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Joe Paopao probably wishes he had left home without it.
Paopao, who makes $60,000 a year to coach the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League, signed for a $50,000 bill on his American Express card for the Lions’ travel and hotel costs. Now he’s worried he may never get his money back.
The $50,000 was one-quarter of the amount owed to American Express for hotel and travel costs when the Lions went into receivership in September.
The rest of the bill was signed by president Mike McCarthy, vice-president George Chayka and finance director Paul Kennell, the Globe said.
“Joe and I are both concerned about this, but we’re negotiating a settlement with American Express,” Chayka said. “Who knows what will happen? There may be reason for distress eventually, but I don’t think it’s quite there yet.”
McCarthy declined to discuss the matter, calling it “club business.”
That’s OK. When Paopao gets tossed into debtor’s prison, he can bail himself out with his VISA. It’s everywhere you don’t want to be.
Kodachrome, give us the nice bright Rodman
Just in time for Christmas, Dennis Rodman is changing his image again.
The hair-dying, lipstick-wearing, nose-piercing Chicago Bulls star has made a series of six television commercials for Eastman Kodak. In the spots, he tries to prove he has behaved well enough to deserve a new camera.
In one commercial, a soft-spoken Rodman strolls into a thrift store to donate clothes to the needy. He then stuns the proprietor by dumping a box of spiked collars, women’s platform shoes and leather sundries on the counter.
Meanwhile, back on the court, he’s shoving Jeff Hornacek and getting ejected. It’s a Kodak moment.
Farther down Madison Avenue…
Jason Kidd has shot a new commercial, too - this one billing him as a triple threat.
Shown grabbing a missed shot, the Mavericks guard looks at the camera and says, “Did you know I could rebound?”
Shown whipping a pass behind his back, he says, “Did you know I could pass?”
Then he clangs a 20-foot shot off the rim and the career 38 percent shooter says, “Did I tell you about my rebounding?”
An honorable man never indulges in miss and tell.
At least they can spell it
Hockey News gave its High IQ award to Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers, ahead of Keith Tkachuk of the Phoenix Coyotes.
It’s not what you think. This IQ stands for Intimidation Quotient.
Which would make GQ the Goon Quotient, eh?
Natural habit
After Brigham Young routed Rice 49-0, BYU linebacker Darren Yancey said: “ESPN picked us to be their Upset of the Week. We decided right then and there we were going to eat Rice. Why not? Seventy percent of the world does.’
The last word …
“I don’t think it’s that hard to win. I just think we’re having a hard time doing it.”
- Defensive end Hugh Douglas of the Jets, who are 1-11
, DataTimes