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November 30, 2005
Weekly Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 Poll
from readers of the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Log in and become a part
of the
College Football Poll
voting.
College Football Top 5 for November 30, 2005
-
USC (29 votes)
-
Texas (25)
-
LSU
(14)
-
Penn State
(13)
-
Virginia Tech
(7)
Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame (1), Oregon (1)
Dropped Out: Miami
Voters: Bumpshack, LilTony, Mlevy,
Gatoraide25, KdCatron, Dulaney2be
The
U.S. economy is as
strong as it has been
in the past five years.
Most of the media is
over looking that fact.
New home sells set a
record in October.
posted 12:06am by
jholmes
Author
C.S. Lewis was
frantically opposed to
his classic
The Chronicles of Narnia
books being put on the
big screen. posted
12:02am by jholmes
November 29, 2005
Man
arrested for
running on field during
the Philadelphia Eagles
football game last
night to spread his late
mother's ashes.
posted 1:38am by jholmes
Life
without Jess:
Nick Lachey is moving on
and will star in an
upcoming TV show on the
WB. Nick will play
a newlywed on the show.
That should make great
TV.
As first relayed in the Hollywood Reporter,
the proposed series is about a baseball player (Lachey) and his new bride
(no actress yet announced. In the trade paper, creator Danny Jacobson (Mad
About You) calls the show "a romantic comedy under the microscope."
posted 1:23am by jholmes
The
Canadian government is
falling apart after a
no-confidence vote
in its Parliament.
posted 1:18am by jholmes
U.S.
Congressman
Randy Cunningham has
plead guilty to bribery
charges. He
had already announced
that he would not be
running for another
term. posted
1:11am by jholmes
November 28, 2005
Pete
Rose's
eligibility for the Hall
of Fame has expired.
More Sports on
BumpSports.com
posted 1:53pm by jholmes
Who
does 50 Cent
want to meet and thinks
is 'incredible'?
50 thinks the president is
"incredible ... a gangsta." "I wanna meet George Bush, just shake his hand
and tell him how much of me I see in him," 50 told GQ. If the
rapper's felony conviction didn't prevent him from voting, 50 said he would
have voted for Bush. posted 8:48am by jholmes
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire has
already grossed over
$200 million dollars.
Box Office Results for
the Weekend.
posted 12:33am by
jholmes
Is
there anyone out there
that still doesn't think
CNN is a biased liberal
network after this
latest stunt?
posted 12:25am by
jholmes
Former
Dallas Cowboys star
Michael Irvin was
arrested over the
weekend on drug charges.
Police found drug
paraphernalia in Irvin's
car during a traffic
stop. Of course
Irvin is saying that it
belongs to a friend that
he had over for
Thanksgiving.
posted 12:23am by
jholmes
One in
six Americans that are
online have
used the web to sell
something or another.
posted 12:17am by
jholmes
Kimberly Stewart and
Talan Torriero
have called off their
engagement after
just one week.
"It
was just too soon to enter into a lifelong commitment," their
representatives said in a joint statement. "It is better to have a brief
engagement than a short marriage. The couple continue to share their time
together and remain open to whatever the future may hold."
Torriero's publicist, Jack Ketsoyan, said early Sunday that the two were no
longer romantically involved. Stewart's representative, Elliot Mintz, said
they "remain friends." posted 12:15am by jholmes
Eight
Arabs have been
arrested in a plot to
kill the judge presiding
over the trial of
Saddam Hussein.
posted 12:05am by
jholmes
November 27, 2005
A
hero from Hurricane
Katrina has been
arrested on drug
charges.
More Katrina news.
posted 12:27am by
jholmes
100 notable books of
2005 from the New
York Times.
posted 12:18am by
jholmes
A
big quake in China has
killed fourteen people
and injured over 400.
posted 12:12am by
jholmes
An
United Airlines flight
was diverted after a
drunk man lit a
cigarette and urinated
in the aisle.
posted 12:08am by
jholmes
Notre
Dame
survived Stanford 38-31
in a very exciting game
that kept the Fighting
Irish's BCS hopes alive.
More BumpSports.
posted 12:05am by
jholmes
November 26, 2005
Full
38 page text of
arbitrator Richard
Bloch's decision against
Terrell Owens and
the NFL Players
Association.
posted 7:35pm by jholmes
Urban legends about
the Iraq war.
posted 4:17pm by jholmes
Jay
Leno is
donating cars and
telling jokes to help
raise money for
those in New Orleans
that were devastated by
Hurricane Katrina.
More Katrina News.
posted 12:49am by
jholmes
President Bush will give
a
major speech Wednesday
night at the Naval
Academy that should
outline the beginning of
troop removal from Iraq.
In a departure from previous statements,
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said this week that the training of
Iraqi soldiers had advanced so far that the current number of U.S. troops in
the country probably would not be needed much longer.
It also follows agreement this week among
Iraqi politicians that the U.S. troop presence ought to decrease. Meeting in
Cairo, representatives of the three major ethnic and religious groups called
for a U.S. withdrawal and recognized Iraqis' "legitimate right of
resistance" to foreign occupation. In private conversations, Iraqi officials
discussed a possible two-year withdrawal period, analysts said.
posted 12:46am by jholmes
The
Duke Blue Devils
held off the Memphis
Tigers in NCAA
Basketball last night
to win 70-67.
