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Thursday, 9 May 2013

MIAMI HEAT AND THE FINGER-WAVING BLONDE

Posted on 06:26 by raja rani

The finger, the blonde, the pure venom. Ah, yes. If there was ever a picture that captured all three
so perfectly, it's this one. After Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls was ejected on Wednesday in
Miami, this bleached-blonde, foul-mouthed, finger-pointing Heat fan, became the subject of a
picture that is worth far more than 1,000 words.

She gave Noah an up close and personal view of her favorite bird. Yep, just flipped it so close
in front of Noah's face she could've collected sweat off it. I've seen and covered people who've
gotten arrested for doing less than that. There is just pure hate on her face as vile comes out of
her mouth. And this is a grown up at a basketball game? How embarrassing. You might expect
that from a liquored up frat boy whose daddy hooked him up with tickets at the last second, but
a woman that appears to be a few days from 50? Good, grief.


She is such a great role model. I'm sure she has a son or daughter out there somewhere who is
afraid to go class, work, or the gym because of what they are sure to face. "Hey, buddy, I saw
your mom on TV last night  and she's all over the papers this morning. Man, I've never seen
anybody  go postal on a player like that. She should get that finger registered as a lethal weapon."

Her day might be even worse, but one can never tell in this Twitter, Facebook, 15-minutes of
fame loving world. I'm sure she'll get an invite to be on the "Housewives of South Beach", asked
to do a photo shoot for 'Playboy', or get interviewed for "Entertainment Tonight". Heck, CNN
might go down there with Anderson Cooper and do wall-to-wall coverage of her. You just never
know.

She'll get plenty of stares and snickers as she gets her more latte at Starbucks before heading off
to yoga class. As she has lunch on Ocean drive, she'll get a few, "aren't you the one..." from the people serving her. Yep, for better or worse, this woman will have more attention than
she could've ever have dreamed up after flipping the finger seen around the world.

Let's examine this woman much like the 24/7 news obsessed world would.

Hometown. She's a transplant in Miami, not a tough call there, isn't everybody? Definitely a
a native New Yorker, most likely growing up somewhere on Long Island, spending a few
of her summers getting all liquored up in the Hamptons pretending to be richer and something
different than she really was.

Status. There's very little doubt that she's on Facebook so she can post all of her pictures at
the game, on the beach, and at all the big parties. Her relationship status probably says, "In a
relationship, but it's complicated". Anything involving this woman appears to be complicated.
She's a divorcee enjoying the scene with a real estate mogul. Notice the pink band around
the wrist of her and her date?


Yep, they were at an exclusive party before the game started. Mickey Arison, owner of the
Heat probably hosted it and team president Pat Riley was there as well. Madonna checked in
for a quick appearance and Sylvester Stallone  stopped by to sign a few autographs.

The Body. Even at 50 years old, this finger-waving woman has a bitchin' body. She works out
six days a week, but does more than just yoga. I'm thinking she has sampled P90x somewhere
along the line and works out with a personal training. She is ripped. The arms and legs are pumped
and cut. She might not have a full six-pack, but she's pretty darn close. She's had a little
nip-and-tuck and people think she's a lot younger than she really is.

Job. None. Are you kidding me? She's still getting big alimony while being the trophy girlfriend
of the real estate mogul. This woman has it good. Workout for 2 hours, get the mani-pedi, daily
massage and facials. A little botox before dinner in South Beach, then it's off to the big game for
the Bulls and Heat.

Yep, life was really good until she flipped the bird and walked into the spotlight. This is your
15-minutes of fame or infamy. Should be interesting to see what's uncovered.
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Tuesday, 7 May 2013

GOVERNOR CHRISTIE IS TIRED OF LIVING LARGE

Posted on 16:50 by raja rani
 

Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey finally waved the white flag. He grew tired of the fad diets, personal training, jokes, unflattering pictures, and questions about his health. So, Christie did what
other big and fat men like Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, John Daly, and Charlie Weis did. He underwent
lap band surgery. Yep, the same doctor who shrunk the stomach of the Jets head coach down to
size, tightened things up for the future presidential candidate, and wa-la! Christie has reportedly
lost 40 pounds since February.

