Weekly Top 4 "T"s

Weekly Top 4 “T”s

Tuesday starts with T, you know what else starts with T…

1. Trick or Treat

Roy Williams attended old teammate Mike Furrey’s charity Halloween event. Roy Williams… the one who isn't even on the team anymore. On the other, he did have the best costume.

Williams came dressed as former Lions running back Tatum Bell, who made national headlines two months ago when he was accused of stealing the travel bags of new (and his replacement) Detroit running back Rudi Johnson. Complete with a bellhop uniform with a big name tag that said "T. Bell.''

He also wore shorts on the outside of his pants that said "Rudi'' on the front and "Johnson 32'' on the back.

Thankfully, Williams informed Bell what he was going to do (doing it the manly way, the text message) and got the running back's approval.

2. Talented Mr. Harrison

Zach Harrison, a Minnesota State forward scored three consecutive goals against North Dakota, all of them shorthanded.

In hockey lore, its known as a "natural" hat trick. There have still only been six shorthanded hat tricks in Division I history. So the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto took his stick and will keep it in their archives.


3. Threats strike Alabama. But who is to blame?

Charles Barkley said he's going to run for governor in Alabama.

Barkley told CNN's Campbell Brown on Monday.

"I plan on it in 2014," he said.

When asked if he was serious, the former 76er and current screw up said, "I am, I can't screw up Alabama."

Adding his strong positive spin on things, Barkley said that his native state could only improve.

What were those positive, calming words…

"We are number 48 in everything and Arkansas and Mississippi aren't going anywhere," Barkley said.

Good luck Alabama, you still have time to escape.

4. Ty Willingham tags out, Lane Kiffin tags in?

Former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin has expressed interest in the opening at the University of Washington according to the Associated Press

“The University of Washington is a great job, one that I’m sure a lot of people have an interest in,” Kiffin told AP.

It came open for 2009 on Monday afternoon when Washington announced Willingham’s dismissal, effective at the end of this season.

At least his life is not in danger coaching the Huskies. Although we will have to wait and see.

You can’t shake an Al Davis. Here he is plotting with the "dark side."

By: Jimmy Smith

Reporting Sports is Harder if You Have No Sense of History

This is from Mike Francesa and his show on NBC in New York called Mike'd Up. He does my job for me.

The video is of Danyelle Sargent of Fox. She was asking new 49ers head coach about his job to coaching.

Now what probably confused the young lady was this quote, in which Singletary once said that, when first contemplating a career in coaching, the first call he made was to Bill Walsh.

Ok, thats a simple mistake... But it wasn't the only one.

Just Watch.


Not her first "gaffe" either... Sargent made "minor technical difficulties" fun again while on ESPN News in 2006.

Caution: Not for the faint at heart.


By: Jimmy Smith

NFL Week 8 Pick 'em

The economy is REALLY BAD Part II

Alex Rodriguez, (divorce) Michael Phelps, (well the Olympics are over and he blow that cash) Kobe Bryant (almost divorce) and Tony Hawk (the train has left the station) are all in need of moneys.

So obviously you partake in the following...


By: Jimmy Smith

Arm Wrestling just got better

Can you believe it?



Its called X-Arm and it is (not) sweeping the nation.

Notice how, not only are their "off hands" are taped together, but they are also chained to the podium. Kids feel free to give this a go.

By: Jimmy Smith

Winner winner... Place kicker?

Texas Tech is lacking in the kicking department. They have already gone through two kickers - who have combined to miss six PATs and half of their field-goal attempts.

So in order to "fix" that the No. 6 Red Raiders are getting drastic for their upcoming game against No. 18 Kansas this weekend.

They are considering using Matt Williams. Williams is a Tarleton State transfer student who, during an on-field contest, won a month of free rent at the Tech/UMass game several weeks ago by kicking a 30-yard field goal.

According to Rivals.com. "initially, it was thought that Williams was ineligible this season due to transfer rules. However, according to Clay McGuire - who heads up the Red Raiders' special teams unit, Williams has been cleared to play."