Watch out for the
Memphis Tigers this
year. More on
BumpSports.com.
posted 12:38am by
jholmes
Pat
Morita has died.
Morita is best known for
his role from The
Karate Kid as Mr.
Miyagi. Wax
on, wax off Master
Morita. posted
12:12am by jholmes.
Nine
inmates have escaped
from Washington
state jail. posted
12:07am by jholmes
November 25, 2005
Check
out
BumpSports.
the new official sports
page of Bumpshack.com.
The
latest stats, standings,
polls and place to get
team gear.
posted 10:32am by
jholmes
The
governor of New Mexico
is
finally coming clean
that he was actually
never a Major League
Baseball draft pick.
Governor Bill Richardson
is one of the leading
candidates for the
Democratic Presidential
nomination in 2008.
"After being notified of the situation and
after researching the matter ... I came to the conclusion that I was not
drafted by the A's," Richardson said. He said he had believed it was true
based on an old program from an amateur team he had played for in
Massachusetts. posted 1:26am by jholmes
My Fair Brady
stars are planning a
reality TV wedding.
This was a great reality
TV show to start with.
The plot basically was
model Adriane Curry
begging Christopher
Knight, who was Peter
Brady on the original
The Brady Bunch, to
marry her each week.
Now we get to watch them
wed. This should
be great TV.
posted 1:18am by jholmes
A
100-pound woman won a
turkey eating contest
yesterday in a
competitive eating
contest in New York.
Thomas says she took the "Black Widow"
nickname because she likes to "eliminate the males" in eating contests. Her
other records include eating 65 hard-boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40
seconds. posted 1:16am by jholmes
Elton
John is
making plans to wed his
partner of 12 years
in December.
posted 1:13am by jholmes
November 24, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving
Bumpshack Turkey of
2005: It
was a tie this year
between NFL football
player Terrell Owens and
actor/weirdo Tom Cruise.
Discuss these turkeys
and your turkey of the
year on the Bumpshack
Message Board.
posted 1:12am by jholmes
Co-Bumpshack
Turkey of the Year Tom
Cruise has bought
Katie Holmes, his
follower/girlfriend, a
sonogram machine so
she can watch the baby
as it grows within her.
Sonogram machines range
in price from $25,000 to
$200,000 dollars.
Cruise is reaching that
Michael Jackson level of
craziness.
More Craziness of Tom.
posted 1:10am by jholmes
It's
Official!
Jessica Simpson and Nick
Lachey's representatives
are telling Us Weekly
Magazine that the
celebrity couple is
splitting and going
their separate ways.
'After three years of marriage, and careful
thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,' the couple tells
Us in an exclusive joint statement. 'This is the mutual decision of
two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other.
We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.' Us
Weekly first reported the couple’s split in its October 17 issue; at
that time, Lachey's publicist issued a denial of an official separation.
posted 12:05am by jholmes
Looks like someone else fell
ill with Affleck disease.
The TV show Alias starring Jennifer Garner is being canceled.
The show is currently in its fourth season. Alias was in last place
in the Bumpshack TV poll, which can be found in the right hand column of this
site. posted 12:02am by jholmes
November 23, 2005
An
arbitrator has
ruled against Terrell
Owens and in favor of
the Eagles.
Owens' suspension by the
Eagles for the remaining
part of the season will
be upheld.
Arbitrator Richard Bloch wrote in a 38-page
decision that the Eagles clearly proved that the suspension was justified,
and were within their right to pay their All-Pro receiver but not allow him
to return "due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and
continuing threat to the team."
"We are pleased that the arbitrator has
upheld the right of a club to suspend a player for conduct detrimental to
the club," said Harold Henderson, the NFL's head of labor relations. "The
ruling makes clear that Terrell Owens and his agent engaged in conduct that
was disruptive to the Eagles and that coach Reid's decision to suspend the
player was appropriate." posted 11:20am by jholmes
Nurses are in steep
demand in California.
Million dollar mansions
are being offered along
with gift cards, and all
kinds of gimmicks to get
nurses into certain
hospitals. posted
12:55am by jholmes
Federal regulators are
studying the deaths of
several women who died
after taking an abortion
pill. posted
12:50am by jholmes
Terrell Owens
football fate is suppose
to be decided later
today.
Owens' side argued
the penalty is excessive and the Eagles' plan to deactivate him once that
time is up is too severe. Owens is seeking reinstatement to the Eagles or a
release so he can sign with another team.
The Eagles maintain
the suspension is fair and are willing to pay Owens about $1 million to stay
home the final five games. posted 12:48am by jholmes
Tim
McGraw and Green day
were
the big winners at the
American Music Awards
show last night in
Los Angeles.
posted 12:45am by
jholmes
Weekly Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 Poll
from readers of the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Log in and become a part
of the
College Football Poll
voting.
College Football Top 5 for November 23, 2005
-
USC (39 votes)
-
Texas (33)
-
LSU
(20)
-
Penn State
(19)
-
Notre Dame
(6)
Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia Tech (2), Ohio State (1)
Dropped Out: Miami
Voters: Bumpshack, LilTony, Latinkerbell, Mlevy,
Gatoraide25, Tfactor, KdCatron, Dulaney2be
November 22, 2005
Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher, has
plead guilty to having sex with one of her former middle school students.
