Well ESPN’s “The Body” issue is right around the corner - due to hit newsstands on Oct. 9. And I’m pleased to confirm that Danica Patrick will indeed appear in the issue.
(I didn’t scuttle it, which is why she’s in the same issue talking about it)
One small detail though: she won’t be posing nude. Or semi-nude. Or at all.
A source tells me today that she does a mini-interview in the Oct. 9 issue that’ll run “in the regular motorsports section and not asSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
Pirates (59-97) at Cubs (82-74)
2:05 and 8:05–Wrigley Field, Chicago
TV (Game 1): WGN
TV (Game 2): FSN Pittsburgh, CSN Chicago
[Here is the Game 1 MLB Gameday]
[Here is the Game 2 MLB Gameday] —————————————- Thanks to Colorado’s win late last night, the Cubs have been eliminated from playoff contention. They won’t win the World Series yet again. Maybe next year, Cubs fans… - Anyway, a doubleheader today will probably meanSource: Raise the Jolly Roger! RSS Feed
Earlier today in Detroit, Redskins Coach Jim Zorn enjoyed a wonderfully delightful moment mugging for the camera with Tom Cruise - before Washington went on to a methodic loss to the Lions, snapping Detroit’s 19-game losing streak. (Zorn’s demise officially elevated to “Spicy“)
(Credit CSN Comcast/DC Sports Bog/Twitter)
Detroit’s stunning non-loss would’ve gone largely unnoticed (at least by me) if it hadn’t been for the lovable ‘Skins, who have as rabid a Source: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
There’s at least a half dozen jews in the greater Austin area, and I’m confident all of them will be attending tomorrow night’s Air Traffic Controllers show. Joined by guest drummer J.J. Ruiz, whose guitar playing is well known to fans of Naw Dude, Wild America and the Teeners, Sunday’s ATC set is especially geared to commemorate Yom Kippur 2009, as the following actvities will be prohibited on the venue premises :
1. No eating and drinking
2. No wearing of leatherSource: Can't Stop the Bleeding RSS Feed
• Shawne Merriman & Tila Tequila have had quite the memorable week, haven’t they?
• Bengals QB Carson Palmer is worried that someone’s going to die in the NFL. Meanwhile, other Bengals QB Jordan Palmer has no worries about big brother’s USC squad beating the Buckeyes.
• Sounds like Danica Patrick will be racing over to NASCAR next year.
• Melanie Oudin had a great run at the US Open, although she could have done without
Move over Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, there is a new all-time leader in hits for the New York Yankees. With a hit in the third inning on Friday, Jeter broke a tie with Lou Gehrig to become the Yankees hits king.
With two hits on Friday, Jeter now has 2,723 hits.
Said Jeter: “The whole experience has been overwhelming. This is more than I could’ve imagined.”
The 35-year-old Jeter is appears destined to reach the 3,000
