Manny Ramirez Showers Instead of Watching 9th Inning Loss

Just Manny being Manny I guess… Nice role model for the kids! Glad he’s in Los Angeles and not in Boston! From Yahoo! Sports: As Jimmy Rollins turned on a Jonathan Broxton fastball with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night and drove in two runs for a 5-4 Philadelphia victory, Manny was blissfully [...]

92 Year Old in Wheelchair Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine

A 92-year-old woman with cocaine strapped to her body flew all the way from Brazil to Spain before police arrested her, in a wheelchair, at the airport in Madrid, Spain. From Reuters: A Civil Guard statement said police decided to search the woman and her companion, who arrived at Barajas airport on Friday on a [...]

The BCS Truly is BS

I’ve said it since the beginning: we need a playoff system in college football! Let either the top 8 or 16 teams play each other to determine who is the true champion each year. Forget the computers. We know who the top teams are each season. Yes, a team or two might get left out, [...]

FAA Investigating “Balloon Boy” Incident

As expected, last week’s incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration. I’m very interested to see how this plays out over the coming weeks. What charges will be filed, what happens to the kids and everyone else who was involved in this elaborate hoax. From CNN: Richard and Mayumi Heene, whose son Falcon [...]

Details Emerge in Murder of Steve McNair

It seems that the girlfriend of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair had grown frustrated with their relationship and was struggling with financial difficulties in the days leading up to their deaths back in July. From USA Today: Nashville police have released new details about the investigation into Steve McNair’s murder that show Sahel Kazemi had [...]

Elderly Couple Found Dead In Murder-Suicide

An 86-year-old man has allegedly murdered his wife before cutting his own throat in what authorities described as a murder-suicide near Boston. From the Boston Herald: Newton police were called the home of Jane Cooper Wyman and William Wyman at 290 Woodland Road at about 5:30 a.m. today to investigate a possible murder-suicide, Leone said [...]

No Prosecution For States That Allow Medical Marijuana

The justice department has said that people who use marijuana/pot for medical purposes and those who distribute it should not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state law. I think this is good news because there are far worse criminals out there who we should be focusing our resources on. Thoughts? From the [...]

Amber Alert in Place for Missing Florida Girl

Clay County authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 7-year-old Orange Park girl who vanished after school yesterday. The second-grader is a white female, 3-foot-5 and 65 pounds with brown hair in a pony tail. Hopefully local authorities can find the missing girl quickly. With memories of little Caylee Anthony still in the [...]

Take a Walk: Broxton Blows it in 9th

I had already written a nice piece about the Dodgers tying up their series with the Phillies at 2-2 when Jonathan Broxton made me hit the delete button on the entire post. A walk-off double by Jimmy Rollins sent Phillies fans home happy this evening as they came from behind to secure a 5-4 victory [...]

New York Times to Layoff 100

The New York Times said today that the publication will cut 100 newsroom jobs and an unspecified number elsewhere amid industry wide declines in revenue. Another tough hit due to these difficult economic times! From the Associated Press: The Times will offer voluntary buyouts at first but will resort to layoffs if it cannot meet [...]