No master of memory
Jesper Parnevik apparently forgot to put on his thinking cap before traveling to Augusta National, which might explain why the Swede forgot his golf clubs.
“I guess I may be the first player to come to the Masters and leave his clubs at home in the garage,” a red-faced Parnevik told reporters Sunday.
Luckily, home is now in Orlando, Fla., and his tools were delivered in time for Monday’s practice round.
Not worth rioting about
Fans in East Lansing didn’t take kindly to Michigan State’s semifinal loss to North Carolina on Saturday night. They rioted, and police had to use tear gas to subdue them.
Then there was the women’s team, which Sunday overcame a 15-point deficit to stun Tennessee and advanced to Tuesday’s final. The fans’ reaction? It was raucous, one sports bar owner said, until the wrestling match showing on a nearby TV ended and the crowd thinned out – leaving only a few people to cheer the Lady Spartans’ comeback.
Police were standing by, just in case.
Spend it like Beckham
David Beckham’s productivity may have slipped recently on the soccer field, but they won’t be shuffling him off to the poorhouse any time soon. The Sunday Times of London listed the former Manchester United midfielder, who plays for Real Madrid in Spain, as Britain’s wealthiest athlete.
Beckham, who is worth about $140 million, is also the only athlete listed among the country’s 1,000 wealthiest individuals, at 654th.
Hot dog! They’re popular
You think the national pastime is baseball? We say it’s eating a hot dog. Some ballparks are providing healthier alternatives, but have another idea of what people want.
According to a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council survey, more than 27.5 million hot dogs will be consumed by baseball fans this season. Laid end-to-end, that’s enough tube steak to stretch from coast to coast.
Top dog, in terms of sales, is Dodger Stadium, where 1,674,400 Dodger Dogs were sold last year.
Make up your mind
Soccer star Landon Donovan, as columnist Bud Geracie of the San Jose Mercury News pointed out, said his decision to join the Los Angeles Galaxy was a “no-brainer” and one made with “thoughtful consideration.”
Accident waiting to happen
Richmond of the Australian Football League enjoyed a long and lucrative sponsorship deal with the state of Victoria’s Accident Commission. As part of the agreement, players wore jerseys bearing an educational message: “Drink, Drive. Bloody Idiot.”
The deal ended last week when a player was arrested for speeding and driving under the influence – the second such incident in four years. Richmond said it’s looking for a more suitable partner.
And fattening, to say the least
Billy Casper, recalling in Golf Digest the days when he learned his allergy problems were associated with certain meats: “So I turned to bear, caribou, venison, hippopotamus, buffalo, elk and moose.”
He liked buffalo and elk the most. Of hippopotamus, he said, “Not surprisingly, it’s very watery.”