More Info: Modeling photos of Debra. posted
11:27am by jholmes
Submit your
Weekly College Football Top 5 on the Bumpshack Message Board. The
official Bumpshack Poll of the week will be released Wednesday morning.
posted 1:29am by jholmes
Wal-Mart has
announced that they will on 'Black Friday' match competitors prices.
'Black Friday' is often used the first day of shopping, the Friday after
Thanksgiving. posted 1:15am by jholmes
An Oklahoma man is
suing the show Wife Swap after the show swapped his wife for a gay man.
I hope this guy wins. The networks too often take advantage of people,
especially from small towns, who appear on these shows.
Jeffrey D. Bedford of Haileyville filed his $10,225,000
suit in Muskogee's U.S. District Court, claiming that ABC Television misled
him by not sending a woman from a heterosexual family to his home.
In his suit against Walt Disney (the parent company of
both ABC and the show's producers, RDF Media), Bedford claims that when he
conducted a Bible study for the Haileyville Baptist Church in his home, his
gay "wife" invited a gay group as well. osted 1:10am by jholmes
A
new idea to save Venice, Italy is being tossed around by engineers in the city.
The idea is to pump 12 inches of sea water below the city to elevate the soil,
to help protect the city from tides and floods that routinely endanger the
historic city. Venice truly is a beautiful city. I was able to visit
the Italian haven back in July of 2003 while living in the land of endless
pasta. posted 1:03am by jholmes
Post-Preg: It
does not look like Britney Spears will be getting that Victoria's Secret
endorsement anytime soon by the look of these photos. Maybe Jugs
magazine will sign her though. posted 12:57am by jholmes
November 21, 2005
Would you watch women's golf more if
there was a golf version of Anna Kournikova?
Well, now there is and her name is Natalie Gulbis. Her
Official Website. More
photos of Natalie. posted 2:39pm by jholmes
Penn State has
jumped ahead
of LSU for the #3 spot in the new BCS college football standings.
USC and Texas remain in the top two positions.
Complete BCS
Standings. posted 2:16pm by jholmes
General Motors has
announced
that they will be closing nine plants and cutting 30,000 jobs by 2008 to
get production in line with demand. posted 7:58am by jholmes
The
safest and
most dangerous cities in America. posted 1:30am by jholmes
A look at People magazines
'Sexiest Men Alive.' See more photos of
Matthew McConaughey in BumpPhotos. posted 1:10am by jholmes
Watch the upcoming
teaser trailer of
Superman Returns. posted 1:06am by jholmes
Review of Walk the Line, the biopic about the life of legend
Johnny Cash. Post your reviews on the
Bumpshack Message Board.
posted 1:04am by jholmes
Kevin and Britney
Spears continue to fight, this time over Kevin going out with the momma
of his first two babies. posted 1:00am by jholmes
How the
Bumpshack College Football Top 5 did this weekend:
Bumpshack Top 5 College Football Rankings
- USC beat Fresno State 50-42
- Texas Off Week
- Miami lost to Georgia Tech 14-10
- LSU beat Mississippi 40-7
- Penn State beat Michigan State 31-22
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire took in $101.4 million dollars
in ticket sales this weekend. The biopic Walk the Line came in
second place.
Complete box office results for the weekend. posted 12:38am by
jholmes
Tivo is expanding its services to
where you
can transfer your recorded TV shows to your iPod and Playstation PSP.
posted 12:33am by jholmes
A gunman in a Washington state mall
opened
fire yesterday injuring six people and holding three others hostage
until the SWAT team got him to surrender. posted 12:29am by jholmes
November 20, 2005
Reggie Bush had one of the
most exciting performances ever in a college football game last night.
The game was over at about 4am Eastern time. So most of America was in
bed while his heroics were taking place. Bush ran for 294 yards and
ended up with a total of 513 all-purpose yards. The previous high for
a Pac-10 game was 368 yards by Anthony Davis in 1972. I was lucky
enough to be at the game and Bush's performance was easily worth the price
of the season tickets. For more on Reggie, check out
ReggieBushforHeisman.com
posted 6:27pm by jholmes
Tony Stewart won NASCAR's Nextel Cup Championship series today.
Jimmie Johnson crashed half-way through the race guaranteeing Stewart's
second career championship. posted 6:21pm by jholmes
Blue Raider Football Fans:
MTSU has fired head football coach Andy McCollum. It is about
time. posted 6:06pm by jholmes
Submit your
College Football Top 5 to be included in the official Bumpshack.com
poll. Log onto the
Bumpshack Message Board and post it under
BumpSports. posted 3:13pm by jholmes
Match.com is being sued in a purported date scam in which they were
hiring men and women to go out on dates with their customers.
A Los Angeles racketeering lawsuit said the lonely
hearts website secretly recruited people to send enticing emails to its
customers and to go out on dates with them as a way of getting them to
keep up their 30 dollars monthly subscription.
The company's ringers, branded "date bait", went on
as many as 100 dates a month -- three per day -- with Match.com
customers, who use the site to search for boyfriends, girlfriends, and
possible husbands and wives.
Kristin Kelly, a spokesperson for Match.com -- which
has an estimated one million paid subscribers and 15 million members --
denied the charges, saying the lawsuit is "completely without merit" and
would be "vigorously" challenged. posted 12:27pm by jholmes
An Air Force general in Iraq is
saying that some of the deaths over there are being staged and have been
exaggerated. posted 12:23pm by jholmes
First, Jessica,
then Britney, now Christina? Reports are saying that singer
Christina Aguilera has wed Jordan Bratman in California's Napa Valley this
weekend.
