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In a earlier blog post, I commented on high school football officials who were fined, suspended a couple of games, and might possible miss the state tournament, because they used pink whistles to honor and support Breast Cancer Awareness week. I stated that this was a ridiculous situation and that the Washington State official’s chair, Todd Stordahl, was an idiot for the stance he was taking. Well the Idiots Club just got bigger!
A high school kicker in Mendenhall High school, in the state of Mississippi, was kicked off the team for wearing pink cleats! He wore them during a game, then again at the next practice, and was told to take them off. When he refused, he was kicked off the team! Lord save me!
The cleats were a gift from his 82 year old grandmother who is a breast cancer survivor. Coy Sheppard was honoring both Breast Cancer awareness and his grandmother. But for some reason the coaches had a problem with the pink cleats. In the past, Coy has worn colored cleats with absolutely no problem. But when the cleat color changed to pink, that was the final straw. Remove them or get kicked off the team. There was no reason given why Sheppard was asked to take off the cleats. WOW!!
If Sheppard had never worn colored cleats in the past, I wouldn’t have any problems with him being kicked off the team. But that isn’t the case. When the color changes to pink, it became an issue? The Simpson County School District, deputy superintendent, Tom Duncan, says “it’s not about breast cancer awareness. It’s about not following the coaches instructions.” Yeah right? Dare I say it? The real reason pink became an issue?
The Simpson County School District isn’t that far from the Itawamba School district. The same district in Mississippi that denied Constance McMillen the right to bring her girlfriend to the prom! And was just ordered to pay Ms. McMillen over $100,000.00 in compensation and lawyer’s fees. The color pink is one of the symbols of homosexuality. An isolated incident? I think not! Again, no reason was given for Coy being asked to take the pink cleats off. But I am waiting with bated breath to hear that reason! Did I mention that Coy is allowed to apply school credits for playing football, and because of the removal from the team, may not graduate on time? Much like the football officials who were suspended because they used pink whistles, the logic behind the reprimands are questionable. Sheppard has filed a lawsuit to get reinstated to the team and complete his high school education. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and Coy will be able to get back on the team and finish high school with his classmates.
I’d hate to think homophobia is this and and irrational. That a kid honoring his grandmother and supporting Breast Cancer awareness, would be kicked off the team for wearing pink cleats! Until we get the “REAL REASON” for Coy being kicked off the team, that is my story and I’m sticking to it! And I’m Not Feeling It at all!!!!!
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As most people know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the color pink is being warn to show support for people who have survived Breast Cancer and those who have lost their lives to the disease. Everyone from athletes to actors, to entertainers, to every day people, have worn pink in some form to support the cause. But one act of support is testing the limits of stupidity of people in positions of power! pinkwhistle
A group of high school football officials decided to show their support for Breast Cancer by sporting pink whistles during a game. They also donated two game checks to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Well the powers that be have decided to fine and suspend these officials for a “uniform violation.” WTF????
Todd Stordahl, the chair from the Washington Officials Association, has stated that he has “little choice but to suspend the refs” because it would send the “wrong message to the children” if he doesn’t. What kind of message is he sending by fining and suspending officials who were supporting a cause that affects both women AND men?
At some point people need to use their BRAINS and not their POWER when it comes to situations like this. Here you have a group of men who donated money and showed support to Breast Cancer. And you have an IDIOT who thinks kids are going to believe the punishment fits the crime. Did I forget to mention that the suspensions will come with another game check and a forfeiture of officiating any playoff games this season. For officials, making it to the playoffs and the state finals is the same thing as the players. It is a testament to their skills as an official.
I could see if the officials came out in all pink attire from head to toe. But that isn’t the case. The officials just had pink whistles. I would think the high school football players would have thought it was a great thing to do. Not as some kind of “rebellion against the establishment.” I personally have found it cool to see NFL players wearing pink shoes and having pink towels hanging from their pants. Or seeing NBA players wearing pink shoes. Or watching WNBA players wearing pink uniforms!
One official, Jeff Mattson, stated that many of the officials who used the pink whistles have been personally touched by Breast Cancer. And this was their way of “giving back” to the cause. For Stordahl to take punitive actions against them is just STUPID! And if he thinks he is “setting an example for the kids” he is mistaken. Because if you asked the kids what they think, Stordahl would be looked at as an asshole. Not a person looking out for the” kids best interest.”
The Officials Association are contending that the uniform code section doesn’t pertain to them so there isn’t an issue. We will have to wait and see if smarter heads prevail. Because there are times when people need to “stand up and be counted. But this isn’t one of those times. This is a case were the “greater good” needs to considered. Because this has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous!
