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TOP STORIES - JANUARY 8, 2006 Get your NFL football tickets now at TickCo. They have all team Cardinals tickets, Cowboys tickets, Packers tickets, Colts tickets, Patriots tickets, Titans tickets and more. Get your Super Bowl tickets here!  CARSON SHOW PRE-EMPTED: Jon Kitna becomes guest host for playoff game airing on David Letterman's network, as Kimo Von Whats-his-name crashes into Palmer's knee while throwing a 66-yard pass to Chris Henry on the Bengals opening series. Henry was also hurt on the play.
The long-term ramifications could be significant, as the Bengals just inked Palmer to a 10 year/$119 million contract. REPORT, VINCE YOUNG DECLARES: Quarterback who led UT to first national championship in 36 years announced Sunday he would make himself eligible for the NFL draft. BOBSLED COURSE TOO TRICKY FOR DICK: We've all seen the Charlie Brown cartoon where he feels that this is finally the day he takes to the mound and leads his team to victory - just to get undressed by a liner yet again. Well this weekend looked to be the day that racing legend Dick Trickle finally had the chance to win something, as a bunch of D-list NASCAR personalities got together in Lake Placid to participate in some sort of 'bobsled challenge'. Dick had one of the fastest qualifying times, but wound up flipping his sled, not once, but twice in Turn 18 which will now be known as the Trickle Turn. It is said that colder temperatures during the night made the course lightning fast and too fast for Dick. But then again the winning time was just under 52 seconds, and we know Trickle can't go that long without at least one smoke, has anyone ever tried to light up in the middle of a bobsled run. Trickle also had to ditch his son as brakeman because the two were 62 pounds over the 400-lb weight limit. At least one of them have been hitting the Johnsonville's too much - also check out the patch these guys were wearing on their jackets, they're making this thing out to be some sort of cross between a space mission and an America's Cup competition. Others participating included the Bodine brothers, Steve Park, Kevin LePage, Ken Schrader, and Boris Said (road course, it figures). Someone feel free to invite Tony Stewart next year, he would need Kurt Busch as brakeman to make his weight but that combination might be combustable enough to merit it's own segment on Wide World of Sports.COREY DILLON LASHES OUT AT BOSTON MEDIA: Before rushing for all of 40 yards on 17 carries Saturday night, Dillon went off on the local media, saying he 'doesn't give a sh*t what they think' and that they can tell Belichick that he doesn't give a sh*t. No word yet on whether Dillon's mouth will be fitted with an air cast before next weeks game. CHANCES OF FAVRE RETURN LESS THAN 50-50??? Costa Rican website accepting bets on Favre's return - listing the odds at 8:5 on Favre playing and 1:2 on a retirement.  VIKINGS HIRE BRAD CHILDRESS: Note that Ted Cottrell was interviewed earlier in the week, so the Vikings won't get in trouble for not looking at minority candidates. But what if they hadn't?? Are they supposed to let Childress get hired by Green Bay or someone else while they give a courtesy interview to someone else??? I agree only five of 32 coaches being black is disproportionate (and it's even worse in D-1 college football) but that rule is dumb.VY PLOT THICKENS: The aftershocks of this weeks Rose Bowl continue to be felt in regards to the top of the NFL Draft board. Appearing on the Jay Leno show, Vince Young indicates that the interest of the hometown Texans will 'play a major difference in the decision.' Although the Draft may be nearly four months away, the Texans are essentially on the clock now, as they may have to win VY over before the deadline for underclassmen declaring for the draft on 1/15. In another development, ESPN runs an interesting poll asking readers whether they'd draft Reggie Bush or VY first. In most of the U.S. Reggie still carries approximatley 60 percent of the vote, but Vince gets the nod in the state of Texas, and I'm guessing by a landslide in the Houston metropolitan area. My opinion is the Texans front office has to make a move on Vince, and get what they can for David Carr, who I feel still has a lot of value.  SICK VICK WILL TURN PRO: In a copyrighted Virginia Pilot story, Vick is spotted by a reporter at a Virginia Beach restaurant, where banished Va Tech QB says, 'It’s not a big deal. I’ll just move on to the next level, baby'. Asked if that meant he's going to enter the NFL Draft, Vick responds 'Yeah, definitely'. I could say that his draft value has just taken a serious hit, but there's a team that will be drafting either sixth or seventh overall who just happens to need a QB - and it wouldn't be the first time they take a character risk..EARLIER STORY: VICK KICKED OFF VA TECH PROGRAM: Straight from the you've gotten 19 chances, you're not getting 20 department - Marcus Vick booted off Virginia Tech over 'stomp' incident at the Gator Bowl. For good measure it was also disclosed that Vick was busted for speeding and driving with a suspended license over the holidays - he was also busted for speeding/marijuana posession in 2004, which led to Vick's first suspension from the Va Tech program. Marcus now has two options, either declare for the NFL Draft, transfer to a D1-AA school, or even play in Canada or the Arena League. Before the Dumervil incident Marcus could probably still had been a first-round pick, but I say he doesn't even go first day now - his rap sheet trumps everything.  