News item: Announcer Jonathan Coachman to leave World Wrestling Entertainment to become an anchor at ESPN.
Comment: This could be a great hire for ESPN. While working for the WWE, Coachman also moonlighted as a play-by-play caller for CSTV, and has a great onscreen presence. Sooner or later, they’ll use him on a game broadcast, and they’ll be glad they did.
News item: Lakers take 2-0 lead in series with Utah.
Comment: Yawn. Was there ever any doubt about the Lakers in the first two rounds? Meanwhile, the NBA and ABC keep their collective fingers crossed in the hopes of a Celtics-Lakers final. Should that happen, KA-CHING!!!
News item: PETA protests horse racing in Kentucky.
Comment: PETA doesn’t have the most sterling reputation, and I haven’t liked everything they’ve done, but I do think that their hearts are in the right place on this one. I’ve often wondered how race horses are really treated outside the public view. It’s bad enough that they’re injected with Lasix and other drugs (Lasix IS a steroid, btw), made to run in all kinds of weather, and on all kinds of surfaces that must adversely affect their legs. In last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Eight Belles was whipped to the finish line with two damaged ankles. Why do jockeys need a whip in the first place? Horse racing is a sport that needs to be looked at and examined closely.
News item: Two defensive players from Div. II Central Washington’s softball team carry an opposing player around the bases after she twists her knee rounding first.
Comment: The injured player’s home run would have been counted as a single if a pinch-runner had been inserted. It was also her first home run ever, in college or high school ball. The two Central Washington players picked her up, and carried her around the basepaths, gently putting her on each base along the way. Their names are Mallory Holtman (1B) and Liz Wallace (SS). One of the greatest acts of sportsmanship I’ve ever known about.
News Items
By Dave GaytanNews item: Announcer Jonathan Coachman to leave World Wrestling Entertainment to become an anchor at ESPN.
Comment: This could be a great hire for ESPN. While working for the WWE, Coachman also moonlighted as a play-by-play caller for CSTV, and has a great onscreen presence. Sooner or later, they’ll use him on a game broadcast, and they’ll be glad they did.
News item: Lakers take 2-0 lead in series with Utah.
Comment: Yawn. Was there ever any doubt about the Lakers in the first two rounds? Meanwhile, the NBA and ABC keep their collective fingers crossed in the hopes of a Celtics-Lakers final. Should that happen, KA-CHING!!!
News item: PETA protests horse racing in Kentucky.
Comment: PETA doesn’t have the most sterling reputation, and I haven’t liked everything they’ve done, but I do think that their hearts are in the right place on this one. I’ve often wondered how race horses are really treated outside the public view. It’s bad enough that they’re injected with Lasix and other drugs (Lasix IS a steroid, btw), made to run in all kinds of weather, and on all kinds of surfaces that must adversely affect their legs. In last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Eight Belles was whipped to the finish line with two damaged ankles. Why do jockeys need a whip in the first place? Horse racing is a sport that needs to be looked at and examined closely.
News item: Two defensive players from Div. II Central Washington’s softball team carry an opposing player around the bases after she twists her knee rounding first.
Comment: The injured player’s home run would have been counted as a single if a pinch-runner had been inserted. It was also her first home run ever, in college or high school ball. The two Central Washington players picked her up, and carried her around the basepaths, gently putting her on each base along the way. Their names are Mallory Holtman (1B) and Liz Wallace (SS). One of the greatest acts of sportsmanship I’ve ever known about.
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