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I really hadn’t planned on commenting on this story because I thought Tony Kornheiser statements about Hannah Storm’s outfit being “too tight“, “like she has sausage casing wrapped around her body” and was ”a Holden Caulfield fantasy” were just stupid. It sounded to me like Tony needed a little “me time” because his comments were more sexual than fashion conscious. And we all know that sex is a part of sports. That’s what cheerleaders are all about! I just saw a porn video being passed off as a March Madness preview!
When I first heard about the comments and the suspension, I thought he needed the time off to go to Vegas and get his “head right.” It’s not like the money loss would kill him. Because it was just a stupid thing to say. Before I had seen the outfit, I was expecting to see her half naked. Instead, the first thing I thought when I saw it was “sock-it-too-me.” Yes, I’m old enough to remember Laugh-In. The outfit Hannah had on was “funky.” Not overly sexual. Face it, I think Tony let the “little head” control what the “big head” thought and did. Not the first time that has happened right fellas? LOL
Sex has been a part of sports for decades. That’s why we have half naked women jumping, bouncing, and jiggling at many sporting events. Have you seen the “ring girls” at a boxing matches? Or how about the girls standing next to the Nascar and Tour de France winners? And do I need to elaborate on the cheerleaders on football fields and at basketball arenas? Sex has and will always be a part of sports.
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I would wager to guess that most people who weren’t die hard Indianapolis Colt’s fans were rooting for the New Orleans Saints to win the Super Bowl. Nothing against the Colts. It’s just that most people have at least heard of “Naleans‘ “, the Mardi Gras, and the French Quarter. And even more people remember Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that it brought to that city. The images of dead floating bodies, people wadding through water up to people’s shoulders, people trapped on their roofs waiting for help, and the Super Dome that had become a defacto home for tens of thousands of people. The city is still trying to rebuild itself from the storm. So for a lot of people the Super Bowl “needed” to go the the Saints. And with the win, another thing happened. The Golden Boy, Peyton Manning, showed himself to be not quite the Role Model we all thought he was!
With 31 seconds on the clock and after throwing the interception that sealed the loss for the Colts, Peyton Manning left the field. He didn’t what has become a tradition, congratulating the winning quarterback on the field. The same tradition he was the beneficiary of just a few seasons ago. This “class act” and “all around good guy” refused to show humility and thank the winners. I guess Peyton decided to take advice from Lebron James and disrespect the game, the tradition, and the other team and not shake hands with the winners. Is this what our so-called role models have turned into, POOR SPORTS?
During the press conference after the game, he still refused to give the Saints the respect they deserved. He stated a few times that the Colts beat themselves. Not that the Saints played an almost perfect game. Both offensively, defensively, and on Special Teams. It was a TEAM EFFORT and the better team won. What is so hard about giving the winning team Props?
This is just desserts. Drew Brees should have won the MVP this season but it went to Manning. But the creator has a way of righting the wrongs of us mere mortals. Because the Saints won and Brees was named the MVP of the Super Bowl!
Personally, only the creator could have written this script. His plan was to take down one more false idols, reward the city of New Orleans for its pain, right the wrong of the league MVP, and give it to the true owner, Drew Brees. God is god, ALL THE TIME!!!
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If you are a basketball fan, Christmas was our day. there were FIVE GAMES on in one day. And for the most part, we were able to watch basketball from 9:00am until 9:30pm. And the only game that shouldn’t have been played being the Clippers against the Suns. The Clippers??? Who the hell wants to watch the Clippers? But I digress. the featured game of the day was the Los Angeles Lakers against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron against Kobe. Shaq back in Los Angeles. The two teams the league has been trying to wish into the finals. But it wasn’t the game that will be remembered by those who saw it. It is the fan revolt. Laker’s fans, used to getting BULLSHIT CALLS, especially at HOME, were mad because the refs let them play. And to show their displeasure, they threw the five-away foam fingers and some water bottles onto the floor . But what seems to have been missed in all of this is the FACT that the picture on the fingers is a GANG SIGN for Los Angeles!
I didn’t really look at the fingers as they were raining down from the stands. I was just GITTY that the Lakers were getting DEALT WITH, at HOME, on CHRISTMAS, for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. It was a day later, after seeing the picture did I see the Gang Sign on the foam fingers. Here is a picture of the sign. The first picture is the original picture. The second picture turns to foam finger “right side up” so you can see EXACTLY what I am talking about. And here is the proof that this is an OLD SCHOOL gang sign for Los Angeles.
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I don’t know if this was a new promotion or what. What I do know, after working with at-risk gang members for over 5 years, is what the different gang signs mean. And that includes gang signs that are local, statewide, or national. And the the picture on the foam fingers passed out to thousands of fans, was indeed a gang sign!
