Sweet.
NICE GOING
Bears draft choice Curtis Enis, described by a former teammate as “a great guy until you get to know him,” was quoted in the newest Sports Illustrated as saying he committed “adultery” with many women and had “a serious drinking problem,” not to mention running up $500,000 of debt from last January to July.
But wait. There’s more. Enis credits his religious awakening to the controversial Champions for Christ group, but it turns out that Enis lied to the director of CFC about having sexual relations with a woman he met at a car wash.
So there you go. Anybody can grow up to be president.
DONE DEAL
The Bulls re-signed Frank Hamblen as an assistant coach.
For whomever.
THE HIT LIST
– Dave Wannstedt’s hoping that Edgar Bennett and Bam Morris “do something” against Buffalo Friday night, and I’m thinking, all your best teams get to choose between a guy coming off an Achilles’ injury and a guy coming off jail time.
– Hey, look! A scoreless inning by Terry Adams!
– Wil Cordero demands a trade if he has to platoon, and I’m thinking, that must be some market for convicted wife-beaters who hit .260 and can’t field very well.
– A Justice Department report revealed that 3.9 million Americans were on parole or probation, and they’re pretty much divided equally between Sox first basemen and Bears running backs.
KICK BALL
German defender Stefan Reuter said he would never play for his national soccer team again as long as Bertie Vogts is coaching.
German officials will leave the spot open until they complete their exhaustive search to find Phil Jackson and offer him the job.
SHOE BIZ
Larry Bird returned to Boston to be honored with the first Stay True Lifetime Achievement Award from Converse shoes.
The ceremony took place at historic Faneuil Hall, right next to the life-size statue of famed Celtics coach Red Auerbach, and included the unveiling of a pair of bronzed Larry Bird Converse sneakers from his rookie season.
“Red gets a statue,” Bird said. “Ted Williams gets a tunnel. I get a pair of shoes.”
