Hey.

 

It’s been a little while since we last spoke – I’ve been on a little break from work and haven’t really been paying much attention to anything.

 

That said, a friend of mine from school is bringing me on board for a fun little sports-themed side project that includes a shout out to my blog…so I figured I’d better actually write something!

 

How could I not write this week though – being a guy who is known, at least in part, for his long and flowing locks – when I saw that a company has insured the hair of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu.

 

Yes, Head and Shoulders are putting a $1-million policy on Polamalu’s flow, for ‘safety’ I suppose.

 

ESPN reports the insurance was obtained through Lloyd’s of London, but they say its unclear what has to happen to the 29-year-old’s hair for ...

That’s the message members of the media got today from Favre’s official website as he hopped on a long ship to Minneapolis with three teammates.

So it seems, it’s not over yet as most of us probably guessed back in early August when word of his retirement first started to surface. Such is life when it comes to Brett Favre though.

A report on FoxSports.com says Steve Hutchinson, Jared Allen and Ryan Longwell took a trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to meet with their 40-year-old quarterback and try to convince him to come back for one more year. The website says Favre told his teammates that he was back in – though the team hasn’t been informed as of Tuesday afternoon.

This whole thing is so silly.

As if anyone of us really thought Favre was ...

A day later, and not much has changed on the Hamilton stadium front - the city still says it will try to convince its CFL team to join in on the project; the Tiger-Cats still say 'no way.'

There have been a few interesting developments in the aftermath of Hamilton city council's decision to go with the West Harbour site on both sides of the conflict though, despite neither side really budging.

For example, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon says he's backing owner Bob Young in the dispute, telling CBC Sports "We're talking about 141 years of history with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This is not going to be resolved in one or two days."

 

Unless the city of Hamilton or the owner of the Tiger-Cats has a sudden change of heart, Ottawa won’t be the only new team in the CFL in the coming years.

Hamilton city council voted 12-3 on Tuesday night to move forward with a stadium at the West Harbour site for the 2015 Pan Am Games, which would also be the future home of the Ti-Cats – though at this point, it might just be an empty barn.

On Monday, Ti-Cats owner Bob Young sent a letter to Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisdenberger telling him that they were withdrawing from stadium negotiations and walking away from the situation – and taking the millions of dollars he promised to inject into the project with him.

The Hamilton Spectator quotes Tiger-Cats president Scott Mitchell as saying that Young’s offer to contribute as much as $55-million (for construction and parking spaces), along with $1.5-million ...

Hey everyone – I’d just like to take a moment to thank you all for reading my blog over the past year and a half; it’s been a lot of fun to write and I hope you enjoyed hearing my opinions on the various topics covered in my little corner of the web.

Unfortunately, this will be the last page of Kerrzy’s Notebook.

There comes a time in every man’s life where he has to look at his situation and be honest with himself – and for me, that time has come. I feel like I’ve given all I have to give and I’ve got to say, as I texted some of my co-workers earlier today, “This is it.”

It’s hard to leave…you think you’re prepared for it. I know there have been comments and issues out there lately about why I’m leaving – Whether or not iNews880 did enough. ...

Sad news out of the Golden Baseball League as the St. George Roadrunners have been forced to close up shop for the remainder of the season…and you’ll never guess why.

The Deseret News (hat tip to Deadspin) reports that the Roadrunners simply ran out of money – and a lack of beer sales is part of the problem.

Bearing in mind what I’ve paid for a cold one at various sporting events in my day I’m not too surprised to hear the CEO of Hot Corner Baseball, the group that owns the team, say that beer sales work out to about 33% of the total revenue of a minor league baseball team.

For all the progression we’ve seen in the NHL in the past few years, there is still, in my opinion, one aspect of the game that could do with an upgrade – video review.

There’s one problem with the current video review system, and the word “inconclusive” pretty much sums it up. 

A quick YouTube search reveals plenty of examples of a goalie’s body blocking the camera, a goalie’s glove smothering the puck on (or over) the line, or the “war room” simply not seeing enough camera angles to tell for sure whether a goal has been scored.

