Those pesky Italian hoopsters

Are you kidding me? Team USA lost to Italy yesterday! Dream Team my a$$. They better get there sh*t together before Athens because I am not settling for anything less than gold. Just another reason why USA Basketball should just go back to college players. There is not ONE NBA player on Italy’s team. What are we going to do against Germany, Canada, Russia, China, et al?

Jimmie Johnson got fined $10K for pulling an MJ ’92. You remember Jordan draping the flag over the Reebok logo? JJ did the same thing with a Powerade bottle after his win Sunday in Pocono. Powerade is a Coke product; Coke is a Nascar sponsor. Pepsi is a Hendrick Motorsports sponsor which produces a competitor you may have heard of: Gatorade! Advantage: Nascar!

I’m watching the Cubs on WGN and Nomar just doesn’t look right in the Cubs uniform yet.

The Pirates almost got to Dodgers closer extraordinaire Eric Gagne last night. They came to bat in the top of the ninth down 3-0 and lost 3-2 with the go ahead run at the plate. You know what they say, almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!