The order of the words “student athletes” should probably be switched around.
Kentucky’s spring GPA was released this week: 2.18. That’s an increase from the 2.025 in the Fall, but still not stellar and far from the “amazing students” coach Calipari praised during the season. Kentucky as a whole for varsity sports was 3.04 the highest in Mitch Barnhardt’s time at Kentucky.
If the grades of Daniel Orton are removed from the GPA, the team rebounds to a 2.35 – still a far cry from straight A’s. John Wall, as previously stated on this site, announced via Twitter that he had received a 3.5 for the semester.
I’m not going to sit on a high horse and rip the Kentucky athletes for having shitty grades, simply because they aren’t there to learn or get an education in the first place. A significant portion of them, at least. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins and Bledsoe and company aren’t there to earn chemical engineering degrees, they are there to play basketball for a year since the NBA somehow has a problem with 18-year-olds using their skills and talents to earn a living. It doesn’t matter that the classes these guys take are jokes, and it doesn’t matter that they get the actual exams as “study guides.” All that really matters is that they pass, and the last I checked, 2.18 was passing.
/end of college athlete apologist rant
Could Mark Sanchez look any less interested? He’s at a Pearl Jam concert and has Meadow Soprano sitting to his right and the guy is less animated that the corpse from Weekend at Bernie’s. Nice golf clap at the end, too.
Also, a Pepsi shirt? Awesome, broseph!
The AL East is starting to take shape, like we all foresaw it would. After a ridiculous first two months, the Rays are starting to come back down to earth, and after a less than mediocre first two months, the Red Sox are starting to play like they can. All the while, the Yankees have just sorta ho-hummed along.
As far as the Rays go, I really believe we’ve seen the best of them and it’s only May. Don’t misunderstand that comment. They are a great team and will finish with a great record, but they will not play 32-12 baseball the rest of the way out. That’s just common sense. Rest assured they will be there in the end. Bullpen scares me, but I think the Rays still get to the dance.
As far as the Yankees go, I really don’t see a Rays-like run in them. I’m not sure what it is, I can see them playing above average baseball for the rest of the season. I mean, obviously, look at the roster, but there is something about this team that doesn’t convince me they can get real hot and run away with the AL EAST. They have had a lot of injuries, I just don’t think they have the same magic as last year.
As far as the Sox go, we haven’t seen anything close to what their pitching can do. That is somewhat frightening. Ortiz is starting to hit, and the lineup doesn’t look as bad as we once thought. This is the wild card team of the three. No pun intended, but maybe true. The Sox could make a serious run and bounce the Yanks out.
Either way, it’s going to be a great race to the end. Probably, one of the best we’ve seen. Should be exciting.
Looks like the NFL is still gearing up for the next season in an abundance of different ways. First they shock the public in letting us know that the Superbowl will be held in New York in 2014. And now you’re telling me the Ben-Gals are going to be announced soon? When does it stop!
On Sunday, May 16th, an enthusiastic crowd of families, friends, and fans filled The Syndicate in Newport, Kentucky to experience the finals for the 2010 Cincinnati Ben-Gals try-outs. This is the second year that the Ben-Gals have brought their finals out to the public as a special event (via)
Open to the public? Now that’s my kind of cheering squad. We here at Unathletic appreciate the access ladies.
More pics after the jump
What is “Do what you want”. Everyone should “do what they want”. There is some sexual innuendo there, but I’m not even sure what is being referred to. Michael Young seems like a good guy, so you know he’s not talking about hittin’ it. This is a classic case of two geeky athletes trying to be funny
Why even acknowledge him, Stan? Wilbon is a moron. Consistently.
This is what Wilbon said, without citing sources, or without following up in either his newspaper column or on television:
“… I think that Stan probably will be fired [if the Magic lose to the Celtics]. … I’ve already heard the rumblings that he will be fired if they don’t win this series.”
The Magic, who were trailing 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals against Boston when the remarks were made, beat the Celtics in overtime Monday night. They are home against the Celtics on Wednesday.“No. 1, I’m not worried about my job security, and I’m even less worried about what Michael Wilbon would think about anything,” Van Gundy said. “He’s just … a talking head. I have refused to be on PTI (Wilbon’s television show) for years, for five years. I follow that stuff. If you go on guys’ shows, they don’t criticize you. If you won’t go on their show, they do. That stuff is never known. There’s a lack of integrity in that business.”
Obviously, Stan Van Gundy has absolutely nothing to worry about. Do you know how fast he’d be picked up were he to be fired? Once Jackson tells the Cavs to fuck off, they’d be sucking Stan’s dick so fast that Dan Gilbert would cut his lip on Stan’s zipper. And who would the Magic get to replace Van Gundy? Mike Brown?
Anyway, Wilbon’s always been an idiot, so this is nothing new. He clearly doesn’t have any sources, and the concept is preposterous on its face. You try coaching a team with Vince Carter and a seven-footer who’s offensively worthless 10 feet or farther from the basket.
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Click on photo to read more about the Suns bench bringing home the W
Cue the NBA praying the Lakers defense gets it shit together. Pheonix vs. Boston…(Yawn)
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Mark McGwire isn’t killing it as a hitting coach, you surprised? [MoondogSports]
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Fuggin’ lowlife.
PHILADELPHIA — A 21-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Matthew Clemmens, of Cherry Hill, N.J., pleaded guilty to one count each of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment for his conduct during an April 14 Phillies-Nationals game at Citizens Bank Park.
Clemmens stuck his fingers down his throat and vomited on Michael Vangelo, an off-duty Easton police captain, and one of Vangelo’s daughters after Clemmens’ companion was ejected from the park, assistant district attorney Patrick Doyle said.
Of course he plead guilty. What’s the alternative? To concoct a defense that you had food poisoning? Anyway, Clemmens’ punishment doesn’t seem that severe at first – probation – but when you keep in mind that he’s now got to say “yes” if he’s ever under oath and asked if he’s ever plead guilty to a crime. He’ll say it’s assault, but a simply background check will show the true nature of the beast. Plus, Clemmens’ deed will forever be archived on the glorious Internet. He will never escape this for as long as he lives.. so there is some satisfaction in that.
[ESPN.com]