I say, good for Governor Chris Christie.

Christie was well aware that he was the butt of a lot of jokes and saw a lot of photoshopped
pictures of himself with sandwiches, burgers, and whole sides of beef circulating on the Internet.
He convinced himself he was tough enough to handle everything that came with his ginormous
girth, but come on, the guy's only human. That stuff hurts. And, at 50 years old, Christie was
genuinely worried about not being around much longer for his wife and kids. So, he gave the
doctor the green light to put that little band around the entrance way to his stomach and tighten
that sucker up.


Good for Governor Christie. Losing weight can be a bitch, especially at his age. Nothing
wrong with cutting a corner or two. Is it 'cheating'? Who the heck cares, after all, the entire
world seems to be taking the easy way out these days. Lance Armstrong cheated and so did just
about every baseball player who hit over 30 home runs. Even those dang Chinese badminton
players tried to cheat the system by losing in the early stages of the Olympics to get a better seeding.

I just hope Christie's lap-band surgery works better than the first one Rex went through. That guy
dang near made that rubber band go snack, crackle, and pop. He was shoving 12 tacos at one
sitting down his pie hole. Good, lord. His doctor reeled him in and pretty much said, "WTF?,
you're  making me look bad." On round two, Rex lost close to 100 pounds and now he's known
as sexy Rexy. Oh, he's still a clown, but he's a skinnier one, now.


John Daly had a lot of success early on with his lap-band surgery. The winner of two majors
was looking like the Stay-Puff Marshmallow from the movie, "Ghostbusters." The only exercise
Daly got in his life was either by lighting up his cigarettes or beating up six of his seven wives,
which quickly became ex-wives. Daly shed about 100 pounds with the surgery. His game didn't
get any better, but he cut down on the number of arrests for domestic violence episodes and some
company, desperately for publicity, signed him up to wear some god-awful outfits while he
hacked it up on the golf course. Daly eventually went back to being 'Big John' as he gained about
50 pounds back.

Many people who have lap-band surgery do eventually gain most, or all the weight they lost
because of it. Old habits take over and the mantra becomes, "Oh, what the hell. This box of
Boston crème donuts from Dunkin' ain't going to kill me." Remember that Wilson chick? Man,
she became skinny as a rail, then BOOM! Hello, triple chins! Guess they didn't make those
rubber bands very strong back in the day. Wilson busted right through hers just like Ryan.


I sure hope Christie can keep the mojo going. He's probably going to look pretty funny as a
skinny man. Think Al Sharpton after his dramatic weight loss (Sharpton, to his credit, did it
naturally. No surgery involved.) Christie has a huge melon sitting atop his shoulders and if he
loses, say, 100 pounds, he's going to look pretty funny.

But in all seriousness, I'm happy that Christie chose to get the lap-band surgery. Carrying all
that weight around is not healthy for the heart. I'm happy that he had his family in mind, rather
than his political career, which might just take him to the White House in 2016.

I'm looking forward to seeing the final result and happy that I never had to see the governor
shirtless on "The Biggest Loser". You go, governor, you go. You deserve to be known for your
accomplishments rather than you girth.
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Monday, 6 May 2013

7 TROOPS DIE AND NOBODY GIVES A DAMN.

Posted on 19:29 by raja rani

Seven U.S. troops were killed in two separate attacks on Saturday in Afghanistan, but few people
seemed to notice or even care, for that matter. There were too many other things to worry about
I guess, like the impact of Jason Collins coming out of the closet or Tim Tebow being handed the pink slip by the New York Jets. Perhaps, people were just fixated on the Jodi Arias trial. I watched
the report of the troops killed on the evening news and said to myself, "It's sad. These kids
make the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and nobody outside of their family and friends, bats
an eye lash at news like this anymore."

