Hotdog & Friends

My heart goes out to Romania striker Adrian Mutu. With the hopes of his country riding on the result, Romania’s leader stepped up to the penalty spot against Italy. A goal would all but send Romania through to the knockout stage, to the surprise of all the pundits. But it was not to be.

You have to have huge balls to take that penalty and he never hesitated. He picked his spot and drove the ball. But Gianluigi Buffon, acknowledged by many as the best goalkeeper in the world, outfoxed him. Noticeably distraught, Mutu had to be taken off the field.

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Sager Bombs

So… remember those “man possessed” emails Clay Bennett made?

Well, today Clay testified in the Sonics trial that he was possessed to keep the team in Seattle.  Seriously.  Only, a few questions later he made it clear that, well, that’s not actually what he meant:

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Sager Bombs

As we head towards a pivotal Game 6 in the current NBA Finals, it seems like a lot of the fire and brimstone over the Tim Donaghy allegations (in case you missed it) has already died down.   Frankly, that’s probably deserved.  Donaghy is a desperate man with zero credibility.  The allegation that the NBA is in on the fix strikes mostly as a swing for the fences, an attempt to take down the whole league before he goes away.  HOWEVUH, unless he has hard evidence, Donaghy’s second hand allegations are about as believable as the hippie who swears he only wants pot legalized for the hemp clothing and medical benefits.

End result?  Free press for the league.  In the words of Jay Mariotti, “All you’re doing is making me more famous.”

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