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The Flip Side - Feb. 17

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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 17, 2008

Thinking 'out loud until it started to hurt...

Has there 'ever been a time when sports heroes appear more disappointing? Now come allegations that Uno took cuteness enhancers. …

An MSNBC.com report claims women are turned on by men who are willing to do dishes. Just the same, nothing tells a woman "I love you" quite like having a shot of human growth hormone delivered to her door.

And how about Andy Pettitte admitting he was supplied HGH by his father? Were you like me and had trouble just getting the old man's car keys?

Forgive me, Sweetheart. I totally misremembered Valentine's Day.

Wow, who would have thought? Roger Clemens has greater support in the Republican Party than Rudy Giuliani. …

In an attempt to come to Clemens' defense, Jose Canseco insisted he is "1,000 percent" certain the pitcher was not at a party where the two allegedly discussed steroids. Great, now even percentages are being juiced.

To celebrate the city's Super Bowl championship, strippers at New York's Rick's Cabaret offered any Giants player a free lap dance. "They've spent a fortune here," one performer told the New York Daily News. "It's the least we can do to show our appreciation." I'm shocked. Who knew they had the time, what with the Knicks in town?

Unhappy that Tony Stewart would not let him pass during the Bud Shootout at Daytona, NASCAR's Kurt Busch rammed his rival's car. Afterward, Busch reportedly said something insulting, so Stewart responded by taking a swing. You put good ol' boys and Budweiser together and this is supposed to be surprising?

Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie's already disappointing first season got even worse when Vanderbilt served up a 93-52 whipping, the Wildcats' worst Southeastern Conference loss ever. The reaction was very sad. Crying, kicking, complaining. And that was Ashley Judd. …

Florida State put itself on two years probation as a result of the school's academic scandal. Does that mean the Seminoles cannot be invited to the spring Garnet and Gold game? …

Citing copyright issues, ESPN demanded YouTube remove a collection of un-flattering off-air snippets and outtakes recently posted of Chris Berman acting like a buffoon. You know, just like when he's on the air, except these were worth seeing.

British Olympic athletes are being told to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record - or face being banned from traveling to Beijing. All violators will be subject to a coat of lead paint and forced to brush with Chinese toothpaste.

Responding to charges that he hurled homosexual slurs at a group of men outside a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub resulting in a 911 call, Browns quarterback Brady Quinn says it never happened. Quinn said he could not have been there because he never has left the bench.

A lot of attention was given to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Or as Michael Vick called it, "free-agent tryouts."

Interesting story released from Washington: "Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon says it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-sized New England Patriots spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth."

The NBA's All-Star Weekend is in New Orleans. Hasn't the city been savaged enough?

Taking heavy criticism for refusing to allow a female referee to officiate a boys high school basketball game because of religious beliefs, officials as St. Mary's Academy near Topeka, Kan., directed all questions to spokesperson Jane Fonda.

For today's broadcast of the Daytona 500, Fox will deploy at least 77 cameras - including four new high-def "Gopher Cams" stuck in the track. Sounds exciting. Especially for the guy assigned to wipe down the lenses.

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