- Tearful
press conference apologies from athletes found to have used
performance-enhancing drugs are not a new phenomenon. Tearful press conference
apologies from college athletes found to have used performance-enhancing drugs,
however, are much less common. Scenes like the one involving Florida Gators
quarterback Will Grier just don’t happen because college athletes are much more
likely to abuse Keystone Light and cheap ganja than they are to stock up on
designer PEDs that will give them an edge on the playing field. Yet here’s
Grier, getting suspended for one year for violating NCAA rules and holding a
weepy press conference in which he owned his mistake and promised to do better
next time. "I took an
over-the-counter supplement that had something in it," Grier said. "I
did not check with the medical staff before taking it. I hope that people can
learn from this, learn from my mistake. I'm really sorry to everyone, just
really sorry." Head coach Jim McElwain announced that Grier had tested
positive, which carries an automatic suspension of one calendar year from the
NCAA, meaning Grier would not be eligible to return until Florida's seventh
game of the 2016 season. He would return as a redshirt sophomore, although McElwain
said the school will appeal the suspension. The first-year head coach said he
was made aware of Grier's failed test on Sunday and allowed the freshman to address
his team during Monday's team meeting before speaking publicly about the
suspension. Predictably, the players were largely supportive of their teammates
and Grier will continue to practice with the team. "It's something he
feels horrible about," McElwain said. "It's an honest mistake, and
yet can be prevented by checking with our medical staff.” As always, college is
a time to do stupid sh*t and learn from it and at least this mistake didn’t
land Grier in a courtroom………
- The
miracle of all miracles has happened. World, we’ve finally found the one and
only instance when being an absolute dork trained in medieval combat is a good
thing. The pioneer proving this point is Karen Dolley, an Indianapolis woman
who is getting props for her quick thinking and brave response after fighting
off a home intruder and keeping the man subdued until help arrived. Dolley was
alone at her home late at night when an intruder snuck into her home. She was
asleep when the break-in happened and awoke to the voice of a man inside her
home. Armed with the dork-tastic knowledge she had gained hanging out in
Loserville with her fellow medieval pals, Dolley went to the living room and
instead of panicking or hiding under her bed to call police, she went H.A.M. on
the intruder, identified as Jacob Wessel. Using ye olde skills, Dolley
overpowered Wessel despite standing a mere 5-foot-6. She attacked, punching him
over and over again as he struggled to respond. Dolley was so calm and
collected that she even went looking for her gun - medieval gun? - but opened
the wrong drawer and ended up pulling out her sword. It’s at this point Dolley
needs to take some heat for bastardizing and intermingling her eras of weapons
and fighting styles because the sword is not medieval, but rather a
Japanese-style weapon called the Ninjato. Sure, Dolley used it to hold Wessel
captive in the corner of her bedroom while she dialed 911 and officers soon
showed up to apprehend the intruder. Wessel confessed to entering Dolley’s home
from her back door and was arrested and hauled off to a holding cell………
- It’s
time to answer the ages-old question: Can you get a contact high from a
television show? BET aims to answer that question with a new reality series featuring the one and only Snoop Dogg. The man who
single-handedly does more for the marijuana industry than anyone outside of the
entire state of Colorado will star alongside fellow rappers Birdman and
Jermaine Dupri, as well as Jay-Z’s former manager Damon Dash in an as-of-yet
untitled, eight-episode series that will begin in Los Angeles next month. “From
family to business to their love lives, the series will be packed with drama,
laughs and hashtag-worthy one-liners," BET wrote on its website in
announcing the show. The show has a relatively simple premise, focusing on the
daily lives of its stars, and in the case of Snoop, that daily life includes
mountains and mountains of the best dank available. Snoop has done the reality
TV thing before, first with “Snoop
Dogg’s Father Hood” on E! from 2007-09, then making a return to the genre
earlier this year with an ESPN reality show following his son Cordell Broadus’ attempts to break into the
NFL. The show and the younger Broadus’ quest for a spot in the NFL both fizzled
out, but it’s clear that cable networks believe that Snoop’s mix of charisma,
blood coursing with THC and rapping ability are still a solid foundation upon
which to build a reality show. Then again, no one has ever accused BET of being
a brilliantly run TV pioneer, so even if this show fails, the network’s
reputation isn't exactly going to take a massive hit………
- The
dream is alive. A united Cyprus has eluded Cypriots for four-plus decades, ever
since the island nation was split in two in 1974
when Turkey invaded after a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. There
have been pushes to reunite the island over the years and each has failed for
its own reasons, but Cyprus' rival leaders say they will "significantly
intensify" the pace of negotiations aimed at reunification. Their reason
is actually fairly unimaginative, as leaders of the ethnically divided island recognize
that "serious work" still remains before any peace deal can be
struck. United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide paints a rosy picture, claiming
that Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and breakaway Turkish Cypriot
leader Mustafa Akinci had a "constructive exchange" on issues that
still separate them over forging a federation. Eide spoke after the two leaders
met and said both men are aware of the need to keep the momentum going after
talked resumed following several months of silence triggered by a spat over the
island's offshore gas deposits. Ah yes, the always-present brawl over money. It
spoils peace talks and negotiations of all types between groups and individuals
around the world and has for ages, but let’s all just naïvely believe that two
rival groups who both want control of a Mediterranean island will simply put
their petty, greedy differences aside and come up with a fair and just
agreement that will finally put the two pieces of this puzzle back together……….
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