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Looked out my window at work and this was the scene yesterday afternoon...the windows are tinted to keep out the heat, so it is darker than the sky actually was...
Looked out my window at work and this was the scene yesterday afternoon...the windows are tinted to keep out the heat, so it is darker than the sky actually was...
What a day for sports yesterday...
The University Of Memphis has been forced to forfeit ALL of their record setting 38 wins from the 2007-2008 season due to the NCAA ruling that someone other than Derrick Rose took his SAT. Seems Mr. Rose crapped the bed on three attempts in his hometown of Chicago, then a week before registration, he came up with a score good enough to get into school in Detroit...
In addition, the committee also said the player's brother received free transportation on the team's charter plane and hotel lodging that season. Investigators said the total cost would have come to $1,713.85. Such an arrangement is considered an impermissible extra benefit.
Coach John (the program assassin) Calipari was not included in the sanctions, which made those who root for the University Of Kentucky - Coach Cal's new home - happy.
This is the second time Calipari has had a season vacated. In 1996, a player on the coache's University Of Massachusetts team, Marcus Camby, was found to be on the payroll of would-be agents, Calipari was not personally implicated by the NCAA in that incident either.
The University Of Memphis will also has to return all money it earned by it's NCAA Final Four appearance. The school must also return the Final 4 trophy, and all of the banners.
The school has said it would appeal the ruling, and if they lose the appeal they will sue Calipari for the $300,000.00 bonus he received from the school for making the Final Four.
Sue him anyway guys!
The University Of Memphis has been forced to forfeit ALL of their record setting 38 wins from the 2007-2008 season due to the NCAA ruling that someone other than Derrick Rose took his SAT. Seems Mr. Rose crapped the bed on three attempts in his hometown of Chicago, then a week before registration, he came up with a score good enough to get into school in Detroit...
In addition, the committee also said the player's brother received free transportation on the team's charter plane and hotel lodging that season. Investigators said the total cost would have come to $1,713.85. Such an arrangement is considered an impermissible extra benefit.
Coach John (the program assassin) Calipari was not included in the sanctions, which made those who root for the University Of Kentucky - Coach Cal's new home - happy.
This is the second time Calipari has had a season vacated. In 1996, a player on the coache's University Of Massachusetts team, Marcus Camby, was found to be on the payroll of would-be agents, Calipari was not personally implicated by the NCAA in that incident either.
The University Of Memphis will also has to return all money it earned by it's NCAA Final Four appearance. The school must also return the Final 4 trophy, and all of the banners.
The school has said it would appeal the ruling, and if they lose the appeal they will sue Calipari for the $300,000.00 bonus he received from the school for making the Final Four.
Sue him anyway guys!
Former NY Giant wide received Plaxico Burress pled guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a reduced charge. He agreed to a two-year prison sentence--of which he is likely to serve approximately 20 months, his attorney said--and two years of supervised release under a plea deal.
He is scheduled to be back in court Sept. 22 to be sentenced.
A Manhattan grand jury had indicted Burress on two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and one misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment in the second degree. He faced 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison if convicted of the weapon possession charges, and up to one year in jail if convicted of the reckless endangerment charge, according to prosecutors.
If you did not know, the brainiac went to a night club in Manhattan wearing a pair of sweat pants with the gun in his pocket. Seems he was fiddling down there and the gun went off, shooting himself in the leg.
I do have to say...it seems if you shoot yourself in NY you get more time than if you run down an innocent man in Miami...
He is scheduled to be back in court Sept. 22 to be sentenced.
A Manhattan grand jury had indicted Burress on two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and one misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment in the second degree. He faced 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison if convicted of the weapon possession charges, and up to one year in jail if convicted of the reckless endangerment charge, according to prosecutors.
If you did not know, the brainiac went to a night club in Manhattan wearing a pair of sweat pants with the gun in his pocket. Seems he was fiddling down there and the gun went off, shooting himself in the leg.
I do have to say...it seems if you shoot yourself in NY you get more time than if you run down an innocent man in Miami...