I’d love to know what the thought process was in deciding to try and pass off a gang sign in a Los Angeles Lakers game promotion. And I would love to know which person, who surely didn’t create the hand sign themselves, decided to promote the Lakers as a gang. Either way, the past can’t be changed. And the fact remains, the Lakers got DEALT WITH on Christmas and the Promotion that had a gang sign on it went terrible wrong!
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As a basketball junkie and a card carrying David Stern hater, I find all of the hoopla (sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun!) about refs fixing games interesting. ESPECIALLY since it happened on Stern’s watch! But the fact remains, that most fans feel that refs have their favorites and that certain teams “get calls” and other teams don’t. And I do indeed believe that referees have made bets with players during games regardless of how big or small. I’m sure those people reading this blog are either clicking away or shaking their heads wondering if I have lost my mind. But I will show you video proof of this at the bottom of this post!!!!!!
I was a Laker’s fan until BLOBE fucked everything up with his selfishness. Don’t give a damn about him. He a punk BITCH and a RAPIST, who has been able to rehabilitate his reputation like nothing happened. He’s also a SNITCH! But that isn’t my point. The Lakers, Celtics, and recently the Bulls have always gotten calls. Certain players, Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Barkley to a lesser extent, have benefited from getting protected by the refs. And other players, Rasheed Wallace, Ron Artest, and Dennis Rodman, seemed to get calls that only the ref saw. Remember Rasheed getting a technical during the playoffs against the Lakers because he “stared at the ref!” Or what about Tim Duncan getting tossed from a game during the playoffs by Joey Crawford because “Timmy” was laughing! While sitting on the BENCH!!!!! From reports when this event occurred, everyone has said that Joey seemed (s) to have a problem with Tim Duncan.” HUH! How can anyone have a problem with Tim Duncan? He brings it every night and rarely complains. He is the Bjorn Borg of basketball! Crawford was fired for his actions and his refusal to control himself. He was brought back when Donaghy was indicted. That in itself speaks volumes!
Oh yeah, you thought I forgot about the proof huh? Naw, just waiting to the right time. I use to buy the Blooper and Dunk VHS tapes back in the day and watch them all the time. In the Sports Illustrated Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers tape from 1989, a ref makes this statement to Laker Norm Nixon with Magic Johnson looking on. He says to “Stormin Normin” something about a “steak dinner.” You can infer WHATEVER YOU WANT from this. But the truth remains, this sounds like some kind of BET TO ME! And this was caught on tape! There is no telling what goes on behind closed doors or when the camera isn’t rolling!
You can make you own conclusions as to what this means. But it sure sounds like a bet to me!
We sports fans may never know what the real truth is. Is Donaghy a “rogue referee” and a “liar” as NBA officials have stated. But for anyone to think that all refs are fair or don’t or haven’t bet on sports games that they have reffed is hiding their head in the sand! And this video proves that it happened. And Donaghy makes at least two refs that WE KNOW OF, who have placed bets on or during games!!!!!
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Over the weekend, two of sports greatest athletes were taken to task for their behavior. One, Serena Williams, was penalized twice at the end of a match for yelling at a lines woman for calling a foot fault. The other, Michael Jordan, used his forum at the Hall of Fame ceremony to “get back” at everyone who ever slighted him. While both of them may have acted badly, depending on how you look at it, it only Serena Williams that sports columnist Mike Whitlock chose to chastise. And usually I agree with things that “Whit” has to say. But on this one, you got it wrong Whit!
I’m going to start by saying this. I’m really not a Jordan fan, PERIOD! And while I give him much props for his accomplishments, how can you not, I never “pulled his jock.” I was a Magic Johnson fan. So his first three championships I didn’t really care about. I was pulling for the Lakers and the Suns for two of those rings. I didn’t even watch the final against the Blazers. The second three championships, I DID pull for the Bulls. But that wasn’t because of Mike. It was because of my man, DENNIS RODMAN!!! Yeah, me and “D-Rod” are riding for life. All except when he married Carmen Electra. What The Hell was that about D??? But I digress. The persona that he allowed to be scripted about himself wasn’t real. And I could tell it wasn’t real. He just seemed like a fake and a phony to me. And when the chips began to come out, sexual relations with groupies, gambling issues, and allegedly getting coaches fired – Doug Collins, and teammates cut, Craig Hodges, it just confirmed what I had always felt. That the whole “Air Jordan thing” was a farce. I only came to “like Mike” when he played with the Bullets. Yeah I called them the Bullets and not the Wizards because they are. The Bullets!!! And here’s why I began to “like Mike.”
