Bengals get a nice present from taxpayers
It’s time to retire the turf at the Hall of Fame in Canton.
I was driving south of Springfield on Saturday and turned onto East Possum Road. Near the intersection I swerved to avoid ... a dead opossum. I’m glad Jill wasn’t riding shotgun because she’s good for a horror-film scream whenever she spots one of these marsupials — flattened or not.
The Bengals showed off $20 million
in improvements to Paul Brown Stadium during Friday’s NFL preseason snoozer. The most visible upgrade at the ancient 15-year-old facility is a large HD scoreboard. It cost $10 million, and Hamilton County taxpayers picked up $7.5M of that tab.
“We were pleased to be able to partner with Hamilton County to enhance the video quality at PBS,” Bengals executive Katie Blackburn said. I’m sure the Bengals were happy to keep sticking it to their fans, courtesy of a lopsided stadium deal. The makeover also featured “enhanced food preparation and presentation.” What is this, football or
The Big Ten Network
has kicked off its annual football bus tour, which means a lot of driving for somebody. BTN will take a look at what’s going on at Ohio State at 6 p.m. Thursday in its first installment of Scarlet and Gray Days. Hopefully the behind-thescenes footage includes Urban Meyer eating a healthy salad for lunch.
The Harlem Globetrotters
announced last week they are dropping theWashington Generals from their schedule. Rumor has it that the Globetrotters are scouting UD’s December home opponents over the past 10 years. I’m confident they’ll find a team they can beat a thousand straight times.
Trending up:
Anthony Rizzo, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Hauschild. The Cubs first baseman will be in “best catch” shows for years to come after going into the stands to record an out. Rizzo hopped on the tarp atWrigley Field, then ventured into the box seats to snag a foul ball. He didn’t have time for nachos.
Trending down:
Altee Tenpenny, Ray Rice, Michael Lorenzen. Tenpenny, a former four-star recruit with a five-star name, transferred from Alabama to UNLV a few months ago. The running back was kicked off his new teamlast week. Perhaps the lure of The Strip was a bit toomuch for the Arkansas kid.