Ankf00
12-27-06, 09:42 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/061227
lots of funnee. :laugh:
The past 12 months didn't provide the greatest memories for American sports fans. The U.S. got whipped by international opponents in hockey (the Olympics) AND soccer (the World Cup) AND baseball (the World Baseball Classic) AND basketball (the world championships) AND golf (the Ryder Cup). The basketball and baseball MVPs were Canadian (Steve Nash and Justin Morneau). The best American skier was a drunk, a groin strain felled our best figure skater and our most popular boxer is 60 years old.
Hell, our vice president couldn't even shoot straight.
With such a thoroughly forgettable year, you might not remember these moments …
Jan. 1: The new year opens in traditional fashion with Old Man 2005 carrying in a weeping Baby 2006 -- Gonzaga's Adam Morrison.
Jan. 4: Texas quarterback Vince Young shreds the USC defense for 467 total yards in a 41-38 Rose Bowl upset, silencing the tens of thousands of Southern California boosters packing the house of Reggie Bush's parents.
Jan. 8: The Cincinnati Bengals are forced to forfeit their first playoff game in a decade when the salary cap prevents them from covering bail.
Jan. 10: The suspension of the U.S. women's skeleton team coach for sexual harassment -- after asking an athlete, "If I said you have a nice skeleton, would you hold it against me?" -- is upheld by a judge.
Jan. 12: After weeks of intense speculation, Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush announces he'll sacrifice hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and a lavish crib by leaving USC to enter the NFL. Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett says the Trojans tried hard to keep Bush but just couldn't fit him under the school's salary cap.
...well, you get the point
lots of funnee. :laugh:
The past 12 months didn't provide the greatest memories for American sports fans. The U.S. got whipped by international opponents in hockey (the Olympics) AND soccer (the World Cup) AND baseball (the World Baseball Classic) AND basketball (the world championships) AND golf (the Ryder Cup). The basketball and baseball MVPs were Canadian (Steve Nash and Justin Morneau). The best American skier was a drunk, a groin strain felled our best figure skater and our most popular boxer is 60 years old.
Hell, our vice president couldn't even shoot straight.
With such a thoroughly forgettable year, you might not remember these moments …
Jan. 1: The new year opens in traditional fashion with Old Man 2005 carrying in a weeping Baby 2006 -- Gonzaga's Adam Morrison.
Jan. 4: Texas quarterback Vince Young shreds the USC defense for 467 total yards in a 41-38 Rose Bowl upset, silencing the tens of thousands of Southern California boosters packing the house of Reggie Bush's parents.
Jan. 8: The Cincinnati Bengals are forced to forfeit their first playoff game in a decade when the salary cap prevents them from covering bail.
Jan. 10: The suspension of the U.S. women's skeleton team coach for sexual harassment -- after asking an athlete, "If I said you have a nice skeleton, would you hold it against me?" -- is upheld by a judge.
Jan. 12: After weeks of intense speculation, Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush announces he'll sacrifice hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and a lavish crib by leaving USC to enter the NFL. Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett says the Trojans tried hard to keep Bush but just couldn't fit him under the school's salary cap.
...well, you get the point