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• GOSSIP GIRLS leis down pics of Tony Romo & Jessica Simpson hanging loose in Hawaii for Pro Bowl Weekend:
Guess she’s not such a jinx after all.
• SIGNAL TO NOISE racks up the frequent flyer miles, as an Internet exec in Denver tries to coach a high school team in Virginia.
• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT discovers a new way for bloggers & other desk jockeys to stay in shape while working with the new $4,000 Tread Desk.
• LE BASKETBAWL finds at least one winner on the 10-39 T-Wolves, as Marko Jaric is apparently dating Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima:
• SOCCERLENS focuses in on the real goal for a successful World Cup in South Africa - legalizing prostitution.
• Jason Whitlock of the KANSAS CITY STAR wants his March Madness now, as he’s bored with the college b-ball regular season.
• THE BIG LEAD is rooting for Dudley Hart to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, considering he missed a lot of golf time caring for his lung cancer-stricken wife.
• FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE suggests that if the Olympic discus toss doesn’t thrill you, why not try the live-goat-into-the-lions’-den toss?
• Spencer Hall at SPORTING NEWS discovers that Pedro Martinez turned that recent cockfighting match into a dance floor.
• LOG’S BLOG learns that UNC men’s hoops coach Roy Williams isn’t up on much of popular culture.
• BUSTED COVERAGE shows that Cleveland Browns WR Braylon Edwards is having some fun with high-powered weaponry at the Pro Bowl.
Alex Marvez of FOX SPORTS learns that even a trip to paradise can’t calm Chad Johnson down.
Ocho Cinco is in Hawaii as a Pro Bowl alternate (replacing Randy Moss). But the south seas experience can’t soothe the sullen receiver about his current career with Cincinnati. After Thursday’s practice, Johnson ripped into the Bengals for the benefit of NFL Network cameras - but didn’t speak to any other media members.
NFL media relations employee Michael Lipman tried to delay Johnson’s exit so he could answer a few other questions. Marvez then asked Chad “whether he was having a better off-season after venting some of his frustration publicly at the Super Bowl.”
Where the MSM’s disdain doesn’t bother us as much as it bothers Shaq:
• Imitation must be the sincerest form of flattery, as The NEW YORK POST appreciates a good animated gif when they see one:
• One of Dan Patrick’s favorite daily web stops has been offline for over a year.
• Some Pro Bowlers are con about taking the trip to Hawaii.
• Bills owner Ralph Wilson says his team’s not shuffling off from Buffalo - yet.
• Now ladies can replace their mother’s milk with a nice merlot, with the booze bra know as the Wine Rack:
• Curt Schilling might not be able to shoulder a whole ‘nother season with the Red Sox.
• New York DC Steve Spagnuolo uses the other D.C. to get a Giant raise.
• Wednesday’s US-Mexico soccer match was such a “friendly” game that two people were shot afterwards.
ESPN’s HASHMARKS points out an interesting stat about this weekend’s Pro Bowl: About 20% of the original choices aren’t going.
17 selected all-stars - including the likes of Tom Brady & Brett Favre - decided not to fly out to Hawaii. Most have bowed out claiming injury, but it’s more likely that a lot of players are ho-hum about the Honolulu trip.
NFL commish Roger Goodell has been working to inject some life into a game that’s become an afterthought to both fans & players. Suggestions have included rotating the game among other cities, or moving up the game to the weekend before the Super Bowl.
SEAN TAYLOR VOTED TO PRO BOWL AFTER SHOOTING DEATH After being shot & killed at his home, Redskins safety Sean Taylor was posthumously voted to the Pro Bowl:
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YAHOO! SPORTS passes out the rosters for the February all-star extravaganza in Honolulu, including the salute to the late Washington defensive back.Taylor was already a leading vote-getter before being shot at his Miami home and dying of his wounds last month. Sean is the first player to make an all-star team after his death since 1986, when Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh was voted to the NHL All-Star game 3 months after dying in a car accident.
In less morbid news, Dallas led all teams with 11 players elected to the NFC squad, while New England had 8 players placed on the AFC team.
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Brett Favre will be starting for the NFC in his 9th Pro Bowl appearance. It’s the first time the Green Bay QB will be at Aloha Stadium since 2003.Curiously, 10-4 Jacksonville doesn’t have any Jaguars heading for Hawaii. Guess 10 wins in the AFC doesn’t go as far as it used to.
FOR A TRIP TO HONOLULU, FAVRE IS THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE: The football masses have spoken, and for the 2008 Pro Bowl, Brett Favre is the people’s choice:
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The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL’s PACKERS BLOG reports that the Green Bay quarterback came out on top of the fan portion of the all-star balloting.Favre received over 1,140,000 votes, passing over fellow QBs Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
NFL.com reports that over 83 million votes were cast on their website. The fans’ choices counts for one-third of the Pro Bowl nomination process, along with players’ and coaches’ selections.
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Other top vote-getters include Tony Romo, WR Randy Moss, and Adrian Peterson. In fact, the Vikings RB also ran away with top rookie honors, beating runner-up Dallas kicker Nick Folk by almost 500,000 votes.The official Pro Bowl lineups will be announced on Tuesday, December 18, during a special on the NFL Network. Since the presentation will be on this particular channel, fans might as well book flights for Honolulu in order to see who’s actually playing.
As for Favre, what’s the secret of his popular success? His record-breaking longevity? Passionate Packer Backers stuffing the ballot boxes for their Lambeau Legend?
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We think it’s memories of this screen-stealing performance in Reggie White’s 1996 movie.
