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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
The Tuesday Countdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
10: I am not making this up: Big Brown, the horse, has been signed to a marketing deal on the chance he wins the Belmont, complete with his own Triple Crown logo. I also believe this means he will sign only Upper Deck cards and, yes, is dating Lindsay Lohan.
9: Travis Henry was released by the Denver Broncos because of his lack of commitment. Henry has nine kids by nine women in four states. So I guess this makes Mike Shanahan at least the 10th to fall for the, “Yes, I really, really love you,” line.
8: What’s the horse equivalent of, “Yes, I really, really love you”? Or when Big Brown starts hitting the singles barns after the Belmont, will he use the standard line with the fillies, “Yeah, I won a race with a cracked hoof. They wanted to shoot me. I said no”?
7: Don’t mind telling you - I’m meeting with Rick Sund Wednesday morning, and I’m a little nervous. It’s been so long since I’ve spoken to a Hawks’ general manager, I’m not sure what to ask.
6: News: MMA mutant Kimbo Slice used to be a street fighter and worked security in the porn industry. Question: Is that supposed to make him unusual for MMA?
5: The SEC announced a record $127.2 million from TV deals, bowls and championships. The conference’s 12 non-profits immediately announced plans to add practice fields, weight rooms and rotate months in a book-of-the-month club.
4: Kevin White left Notre Dame for the athletic director’s job at Duke, which means now he’ll answer to only Mike Krzyzewski.
3: There is a point at which a troubled athlete loses the benefit of the doubt. When Odell Thurman misses offseason works, his agent cites the grandmother’s death as an excuse and Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis responds, “His grandmother’s been buried for quite a while,” you know he’s lost that benefit.
2: It’s rarely worth mentioning attendance figures any more because they’re so often skewed by ticket giveaways and Pinocchios in the marketing department. But this is worth noting: According to an NHL memo obtained by the Toronto Star, the Thrashers’ ticket revenue this season averaged $550,000 per game. Only three teams - Phoenix ($450,000), Chicago and Florida ($500,000 per game) averaged less.
1: If this closer thing doesn’t work out, does John Smoltz come back as a middle reliever?
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