Oh, if you're an avid reader, you may have caught the story of how much it costs the Pentagon
to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay open. $150 million! That's right, there are 166 foreign
terrorists in our base in Cuba to waterboard and interrogate, but the price of doing it is extremely
high. Try just over $903,000 for each prisoner. That's INSANE!



We have troops who come back from years of fighting for the United States that need
disability benefits and treatment from post traumatic stress disorder and our government pretty
much says, "Thanks for your service, now be on your way." Yet, it pays almost a million dollars
to detain some dirt bags who wanted to blow up everything in our country. Incredible, truly incredible.

If you ask  1000 Americans why we're still fighting in Afghanistan, 90 percent of them will
say, "I have no idea." The other 10 percent will ask, "We are?" Yes, blood is still being shed
in a place people have trouble spelling, much less finding on a map. Since 2001, more than
3,000 troops have lost their lives fighting the fight against Al-Qaeda and terrorism. Are we
winning? Does anybody really know? Does anybody really even care? I think many people
lost interest years ago and spent more time worrying about Tiger Woods' illegal drop than
our troops gets blown up by IED's.


The Obama administration said it wants to be completely out of Afghanistan by sometime in
2014. That's right, Al-Qaeda, get ready, because we're getting out of dodge next year, so start
making your plans now for the big going away party. Great. And the U.S government is expected
to pay the Afghans billions to rent out 3-4 bases on their soil until all our business is finished. Billions.

Can't we use that money to protect our borders and improve communications between the
FBI and CIA? What good are they if  Tamerlan Tsarnaev is on the terror watch list and they
don't watch him when he's back from Russia and in our country? All that "intelligence" and
nobody can keep track on a 26-year dude who wanted to blow up all of Boston and New York
City?


Man, we killed Bin Laden and many of his high-ranking lieutenants already. Can't we pull all
the troops out Afghanistan now and do a better job of keep terrorists out of this country from
this end? Can't we keep more blood from being shed and lives from being lost?

This war has gone on like a rain-delayed NASCAR event: far too long. And when troops are
being killed, it's, unfortunately, a lot like those races are to most people in this country: they
just  don't seem to care. It's sad, but it's the truth.

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JIMMY CONNORS IS A TRUE DIRT BAG

Posted on 08:01 by raja rani
Let's face it. Books involving sports don't typically sell. Go to any Barnes & Noble and
you'll see dust gathering on the ones in the sports section. Hero worshipping books
about arrogant athletes are just not that fascinating a read, unless of course, there is dirt,
gossip, or payback.

Terry Francona's recent book about his days with the Red Sox made it on the New York Times
best-sellers list mainly because he shined a light on a drama-filled ownership group who all but professed they discovered baseball, marketing, and Fenway Park.

Most books that are released seem to follow Francona's formula. They need to attract headlines,
tweets, and fodder for sports talk radio. It's all about getting attention and making it relevant.
Jimmy Connors sure has gained some attention for his classless prose in his new book, "The Outsider."  Connors must've had too much time on his hands or perhaps, needed to get his fix
for attention and a massage for his massive ego. Connors hasn't been relevant for quite some
time, but that's about to change, but that's exactly what he wanted from all this.


In the book, Connors, who had a high-profile relationship with Chris Evert, the queen of tennis
and an American sweetheart, insinuates that Evert had a abortion near the end of their romance. Connors felt Evert did it because having a baby at that time would've affected her tennis career.

“An issue had arisen as a result of youthful passion. And a decision had to be made as a couple. Chrissie called to say she was taking care of the ‘issue’, Connors writes He also claimed Evert,
then 19, made the decision to protect her tennis career. “Chrissie made up her mind that the timing was bad and too much was riding on her future. She asked me to handle the details.”