Bratman, a 28-year-old music
executive, proposed to Aguilera in February while on vacation in Carmel,
Calif. Their hotel room was filled with rose petals, balloons and gift
boxes, and each had a present and poem. posted 1:22am by
jholmes
My run yesterday about killed me.
Well maybe not the run, but the virus that hit me about mile 16. I was
able to finish pretty strong in 2 hours and 54 minutes. The virus got
the better of me all afternoon. It finally slowed down a bit for me to
make it to the USC-Fresno State football game. It was easily one of
the best games I have ever seen. Reggie Bush
went off for 513 all-purpose yards and might have sealed up the Heisman
trophy award. posted 1:08am by jholmes
November 19, 2005
I am about to head out for my 20 mile
run this morning. It's my last long run before the December 4th
marathon in Arizona. posted 7:45am by jholmes
Ford Motor Company is set to cut 4,000 jobs. The auto giant is in
a great financial crisis.
Ford lost $284
million in the third quarter and its automotive division is in the red.
Its North American vehicle operations have lost more than $1.4 billion
before taxes so far this year.
The company's
shares have dropped more than 40 percent since the end of 2004. They hit
$7.57 per share on Thursday, the lowest in more than two years, before
rebounding to $8.41 per share on Friday. posted 1:05am by
jholmes
Happy Birthday to Violet from the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Keep up the great posts on the board. posted 12:54am by jholmes
A civil jury has decided that
actor Robert Blake was behind the death of his wife and ordered him to pay
Bonnie Lee Bakley's children $30 million dollars. Blake was
acquitted of the murder in a criminal trial back in February. posted
12:53am by jholmes
After constant whining from Democrats,
Republicans decided to just put the issue of 'immediate withdrawal from
Iraq' up for a vote.
The Democrats shut up and the measure failed by a vote of 403-3 in the House
of Representatives. posted 12:48am by jholmes
Early to wed, likely to stay? New study shows that couples that
marry later in life are less likely to stay married.
Americans are waiting longer to get married, but they
shouldn't wait too long: The odds for a happy marriage may favor those
who tie the knot between the ages of 23 and 27, says a survey out
Thursday. posted 12:45am by jholmes
Who the
Bumpshack College Football Top 5 play today.
Bumpshack Top 5 College Football Rankings
- USC vs. Fresno State, 10:15pm EST
- Texas Off Week
- Miami vs. Georgia Tech, 7:45pm EST, ESPN
- LSU @ Mississippi, 7:45pm EST, ESPN2
- Penn State @ Michigan State, 4:00pm EST, ESPN
November 18, 2005
Terrell Owens and the
Eagles
sit down today with an
arbitrator to see if his
suspension is just and
if it should be upheld.
posted 12:44am by
jholmes
Harry Potter is darker,
older, and hornier in
new Harry film,
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire.
posted 12:37am by
jholmes
Kimberly Stewart is
engaged to Laguna Beach
star Talen Torriero.
Kimberly is the daughter
of rock legend Rod
Stewart. posted
12:30am by jholmes
Bumpshack Message Board
College Football Line
Game. Sign up
on the board to play
along and check under
BumpSports. It's free.
Here is this week's
games:
| Away |
Home |
Line |
|
Fresno State |
USC |
-23.5 |
|
Georgia Tech |
Miami |
-18 |
| LSU |
Mississippi |
+17 |
| Penn
State |
Michigan State |
+7.5 |
|
Alabama |
Auburn |
-7 |
| Kentucky
|
Georgia |
-26.5 |
| Ohio State |
Michigan |
+3 |
| Syracuse |
Notre Dame |
-34.5 |
| Clemson |
South Carolina |
+2 |
|
Vanderbilt |
Tennessee |
-12.5 |
Hollywood madam
Heidi Fleiss is
recruiting men for her
brothel in Las Vegas
that she is opening that
will cater to women.
The studs will go for
$250 per hour.
posted 12:11am by
jholmes
November 17, 2005
Remember my predictions
for all the MLB awards I
posted on October 3rd?
Bartolo Colon won the AL
Cy Young. Well I
have highlighted the
ones I got right just
below:
Here are my award
winners for the 2005
Major League Baseball
season.
|
MLB |
Most Valuable
Player |
Cy Young |
Rookie of the Year |
Manager of the Year |
| National |
Albert Pujols |
Chris Carpenter |
Ryan Howard |
Bobby Cox |
| American |
Alex Rodriguez |
Mariano Rivera |
Huston Street |
Ozzie Guillen |
Hate
Shrimp? Apparently
God hates them as well.
posted 1:55am by jholmes
Bill
Clinton blasted the
attack on Iraq as being
a 'big mistake' to a
group of Arab students
this week, but
this CNN story from 1998
quotes Clinton as
saying:
"Saddam (Hussein) must not be allowed to
threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or
biological weapons," Clinton said.
Earlier today I ordered America's armed
forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined
by British forces," Clinton said.
"Their mission is to attack Iraq's
nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military
capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.
Clinton also stated that, while other
countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a
different category because he has used such weapons against his own
people and against his neighbors.
"Along with Prime Minister (Tony) Blair
of Great Britain, I made it equally clear that if Saddam failed to
cooperate fully we would be prepared to act without delay, diplomacy or
warning," Clinton said.
