Lea Michele … here’s the mugshot of a teenager who allegedly swallowed a bag of cocaine … can scientists erase bad memories? … stealing goods and hiding it the merch your fat rolls? Nice! … damn you internet trolls … 167 police layoffs in Newark, NJ should turn it into a warzone … man arrested fondling himself during Harry Potter movie … a “polyester-graph?” Waste of oxygen … what’s next for Jay-Z? … Florida to follow Arizona’s immigration lead? … Celebration, Florida had its first homicide in 14 years … have the TSA agents lost their damn minds? … here’s ever Mad Magazine cover … this would definitely mean war in America … Idaho man’s KKK snowman …
Ron Santo, the former Chicago Cub, has died. Santo was 70. [Trib]
Michigan-Michigan State hockey at the Big House (aka “The Big Chill”) is expected to draw 110,000. [Freep]
Adam Dunn will slug for the White Sox: 4 years, $56 million. [Sun-Times]
Come on, Plaschke – Lane Kiffin’s future isn’t riding on the UCLA game. [LA Times]
Court injunction delays State Championship game in West Virginia. [Daily Mail]
Nice get for Brian Kelly and Notre Dame – Everett Golson, a QB from South Carolina who originally was ticketed to play for the Tar Heels. Golson looks like he’s had plenty of work in the spread offense. He’ll also suit for the Irish hoops team. [Sun News]
The Jets plan on trying to keep Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards? Good luck. [Newsday]
Ten college football coaches on the hot seat. [Pre-Snap Read]
Yanks’ will lock up Mariano Rivera today – 2 years, $30 million. [NYDN]
Syracuse football nearly lost $1 million in 2008; somehow, they managed to make $3.9 million 2009. [Post Standard]
Les Miles isn’t going anywhere! [NOLA]
With Bruce Gradkowski done for the season, the Raiders signed career backup JT O’Sullivan.
Lea Michele … here’s the mugshot of a teenager who allegedly swallowed a bag of cocaine … can scientists erase bad memories? … stealing goods and hiding it the merch your fat rolls? Nice! … damn you internet trolls … 167 police layoffs in Newark, NJ should turn it into a warzone … man arrested fondling himself during Harry Potter movie … a “polyester-graph?” Waste of oxygen … what’s next for Jay-Z? … Florida to follow Arizona’s immigration lead? … Celebration, Florida had its first homicide in 14 years … have the TSA agents lost their damn minds? … here’s ever Mad Magazine cover … this would definitely mean war in America … Idaho man’s KKK snowman …
Ron Santo, the former Chicago Cub, has died. Santo was 70. [Trib]
Michigan-Michigan State hockey at the Big House (aka “The Big Chill”) is expected to draw 110,000. [Freep]
Adam Dunn will slug for the White Sox: 4 years, $56 million. [Sun-Times]
Come on, Plaschke – Lane Kiffin’s future isn’t riding on the UCLA game. [LA Times]
Court injunction delays State Championship game in West Virginia. [Daily Mail]
Nice get for Brian Kelly and Notre Dame – Everett Golson, a QB from South Carolina who originally was ticketed to play for the Tar Heels. Golson looks like he’s had plenty of work in the spread offense. He’ll also suit for the Irish hoops team. [Sun News]
The Jets plan on trying to keep Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards? Good luck. [Newsday]
Ten college football coaches on the hot seat. [Pre-Snap Read]
Yanks’ will lock up Mariano Rivera today – 2 years, $30 million. [NYDN]
Syracuse football nearly lost $1 million in 2008; somehow, they managed to make $3.9 million 2009. [Post Standard]
Les Miles isn’t going anywhere! [NOLA]
With Bruce Gradkowski done for the season, the Raiders signed career backup JT O’Sullivan.
Legendary Cubs player and broadcaster Ron Santo died Thursday night at the age of 70.
Family spokesman John McDonough confirmed to WGN in Chicago that Santo - widely regarded as one of the best players not in the Hall of Fame - died in an Arizona hospital.
WGN says the former All-Star third baseman had bladder cancer. Santo had called Cubs games on WGN since 1990.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts released a statement:
"My siblings and I first knew Ron Santo as fans, listening to him in the broadcast booth. We knew him for his passion, his loyalty, his great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor. It was our great honor to get to know him personally in our first year as owners. Ronnie will forever be the heart and soul of Cubs fans."
Santo battled diabetes as a player and a broadcaster but always had a positive outlook. "What else am I going to do?" Santo told WGN this past season about working despite physical ailments. "Doing the Cubs games is like therapy for me."
Santo was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 18 and battled a myriad of medical problems after retiring as a player. He lost both legs to diabetes.
Santo, who teamed with Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes in the Wrigley Field booth, made no apologies for his homerism regarding the Cubs as their fans lived their frustrations through the former All-Star.
Santo was up for the Hall of Fame on 19 occasions, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. He first appeared on the Veterans Committee ballot in 2003.
Santo - a Seattle native - played for the Cubs from 1960 through 1973 before a final season in 1974 with the cross-town White Sox.
He made the National League All-Star team in nine seasons and finished with 342 home runs, 1,331 RBI and a .277 batting average. He also lead the NL in walks four times and won five Gold Gloves for his work at third.
Legendary Cubs player and broadcaster Ron Santo died Thursday night at the age of 70.
Family spokesman John McDonough confirmed to WGN in Chicago that Santo - widely regarded as one of the best players not in the Hall of Fame - died in an Arizona hospital.
WGN says the former All-Star third baseman had bladder cancer. Santo had called Cubs games on WGN since 1990.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts released a statement:
"My siblings and I first knew Ron Santo as fans, listening to him in the broadcast booth. We knew him for his passion, his loyalty, his great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor. It was our great honor to get to know him personally in our first year as owners. Ronnie will forever be the heart and soul of Cubs fans."
Santo battled diabetes as a player and a broadcaster but always had a positive outlook. "What else am I going to do?" Santo told WGN this past season about working despite physical ailments. "Doing the Cubs games is like therapy for me."
Santo was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 18 and battled a myriad of medical problems after retiring as a player. He lost both legs to diabetes.
Santo, who teamed with Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes in the Wrigley Field booth, made no apologies for his homerism regarding the Cubs as their fans lived their frustrations through the former All-Star.
Santo was up for the Hall of Fame on 19 occasions, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. He first appeared on the Veterans Committee ballot in 2003.
Santo - a Seattle native - played for the Cubs from 1960 through 1973 before a final season in 1974 with the cross-town White Sox.
He made the National League All-Star team in nine seasons and finished with 342 home runs, 1,331 RBI and a .277 batting average. He also lead the NL in walks four times and won five Gold Gloves for his work at third.