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Kristin Davis Adopts a Baby and Other Family Issues
Kirstin Davis adopts a baby. Cary Grant "force-feeds" his ex-wife LSD. Paul McCartney is getting married, again. And Patricia Arquette has a cyber-stalker. Saturday gossip is ready to become a German citizen.
Source: Gawker.com
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- Mazel tov to Sex and the City 2 star Kristin Davis, who adopted a lil' baby! The girl's name is Gemma Rose, after the asexual reproductive structure in plants and fungi, and she basically looks like a baby. Davis actually adopted her a few months ago, but didn't announce it until now in case she decided to eat her.
- "Cary Grant force-fed me LSD and it nearly killed me," reads this headline in The Daily Mail, and really, what else do you need to know? Actually, Grant's ex-wife Dyan Cannon claims that he really wanted her to trip with him, like all the time, and he was also kind of a moody dick, which, as a story, is a little less dramatic than the idea of a crazy-eyed Cary Grant putting blotter acid on Dyan Cannon's tongue somewhere in the Hollywood Hills.
- Rumor has it that Sir Paul McCartney of the seminal band Wings will marrying heiress Nancy Shevell tomorrow, in London. Little does she know that her husband is dead, according to my best friend in sixth grade.
- What's it like to hang out at George Clooney's lakeside home in Italy? Sounds like you see a lot of old guy wieners! Skinny dipping is apparently a "tradition" at Clooney's place. "First I got Walter Cronkite to jump in. Then I got David Gergen to jump in. And I used Walter Cronkite to get Gergen to jump in. And I used Marisa [Tomei] and Evan [Rachel Wood] in the lake to get Charlie Rose to jump in." You know what should really be a tradition, is David Gergen keeping his clothes on, always.
- Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe star Paul Sorvino was hit by a car the other day. But he's okay. Paul Sorvino fact: Paul Sorvino is a deputy sheriff in Pennsylvania.
- Patricia Arquette performed an "experiment," because she is a scientist, and the experiment was "Could a celebrity actually friend strangers and get to know them as a person? Just a regular person. Could you really become friends? Could you move past all that they had in their mind about you and actually show them the real you?" Can you guess what the answer to those questions is? It is, "no, because internet people are creeps." Arquette has since deleted her Facebook account and warned people to "not friend anyone you don't know."
- Kirsten Dunst has become a dual U.S.-German citizen, thanks to the fact that her dad is... Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor! No, her dad is just some German guy who is in no way connected to the Thirty Years War
Source: Gawker.com
Al Davis, the Controversial and Combative Raiders Owner, Dies at 82
Al Davis, the irascible owner of the Oakland Raiders whose feuds with the N.F.L. reshaped professional football over the last half-century and helped spur its rise to pre-eminence in the landscape of American sports, died Saturday. He was 82.
The Raiders said he died at his home in Oakland.
Before there were owners like George Steinbrenner or Jerry Jones or Mark Cuban, there was Al Davis, an outspoken and successful irritant to the N.F.L., who fielded teams capable of championship-caliber play. Mr. Davis was hired by the Raiders to be the coach and general manager in 1963 and remained with the team almost continuously for nearly 50 years. He left briefly in 1966 to become the commissioner of the A.F.L., vowing to battle with the N.F.L. to sign the best players available. Many observers at the time believed that that attitude led N.F.L. owners to agree to play the A.F.L. in an annual championship game that would come to be called the Super Bowl. In 1970, the two leagues played a united schedule for the first time, creating the modern N.F.L.
He was also one of a dwindling number of N.F.L. owners whose riches came primarily from the business of football. There were no hedge funds or shipping companies in Mr. Davis’s background. He simply ran the Raiders — the team appeared in five Super Bowls under his ownership, winning three — and his business model could be summed up by the phrase that became his franchise’s mantra: “Just win, baby!”
“It’s tunnel vision, a tunnel life,” he once told People magazine. “I’m not really part of society.”
Mr. Davis opposed the N.F.L.-A.F.L. merger. But becoming part of the N.F.L. did not stop him from trying to change it. Mr. Davis became the symbol of a franchise that garnered a reputation for outlaw personalities and a kind of counterculture sensibility. The Raiders were the first franchise in the modern era to have a Latino head coach (Tom Flores), a black head coach (Art Shell) and a female chief executive (Amy Trask). He feuded for decades with the former commissioner Pete Rozelle, and he sued the N.F.L. in the early 1980s so that he could move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles. Then, 13 years later, he moved them back.
