As the New York Post continues with the fraud known as The Rumble, it doesn’t get better, it just gets longer. On the other hand, The Ramble brings you excellence from a vast array of sports in easily digestible bites.
The Indianapolis 500. I am not much of a race car fan. Actually, I’m not a race car fan at all. However, circumstances of the holiday weekend had me sitting in front of a television for the final 35 laps of this bit of Americana. I must admit that the race at the brickyard was very exciting down the stretch as Sam Hornish, Jr. edged out Marco Andretti – the grandson of Mario and son of Michael – by about six-hundredths of a second.
There’s was a lot of compelling stuff surrounding the finish, not the least of which is the fact that Marco Andretti was racing in his first Indy 500 and he’s only 19 years old. Crazy. Andretti was actually leading for the final 4 laps, and was passed by Hornish only at the instant that he crossed the finish line. For Hornish, milk never tasted so good.
The University of Virginia Wins The Lacrosse National Championship. The Cavaliers topped off an unblemished 17-0 season by defeating the University of Massachusetts for the 2006 NCAA Lacrosse Championship. This dominant UVA lacrosse team labored in obscurity all season because the media spotlight was focused on the nonsense that dragged down the Duke lacrosse team. Lacrosse is a great game and it’s a shame that the only thing most people know about it has come from the notoriety attached to the alleged incident in Durham.
Craig “Ironhead” Heyward. The former NFL Pro Bowl running back died last week after a lengthy battle with an inoperative brain tumor, at the way too young age of 39. For as good as Heyward was at times, he was a guy who never lived up to his potential because of the temptations that so many pro athletes have failed to ward off. A prodigious eater and drinker, a way overweight Ironhead was alleged to have been fined over $200,000 one season with the Bears when he tipped the scales at over 325 pounds.
Article comments
1 - Hairynipples
Was Sam Hornish Jr.'s milk whole, low or no-fat???? You amaze me on how you "skip" the most important of details.
Also, can you really get a heart attack drinking cold whole milk after a workout??? Is car racing a workout??? Am I the only one who can see this elephant in the room - the eventual sudden tragic death of an Indy Winner????
2 - sal m
i would hope that the Indy folks wouldn't bow to the pressures of political correctness, and would stay with whole milk.
and i didn't watch the race with an elephant, but i would think if i did, he or she would be more concerned with peanuts than milk.