MARCUS VICK VIDEO: Do something stupid on Monday, it will be on Putfile by Friday - Vick insists his stomp on the back of Elvis Dumervil's knee was AN ACCIDENT!!! VICK TIMELINE RATINGS BONANZA!!! In this fractured age of TV/cable/satellite/internet this is truly amazing, the Texas/USC game pulls in a 21.7, the highest rated college game since NBC aired the 1987 Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Miami, which pulled in a 25.1. Meanwhile last year's USC/Oklahoma/Ashlee Simpson debacle only drew a 13.7. KEITH JACKSON GOING OUT ON TOP??? Fine, he's 77 and missed some things during the telecast, but who would rather have doing play-by-play, Nessler Crunch or Mike Tirico screaming at the top of his lungs??? Oh, that's right - FOX is now doing the BCS, so I guess Joe Buck can do that as well. In any event, Jackson is strongly hinting at bowing out for good, especially with the ESPN-ation of ABC becoming more prevelent by the day. You think Howard Cosell would ever work on an ESPN telecast??? KEITH ADD: One of Jackson's downfalls during the telecast was doing those stupid Desperate Housewives/Dancing with the Stars promos, remenincent of Pat Summerall having to drop in references to R-2-D-2 in his final years at FOX, they got brought up as announcers, not carnival pitchmen.BODE MILLER SKIING WHILE INTOXICATED??? Has World Cup skiing gotten to the point that we need State Troopers hidden behind trees during competitions?? The outspoken Miller admits to skiing drunk in a 60 Minutes feature set to air Sunday. I have a feeling that Bode can look forward to a few extra drug tests in Turin, especially since he recently referred to drug testing in his sport as a 'joke'. IT'S A SMOOT POINT: I knew someone in the NFL would have a problem with having to play a game on New Year's Day, and Viking cornerback Fred Smoot would be as good a bet as any. Word has it Smoot violated curfew, and tried to put pillows under his sheets in an attempt to get past bed check. The Vikes would love to get rid of him, but the cap hit would be enormous. NFL DRAFT HOPEFUL FACES DRUG RAP: LSU Senior Claude Wroten pulled over for doing 77 in a 65, and was arrested when authorities found marijuana in the car. Wroten also had $4,000 in cash, which he said was a loan from his financial advisor to prepare for NFL training. Officers found one bag in clear view and a second hidden in his shoe. Wroten has been charged with FELONY posession with intent to distribute. NIGHTMARE ON THIRD STREET - KRUEGER RESURFACES: Felipe Alou is going to learn the same lesson as Dusty Baker - you may succeed in getting someone you don't like fired if they work for the flagship that carries your games - but they just end up working for a rival station, where they have the freedom to rip you ten times worse. Larry Kreuger returns to the airwaves on another Bay Area station, where he will do two 2-minute spots twice an hour. The Alou's are busy erasing 810 from their pre-sets as I speak. 9-1-1 TAPE REVEALS DUNGY HUNG HIMSELF: Girlfriend returns to the apartment after a 10 minute walks and finds James Dungy hanging by a ceiling fan, according to a 9-1-1 tape that has gone public. A second 9-1-1 also is revealed from Dungy's appearant overdose in October. In that tape, Dungy says he 'got stupid' and took a cocktail of 15-18 pills including painkillers. DYNASTY DISRUPTED!!! Guess Sean Morton missed predicting the 8.1 better known as Vince Young that was going to hit the Arroyo Seco on the evening of January 4, 2006. Now how does Texas fare against King Kong, the '95 Huskers, and the 2001 Hurricanes??? And how does Vince Young not come out now - he could be #2 overall and eventually wind up back in the state of Texas if the Saints move. And nice career by Reggie Bush, but his ill-advised first half lateral was Chris Webber-like. I'm guessing he's already coming out, and has his agent and shoe contract already picked out. Also SC can quit talking about how they would have a 48-game winning streak if not for that one game in Berkely - there was also that little break known as the Bush Push earlier this year. I will say this, SC and Texas has plenty to recruit from - don't be surprised if they find themselves playing for more championships in the near future. YOUNG MUM ON DRAFT: He dodged the question during the trophy presentation as well as he dodged USC defenders. No junior has ever declared for the draft during the Mack Brown era, but like I said, I think Vince is leaning much more in that direction after last night.IS HE REALLY RETIRING??? All I know is we saw way too much of some photographers crack as he was leaving the field.  