"If Saddam can cripple the weapons
inspections system and get away with it, he would conclude the
international community, led by the United States, has simply lost its
will," said Clinton. "He would surmise that he has free rein to rebuild
his arsenal of destruction."
"The best way to end that threat once and
for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in
peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its
people," Clinton said.
Sounds like George Bush
doesn't it? Yes, but that is Billy Boy back in 1998.
Orlando Bloom is
being sued by his former
management company
for failing to pay
$660,000 in commissions.
posted 1:40am by jholmes
Smog
is now a
problem in Ohio and
Kentucky.
posted 1:36am by jholmes
People magazine has
named actor Matthew
McConaughey its 'Sexiest
Man Alive.'
Photos of McConaughey at
a Dodgers game in
August. posted
1:32am by jholmes
November 16, 2005
And I
present
BumpHotties Volume V:
The Hottest Women in the
World.
posted 9:33am by jholmes
Keith Urban won
Entertainer of the Year
and Male Vocalist of the
Year last night at
the CMA awards show in
New York City.
Bumpshack Keith Urban
Pictures.
posted 12:34am by
jholmes
A deal
has been reached on a
tougher steroid plan
between Major League
Baseball players and
their owners.
posted 12:22am by
jholmes
Weekly Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 Poll
from readers of the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Log in and become a part
of the
College Football Poll
voting.
College Football Top 5 for November 16, 2005
-
USC (39 votes)
-
Texas (33)
-
Miami
(20)
-
LSU
(15)
-
Penn State
(9)
Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame (4), Alabama (1)
Dropped Out: Alabama
Voters: Bumpshack, LilTony, Latinkerbell, Mlevy,
Gatoraide25, Tfactor, KdCatron, Dulaney2be
A woman at a
hospital in India has lost one of her eyes after ants ate away at the
eye. posted 12:17am by jholmes
A new study shows that
dogs lower the anxiety of heart patients. posted 12:13am by
jholmes
50 Cent is
starting his own hip-hop book line. posted 12:02am by jholmes
November 15, 2005
Finally:
Albert Pujols
of the St. Louis Cardinals has won the National League Most Valuable Player
award. Pujols, who has put up the best five seasons of any player
ever, wins just his first MVP after being second to Barry Bonds for several
years. posted 11:57am by jholmes
A
6.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan has triggered a tsunami alert.
posted 1:03am by jholmes
Gas prices have
fallen for the
sixth consecutive week. The average nation-wide price has fallen
below $2.30 a gallon. Prices here in Los Angeles have been ranging
from $2.48 - $2.72. posted 1:00am by jholmes
Walk the
Line is getting great reviews from all who have seen the movie and
reported on it. posted 12:56am by jholmes
It looks like
'the Donald' is
set to fire Martha from her Apprentice show. posted 12:51am
by jholmes
The
world's largest aquarium is set to open in Atlanta, Georgia this week.
It is also being claimed by impartial observers to be the best in the world.
posted 12:44am by jholmes
A nursing home
in Ireland is making a splash with its own pub for residents.
posted 12:42am by jholmes
November 14, 2005
The New York Yankees'
Alex Rodriguez won the American League MVP award today. He beat
Boston's David Ortiz by a vote count of 331 to 307. posted 4:08pm by
jholmes
Country music is trying
to make a big impression on New York City.
The
Country Music Association (CMA) awards show will take place in the 'Big
Apple' Tuesday night. There are no country music stations in New
York City and most big acts avoid the city all together. Many are
hoping by having the awards show there, that some of that will change.
posted 12:22am by jholmes
A 14-year-old
Pennsylvania girl is missing after both of her parents were shot to death
in their family home. posted 12:15am by jholmes
Mold: It is the
biggest battle facing the decimated city of New Orleans now.
More Katrina news. posted 12:10am by jholmes
WWE wrestler
Eddie Guerrero has died at the age of 38. Guerrero was the second
ever WWE champion of Hispanic origin. posted 12:04am by jholmes
My NBA Power High Five
this week:
-
Detroit Pistons
(6-0)
-
Washington Wizards
(5-1)
-
San Antonio Spurs
(5-2)
-
Milwaukee Bucks
(4-1)
-
Los Angeles Clippers
(5-2)
Discuss the NBA and all
sports on the Bumpshack Message
Board.
November 13, 2005
Breast Feeding Accident:
A four-month
old girl died after her inebriated mother passed out and fell asleep on the
child while breast feeding her. The mother has been charged with
neglect leading to death and is awaiting trial. posted 1:25am by
jholmes
Folgers Coffee is
looking into a report that a dead turtle was found in a package of its
coffee. posted 1:19am by jholmes
After bombings this week
in Jordan, their
king is pushing for heavy anti-terror measures. posted 12:59am by
jholmes
Alabama
lost their undefeated season to LSU in overtime last night 16-13.
posted 12:56am by jholmes
How the Bumpshack
College Football Top 5 did yesterday:
- USC (33 votes) beat California 35-10
- Texas (30) beat Kansas 66-14
- Alabama (17) lost to LSU 13-16
- Miami (15) beat Wake Forrest 47-17
- LSU (9) beat Alabama 16-13
Vote in this weeks
Bumpshack College Football Top 5 on the Message Board. posted
12:51am by jholmes
November 12, 2005
Kevin Garnett of the
NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves is donating
$1.2 million dollars to help build houses in the areas hit hardest by
Hurricane Katrina. More Katrina News.
