Your Supposed to Graduate. (Getty Images) Mentioned this in a tweet on Thursday night and in Friday morning's Juice, but Kirk Gibson may have finally reached the point of absolute self-caricature.
Asked why he didn't return to Michigan on Thursday night for his son Cam's high school graduation, the Arizona Diamondbacks manager gave the sort of response you'd totally expect from a skipper known for being so gruff and no nonsense that he banned all toys and cell phones from the team's clubhouse last season. (Opening packs of Justin Bieber trading cards, though, is apparently exempt.) From the Associated Press: "You're supposed to graduate,'' Gibson said. Gibson's explanation, of course, generated a lot of opinions after I tweeted that quote out. Mr. Mario. Ronaldinho Drinks Pepsi. Updated Jul 10, 2012 7:49 PM ET 2012 hasn't been very kind to Ronaldinho. The fallen star of Brazilian soccer is involved in an ugly legal dispute with a former club, while spotty on-field form has ended his Olympic dream.
Things got worse on Monday, as Coca-Cola terminated a lucrative sponsorship deal with the former superstar after he was seen drinking Pepsi at a news conference, Xinhua reports. "Coca Cola recognizes the career and the value of Ronaldinho," the beverage giant said in a statement. "However due to recent developments it has become impossible to continue the partnership. " Ronaldinho was speaking to the press about an upcoming game with his new club Atletico Mineiro. Marketers at Coca-Cola were understandably upset, and they ended the company's partnership with the former Brazil and FC Barcelona star.
He left Brazilian club Flamengo in June after filing a lawsuit against the club for unpaid wages. Looking for more scoop on your favorite New England sports teams? Messi and Higuain = Little Girls. The 23-year-old was not impressed with the highly rated attacker's performances, and feels they looked frustrated as they were unable to leave their mark on the game Peru defender Carlos Zambrano has hit out at Argentina stars Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain in the aftermath of Tuesday's 1-1 World Cup qualification draw.
Zambrano, who netted the opening goal in the encounter, feels that the Barcelona forward and his Real Madrid colleague did nothing but complain throughout the match, and looked frustrated all game long. "Messi and Higuain are little girls. All they did was complain about everything all game long," Zambrano was quoted as saying by Depor.pe. "Messi must have been scared, because he didn't do much. Cole Taunts Arsenal Fans. The England defender joined the social networking site this weekend and has already bitten back at the Gunners supporters who chose to have a pop at their former fullback.
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole made his Twitter debut on Sunday and has already used the social network website to taunt Arsenal supporters by boasting his trophy haul since leaving the north London club in 2006. The 31-year-old fullback, with 98 England caps to his name, was barracked by Gunners fans who are still bitter at the way he left the club for city rival Chelsea six years ago. Since then Arsene Wenger's side failed to claim a single major honor - the 2005 FA Cup its last trophy - whereas Cole has added Premier League title, four FA Cups, a League Cup, a Community Shield and a Champions League winners' medal to his own personal collection. And Cole took no time in reminding those Gunners fans who attempted to belittle him of their own side’s deficiencies in recent times, tweeting: "I am what I am!!! Winnerrr!!!! Nasri Swears At Reporter.
Samir Nasri thinking of all the swear words he knows.
(Getty) Following news of a dressing room argument with journalist-shusher Samir Nasri at the center, France manager Laurent Blanc made a few changes for his side's quarterfinal match against Spain. Namely, he left Nasri on the bench and didn't bring him into the match until the 65th minute. Spain went on to sleepwalk to a 2-0 win and after the match, Nasri once again expressed his displeasure with his country's journalists, who have been critical of his manner of existing. According to 20minutes.fr and Reuters, a journalist asked for Nasri's reaction to the loss, which Nasri at first refused, before storming back over to the reporter and saying, "You're always writing s*** stories about us.
" Reporter: "Well get lost, then ... " Samir Nasri, ladies and gentlemen. Sports & RecreationSamir Nasri. Football Player vs. Math Teacher. Charles Tillman and Casey Bridge.
(Casey Bridge) (Update: We just received an e-mail from Casey Bridge, the student mentioned below. She sent along a picture of her, Tillman, and the math question. This is now officially awesome.) My name is Casey, and I am the lucky girl who got her homework signed by Peanut Tillman. All I asked for was a signature, just to poke fun at my teacher, but Peanut was so gracious and funny that he wrote the entire paragraph.