Politically Correct Rubbish
Starting in February, any school with a nickname or logo considered racially or ethnically "hostile" or "abusive" by the NCAA would be prohibited from using them in postseason events. Mascots will not be allowed to perform at tournament games, and band members and cheerleaders will also be barred from using American Indians on their uniforms beginning in 2008.
Affected schools were quick to complain, and Florida State -- home of the Seminoles -- threatened legal action.
"That the NCAA would now label our close bond with the Seminole people as culturally 'hostile and abusive' is both outrageous and insulting," Florida State president T.K. Wetherell said in a statement.
"I intend to pursue all legal avenues to ensure that this unacceptable decision is overturned, and that this university will forever be associated with the 'unconquered' spirit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida," he added.
It's amazing that the NCAA has no problem exploiting thousands of minority students who play sports for free whilst universities go on raking in billions in revenues from those sports yet take this absurdist stand on nicknames.
Perhaps next they can work on equally rewarding task of rewriting all the textbooks to remove all the offensive theories like Darwinism in favour of Creationism.
Palmeiro's Ban Too Short
LiarLiar
"Rafael Palmeiro is a friend. He testified in public and I believe him," George Bush said Monday. "He's the kind of person that's going to stand up in front of the klieg lights and say he didn't use steroids, and I believe him. Still do."
Coming from the nutter who told the world about weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist in Iraq to justify a trillion dollar excursion into chaos and anarchy in the cradle of civilisation, it isn't surprising that America's president fails to see the irony of Palmeiro wagging his finger at Congress insisting he never did steroids and then getting busted for doing just that.
What the revelation that Palmeiro uses steroids creates is credibility for Jose Canseco, who must be as happy as a pig in shit to be so vindicated.
It also almost confirms without a doubt, the suspicions about Bonds and really tosses the credibility of any homerun records set in the last 10 years in the bin.
A 10 day suspension for violating the sport's watered down steroid policy isn't enough for Palmeiro, he should be banned for a season. Not for getting caught for doing steroids but for being cheeky enough to lie about it and almost come off as being insulted that the suggestion ever arose in the first place.
500 homers and 3000 hits indeed.
Forget the astericks - just get a big, fat eraser.
Yesterday's hero for England, Mr Flintoff. Second Test, Edgbaston (day three, stumps)England 407 & 182 v Australia 308 & 175-8
It's taken almost two years but Sports Amnesia is finally beginning to add cricket to the series of sports to distract daily living. It isn't enough the baseball, the American football, the English football and the rugby. Cricket, believe it or not, once the rules are digested, is an exciting match to watch.
Baseball
you too can go pear-shaped once you go on the Joe Torre Flab and Paunch Diet
It's hard to imagine how quickly the Oakland A's have gone from a season they thought they'd all have to forget to fighting for the AL West title or leading the AL Wildcard chase.
After yesterday's victory over the hapless KC Royals, the A's are now 5-1 in August and 18-4 since the All Star break.
And they've finally caught the Angels for first place in the AL West.
Leading the charge over the last 30 days have been rookie Dan Johnson's 7 homers, 16 RBis and .386 batting average not to mention Jay Payton, after being traded by the Red Sox, hitting .306 with 5 homers and 16 RBIs, Eric Chavez's 22 RBIs and Nick Swisher's 21.
But the pitching: Barry Zito is 6-0 with a 2.51 ERA over his last 6 starts. Rick Harden is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last 5 starts. Rookie Huston Street has saved 9 of 10 opportunities in his last 13 games with 2 wins no losses and a 1.10 ERA.
Beane is Back. After being ridiculed for the A's slow start following the trades of two of his biggest starters, it is looking like he has them far ahead of schedule.
*****
Only five games separate the seven teams in the NL competing for the wildcard in what promises to be a battle to the end. As it stands now, Sports Amnesia is predicting a three way race in the end between the Astros, Cubs and Mets.
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The Angels, A's, Yankees, Twins and Indians are all close knit for the AL wildcard which will likely come out of the AL West. Sports Amnesia are picking the Minnesota Twins to win it in the end.
Football
Hard to go wrong with Marino and Young getting elected to the NFL Hall of Fame but I was trying to figure out who were the Top Five best quarterbacks, outside of the obvious in Joe Montana, seen by the members of Sports Amnesia:
1. John Elway
2. Steve Young
3. Dan Marino
4. Warren Moon
5. Ken Stabler
Very early NFL predictions:
SuperBowl - Minnesota Vikings v. Baltimore Ravens
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