"That is the way I understand it, yeah," confirmed McGuire on Tuesday. "He's got a real good shot. Only Mike Leach could bring a guy out of the stands and make it work."

"I've seen that guy try one kick," added Leach. "But the difference between his and the others is that they barely got off the ground. His got up right away."

Leach is very creative. Now if only the kid needed some dating advice...

Got me again Mike. What don't you do?

By: Jimmy Smith

Bill Cosby has lost it all... Yes, including the damn pudding pops

Here are the highlights from the Ohio (my alma mater) vs. Temple (his alma mater). Listen to what he calls Ohio...

Chitlin Legs, what the hell Cosby?

By: Jimmy Smith

Why doesn’t anybody care?

It’s less than a week from the start of the NBA season, and I can’t wait. However, I think I’m the only one that’s excited. I sort of understand why nobody cares. Hell, even Charles Barkley has said he doesn’t care about the regular season, which he makes money from doing commentary.

In an effort to make you care, I give you a weeks worth of reasons to watch, or at least fake caring – just something.

7) What better do you have to watch in between football games? – Let’s be honest, you shouldn’t be watching Dancing with the Stars or The Hills.

6) Defensive Suns, what? – New head coach Terry Porter is trying to install a defensive structure to help the Suns get to the NBA Finals. Will it work? What does this mean for the Diesel? Is it like Bill Murray said in Space Jam, “WoO WoO, I don’t play defense”?


5) The Geriatric Spurs – The Spurs looked slow after the long series against the Hornets last year. Was it a fluke? Or does the Western Conference Finals always come through San Antonio?

4) MVP Race – Chris Paul almost edged Kobe Bryant out for the MVP last season. What can he do this year? It seems like he’s only getting better, but don’t forget about Kevin Garnett and LeBron James. It should be intense.

3) Celtics vs. Lakers – The rivalry has been renewed. The Celtics got the better of the Lakers last time. Will that be the case this year? Is Andrew Bynum the missing key for the Lakers? Will Kobe get a ring without Diesel?

2) Rookie of the Year Race – Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, or O.J. Mayo? My money is on B-Easy (my own nickname for him). He is playing alongside Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion, not a bad place to start. And what is Greg Oden considered?


1) I Miss Charles Barkley – Unless you’re a blackjack dealer, you haven’t seen much of Barkley since June, and let me tell you, it’s been too long. He might be the most entertaining thing on television. Admit it, you love him. Plus, Frank Caliendo impressions aren’t enough.


By: Jonathan Hartman

Weekly Top 4 "T"s

Tuesday starts with T, you know what else starts with T…

1. Typo in Tampa?
Mike Alstott was honored with a ceremony during halftime of the Tampa Bay Bucs win over the Seattle Seahawks. As you can see, two jerseys were presented to him. But take a close look at the puke orange one on the left.

Ah Ha! A typo… or not.

The misspelling was not actually an error because during Alstott's first season in 1996, his jersey had his name misspelled for each of his first two games before it was finally fixed. Tampa Bay loves to remind the dumbass that misspelled Alstott that he in fact is a dumbass.

2. Tiger Tiger Woods Y’all

What the hell is that?

Although he is still rehabbing from knee surgery (hoping to play again), Tiger Woods made it back to Torrey Pines to film a promotional video for Buick. He caddied for 59-year-old John Abel, who won Buick's “Tee It Up with Tiger” sweepstakes contest.

3. Two For Toronto?
“According to Tuesday's edition of the Globe and Mail, NHL governors have had informal talks about putting a second team in Toronto."

There have been conversations about Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Ontario based Research in Motion Ltd., being rewarded with an expansion team in Toronto.

"Why shouldn't we put another team in the best and biggest market in the world?" said one governor, who spoke anonymously with the newspaper.

My question is an obvious one: What the hell is this guy thinking? Toronto is not the biggest market in North America.

Two in Toronto, the suicide rate with then double

4. The Tacklin’ SEC Ref



South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia was tackled by a referee while he tried to run for a touchdown against LSU.