Really, Jimmy? Is it that important to sell a book to do that? The most confidential 'issue' in a
personal and private relationship and you have to expose it to the whole world? Oh, you made yourself out to be the hero in all of it and let Evert look like a bad person. Nice, real nice.

This is beyond distasteful. Connors didn't even give  Evert a heads-up that the 'issue' was going
to be part of the book. That's real class. I guess Connors got what he wanted: even more attention for his book. Heck, I'm writing about it. The story has been plastered all over the Internet. Connors
made himself to be the white knight, but he is pure dirt bag in all of this. 


So, now Evert has to answer questions about something that may or may not have happened
40 years ago. Seriously? Jimmy, you did this all to sell a book? To expose something like he did about Evert is really despicable and beyond comprehension.We didn't need to know about this, Jimmy. This wasn't our business. A real man would've  protected a woman he said he
loved and got pregnant. Instead, you showed your true colors. You are still the ruthless, self-
centered, and arrogant person that you've always been. Nothing's changed

I'm not going to buy or read your book, Jumbo. I sure hope nobody else does, either
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Friday, 3 May 2013

SUSANNAH COLLINS: FROM 'TREMENDOUS SEX' TO STARDOM.

Posted on 11:54 by raja rani

Susannah Collins has next. Less than a week after AJ Clemente finished off his 15 minutes
off fame thanks to dropping an F-Bomb on live television, Collins is stepping into the spotlight.
The television reporter from Comcast Sportsnet Chicago was fired on Friday, less than 48 hours
after making a Freudian slip of epic proportions.

Collins was working the Chicago Blackhawks playoff game against the Minnesota Wild and
was trying to convey the great record Chicago had against the Wild during the regular-season,
but unfortunately, Collins got, well, a little tongue-tied and the words just didn't come the
right way. Collins said the Blackhawks had "tremendous amount of sex" instead of success.....oooooooh, boy!

It didn't really seem to be grounds for dismissal because that kind of thing can happen, just
ask ESPN's Steve Levy. The veteran anchor once got tongue-tied when reading bulging "disc"
and he ended up saying, bulging "dick". Hello. Levy didn't get fired by the WWL, but then
again,  he didn't have scores of videos on YouTube that were pretty raunchy.


During the early part of her career, Collins worked on one of those shows that try to use
sex, foul language, and innuendo to gain views, hits, and fans. After Collins made her gaffe,
a lot of people wanted to know more about Collins so they did the old Google search and a
lot of bad things came up. I viewed some of the videos this morning and I was stunned at the language that was coming out of that girl's mouth. Perhaps, that's why she said 'sex' instead of
success during her live shot. She was so used to saying that kind of stuff, it just rolled off her
tongue.

I'm sure management saw a few of those tapes and said, "Um, upon further review, Collins
can no longer work here." They gave Collins the pink slip and said, "thanks for coming." The
question is, in the interviewing and screening process, didn't they think to do a Google search?
Isn't that what every employer does these days? It's obvious that nobody at the network saw
those videos because if they did, they would've said, "Next!"


But like Clemente, Collins is sure to be a lot more popular and even famous than she was before
talking about 'tremendous sex.' She has about 12,000 followers on her Twitter account right now,
but I'm sure that'll be up to about 30,000 before nightfall on Sunday. Will she get a spot on
Letterman? I doubt it. Not even Letterman goes to the well that often. But Collins, for better or
worse, will get more attention than she could've dreamed of at this stage of her career because
of her 'slip'.

Man, next time I go on the air, I might just have to let something 'slip', too. :)
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Thursday, 2 May 2013

NEW YORK KNICKS: DRESSED IN BLACK, SOAKING IN STUPID

Posted on 11:51 by raja rani

There are dumb motivational ploys and then there are really dumb motivational ploys. In
1987, the University of Miami football team got off the plane wearing army fatigues to get
into battle mode for their national championship game against Penn State. That didn't work
out so well for Jerome Brown, Vinny Testaverde, and Company 'U'. They lost in the court
of public opinion and more importantly, on the field.


