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A horror story averted, at a HS basketball playoff game: Pregnant writer from competing paper: "Just so you know, I'm about due." Me, chuckling nervously: "I don't know nothin' about birthin' no babies." Made it through the game without an uptick in attendance.

Not really a horror story, but ... New Haven Coliseum, 1989 Calder Cup playoffs. Press row was the first few rows of the upper deck. Beer bottle sailed over our heads into the lower bowl. Last year, covering college basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Corner press area in lower, bowl...

Here's a photo gallery: http://bit.ly/UDKitw

Apologies for not supplying a link. I was under the mistaken belief that it was behind our pay wall. http://bit.ly/Tgufjm

Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, died today of cardiopulmonary arrest. He was 55. He lived in Ballston Lake NY with his wife and two kids. All-around great guy much beloved in the community. A legendary figure who wasn't treated like one, because he didn't act...

Not sure if this was addressed on some other SNL thread, but Chanel No. 5 unveiled its Brad Pitt commercial tonight (I think?), and it seemed to have been pre-empted by some SNL spoofs last night. I'm clearly confused by the timing, but in the meantime, the commercial itself seemed to be...

"The Grey Ghost" -- Native Dancer "Big Red" -- Man o' War; Secretariat

James "Fly" Williams

Dude, tucking into McD's with friends, mentions his new living quarters. Friends, happy for dude, press for details. Dude in a panic, as he pictures having just moved back into his little kid room at his parents' house. Seeks clues for a way out of this mess in the greasy countenance of his...

It was just a goofy gimmick they sprung on me to which I said, 'Yeah, sure, why not.' It ain't happening again, not for me. I promise.

WARNING: Cinnamon sugar on the rim of the glass is a nice idea for a fresh Oktoberfest, but its appeal falls off a cliff by the fourth one. And your phone gets sticky.

Who Wants to Marry a Hundredaire?

They were perfect, weren't they? Except, in my case, the whole business about having to work. What the heck. They paid me to be there.

Agreed. It was better for everybody, the horse (especially the horse), the betting public, etc. He could have raced next year, but they didn't want to lose a lucrative breeding season, especially considering the uncertainty that IHA would have been able to regain his 3YO form after months of...

Just to clarify for those who thought IHA may have broken down if he had run: Dr. Larry Bramlage said on Friday that the tendon injury didn't compromise his ability to bear weight, so it's moot, from a catastrophic breakdown standpoint. He actually could have run in the race without any...