It’s great to be back again for Super Bowl weekend. In case you missed them, here’s what’s been making news this week in the world of pro sports:
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NFL – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
We’re just days away from this year’s Super Bowl. NFL officials expect it to be loud, in-your-face and maybe even a little shocking – and that’s just during Richard Sherman’s post-game interview.
Interesting fact about Mr. Sherman: he told reporters at media day that he’s never made it rain in a strip club. He says he doesn’t like to blow money on something that he might regret – he’s taken a cue from the Jets’ quarterback selection process.
Eli Manning said he thought his brother’s career was finished when missed an entire year because of neck surgery. In response, Peyton said that he thought Eli’s career was over when he was drafted by the Giants.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has come out this week saying that the NFL should consider using medicinal marijuana to help players recover from injuries. Carroll even went so far as to say that all his players would be very “high” on the rehab process as a result (see what I did there???).
Here’s a funny stat: a new poll suggests that a quarter of all Americans believe God decides outcome of games. In a related story, every 49ers fan recently became an atheist.
ESPN’s Kenny Mayne has launched a push to move Super Bowl to Saturday. His goal is to move the game to a day where everyone would rather be out doing something else.
SOCHI OLYMPICS – With or Without You
Russian authorities say they will be closely monitoring journalist’s activity during the Olympics. No one is allowed to publish anything tasteless, especially another shirtless photo of Vladimir Putin.
On that note, IOC head Thomas Bach says athletes may only protest during a press conference. Because, in the IOC’s mind, the only way to keep celebrity protestors under wraps is to let them say anything they want in front of millions of television viewers.
NBA – City of Blinding Lights
It was a big week for individual milestones in the NBA. Carmelo Anthony set an MSG record by scoring 62 points in a game, Terrence Ross tied a Raptors franchise record by scoring 51 points in a game, and the Milwaukee Bucks managed to get more than five fans to come to a recent home game.
Anthony’s wife La La Vasquez told the media that she thinks her husband will stay in New York. Apparently he really likes the city, the food, the culture, and being able to watch his teammates blow their defensive assignments.
The owner of the Miami Heat has denied instituting a “Bieber Ban” for the team’s remaining home games. In his defense though, if he didn’t let spoiled, effeminate men from other countries into the stadium, no one from Miami would be able to go and watch the Heat play.
Rockets GM says Royce White could be “worst draft pick ever”. Michael Olowokandi is calling the comment “disrespectful to his NBA legacy”.
NCAAF – Vertigo
The football players at Northwestern University are looking to unionize so that playing conditions will improve. I think it’s a little drastic – if Northwestern really want to improve their current conditions, they wouldn’t play in the Big Ten.
Alabama QB AJ McCarron said he found the Grammys “demonic”. In fact, the only thing he finds more offensive are the voicemails Brent Musburger leaves on this cell phone.
NHL – Mysterious Ways
The Phoenix Coyotes will change their name to the Arizona Coyotes next season. Supposedly, Gary Bettman didn’t want the entire state to be defined by their lack of interest in hockey.
Martin Brodeur called the ice at Yankee Stadium the worst surface he’s ever been forced to play on. Later that day, his wife Genevieve called Brodeur the worst surface she’s ever been forced to play on.
AND FINALLY …
Albert Pujols made an appearance on Sesame Street this week. Producers asked him to help Grover define the term “declining superstar”.
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