The Roundup: Anyone Working on President’s Day?
College Basketball, College Football February 16th. 2009, 8:00am
Pink Panther 2’s Aishwarya Rai … everybody likes a solid limerick …”health care rationing” … the NSFW Playboy pics of “singer” Aubrey O’Day … “seven years of wealth gone” … anyone in Minnesota hearing about this? … stimulus bill winners and losers … songs for the unemployed … 9,000 business reporters got it wrong … fireball in the Texas sky or satellite debris? … after the jump, a play that will go down as one of the coolest in NBA All-Star game history …
Rough week for UCLA: 0-for-Arizona last week. (LA Times)
Duke loses its fourth game in six tries, this time at BC 80-74. (Eagle in Atl)
Matt Kenseth, another NASCAR driver with an attractive wife, won the rain-shortened Daytona 500. (NASCAR Bits and Pieces)
How many recruiting violations will Lane Kiffin accumulate before the end of next month? (Go Vols)
Even though Stephen Curry’s x-rays are negative, Davidson fans still don’t think he’ll play against Butler next weekend. (Observer, Davidson Cats)
Big 12 football coaches are Lost characters. (The Full Monte Kiffin)
Everybody’s favorite busty Olympic gymnast made the rounds in Phoenix this weekend. (Vid)
A vote to lower JC Romero’s suspension. (Can’t Stop the Bleeding)
Weather ruined the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this weekend, though they’ll try to complete it today. (LA Times)
Stanley Cup runner-up Penguins, struggling to get back into the playoffs, fire their manager. (Post-Gazette)
If you weren’t sure if you’d ever see Gina or Kimbo ever again, Strikeforce is on the case. (USA Today)
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February 16th, 2009 at 8:03 am
I’m working, goddammit.
Dickie V on Mike & Mike this morning yelling about how Duke should be #1… what a way to start the week.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:05 am
No way on the work thing, and where has this Shaq Diesel been the last three or four years? Oh yeah, they really weren’t playing defense. Never mind.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:05 am
I didnt know people actually got Presidents day off
February 16th, 2009 at 8:07 am
People who work for banks or governments do, thats about it..
February 16th, 2009 at 8:08 am
At work, even the kids are in school today. Granted they have vacation next week.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Working today at the newspaper. Gotta love dying mediums. Glad I only got two weeks left!
February 16th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Tick – what paper? two weeks till what?email me if you dont want to post on here.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:32 am
That Kenseth picture is hilarious. God I hate cats.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am
workin..
February 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am
February 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Probably a little overdue. The players (reportedly) hate him, and they have been inconsistent all season. I know injuries have played a huge part, but something had to give.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Most business reporters have a real herd mentality. When we’re up, we’re up forever, and when we’re down, we need lifeboats and ammo.
I say this in part because I’m uber-frustrated with the press they’ve given SIRI lately, even though I’m betting they avoid the potential bankruptcy that’s spread across every headline that mentions the stock.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:42 am
“Yeaaaaaah buddy! Light weight, baby!”
February 16th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Never in my life have I gotten Pres day off.
Who the hell is this Aubrey O’Day whore, saw those heavily airbrushed pics yesterday, heard Playboy paid like 500K for them. Plastic face, plastic boobs, meh.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:44 am
well put
dude, do you have sirius stock? i had always wanted some, glad i held off.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:51 am
I don’t know which play you have up from last night, video blocked at work, but I hope it is Shaq’s nutmeg of D-Ho on the give and go. I think he’s been watching his premiere league highlights.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:54 am
The Kenseth pic looks fake. The cats in the pic take his wife down about 3 points in my book.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I bought SIRI at 14 cents. It promptly went to 6 cents. Trading around .13 after hours Friday.
I’m in long now (would love to ride this thing to 3-4 dollars). Tomorrow their debt is due, so they’ll either get help from a “white knight” and the stock will be in the .20 range by the end of the day or they’ll declare BK (wiping us all out).
Stocks trading at .14 are sexy, and the potential reward is real. And I bought in because I really believe SIRI will not declare BK (despite the headlines and news in the financial press). But the risk of losing your entire investment is also real, so I wouldn’t throw more at the stock than you’re willing to gamble.
If they don’t BK tomorrow, the stock will see a bump. Safest time to buy is the pullback after that bump while others take profits. But even if they don’t declare BK tomorrow, there are still two more massive debt repayments this year plus a threat of Nasdaq delisting (or a reverse split) if the price doesn’t get to $1. The stock won’t be out of the woods until 2010 IMHO.
February 16th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Dang, I work for the state government and I didn’t get the day off. What is up with that. School is out though.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:02 am
does your state have furloughs, yet, GG?
February 16th, 2009 at 9:02 am
bummer to have it blocked at work. but yes, you are correct on the play.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Sacramone needs more cleavage.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Working for the FIRST time in my career. That’s what happens when I move from banking to insurance…
Shaq was definitely the highlight of the All Star game… Dancing with Jabbawocky (sp?), his attempts at being Nash-like in the 3rd quarter, and making DHo look like Jeff Agoos circa 2001. Basketball needs more personalities like him to prevent the game from being a snoozer…
February 16th, 2009 at 9:21 am
i really need to try out one of these jobs that gives presidents day off.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Was vocal that Therrien didn’t deserve the extension last summer, so obviously I’m happy about the move. However the decision to retain Mike Yeo, when the Pens have the third worst powerplay in the league with the two top scorers in the league, is inexcusable.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I had almost forgotten about Alicia whats-her-face. Thank goodness she’s interviewing more people I’ve never heard of for the
newrebranded Gatorade. Also, we should reevaluate the instances where its OK to throw around “busty.”February 16th, 2009 at 11:00 am
If throwing around busty is wrong,then I don’t want to be right.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
@ Tick – Wanna talk about it? I’m in a simliar boat. Just curious what you’re moving on to.