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The Flip Side - Jun. 29

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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 28, 2008

Thinking out loud until it started to hurt...

Johnny Miller issued an apology for comments made during Tiger Woods' U.S. Open victory that including a suggestion that Rocco Mediate "looks like the guy who cleans Tiger's swimming pool.'' Reached for comment at his neighborhood Pinch A Penny, Mediate said no offense was taken.

No more Pacman. From now on legally troubled Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones wants a new image, saying "I want to be Adam or Mr. Jones." And occasionally, of course, "The Defendant."

Angry Mets manager Jerry Manuel ripped Shea Stadium fans, comparing them to cow manure for booing beleaguered reliever Aaron Heilman. Was he saying such poor behavior just stinks?

The University of Louisville sued Duke for breach of contract after the Blue Devils backed out of a four-game football contract with three dates remaining. The case, however, was dismissed when Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd ruled in favor of Duke's defense that claimed the Blue Devils' 6-45 record during the past five seasons is so bad it makes any team a suitable replacement. Just guessing on this, but the Blue Devils might want to leave that out of their next alumni donor letter.

Finally, Shaquille O'Neal admitted he made a mistake "freestyling" in the rap video where he skewered former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. Yep, Shaq agrees. Duke would have been a much better target.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova's personal request to carry the Russian flag at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was turned down by team officials who "want her fresh, not tired, during her matches." Absolutely. It's the Olympics. It's not about the athlete.

Lorenz Pasp, a 24-year-old American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly three days, was rescued after signaling for help by attaching her sports bra to a cable used by lumberjacks to move timber down the mountains of southern Germany. A rescue team responded immediately with a search unit that included five helicopters, 80 emergency workers and Roger Clemens.

Connecticut women's basketball boss Geno Auriemma upstaged his most bitter rival, Tennessee's Pat Summitt, by signing a new five-year, $8 million contract and replacing the Lady Vols leader as their game's highest-paid coach. Even better, it's guaranteed he will never need to wear a cheerleader uniform.

Topped by Chicago's No.1 pick Derrick Rose of Memphis, five of the first seven players taken in this week's NBA draft were freshmen. On another front, anybody have an opinion on whatever happened to college basketball?

IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick has been getting slammed lately by follow drivers who are angered by what they call her aggressive and unsafe driving style. Wait. There are other IndyCar Series drivers?

O.J. Simpson, saying "I got like a bull's-eye on my front, dollar sign on my back," insists an ambitious Nevada prosecutor is pressing a kidnapping and armed robbery case against him that even the alleged victims don't want to pursue. I think I can speak for most everybody when I say, "Bummer, dude."

Through the wonders of YouTube there's a video showing John Daly hitting a golf ball off Kid Rock's beer can during the pro-am round of this week's PGA Tour Buick Open. I'd say Daly is finally making progress in getting his life turned around. Kid had put the can down.

Just-retired NFL defensive lineman Warren Sapp is saying he plans on accepting an offer to appear on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." Or we can just watch two VW Beetles drag race up a steep hill.

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