Gotta start out by acknowledging the death of the King of Pop….and also mention the death of Farrah Fawcett. I cant help but to wonder if these things…as they usually do…come in threes. I wonder if Patrick Swayze is next. Anyways, thoughts go out to these guys and their families this morning. Michael Jackson was 50, Fawcett was only 62. Both gone too soon…regardless of how you feel about them or what they did in their lives.
I believe we are gonna have complete recap today of the NBA draft…but here are the results in case you missed them. Tyler Hansbrough as #13? That will either be genius or….never mind it will back fire. I would cover the Vince Carter trade, but we did so yesterday. He is from nearby Daytona Beach. I gotta say, if I were an athlete – I would wanna play in Orlando, Tampa, or Miami….no state taxes mean more actual dollars in my pocket. This seems to always get overlooked when signing deals doesn’t it?
Can you get the big slow guy off of my team? Did Steve Nash ” Kobe” Shaq out of town?
Is baseball on television due for an update? I don’t know if anyone would really notice this small enhancement…but it seems buzz-worthy to me. Speaking of baseball….is this part of whats wrong, or whats right with the Cubs?
Gotta hit on the Michael Jackson thing again really quick….was Chad Johnson not around for 9/11?
Here is some stunning news for you this morning regarding a cheerleaders mom….I wish it was naughty or NSFW…turns out, it’s just from Oklahoma.
Here is all the latest from Wimbledon, including Roddick winning as well as Lleyton Hewitt…
Your MLB Scores….will the Cubs ever win again? Is their best baseball ahead of them? Is A Rod back now? Anyone wanna trade me for him in FBB?
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Marvin Harrison may be on his way to catch passes from Brett Favre?
Carson Palmer thinks that Jon Kitna is the answer to all of Tony Romo’s problems.
One of the Giants biggest off-season acquisitions is now out for 8-10 weeks following hip surgery.
Brian Bruney is traveling with a portable hyperbaric chamber. Isn’t that what Michael Jackson lived in?
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Just shoot me now. This is punishment for my Laker hating isn’t it?
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indiana = white boy central
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Vincansity!!
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fail.
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/fix’d
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there wasn’t a more perfect location for Goran Suton than the Utah Jazz. The place tall white guys go to play.
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man, Blair is on easy street in San Antonio.
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When I learned about MJ, I said Patrick Swayze would be next. But, my wife reminded me of Ed McMahon, so Jackson was number 3 already.
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why the fuck did we draft summers and not sam young. wtf?
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Best pick of the draft…Lester Hudson. I look forward to seeing his name on the Studs list next season.
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I thought Alston and Lee were awesome on the Magic, how could they trade two ballers like that?
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Just wait till they get a pro team in Vegas. No state income tax there either. Plus… it’s Vegas.
+1 John. That got a solid laugh out of me.
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Rubio reminds me of the goofball from Dirty Dancing 2: Havanna Nights…I just can’t see him surviving in this league, he’ll have to get tatood
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Smoltz looked great last night, I didn’t catch the first inning, but man what a stud
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I’m gonna have to make a mix CD of the best 80’s Jackson hits, plus add Lady Gaga Poker Face
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you saw dirty dancing 2. turn in your man card.
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You saw this movie? You remember this movie? Man card, please.
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Note to self: always read ALL the comments first.
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There’s also no state taxes in Texas. But Texas kind of you know sucks
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Nozzel–Turn in your man card…effective immediately.
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Fawcett vs. Jackson: One made little boys touch themselves…the other just touched little boys.
/still too soon
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not with a guy like michael.
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Overheard on my radio this morning…
Farrah Fawcett reached the pearly gates and God granted her one wish. “I wish for all the children of the world to be safe” she said.
…so God killed Michael Jackson.
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That’s a good one john.
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+ABC 123 john
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OK, the tax issue does not matter what team a player represents, it matters where he claims as his state residence for income tax purposes. I would bet that almost all professional athletes live in Texas, Florida, or Delaware (just like the entire military does). But, the players will pay tax in whatever state they earned the money – so a player on the Orlando Magic will pay income taxes on every game played outside of the state of Florida no matter where he claims is his residence. I could explain it all more, but no one really cares except to know that it isn’t a valid argument or every player would go to Orlando or San Antonio as a free agent.
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natsfan is right.
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it is a valid argument if half of the games they play every year go untaxed
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True but you aren’t looking at a HUGE difference. State income taxes for the most part are relatively low. No matter where they play they’re paying Federal income tax which is the worst of it. So in deciding which contract to take the state it’s in probably makes less than 1 million dollars worth of tax difference on the big contracts.
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er, yeah, about the man-card, you can get it from my wife!
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