“He is a true legend of the game whose impact and legacy will forever be part of the N.F.L.,” Roger Goodell, the league’s current commissioner, said in a statement Saturday.
Mr. Davis generally inspired deep loyalty from his players, though he had an ugly battle with one of his stars, running back Marcus Allen, and when he got along with his head coaches (not a given) — most notably John Madden, who led the Raiders from 1969 to 1978, perhaps their most successful decade — they spoke warmly of him. Wherever the team called home, Oakland or Los Angeles, Mr. Davis was a fan favorite — until he wasn’t.
In league circles, he was not always viewed fondly. Known for, or at least suspected of, underhanded ploys like bugging the visiting team’s clubhouse, he infuriated other owners with his relentless self-interest; Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers once called him a “lying creep.”
For his part, Mr. Davis once said of his fellow owners: “Not all of them are the brightest of human beings.”
Don Shula, the Hall of Fame coach, once said of Mr. Davis, reporting on a conversation they’d had: “Al thought it was a compliment to be considered devious.”
But he knew football. A shrewd judge of talent, especially early in his career, he became known for providing a home for gifted, wayward athletes, signing or trading for some players who were undervalued or given up on by other teams, like quarterbacks Daryle Lamonica, George Blanda and Jim Plunkett, and running back Billy Cannon and tight end Hewritt Dixon.
He rehabilitated others, like receiver Warren Wells, defensive linemen Lyle Alzado and John Matuszak, and quarterback Ken Stabler, whose reputations were sullied (either before or after they became Raiders) by allegations of criminal behavior, drug use, gambling or other transgressions.
The Raiders’ colors, silver and black, were chosen by Mr. Davis to intimidate. So was their insignia, a shield emblazoned with the image of a pirate in a football helmet in front of crossed sabers. The Raiders’ unofficial team motto — “Just win, baby!” — was reflected by the forceful style of play he encouraged, featuring brutal physicality on defense and speed and long passing on offense.
Source: nytimes.com
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The Raiders said he died at his home in Oakland.
Before there were owners like George Steinbrenner or Jerry Jones or Mark Cuban, there was Al Davis, an outspoken and successful irritant to the N.F.L., who fielded teams capable of championship-caliber play. Mr. Davis was hired by the Raiders to be the coach and general manager in 1963 and remained with the team almost continuously for nearly 50 years. He left briefly in 1966 to become the commissioner of the A.F.L., vowing to battle with the N.F.L. to sign the best players available. Many observers at the time believed that that attitude led N.F.L. owners to agree to play the A.F.L. in an annual championship game that would come to be called the Super Bowl. In 1970, the two leagues played a united schedule for the first time, creating the modern N.F.L.
He was also one of a dwindling number of N.F.L. owners whose riches came primarily from the business of football. There were no hedge funds or shipping companies in Mr. Davis’s background. He simply ran the Raiders — the team appeared in five Super Bowls under his ownership, winning three — and his business model could be summed up by the phrase that became his franchise’s mantra: “Just win, baby!”
“It’s tunnel vision, a tunnel life,” he once told People magazine. “I’m not really part of society.”
Mr. Davis opposed the N.F.L.-A.F.L. merger. But becoming part of the N.F.L. did not stop him from trying to change it. Mr. Davis became the symbol of a franchise that garnered a reputation for outlaw personalities and a kind of counterculture sensibility. The Raiders were the first franchise in the modern era to have a Latino head coach (Tom Flores), a black head coach (Art Shell) and a female chief executive (Amy Trask). He feuded for decades with the former commissioner Pete Rozelle, and he sued the N.F.L. in the early 1980s so that he could move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles. Then, 13 years later, he moved them back.
“He is a true legend of the game whose impact and legacy will forever be part of the N.F.L.,” Roger Goodell, the league’s current commissioner, said in a statement Saturday.
