Jinxing Tony Romo
So how did the Giants upset the Cowboys in Irving, Texas?
Experts will point to their stellar second-half defense or the steady leadership of young quarterback Eli Manning. The New York Post is taking credit, though, for planting a Jessica Simpson lookalike at Texas Stadium to put a hex on Tony Romo.
You may recall that Romo historically struggles when one of his high-profile girlfriends is in the house. He has played poorly with Carrie Underwood (his ’06 love interest) and Simpson on hand.
So the Post located Lynsey Nordstrom – who could be Simpson’s stunt double – and got her good tickets to this game.
“So many people were like, ‘I really thought you were her!’” Nordstrom, an aspiring makeup artist, told the Post.
The newspaper reported that Nordstrom wore a pink, No. 9 Cowboys jersey like the one Simpson wore four weeks ago. And, yes, she tried to get closer to Dallas’ bench at one point before a security guard rebuffed her.
“Y’all get back to your seats,” he said. “We don’t need Jessica Simpson.”
All of this makes Tipsheet wonder why the Post-Dispatch didn’t get more involved in saving the Rams this season.
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE
Questions to ponder while waiting for Terrell Owens, the ultimate teammate, to stop crying:
- How will overwrought Cowboys owner Jerry Jones react to still another premature playoff exit? Can Wade Phillips survive?Who could have guessed that Michael Turner and Billy Volek would take down the Colts?
Will Tony Dungy ride off into the sunset?
Will Eli Manning get some of his big brother’s myriad endorsement deals? And will Tiki Barber finally cut the kid a little slack?
HER BRUSH WITH GREATNESS
Michael Jordan knows who Maria Sharapova is. Well, sort of.
The New York Times reports that these two superstars crossed paths on an airport tarmac in Miami.
“He said, ‘You’re that tennis player,’” Sharapova said, “and I’m like: ‘Uhh, uhh, yeah. It’s me.’
“And he’s like, ‘Very nice to meet you.’ I was probably staring at the poor guy. He probably didn’t know what else to do.
“But I’m like such a fan of his. That’s probably one of my dork moments.”
QUIPS ‘R US
Here is what some of America’s leading sports pundits have been writing:
Jay Mariotti, Chicago Sun-Times: “I realize 63 television ads have been sold at $2.7 million a pop. I realize the post-nasal-drip crooner himself, Tom Petty, has been lined up at halftime. I realize a stadium in the Arizona desert, built to resemble `a barrel cactus with a coiled rattlesnake around it,’ is ready to roll out its retractable roof and movable grass field. I realize you have parties to attend on the first Sunday of February. Yet if you’re expecting a Super Bowl that evening, please be aware that the New England Patriots already have won their fourth Vince Lombardi trophy in seven years. They clinched it Sunday, while sitting around their TV sets, watching the only team that possibly could have beaten them, the Indianapolis Colts, lose at home to the San Diego Chargers.”
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com: “Nothing against the Chargers, who faced every adversity here Sunday except locusts, but beating the one-and-done Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts is several floors down from trying to beat Tom Brady and the undefeated Patriots in the AFC Championship Game … at Gillette Stadium … in late January, with forecasters calling for temperatures in the mid-teens, tops.”
Greg Cote, Miami Herald: “The Washington Capitals signed Alexander Ovechkin to a 13-year, $124 million contract — the NHL’s first $100 million deal. What that means is, hockey is still dying, but now Ovechkin will be able to cover the cost of the arrangements.”
Jerry Greene, Orlando Sentinel: “Lip-synching alert: The NFL may add Paula Abdul to its list of Super Bowl performers, according to TVGuide.com. At least there’s no threat of a microphone malfunction because they won’t have to turn it on.”
Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle: “At the U of W, big-money boosters bribe school officials to fire coach Tyrone Willingham and the AD. Reggie Bush is accused of taking $300,000 from an agent while Bush was a student-athlete-aristocrat at USC. Good thing the big conferences hold firm against demands for a football playoff system, because that would really destroy the purity of the college sport.”
MEGAPHONE
“I was in tears when (Dr. Steven Zeitels) asked me to speak my first words since the surgery. Believe me, it was very difficult to go 3½ weeks without speaking! When he had me count to 10, I was so relieved.”
Dick Vitale, on his recovery from vocal cord surgery.
Who could have guessed the Cardinals would acquire another player with steroids/HGH in their past????
As said before, there is plenty of blame to go around regarding TLR and Rolen. How two grown adults in a situation like this cannot sit down and work out their differences is beyond me. But make no mistake; TLR is in-charge of this organization not Bill DeWitt. The way TLR has behaved during this spat has been a total embarrassment to say the least. He as been allowed to conduct himself in any way he sees fit with no consequences.
Understand that the Cardinals are getting the lesser player here (especially in the field). I thought the whole idea behind a trade was to make the team better. Apparently this organization doesn’t care about wins and losses or public perception anymore; just keeping TLR and his mega ego happy. Well Tony let’s see how you feel when your team is out of contention by Memorial Day…..
Nice to see the NHL has learned its lesson when it comes to salaries…. $124 million??? Will the last to leave the arena please remember to turn out the lights???