posted 1:18am by jholmes
Saw II
Movie Review by
original Bumpshacker EBrown

I was excited about
this movie and even re-watched the first one the night before going to
see this one. Overall, I can’t say it was a terrible movie but it is
definitely worse than the first one. Saw 1 reminded me of some old
Alfred Hitchcock films. They could scare the heck out of you without
all the blood and gore. Saw 1 did a fine job at doing that. The sequel
did not quite live up to the hype. Although some of the “killing”
scenes are quite clever, it revolves around just a series of slashing
killings that make it seem more like Friday 13th instead of a
psychological thriller. The writing did not develop hardly any of the
characters and the ending did just not have the “awe” factor that Saw 1
had. It did leave you tensed up the entire movie which is always a good
thing if you are into that. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. You might
just want to wait for the DVD for this one.
posted 12:59pm by jholmes
Submit your movie or
book review to share with anyone to
Bumpshack@gmail.com or on the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Long time running
WB TV show
7th Heaven is being cancelled after 10 seasons on the network.
posted 12:50am by jholmes
KISS Rock legend
Gene Simmons is being sued by an old flame for defamation. posted
12:44am by jholmes
Who the Bumpshack Top 5 College
Football teams play today.
Bumpshack Top 5 College Football Rankings
- USC Trojans @ California Golden Bears, 3:30pm EST, ABC
- Texas Longhorns v. Kansas Jayhawks, 3:30pm EST ABC
- Alabama Crimson Tide v. LSU Tigers, 3:30pm EST CBS
- Miami Hurricanes @ Wake Forrest Demon Deacons, 3:30pm EST ABC
- LSU Tigers @ Alabama Crimson Tide, 3:30pm EST, CBS
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister
Ahmad Chalabi
said yesterday that U.S. troops could leave Iraq in 2006. Chalabi
said that the faster Iraqi troops are trained, the faster U.S. troops could
return home. posted 12:35am by jholmes
Saddam Hussein's top lieutenant has died.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was at-large and responsible for leading a good
portion of Saddam's madness. posted 12:35am by jholmes
November 11, 2005
President Bush is
lashing out at his
critics for trying to
rewrite history.
"The stakes in the
global war on terror are too high and the national interest is too
important for politicians to throw out false charges," the president
said in his combative Veterans Day speech.
"Some Democrats and
anti-war critics are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and
mislead the American people about why we went to war," Bush said.
He said those critics
have made those allegations although they know that a Senate
investigation "found no evidence" of political pressure to change the
intelligence community's assessments related to Saddam's weapons
program.
He said they also
know that the United Nations passed more than a dozen resolutions citing
Saddam's development and possession of weapons of mass destruction.
"More than 100
Democrats in the House and the Senate who had access to the same
intelligence voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power," Bush
said.
"We will never back
down. We will never give in. We will never accept anything less than
complete victory," he said Friday. posted 9:58am by jholmes
The NFL and the city of
Los Angeles have
reached a preliminary
deal to bring football
back to the Los
Angeles Coliseum.
posted 1:27am by jholmes
Makers of one of the
birth control patches
have
warned consumers that
using the patches can
expose them to higher
doses of hormones
that could lead to blood
clots and other serious
health risks.
posted 1:22am by jholmes
Johnny Cash's daughter
was
so upset over the
portrayal of her mother
in Walk the Line
that she got up and
walked out of the
premiere. posted
1:11am by jholmes
Paris Hilton could be
involved in another sex
scandal. This
time involving actor Tom
Sizemore. posted
12:52am by jholmes
Reports are claiming
that
Britney Spears and Kevin
Federline Spears have
split.
Over the phone, Kevin allegedly told his
wife he was too busy working on his new music to collect her and their
son from the airport when she was ready to return some six days later.
The couple eventually came to an uneasy
truce and Britney and the baby returned to California after a week away.
But now, say sources, the arguing has put a terrible strain on the
marriage — and they could be heading for a more permanent split. Britney
is said to fear Kevin is reverting to the behavior that led him to leave
his girlfriend Shar Jackson when she was pregnant with their second
child. posted 12:45am by jholmes
Late night TV host
Conan O'Brien and his
wife have had a baby
boy. The boy's
name is Beckett.
Conan must like to trade
baseball cards judging
by the lad's name.
posted 12:38am by
jholmes
Toyota is
pulling ads from the
controversial but
thrilling TV show
Nip/Tuck.
posted 12:34am by
jholmes
November 10, 2005
The
St. Louis Cardinals'
Chris Carpenter has won
the National League Cy
Young award. Carpenter
beat out Dontrelle
Willis 132-112.
Peter Gammons was wrong
once again with his
prediction of Dontrelle
as the winner.
posted 11:07am by
jholmes
Tired of being cold
women? Well
Triumph has
unveiled a microwavable
bra to help keep cold
natured women warm
this winter.
posted 1:10am by jholmes
Tinted contacts are
now set to be regulated
by the FDA. posted
1:05am by jholmes
Oil profit executives
spent yesterday in
the Senate defending
massive profits their
companies made in the
last quarter.
The executives
represented five major companies that, along with their global parent
corporations, earned more than $32.8 billion during the July-September
quarter. Consumers, meanwhile, saw gasoline prices soar beyond $3 a
gallon in the aftermath of supply disruptions caused by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita.
