Archive for March 3rd, 2009

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Mar
09

Becker Gives a Ring and then Jumps Through One

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Categories: Celebrities, Pop Culture, Random, Television and Tennis
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Former tennis star Boris Becker was a guest on the German game show “You Bet…?” along with his former girlfriend, Lilly Kersennberg and before being forced into stupid human tricks, announced he would marry the Dutch model in June. To top off the evening with a good note, Becker also jumped through a ring of fire, winning in a contest of who would humiliate themself more, beating out Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. Only a few months ago Becker was engaged to jewelery designer Sandy Meyer-Woelden after he and Kersennberg broke up in 2007.

“Last summer I went a bit off track but she took me back. Now I don’t want to let her go,” Becker said on the show. The program’s presenter, Thomas Gottschalk, looked astonished and said: “No, not again?”

[Reuters]

03
Mar
09

Teeing Off One Last Time

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Coach Sacharski teaches 5-year-old Craig LeClair the art of T-Ball, 1958

America lost another great leader yesterday when Jerome “Jerry” Sacharski, 98, died in his home in Albion, Michigan. Serving as a teacher and coach in the Albion Public Schools system from 1951-1980, Sacharski is often credited with inventing T-Ball and Albion was one of the first places where it was played as an organized sport.

Without t-ball, I might never have become a major league baseball player. As of yet, I haven’t become one, but I don’t think the tee had anything to do with that. Besides, there’s still time. If Paul McAnulty can be on a roster than someone should sign me up too.

[Seattle Times]

03
Mar
09

Carlos Eyeliner Had the Assist

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Categories: Awesome and Soccer
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A pretty goal is a pretty goal and Giuseppe Mascara gets all dolled up to slam one home in a Serie A game yesterday. The Catanian striker’s early candidate for goal of the year helped his side take the Sicilian Cup over Palermo. But you already knew that. Of course, you may also remember the flamboyant Mascara from the fall when, lining up to take a penalty kick, three of his teammates dropped their pants to distract the other team…

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