Murcer’s brain tumor ‘clear’

24 03 2007

Murcer to undergo experimental cancer treatment (NY Post/ESPN)

Former New York Yankees great and current team broadcaster Bobby Murcer’s brain tumor is ‘clear’ and he’s said to be soon undergoing experimental cancer treatments, the New York Post reports.

Murcer underwent surgery on December 28 to have the tumor removed and began chemotherapy and radiation treatments thereafter.


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The Best of Nine (Vol. I, Issue 16)

24 03 2007

When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
You just left your home then, woman
Ah, the sweetest thing I’d ever seen
– B.B. King, Sweet Sixteen

9. Michael Vick has a secret hiding spot for his jewelry. On Thursday, Michael Vick told Atlanta and national He's cleaning out another possible hiding place for his bling media that the bottle that caused an incident in January was used to hide his jewelry and not drugs. Well, according to Miami International’s airport authority, they never heard such a claim from the quarterback.

The question that needs to be asked — why in the hell didn’t Vick come forward at the time of his detainment and say that? And more importantly, who is he trying to fool when he tells this tale after authorities ran tests on a ‘cannabis-like’ residue that was found in the false bottom of his water bottle.

And to think head coach Bobby Petrino may’ve orchestrated a deal of back-up Matt Schaub to the Texans on Wednesday. Something tells us they moved the wrong quarterback.

8. Eli Manning scores more off the field than on. Speaking of quarterbacks, NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning announced this week that he’s getting engaged to a long-time girlfriend of his from his Ole Miss days. The karaoke star is known to have quite the exciting social life, ranging from being the quiet homebody to paying for escort services in New York.

We congratulate Eli on settling down on one woman for a while…or for admitting he’s been cheating on his girlfriend.

More after the jump »


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Hitting the snooze bar, 3.24.07

24 03 2007

News and notes while still trying to figure out how UNC came back last night…

UNC mascot Ray injured pedestrian/vehicle accident before game (AP/ESPNU) Kids — Don’t walk onCan't wait for the inevitable 'issue' to make this relevant again a highway shoulder in Jersey.

Probe finds missteps in probe on the death of ex-NFLer TIllman (AP/ESPN) Nine officers to be held accountable for mistakes.

Search is on for Tubby’s replacement (AP/USA Today) Some early names in the mix include Texas A&M’s BIlly Gillespie, Tennessee’s Bruce Pearl and Memphis’ John Calipari.

Former ‘Oprah’ intern wins Miss USA (CNN/AP) Somehow, this is still relevant. How much longer till nudie pics are on the Internet?

Mariners, FOXNW nearing ten-year, $300 million pact (Seattle P-I) A few days old, but still an amazing deal when you consider it’s the largest shelled out for a U.S. pro sports team and cable network owned independently.


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