HUMOR COLUMN
The Flip Side
Published: Aug 26, 2007
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Thinking out loud until it started to hurt …
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's appearance at Buccaneers headquarters for a Governor's Council on Physical Fitness gathering turned into a big deal. Visitors had to present photo identification and register with team security before entering the facility. And wouldn't you know it: Jake Plummer picked that day to forget his driver's license. …
R.L. White, president of the NAACP's Atlanta chapter, says Michael Vick should be allowed to return to the NFL, preferably the Atlanta Falcons, after serving any sentence for his involvement in dogfighting. Because, White says, the quarterback brings "hours of enjoyment to fans all over the country." And so did "Old Yeller." …
New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is defending dogfighting, calling it a sport that compares to hunting. A little bit surprising he'd intentionally anger people who carry guns, but, hey, Marbury is used to it. He played against the Pacers. …
Federal marshals seized a $1.5 million yacht that belonged to Latrell Sprewell after the former NBA star defaulted on the mortgage. The 70-foot Milwaukee's Best will be sold by a New York bank to cover the $1.3 outstanding debt. Apparently, Sprewell was rather emotional. Without P.J. Carlesimo around, he had to settle for choking back tears. …
For a $1 million donation to the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Renovation Project, University of Florida football boosters will be rewarded with an invitation to visit Coach Urban Meyer's house for dinner with the family. Man, who knew Urban's famous pigs-in-a-blanket was such a prized family recipe? …
Jerome Bettis, the No. 5 rusher in NFL history, claims in a new book that he faked a knee injury during training camp in 2000 so the Pittsburgh Steelers would not cut him and install Richard Huntley as the starter. In a related story, Bettis last week notified officials for NBC's NFL pregame show that he is suffering from laryngitis. …
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez was presented with a key to the city in honor of his 500th home run. He immediately left it with an exotic dancer. …
While making an appearance on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's weekly television show, former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona said he hates the United States "with all my strength." At least what strength he has left after a career of admitted cocaine use. …
Comparing salaries of sports stars with "average Joes," the Web site salary.com reports that it would take the annual paychecks of 1,914 head golf professionals to match Tiger Woods' estimated income of just under $12 million. Even worse, the club pros don't have Rory Sabbatini to kick around. …
The Purdue University women's basketball team has been placed on two years of probation after former assistant coach Katrina Merriweather admitted typing and revising a paper for guard Cherelle George during the 2005-06 season. And you didn't think Title IX was working. …
Iowa State football fans are voting online to choose a helmet design that best reflects the program's national image. Personally, I like the one with the little airplane propeller on top. …
Actor/comedian Bill Murray could face a drunken driving charge after cruising through downtown Stockholm in a golf cart and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test, citing U.S. law. Police officers spotted the "Caddyshack" star in the slow-moving vehicle and noticed he smelled of alcohol when they pulled him over. Well, duh. He was in a golf cart, wasn't he? …
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis says he has settled on a starting quarterback from three candidates, but will not say who will get the nod until it's time for the Irish to take the field Saturday for the season opener against Georgia Tech. Only drawback: now the Irish publicity department has to print up three different Heisman Trophy campaigns.