The umpire in question is Wilbur Hackett Jr. Every person I have talked to says he looked like a Tiger linebacker lining up for the tackle. He stepped up, dropped his shoulder, and laid out the pansy quarterback.

“The SEC office believes Hackett was protecting himself and plans to take no disciplinary action on the veteran official. Rogers Redding, the conference's coordinator of football officials, reviewed the tape of the play and thought it was inadvertent contact. Garcia changes his direction just a tad, which ties up the umpire just a tad and makes it look a lot worse than it really was," SEC spokesman Charles Bloom said.

By: Jimmy Smith

The State of Ohio Soccer: Embarrassing

This is New York Red Bulls rookie goalie Danny Cepero booming a 81-yard goal on Saturday at Giants Stadium.

Cepero was making his Major League Soccer (I love saying that, it sounds so very official) debut. He was given this promising opportunity because the starting goalie Jon Conway was suspended for testing positive for performance enhancing substances.

The free kick was the first goal ever for a goalie in MLS history. Sure enough it was against the Columbus Crew. It hopped right over the outstretched arms of Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum. New York beat the Columbus 3-1.

By: Jimmy Smith

NFL Week 7 Roundup: Only one left to fall

Tennessee 34 Kansas City 10
STILL UNDEFEATED! 6-0
The running game of Chris Johnson and LenDale White combine for 317 yards and four TDs.

The "whale" had three of them. One from 80 yards out.

It all makes Kerry Collins look unbeatable. Bring on Indy next week for Monday Night Football

St. Louis 34 Dallas 14
Brad Johnson looked like he was throwing a Nerf football to his un-athletic, World of Warcraft master nephew.

No zip on the throws and St. Louis picked him thrice. Ouchies. Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware tied an NFL record with a sack in his 10th straight game. Oh, and Steven Jackson runs for 168 yards and three scores.

Washington 14 Cleveland 11
It came down to a missed Phil Dawson field goal. But it really was lost when Derek Anderson threw the ball "near" Braylon Edwards. Edwards dropped multiple passes in traffic and looked afraid to get hit. This after dicing up the Giants secondary and gaining much needed confidence.

Maybe bowling is his thing instead.

Jamal Lewis and Clinton Portis battled on the ground. Lewis went for 80 yards while went for 175 and a score.

By: Jimmy Smith

NFL Week 7 Pick 'em

NFL Week 7 Fantasy Start 'em/ Sit 'em

Jonathan Hartman

Start ‘em
Drew Brees – Brees has thrown for 12 touchdowns this year, putting himself in
the MVP race. This week he gets Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey back, making
Brees even more dangerous than before. Look for this to be a high scoring game
against Carolina.

Sit ‘em
Dan Orlovsky – Last week Orlovsky made his first start of his career for the
Detroit Loins, taking the place for QB John Kitna. In this start, Orlovsky
walked out of his own end zone to force a safety. Let’s see what happens with
his second start.

I Ask You To Consider This When Voting For The 2008 Heisman

Vote Graham Harrell and not Tim Teb(l)ow

By: Jimmy Smith

BREAKING:

Lions trade WR Roy WIlliams to the Cowboys for three draft picks according to CBSsportsline.com.

"The Cowboys on Tuesday traded a first-round pick in 2009, plus a third- and sixth-rounder that year for Williams and a seventh-round pick in '09."

THAT IS WAY TOO MUCH. Sorry, I had to get that out there. Now prove me wrong Roy.

Now if only there was someone to throw him the football.

This after losing Tony Romo for at least a month "with a pinky" and Pacman "with a brain lapse."

Brad Johnson in full effect. He can't possible screw up with all those (overpaid) receivers.

See he is a "good call."

Oh and the Lions ended Jon Kitna's season as they put him on injured reserve.

Dan Orlovsky in full effect.

By: Jimmy Smith

Just like home

I am happy the Browns are playing on Monday Night football, but I've found a new replacement for watching them. I must say I love watching the Houston Texans.

Yes, seriously I love watching the Texans. Why? Because I always feel like I am back home in Cleveland. Because the Texans are exactly like the Browns. They find creative ways to win but mostly lose games.