I recently spoke with Christian Holzer of Cairos Technology, a Germany company that has developed a form of goal-line technology for soccer, about crossover potential into hockey. 

Here’s how it works: 

Thin cables are installed underneath the playing surface, which generate a low magnetic ...

Now that we’ve got LeBron James out of the way, it’s time to question the future of another pro athlete – who else, but Brett Favre.

With training camp coming up, it’s time for the Favre watch to really crank into high gear…but don’t expect an answer anytime soon from the guy who is notorious for not liking the whole ‘training camp’ process.

The latest is that he wants to come back, but it’s really up to his surgically repaired ankle. Favre told ESPN this week that he hoped his ankle would be a bit better by now, eight weeks after his surgery, but that he would “love to play and be the best [he] can possibly be.”

The NHL season has been over for about a month, and the rebuild continues in…Chicago?

It’s not really a “rebuild” per se, but the Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks have undergone quite a few changes since parading the trophy down Washington and Wacker – and there are likely more changes on the way!

This is the reality of the salary cap world, and the Hawks got an extra dose of that reality this summer, with CapGeek.com reporting that they’re facing a “cap reduction” of $4.15-million because of performance bonus payouts…ahhh the price of success.

At this point, NHLNumbers.com lists Chicago as having 15 players under contract (nine forwards, five defensemen and one goalie) and only $158,000 worth of cap space to work with.

That’s after the team got rid of playoff hero Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg and five other players! There is more work to be done too, with RFA ...

A week after "The Decision," the fallout from "The Letter" continues...

Remember when Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert ripped into LeBron James (in Comic Sans MS, no less) on the team's website, following the announcement that he'd be leaving Ohio to join the Miami Heat? Well, that open letter has opened up a whole other set of storylines to follow in these, the dog days of summer.

Since posting "The Letter," Gilbert has been fined by the league, he's faced criticism from Jesse Jackson, and somehow he's gained some street cred with Cavaliers fans. Not to mention the whole "Fatheads" thing...

Starting with the fine, NBA commissioner David Stern says Gilbert's response was "a little bit extreme," which is why he is making him pay $100,000 for it. Stern said he wasn't totally happy with how James presented his final decision though, since he told the Cavs he was leaving ...

JaMarcus Russell’s fall from grace continued week – the former Oakland Raiders QB, who is now looking for a job, is now also facing a drug charge!

The number one pick in 2007, and current ‘one of the NFL’s biggest draft busts of all time’ was caught with some codeine syrup and no prescription at his Alabama home – part of an undercover narcotics investigation.

If you’re unfamiliar with the recreational side of prescription codeine syrup, let me fill you in: In a trend that seemingly started in Texas, people get high by mixing cough syrup with 7Up and Jolly Ranchers. Listen to a random assortment of Texas hip hop and you’ll more than likely hear a reference to this concoction, which is known as Purple Drank and lean, among other things.

What makes this story awesome though is that CBS Sports columnist Mike Freeman actually made himself ...

As legions of Cleveland Cavaliers fans come to grips with the fact that their star player is moving on, the team’s owner seems to have gone downright crazy.

On Thursday night, Dan Gilbert posted an open letter to the fans trashing LeBron James…which I think is just a little bit really ridiculous (because nothing says I'm so totally mad right now like "Comic Sans MS"). 

Here are some of the parts I found most interesting, with my thoughts in brackets (make sure you scroll down to the bottom though, there’s more craziness!):

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(He was a free agent…it’s not like he just up and left!)

Thursday night could mark a regime change in the NBA.

ESPN reports that LeBron James is leaning towards announcing the Miami Heat as his destination during a one-hour TV special called “The Decision” – giving the Heat all three of the most sought-after free agents on the market.

On Wednesday former Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh announced that he’d be joining Dwyane Wade in FLA – but the addition of James to the fold makes this a very scary proposition (for everyone else).

Lets look at the numbers: These players make up three of the top nine scorers in the NBA. 

