One Sucker Is His Limit
Lest you think only Terry Bradshaw can make a fool of himself on television, O’Neal Williams - who has a cable TV fishing show in Georgia had to take a timeout during his expedition on the Tennessee River recently. He hooked himself on top of the head while casting.
As opposed to the usual bull …
Reporters who attend the weekly news conference of Steelers coach Bill Cowher got the real poop Monday.
When Cowher and sportswriters filed into a Three Rivers Stadium meeting room, they discovered that dogs owned by Steelers Chris Oldham and Greg Lloyd had been there first. The evidence was clearly visible in the middle of the room, and the smell in the air wasn’t that of victory.
The news conference is broadcast live on both radio and TV and thus could not be delayed. So Cowher tried to keep a straight face until publicist Ron Miller arrived with broom and dustpan to remove the offending objects.
“These really are the dog days of December,” Cowher said.
Upon seeing Miller at work, Cowher uncharacteristically broke down laughing and cut off the news conference 5 minutes early.
“I wish the people at home could see this,” he said.
A somewhat sheepish Oldham admitted afterward that his pit bull terrier, Dibo, was the guilty party.
How did he know? “He was a lot lighter coming out than when he went in,” Oldham said.
Memo to Oregon State
Northwestern coach Gary Barnett said in his first season as a head coach he found out it took six victories against Division I-A teams to qualify for a bowl game.
“Except I didn’t know they meant six wins in the same season,” he added.
Finally, a bout he can win
In case you missed this, sometime heavyweight Mitch Green - you’ll remember him as the goon Mike Tyson once pummeled outside a Harlem haberdashery - was arrested recently after smashing up his manager’s office and causing $9,000 in damage. Los Angeles Daily News columnist Michael Ventre noted that Don King is now reportedly seeking a match between Green and a larger, more expensive office.
Dress Nasty
Just in time for Christmas: Big Nasty clothing from that noted fashion plate, Corliss Williamson.
The former Arkansas basketball star - who has yet to make much of a statement in the NBA due to injury is marketing his own line of baggy workout shorts, tank tops and hats.
“The prices are much better than the NBA licensed merchandise,” said Ron Crawford, founder of Hoop Gear. “Corliss wanted to make sure kids could afford the clothing.”
And if you don’t wash it for a couple of weeks, it gets really nasty.
The last word …
“It’s a tribal design, but it doesn’t mean anything. When I got it, (the artist) said, ‘You had such good arm space that I just kept going.”’
Heat center Leron Ellis, on the tattoo on his right arm
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