quality of life - promises made by both Tagliabue and Sam Walton's heirs - is more hot air than what keeps a gaggle of balloon adrift over Albuquerque. Our loyalties to the mom-and-pop local college football programs have been rewarded. If there's a cleanup on Aisle 5, we aren't sending some underpaid great-grandmother over there with a Brillo pad and bucket. We've got plenty of aspiring thespians who could use the work. What happened: The Rev. Jesse Jackson has come out in support of the reinstatement of Philadelphia Eagles receiver Terrell Owens. ``What I find most objectionable is the extent of the punishment,'' the civil-rights leader said. ``If the Philadelphia Eagles don't want him on their team anymore, he should have access to the open market.'' What's the problem: It's obvious. Jackson has Owens on his fantasy team. Another thing to keep in mind: Owens has a grievance hearing set for Friday before arbitrator Richard Bloch in Philadelphia. Bloch, as was exposed two years ago when he was involved in a free-agent signing dispute that allowed Chad Morton to jump from the New York Jets The playoff-hopeful Redskins Redskins can refer to:
What happened: Golf Digest, in ranking Hollywood's top 100 celebrity hackers, decided Dennis Quaid (a 1.1 handicap) was No. 1, and slotted the noted stud clubber Jack Wagner (a 1.0 handicap) at No. 11. Bill Murray was all the way back at No. 15 (7.5 handicap), and ``Tin Cup'' star Kevin Costner was just No. 31 (10.8 handicap). What's the problem: When the magazine invited a bunch of `em out to Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. to show off before the paparazzi pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. for a charity tournament, it was Joe Mantegna - tied for 76th on the list with a 23 handicap - who won. What happened: An activity called beer pong (games) Pong - A computer game invented in 1972 by Atari's Nolan Bushnell. The game is a minimalist rendering of table tennis. Each of the two players are represented as a white slab, controllable by a knob, which deflects a bouncing ball. - it's all about lobbing Ping Pong balls into cups of beer and forcing the other team to guzzle guz·zle v. guz·zled, guz·zling, guz·zles v.tr. 1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer. 2. their suds - has become so popular with college-aged kids in bars across the country that leagues are breaking out, stats are being logged and an official World Series of Beer Pong tournament is planned for Mesquite, Nev., in early January with $10,000 to the winning team. What's the problem: ``It's awesome,'' said a 22-year-old Drexel University senior in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times when questioned about his participation. ``If you win, you win. If you lose, you drink. There's no negative.'' Must be a philosophy major, working on a minor in keg-spicket maintenance. What happened: Larry Bird has hooked up with Cosentino Wineries in Yountville to endorse a line of special-label wines. What's the problem: We'd always assumed that, of all the old Celtics, Bird was more a beer pong kind of guy and Danny Ainge was the big whiner. What happened: The Buffalo Bills are eight-for-eight on winning coin flips this season to determine who gets the ball first. What's the problem: The odds of winning - or losing - the flip in all 16 games is 1 in 65,536. Kind of like the odds of the 3-5 Bills making the playoffs with J.P. Losman. What happened: Attendance at Staples Center for this week's WTA WTA Washington Trails Association WTA Women's Tennis Association WTA World Transhumanist Association WTA Willingness to Accept WTA Winner-Take-All WTA Winner Takes All WTA World Toilet Association (Singapore) Tour Championship continues to lag. What's the problem: No courtside seating was made available for Nicholson party of two. What happened: The five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games have been announced: Bei Bei the fish, Jing jing (jing) [Chinese] one of the basic substances that according to traditional Chinese medicine pervade the body, usually translated as "essence"; the body reserves or constitutional makeup, replenished by food and rest, that supports Jing the panda, Huan Huan the Olympic flame, Ying Ying the antelope and Ni Ni the swallow. Put together, it translates to ``Beijing welcomes you.'' What's the problem: All the preschool kids in the greater Beijing area are forced to use their eight hours of vacation time from the Nike factory to start mass-producing cheap Olympic souvenirs. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1) TERRELL OWENS (2) TERRELL OWENS (3) TERRELL OWENS (4) - South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. state representative John Graham Altman, upset that the Nov. 19 college football game between South Carolina (coached by Steve Spurrier, pictured) and Clemson won't be shown on national or regional TV, but only on pay-per-view. Box: SUNDAY PUNCH - Matthew Kredell |
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