June 2012 69
Toews practices just eight hours yesterday
“I’m embarrassed you guys caught me slacking,” said Toews from his parents’ house in Winnipeg. “Usually I figure eight hours of sleep, two hours for eating, an hour of watching curling and the rest is full-contact scrimmage.”
Random predictions for the next month in sports
7/23 – NFL Network begins televising teams washing their jerseys; ratings higher than Stanley Cup Finals on NBC
Yankees upset over bitter-faced Teixeira’s new beer endorsement
The Coors Brewing Company recently inked the Yankees slugger to a five-commercial deal in which he will don the famous “bitter beer face.”
The Len & Bob Band breakup causing tension on-air
“I made some joke that the best Bob could ever hope for is to be rhythm guitarist in a Doobie Brothers cover band,” said Kasper. “And now he says we’re on hiatus and is spending entire games in the booth writing his 'The Wall.'”
Heckler Graphic: The Cubs Fan Food Pyramid
What exactly provides Cubs fans the nourishment they need to keep doing whatever it is they do?
Edgy ad agency proposes Bounty paper towels sponsor the Saints this season
In an attempt to infuse some much-needed life into the Bounty Paper Towel brand, New York-based ad agency 72 Degrees & Crispin has secured sponsorship rights to the 2012 New Orleans Saints, fresh off the team's scandal that involved putting "bounties" on opposing squad's players.
Bulls not planning to tell Boozer they’re moving practice center downtown
When the Bulls announced earlier this month they were moving from their suburban headquarters and practice facility to a yet-to-be-identified downtown location in a few years, they made sure everyone associated with the team was informed, except Carlos Boozer.
