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Who knew that whining was an Olympic demonstration sport? At least now Svetlana Khorkina can have her gold medal.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life, Svetlana. Now beat it.

There’s really only one way to solve the problem with gymnastics, and that of course is to add the designated hitter.

Mark my word, there will come a day when Paul Hamm and Yang Tae-young will appear in a commercial together. I’m guessing either Rold Gold pretzels or Underoos.

That couldn’t have been Jude Law walking down Michigan Avenue on Monday evening because my cell phone would have rang. Right, Jude? Jude?

My favorite competition to watch, by far, is the trampoline. But that’s only until they wise up and get “jacks” into the Olympics. There’s something magical about watching a Russian go for foursies. Trust me.

The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi will be appearing in Chicago next month. Is there any way to get them to perform on a trampoline?

Let’s all clasp our hands and paws together and pray for Boston to overtake the Yankees. But you have to want it.

That’s three games in a row Nomar hasn’t started. Guess the Red Sox were right. What a faker.

The Stanley Cup was lost for a few hours Sunday night when it couldn’t be placed on a plane because of weight restrictions. Here’s a tip: Next time, just pour some of the beer out.

The White Sox traveled to Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers. Cue crickets.

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The list

5 Bears you’ve never head of:

Rob Droege

Michael Keathley

Brian Pare

Cliff Washburn

Mike Pinkard

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redeyesports@tribune.com, Edited by the Sports staff of RedEye.