Duke Keith
My biography as haiku:
calling sports not played
poking fun without a point
dang i like donuts
It was a first, that's for sure. After having to wait over 40 minutes for Utah at last year's Sheriff's Posse Dinner, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson wasn't about to accept another Pac-12 diss to start his second straight Hyundai Sun Bowl experience. So, after waiting 40 minutes for USC to show up for the annual kickoff feed and talent show, he put officials on notice -- 10 more minutes and the Yellowjackets would say, "Adios!"
The 10 minutes came and went. And so did Georgia Tech.
Michelle Jenneke is a lovely young lady who does lovely little dances when she warms up. Somebody thought to set the Australian junior Olympian's jiggles to music and created a viral video sensation. Then, The Chive took that video and made another, where one of their editors dreams Jenneke is his girlfriend...with the real Michelle Jenneke! Hilarious.
If Houston's trying to own Hanukkah, Dallas can't be far behind in trying to own what's next. The Houston Rockets did "The Dreidel Song" to honor those eight crazy nights. Not to be outdone, the Dallas Mavericks got together for a really bad rendition of "Sleigh Ride". Too bad for the Mavs and Rockets that the San Antonio Spurs own them both.
Maybe El Pasoan and Rhinos' team captain Mike Rivera was relieving a little stress after taking his accounting final at UTEP earlier Friday morning. Whatever it was, his hockey team was the beneficiary of it, as Rivera scored three goals against the Tulsa Junior Oilers and El Paso rolled, 8-1.
I LOVED this ESPN promo when I first saw it. Loved it even more when I discovered there was a translation. A couple of blokes from Manchester -- one, a fan of the Reds (Manchester United); the other, a Blue (Manchester City) -- show us how, even when we're different, we're the same. And, yes, that is sports. As they say across the pond, "Brilliant!"
'Tis the Holiday season, and that includes the Jewish Festival of Lights, aka Hanukkah, which is going on now. The Houston Rockets are ready to celebrate, too. Good thing most of them are millionaires, because the Jeremy Lin and his teammates won't be earning any money with their singing voices.
The reception area of the Larry K. Durham Center was filled with the faithful -- UTEP boosters and a number of ex-players -- all ready to welcome back one of their own to lead the Miners' football program. Sean Kugler was re-introduced to El Paso and took virtually no time to express his love for the university and the community.