2006 August Archive Page
Tiger Woods is Golf - August 28th, 2006
How else can you say it? I have been watching golf for about 20 years now, and I can honestly say I can not recall the last time someone hit a ball off the roof of the clubhouse. And certainly, I can not recall anyone doing something like that AND winning the tournament. What makes [...]
Did the ACLU Strike Again? - August 18th, 2006
The National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance Program has been struck down by U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor. And you can bet it is in large part to the ACLU. Now this will help our country continue to be open to terrorists and there is not a lot we will be able to do about [...]
Addidas and Reggie Bush know how to advertise. - August 17th, 2006
Reggie Bush got some extra headlines this week for the $10,000 fine levied on him by the NFL for wearing Addidas cleats in last weeks pre season game.Just goes to show that Addidas may have figured out what The Golden Palace casino learned a long time ago. A different way to advertise. The NFL only [...]
RIP – Elvis Presley - August 16th, 2006
Today, August 16th 2006 marks the 29th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. As time has passed the connection to this great artist has probably been diminished among the younger musicians out there. However, there is no doubt that Elvis helped usher in a new era of music that was and is Rock and Roll. If [...]
Matt Leinart finally signed - August 15th, 2006
The first-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals signed a six-year contract.Out of 255 players taken in this years NFL Draft, Leinhart was the last to agree to a contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but you can be assured it was way too much. ESPN reported that the contract was worth a max of $50 [...]
Clinton Portis dislocates shoulder - August 14th, 2006
In the first preseason game of the year for the Washington Redskins, Clinton Portis dislocated his shoulder attempting a tackle on a Mark Brunell pass that had been intercepted.An MRI has already confirmed the injury and now it will be a waiting game to see how bad the injury is and how long the rehab [...]
Tornadocane - August 10th, 2006
I guess you could say I am a little bit of a weather buff. Until Hurricane Katrina took a path that put us in the dark for several days and scared the daylights out of us, we (my wife and I) would look forward to a little stormy weather. Now, we are a little more [...]
AP Football Poll – August 2006 - August 8th, 2006
1 Texas 2 Southern California 3 Penn State 4 Ohio State 5 West Virginia 6 LSU 7 Virginia Tech 8 Alabama 9 Notre Dame 10 Georgia 11 TCU 12 Florida 12 Oregon 14 Auburn 15 Wisconsin 16 UCLA 17 Miami (Fla.) 18 Boston College 19 Louisville 20 Texas Tech 21 Clemson 22 Oklahoma 23 Florida [...]
Tiger Woods - August 7th, 2006
Now here is a shocking headline. “Tiger Woods is youngest player to reach the 50 win mark in PGA History.” Wow, who would have thought the guy that plays this good would ever do that. There was even a headline somewhere wondering who would stop Tiger. Is someone supposed to ? What does the PGA [...]
Cowboys sign Williams - August 3rd, 2006
The Dallas Cowboys signed Roy Williams to an extension, and that is good news. But, if you read between the lines you will see the bad news. America’s Team is in some real trouble on the marketing (players) front. “He probably is the second-most visible player we’ve got on this team right now, Terrell (Owens) [...]
