-- Could say Green Bay took a licking two weeks ago from our Bucs, who were wearing their orange creamsicle throwback uniforms ... May see a dropoff in Vikings quarterback Brett Favre--during the last five games of his previous four seasons, he totaled 13 TDs and 34 interceptions ... When the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders started in 1972, each earned $15 per game--the same amount they receive today ... Raider coach Tom Cable punches his assistant Randy Hanson and breaks his jaw and the NFL claims "not enough evidence" and fails to discipline him. In the meantime, ever vigilent, the league fines Bengal Ocho Cinco $10,000 for wearing the wrong color chin strap.
-- Gator coach Urban Meyer suspends linebacker Brandon Spikes for gouging the eyes of an opponent recently. Now we hear Meyer is making Spikes return the eyeball ... NCAA transcripts from 2006 show that some FSU football players were reading at a second grade level. Over in Gainesville, they were shocked--there are college players who actually read?
-- According to feline authority Eddy Walker, the oldest cat on record, "Puss", died in 1931 at age 36. He was owned by Mrs. T. Holway of Great Britain.
-- The World Champion Yankees paraded through Lower Manhattan's financial district a while back and were showered with "ticker tape" that was actually millions of shredded retirement plans ... A-Rod's performance perked up his dreary post-season career once he began dating actress Kate Hudson. Wonder how many World Series New York might have won had he earlier started dating Carrie Underwood instead of Madonna? ... Phillies-Yankees enjoyed strong TV ratings. Apparently the only people who missed the World Series were the inept umpires working it ... Don't you love the fact that oldtimers Choo Choo Coleman, Pee Wee Reese and Cool Papa Bell as adults, in public, answered to those names?
-- Lengenday John Wooden turned 99 last week and is still the brightest basketball coach on earth. In teaching and coaching his teams, he never used the word "win". Classy! ... The investigation into University of Memphis illegalities on SAT tests in their hoops program has ended. Now the NCAA investigators can concentrate on helping O.J. find the real killer ... The Lakers and Celtics are heavily favored to meet in the NBA Finals. We like the Magic and the Spurs (only if Spurs 6th man Manu Ginobili remains healthy).
-- 9-year-old hockey player Oliver Wahlstrom's trick shot goal at a Boston youth tournament became an internet sensation last week. Asked whether he will honor autograph requests, he responded, "I don't know. I'm still printing."
-- And finally, Tom Cunningham explains: "We live in a gated community but my wife Maria still gets out."
(Some of the information in this column was obtained from other news organizations)
