Sports by the numbers: 9/23/10
A. Isaac Guyism’s daily look at what’s hot in the world of sports.
68
How bad are the Commonwealth game preparations going? Well, let’s put it this way, even the natives are pissed. 68% of New Delhi residents are “ashamed” of the games. The multitude of things wrong include a bridge collapsing, an outbreak of dengue fever, tourists getting shot, and excrement in the athlete village. Hmm–sounds like they have their all their sh#@ in place.
1600
The Chargers had until 4pm yesterday to complete a trade deal for Vincent Jackson. But the deadline passed without a peep from another team. The Chargers were telling people that Jackson was worth as high as a 2nd or 3rd pick in return. But oddly, they aren’t compensating the receiver as such. Perhaps the four game suspension Jackson is serving for violating the NFL personal conduct policy turned teams away. Either way, he’s not a happy camper today.
8309
The price of the cheapest business class flight from Atlanta to Wales today. Why is that important you ask? Several Ryder Cup caddies including Steve Williams were stranded in Atlanta after the team charter plane was booked solid. The caddies will be reimbursed for the flights, although, not from the players themselves. We hear Tiger is in a bit of a money crunch these days anyway.
1996
Fourteen years ago, Lance Armstrong was being treated for testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs. Several people were gathered in a room as the doctors and Armstrong discussed his medical history. Two of them, Frankie and Betsy Andreu claim the cyclist told doctors he used performance-enhancing drugs. But yesterday, longtime business associate Stephanie McIlvain contradicted those statements. Someone is clearly lying here and someone may very well be going to jail because of it.
39,399
Jelisa Castrodale, a sports writer for Out of Bounds won 39,399 dollars on Jeopardy Tuesday night. Fittingly, Castrodale’s final Jeopardy question was about “Sports and Media”. Unfortunately for Castrodale though, her run didn’t continue. She was eliminated in last night’s episode.
31,000
About two weeks ago, a British tabloid ran a picture of Ricky Hatton snorting cocaine. A few days later, Hatton admitted himself into a rehab clinic. But that wasn’t the end of it. Hatton has now lost his license to box in Britain and faces a 31k fine when he comes out of rehab. Because truly, if there is one sport that wants to be free of drugs and misconduct, it’s boxing.
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