H-O-R-S-E On The Course
John Black joined Andy Silverman recently for what both assumed would be just another round of golf on the posh Nicklaus Resort Course at PGA West.
Then Black, from the Los Angeles Lakers front office, and Silverman, an exec with the NHL’s Kings, hit their drives on the par-4 10th hole 2 feet apart, about 82 yards from the hole. Black took out a pitching wedge and holed the shot for an eagle.
Black interrupted his celebration long enough to watch Silverman, who promptly pulled a wedge from his bag … and holed out. “I was so excited about my eagle,” Black said. “It lasted about a minute.”
Jimmy cranks up Campaign ‘96
New York Daily News football writer Gary Myers, that nerdy-looking guy on HBO’s Inside the NFL, tells us Jimmy Johnson may not coach again. “It’s been another relaxing off-season for the former Cowboys coach,” Myers writes, adding that Jimmy, who just happens to also be an HBO regular, “admitted that when he split with Jerry Jones 14 months ago he was certain he would return to the sidelines, but now says as the years go by, the likelihood that he will ever coach again diminishes.”
Myers goes on, giving us Johnson’s pick for next year’s Super Bowl. “I’m going to pick Miami to go all the way,” Johnson told Myers. “Eric Green is a great addition. Terrell Buckley, as a nickel back, will make a lot of plays. Trace Armstrong, even though he’s not an every down player, is a good pass rusher.”
And Jimmy is great at setting lofty expectations - especially when his immediate future may hinge on Don Shula’s inability to live up to them.
Splish-splash, I was feeling their wrath
A recent game between two South African soccer teams was delayed 10 minutes when the one team accused the other of using magical powers against them.
According to a Soccer America report, the Moroka Stars claimed a QwaQwa Swallows official splashed “magic water” on them beforehand and threatened them with a knobkerrie, a traditional African fighting stick. The teams played to a 1-1 tie.
Classy guy, that Reinsdorf
At a recent meeting, Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who sued the NBA so he could have his own separate superstation, was asked to leave the room so the other owners could hear a report on the legal situation. As he departed, Reinsdorf told his colleagues to remember while they were listening to their beloved commissioner that the Bulls had “kicked their butts in court.”
They sell Big Macs in here?
A Bill Clinton look-alike showed up in Indianapolis for a recent NBA playoff game, waving stiffly to the crowd while a friend stood next to him dressed as a secret service man, complete with sunglasses and earpiece.
The imposter’s cover was blown, however, when no complaints were filed by the Pacers’ dance team.
The last word …
“I’ve been fired more times than Custer’s pistol.”
- Hockey coach Tom McVie, who has moved 60 times in 39 years
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