Happy 39th birthday to Mr. Anthony Norris aka Ahmed Johnson and happy 24th birthday to Mr. Drew Galloway aka Drew MacIntyre. A former and present professional wrestler respectively, these men have never really professionally wrestled, but rather they've flitted about wrestling rings like meatheaded ballerinas. Not to take anything away from them, of course, since they (1) made/make a lot of money and (2) are rather athletic.
Belmont today. No Triple Crown threat this year. So, who do you choose. The candidates... Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Mr. Hot Stuff, Summer Bird, Luv Gov, Charitable Man, Mine That Bird, Flying Private, Miner’s Escape, and Brave Victory. Since I know next to nothing about horse racing - apart from the handicapping tips Brian once bestowed on me - I'll choose Luv Gov. And now that I look back at the odds, this figures. A 20-1 shot.
Yanks lose 9-7 even after Tampa commits 4 errors. A few good hits against Mariano Rivera in the 9th. For the second time this year. Has Rivera lost it? Nah. But at almost 40 years of age, I can't imagine he's long for the league.
Answer to last week's Trivia of the Week: Osi Umenyiora is 1 of 3 people originally born in this country to win a Super Bowl. Who are the other 2? - Scott McCready, Lawrence Tynes
Why does Favre's agent have to say that Favre's 'still' retired? I'm just tired of it. I don't even care if Favre - or his agent - get into the Hall of Fame at this point. I'd just like for him to stay quiet and enjoy the mudflats of Mississippi.
Lakers sink Magic. 100-75. Second game of the finals tomorrow. I'm not expecting much from the Magic, to be honest, though I'm rooting for them. I just don't know that they have what they need to beat the Lakers. A little magic, perhaps...
In the less popular though more exciting NHL finals, the Red Wings and Penguins are tied at 2. Detroit with 2 3-1 wins in the first 2 games. The Pens with 2 4-2 wins in the second two games. Fascinating trend if I may say so.
Top 5 in college baseball at this moment? UC Irvine. LSU. Cal State Fullerton. Arizona State. Texas.
Thrusters lost another 2 to bring us to 1 over .500. Not the best season. But still love the team.
As for the Buzz, they went 1-1. A single in the bottom of the 9th sealed their fate. Alas. So, now 10-3 and ready to win this weekend.
Today in History:
1946: The Basketball Association of America is founded. This league later merged with the NBA. Teams that came from the BAA?
Trivia of the Week: Match the BAA cities to the mascots. Some are easy. Most are not.
| City | Mascot | |
| Baltimore | Celtics | |
| Chicago | Jets | |
| Rochester | Warriors | |
| Cleveland | Ironmen | |
| Detroit | Stags | |
| Indianapolis | Bombers | |
| New York | Steamrollers | |
| Pittsburgh | Royals | |
| Providence | Lakers | |
| Sheboygan | Knickerbockers | |
| St. Louis | Capitols | |
| Toronto | Huskies | |
| Washington | Pistons | |
| Boston | Rebels | |
| Minneapolis | Bullets | |
| Fort Wayne | Redskins | |
| Philadelphia | Falcons |
1968: Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his record 58th consecutive scoreless inning.
That's all I have for this week. Until next I write, happy sporting...
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