Mr. Davis generally inspired deep loyalty from his players, though he had an ugly battle with one of his stars, running back Marcus Allen, and when he got along with his head coaches (not a given) — most notably John Madden, who led the Raiders from 1969 to 1978, perhaps their most successful decade — they spoke warmly of him. Wherever the team called home, Oakland or Los Angeles, Mr. Davis was a fan favorite — until he wasn’t.
In league circles, he was not always viewed fondly. Known for, or at least suspected of, underhanded ploys like bugging the visiting team’s clubhouse, he infuriated other owners with his relentless self-interest; Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers once called him a “lying creep.”
For his part, Mr. Davis once said of his fellow owners: “Not all of them are the brightest of human beings.”
Don Shula, the Hall of Fame coach, once said of Mr. Davis, reporting on a conversation they’d had: “Al thought it was a compliment to be considered devious.”
But he knew football. A shrewd judge of talent, especially early in his career, he became known for providing a home for gifted, wayward athletes, signing or trading for some players who were undervalued or given up on by other teams, like quarterbacks Daryle Lamonica, George Blanda and Jim Plunkett, and running back Billy Cannon and tight end Hewritt Dixon.
He rehabilitated others, like receiver Warren Wells, defensive linemen Lyle Alzado and John Matuszak, and quarterback Ken Stabler, whose reputations were sullied (either before or after they became Raiders) by allegations of criminal behavior, drug use, gambling or other transgressions.
The Raiders’ colors, silver and black, were chosen by Mr. Davis to intimidate. So was their insignia, a shield emblazoned with the image of a pirate in a football helmet in front of crossed sabers. The Raiders’ unofficial team motto — “Just win, baby!” — was reflected by the forceful style of play he encouraged, featuring brutal physicality on defense and speed and long passing on offense.
Source: nytimes.com
Ryan Howard injures Achilles
Ryan Howard suffered an Achilles injury on the final at-bat of the Philadelphia Phillies' 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth and deciding game of the National League Division Series on Friday in Philadelphia.
"I was trying to run, and I felt a pop," Howard told MLB.com. "It felt like the whole thing was on fire. It felt like I was on a flat tire. I tried to get up, but couldn't go."
Howard was 2 for 19 in the series. He grounded out to end the game and hurt himself while breaking out of the batter's box, crumpling to the ground before he was helped off the field by the training staff.
Howard grabbed his left ankle and went to the turf as the Cardinals celebrated behind him. He has a left Achilles injury and will know more about its severity after an MRI.
Source: espn.go.com
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"I was trying to run, and I felt a pop," Howard told MLB.com. "It felt like the whole thing was on fire. It felt like I was on a flat tire. I tried to get up, but couldn't go."
Howard was 2 for 19 in the series. He grounded out to end the game and hurt himself while breaking out of the batter's box, crumpling to the ground before he was helped off the field by the training staff.
Howard grabbed his left ankle and went to the turf as the Cardinals celebrated behind him. He has a left Achilles injury and will know more about its severity after an MRI.
Source: espn.go.com
Ryan Howard Injured in Loss to Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard believes he may have torn his left Achilles tendon when he swung and tried to run out a groundout that ended Philadelphia’s season, stunning towel waving fans at Citizens Bank Park Friday night.If losing Game 5 of the NLDS 1-0 to the St. Louis Cardinals wasn’t bad enough, Phillies fans had to witness Howard grab his left ankle and go to the turf, while the victorious Cardinals celebrated on the field. The 31-year-old St. Louis native fell to the ground right after leaving the batters box, stumbled, then fell again. He had to be helped off the field.
From the Philadelphia Daily News:
“I was trying to run, and I just felt this pop,” Howard said. “The whole thing just went numb, like it was on fire. Just tried to keep going, and went down. It literally felt like I was on a flat tire. I tried to get up. Couldn’t go.”
He was scheduled to have an MRI on Saturday. If Howard did indeed tear his Achilles, it could mean plenty of rehab during the offseason.
During the second half of the season, Howard has fought through bursitis near the tendon, and had a cortisone shot prior to the playoffs.
Armed with one of the best starting rotations in baseball, the Phillies were expected by many to reach the World Series. But the addition of Cliff Lee wasn’t enough to push the favorites to the championship series. Instead, the Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers will matchup in the NLCS, with the winner advancing to where Philly was expected to be—the World Series.
Source: Longislandpress.com
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