And finally...a good news, bad news look at Little League as we are in the middle of the greatest sporting event around - the Little League World Series. This story is brought to us by Mr. Rick Reilly of ESPN.com...
The good news...This year, Dieter Miller of Fullerton, CA was playing in the first scrimmage of the year. Miller, a catcher, went to tag a runner out at home and, unfortunately broke his arm.
His parents, Pamela and Rolf, went to the coach and wondered if there was anything Dieter could do to stay close to his teammates. The manager, a nice guy by the name of Tony Mannara said "Absolutely!"
They made Dieter the scorekeeper for the team. Dieter sat in the dugout every game and kept the score and pitch count for the tea,.
His reward? He won The Little League Good Sport Award.
He and his family will soon take an all-expenses-paid trip to Williamsport, Pa. for next week's Little League World Series, where he'll be honored as the kid who found a way to keep helping the team even though he couldn't step on the field.
"Big D is a stand-up young man," Coach Mannara says. "He's a fan favorite, a kid you'd never hear a bad word about. He embodies the true spirit of Little League."
Dieter and Mr. & Mrs Miller...YOU MAKE US PROUD!
The good news...This year, Dieter Miller of Fullerton, CA was playing in the first scrimmage of the year. Miller, a catcher, went to tag a runner out at home and, unfortunately broke his arm.
His parents, Pamela and Rolf, went to the coach and wondered if there was anything Dieter could do to stay close to his teammates. The manager, a nice guy by the name of Tony Mannara said "Absolutely!"
They made Dieter the scorekeeper for the team. Dieter sat in the dugout every game and kept the score and pitch count for the tea,.
His reward? He won The Little League Good Sport Award.
He and his family will soon take an all-expenses-paid trip to Williamsport, Pa. for next week's Little League World Series, where he'll be honored as the kid who found a way to keep helping the team even though he couldn't step on the field.
"Big D is a stand-up young man," Coach Mannara says. "He's a fan favorite, a kid you'd never hear a bad word about. He embodies the true spirit of Little League."
Dieter and Mr. & Mrs Miller...YOU MAKE US PROUD!
Dieter Miller:
We are hopeful the Millers make a call to Staten Island and the home of Jean Gonzalez. You see, five years ago, her then 12-year-old son, Martin, got a hit and the first-base coach waved him on to second. The problem was, Martin did not generally get many doubles. In fact, he'd never slid in a game before. So when he got to second, he slid clumsily, wrenching his knee, ripping his ACL and tearing his meniscus.
Tough break for the kid...everyone felt horrible.
His mom? Nope, she saw dollar signs...She sued the manager. She sued the first-base coach. She sued the local Little League. She sued Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
She said the manager -- Leigh Bernstein (a volunteer, just like all that participate in Little League at the local level) -- hadn't taught Martin the proper way to slide. (The coach said he had.) She said the local Little League had the wrong kind of bases -- Soft Touch detachable bases. (But the bases were on Little League's approved list of bases. They detach when you hit them with too much force.) She said it was everybody's fault but Martin's.
And just over two weeks ago, she settled for $125,000.
When Mr. Reilly tried to call the mom, she never called back. He then called her attorney, Alan Glassman, of Brooklyn (this guy is totally working on joining A.G. Rava in the ASSHAT OF THE YEAR club. He kept putting Mr. Reilly on hold and then told him, "Parents keep calling wanting me to represent their kid," he said. Who are these injit parents anyway????
Thank you Miller family, for understanding that no matter what a coach does...no matter how much a child is taught there is always a possibility of an injury.
To Ms. Gonzalez, I surely hope that you go out to dinner on your winnings and choke on your food and the only people close enough to you are the coaches you sued.
That may seem harsh to some, but after putting in almost 12 years volunteering in Little League and Babe Ruth, I can tell you that this could do tremendous harm to those the leagues around the country.
Why volunteer your time if you feel like you might lose everything you own because little Bobby or Janie slip on the field and injure themselves and their parents follow the route of Ms. Gonzalez.
Ms. Gonzalez, you make us sick.....
I am outta here for the weekend....
Y'ALL ENJOY YOURSELVES NOW.....
