Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit. -Edward R. Murrow
Public Knowledge:
1. The old Gordie Howe Hat Trick. A goal. An assist. And a fight. Despite that feat being named after him, and because fights were not recorded, Howe only notched one “Gordie Howe hat trick” during his career. Sid the Kid just tied him. Last night, Crosby was looking a lot like Vincent Lecavalier. Last night, against the Boston Bruins, Sid took on D-man Andrew Ferrence for the first fight and major penalty of his career. Like my main Paulie Cicero always says: “Awww, you broke your cherry!”
2. The Glove wants to be a Celtic. Again. I know he started all seventy-seven games he played for the Hot ‘Lantic champion Celtics back in ‘05. I know, and I don’t care. I never liked this guy. Never. He’s a big mouth. A loud mouth. A blabber mouth. He’s received the second-most technical fouls of all time. That’s not the kind of guy you want on this ball club. But it’s not just that. GP’s decline from superstar to borderline shouldn’t-be-in-the-NBA status was fast and furious. He was averaging 20.8 points, 8.8 dimes and 1.8 steals when he was traded from Seattle in ‘03. A mere two years later, he was backing up Jason Williams in Miami. I know he may have mellowed with age. I know both Shaq and Antoine loved playing with him. I also know the Celtics need a back-up point guard. I just hope the Glove isn’t it.
3. Down goes Fast Willie Parker! Down goes the NFL’s leading rusher. Down goes his season. Down goes Pittsburgh’s chances for doing anything substantial this post season. Fast Willie Parker suffered a broken right leg against St. Louis last night. This is a huge loss for the Steelers as they prepare to head into the playoffs. Yes, Not So Fast Najeh Davenport stepped up in Parker’s absence, gaining 123 yards on 24 carries with a score, and adding a touchdown catch for the Steelers. But Not So Fast Najeh taking over as the starting running back is bad news for the Curtain. Davenport is slow and only effective in short yardage situations. It’s all up to Big Ben now.
4. The NBA: Where Seattle gets screwed happens:
5. Marian Gaborik. Minnesota Wild. Every which way but loose. He scored on the power play. He scored on a breakaway. He scored by batting an errant puck out of the air. He notched the NHL’s first five-goal game in eleven years. Oh doctor! He notched the first five-goal outing since Sergei Federov did it for Detroit on Dec. 26, 1996, in an overtime game against Washington. Super Mario was the last to net five in regulation, on March 26, 1996, versus St. Louis. This coming after Gaborik notched at least one goal in his past four games and at least one point in eleven of his past twelve. He has nine of the thirteen hat tricks in the franchise’s seven seasons. No Wild player had ever scored more than three times in one game. This cat is explosive. This cat is elctrifying. If only this cat could stay healthy.
6. How many five year olds could you take in a fight? It turns out, I could take 28.
7. A nephew of Trevor Berbick has been convicted along with another man of killing the 54-year-old former heavyweight champion. See more on Trevor Berbick here.
8. Four out of five dentists say. In a survey of 90 veteran baseball writers who vote on player inductions, neither Bonds nor Clemens garnered the 75 percent that is required to gain entry into the Hall. Good for them. The thing is, we just don’t know who was juicing and who wasn’t. I get that. But, if the voters do know, how can they vote the juicers in?
9. Tribune Co. chairman and chief officer Sam Zell is up to his ears in debt. $13 billion in debt. To lighten his load, he wants to sell naming rights to Wrigley Field. Boy oh boy. How’s this one going to over? How about Abe Froman Stadium?
10. Fire Isiah watch. Knicks/Bobcats tonight. A loss to pathetic Charlotte won’t help anyone. Except maybe Knicks fans.
Peace out homies. Six Two and Even!
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