Sports this 'n' that

To follow up on something we wrote about yesterday, President Trump, while booed at Saturday's UFC event, did have some supporters at the event, as one later headline said he entered to a mixed response.

Trump should be expecting that kind of entrance, though his sons, Dumb Donald II and Sleazy E (Eric), claimed dear old dad was not booed at all, as the idiots are trying to spin the reaction for the benefit of the President's equally brainwashed fan base. You have to remember that while Trump is friends with UFC honcho Dana White, he's also broken bread with fellow geriatric Vince McMahon and the WWE, and is even in their Hall of Fame. This sort of bizarro theatre is up his alley.

Look at it this way, his oldest sons will never make it onto To Tell The Truth......
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There's only one undefeated team left in the NFL at the halfway point, and it's not the New England Patriots.

The reigning Super Bowl champs fell to Baltimore, 37-20, Sunday night. Critics have cried foul over the soft first half of the schedule for New England, which can be chalked up to owner Robert Kraft's political influence. However, the road's about to get tougher. New England still has to play Dallas, for example, and has divisional games left with Miami and Buffalo, the latter of whom now sits a game out of first after beating the Washington Trumpets, 24-9. Miami won their first game of the season, but then again, of course it had to be the Jests, who flushed an early 7-0 lead down the tubes against former teammate Ryan Fitzpatrick, as the Dolphins won, 26-18.

That puts the Jests, 0-4 in the division, in the basement of the AFC East. They've already been swept by New England, and also have rematches coming up with Miami and Buffalo next month. However, the Jests also play fellow have-nots Cincinnati and Washington, in addition to Baltimore and the resurgent Steelers & Raiders.

For all the talk about Miami tanking, I don't think they'll get that #1 draft pick after all. It could fall to the Jests.
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To the surprise of no one, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg opted out of his contract so he can chase some extra money.

There wouldn't be opt out clauses in player contracts if it wasn't for Strasburg's pet leech, Scott Boras, who may be angling to move Strasburg closer to home on the left coast.

Meanwhile, another Nationals pitcher, reliever Sean Doolittle, has made it known he will not be with the team for a visit to the White House. Chalk up another player with no desire to break bread with President Trump, just because of the perception of what Trump represents as President.
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The tail-spinning Cleveland Browns cut defensive back Jermaine Whitehead earlier this morning due to some racist statements Whitehead issued on social media.

Will these guys ever learn? In this day & age, you don't want to broadcast your feelings on racial issues on social or traditional media. Once it gets out, your goose is cooked.