Monday Water Cooler – April 12th, 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!
The bad-boy Pittsburgh Steelers continue to make headlines – so much that one of them isn’t even a Pittsburgh Steeler anymore as of last night. I’ll explain more to lead off the week’s news.
NFL news: Santonio Holmes dealt to Jets in late-night shocker
Ouch. A lot can change in one year, can’t it? Wide receiver Santonio Holmes was on top of the world in February 2009, fresh off a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Super Bowl MVP award. But just over a year later, he’s not even with the team anymore.
Last night, Pittsburgh couldn’t get rid of its star wideout fast enough. It dumped him to the New York Jets in exchange for…a fifth-round pick? Ouch.
To acquire only a fifth rounder for a stud offensive player entering his prime shows just how fed-up Pittsburgh was with Holmes’ (alleged?) off-field antics. From the substance abuse rumors to the accusations of assaulting a woman in a bar, the Steelers had enough with Holmes tarnishing the team’s rep. Now, the question is, how much more will they put up with from Ben Roethlisberger before they hand him his walking papers in the middle of the night?
MLB news: Bonds “proud” of McGwire
Ever have one of those friends who does things to “help” you but really ends up hurting you? Barry Bonds telling the media he’s proud of Mark McGwire for admitting to steroid use and returning to baseball is like…O.J. Simpson saying he’s proud of Rae Carruth for confessing to a murder.
Sure, Bonds hasn’t been convicted of anything. But….come on.
NHL news: Stamkos cleans up in goal-scoring race; Lightning clean house
Leave it to the Tampa Bay Lightning to waste no time sucking the life out of a nice moment in an otherwise fruitless season. Less than 24 hours after their stellar sophomore, Steven Stamkos, scored his 51st goal to clinch a share of the Rocket Richard Trophy, the Lightning decided to clean house.
Tampa axed head coach Rick Tocchet and general manager Brian Lawton. Hopefully Tocchet at least took the action his own firing at the sportsbook.
MMA news: Edgar shocks sportsbooks with upset title victory; Silva makes a mockery of UFC 112
It was already lined up to be a “different” night for the UFC, with Saturday’s UFC 112 taking place outdoors in Abu Dhabi. But few bettors or pundits expected what went down.
First off, there was one of the biggest upsets in a title fight since, arguably, Matt Serra’s victory over Georges St-Pierre. Frankie “The Answer” Edgar used unpredictable movement, a relentless motor and speedy boxing to run circles around an exhausted BJ Penn and capture the UFC lightweight title as a +500 underdog.
The other title fight was a joke. After two rounds of teasing and hot-dogging against overmatched challenger Demian Maia, Anderson Silva essentially quit his middleweight title match, barely throwing a single punch for the last three rounds. The crowd turned on him and UFC commissioner Dana White stormed out of the fight – but not before hurling the title belt at Silva’s manager, Ed Soares. White couldn’t even stand to be present for the belt presentation (Silva still won). No word yet on how Silva may be disciplined for his bizarre behavior.
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