The Roundup: Ronaldo’s the Best, Doping in Boxing, and No Surprise Here, Tracy McGrady’s Hurt
Baseball, Boxing, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Soccer December 3rd. 2008, 8:00am
They are Victoria’s Secret models, and you should know them already … Why can’t we be more like Sweden? … the hotness: Teachers getting paid for putting ads on tests … sub-head of the year: WOE$ SPELLING BEDROOM TROUBLE … well, this is complete BS – the self-employed are finding it very difficult to get mortgages …
Cristiano Ronaldo, voted best soccer player in the World. (Rescinded Red)
Media identifies the doctor who treated Plaxico and didn’t report the news to police; she’s suspended. (NY Post)
Sugar Shane and the use of EPO, a doping agent. (NY Daily News)
T-Mac’s injury-plagued career continues: Out three weeks with knee injury. (Dime Mag)
Everybody knows Jacksonville blows, but with a high pick and a strong nucleus, their rebound should be swift and impressive. Draft ideas? (Frenette Files)
Keep peppering Smith with those Norv Turner questions, folks. (Union Tribune)
Another day, another high-profile transfer out of USC. (LA Times)
Former Met Art Shamsky is getting a divorce, and his wife is making some pretty harsh sexual allegations. (Page Six)
Who really broke the story about Wyoming’s new coach? (The Wiz of Odds)
Braves haven’t been able to get Jake Peavy, so they traded for Javy Vazquez. (Can’t Stop the Bleeding)
A bit late, but we enjoy a good media war: Jeff Jarvis vs. Slate on the future of print media. (Think)
The passing of Ted Rogers prompted one reader to call him the “Ted Turner of Canada.” (Buffalo News)
25 Responses to “The Roundup: Ronaldo’s the Best, Doping in Boxing, and No Surprise Here, Tracy McGrady’s Hurt”
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 am
Ronaldinho loves the one on the left
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 am
Can’t wait for Ballin’, I have to say this now – I have a man crush on Danny Granger.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 am
Duke is a damn good team. Purdue doesn’t belong in the top 15.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
That seems a little harsh.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
purdue – save it for the duke post. in the meantime, will the auto jokers get their bailout?
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
i am guessing the word fraud will be used somewhere in there? it’s a TBL staple.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
Is that Patrick Swazye circa “Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar,” on the far left?
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
Can’t wait for Ballin’, I have to say this now – I have a man crush on Danny Granger
yeah, Granger is good. The Pacers still suck. Are they even .500? of course not
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 am
Also, watching Duke wax Purdue on its home court makes me feel so much better about SIU’s three early losses. One to Duke, where they played them almost even for the first 30 minutes. One to UCLA, where they did play them even for the first 30 minutes. And one on the road to WKU, who just beat Louisville and Georgia.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 am
no more bailouts….unless the automakers plan includes chopping off about half their brands and ditching production of SUVs and Trucks for anything other than commercial use, fuck ‘em. Did anyone see the plans that they put forward yesterday…it was a joke. They dug their hole, let them file bankruptcy in it.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 am
I hope Kiffin gives Hazelton a call.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:33 am
What is this “strong nucleus” of which you speak? Is it a defense that’s been declining for the past three years but was covered up last year by Garrard’s miraculously only throwing three picks for the first 13 games? Or a running game where one of the backs’ legs are stuck in concrete? I’ll give you this, if they can get their offensive line back healthy they’ll have a shot at .500 next year. No Super Bowl anytime soon.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
Doesn’t matter, they’re still heads and shoulders above any other team in the country.
/Quizz and thecassino
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
“Prunty said he got to know Kiffin as a recruiter when Kiffin was an assistant at USC. “He’ll do a great job at Tennessee,” said Prunty. “He recruited [former Hargrave and current USC receiver] Vidal Hazelton.”
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
I agree bsanders, Jags have Mathis, MJD, and, ummmmm, crap. Not to mention an owner and fanbase who dont care about winning.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
Because I missed it yesterday…
Roll Tide Roll!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
@bsanders37
How many times are we going to hear from the Jax faithful that this is their year? JDR is quickly becoming the Norv Turner of the AFC South.
Keep wishin’ Jax, Im sure next year you’ll be picked to win the AFC along with San Diego and around week 12 you’ll be looking towards the draft.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Braves haven’t been able to get Jake Peavy, so they traded for Javy Vazquez.
I am pleased with this. Frees up alot of cash.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Two pieces of required reading for the financially-inclined: Michael Lewis and John Cassidy.
TBL, I finally got around to reading The Millionaire Next Door — great case studies, but awfully redundant and a bit of an age bias.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 am
Mike TBL linked the Lewis read yesterday. Good Stuff.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
Tailback Broderick Green, an Arkansas native, said Saturday that he would transfer to Arkansas.
That’s right.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 am
Penn State just missed on Hazelton. His dad wanted him at PSU.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Sweet Reggie Nelson. I assume he’ll be all over it.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
jack del rio is a shitty coach and it brings me great joy to see david garrard suck it up.
hey, on the bright side…cash strapped JAX only has to pay him $15 mil more that’s guaranteed! maybe if they keep him around for another two years, he’ll learn to throw a pass downfield.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 am
My eye sight ain’t what it used to be, is the one on the left a tranny?