Chris Penn Is Dead

Story here. You might remember him as Kevin Bacon's buddy in Footloose, but he has had quite the movie career. Oddly, I saw him in a guest appearance in HBO's Entourage last night and I hardly recognized him since he was so overweight.

Uh, We'll "T" You Up For That Cardiac Arrest

I missed this. Former UT basketball coach Tom Penders, now at Houston, collapsed onto the basketball court and was assessed a technical foul.

Hockey

The NHL announced yesterday that the 2007 All-Star Game will be in Dallas. (Official logo pictured) Since it will be televised on the OLN channel (quick, find it), I suspect there will be more people at the American Airlines Center than watching on TV.

They'll Check With The Vatican Before They Rule

If Alito is confirmed for the Supreme Court, which he certainly will, did you realize that five of the nine justices will be Catholic? (Shout out to a faithful reader for emailing the story).

Just In Case . . .

. . . you wanted to see the progression of the Katie Holmes / Tom Cruise love child, check here.

What A Coincidence, It's Campaign Season

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry and three other governors visited Iraq on Tuesday to boost troops' morale and get a firsthand look at the situation facing their national guard units.

Bush and Brokeback

If you haven't seen it, you've got to check out Bush responding to a question at Kansas State about whether he had seen Brokeback Mountain. (It's the second video clip after "update"). Ya know, it's kinda hard not to like the guy in moments like these. He seemed to be thinking "I've got soooo many gay jokes, but, sheesh, I better not utter a single one."

Ugh

The County Court at Law is driving me nuts. Trial last Tuesday (won), trial scheduled for last Thursday (dismissed, as it should have been, on the morning of trial), trial today (lost) and I'm #1 on the docket for Thursday. And it hasn't been at all like Law And Order.

Cinderella Man

I finally got around to seeing it and it is ......GREAT.

48 Year Old . . .

. . . Sharon Stone is shooting Basic Instict 2. Publicity shots are here.

Along Came Polly

It's a silly movie, but I like it. But my favorite line isn't funny at all: "It's not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It's about the ride . . . . There is no point in going through all this crap, if your are not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what... when you least expect something great might come along. Something better then you even planned for. "

Dark

Very dark. Toe Tag Generator.

Body Slam

A few weeks back, a fan ran out onto the field in an NFL game and was body slammed by a Pittsburgh Steeler. A video link (which is great) is at the bottom of the CNN story.

Skating With The Stars

All right, I blew by this show tonight on Fox and spent about 10 minutes on it. One conclusion: Kristy Swanson is smokin' hot.

Drew Barrymore...

... who wore a shocking dress at the Golden Globes, appeared on Saturday Night Live to poke fun at herself. (Photo link here. Probably not kid friendly, but it was on network TV).

He Went By "Lucky"

From today's Star Telegram: William "Bud" Post III, whose $16.2 million in lottery winnings brought him debt, despair and heartache, causing the kind of trouble often recounted in country-western songs, died of respiratory failure Jan. 15 at a Pittsburgh-area hospital. He was 66. "Everybody dreams of winning money, but nobody realizes the nightmares that come out of the woodwork or the problems," he said in 1993, five years after winning the Pennsylvania lottery. His problems included a brother who tried to hire a contract murderer to kill him and his sixth wife, a landlady who forced him to give her one-third of the jackpot and a conviction on an assault charge after Post fired a shotgun at a man trying to collect a debt at Post's deteriorating dream house in northwestern Pennsylvania. He went bankrupt, emerged with $1 million free and clear and spent most of that, too. (more . . . )

They Were The Best Of Times, They Were The Worst Of Times

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) Ford Motor Co. says it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs and idle 14 facilities in North America.

News About Sportzzzz

Kobe Bryant scored 81 points tonight.