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That sounds pretty plausible. That way he gets to play golf in Palm Springs that weekend, too. The hearings are the same week as the PGA pro-am event.

The regular season was infinitely more exciting that the postseason this year. There just isn't a marquee matchup, and that's directly related to all the upsets that made the regular season terrific.

I changed my mind. I'd want to see Johnny Vander Meer's second no-hitter.

It'll be interesting if Clemens actually goes in front of Congress. Either he or his trainer will be lying to the government under oath.

Downie was not suspended by the league. I guarantee this won't be his last conversation with Colin Campbell this season, though. The kid's got some serious anger management issues. Hart Trophy -- I think Iginla's running away with it right now. The Flames shouldn't be anywhere close to leading the division. Take Iginla away and you basically have a southern version of the Oilers.

Hopefully that will teach TK and Rachel to ask for the first flight ARRIVING AT X, instead of just the first flight to X.

"He was giving him the business!"

I can't believe they'd put the hand bike after the cargo net. The hand bike was tough enough when it came first.

Only when one of the gladiators does something really stupid like Toa did. You NEVER put yourself airborne.

Anyone else notice there were a lot fewer rings in Hang Tough than in the original?

They did. It was in one of the promos. If the contender hits the target, the gladiator gets launched back into the water.

They can get rid of the unseen commentator any time.

Wow, what a good question. My first inclination would be Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, but I was in town for that game and joined the mob on Yonge Street afterward, so I'll pass on that one. Game 7 of Lakers/Blazers is another interesting choice, as is Game 3 of the 1987 Canada Cup. I'd have to go with Super Bowl XXXII, narrowly edging out the 1986 Masters and the 2002 Olympic men's hockey gold medal game.

They haven't. Both venues are supposed to be decided this summer.

You might have redemption waiting if the 'of course' comes true. Three of the next four are in Canada, and the one that isn't is in the States somewhere. Yeah, but next year is the only one I can actually attend.

It's that time of year again. I'm making some changes to the pool this time around. More points for originality and guts! Here are the rules: Pick any 20 celebrities who you think will die between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. I will be the sole arbiter on who is a celebrity and who isn't. The main rule -- if a major news organization reports on someone's death, that person is generally considered a celebrity, although there may be exceptions. You may designate any ONE celebrity as a BEST BET. Points will be allocated as follows: - Each dead celebrity is worth 10 points. - If a dead person on your list appears on less that half of all entries to the contest (16 or fewer), 10 bonus points are awarded. - If a dead person on your list appears on less than a quarter of all entries to the contest (8 or fewer), 20 bonus points are awarded. - If a dead person appears in your list and no one else's, 40 bonus points are awarded. - Age bonus: If a person on your list dies before the age of 65, all points are doubled. If a person on your list dies before the age of 50, all points are tripled. If a person on your list dies after the age of 90, all points are halved. - If your BEST BET dies during the year, ALL points for that person (base + creativity + age) are DOUBLED. - Whoever has the most points at the end of the year will be the winner. In case of a tie, whoever had the most people on their list die will win. In case of a further tie, whoever has the lowest total age of all dead people on their list will win. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2006. No exceptions. Once you post your list, it is final, except if someone on your list dies before January 1, in which case you may post a replacement. Good luck to everyone!

"We want the ball, and we're gonna score!" count - 1

I'm excited about the tournament coming to Ottawa next year. Of course, that'll be the year Canada finishes fifth.

A flautist, not a flutist. In my experiences, the flautists were kind of bitchy, but the oboe players were kind of cool and quirky, just like the oboe. Trumpet players should be blasted into space. I played the trumpet

I had to read that a couple of times to realize you were talking about the A's and not the White Sox.

Apparently, it was the highest-rated regular season game in a decade south of the border.

I forgot it was December 1 when I posted in the November thread, so here it is again... Wow, six straight losses for Ottawa. Gerber was pulled in the first after giving up 3 goals on 12 shots. He's gone back to his form from the start of last year. I hope this means they can start playing Emery regularly now. Too bad they couldn't have sold high on Gerber before he tumbled so far these past few weeks.

I want to punch that guy in the nuts so bad.

I got completely out of debt (except for my mortgage), went on two terrific vacations and lost about 35 pounds. I'd say it was a pretty good year. The only real black mark on 2007 was the arrival in November of a bunch of idiot girls in the apartment above ours, who proceeded to blast us out of house and home with their loud stereo, loud arguments and pretty much loud everything at all hours of the day and night. It looks like they're being evicted within days, though.

What the hell is it about the Capitals that makes the Sens goalies turn into sieves? 17 goals in just under 3 games played so far. Gerber's let in 10 goals in about 66 minutes against them.