Subject: Sports (Page 3)

Cleveland’s Colon Has Emerged Smelling Like a Rose

Baseball Headlines Sports

Part of the learning curve in Edmonton is learning to hate Calgary.

professional hockey player
Hockey Sports

I don’t know… I’ve never smoked it.

(1943 – ) American football player
Activities Sports

We have a great bunch of outside shooters; unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.

basketball coach
Basketball Sports

Baseball owners have moral scruples against taking any man’s dollar when there is a chance to take a dollar and a quarter.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter
Baseball Money Sports

We get no respect. Everybody we play on the road has made us their homecoming game.

Indiana University football coach & sports commentator
Football Sports

The woods are full of long drivers.

American golf professional & coach
Golf Sports

I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.

American baseball pitcher
Baseball Sports

The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Moonshiners put more time, energy, thought, and love into their cars than any racer ever will. Lose on the track, and you go home. Lose with a load of whiskey, and you go to jail.

American auto racer
Auto racing Sports

Once when I'd been in a lot of bunkers, my caddie told me he was getting blisters from raking so much.

American professional golfer
Golf Sports

I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times, I’m surprised I’m not diabetic; but I did have him off the canvas once… when he stepped over my body to leave the ring.

(1921 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Sports

He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.

English sports commentator
Mixed metaphors Sports

Sean Avery is liked about as much as a rattlesnake at a picnic.

Hockey Sports

The (orange) uniforms were already picked out by the time I got here. I didn't give it too much thought until I saw our buses and I said, `My God, we're dressed just like that bus.'

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Appearance Clothing Football Sports

Venezuela! Great, that's the Italian city with the guys in the boats, right?

American boxing promoter
Boxing Misspokements Places Sports

Three things are bad for you: I can't remember the first two, but doughnuts are the third.

football coach
Food/Drink Football Health Sports

We play a man-to-man defense. Person to person sounds like a telephone call.

Basketball Sports

So what? I can play Smoke on the Water.

American hockey goaltender
Hockey Sports

I wanted to go through the TV and strangle Terry Crisp. I wanted to punch Chris Gratton in the face. And when Petr Klima took a penalty, I wanted to send him back to Czechoslovakia.

Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager
Hockey Sports

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Sports