King James joining D-Wade in Miami?: A speculative piece on ESPN.com about the future of LeBron James quotes sources as saying the Miami Heat is very much in the running to pair King James with Dwyane Wade next season. Click here to read. Will it happen? Check back in about eight months. Fun to consider in the meantime? Oh yeah.
NFL Week 9 picks: It pains me to inform you today that the Dolphins will lose Sunday up in Foxboro, 31-24, beating the point spread but not the Patriots. Tom Brady is at the top of his game, Nuevo England's defense is very good, and Pats at home off a bye is a lot to overcome. Your thoughts welcome. Click on Week 9 Gems for all of this week's selections. Click on Edge Is Iffy for our Friday Page NFL notes column leading with the Hall of Fame chances of recently cut ex-Cane Edgerrin James -- shaky to doubtful, those chances, despite his ranking 10th all-time in career rushing yards. You think James should be or will be Canton-bound?
Dolphins now 60-1 to win Super Bowl: Bodog's updated Super Bowl odds show Saints the favorite at 3-1, followed by 5-1 Colts, 11-2 Patriots, 8-1 Vikings and 10-1 Steelers. Miami's 60-1 ties for 18th.
New Mexico women's soccer video: Have you seen it? Click here. Wild. No. 15 in the red for New Mexico should be suspended from the team, kicked out of school, prevented from ever having children, and be made to listen to a continuous loop of Whitney Houston music.
Pete Rose "Bruno" outtake: Click here for video of a two-minute scene starring Pete Rose that did not make the final cut for the movie, "Bruno."
Marlins 25-1 to win 2010 World Series: Yankees are an 11-4 fave to repeat, says Bodog, followed by 13-2 Red Sox, 9-1 Phillies and 10-1 Angels and Cardinals. The Marlins' 25-1 ties for 13th overall but is third in NL East behind 15-1 Mets and 18-1 Braves.
Tim Lincecum busted for pot: Imagine Giants ace pitcher Tim Lincecum being found out to be a marijuana smoker! Shocking! Although maybe a little less shocking when you see photos of Tim like this one that should be captioned, "Hey, man, pass me another brownie, dude."
"We're No. 56! We're No. 56!": Preseason rankings in ESPN The Mag's men's college basketball preview issue have the Miami Hurricanes 56th in the void of Jack McClinton. The good news? That'd still make the NCAA Tournament. Gators (32nd) and Seminoles (35th) aren't expected to be much better.
Thanks for the memories, Jeremy! (That's sarcasm): Marlins trade outfielder Jeremy Hermida to Boston for two young lefthanders. It was time to untether from Hermida's unfulfilled potential. Maybe the Fenway ambience will inspire something better, but five years of underachieving is a lot to get past.
Weeds to rescue newspaper industry?: It is a sad fact that newspaper circulation is declining nationwide, which analysts blame on the Internet and the economy but which I blame on people being too damn cheap to spend a quarter. At any rate, it has come to my attention that wet newspapers are an excellent weed deterrent. I am totally serious. Google "weeds and wet newspapers" if you don't believe me. So here's what you do: Subscribe to The Miami Herald, clip out and frame Greg Cote's columns for an at-home shrine as you normally would, and overlap the rest of the paper around your plants, soak with water, and cover with mulch. Voila! Your weeds are gone, and the newspaper industry enjoys a roaring rebound coast to coast as Americans finally get wise on this whole computer fad.
Scott Rothstein linked to 1919 Black Sox scandal?: Let me admit I have no specific proof that disgraced Fort Lauderdale lawyer and accused scam artist Scott Rothstein (pictured) is a distant relative of Arnold Rothstein, the club owner behind ther 1919 Black Sox thrown-World Series scandal. But neither have I seen any indication the two are not related. (Arnold Rothstein, of course, was the inspiration for Jay Gatbsy's crooked business partner Meyer Wolfsheim in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Scott Fitzgerald ... Scott Rothstein ... eerie, isn't it?)
On Meb Keflezighi: Meb Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon and feelgood headlines trumpeted his being the first U.S. runner since 1982 to win. Hmm. Meb was born in Eritrea (formerly part of Ethiopia) and learned to run there before coming to this country at age 12. Those headlines may have been literally correct since Keflezighi became a citizen, but should "first American since..." designations be reserved for those born and raised here? I'm just asking.
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Greg, I did try that little trick of yours. You know, the one about wetting the newspaper to prevent weeds from growing. Only I reversed it. I took your wet columns and placed it in the yard and a pansy grew.
Posted by: OC Dolphin | November 06, 2009 at 01:04 PM
Since Mr. cotex is stating the obvious and picking the belli-cheaters to win ( along with all the experts ) I actually feel the Dolphins have a shot in this game, stranger things have happened...
baseball is a joke, there are only a handful of teams capable of winning every year...too bad those morons from the bronx won, I least the dolphnins beat the stinkin jets twice.
greg, I'll try to remember to buy a newspaper tomorrow...
Posted by: FZB | November 06, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Cote may have the points correct for Sunday, but I would reverse the team scores.
Posted by: Shark74 | November 06, 2009 at 02:09 PM
Cote- The reason people do not buy papers anymore, is not the cost, but the crummy writers. Having lived in New England my whole life except for the last 9yrs, and the 4yrs I spent in the Marines, to many silk panty wearing liberals. Gone are the days of a Will mcdonough. Now we are stuck with a wimp like Dan ( Shank) Schaunnasey. The guy is nothing but a back stabbing little wimp. Look at the NYT. Dowd, Rich, and a certain sports writer who, if it is not about race, the guy is lost.
