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The Flip Side - Jul. 20

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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 19, 2008

Thinking out loud until it started to hurt...

After a recent 'record-setting performance by American sprinter Tyson Gay, Christian Web site One News Now, which uses a computer filter to change potentially offensive words, posted a story on the success of speedy champion Tyson Homosexual. Personally, I'm just glad Gay wasn't a biathlete.

John Daly continues to steam four months later over comments made by former coach Butch Harmon suggesting he is lazy and reckless. Daly expressed his anger while lounging on his couch and playing with matches.

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy reportedly placed 134 telephone calls to fellow official Scott Foster during the same time period he was providing information to gamblers during the 2006-07 season. I'd say the connections must have been pretty good considering the number of bars Donaghy is looking at.

After 34 consecutive years calling the NCAA's Final Four on television, Billy Packer is being replaced by Clark Kellogg. Really, not much changes. Packer will continue to be an unhappy curmudgeon, but now he doesn't have to leave his house.

Knicks guard Stephon Marbury's newest tattoo is a 3-inch likeness of his Starbury sneaker apparel logo inscribed on his left temple. Talk about target advertising. Mike Tyson ordered the first pair.

Kirk Radomski, a convicted steroid distributor, handed over shipping receipts to federal investigators for a package of human growth hormone that he claims were sent to Roger Clemens' Texas home in 2002 or '03. Clemens continues to claim his innocence, but I'm starting to think that not even a Miss USA will fall for it.

Insisting it's time for the 1972 Dolphins to capitalize financially on their perfect season, Mercury Morris is releasing a '72 Dolphins rap video that he wrote. Are you like me and think that Morris should go back to being annoying only when a team gets to 16-0?

Steve Spurrier laughed about speculation that he has grown frustrated with trying to build South Carolina into a championship contender and could walk away from the Gamecocks before his contract runs out. Anybody close to Spurrier knows better than to think he would walk away. At the very least he'll take a golf cart.

Jack Nicklaus chided young PGA Tour players for not being hungry or tough, saying today's big purses leave many knowing a good living can be earned without working their hardest. And, boy is Sergio Garcia going to be angry when he hears that - just as soon as his personal assistant contacts him at the spa to pass along the news.

The Tour de France is still under way. And that reminds me, I need to stop by the drug store.

Central Florida football coach George O'Leary, angry over a recent story, says he will not talk to any reporters from the Orlando Sentinel until a correction has been printed. Not only that, he's this close to canceling his subscription.

The Chinese government's "anti-terrorism manual" tells citizens not to fight back and to try to send a text message to police if captured by terrorists during next month's Olympic Games. Or they could keep a guard dog for protection … oh, yeah, I guess not.

It's a classic power struggle between Packers general manager Ted Thompson and quarterback Brett Favre. Just when the franchise thought it was time to move on, Favre realized if he retires and stays home he might have to start shaving.

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