Water Cooler – October 25th, 2010
Here we go with today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.
Enjoy!
For a nice change, the top stories from the weekend aren’t entirely about NFL injuries. Let’s see what’s new and exciting across the sports world.
PGA news: Jonathan Byrd wins tournament with “walk-off” hole-in-one
It’ll be tough to top this finish ever again on the PGA Tour. At the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open, Jonathan Byrd found himself on a fourth straight playoff hole with Martin Laird and Cameron Percy.
With one swing – a six-iron on the 204-yard 17th hole – the tournament ended. Byrd drained a “walk-off” hole in one to win it. The only way anyone tops that finish is if someone does it in a major someday.
NFL news: Favre admits to leaving voicemails; DeAngelo Hall, Oakland Raiders have record-setting days
It wasn’t exactly a week to remember for Brett Favre. FOX’s Jay Glazer reported yesterday that Brett Favre admitted to leaving Jenn Sterger voice messages in 2008 when he was the New York Jets’ quarterback. Details weren’t released. He denied sending Sterger lewd photos, however.
Worse yet for No. 4, his head coach, Brad Childress, threw him under the bus after this three-interception performance in a loss to Green Bay last night. “It still goes back to taking care of the football,” Childress said. “You can’t throw it to them. You’ve gotta play within the confines of our system. Sometimes it’s OK to punt the football. You can’t give seven points going the other way, not in a game like this.”
DeAngelo Hall was having a horrific season for Washington – until Jay Cutler came along. Hall picked off four Cutler passes in the Redskins’ 17-14 victory over the Bears yesterday, tying a single-game NFL record.
The Oakland Raiders had a special game of their own yesterday. The 59 points they dropped on Denver were a franchise record and the second-most points ever scored by an NFL team in the first three quarters of a game.
MLB news: Phillie players believe Jayson Werth will leave this offseason
Despite tying the National League record for career postseason home runs, it appears Jayson Werth will be jobless in Philadelphia and seeking a new team this offseason.
The slugging outfielder has a chance for a massive contract and will likely test the free-agent waters according to his soon-to-be-ex teammates in Philadelphia. The Phillies are also eager to give top prospect Domonic Brown a starting outfield gig next year so Werth’s departure is a virtual certainty.
NBA news: Iverson signs with Turkish team; Blazers trade Bayless to Hornets; Stackhouse signs with Heat
Allen Iverson will play basketball this year, but not in the NBA. The 35-year-old former MVP signed a two-year, $4-million deal with Besiktas of the Turkish professional league and is expected to report to the team within the next week.
Former first-round pick Jerryd Bayless is a New Orleans Hornet. The Portland Trail Blazers traded the guard, who averaged 8.5 points per game last year, to New Orleans for a first-round pick in 2011.
Two-time NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse has joined the circus in Miami. The 35-year-old signed with the Heat on Saturday. He averages 18 points per game in his career but hasn’t scored better than 13.0 points per game since 2004-05.
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