According to this news report, former Major League pitcher Victor Zambrano’s mom was taken from her home in Venezuela by kidnappers. Fortunately, authorities were able to intervene and secure the release of Mrs. Zambrano by the non-waiver trade deadline. While the conditions of the trade were not immediately available to the public, confidential sources inside the [...]
Continue reading...28. September 2009
• Obama to Denmark to pitch Olympics bid President Barack Obama is headed to Denmark to go ice fishing and plead the case for Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Olympics. “We need this Olympic bid badly,” said Obama to press reporters over the weekend. From WTP, here’s to better luck than he has had pleading [...]
Continue reading...23. September 2009
“Yes. I know I’m awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Where’s my contract extension?” It’s been a while since I posted. There’s been a lot of reflection and more importantly, a lot of (not-so-current) current events to cover since my last post. i.e. I’m not going to be so lazy anymore. [...]
Continue reading...13. July 2009
Lance Armstrong stayed in the top-3 this weekend at the Tour de France despite challenges from his opponents and teammate, Alberto Contador, the 2007 Tour de France winner. It’s been an impressive run up to this point, especially since he’s had a four-year hiatus from the sport spent mostly running topless with Matthew McConaughey. [...]
Continue reading...4. July 2009
Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim battle it out at the AT&T National. Tiger, host of the tournament implements new rule stating, “Only Tiger Woods can win.” Serena and Venus Williams faced each other at Wimbledon today. Serena won, but Venus gave her a really bad “Indian rug burn” after the match. Reports out of Orlando and [...]
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13. November 2009
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