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The Flip Side - Feb. 24

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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 24, 2008

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

If officials at Indiana University had a sense of humor, they would have informed basketball coach Kelvin Sampson of his firing with a telephone call. ...

Did you see where embattled pitcher Roger Clemens is sorry for his alleged involvement with steroids and HGH? At least, I assume that is what he meant by, "Pardon me." ...

To make a trade for Jason Kidd work, the Dallas Mavericks included retired forward Keith Van Horn as part of the compensation package sent to New Jersey. Keith Van Horn? At the very least, the Nets should have held out for Mark Aguirre. ...

The U.S. Olympic Committee will ship its own food to Beijing for this summer's Olympic Games after a representative returned from China to report a 14-inch chicken breast ""was so full of steroids that we never could have given it to athletes" because they would test positive. That's ridiculous. Who ever heard of a chicken playing Major League Baseball? ...

Why did the chicken cross the street? To have his picture taken with Clemens at Jose Canseco's party. ...

If true love means sharing the smell of burning tires and the thunder of big horsepower, then you will want to check out a new online dating service for NASCAR fans. That's the new NASCAR. In the old days, you had to depend on the annual family reunion. ...

On the way to a 124-84 home victory, Philadelphia 76ers fans showered New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas with chants of "Fire Isiah." It's the first known case in history of Philly fans wishing an opposing team well. ...

If you believe the tabloids - and who doesn't? - Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and actress/girlfriend Jessica Simpson will be engaged by April. All of Dallas will cry at the wedding. ...

The Miami Hurricanes beat Duke for the first time in 45 years, the Blue Devils' second straight basketball loss of the week. Finally, a Duke Flop opponents can appreciate. ...

The Tampa Bay Rays' efforts to improve are not going unnoticed. For the first time in her adult life, Michelle Obama is proud of the team. ...

Are you thinking like me? Wouldn't it be great if Sony hired Bill Belichick to do commercials promoting video cameras? ...

Hey, it's almost time for March Madness. CBS had better set Billy Packer out to thaw. ...

The Florida Marlins have an agreement for a baseball-only retractable-roof stadium to be built at the site of the Orange Bowl. That will be convenient. Muggers already included. ...

See the story about FSU using a 3-D video to give recruits a realistic feel for a football Saturday at Doak Campbell? Pretty realistic. You can actually see boosters' blood pressure rise at the thought of another six-loss season. ...

While on a campaign stop in Texas, presidential candidate Barack Obama stopped to visit with Longhorns coach Mack Brown. The Texas football boss took the opportunity to push for a border fence that would keep recruits in state. ...

The NBA wants to match the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets in an outdoor exhibition game in October. Basketball outdoors and baseball played inside. What next, a black or female president? ...

Barry Bonds' attorneys are focusing on a pair of typos, complaining that the government's mistakes could compromise their client's chances for a fair trial. Turns out Bonds did not flunk a drug test in 2001, as court papers state. He failed it in 2000. Wrong date, you got no complaint.

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