A number of
Democrats have called for windfall profits taxes on the industry. Other
senators, including Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., have said it
may be time to enact a federal law on price gouging. posted
12:39am by jholmes
Paris Hilton was
unhurt after a minor car
crash Wednesday night
in Hollywood.
posted 12:32am by
jholmes
Suicide bombings
have killed 57 at hotels
in Jordan. posted
12:29am by jholmes
November 9, 2005
New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg won
re-election last night
by the largest margin
ever in the city.
posted 5:06pm by jholmes
Weekly Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 Poll
from readers of the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Log in and become a part
of the
College Football Poll
voting.
College Football Top 5 for November 9, 2005
-
USC (33 votes)
-
Texas (30)
-
Alabama
(17)
-
Miami
(15)
-
LSU
(9)
Others Receiving Votes:
Penn State (1)
Dropped Out: Virginia Tech, UCLA
Voters: Bumpshack, LilTony, Rollergirl, Latinkerbell, Mlevy,
Gatoraide25, Tfactor, KdCatron, Paige
Actor Chris
Klein says he
does not fault Tom Cruise for his breakup with Katie Holmes. Holmes
and Klein dated for fiver years prior to her dating and impregnation by
Cruise.
"For me, what we had was very, very
special, and I hope that she's making decisions that are making her
happy and that she doesn't have people in her life leading her astray
from what she wants and what she believes," replied Klein when asked
about Holmes becoming involved in Cruise's faith of Scientology.
posted 1:02am by jholmes
Tom Cruise
has fired his
sister as his publicist and hired Hollywood insider Paul Bloch.
More Craziness of Tom Cruise. posted
12:31am by jholmes
Kate Moss
has left
rehab and is set to resume her modeling career. posted 12:24am by
jholmes
Texas voters
have approved
a ban on gay marriage.
The same-sex marriage contest in Texas
was lopsided; near-complete returns showed the gay-marriage ban
supported by about 76 percent of voters. Like every other state except
Massachusetts, Texas didn't permit same-sex marriages previously, but
the constitutional amendment was touted as an extra guard against future
court rulings. posted 12:11am by jholmes
France is continuing to burn. I am trying to not make any jokes
about this. It is hard not to make jokes about France regardless of the
situation. I hope no one is hurt in the looting and rioting. I
knew France didn't have much of an army, but I would never have thought they
were absent a police force as well. posted 12:08am by jholmes
A high
school
student in Tennessee killed his school principal and injured two other
administrators yesterday.
Democrats
have
won the two governorship races in New Jersey and Virginia. posted
12:04am by jholmes
November 8, 2005
Bartolo Colon has
won the Major League
Baseball's American
League Cy Young award.
posted 11:06am by
jholmes
The death toll in the
Asian earthquake has
surpassed 87,000
people. posted
8:52am by jholmes
Two Carolina Panthers
cheerleaders are being
accused of having sex in
a restaurant bathroom
stall and also of
assault.
Mugshots
Witnesses said the women were having sex
in a stall with each other, angering patrons waiting in line to get into
the restroom at the club in the Channelside district.
Thomas was charged with battery Sunday
after allegedly striking a bar patron when she was leaving the restroom,
then landed in even more trouble after police said she gave officers a
driver's license belonging to another Panthers cheerleader who was not
in Tampa. posted 8:49am by jholmes
Philadelphia Phillies
relief pitcher
Ugueth Urbina is being
charged with attempted
murder after him and
a group of men allegedly
attacked some employees
at the family home.
One of the five, Argenis Farias, has
accused Urbina of being among several men who threatened the workers
with machetes and poured gasoline on them in an attempt to set them
afire. posted 8:46am by jholmes
New research says that
Aspirin might help
prevent skin cancer.
posted 8:43am by jholmes
Another
lawyer in the Saddam
trial has been
gunned down. Sort
of sounds like a lawyer
joke. posted
8:42am by jholmes
Submit your
College Football Top 5
on the Message Board
to be included in the
Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 published
here ever Wednesday.
posted 12:45am by
jholmes
Peyton Manning and the
Indianapolis Colts
finally beat their
nemesis, the New England
Patriots last night
40-21. posted
12:20am by jholmes
November 7, 2005
Kevin Federline's ex is
saying that
Federline cheated on her
with Britney Spears,
while she was pregnant,
with their second child.
posted 3:22pm by jholmes
Abercrombie is
going to pull some of
its controversial
t-shirts from the
racks in order to
appease offended women.
Sure, some of these
shirts are offensive,
but no one makes the
women wear them.
posted 12:29pm by
jholmes
The new BCS college
football standings are
out. USC
remains at #1 followed
by Texas at #2 and
Alabama at #3.
Complete Standings.
posted 12:25pm by
jholmes
Huston Street, of the
Oakland A's, and Ryan
Howard, of the
Philadelphia Phillies,
have been named
Rookies-of-the-Year in
Major League Baseball.
posted 12:24pm by
jholmes
The
Philadelphia Eagles have
booted Terrell Owens
for the remainder of the
season. posted
12:17pm by jholmes
I am back from spending
the weekend in Mexico.
The Wi-Fi on the boat
was not working up to
speed. I hope
everyone had a good
weekend. Be sure to post
your
College Football Top 5
for the week on the
Bumpshack Message Board.
posted 10:02am by
jholmes
November 4-6, 2005
The
Bumpshack preseason
Men's Basketball Poll
is in the works on the
Message Board.
