- There really isn't a time of year when the average sports
fan gives a damn about women’s college basketball, but that lack of interest is
even more pronounced in the months ranging from January to December and that
makes the curious case of University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and his secondary recruiting
violation all the more of a yawn. As the world looked on and enjoyed the tale
of pitching star Mo'ne Davis as she led her Philadelphia team to the Little
League World Series, one of the story lines to emerge was Davis’ prowess as a
basketball player and her dream of some day balling for Auriemma at UConn. She
said at one point during the World Series that her dream was to play point
guard for the nine-time national champion Huskies and when Auriemma heard that
news, he made what appeared to be a fairly innocuous call congratulating the
13-year-old Philadelphia girl at Little League headquarters. If it were a sport
that people really cared about like college football, the resulting “scandal”
might have been more than a footnote in the week of sports. Instead, the tale
made just a ripple in the pond when UConn began looking into the issue after a
school filed a complaint with the American Athletic Conference. The
unidentified school decided to whine because Auriemma called and reportedly told
Davis he was impressed by the way she was handling the pressure of the Little
League World Series and to make sure people were treating her like a baseball
player and "not like, 'Oh, look at this girl playing baseball.'"
UConn athletic director Warde Manuel and his staff looked into the matter even
though the coach was incredulous that someone would file a complaint and
determined that the call constituted a secondary rules violation. "There's
guys playing college basketball driving around in cars that cost more than my
house and we're worried about a phone call that I made?" Auriemma said.
Well said, G………
- Austin Beerworks knows what college students are looking for
and they also know when the college semester starts. The Texas brewery is like
any business looking to grow its brand and boost its bottom line and as a maker
of cheap beer, there is no better demographic to pander to than the bros and
chicks who are hoisting funnels and cooking up the perfect theme for their next
kegger. In anticipation of the new semester, Austin Beerworks recently debuted the
first 99-pack of beer to hit the market and the effort to "keep Austin
weird" was an unquestioned success in admittedly limited form. It wasn’t
as if the company cranked out hundreds and hundreds of 99 packs to store
shelves around the city, but the 20 packs it did ship out went over like
gangbusters, selling out on the first day. Frat dudes and soror-stitutes
cobbled together their beer money and paid $99 for the new invention, realizing
it as a great way to purchase a massive quantity of beer without having to put
down a deposit for a keg and find guys strong enough to hoist said keg in and
out of a car and down the stairs to the basement of their off-campus house. "Since
you can drink it anytime, you're going to want to have more than a few on
hand," the brewery said in a video on its website. At first, some wondered
if the 99 pack was a joke, as the idea of a case of beer measuring approximately
7 feet long and weighing in at more than 80 pounds does seem like a ridiculous
beer-bonger’s pipe dream. But the offer was real and the results so positive
that the brewery is going to produce another run of the 99-packs soon,
according to its Facebook page. Maybe this time, aim big and churn out 100
cases, as that should be enough to expand the idea while keeping the supply
chain limited and thus, the public clamoring for more……….
- The Dutch are generally viewed as chill, laid-back folks
who embrace a liberal approach to life and may supplement that outlook from
time to time by smoking some quality hippie lettuce. Some of that stereotype
may be on point, but there are situations in life that even top-notch kush
cannot remedy and one such situation unfolded over the past day in the village of Made. Residents of the Dutch village were warned to
live carefully after learning that a highly poisonous cobra could be slithering
its way around their charming neighborhood. Authorities warned the locals to
keep all doors and windows shut after the snake's owner reported it missing
Thursday morning. If there is one thing worse than the creepy weirdo that is
Snake Guy, it’s Snake Guy Who Can’t Keep Track of His Scaly Friends. With
public concern high, authorities refused to say whether the snake had been kept
legally. There was no order to vacate the streets and citizens were allowed to
leave their homes, but vigilance was the mandate because a bite from the
27-inch Cape cobra — usually found only in Africa — can be deadly. "Don't
approach the snake. The animal could become aggressive,” an official statement
on the situation said. In the event of a bite, the municipality, 60 miles south
of Amsterdam, says an antivenin is available if somebody is bitten. An easier solution
might be getting a bowl, packing it with the best ganja around and smoking that
snake into satiated submission before taking it to an animal sanctuary to live
out its day, but being prepared for any possibility is a nice option as well………
- Bruce Springsteen has a well-known affinity for Scandinavia. One of
his most legendary concerts took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his fans
were so loud and created so much energy that they literally forced the city to
make structural changes to the stadium. He sometimes visits Sweden even when
he’s not on European tours and for that reason, it makes sense that he has
reportedly agreed to guest star on the Norwegian TV show “Lilyhammer.” The Boss will star
alongside his E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt, who plays a recurring
character on the show, Frank Tagliano. Van Zandt also co-writes the series and
acts as executive producer, so it was only a matter of time before he dialed up
Springsteen and got him involved in the process. Van Zandt appears to be in
search of some heavy hitters for the next season of the series, as his former “Sopranos”
co-star Frank Sirico will also join the cast in a recurring role. “Lilyhammer,”
is based on the story of Frank Tagliano, a New York mobster who relocates to
the town of Lillehammer in Norway under the Witness Protection Program after
testifying against the new mafia head. Lillehammer famously hosted the Winter
Olympics in 1994, but hasn’t really been thought of around the world since
then. The show shoots in New York and Lillehammer and Springsteen’s parts will
reportedly be set in New York, where he will play the owner of a mortuary. The
Boss hasn’t exactly done a lot of acting, although he did have a small cameo in
the 2000 John Cusack movie “High Fidelity,” playing himself……..
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