Here are some morsels as you prepare for tomorrow's Seinfeld Day:
• Charles Barkley could face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas casino. A chagrined Sir Charles says that's the last time he stakes Pete Rose.
• Interesting trend in the NBA: Home teams have won 19 of 20 games so far in the playoffs' second round. Well, sure. Guys sleep much better at home with their wives than on the road with their mistresses.
NYU held its graduation ceremonies in Yankee Stadium yesterday while its usual site, Washington Square Park, is undergoing construction. Wednesday's highlight came when new grad William Lopez, an aspiring filmmaker from Long Island, sprinted onto the field (the grads were parked in the field-level box seats) and tried to steal home.
Wearing only boxers and brown shoes under his purple gown, Lopez took a wide turn around third as the crowd cheered. Alas, a security guard tackled him about 15 feet short of the plate. Lopez was ticketed for a trespassing charge.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell seems to think that Spygate is over. Here at the 10 Spot, we say NEVER! Really, I can only write so many jokes about Roger Clemens.
Just in case Spygate is indeed nearing a close, though, let's churn through as much material as possible now, much like a going-out-of-business sale. To that end, today's Caption This is a photo of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) at today's press conference, calling for an independent investigation into the Patriots' taping practices.
Feel free to provide a sample caption in the comments section. I will post some choice cuts this evening.
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Here's an even dozen:
“Senator Specter brandishes a copy of the manuscript for Bill Belichick's new book, If I Taped It.” (Martel)
“I'm tellin ya, Larry Craig’s stance really was this wide.” (Barzhac)
“So he missed the putt by this much, and he starts going whacko on me, throwing his putter, kicking the ball, jumping up and down on the flag. So I say, Mr. Prez, how about we give up golf and start playing cornhole?” (pol sci)
“It seems that no matter where the Patriots go next, they will always be followed by the Specter of Spygate.” (Mark G)
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, look at my giant ears.” (Gilgemesh)
“Lying, cheating, stealing … who does Belichick think he is, a Congressman?” (mleonard)
“This photographer is the only one in the United States that looks up to a member of the Senate.” (Midvalley)
“In my right hand, I hold my approach for dealing with important sports scandals. In my left, I have my proposal for solving the war in Iraq, the economy, and the other trivial things.” (gc -- M. McCready Fanclub)
“We have decided that Belichick's leash should be about this long.” (rock chalk)
“Now watch while I turn this piece of paper into a dove.” (Lisa)
“Why is the room all tilted like this?” (Aimless Wonderer)
“In the interest of putting this behind us, I suggest a group hug. Who's with me?” (Flanders)
Here are some items as you wonder whether the Celtics can win a title without winning a single playoff game on the road:
• The Boston Herald has apologized to the Patriots for its Feb. 2 story that a tape existed of the Rams' walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI. In fact, the Herald now says, the tape shows who really killed JFK.
• Still, Sen. Arlen Specter is not convinced that Spygate is over, calling for an independent probe of the Patriots' taping methods similar to baseball's Mitchell Report. Specter was promptly sued by Roger Clemens.
President Bush revealed this week that he has given up golf, which had been a passion. Bush said he stopped golfing in 2003 to show "solidarity" with the troops and because a president playing golf during wartime sends the wrong signal.
We think, however, that there's a bit more to this story. The 10 Spot's exclusive political sources have dug up these additional reasons for why Bush has given up whacking the little white ball:
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