11/20/24 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer

No one goes undefeated anymore. Not the Chiefs, not the Cavs. No one.
Ah, the old ‘use an Emirates NBA Cup group stage game as cover to fire the hockey coach’ trick.
Nick Pivetta declines qualifying offer, per source. You go, Breslow!
Larry Johnson, a great guy who’s been reunited with his feet in Heaven. RIP.
Carter’s best attribute is being paired with Scal.
I love when people suggest pulling the team off the floor as if anyone would ever do that.
Chris Forsberg should have a wetter voice.
Mark Daniels is a one-man ‘The Onion’ headline generator.
Cakes are cooking for Dick Smothers, Joseph Biden, Norman Greenbaum, Veronica Hamel, Joe Walsh, Jacqueline Hansen, John Bolton, Rodger Bumpass, John Van Boxmeer, Mark Gastineau, James P. McGovern, Sean Young, Ming-Na Wen, Mike D, Alex Arias, Chris Childs, Jeff Tarango, Callie Thorne, Sabrina Lloyd, Joey Galloway, Jerald Moore, Dierks Bentley, J.D. Drew, Dominique Dawes, Nadine Velazquez, Carlos Boozer, Jared Followill, and Michael Clifford.
Last week the neighbor invited me over to watch the Tyson fight. Is it 1996?
Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “I mourn Vince Young’s career every day.”
Nashua, it’s like a baby Philadelphia.
I’ve seen very little evidence that Trey Lance is a real person.
LinkedIn is so pointless other than for cyber bullying.
Dondero is like these new age weed growers that cross pollinate strains of weed and call it like ‘Bazooka Man Vagina’ or some shit.
Dakota wasn’t wrong about loser DNA. He just had the wrong guy and not Embiid.
Pagliuca is starting to look like Joe Pesci playing David Ferry in JFK.
Does Mark Daniels have such an underbite from getting his teeth kicked in over and over?
The Commonwealth is famous for giving Sacco’s a fair shake.
Paul George did not sign a super max, nor was he eligible for one or needed one, as they are reserved for players with under 10 years of service to be able to exceed their normally limited maximum % of the team’s salary cap based on certain performance benchmarks, allowing them to then make up to 35%, instead of 25% or 30%, with 35% being what Paul George was already eligible to be paid as he had played 14 years in the National Basketball Association.
It’s fair to wonder how much Shukri’s angry video influenced Sweeney decision.
Qatar MNT superfan Alexi Lalas cosplaying as an American fan is interesting/
Ty Jerome does not jump as high as his name would imply.
We live in a tough time where it is most wise to save money, but there’s more ways than ever to spend money and everything is more expensive.
Larry Johnson was blacker than Deuce Tatum.
Denver is just a big sprawling suburb with the mountains in the background.
e in – Cuddy.
Netflix is that kid that tells 4 friends to come over his house cause his parents are away for the weekend.
Honk if you remember Bruins Head Coach Mike Sullivan.
Curran rapes Phil Perry weekly.
Neely and Sweeney will have run through Julien, Cassidy, and Montgomery yet are not on the hot seat themselves? How come?
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I’d have said the right thing
But must have used the wrong line
I been on the right trip
But I must have used the wrong car
Head is in a bad place and I wonder what it’s good for
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
My head is in a bad place
But I’m having such a good time
I’ve been running trying to get hung up in my mind
Really got to give myself a good talking to this time
Bo Nix has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. He’s the first Broncos rookie QB in franchise history to earn the award.
Maybe it’s just me, but if the game was officiated correctly, I think the Celts win by 30.
Bryan Mata and Isaiah Campbell DFA’d.
If picking up disoriented guys is a skill, give Steve Buckley the gold medal.
I’m now all-in on the Drake Maye over hype. It’s the quickest way to get Mayo fired.
Bert Breer has fetal alcohol syndrome eyes.
I’m going to work “Culture Metric” into all facets of my life.
I generally prefer Principalities over Emirates.
Argonaut Arbuckle with a backup QB performance for the ages in the Gery Cup final.
Best bet for the weekend: a speed matchup in Miami.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Prepare yourself, you know it’s a must. Gotta have a friend in Jesus. So you know that when you die, He’s gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky (spirit in the sky)