To put that in comparison, last season the highest ranked to players from the same team were Monta Ellis and Corey Maggette of the Golden State Warriors at 6th and 17th. The highest ranked trio from one team was Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo of the Memphis ...

While NHL free agency hasn’t quite dazzled the way it sometimes does, the NBA has a really good thing going these days and it should come to a head very soon.

The NBA’s free agent class features some of the best players in the game right now, including LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, and the three of them have been scheming for a while now as to where they might all end up.

While it’s customary for teams to line up to meet players and try to woo them, it’s not as common to see the big three of an FA class get together to discuss who is going where – and the latest of those meetings goes later today.

Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday night that James, Wade and Bosh will hold a conference call today to try and inch closer to final decisions.

Here’s ...

There was a bit of controversy in the world of competitive eating this weekend, believe it or not, after a post-event scuffle between a former champ and police.

The incident happened after Joey Chestnut claimed his fourth straight Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog eating championship belt, with his biggest rival looking on from the crowd. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi didn’t take part in this year’s event because of a contract dispute with “Major League Eating” (which is actually a real thing).

The 32-year-old, wearing a “Free Kobi” shirt, snuck onto the stage after Chestnut downed 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes to claim the title. When security guards approached him he grabbed onto a railing and held on for dear life, but was eventually subdued and led away in cuffs.

It was a bizarre scene – it was as if he was really trying to make some kind ...

Is he a national hero or a low down, dirty cheat?

That’s the debate right now in soccer circles after Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez’s actions on Friday morning in his side’s controversial win over Ghana on penalties.

In the final seconds of extra time, with Ghana pressing and a Dominic Adiyiah header floating towards the back of the net, Suarez used his hands to keep the score tied by clearing the ball away. For that he was given a straight red card and the Ghanaians were awarded a penalty, but Asamoah Gyan struck iron and the last African nation left in the tournament went out on penalties.

Ghana missed not one, but two opportunities when it came to penalty kicks, losing 4-2 – it probably shouldn’t have gotten that far though, but for a blatant display of unsportsmanlike behavior and a disregard for the notion of “fair play” at the ...

There was some interesting stuff coming out of the Argentina camp this week, as the side prepares to face Germany in quarterfinal action.

Manager Diego Maradona, famous for (among other things) using his hand to score in a 1986 quarterfinal game against England and then scoring one of the nicest ever World Cup goals, says “fair play doesn’t exist” at the tournament.

Before the tournament even started Maradona was talking about fair play, but isn’t happy with how his young star, Leo Messi, is being treated by other players. That’s not even the interesting part though: 

Carlos Tevez was the big hero for Argentina in their 3-1 Round of 16 win over Mexico, emulating his manager a bit by scoring a controversial goal, and then a beautiful goal to seal the win. Tevez was way offside on Argentina’s first goal, but the call was missed by the officials ...

The phrase “We Were Robbed” is likely one you’ve been hearing all week long if you work with anyone who is, or claims to be, an English soccer fan – and they don’t know how right they are!

Never mind the fact that FIFA president Sepp Blatter apologized to the English Football Association for a blown call in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to Germany, there is some other, more literal, evidence to back up the claim.

The Daily Mail reports that five people who worked as cleaners at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus got a taste of swift South African justice this week when it was learned they had stolen ‘personal items’ from the rooms of several English players. The team was staying at the resort near Rustenburg for the duration of their trip to the World Cup.

A police spokesperson told The Mail that five suspects were arrested on Sunday ...

One of the best things about England crashing and burning at the World Cup has been the uproar in the British media - they are ruthless when it comes to this stuff, especially the ‘tabloid’ papers, and they let the team have it this week!

From desperate-sounding articles like Henry Winter’s “10 ways to save English football” piece in The Telegraph to others trying to figure out just who to blame, it’s always a bit of fun to read these papers in the aftermath of shocking, embarrassing or disappointing incidents like England’s World Cup performance (which was all three).

Winter says the English Football Association needs to have a National Football Centre built, focus on five to 11-year-olds, bring in a winter break in the EPL and “trust in flair,” among other things, to save the game in his country. Does this kind of talk sound familiar? I’m sure ...

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