Shag on Sports Oh no. Not Again.

A few days back, Alonzo Mourning retired… kinda.

In an interview on the team Web site, Mourning said: “Yes. I’m retired. This is it for me.” The Heat, however, said the report was premature and removed the Q&A.

“A mistake was made and it’s not an accurate story and it’s been pulled, with our apologies,” Heat spokesman Tim Donovan said.

Mourning’s was responding to the question: “Have you completely ruled out coming back for another season?”

Mourning, who turns 38 next month, said before the season this would be his final year. On Dec. 19 in Atlanta he tore the patellar tendon in his right knee and underwent surgery the next day.

Sounds like there may be a difference of opinion. Z had said coming into this season that it would be his last, and he’s been shut down since December. But, I found this little nugget while looking at job listings on radio industry site AllAccess.com:

New Year, New Morning Shows Wanted Now!

Show prep service subscribers need not apply! Z1 Creative has clients in the sunny Southwest looking for morning shows who can entertain and excite an audience. All formats welcome! MP3’s to Z1Creative@aol.com or snail mail your package to Mark Elliott, Z1 Creative, 5699 Kanan Road #604, Agoura Hills, CA 91301. No Calls; EOE.

How awesome would it be to wake up with Mourning in the Morning? Heck, Anne Curry could do the voiceover.

Kitna Kounter : -1

(It’s Monday, I’m in a crappy mood… let me have my fun. Thanks to With Leather for the chuckle.)

Saturday:

  • Seattle @ Green Bay (-7.5)
  • Jacksonville (+13.5) @ New England

Sunday:

  • San Diego @ Indianapolis (-9)
  • NY Giants @ Dallas (-7.5)

I don’t know what’s more shocking… that the spreads were so wrong, or that I might actually have to give respect to Norv Turner AND Eli Manning. Yeech.

32-30-4 now.

The Empire continued their quest for galactic supremacy by blowing up Endor. And I’m okay with it I guess. Never was a fan of the Ewoks, and I always thought it was bullcrap that Chewbacca refused to live with his own kind.

If you’ll remember, a few weeks back I compared the Patriots/Giants game as Star Wars, but if Luke Skywalker was Retarded.

That joke almost got used again tonight when the Columbus Blue Jackets played Nashville. If you didn’t know, the Dead Cats had beaten the Jackets 12 times in a row. Quote Ken Hitchcock:

“We know what’s coming,” Hitchcock said. “We’ve got Darth Vader coming to town (tonight).”

It took a shootout, but the Jackets took down the Empire, 2-1. Rusty Klesla scored the lone regulation goal in the second, Nikki Z scored the only shootout goal, giving Pazzy the “You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”

As for Nashville, Hugg on the HFBoards put it best: