Does Kirby have kin on T-Town police department?
This will be my last column. I’m taking off most of the summer and may return in the fall in time for college football. I hope you miss me, but if not, rest assured my feelings will be hurt.
There’s a joke out on the streets that new
Georgia coach Kirby Smart must have some kinfolks in the
Tuscaloosa Police Department. Since he left the Crimson Tide, there have been several arrests in T-Town. Has anyone checked to see if the Athens police has just hired a former Tuscaloosa officer? Just wondering.
Out & about
Troy Flutie, a wide receiver at Boston College and nephew of the Eagles’ most famous alum, Doug, was arrested on drunk driving charges. Flutie was kicked off the team. BC plays Georgia Tech in the season’s opening game in Dublin, Ireland . ... The word is that the Baylor University Board of Regents plans on firing President and Chancellor Ken Starr after more than a dozen allegations of sexual assault against Bear football players over the past six years. Starr was, of course, the persecutor and prosecutor against Bill Clinton on charges he was involved in a sexual scandal. Kind of ironic, yes? ... College recruiting guru Mel Kiper Jr. has compiled a list of 10 quarterbacks he feels could be considered to be in the top 10 in next year’s NFL draft. Several of the more familiar ones are senior Chad Kelly of Ole Miss, and underclassmen DeShaun Watson of Clemson and Brad Kaaya at Miami.
Other stuff
In this year’s ACC vs. Big Ten basketball challenge, the featured games will pit Duke against Michigan State and North Carolina against the Hoosiers of Indiana . ...
When Rory McIlroy won the Irish Open, he donated the $750,000 first prize to an Irish charity . ... John Daly played in his first Senior PGA event last week and finished tied for 15th. But in typical Daly fashion, he sank an eagle putt on the final hole and then signaled for a drink, (not water) . ... In a football game between members of the New York Police Department and the Fire Department of New York, the players exchanged fisticuffs as the game ended. It did raise money for charity . ... I guess Johnny Manziel has reached the bottom of the barrel.
He’s been barred by nightclubs in Las Vegas, supposedly because he’s been careless in taking drugs in public.
Do you know anyone else who isn’t welcome at Vegas night clubs?
The best I’ve seen
I was on a radio show last week in Atlanta and someone called to ask in my 30 years in sports journalism, who were the greatest athletes I covered? Evonne Goolagong and Ilie Nastase were the most graceful, Willie Mays was the greatest baseball player, Herschel Walker and Tim Tebow were the best college football players, Vince Carter and Michael Jordan were the greatest in basketball, while Rod Laver was the greatest tennis player. Billie Jean King. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were the greatest women, Pat Summitt was the best coach, and
Bobby Cremins was the nicest, most caring coach I’ve ever met.
And more
Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley said this: “Football is a violent game that I personally don’t think humans are supposed to play.” What? . ...
Wonder what the NBA will do if the finals should involve Oklahoma City vs. Toronto? I’d love to see them try to sell that . ...
The college recruiting blog 247sports.com says the top recruiting classes for 2017 are, in order, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU, Miami and Alabama . ...
U.S. women’s soccer star Sydney Leroux says she’s using Donald Trump toilet paper, for whatever that’s worth . ...
Here’s one way to try and make it to the NFL. UMassDartmouth wide receiver Abiola Aborishade is standing outside of the New England Patriots’ practice facility with a sign begging for a tryout . ...
New Miami head football coach Mark Richt has donated $1 million toward the Hurricanes’ new indoor practice facility . ... Conference USA and ESPN have signed a two-year deal for football rights.