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Thursday, 13 September 2012
Kate Middleton's brother James defends his 'scrummy boobies that make my hands happy' Nice Cakes
James denies that his saucy products are offensive
Arizona coach inches closer to ruling out Skelton (Yahoo! Sports)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is inching closer to acknowledging that Kevin Kolb will be the starting quarterback for Sunday's game at New England.
The things they say
"Uggie the dog was cute, let's face it, but he was just cute, and he did those cute doggie things. But I mean, Reggie - Joe, the actor - thinks, and the audience knows what he's thinking. And I just think he deserved a mention." Actor Tom Selleck is sore his dog from the Jesse Stone TV movies wasn't among the acting pets nominated for a prize at the first annual Golden Collar Awards earlier this year (12). Uggie, the canine star of Oscar-winning movie The Artist, won the grand prize.
Source: http://feeds.hollywood.com/~r/hollywoodcom_recent_news/~3/o8sTR2f8z7Q/39664353
G Elliott Williams will have Achilles surgery (Yahoo! Sports)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland Trail Blazers guard Elliott Williams will need surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Using echoes to navigate the world
The blind man who uses echoes to navigate the world
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19524962#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NHL agent suggests work stoppage could last year and a half
So it was a pleasant surprise to see him tackle the potential NHL work stoppage on Forbes.com, in a really insightful article about players becoming victims of predatory loans. Very much worth your time: Give it a read.
Alas, our attention was diverted by this exchange with NHL player agent Scott Norton, who represents Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown. Here's some sugar in your coffee: The lockout "legitimately" could wipe out a season and a half. From Forbes.com:
One report (based on "sources around the industry") says the general consensus is that NHL games will be played, but that the�regular season will likely not start until some time between Thanksgiving (November 22) and the Winter Classic (January 1, 2013).
NHLPA certified agent Scott Norton of Norton Sports Management told Forbes.com that�there is a legitimate chance it could be a year-and-a-half from the date the CBA expires (September 15) before hockey resumes. �"The�NHLPA, agents, and players are much more unified than they were at the start of the last work stoppage [in 2004]," said Norton. �"We are all impressed with [NHLPA executive director] Donald Fehr's abilities, persona, and the way he has involved players and agents in meetings, and feel very strongly that NHLPA will stick together this time?if it means a missing a month [of games] or 2 seasons."
Oh. Dear. Lord.
There's more from Norton in this Rant Sports interview, where he clarifies that agents are on the "perimeter" of the CBA talks.
That alone should categorize the "missing two seasons" talk as hyperbolic saber-rattling, but who knows: Maybe there's actually the concept among players or owners that this quibbling over details in an established economic system could cost us another season.
If you haven't already, give Michael Grange's latest a read, as the Sportsnet columnist continues to offer the most balanced take on the CBA talks:
If the owners promised to pay the players the dollar value of the contracts they've signed them to and let the player's share of HRR shrink over time, the players would very likely sign up Wednesday afternoon. If the players were willing to let their share of HRR diminish to 50 per cent or so sooner rather than later, the owners might go for it, but the players are still trying to win battles they lost seven years ago.
There is no need to bring in labour boards to figure this out. There is no need for any of the posturing we can predictably anticipate later this week. There is no need to delay the start of the season.
And there sure as [expletive] isn't any reason to lose another season over it either.
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