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Wednesday Rundown: Radio Show Host Calls Brett Favre A “Woman”

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Item: Remember Laura Ingraham? The Fox News commentator who, during an appearance on The O’Reilly Factor, criticized Brett Favre for crying during his retirement press conference? Well, she’s back in the news, as her attacks against Favre just got a helluva lot worse. This is how she started her nationally syndicated radio show on Friday, according to reports: “All these years, and I didn’t know there was a woman quarterback in the NFL…That’s a great message for young boys. Get up there and act like a a girl and start blubbering like a baby.”

My take: Christ, I thought we were finally moving past that whole “gender roles” thing in society. I almost decided against posting this news item because it’s such a transparent attempt by Ingraham to attract publicity, but then again, when people intentionally make an ass of themselves for the sake of getting some press, they deserve to be called out.

Brett spent nearly two decades in the NFL, broke a seemingly endless amount of records, won a championship, was admired by millions, is unanimously regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks the league has ever seen, and was easily one of the most passionate players in the NFL. He’s been to the top of his chosen profession, and finally made the extremely emotional decision to retire. He happened to shed a few tears along the way. Yeah, what a pussy.

Item: During a timeout in last week’s Cavs-Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, 17-year-old Anthony Erskine slipped past security guards and darted onto the court, in an attempt to meet his idol, LeBron James. King James’ reaction to this incident might surprise you: Not only did he shake Erskine’s hand when the kid reached the huddle, but there are plans for Erskine to be James’ guest tonight when the Cavs travel to New Jersey to face the Nets. There may even be a private meeting between the two, reports the Akron Beacon Journal.

My take: Can’t imagine the NBA’s too happy with this, as they’re probably worried that this could inspire other people to rush the court — with the anticipation that they’ll be rewarded for their efforts. I don’t consider this to be a very big deal, but still, I’ve gotta take issue with Bron Bron on the matter…I know it’s cool to acknowledge a die hard fan, but then again, should Erskine really be receiving a reward for breaking the law?

Item: Awful Announcing reports of some unusual lines, courtesy of internet gambling giant, Bodoglife.com. If you’re so inclined, you can place a bet on whether or not Bobby Knight will curse during ESPN’s March Madness coverage. On the other hand, if you’re not wild about the money making opportunities of that bet, you can wager if Billy Crystal will manage to make contact with the ball or, if you’re extra daring, record a hit during his upcoming spring training appearance with the Yankees.

My take: Billy’s spring training game will come against the lowly Pirates, so I’d be temped to bet that he’ll at least make contact at some point during the game — but then again, he is 60 years old, and even the Pirates could probably get a senior citizen to go down swinging or ground out. As for the Knight wager, it all depends upon what Bodog defines as a curse word…for instance, if the word “hell” is considered a legit swear word, then I’d definitely bet that Knight will curse at some point during a broadcast. That being said, though, I don’t exactly plan on rushing to call my bookie to bet that he’ll drop the f-bomb while on the air.

Item: Recently, I just happened to be thinking about that fact that it’d been far too long since a round of drunken cheerleader pictures were leaked to the internet. These pictures of the Sacramento Kings cheerleaders partying were quite memorable, but they were released over three weeks ago…indeed, it was time for someone to step up to the plate and track down some new cheerleader photos. Well, With Leather came to the rescue yesterday with leaked pictures of the Orange Coast College cheerleaders posing in several sexually suggestive manners (careful of that link…there’s some explicit pictures in the article) — it’s safe to say that the girls involved in the shenanigans probably aren’t thrilled that these photos have hit the internets.

My take: My, my, my…when will cheerleaders learn that taking risque pictures at parties while consuming large amounts of alcohol will almost certainly come back to haunt them? However, this isn’t all bad news for the Orange Coast girls…if the Kings ever need a new cheerleader or two, now they know that they needn’t look further than the Orange Coast College dance team.

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