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• Nice to see Ana Ivanovic giving herself a good workout Down Under.
• Just like an Iraqi journalist, Chris Webber takes aim at Charles Barkley by chucking a shoe at Chuck.
• With no chance at an NFL career, a former Iowa State RB sadly decides to jump to his death.
• What pumps you up for gametime? For 49er defensive standout Patrick Willis, it’s cold baths & Phil Collins.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis is a pretty good football player. We know this because even though he plays on a team that never makes an appearance on national television these days, and has won only 10 games in the last two seasons, Willis was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year last season, and was chosen for his second Pro Bowl in as many seasons earlier this week. If he were playing for the New York Giants or Dallas Cowboys, he would probably be talked about in the media as the next Ray Lewis.
So Patrick has been good enough at football in his first two seasons to start causing people to wonder what it is that he does before a game to get himself ready to dominate. After all, a lot of professional athletes have odd superstitions that they follow before every game. Patrick is no different, though I’m pretty sure he’s the only player in the NFL willing to admit that Phil Collins is a must-listen before each contest.
• Curt Schilling uses his blog to give his side of the sore shoulder saga.
• BALL DON’T LIE gives “Inside The NBA” host Ernie Johnson a chance to finally get a word in edgewise.
• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT chows down on Major League Eating: The Video Game!
• WITH LEATHER dresses down the Victoria’s Secret Super Bowl party, complete with sexy awards!
• BABES LOVE BASEBALL pecks up news that PETA wants an apology from Pedro Martinez & Juan Marichal for getting caught playing with cocks.
OCHO CINCO CALLS 49ERS LB PATRICK WILLIS MUY BUENO: The SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE brings out something we haven’t heard in a while - the mouth of Chad Johnson:
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Ocho Cinco was back to his usual talkative self during a Wednesday press conference for Saturday’s Bengals-49ers matchup. Chad was particularly chatty about San Francisco rookie linebacker Patrick Willis:”Who in the (expletive) is 52? Oh, my (expletive) God! I done seen a lot of linebackers in a seven-year period. That (expletive) is good! You guys can laugh all you want, he is the real deal! He’s playing with a cast on his hand, right? All during film, I’m calling him Bam-Bam.”
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And the praise didn’t end there: “He’s the truth. You just tell him 85 said you’re the truth. I stopped watching the DBs to watch him. I don’t know anything about playing the position, but I know when someone is doing something right, because he is making every damn play.”On the other hand, Johnson didn’t have much to say about the 49ers cornerbacks: “I don’t care who I see. They could put Oprah out there, I’ll run routes on her. Since she has so much money, she’d be a man-to-man, lock-down corner because they’re the ones that get paid.”
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But Chad did end his chat on a light note, offering some warm greetings for the 49ers coach: “Tell Mr. Nolan I said hi. I don’t (know him). I just want him to know me.”
