THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL WHO IS THIS 'NANNA'?Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Who is this 'Nanna'? What's bizarre news to you has likely already been filed in our recycle bin. So here's the convenient truth: We're going green today, giving you one last posting of the past week's hairy headlines before they end up in your compost pile: What's the story What's the Story was an American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1951 to 1955. It was a game show originally hosted by Walt Raney. : A former Hollywood madame is trying to turn a quick trick with a tawdry tell-all book, throwing all sorts of names under the bus. One of them is former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who supposedly paid $1,500 to meet up back in the '90s with someone named "Nanna" for some afternoon delight before he went home for dinner. Lasorda's lawyer threatened to sue but backed off since he said he is done helping promote the book by offering daily denials. What's the spin: It's wrong on so many levels. We're talking about a culture that seems to continually push the line of demarcation line of demarcation n. A zone of inflammatory reaction separating gangrenous from healthy tissue. for privacy, meaning the 79-year-old Lasorda could have gone more mainstream by shaving his head and checking into a rehab center. This old-school, pillow-talk stuff is so yesterday. But we do have more questions: Did Lasorda, who has yet to pay for a meal in the past half century, actually pay for sex? Couldn't he have said it happened because he slipped on a patch of ice in Utah? If Kobe Bryant bought his wife a new diamond ring when he got in trouble, what will Jo Lasorda get for all this embarrassment? What did Tommy think of Nanna's performance? What's the story: According to several Internet reports, billionaire blogger Mark Cuban is seriously considering buying the Chicago Cubs from the Tribune Company for $625 million. "Mark is desperate to buy the Cubs," an unnamed source said of Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, who in the past has been rebuffed in trying to purchase the Pittsburgh Pirates. "He wants this so bad." What's the spin: Eventually the Chicago Tribune, also owned by the Tribune company, tracked down Cuban and got him to say that the story was "not true ... I have no idea where they got their info." Too late. A post at www.ipetitions.com already has 800 signatures in support of a Cuban hostile takeover Hostile Takeover A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Notes: Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee moral of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. . And just to think: If he were to run the Cubs like he does his Mavs, the Wrigley Boys could be winning games 132-115 every day, even if the wind generated from the owner is blowing in. What's the story: Guests at a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated magazine. It features top fashion models wearing designer swimwear in exotic locales. New issues come out around the middle of February or later. It was first published in 1964. party on Valentine's Day at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood were told they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Definition Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It varies in severity, running an acute course, generally starting within two to six weeks after contact with the virus, and lasting no . The virus was diagnosed in an employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering, which provided food for the bikinifest. The L.A. County Department of Public Health urged anyone who ate raw food at the foo-foo Foo-Foo can refer to:
Foo-Foo is a fictional dog in The Muppet Show. event to receive an immune globulin Immune globulin Serum containing antibodies against a specific infection. Mentioned in: Maternal to Fetal Infections shot as soon as possible. What's the spin: How would you know if you've come down with Hepatitis A? Oh, you'd know. Vomiting, diarrhea, darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. urine or jaundice jaundice (jôn`dĭs, jän`–), abnormal condition in which the body fluids and tissues, particularly the skin and eyes, take on a yellowish color as a result of an excess of bilirubin. . Which are the same symptoms your mom got after she went to the mailbox and found the SI Swimsuit Issue when you were off at junior high. What's the story: A year after the book "Game of Shadows" leaked grand jury testimony to imply that San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era star Barry Bonds had been messing with human growth hormones human growth hormone (HGH): see growth hormone. , a paperback version has been issued with updated information. One of the facts the authors point out is how Bonds' body parts have increased from the time he joined San Francisco in 1993 (when he was 28) until today. His jersey size has gone from 42 to 52; his cleats have blow up from 101/2 to 13; and his cap size has jumped from 71/8 to 71/4, even though he has shaved his head. What's the spin: The guy plays for the Giants. What do you expect? Stay away from flaxseed oil if it bothers you that much. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) A former Hollywood madame's new, tawdry book says Tommy Lasorda supposedly paid to meet with someone named "Nanna." Doug Benc/Getty Images (2) HONUS WAGNER (3) GARY MATTHEWS JR. (4) CEDRIC MAXWELL Box: (1) sunday punch - Tom Hoffarth (2) The Pop Quiz |
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