'WHERE'S MY LAPTOP???' Marquette fans chant at a UConn basketball player just returning from suspension. Is that all he did??? I say put him on the watch list for the Congressional Medal of Honor. In any event, the #2 ranked Huskies are completely blown out in their conference opener, so Jim Calhoun will have his troops runnning suicides for the rest of the week. In fact I'm surprised UConn didn't trot out the women's team once they fell behind by 20. Making some free throws would be a nice start for them.WIDE RIGHT XXXVII: Actually I've lost count. Florida St. kicker misses PAT and two field goals as Seminoles lose in three overtimes. Shockingly, both Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno were still alive after the five-hour game. HOW MUCH FRIED CHICKEN CAN YOU EAT??? Sid Crosby tallies two more goals in Pens win, SCRATCH MY BACK WITH A HACKSAW!!! GREAT DAY FOR A DARK WEDDING: Even though Tuesday is not a traditional wedding day, space is filling up fast for those daring to tie the knot on June 6. ILLNESSES CONTINUES TO PLAGUE RAMS EMPLOYEES: Sounds like being anywhere near someone associated with the St. Louis Rams is not a good idea right now. Now comes word that just-disposed interim coach Joe Vitt is hospitalized with a staph infection he's been fighting since pre-season. Meanwhile radio analyst Jack Snow remains in critical condition with the same ailment while fired coach Mike Martz missed most of the season with a heart valve infection. LATEST MARCUS VICK CHEAP SHOT: Besides some off the field troubles that got Marcus suspended from the Hokie program in 2004, there have been some incidents this year including flipping off some fans and whacking the head of a West Virginia assistant after getting knocked out of bounds. Now comes word that Vick intentionally stomped on the leg of Louisville star Elvis Dumervil during Monday's Gator Bowl. Dumervil calls Vick 'a no character individual' afterwards. Meanwhile Va Tech administrators vow to take action against Vick, saying his actions are 'not reflective of Virginia Tech football nor of the values we hold at Virginia Tech'. PURPLE GLOOM - TCU GRIDDER SHOT TO DEATH: The body of freshman walk-on kicker Kasey Davis was found in his car in the parking lot of an apartment complex, felled by a single gunshot wound to the chest. Police arrested a 40-year old suspect nearby minutes later after getting a description from witnesses. The suspect had a rifle in the front seat of his car when he was pulled over. Davis appeared in two late-season games as a kickoff specialist. CLINTON PORTIS MOM BELTS EAGLES FAN!!! Philly fans dousing beer on the family of an opposing player - never!!! Maybe they can have her doing Chunky soup commercials next year. But here's another clue, if you're going to a game rooting for the oppoisition - dress generically. TICE-TANTIC SINKING HAPPENED FAST: Tice reportedly taken into owners office immediately after game, players and others (including Tice's son) learn that Tice is no longer employed through a press release. BC PLAYERS IN DUI RAP: Upon arriving in Idaho last week, defensive end Jeff Burns reveals that he had been arrested for DUI the night before. Police report also discloses that passenger, also a BC player, was 'extremely uncooperate'. BC officials say Burns would not had been allowed to travel with the team had they known about the arrest. Still, coach Tom O'Brien played Burns in the Eagles 27-21 win over Boise St. BRADY QUINN SISTER: In case you missed the Fiesta Bowl telecast it was disclosed that her boyfriend was none other Ohio State linebacker (and possible future Packer) A.J. Hawk. Quinn was shown in the stands (with a half-Ohio St./half ND jersey) going ballistic as Hawk gives Quinn a vicious sack, while Brent Musberger already projects Quinn as Hawk's future brother-in-law. In case you missed any of the ten minutes worth of coverage, CZABE.COM already has the tape of the sideline interview with the 'sis. Czaban thinks she's hot - you make the call. FIESTA BOWL ADD: One more halftime marriage proposal and I think I'M GOING TO PUKE!!! Maybe Ashlee Simpson wasn't so bad after all.USC TRAGEDY: The father of freshman linebacker Rey Maualuga has died after a long illness. Rey had a team high nine tackles in SC's 66-19 win over UCLA and is expected to play Wednesday night. MANHUNT FOR CLARETT CONTINUES: 51 players from the 2003 Fiesta Bowl went on to play in the NFL, who would had thunk back then Maurice Clarett would not be one of them. Now the disgraced running back remains wanted on two counts of aggravated robbery. He is accused of flashing a gun and demanding property from a couple behind the Opium Lounge in downtown Columbus shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. UPDATE, MO TURNS HIMSELF IN: PLANS TO PLEAD NOT GUILTYEYES OF TEXAS SICK OF TROJAN HYPE??? As reported on KACSPORTS over the weekend, ESPN has forgot about the team SC has to play on Wednesday night, and has paired the Trojans against other National Champions of the last 50 years. Even Chris Fowler quips 'We still have 72 hours to pit them against Napoleon's Army, the Jedi Council and King Kong' Meanwhile Mack Brown might want to play the tape of Sean David Morton's appearance on George Noory to his team, Morton is usually busy predicting earthquakes, hurricanes, and plagues, but the psychic and noted SC fan uses the occasion to predict a 55-21 Trojan thrashing, adding 'USC doesn't just beat you, they distroy your football program'. Makes for great bulletin board material. SHERMAN MARCHES OUT OF TOWN!!! Packers coach axed after six seasons, search for new coach to begin immediately. |
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