The BULLETS were playing against the Chicago Bulls in D.C. and the “young guns” were talking mad trash to Mike including Ron Mercer. They went at him the WHOLE GAME. And it was back and forth. And the one play that I think epitomizes Jordan was this. As Mercer took the ball to the hoop, Mike pinned it against the glass, caught it, and turned around to Ron and told him “don’t talk trash.” That was the competitive fire that made Mike the COMPETITOR that he is! But his Hall of Fame speech, let the “REAL JORDAN” come back out!
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For any parent who has had a child abducted and have never found out what happened to them, where they are, or if they are still alive, the return of Jaycee Dugard might have given them some hope. Hope that someday their loved one will come back home safe and sound. And the story has made those people who know or knew the Dugard family happy for her return and those who know or knew her abductors, Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, shocked thinking about what has happened. But for one IDIOT, this tragedy is fodder for him to joke about in his SPORTS COLUMN!
The IDIOT, sports columnist mark whicker, lower caps on purpose to show my CONTEMPT, of the Orange County Register, decided to write an article recounting all of the “sports moments” that Jaycee missed while being held captive, repeatedly raped, giving birth to two children, and being abused. And what were some of those things whicker decided Jaycee just “had to know?” Let’s start with “Beach Towel Night!” Or how about not having “high fived” anyone for a long time! Or “spiked a volleyball!” He even joked that “at least penitentiary prisoners get an hour of TV a day!” The column, the writer, and the paper were IMMEDIATELY taken to task for what they had allowed to be printed in their paper. At the bottom of this post the “sports moments” whicker felt Jaycee missed and CERTAINLY NEEDED TO KNOW! And to top all of this off, he ended the column by saying “Congratulations, Jaycee. You ‘left the yard.’ ”
Initially, whicker, dismissed the complaints and added that “bloggers were making a bigger deal out of this than was needed.” It was those words that sent this story into the mainstream where it was published and republishes, and aired and re-aired on the news ad nauseum. It was at that point, the the writer and the newspaper apologized for their poor decision to allow the article to go to print. And that apology was piss poor to say the least. He seemed more concerned about having “offended readers and advertisers.” Very little was said about why it was done, and WITHOUT a DIRECT APOLOGY to Jaycee and her family. But is whicker the only one at fault?
At any newspaper, whether high school, college, local, or national, there are editors who make the final decision as to whether an article should be printed. And it seems like at the Register, EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM must have fallen asleep at the wheel because NO ONE saw anything wrong with this article. What the hell could they have been thinking?
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With all of the problems facing the African American community, you would think that any Civil Rights group worth anything would have their hands full. With unemployment, police brutality, inferior education, alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, in many cases, spirit killing living conditions, the coming and going of Michael Vick shouldn’t be ANYWHERE on that list. But here we have the venerable, outdated, insignificant, historic civil rights group, the NCAAP, planning to march in support of Vick. What a great use of our resources!
Before you clowns get your underwear in a bunge, you have already got this all wrong. I’m glad Vick is back in the NFL. And I think the 6 game suspension is WAY TO LONG. He has done his time and should be allowed to play, PERIOD! Unlike my player hating mama who is ready to sell the house to fly to every Eagles game to picket them. The problem I have is that there are other more important things that we could be doing then rallying around Michael Vick. He is already back in the league. What is your rally is a waste of time and resources. It looks good in the media and for the “old folks” who want to say they are doing something. But to ANYONE who has more than one brain cell and can tell “fake activism” versus “real activism” we see this for what it really is. Nothing more than a “PHOTO OP” and nothing more.
It is reasons like this, time consuming, pat on the back, at least we did something, nothing accomplished, events sponsored by the NAACP which make them irrevelant the the butt of jokes. Just wasted shoe leather. How about those people who are going to the rally take that same about of time and volunteer a local Boys and Girls Club and help some young people out. Show them how not to become or do what Michael Vick is or did? Or how about coaching a pop warner football team? Or how about becoming a mentor? Or . . . . . . . . ?
Yeah, you get the picture. Your rally is joke and you are irrelevant! Walk on people. Walk on!
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I’ll admit it. I don’t like Kobe Bryant, henceforth to be called BLOBE. He’s selfish and rarely thinks of anyone but himself. And even when he is doing something “nice“, it always looks like it’s being done for his benefit. Call me a hater, call me whatever makes you justify his bullshit. I don’t like him and never will. And his latest stunt proves my point.
Blobe is charging people $25.00 to visit his website. YUP! He’s charging people to visit his website. And this is the reduced price. It was $50.00. In an economy where for a lot of people, $25.00 much less $50.00 is money that they can’t afford to waste, he is charging a fee to see his site. And what do you get for your money? You get
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