Part 11 (of 874) in an occasional series about how standardized tests are destroying education.
If I were a college student now, I know exactly what I’d write to the admissions committee: [Read more →]
These athletes just make it all so easy sometimes. Digging for stories is fun, but it’s simpler to just let one of these overpaid, spoiled children write the story for you. Sheldon Richardson, star defensive end for the New York Jets, has done just that this week.
A few weeks ago, Richardson was suspended for the first four games of the upcoming NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Marijuana was reportedly the substance in question. The 24-year-old said all the right things in the wake of his suspension, although it was clearly just lip-service, as it turns out. Less than two weeks later, he was arrested in St. Louis for an incident that just got worse the more you read about it. Police clocked him driving his Bentley at a ridiculous 143 miles per hour. When they began to pursue him, he left the highway, went through a red light, and reportedly tried to pull into someone’s driveway to hide. If that weren’t bad enough, check out this trifecta of brilliance: he had a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the car, there was a strong smell of marijuana detected by the arresting officers, and there was a 12-year-old kid in the car with him. Wow!
This guy is one of the best young players in football. His prodigious skill looks very likely to be missing from the playing field for a lot longer than the four games he was already going to miss, and justifiably so. If he were a scrub, he would have already been cut. I am interested to see what the Jets do with him.
… breaks over the horizon and shines on the Midland College campus, in western Texas, just as I am arriving for work.
“For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature’s finest balm.”
10. “If you saw my ex wife, you’d understand.”
9. “All that beer just got me in the mood for makin’ bacon.”
8. “I think I misunderstood the term ‘animal husbandry’.”
7. “I was only fondling the female pigs – I mean, I ain’t gay or nothin’!”
6. “I just went hog wild!”
5. “Man, it’s true what they say about beer goggles”
4. “I never thought any of them would squeal on me.”
3. “Didn’t you ever have an uncontrollable urge to boink an oink?”
2. “I’d just seen Deliverance on the TV, and I swear that one pig looked exactly like Ned Beatty.”
1. “I was looking for the sheep and I took a wrong turn.”
Bob Sullivan’s Top Ten Everything appears every Monday.
From time to time, the bad sports and good sports are so intertwined that it is hard to figure out which one wins out. This may be one of those occasions, although I’d give the edge to the good side. This past week, EA Sports, a video game company, revealed the cover of the next edition of its popular soccer game, titled “FIFA 16.” For the first time ever, a female player appears in the picture. Alex Morgan, a star on the U.S. women’s national soccer team, is shown next to male star Lionel Messi. [Read more →]
10. “Vote for me, or you’re all fired!”
9. “Elect me and I’ll not only reveal my net worth, I’ll tell you what that thing is on my head!”
8. “Who needs the Mexican vote anyway?”
7. “What’s better than a first lady who’s really really hot? – and if she ages in office, I promise to get a new one!”
6. “Comb over to my side!”
5. “Vote for me! I’m really really really really rich!”
4. “Are you better off than you were four wives ago?”
3. “Look at it this way: if I’m president, I won’t have time to tape Celebrity Apprentice.”
2. “Why should North Korea be the only country led by an egomaniac with weird hair?”
1. “Vote for me! I fuckin’ dare ya!”
Bob Sullivan’s Top Ten Everything appears every Monday.
By the time Donovan McNabb left Philadelphia, the former Eagles quarterback had most certainly worn out his welcome. People here were just tired of his act. Andy Reid, the head coach, was in the same boat, and although he hung around a bit longer than his hand-picked quarterback, fans were just as ready to see him leave. Donovan had a very successful career here, and since retiring from the NFL, he has moved into a broadcasting role. It remains to be seen, but that career may be over too. [Read more →]
When we decided to go to Costa Rica for vacation this year, it was like learning a new word: All of a sudden, it was everywhere. Many friends, it turns out, had spent time in Costa Rica, and they all recommended it for a family trip. They were right. Our 12-day journey featured jungle treks, ziplining, superb beaches, and lots of interesting animals (including a few roommates). Here are few things we learned, some the hard way, which may help those thinking of Costa Rica for a vacation. [Read more →]
10. That’s My Toe Jam
9. Chris Twisty
8. Tuna Crunch
7. Oh How Waffle
6. Celery
5. Circus Floor Sweepings
4. Rick Berry
3. Asparagus
2. Lobster Ripple
1. Dingleberry Crunch
Bob Sullivan’s Top Ten Everything appears every Monday.
I try to always limit the news I discuss to things that happened during the most recent week. I decided to throw this little bit out there on its own because it’s too good a story to never make it to Bad Sports, Good Sports.
Jason Pierre-Paul, the star defensive end for the New York Giants, managed to blow his hands up while shooting off fireworks over the holiday weekend. He suffered burns on both hands, and injured his right ring finger so badly that doctors were forced to amputate it on Wednesday. This is a man who makes his living by trying to fight his way past 300+ pound offensive linemen to get to the quarterback. His hands are kind of important in that effort. He was designated as the team’s franchise player this offseason, guaranteeing him almost 15 million dollars next season, while his agents and the Giants try to work out a long term deal. There was supposedly a $60 million deal on the table, but that has now been pulled after the injury.
Exactly how big a moron can a person be? Hey Jason…go watch a fireworks show somewhere. Leave the incendiary devices to professionals and far away from your $60 million hands.
The most amazing thing about this story? The number of fingers Pierre-Paul lost was one fewer than the number lost by C.J. Wilson, a defensive back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, doing the same exact thing this past weekend. Wilson is not the big star that Pierre-Paul is, and he doesn’t have a big pending contract offer at the moment, so the coverage of his story has not been nearly as widespread. Still, two NFL players lost fingers to fireworks on the same weekend.
Astonishing.
For anyone who has been looking for BSGS these past two weeks (you know who you are), I apologize for being AWOL. After a wonderful anniversary trip to Paris, I will be back writing the column next week.
10. Camp Poison Ivy
9. The Chris Christie Weight Loss Camp
8. Future Astronomers’ Day Camp
7. Camp Damp
6. Bill Cosby’s Sleepaway Camp
5. Scientology Induction Camp
4. Camp Trauma
3. The RuPaul Camp for Camp Campers
2. Jason Voorhees Summer Camp
1. Camp ISIS
Bob Sullivan’s Top Ten Everything appears every Monday.
