Hey! Leave the pooches out of this! The “feud” between blue-bleeding New York Yankees fan and Boston Red Sox stan John Krasinski is setting the tune for another new ad touting the Major League Baseball Association.
Shaquille O’Neal is throwing in the towel. After 19 years and four championship rings as a hoopster on various NBA teams — the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently the Boston Celtics — the larger-than-life NBA star announced his retirement from pro ball on Wednesday.
Via a TwitVid no less.
The extra time will give the divorced dad plenty of time to focus on his health. Shaq was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea, a disorder which causes sufferers to stop breathing mid-slumber.
May 31st, 2011 by Castina
Tagged as: 2012 Super Bowl,Popular Culture,Sports Celebs,The Voice,TV,TV News
Anthem-slayer Christina Aguilera will feature prominently at the Super Bowl for the second year in a row.
Well — sorta.
Do you think the Tampa Bay Rays overreacted with a spokesman saying the team is “disappointed” after punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne unleashed a barrage of “foul language” during a game concert over the holiday weekend? After experiencing a series of dead microphones at the beginning of her Saturday night halftime show, Lavigne reacted to a chorus of boos from the audience by peppering the crowd with the dreaded “F-bomb,” reminding her audience that technical glitches happen during a live concert “at a baseball stadium.”
After the concert, Rays public address announcer Rusty Kath apologized to the crowd of 24,717 — many of them families with children — who’d shown up at the city’s Tropicana Field for the Rays’ faceoff against the Indians.
College hoopster-turned-Chicago Bulls start Joakin Noah is facing stern disciplinary action from the NBA after he was caught on camera shouting the same homophobic slur that got Lakers starter Kobe Bryant slammed with a $100,000 last month at a heckling fan in the stands.