Originally published Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Sideline Chatter
Show business just wasn't for her
Hey, it certainly beats the "Old Yeller" ending. Two pet psychics contacted by The New York Times say that Vivi, the prize-winning whippet...
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Hey, it certainly beats the "Old Yeller" ending.
Two pet psychics contacted by The New York Times say that Vivi, the prize-winning whippet who escaped her crate at Kennedy International Airport and disappeared after the 2006 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, is alive and happy living in Brooklyn."She's pretty street-smart," said Judi Byers. "She's made friends, and she's got reliable places to eat. She told me she's been pregnant — she lost one puppy — and that she's trying to raise the litter on her own."
Added Sue Becker, who said she spoke to Vivi just last week: "She doesn't want to be a show dog anymore. She just wants to be a companion now."
Chicken moves
A two-year-old video of Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Fame hurler Juan Marichal releasing roosters at a legal cockfight in the Dominican Republic was briefly posted on YouTube this month.
Those who saw it say it's legit, all right: The Martinez rooster applied a headlock just before the Marichal chicken conked it with a baseball bat.
More bread, please
Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver, who makes $4.5 million this season, recently revealed he eats 25 to 30 peanut butter-and-jam sandwiches a week.
Added Brad Rock of the Deseret News, "Word is he hopes to land a contract extension so next year he can upgrade to macaroni and cheese for lunch."
None for the thumb
The Atlanta Braves, refusing to join sports' latest craze, will not designate a manager-in-waiting to succeed Bobby Cox, baseball's all-time leader in ejections.
Umpires, though, might be willing to toss out a few names.
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We've got answers
Q: Why was there extra security surrounding Patty Hearst's prize-winning French bulldog at the Westminster Kennel Club show?
A: Dognapping threats from the Schnekingese Liberation Army.
Bud Bowl, the sequel
Q: Why was Bud Selig high-fiving everybody in sight at his Pro Bowl party on Sunday?
A: With the NFC winning, the Packers could be the home team in the next Super Bowl!
Quote, end quote
• Reggie Hayes of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel, on one accoutrement you probably won't be seeing in the new Yankee Stadium: "A pitchers-only training room called "Brian McNamee's Medicine Cabinet."
• Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel, after Florida football coach Urban Meyer was cleared of any wrongdoing in recruiting the boyfriend of a Gators gymnast: "But I'm still wondering why he just hired Bela Karolyi as his new defensive line coach."
• Tony Augusty of The Detroit News, after video surfaced of Chris Berman flirting with a co-worker on the ESPN set: "Six words: 'HE! WON'T! GO! ALL! THE! WAY!' "
• Dan Daly of the Washington Times, on telltale signs in Lubbock that Bob Knight had abruptly resigned as Texas Tech basketball coach: "The flags were at half-mast, and the folding chairs at Wal-Mart were half off."
Bumper Crop Dept.
Hot-selling D.C. bumper sticker just waiting to happen: "Honk if you weren't a Redskins coaching candidate."
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