The New York Knicks topped the 'U' for pure stupidity when it comes to making statements,
both in fashion and sports. After losing to the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their playoff series,
Kenyon Martin urged the team to come dressed for Game 4 in all black because the Knicks
would be giving the C's their own personal funeral, eliminating them from the playoffs. Really,
Kenyon? Did you somehow miss what happened in that city two weeks ago? Families just buried
their loves ones and you want to be an insensitive imbecile and go there? Ridiculous.


The sad thing about it all, is that his teammates actually showed up for the game dressed in black
from head-to-toe. Hats, jackets, pants, shoes, and even glasses hung on the players as if the Knicks
were really going to give the Celtics a funeral. This is beyond juvenile, but really, in a sports world
dominated by spoiled men who lie, cheat, and have a sense of entitlement beyond comprehension,
can we really be surprised? I'm not. But I am surprised at the level of stupidity the Knicks went to.

Did they not think the Celtics would get wind of this? Did the Knicks not think the Celtics were
going to use this to fuel them towards staving off elimination? Just as the Miami Hurricanes found
out in 1987, the best laid plans and stupid ones, often go awry. They lost to the Celtics in Game 5,
postponing the funeral they had scheduled. Now, the Knicks have eggs on their face and all that
they momentum gained with a 3-0 series lead, has evaporated. In the court of public opinion,
the Knicks have become like Forest Gump: stupid is, as stupid does. It hard to like a team that
shows up in all-black, calling for a funeral of the team their playing.


The pressure is now clearly on the shoulders of the Knicks. They might not only cough up
a 3-0 series, but they must overcome the pure stupidity they showed before Game 4. The next
funeral they show up for, just might be there own.
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013

NEW CANAAN TO SUGARDADDY.COM?

Posted on 04:42 by raja rani
 

New Canaan, Connecticut today, is a lot different from the place I started to call my hometown
when our family moved there in the late '70's. It's still a bucolic New England town that's long
been known as the "next station to heaven", because of its charm, beauty, and well, perfection.


But now, this small town about 45 minutes from New York City, wreaks of money, power,
entitlement and Wall Street bankers. A nice home starts at $2 million and high school students
drive BMW's, Range Rovers, and Audi's to get to where they want to go. The athletic facilities
on campus rank among the best in the country and most of the teams bring home state
championships with great regularity.


The rich and famous call New Canaan home as NBC's Brian Williams, Harry Connick, Jr, Jim
Nantz, Mike Lupica, ESPN chairman George Bodenheimer, hundreds of CEO's, and more than
a few sugar daddy's reside there.

Perhaps, it is the latter that caused an on-line dating site to make the town an interesting offer.
Sugardaddie.com has put $10 million on the table for New Canaan. If it changes their name to
Sugardaddie.com, USA, the cash is theirs. The deal would last for 10 years and require the town
to use Sugardaddie.com in everything from town hall to the school system.


In this day and age of Facebook, tweeting, and a million news sites on the Internet in search of
eye-opening  content, this is nothing more than a publicity stunt for a company in search of free
attention. Sugardaddie.com has already gained a good amount of it as this article goes on-line. Anybody who googles "New Canaan" is bound to see the article about Sugardaddie.com to
follow. That in turn leads to more hits and traffic for its site. I'll admit, I checked it out.

Next week, I'm sure the executives at Sugardaddie.com will boast that traffic to the site was
up 154 percent since making their offer to New Canaan. That's how the game is played today,
isn't it?

For the people in New Canaan, this offer barely caused a smirk, snicker, or even a yawn. $10
million? That's about half of the bonus that most Wall Street bankers in town bring home. It's
about the sum of a home in New Canaan and a second one in Nantucket. In short, $10 million
is not chump change, but it's nothing to make people in that town even blink when it comes
to changing its name to Sugardaddie.com.

But Sugardaddie.com, USA would have been interesting for this New England town, even if
was for just a day.
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