My Friday morning cup of coffee

Heralded freshman basketball player Kyrie Irving has declared to go pro. The University of Duke basketball player appeared in only 11 games for the Blue Devils this season due to injuries.

How lame is the NBA that a freshman in college, who only played in 11 total career college basketball games, feels he’s ready for the NBA; after only 11 games! Still think the NBA product isn’t watered down?

Big Pious Ben… Who knew?

Ben Roethlisberger, the starting quarterback for the Pittsburg Steelers is engaged to be married to his “on again and off again” 25 year old girlfriend. Their wedding date is set for later this summer, a week before his training camp begins. A few things bug me about this story. 1) “Big Ben” said he would not live with his fiancé before they are wed due to his religious beliefs. If this is true good for him. My question is where was his religious beliefs when he was exposing himself to women at bars and allegedly forcing himself on at least two different women? I would hope that would be against his religious beliefs as well.

2) He is getting married a week before his NFL training camp starts, assuming that the NFL is not still locked out at this time. Who gets married a week before they start their job again? Seems that one would get married, go on a week long honeymoon (if possible), spend sometime getting moved in and adjusted (due to his religious beliefs she would not be moved in at this point), and then go away for training camp. Not get married, go on vacation, and then take a vacation away from your new bride by going away to training camp. Something is rotten in Denmark.

Another point, why even mention his religious beliefs to the public. Seems like a media ploy to help his image. He can claim “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” on this. Either way this is his doing.

Turning Two, Losing One:

Minnesota Twins lost their second baseman, Nishioka, yesterday when New York Yankees Nick Swisher slid into second base to try and break up a double play. Nishioka broke his left leg on a legitimate slide by Swisher. That’s truly taking one for the team!

Entertainment news:

Please stop giving updates on the “Three Stooges” film until the movie is in the can, edited, and ready to be released. Each week the old cast has backed out of the film and a new cast has been added. This movie will go down in history with Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster! We always heard rumors about it but never actually saw it.

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