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Horse Race in New Jersey this past Sunday.

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I really enjoy this video because it puts a lot of things in prospective. Nevertheless the experiences that I have had in life make you realize how small towns enjoy High School football. I have officiated seven man football in West Texas for one year and had a blast. It gave me a firsthand look how a community comes together for one night a week during fall.

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As the PGA Championship is fast approaching in Sheboygan, Wisconsin at Whistling Straits. I felt it was only fair to run down my checklist for the event. As many of you that listen to Jim Rome, you will understand; as this is something similar to "USC Fan" or "Ohio State Fan" game day checklist.

No specific order:
1. Print Governor Jim Doyle's PGA remarks from 2004 and see if his 2010 remarks are the same.
2. Check the Sheboygan County Highway Department Website for updated construction information.
3. Read the Wisconsin State Patrol News Release from August 2nd, 2010.
4. Check the local weather at Whistling Straits via IPS MeteoStar or the National Weather Service.
5. Drive down the on ramp to I-43 at Rowe Road to experience a waste of $2 millions if they decide to only have it open for 10 days every PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
6. Read the PGA Championship Spectator Guide and play close attention to prohibited items... Tweeter is a no go folks!
7. Download the PGA Championship App for the IPhone and try to sneak it past security. Good Luck!
8. Take my Tiger Wood's Jersey Polo Shirt out of the closet.
9. Iron my Tiger Wood's Jersey Polo Shirt.
10. Put new batteries in the digital camera to take as many pictures as I can during the practice rounds.
11. Pack for 10 days of clothing, however only wear 4 outfit's the whole time.
12. Check the Wisconsin State Fair Website or Brewers game options against the Diamondbacks for Plan B.
13. Lock all the doors to my house as I make the road trip to the PGA Championship.
14. Flip a coin to see which friend will drive the first leg of the trip.
15. As you leave Illinois entering the great state of Wisconsin, when the toll booth ladies says, "Thank you", you reply, "No Thank you" as you pretend to reach for something on the ground.
16. Read a list of 100 new facts about the State of Wisconsin in the past two years.
17. Argue that "Eau Claire,Wisconsin" is the 58th State because it was said by the leader of the free world.
18. Stop at Kopp's Frozen Custard in Milwaukee for lunch and apologize for someones comment's made a few months ago.
19. Discuss about taking the "Train to Nowhere" for the next road trip and then realize how much of a bad idea it is.
20. Arrive at hotel the night before the practice rounds and head downtown to Sheboygan to enjoy Michigan Ave.
21. Eat a famous Johnsonville Brat and suggest to official's to move the "Pretzel Bender" to the first Monday of the PGA Championship vic the Monday after the 4th of July.
21. Arrive back at hotel at 0100 in the morning and set the alarm for 0600 to attend the first tee off at 0700.
22. Bring a lawn chair but not the over sized chairs because they are prohibited.
23. Convince to out of state'er that you can milk a bull.
24. Ask official's if the President of the United States is coming since the Oil is capped in the Gulf. He told us he wouldn't rest until it was.
25. Conclude the road trip and insist that you saw Tiger Woods in the bathroom. Then tell them and all your friends, you "kicked his ass".

While I know this list could go on and on; it had to come to a end sooner or later.

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This kid has some stamina. This was on Thursday July 22nd, 2010.

(Of course, if the Big Ten re-learned how to count, we'd be the new "Big Twelve."  But I digress.)

Say goodbye to college football and college athletics as you once knew them.

All signs are pointing to a Nebraska move to the Big Ten.

A source close to the Nebraska program told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that athletic director Tom Osborne informed athletic staff members within the past 24 hours that the Cornhuskers were going to make the move to the Big Ten conference.

A source close to the Nebraska Board of Regents told Orangebloods.com the regents met informally Wednesday and have agreed to move to the Big Ten and that a formal announcement Nebraska is leaving will come Friday -- the deadline set by the Big 12 for Nebraska and Missouri to state whether they intend to leave the conference.

