With Brandon Marshall talking Super Bowl, a leaner Jay Cutler back from injury and Mike Tice taking over the controls of the offense, Kool Aid-sipping Bears fans have to think their beloved team is good for 12 or 13 wins this season, right?
Wrong. Not according to the wiseguys in Las Vegas.
You don't think Brandon Marshall is anxious to get the season started? The new Bears wide receiver tweeted a picture Tuesday morning of him and a slimmed-down Jay Cutler in full uniform at the team's practice facility with the words: "Is it Sunday yet?"
It's too bad this skit didn't make the cut on the "Saturday Night Live" season finale, but with Mick Jagger, Kristen Wiig, et al. something had to go. So, now you get to waste time at work watching it. The talented Jay Pharoah performs a spot-on Stephen A. Smith. And that doesn't "hurt me to say this."
His minutes were down in the playoffs--zero--but that didn't stop Bulls super sub Brian Scalabrine from securing an endorsement deal with Power 2 Switch, a company that finds consumers energy alternatives. Scalabrine can be seen playing Ping Pong, eluding dodgeballs and performing yoga--the "White Mamba" pose, of course.
While watching this playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies and seeing Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Tony Allen--you name 'em--flop on the floor every 24 seconds, I couldn't help but think of one man ... Ric Flair.
Years ago, I remember sitting in the bleachers and seeing a pretty young woman throw a ball to Cubs center fielder Jerry Martin before the game. Attached to the ball was a pen and a small piece of paper held together with a rubberband. What an ingenious way to get an autograph, I thought.
Ron Artest and Hope Solo now have something in common besides their mutual love of defense.
The duo will represent the sports world on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars," which revealed its cast of aspiring twinkle-toes Monday night.
Solo and Artest join an eclectic group of famous people who hope to jive, shimmy and tango their way to the coveted Mirrorball Trophy. Some of the more interesting names who will put on their dancing shoes for season 13 include Nancy Grace, Chaz Bono and Kristin Cavallari.
As goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's soccer team, Solo won her way into American hearts by leading her team to the World Cup final in July.
Artest, on the other hand, has been hard at work trying to win back the public after his role in a 2004 riot during a basketball game in Detroit. Fans planning to vote for Artest may have to be willing to adapt, however. The Los Angeles Lakers swingman's application to legally change his name to Metta World Peace was held up yesterday due to outstanding traffic warrants.
"Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg recently impersonated several tennis stars from the past 30 years in a photo shoot for New York Times Magazine. The results were just fantastic.
The funnyman recreated iconic images of John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Andre Agassi and a few others with accurate, yet humorous style.
After his team beat the Seattle Mariners on a walk-off grand slam from Johnny Damon Sunday, the skipper donned a Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet and spoke a modified version of football-speak.
Among the highlights here are Maddon referring to the Mariners as "the Seahawks" and a mid-question swig from a Gatorade bottle.
Maddon's bit earned him a thank-you text from Bucs coach Raheem Morris, who's been known to sport Rays gear.
