Cheerleader of the Week

Plus: Country Queen, Samson in the Bronx and Pam's Poll Dance
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for Cheerleader of the Week here on the blog. However, instead of featuring a cheer babe and giving you insight into what CD she has in her CD player and where she likes to shop, I'm giving you simply the Cheerleader Photo of the Week. (That's it to the left of these funny-looking symbols.) This photo was one of the best I found in a gallery on the Fox Sports Web site. If you want to see more, simply follow this link. Enjoy. …A couple of nutritionists who work closely with NFL officials tell me the Jets offer perhaps the most nutritious food and snacks to game officials, you know, the zebras, while the Giants offerings leave much to be desired. Maybe the guys who hire the caterers for the Jets should be promoted to the team's general manager's office. …It's snowing at Lambeau. ...There's no doubt in my mind that Sara Evans has taken over the throne as the hottest female country singer. …Speaking of country music, are the folks in Nashville in cahoots with the pharmaceutical industry – particularly those companies producing antidepressants? My wife listens to country music, and I swear, every third song I hear has a grandma dying (not the one that got run over by a reindeer) or some cowboy cheating on his wife and running off to Omaha with another cowgal. It's just too depressing for me. I still prefer sex, drugs (ibuprofen and caffeine, at the strongest) and rock 'n roll. …I'm worried that if Johnny Damon signs with the Yankees he might suffer from the "Samson Effect" when George Steinbrenner makes the center fielder cut his hair. …I'm a Yankees fan, and I'm not afraid to say I really enjoyed the movie "Fever Pitch," which I now own on DVD thanks to a goof by my sister-in-law. It doesn’t hurt that the angelic Drew Barrymore starred in the flick about an obsessed Red Sox fan. …When you see this headline, "NBC Cuts Pamela Anderson Pole Dance Video," you can't help but read the story. …I just read that the Coalfield paper has been sold, but the Bucket will live on. Never mind. …It's been years since I've written the word "asparagus." Sorry, that's an old line I used back when I was ghost writing Larry King's columns. …Chick McGee of the Bob & Tom Show has a 48-42 record picking NFL games so far this season. The granny he pits himself against each week is not far behind at 43-41.
Coming up later this week: Thanksgiving spread with Chad in the J.C. and football physics from Nebraska. Speaking of Chad in the J.C., this next line, uh, comes from a news story he sent to me earlier today. "Roberts, who declined to be interviewed, has been in therapy since allegedly being ejaculated on, according to her attorney Ken Bigham." You really have to read the story.

So long and good night and good luck!

Ramblings

Today: View from the Moon, Gobbling the Cupcakes and the Tennis Goddess Returns?
Have you seen detailed plans for the new stadium to be co-owned by the New York Giants and Jets? Neither have I. The renderings now appearing on both team's Web sites look like the artist was asked to draw the stadium the way it might look from the moon. …Why do we still have teams in the NFL that do not have cheerleaders? Paul Tagliabue, get on this one. It's damn near un-American for a football team to not have cheerleaders. …Speaking of my good friend Tags, he assures me there is no way the Saints will relocate to Pluto. …Virginia Tech fans are upset that the Hokies do not play a tougher non-conference schedule. (I'd be more upset if they didn't have cheerleaders.) Tech athletics director Jim "Dream" Weaver insists he puts forth his best effort to put teams on the schedule from the nation's top conferences. Weaver says a lot of schools don't want to play the Hokies now that Tech has rocketed into the upper echelon of collegiate football programs. Maybe so. But I read today that the University of Tennessee football now has added the Ducks of Oregon to its future schedule along with UCLA, California and Oklahoma. The Vols recently have played Notre Dame and Miami. So how is it teams will play UT, a traditionally tough Southeastern Conference school, but not the Fighting Gobblers from Blacksburg? Just curious. …My fantasy league team, depleted by injuries since Week 1, now has lost 13 in a row and, of course, is in last place. The lowly J-E-T-S victory this past weekend gave me hope that my squad, the Wonderbras, can pull off a win before the regular season unsnaps and drops to the floor, revealing that the team and I are just a couple of boobs. Thinking about my fantasy football team reminds me of a drunk Joe Namath on the sideline with Suzy Kolber a couple of years back. Remember that? And to paraphrase Broadway Joe I'll say, "I don't care about the Wonderbras. I just want to kiss you Suzy." …Speaking of fantasy teams, my hockey team, the Kournikovas, is not in last place. They're doing ok, but they just can't win the big one. That's not a knock on Anna and her tennis career. That's simply the truth. Oh, and what's this I hear about Anna making a tennis comeback?