Check it out and submit
your top 5 to be
included in the
tabulation process.
posted 11:00am by
jholmes
I am going out of the
country for the weekend.
I am not sure if there
will be internet access
or not but I will do my
best to keep blogging.
Be sure to check out the
Message Board,
especially
BumpSports.
Also, check out
ReggieBushforHeisman.com
which is getting blown
up mostly by LSU fans
voting on who should be
#1 poll. Pass the
Bush page link to all of
your friends and family
via email and im.
Need more fans from all
teams to take place in
the voting. posted
10:15am by jholmes
There have been
several more outbreaks
of the bird flu in
China and Vietnam.
posted 1:37am by jholmes
A Vatican cardinal is
saying
the faithful must pay
attention to science or
risk turning into
fundamentalists.
posted 1:32am by jholmes
The mayor of Las Vegas
is
saying that vandals who
deface with graffiti
and such should have
their thumbs cut off.
posted 1:28am by jholmes
Riots continue to
consume Paris. More
than 150 cars were set
ablaze and torched last
night for the 8th
consecutive night of
unrest.
Rioting erupted again late on Thursday
despite hopes that festivities ending the fasting month of Ramadan would
calm rioters, many of them Muslims of North African origin protesting
against race bias they say keeps them in a second-class status.
Police said there were fewer
confrontations than previous nights when police and fire crews were
fired upon by some rioters. They said 150 vehicles had been destroyed
overnight. posted 1:18am by jholmes
The
hearings to confirm
Supreme Court nominee
Samuel Alito are set
to take place beginning
January 9th, 2006.
More Bumpshack Court
Coverage.
posted 1:15am by jholmes
November 3, 2005
The New York Yankees
Jason Giambi has
signed an endorsement
deal with Reebok.
This must mean that his
comeback from steroids
involvement and its
wrath is over.
posted 6:40pm by jholmes
Social networking site
Myspace.com has
launched its own record
label with
Interscope Records.
MySpace Records will feature independent
and unsigned artists as well as compilations that include top groups
from other labels, the company said Thursday.
The label's first release will be a
compilation of tracks that have become popular among the sites 36
million registered users and will feature songs from groups such as
Weezer.
"MySpace Records: Volume I" goes on sale
Nov. 15 at major retail locations. posted 6:23pm by jholmes
Kevin Federline,
America's favorite dead
beat dad thug wanna-be,
has a rap album coming
out and some of it
has already been leaked
to the internet.
Good thing Britney is
financing him.
posted 6:19pm by jholmes
Actors Heath Ledger and
fiancé Michelle Williams
are the proud parents of
a new baby girl.
posted 12:52am by
jholmes
What does President Bush
carry in his pockets?
Well, almost nothing at
all. posted
12:45am by jholmes
Aaron Brown of CNN is
leaving the news
network.
CNN is making the move
to free up more on-air
time for Anderson
Cooper, whom I find
to be rather annoying
and scripted.
posted 12:43am by
jholmes
A man is
suing Home Depot after
finding himself
super-glued to a toilet
in the store.
posted 12:14am by
jholmes
Businesses in New
Orleans are desperate
for employees.
Openings for jobs have
more than tripled since
Katrina hit.
posted 12:09am by
jholmes
November 2, 2005
Weekly Bumpshack College
Football Top 5 Poll
from readers of the
Bumpshack Message Board.
Log in and become a part
of the
College Football Poll
voting.
College Football Top 5 for November 2, 2005
-
USC (39 votes)
-
Texas (31)
-
Virginia Tech (26)
-
Alabama
(13)
-
UCLA
(7)
Others Receiving Votes:
LSU (4)
Dropped Out: Georgia
Voters: Bumpshack, LilTony, Paige, Latinkerbell, Mlevy,
Gatoraide25, Tfactor, KdCatron
Jessica Simpson
has told Teen People
that constant gossip
about her, her husband,
and their marriage
has driven her to the
point of seeing an
actual therapist.
"Yes I have," the singer-actress tells
Teen People in its December-January issue, on newsstands Friday. "I
respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren't an
entertainer." posted 12:56am by jholmes
Rapper 50 Cent has
come out blasting Kanye
West's comments
about Bush being racist.
"The New Orleans disaster
was meant to happen. It was an act of God.
"I think people responded
to it the best way they can.
"What KANYE WEST was
saying, I don't know where that came from." posted 12:12am
by jholmes
Catholics
would have a
majority on the Supreme Court for the first time ever if Supreme Court
nominee Samuel Alito is confirmed. His confirmation would put five
Roman Catholics on the bench and end two centuries of Protestant reign.
posted 12:04am by jholmes
November 1, 2005
The
NBA begins its new
season tonight with four
games on the
schedule. All the
experts are predicting
the San Antonio Spurs to
win it again this year.
posted 10:04am by
jholmes
The Memphis Grizzlies
have
given NBA legend and
team president Jerry
West a two year
extension. posted
10:01am by jholmes
Baseball's
ten most sought after
free agents this
off-season. posted
9:59am by jholmes
$7.1 billion dollar
bird-flu
fighting strategy
proposed by President
Bush. posted
9:51am by jholmes
Scientologists
honored Tom Cruise for
donating over $2 million
dollars to the cult
at their annual
gathering this past
weekend in the United
Kingdom.