There are certain days when the sports world erupts with interesting, funny, and ridiculous news items.
Today is one of those days.
So instead of choosing just one story to focus on -- or trying to crank out a complete blog post on each one of these items -- I'm going to create a new type of post called the Squeeze Play. Basically, it's an all-you-can-eat buffet of sports news and commentary.
The World Watches with B-O-R-E-D-O-M
If an ESPN news story about the national spelling bee doesn't make it as SI's This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse, I don't know what will.
I'm all for spelling, and I'm half embarrassed to confess that I won the school spelling bee three times as a kid. What I have a problem with is perpetuating any notion that spelling is anything like a sport.
It's bad enough for these kids that most of us own dictionaries and spell checking programs. Should someone remind them that knowing how to spell "sagittal" is an utterly useless piece of information?
Oh, and by the way, the favorite to win this year's spelling bee was eliminated. Gasp!
Billy Donovan goes to Disneyland
The Orlando Magic has hired former University of Florida coach Billy Donovan.
No big surprise here, given Donovan's recent track record and the promise of $27.5 million. But with the well-documented struggles other college coaches have faced transitioning to the NBA, is this a risk worth taking?
Only time will tell if this is a good career move for Donovan, but for the moment, his wallet is telling him yes.
Kobe: Start the Buss and Put Me on It!
Kobe has gone public with his frustrations with Jerry Buss the Lakers, and it can only get uglier from here. Yesterday he said he wanted to be traded, only to retract that statement later in the day.
If this was a normal franchise player vs. franchise feud, I'd say that trading him is exactly what should happen. Zach at Sportszilla suggested that Chicago might be a good trading partner for Bryant.
When the dust settles, though, the complications involved in trading a player of Bryant's stature and personality will keep him in Los Angeles. For better or worse, he and the Lakers appear to be stuck with one another.
A-Rod's Banner Day
First, A-Rod makes front page news without so much as donning a baseball jersey. He was photographed Sunday with a woman who was not his wife, and the two were seen socializing together in ways that his wife probably wouldn't approve of.
And if his young daughter happens to see that newspaper, he'll definitely have some 'splainin to do. The New York Post copy editors hit the nail on the head with their "Stray-Rod" caption.
Then, A-Rod helps the Yankees win by calling off third-baseman Howie Clark on a routine popup. Clark backed away because he thought a teammate had been the one to yell, and the ball dropped in for an unusual single.
Needless to say, the Blue Jays weren't too happy about it, especially since the play allowed New York to pad its lead and win the game.
Alex Rodriguez is in desperate need of some positive PR right about now. I was going to say that he should leave the country, but I heard Toronto isn't interested.
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"I won the school spelling be three times as a kid"
Was this an intentional mistake for effect? Oh and what's a buss?
I must admit, Donovan leaving surprised me a little. Obviously the money is great, but I would have thought the possibility of a complete dynasty at Florida would have been a little too enticing.
Kobe will never be traded. There's no way they're getting the LA population to empty their wallets for Ben Gorden or Luo Deng. Kobe's just frustrated and calling out his GM for completely imploding the franchise. They had Shaq for goodness sake! Who cares if they don't get along, you're winning ball games! And if you're going to trade Shaq, don't get pennies on the dollar for him. Kupchak has done a magnificently poor job of handling this franchise.
What they really need to do to revitalize the team is to trade (off the top of my head, however feasible it may be) Bynum, Farmar, Brown, and a 1st round pick for KG. I'd even replace Brown + pick with Odom. They really need another dominant big man in there. I'd also like to keep Farmar, as he could be a competant PG in a year or two, but if that's what it takes, I'd let him go.
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