[Note: Thought it a bit wimpy of the Dolphins to move last night's practice from open-at-stadium to closed-in-bubble on account of the threat of rain. Tens of thousands of fans were disappointed. Note II: Thanks to ESPN's "Outside the Lines" for having us on. Also, join us at Twitter.com/gregcote, where every ten-thousandth follower is automatically entered into a drawing for fabulous cash prizes!]
ROOTING FOR TIGER? OR CHEERING HIS DECLINE?: Once-dominant Tiger Woods suffered his worst-ever PGA Tour event over the weekend, shooting a 298, and now must regather his game for next week's major PGA Championship. Woods surpassing Jack Nicklaus for all-time major wins once seemed certain. Now (he trails 18-14) it seems in doubt if not outright unlikely. Even though Woods slimed himself with his notorious inability keep keep his club in the bag, I still feel badly for him and root for his career rally. Meantime his slide and struggle is the most compelling thing in golf. Do you root for Tiger or cheer his decline? Take a dip in our poll and tell us why.
NO WEDDING PLANS FOR LEBRON, "SIDEKICK": The latest Harper's Bazaar has a story (click here) with LeBron James' longtime girlfriend, Savannah Brinson (pictured), the mother of his two sons ages 5 and 3. She wants to get married but won't hurry him. He is quoted: "A person like myself always needs a great sidekick and a person you can rely on no matter the circumstances. And she's that. She's got my back, and I love her for that." A great sidekick? I thought that was D-Wade's role!
MORE WAYS THAT LEBRON AND DWYANE ARE NOT LIKE YOU AND I: How about that the Heat's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade played basketball with President Obama over the weekend? Did you? Did I? (Can't speak for you. I did not). The game, also including Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and other current and ex-stars, took place in a gym near the White House, for the entertainment of wounded veterans. No media, and thus no photos. Obama is pretty good, but I'm guessing he gets some breaks, too. Picture defenders parting like the Red Sea when the Prez is driving the lane.
EVEN GOD MOCKS TEBOW'S NEW HAIRCUT: Ex-Gators QB Tim Tebow sports a Friar Tuck-style haircut (left) as part of the Denver Broncos' rookie hazing. Is there a pithy Biblical scripture offering solace, wisdom or strength as one confronts a truly horrific haircut?
JIMMY JOHNSON/SURVIVOR UPDATE: We've blogged before about our J.J., of Islamorada, being on Survivor: Nicaragua this fall. Well, the cast of 20 has been announced and includes one other local, Brenda Lowe, 27, of Miami, who owns a paddleboard company. Here is the official castaways photo. J.J.'s rockin' the Tommy Bamaha look at lower right.
APOLOGETIC REF JUSTIFIES SEAHAWKS FANS' WHINING: NFL referee Bill Leavy admitted to Seattle media that his missed calls contributed to Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory five Super Bowls ago. "I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game," he said. "I'll go to my grave wishing I'd been better." The city of Pittsburgh responded by issuing a statement that read, "Ha ha. Too late!"
PLAYMATE INFILTRATES LOCKERROOM!: University of Central Florida recoils, retreats and apologizes because Playboy's Miss July used the Knights' football lockerroom for a photo shoot for the August issue of Axis magazine -- granted access by someone not authorized to do so. Click on Sexy Knights for the resulting YouTube vid starring Playmate Shanna McLaughlin (right). Don't worry. It's only PG-rated. A teasing glimpse of underboob is about as risque as it gets. But can you imagine if this happened involving not a second-tier program prominent only in and around Orlando but, say, the Hurricanes? Oh my.
ISIAH THOMAS, DUCT-TAPED: FIU basketball coach and Knicks consultant Isiah Thomas and his son (left) appeared duct-taped in an ad for the NOH8 (No Hate) campaign, whose causes include support for gay marriage.
MEN'S TENNIS: WE STINK: This week, for the first time since the computer ratings began in 1973, no American man is in the top 10 in the ATP rankings. That's after flag-bearing Andy Roddick fell to 11th. Also it has been 27 consecutive Grand Slam events since a U.S. male won a tennis major. (And the women's side wouldn't be much better for the States if not for the Williams sisters gettin' it done).
RICE-STUFFED BIRD: Newly minted Hall of Famer Jerry Rice inexplicably offers an obscene gesture (right) while being interviewed during last night's Hall of Fame game by a person resembling
Beavis' friend, Butt-Head (left). Rice and Emmitt Smith were inducted along with a handful of immensely less-deserving fellows, a group I'll summarize with the following two-word question: Floyd Little!?
CLEVELAND CONFIRMED AS CRAPPY PLACE TO LIVE: Yet another survey of Worst Places to Live in America (click here) dubiously cites the city forsaken by LeBron James, the city LeBron renamed Leaveland. This survey has Cleveland rated No. 2, behind El Centro, Calif. I am duty-bound to mention Miami makes the list at No. 9 having something to do with crime, foreclosures and maniacal drivers -- nuisances all rendered minor by the fact we have a kick-ass basketball team. WOOOOO!
DUMB WAYS TO DIE: Another in a series. I mean, I'm sorry but people who die jumping out of airplanes or cliff diving or things like that simply do not engender the sympathy of, say, murder victims. With all due respect I'd nominate this man for that had-a-hand-in-his-own-demise category.
SO I'M READING...: ...this headline and I'm thinking, "That's one more reason you'll never find Greg Cote moving to Germany!"
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