From history we all know the incorrect headline from the Chicago Tribune back on election night, 1948, "Dewey Defeats Truman". Turns out Harry Truman became president. More recently we had network TV declaring Al Gore had won Florida and with it the 2000 U.S. Presidency. During Saturday's Oregon win over Washington State at Mac Court, KVAL TV reported Ernie Kent was already fired. Is anyone as sick of the "annonymous" source angle as me? Would Mike Bellotti really leak information like this before making it publicly known? I simply detest sensationalistic journalism. Sportscasters and reporters who state opinion as fact and make blanket unconfirmed statements contribute to the National Enquirer, low end gossip mentality that drag us all through the mud. I'm not saying coach Kent will keep his job, but is it asking that much to wait until someone with the actual authority to make this decision is willing to go on record? Pathetic.
Check out today's headlines from the world of sports. Ben Roethlisberger has hired a high powered Atlanta lawyer to defend him from another sexual assault accuser. Can you say smoke = fire? The Eagles have decided to give that piece of useless dirt Michael Vick his 1.5 million dollar roster bonus so his career remains firmly back on track. I take such pride in being an NFL fan today. Maybe Tony Dungy can mentor Big Ben. He's already climbed into bed with a despicable scum of the earth who confessed to grisly, horrific crimes against the innocent, why stop there?
What's with the Lakers? Looked locked and loaded to ice the top seed in the West and position themselves exceptionally well to defend their title, but have hit the skids. This 3 game losing streak has sliced their advantage in half to 3 games over the sizzling hot Mavericks. See if they can regain their edge with Toronto in town tomorrow night as the trio of defeats have come on the road.
Okay, let's give away some freebies. I have a $50 gift certificate to Roaring Rapids Pizza and Poppi's Anatolia downtown so we'll have 2 winners. E-mail the correct answer to the following question to stevetannen@live.com
The season before last when the Boston Celtics won the NBA championship, they had the league's best record. Who was the last team prior to that to enter the post season as the overall one seed and roll to a title? Good luck.
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