The first name in second reads.
An untriumphant return
Familiar names back in the headlines for the wrong reasons
Welcome to the latest edition of "Leading Off," where we break down the sports
headlines of the day. Some familiar faces are resurfacing in this edition (check out the 3/23/09 edition to get up to speed).
On tap today, ESPN.com (as of 12:40 PM, 4/09/09):
French agency claims Lance violated testing rule
These vague headlines drive me nuts. I can only assume the "Lance" they are referring to is "Armstrong." And what sort of "testing rule" did he violate? Are we talking PEDs? Or maybe he just didn't fully fill-in the ovals using the required No. 2 pencil.
T.O.: Late arrival at Bills workouts a non-issue
And the award for the most oxymoronic headline goes to this dandy. If T.O.'s appearance is in fact a "non-issue," then why is he talking about it? And why is ESPN covering it? Because you can't ignore T.O., that's why.
NCAA said merging Bush, Mayo probes
Props to the editor who broke out a fancy-pants grammar technique on this one, leaving out the unnecessary "to be," following "said." It's surprising that in this twitterized culture we don't see more people dropping infinitives in the quest for brevity.
In wake of arrest video, Joba says he loves NY
Of course he does... he wasn't arrested there. And if hadn't reiterated his love for Yankeeland, they'd run him out of town. The guy mocked Yogi Berra and dissed NY drivers in an attempted to get out of an arrest... of course what's more "New York" than that? Oh, and has Joba achieved "Lance" status? People are going to start forgetting his last name.
Hornets accept NBA's loan offer just in case
You ever let a friend borrow a fin, "just in case?" Ever see that cash again? Despite record ticket sales bolstered the club's second-straight playoff appearance, the New Orleans franchise has just nabbed a portion of the $200 million the NBA is loaning out to team. Unless you're big into business, don't read the story.
Also of note: Aside from the tragic death of Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart, there's not a single baseball story in the headlines. Four days into the season and we're already out of stories? At least until A-Rod comes back, I guess.
On tap today, ESPN.com (as of 12:40 PM, 4/09/09):
French agency claims Lance violated testing rule
These vague headlines drive me nuts. I can only assume the "Lance" they are referring to is "Armstrong." And what sort of "testing rule" did he violate? Are we talking PEDs? Or maybe he just didn't fully fill-in the ovals using the required No. 2 pencil.
T.O.: Late arrival at Bills workouts a non-issue
And the award for the most oxymoronic headline goes to this dandy. If T.O.'s appearance is in fact a "non-issue," then why is he talking about it? And why is ESPN covering it? Because you can't ignore T.O., that's why.
NCAA said merging Bush, Mayo probes
Props to the editor who broke out a fancy-pants grammar technique on this one, leaving out the unnecessary "to be," following "said." It's surprising that in this twitterized culture we don't see more people dropping infinitives in the quest for brevity.
In wake of arrest video, Joba says he loves NY
Of course he does... he wasn't arrested there. And if hadn't reiterated his love for Yankeeland, they'd run him out of town. The guy mocked Yogi Berra and dissed NY drivers in an attempted to get out of an arrest... of course what's more "New York" than that? Oh, and has Joba achieved "Lance" status? People are going to start forgetting his last name.
Hornets accept NBA's loan offer just in case
You ever let a friend borrow a fin, "just in case?" Ever see that cash again? Despite record ticket sales bolstered the club's second-straight playoff appearance, the New Orleans franchise has just nabbed a portion of the $200 million the NBA is loaning out to team. Unless you're big into business, don't read the story.
Also of note: Aside from the tragic death of Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart, there's not a single baseball story in the headlines. Four days into the season and we're already out of stories? At least until A-Rod comes back, I guess.
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