8:00 PM CSN Baltimore has video of Marcus Smith, a U.S. soldier who dressed as a minor league umpire to surprise his children at a Bowie Baysox game with a home visit from Afghanistan.
7:45 PM A Japanese Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was swept out to sea during last year's tsunami washed up on a shore in British Columbia last month. The bike's owner asked that the motorcycle be displayed at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee as a memorial to the tsunami victims.
7:30 PM Buffalo Bills receiver David Clowneytweeted the results of his HIV test which came back negative. And to the critics of his decision to share his results, Clowney added: "Some people are Ridiculously stupid ... And can't see the bigger picture about things that are important in this world."
There’s a reason Dan Snyder’s worth a trillion dollars: He’s willing to try anything if there’s a chance he’ll earn a few bucks. Sure, there have been plenty of misses: Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Marty Schottenheimer, Norv Turner, Steve Spurrier, Brandon Lloyd, Adam Archuleta, Six Flags, Cruise/Wagner Productions … well, you get the idea.
But Danny’s latest venture is a can’t-miss in much the same way that hiring a basement-dwelling blogger for Redskins.com just screams mainstream innovation: See-through shirts for the uninhibited fan.
Jason Taylor won’t be Bill Parcells’ headache anymore (and vice versa), as the Dolphins defensive Dancing star has been traded to the Redskins.
(Taylor’s getting a different view next season)
Jason La Canfora of the WASHINGTON POST reports the deal was sealed on Sunday. And if you believe Redskins VP of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato, it was all done faster than a foxtrot with Edyta Silwinska.
We’re still trying to figure out why Dan Snyder felt the need to hire a head coach, since he already filled out the rest of Washington Redskins coaching staff and front office in recent weeks.
So it turns out 55-year-old Jim Zorn was the last man patsy standing. No head coaching or coordinator experience. The Redskins definitely got their man!
While you may think Snyder’s performance as owner is a little unorthodox, take heart ‘Skins fans. You can always look to his other business to get a feel for the inevitable future success Washington is sure to enjoy.
We posted a week ago about WFAN-AM’s Chris Russo (we know, he’s a goof, but he does have access) saying on-air that Pete Carroll was a serious candidate for the Redskins’ coaching job. At that time, everyone was speculating on who Dan Snyder’s “wildcard” coaching candidate was.
Schefter reports Snyder recently met with Carroll, who was on a recruiting trip, in St. Louis: “They tried to persuade him to come to Washington to take that coaching job. As it turned out, Pete Carroll was not interested.“
Sunday Jay Glazer reported on Fox-TV that the Redskins had a “mystery” candidate for their vacant head coaching position. One prominent radio talk show host followed up on that news with speculation today on who Dan Snyder may now be zeroing in on.
Chris Russo of WFAN-AM’s afternoon “Mike and the Mad Dog” show said “Pete Carroll wants the Redskins job in the worst way. With what’s going on with Reggie Bush, Carroll is seeing the USC thing beginning to crumble. But after (Steve) Spurrier, Dan Snyder is trying to decide if he wants to back (sic) the college route with Carroll.”
With Snyder being such a hands-on owner, we find it hard to believe that Carroll would go to Washington. He’s reportedly made it clear that he only wants to go to a franchise where he would have complete control over personnel and the hiring of coaches. He probably wouldn’t get that with Snyder. But as Russo said, if the Bush situation gets worse, Carroll could be looking to go just about anywhere in the league (see Atlanta).