University of Nebraska regent Kent Schroeder told the Lincoln Journal Star earlier Wednesday there was a planned executive conference call this afternoon which he believed would include discussion about possible conference realignment.

An executive call does not involve all board members, just the Executive Committee, which consists of board chair Bob Phares and fellow regents Bob Whitehouse, Howard Hawks and Schroeder.

An athletic director in the Big 12 told ESPN's Joe Schad that Nebraska has had discussion with the Big Ten and that there was a "good chance" Nebraska would join the Big Ten as early as Friday.

A Nebraska source told ESPN.com's Andy Katz late Tuesday that a decision on whether to commit long-term to the Big 12 or leave for a potential Big Ten invitation could come Friday and a Big 12 executive told the Omaha World-Herald that Nebraska could decide to join the Big Ten as early as Friday. However, the source told Katz the consensus within the athletic department is that Nebraska wouldn't separate itself from the Big 12 without some assurance that a Big Ten invitation would come.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that FoxSports in Ohio says an invitation from the Big Ten to Nebraska is either on its way, or already been issued.  If that happens, the Cornhuskers are now part of "Big Ten Country."

It's Major League Baseball, were you honestly thinking they'd do it?

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement regarding last night's game in Detroit:

"First, on behalf of Major League Baseball, I congratulate Armando Galarraga on a remarkable pitching performance. All of us who love the game appreciate the historic nature of his effort last night.

"The dignity and class of the entire Detroit Tigers organization under such circumstances were truly admirable and embodied good sportsmanship of the highest order. Armando and Detroit manager Jim Leyland are to be commended for their handling of a very difficult situation. I also applaud the courage of umpire Jim Joyce to address this unfortunate situation honestly and directly. Jim's candor illustrates why he has earned the respect of on-field personnel throughout his accomplished career in the Major Leagues since 1989.

"As Jim Joyce said in his postgame comments, there is no dispute that last night's game should have ended differently. While the human element has always been an integral part of baseball, it is vital that mistakes on the field be addressed. Given last night's call and other recent events, I will examine our umpiring system, the expanded use of instant replay and all other related features. Before I announce any decisions, I will consult with all appropriate parties, including our two unions and the Special Committee for On-Field Matters, which consists of field managers, general managers, club owners and presidents."

This is beyond clever. Now, with a single ticket stub, you can show proof "you were at" a Perfect Game.

God bless capitalism, and the gullible, souvenir-seeking fools who sometimes fuel it.

MIAMI -- Here's a chance to buy tickets to a guaranteed perfect game -- the one Roy Halladay already threw.

The Florida Marlins will begin selling on Tuesday unused tickets to the game in which the Philadelphia Phillies ace pitched the 20th perfect game in major league history, a 1-0 victory over the Marlins on Saturday.

All tickets will be regularly priced at "face value" and on sale both online and through the Marlins' box office.

Paid attendance that night was about 25,000, a relatively large crowd for a Marlins' home game. By comparison, Florida drew a paid crowd of 10,115 -- its smallest of the season -- for Monday's game against Milwaukee.

The Chicago White Sox did something similar last season when Mark Beurle pitched a perfect game as well.

Somewhere in my storage locker of crap, I have both my ticket stub and completed scorecard (I'm that much of a baseball geek) of the C.C. Sabathia's "One-hitter" against the Pirates.  In 2008, Kurt and I got in the car and drove the four hours from metro DC to Pittsburgh to watch the Crew sweep the Bucs at PNC Park.  So, I can totally relate to the need to say, "I was there" at a great sporting event.

(For the record, from our seats that game in the left field foul line, we were both screaming "That's an Error!" the second the infamous play happened.)

The mid 90s Dennis Hopper-Sterling Sharpe Nike Commercial, from Hopper's "Crazy Ref" series for Nike.

Rest in Peace Dennis Hopper, rest in peace.

Cleveland tries to rock...and fails.

Wow, this video alone wants me to urge LeBron James to go to Chicago (The best option out there for him to win a championship now in the NBA.) AND vote for John Kasich for Ohio Governor all in one.

Also, somewhere, a lot of dogs are howling.