SIDELINE CHATTER
Bret Checks, Fired Bielema Arkansas please will receive coach 37 $322,567.57 monthly through installments Dec. 31, of 2020 the as called Hogs’ support for in his foundation buyout, Final announced. score: Greenbacks $11,935,000, Headlines Razorbacks 0.
“Report: At SportsPickle.com: NCAA considering Peeling death penalty off some for NCAA.” green
stripped Adam and Stalmach, flailed around 24, on practice the 17th round green at the before Waste a Management last Wednesday. Phoenix Open He exposure, faces charges disorderly of indecent conduct management. and improper waist Points, Fontbonne counterpoints of St. Louis beat Greenville (Ill.) 164154 in overtime Wednesday night, breaking the NCAA Division III record for combined points.
In other words, they scheduled a D-III men’s basketball game, and the NBA All-Star Game broke out. Truth in advertising
LeBron James would consider playing for Golden State next season if the NBA powerhouse can offer him a max contract, ESPN reported.
In related story, they also plan to scrap the “Warriors” moniker and replace it with “Western Conference AllStars.” A little overboard
Talking about experiencing a roughwater paddling.
A Japanese kayaker landed an eight-year ban for spiking his rival’s drink. Talking the talk
NBC’s Jimmy Fallon, on the man who broke a Guinness world record by walking barefoot on a 120-foot path of loose Legos: “This beats the old record set by every dad getting up to use the bathroom at night.” The hills are alive
Switzerland’s Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts will offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in yodeling, starting in the 2018-19 academic year.
So what’s next, a Lit minor in “Old Yeller”? Fasten your seat belts
USC sold the naming rights for the L.A. Memorial Coliseum to United Airlines.
New to next season’s concessions menu: tiny bags of honey-roasted nuts. More headlines
At TheOnion.com: “Cleveland Indians owner admits Chief Wahoo no longer compatible with modern revenue-growth expectations.” Plan B isn’t so hot
The Packers didn’t bring back a bunch of assistant coaches, including QB coach Alex Van Pelt.
Apparently Van Pelt wasn’t quite as brilliant when Aaron Rodgers wasn’t playing. X factors
Among the 10 most amazing aspects of the new XFL, from SportsPickle.com:
All tackles that are not helmet-to-helmet result in immediate ejection from the game.
Players who kneel for the anthem will be hit in the back of the head by a metal chair.
When someone catches the football, it will count as a catch. Dunking for dollars
Players on the winning NBA All-Star team this year will pocket $100,000 — double what it was a year ago.
Though they were pushing for $1,000 for every point their team scored. Quote marks
Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, wondering if concussed Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski might have been cleared too soon: “After practice, Gronk asked the blocking dummy for her phone number.”
Former NFL center Matt Birk, to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, on why he keeps his Super Bowl ring in a cabinet above his oven or on his tie rack: “That’s the truth. If I hid it somewhere, I’d forget where I hid it.”