Posted by: naplesjackpatsfan | November 06, 2009 at 03:45 PM
On the World Series odds, wouldn't 25-1 put the Marlins fourth in the NL East behind the Phillies, Mets, and Braves?
Posted by: someguy | November 06, 2009 at 03:48 PM
Where's R Duke? No comment on this week's Dolphins prediction?
Posted by: Iron Mike T | November 06, 2009 at 06:54 PM
I'm pinching a Brady.... EEEEEWWWWWW
Posted by: Dan Dierdorff | November 06, 2009 at 07:20 PM
Is that anything like takin' a Romo?
Posted by: Iron Mike T | November 06, 2009 at 07:28 PM
Miami 35 Pats 3
Posted by: r. duke | November 06, 2009 at 07:49 PM
I was thinking about James to Miami today too. If we continue to play like we have been James to Miami is a real possibility.
Posted by: Tony | November 06, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Meb came to this country when he was 12! He went to middle school, high school, and then on to college all in this country. Alberto Salazar won in 1982. Does that make him not American because he happened to be born in Cuba and came here early on? This country was founded by immigrants and to have someone bleed red, white, and blue like Meb is special. He is the true rags to richest story. Maybe Lopez Lomong shouldn't have carried the flag in Beijing because he was born elsewhere.
Posted by: Alex | November 07, 2009 at 02:40 AM
Anyone got any duct tape. I need to wrap my head before it explodes.
Posted by: Tom | November 07, 2009 at 06:26 AM
He's American, but I see Cote's point given that Ethiopians frequently win these.
That video of the brutal woman soccer player is amazing. Her idol must be Italy's Materazzi..the one Zidane found necessary to headbutt in the last WC Final. I don't know how this girl doesn't get suspended. I bet she's wild in bed.
With that pass defense, don't see how Miami can beat any team with a good pass offense.
Posted by: mike1 | November 07, 2009 at 06:27 AM
LaBron to Miami Heat? If only U could pull that off. Good luck getting him away from his hometown Cleveland. Congrats to Heat fans for winning a tough road game against a top Western Conference contender in Denver.
Posted by: Jimbo | November 07, 2009 at 07:23 AM
Q: Why is the space between a woman's breasts and her hips called a waist????
A: Because you could easily fit another set of tits in there.
now you know the RRRRRest of the story. Jimbo... good day!
Posted by: Jimbo | November 07, 2009 at 07:26 AM
Don't you just love the old western movies where whites take on the roles of American Indians? I'm watching Broken Arrow a 1950 flick with James Stewart. Jeff Chandler is playing the part of Cochise and Debra Paget his daughter Morningstar. Can't stop laughing.
Posted by: Tom | November 07, 2009 at 08:19 AM
Tom, How aboout whites playing Egyptians in Ten Commandments?
In our day, we were raised to believe that Indians were the bad enemy. Would an Indian want to play a demeaning role of themselves? There were so many such films made.
Posted by: mike1 | November 07, 2009 at 11:25 AM
The girl in the video that Cote provided, was just suspended.
"PROVO, Utah (AP)—A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.
Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspended Friday for her infractions the day before during a 1-0 loss to BYU in a Mountain West Conference semifinal. Lambert is seen in video from the game throwing elbows, colliding with several players and then yanking the ponytail of a BYU player who went crashing to the ground."
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AhV_BpWbs86lmC7xUUytQm0mw7YF?slug=ap-soccerfracas&prov=ap&type=lgns
Posted by: mike1 | November 07, 2009 at 11:54 AM
How 'bout Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Easter Island Head Keith Oberman and Al Franken all doing MNF dressesd as gladiators? Huh waddaya think?
Posted by: r. duke | November 07, 2009 at 04:08 PM
duke,
what about caged fight with your above mentioned celebrities?
Posted by: Jimbo | November 07, 2009 at 04:20 PM
Tom
How!
ahhh never mind
Posted by: Jimbo | November 07, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Hey Duke, you forgot to put Nancy Grace in your lineup..
Posted by: Iron Mike T | November 07, 2009 at 04:29 PM
Iron Mike she came to mind after the fact my man. We're on same page I was just too lazy to print it. Maybe Broadway Joe could stumble up to her on sidelines and ask for alittle kiss...
Posted by: r. duke | November 07, 2009 at 04:34 PM
ol' Broadway Joe is probably too scared. Maybe he'll crawl over and plant one on Brady this week..
Posted by: Iron Mike T | November 07, 2009 at 04:36 PM
joke of the day:
Paddy has broken his leg and his mate Mick goes round to see him.
Mick says 'how you doin?'
Paddy says ' do us a favour, nip upstairs and get me slippers,me feet are freezing.'
Mick goes upstairs and sees Paddy's gorgeous 19-year-old twin daughters sitting on the bed ...
He says 'your dad's sent me up here to shag the both of you '.
They say 'get away with ya.. prove it.'
Mick shouts downstairs 'Paddy, both of em?'
Paddy shouts back 'of course both of em, what's the point of f*ckin one?'
Posted by: Jimbo | November 07, 2009 at 06:19 PM