The big complaint last year was that men received more money for winning Wimbledon tennis matches than women. Last year, men’s champion Roger Federer received $1.170 million while the women’s winner Amelie Mauresmo got $1.117 million (for those of you slow at
Month: March 2007
Delta Rocket Explodes After Launch
This is an interesting video of a Delta rocket carrying a $45 million satellite, which exploded shortly after liftoff… [youtube]MvJF01hlEfM[/youtube] 1 min 50 sec
Bengals Out of Playoffs – Police on Alert
Mark Clower is on a roll… 1. What do you call a drug ring in Cincinnati? A huddle. 2. Four Cincinnati Bengals in a car, who’s driving? The police. 3. Why can’t Chris Henry get into a huddle on the
Wright State Wins!… Gains Automatic Bid to NCAA Tourney
I went with my buddy Steve Weiss to the Horizon League Championship game Tuesday night, which featured the Wright State Raiders against the 19th ranked Butler Bulldogs as the featured game on ESPN. This 60 to 55 win by the Raiders was
Al Gore is the Prototypical Hypocrite (Liberal)
The “visionary” from Tennessee, who claims to have invented the Internet, fulfills the consummate role of the Limousine Liberal — preach to the world on how to behave — and violate every principle you espouse. The cartoon below captures this
Mamby Pamby Sports
I coached both of my sons in soccer and basketball for almost 10 years of my life. Most of their teams were in local recreational leagues from 1st to 6th grade and they typically played basketball and tennis on their
Man Found Dead at Barnsider Restaurant
We hadn’t visited the Barnsider restaurant in northwest Dayton for a couple of years (I’ll be polite: the demographics have changed in that area of town), but we decided to give it a try last Saturday night… I picked up the
More Problems with Contact Lens Solution
As a contact lens wearer for over 20 years, I keep an eye out for this kind of thing (pun intended). It appears that Bausch & Lomb has discovered another problem with their Renu solution… I guess I should be happy
This Guy Loves Hockey!
This is an incredible story brought to my attention by Michael Shaffer… We were comparing notes on the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, and he mentioned Bryan Berard. Michael sent me the story in Hockey Digest
College Basketball – Ohio State & Kansas
My buddy Rick Kennedy and I hooked-up in Phoenix back in January to watch some college basketball. Rick is a Kansas Jayhawks fan (home of James Naismith, founder of basketball) and he predicted that Ohio State and Kansas would be #1