The Sports Socialite

Ok, not really.  But taking a look at TMZ just now, I have discovered that someone over there enjoys the sports talk as much as I do… Here are the sports releated stories on TMZ  -

Shaq and Wife Reach Divorce Settlement 
Khloe Kardashian — My Sister is Public Emeny #1 (showing a pic of her with Lamar Odom)  
NBA Star Arrested for DUI in Miami Beach  
Sharapova & Vujacic Can’t Handle Each Other  
Report: Tiger Woods Hires Dubya’s Spin Man  
NBA Owner Accused of Screwing Pregnant Nanny 
Nike to Vince Lombardi: Give Us Our Money Back!

And this does not even include an article that references Kyle Boller.

With all of the heightened basketball action in the past few days, I catch myself turning on whatever random game is one when I get home, and use it as the soundtrack for the little things I do when i get home… until I find something to watch.  I have caught the lesser known conferences airing their tournament games, and teams cutting down the net, NOT in HD… I use HD as the standard to know what show is good, important, and has money behind it.  I will watch The Biggest Loser, which is not in HD, because it is an awesome show.

I will say that I am T-minus 14 days from going to Las Vegas for the 2nd weekend of the NCAA Tourney.  It is my favorite weekend to go, and had been a tradition for many years.

*sigh*

I dislike repeating information like this, but apparently Ben Roethlisberger is again being accused of sexual assault, according to TMZ. 

Stuff like this does make me sad, you hope that these guys who are so successful are good guys.  When negative stories like this come out about men, who so many look up to and admire for their talent and acheivement, it is just sad.

I wonder about the type of person I am to watch the combine on a Sunday morning while eating breakfast. It is QB’s & WO’s… and there are some kids who are looking good and others who are good looking.

Over a weekend that was Valentine’s Day, the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver, and the Daytona 500, the NBA All-Star weekend was held Dallas.

The big attention-getter for the All-Star game was the fact that it would be played infront of 108,000+ people at the palace that Jerry Jones had built for his Cowboys.

With people snowed out of arriving in Dallas, there were still $5,000 tables to be had at THE hottest party on Saturday night. The dunk contest was a dud as the dunks were benign, and it was not really a big deal the Kobe did not play.   The celebrity game had Mark Cuban and Terrell Owens… and I’m not sure if I really like that.  What I do know is that when you have money and call the shots, you can do whatever you like.

I didn’t watch a single minute of the NBA’s All-Star weekend as I found the Olympics, even on time delay, to be a bigger deal for me.

I always enjoy the Olympics. If I had planned my life better, I’d totally head up to BC and see some events.

Watching on tv, I take issue with the opening ceremony being time delayed for the west coast. I enjoy things that i know are live. I may as well DVR the opening and watch 24 from Monday since I want to avoid commercials.

Something amazing is the broadcasting team NBC has assembled. For people like Dan Patrick, on loan from all things Fox Sports, this is really an opportunity for him, as great and known as he is, to gain a larger audience that will eventually translate into book sales and possibly increased listenership on his show for Fox Sports Radio. I’m sure Fox is okay with him getting publicity that they don’t have to pay for. he looks pretty handsome on the NBC winter Olympic apparel as well.

Unfortunately, there has already been tragedy at these games. Nodar Kumaritashvili died from injuries sustained during a run earlier today in Whistler. Seeing the Georgian luger go over the wall today was an awful sight. My thoughts are with his team, his family, and his country.

Here it is… Sunday,February 7, 2010, Super Bowl XLIV. The Colts versus the Saints.

Indianapolis vs. New Orleans – Saints

There is plenty to be said about the injuries, the Haitian ties, the team that has never been, and the team the has recently won.

My advice for today is to play your game, and let it rip…. the only thing to force out there are fumbles.  The rest should just come. 

It would be a great story for the Saints to return to New Orleans, the city that was to host the Super Bowl this year, as Champions.

As for the halftime entertainment, CBS chose TheWho… and The Who’s music is featured as the intoduction for the 3 CSI shows that are on CBS… connect the dots people.

Welcome to the end of another week…with the rain beating down on Los Angeles again on this Friday, nothing is more appropriate than Chinese food, wine, and a movie.

Tonight, we will venture out to see From Paris With Love because one of my besties and I <3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers.  We watch The Tudors constantly… we will watch the episodes over & over again.

It is widely reported that this movie isn’t that good… John Travolta is in it.  Not sure what to really make of that.  I think I am more upset about the upcoming season of The Tudors being the last, darn you Showtime.

There may be some dancing, and additional drinks after, depends on the rain… no body walks in L.A.

In a stunning turn of events, Michigan State University has decided not to revamp their logo.

The new logo was revealed mid-January, and met with criticism mostly… the public wondering why.  The changes were mostly minor in theSpartan’s helmet.  There really seemed to be no point.  It seemed like just one way to have people buy new stuff.

Cheers to MSUfor figuring it out.

The fact that Drew Brees went to Purdue and the Colts are Indy’s team has finally drawn some attention to the lay person, or the Chicago Tribune, which I didn’t know was still a paper.

Let me draw you a comparison:

Drew Brees – raised in TX, recruited to Purdue (West Lafayette, IN, 60-ish miles north of Indianapolis) to play QB, wore #15, went to bowl games in each of his 4 years at Purdue, and capped it off with a trip to the 2001 Rose Bowl… now QB of the New Orleans Saints, wearing #9

Colts – started off in Baltimore, in 1984 the Colts moved to Indianapolis.

So, Drew led Purdue to football success, which included a trip to the 2001 Rose Bowl.  Yes, he is an icon at Purdue, he has his name on a building and a street, I think.

Here’s the issue, if you grew up in Indiana, and the Colts are your team, and you went to Purdue or are a fan of Purdue, who do you root for? 

There are a variety of ways to look at it, but I didn’t grow up in Indiana.  I grew up in LA.  I am not a Raiders fan, or a Rams fan.  I was a Chargers fan, but then they let Drew go… so now I am a Saints fan.  But as you may know, I kinda like those Cardinals.

I don’t hear the media making a big deal out of the other Purdue player that will be on the sidelines come Sunday – Curtis Painter.  So either way, another Boilermaker will be getting a ring, whether it is earned or by default is to be determined.