Take last week's Texans game for example. Texans have the Colts beat but blow a 17 point lead and lose.

Just take a look at the series of events.

(1) Colts score to make it 27-17 Texans and the Colts don't get the onside kick

(2) Sage Rosenfels fumbles after getting hit by a defensive back and the Colts pick up the ball and return it for a touchdown so now its 27-24

(3) Next drive Rosenfels feels the pressure tries to make something out of nothing runs outside gets hit by Robert Mathis and fumbles again.

(4) Colts takeover and Manning finds Reggie Wayne to go up 31-27

(5) Houston gets the ball back and Rosenfels throws an interception.

I couldn't dream up a worst ending to a game. Disney, Spike Lee, no one could write a worse ending to a game.
In the Texans defense they did win this week but they couldn't just easily beat the Dolphins. They ended last week with 3 straight turnovers so of course they begin yesterday's game with 2 turnovers.

The Texans trail going into the 4th quarter so you're like here we go again. Then at the end of the game Andre Johnson makes an aerobatic impossible catch on 4th down to keep their drive alive. Later in the drive with 3 seconds left in the game Matt Schaub, who only had 17 rushing attempts all of last season, decides he a running QB and runs straight up the middle for the game winning score.

So all I can think at this point is how the Houston special teams was going to mess this up. However, they don't kick it deep and the Texans actually get there first win of the year.

People with heart problems shouldn't watch these games. Keep the phone by the TV is all I can say.

By: Ron Synder

NFL Week 6 Roundup: Congrats on blowing your one true chance to shine

The Lions had to use their 5th round draft pick of 2005 because of Jon Kitna's injury (puss out). In stepped the man they once called "Dandy Dan" during his days at UConn. Dan didn't take a live snap in 2007. Or 2006. Or 2005.

Dan Orlovsky made his first start of his career. He only hoped it would be a start that saw him carrying a terrible team on his back to victory.
You just didn't know that it'd be a getting-a-safety-by-accidentally-running-out-of-the-back-of-your-own-end-zone type of day. Because the final score: Vikings 12, Lions 10.


Also worth note: The Bengals leading rusher was...
A: The Hamburglar (THIS IS THE INCORRECT ANSWER)
B: Damato Peko (THIS IS THE INCORRECT ANSWER)
C: Ryan Fitzpatrick
D: Thomas Jones (THIS IS THE INCORRECT ANSWER)

His total... 23 yards

Dance of the day winner:
Marcus Washington

I think he is riding a pony or his balls are on fire.

By: Jimmy Smith

NFL Week 6 Fantasy Start 'em/ Sit 'em

Jonathan Hartman

Start ‘em
Clinton Portis- WAS RB (vs. STL) – Washington seems to be improving and much of the praise should fall on the shoulders of Portis. Now put those shoulders in front of a struggling St. Louis Rams team, which is allowing on average 166 rushing yards per game, and it looks like a good fantasy start.

Sit ‘em
Oakland Defense and Special Teams (vs. NO) – Let’s put it this way. Would you want to have to face Reggie Bush this weekend? He runs two punts back for touchdowns and they lose. That means he’ll even try harder.

Good luck Oakland, you might need it.

Jimmy Smith

Start ‘em
Thomas Jones- NYJ RB (vs. CIN) – He will have an ideal opportunity to turn his season around with this matchup against the Bengals, who have allowed 171 rushing yards per game and six touchdowns on the season.

He is also coming off of a bye week and the Bengals will be on defense a lot.

Sit ‘em
Philip Rivers- SD QB (vs. NE) –He suffered bruised ribs against the Dolphins, which should limit his play. The Patriots pass defense is pretty good, No. 8 in pass defense. The last three games against New England, Rivers hasn't gone over 230 passing yards and has two touchdowns and five interceptions.

NFL Week 6 Pick 'em

I Couldn't Avoid This

Because it is so true

Old people are so very screwed. No more "The Price is Right".


Thanks to Spike Feresten and his show Talkshow with Spike Feresten