Let's end the sports and sports betting year by allowing those involved - athletes, journalists, whomever—to have the final say on the year that was 2010:
"Pete Rose advised Roger Clemens to come clean. Cannot confirm Pete then accepted wagers on whether he would."
--Greg Cote, The Miami Herald
"Evander Holyfield, 48, has signed to fight Brian Neilsen, 45, in March. But if we don't remind them, maybe they'll forget."
--Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle
By the way, Holyfield opened as a -400 favorite (bet $400 to win $100) while Neilsen is the +300 underdog (bet $100 to win $300).
"Can't beat the pay or the hours but you might want to check the medical plan. Professional Bull Riders series champion Kody Lostroh made $1.63 million last year for about 11 1/2 minutes of accumulated riding time—or $8.57 million an hour, The Wall Street Journal reported."
--Dwight Perry, The Seattle Times
"I was going to say that fans who attend the UNLV-UNR game generally drink too much beer but my train of thought was interrupted by the 'Bud Light Halftime Report.'"
--Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Review-Journal
"It was nice to have that opportunity to wear a robe, to step up there and not have to worry about bleeding."
--former boxer Ted Cobb, on the best part of graduating from TempleUniversity at age 57
"In golf terms, Uchitel now has a lot of green to work with."
--Ian Hamilton, of the Regina (Sask.) Leader-Post on a report that Tiger Woods paid $10 million to former mistress Rachel Uchitel
"He wants to spend more time with his great grandchildren."
--Janice Hough, LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, on why 48-year-old Chris Chelios finally decided to retire from the NHL.
"His other option was under a book."
--R.J. Currie, SportsDeke.com, after Jessica Simpson said her fiancé, former NFL player Eric Johnson, chose a perfect spot in her house—inside a shoe—to hide her engagement ring.
"Former NBA center Chris Dudley lost his election bid for Oregon governor but it was still a victory of sorts. Political pundits, citing Dudley's career free-throw accuracy of 45.8 percent, were shocked that even got his hat into the ring."
--Dwight Perry, The Seattle Times
"Former US figure skating champion Nicole Bobek received five years probation for her part in a crystal meth ring in New Jersey. That seems like a light sentence but sometimes judges let people skate."
--Reggie Hayes, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
"It will be a dramatic moment when the marathon runner runs into Wembley Stadium and lights the water fountain with the Olympic torch."
--Comedian Argus Hamilton, on the 2012 Games in London retaining BP as a principal sponsor
"The baby lasted all day after dad put a restrictor plate on her diaper."
Greg Connors, the Buffalo News, on NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his wife bringing their two-month-old daughter to a race
"Rajon Rondo is so fast he can simultaneously steal Jack Nicholson's sun glasses, snap Khloe Kardashian's T-back, Botox Dyan Cannon's forehead and still beat Lamar Odom down the floor."
--Cookie "Chainsaw" Randolph, 619sports.net, on the Celtics guard taking on the Lakers
"Gulbis stayed out of the rough, the sand and the washroom."
Cam Hutchinson, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, on the LPGA's Natalie Gulbis and her ex-boyfriend, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, playing a round of golf together
"I remember my first NHL game against him. 'Don't mess with me, old man,' I told him. Next thing I remember was the smelling salts."
--Former Boston Bruin Derek Sanderson on his first meeting with the Red Wings Gordie Howe
"Al Davis compared this year's Raiders to his 1980 team that won the Super Bowl. Davis is being modest. This year's Raiders would wax that team. Hell, Jim Plunkett is 62."
Greg Cote, the San Francisco Chronicle
"In Iceland, the body of American chess champion Bobby Fischer was exhumed in a paternity case under the supervision of a police chief and a bishop. Cannot confirm that out of respect for Fischer, the bishop moved diagonally to the grave."
--Dwight Perry, the Seattle Times
"If he gets any smaller, they're going to start throwing him back."
R.J. Currie, SportsDeke.com, on tennis player Mardy Fish losing more than 30 pounds in the last 11 months
"Gambling is the future on the internet. You can only look at so many dirty pictures."
-Simon Noble, Austrian-based internet bookmaker
This article was written by Luken Karel for http://www.thegreek.com. The Greek Sportsbook & Casino is host to one of the top online sportsbooks offering college football betting and sports betting on NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and all other major sports. The Greek is a must have sports betting and entertainment portal with one of the largest wagering menus available online. Article reproductions must include a link pointing to http://www.thegreek.com
