It’s the dreaded “day after”, when a losing NFL team clears out the lockers and heads into the offseason. For LaDainian Tomlinson, who says “I will play in 2010″, the question becomes whether his next carry will be as a Charger or with a different team. LT spoke to the media around his locker today and talked about the differences in styles between the Jets and Chargers, the missed opportunity to win a ring with his “best team”, and what the future might hold:
After the jump, check out video of LT’s comments to the press outside the Chargers’ locker room: Continue Reading →
It’s easy for the cynical or the broken-hearted to discount the value of an NFL team to its city. Every time we hear the rumblings from City of Industry or see Ed Roski’s name in a news story, there is a certain segment of San Diego that says, “you want ‘em? You can have ‘em.” To those disaffected San Diegans, I present exhibit A for the defense: a night when the Chargers’ defensive stars gave up their free time to raise money for charity, while also helping lift their community’s economy and spirit.
This is how you dress for dodgeball. Really.
At two different spots around the County on Monday night, simultaneous events raised money for the Afterschool All-Stars, Pro Player Foundation, and the Quentin Jammer Foundation. We started at In Cahoots, where the 2nd annual SP’s Dodgeball Tournament was taking place. Clearly, enough people have seen the movie to make this a colorful and only slightly ridiculous event. The costumes may have been a bit garish but these guys and gals came to inflict pain!
We caught up with Shaun right before the tourney was about to begin, to ask about his charity and how afterschool programs can help in the development of youth:
The dodgeball tourney looked like a lot of fun and I imagine there are some red welts to prove it on the bodies of various people at your workplace today. But we couldn’t stay, because up the road at Kearney Mesa Bowl, there was another event to cover. Continue Reading →
ShareI’ve always felt a little sorry for August. It’s the only month where even the Hallmark guys have nothing to do.
January you’ve got New Year’s. February Valentine’s Day. March Spring Break. April Easter. May Memorial Day. June Father’s Day. July 4th. September Labor Day. October Halloween. November Thanksgiving. December Christmas.
August? Just 31 regular old days. [...]
ShareThe refrain is old and tired by now….like complaining about traffic or the economy….we get it…you don’t like to sit in traffic…you’re stressed about your checkbook.
Welcome to the club.
Here’s another thing we all seem to agree on: blowing a bunch of money to watch a bunch of over-hyped, under-performing, not-hustling, dont-care, aloof, egotistical multi-millionaire athletes [...]
