Morning Brew for 11/4

I'm still trying to get over last night's Jazz game. The good news is, I have someone to blame. Thanks Ross!

-As we exclusively reported yesterday, Tuesday was Election Day across the United States. Here is a list of some of the notable races around the country. Most importantly I will now have something to do if and when I take a trip to Ohio. Does this make Lebron's personal casino legal? Hmmmm....

-Good news for beer lovers, states around the country are nearly doubling the alcohol content in beer. Some beers will now have a legal alcohol by volume of 13.9%, up from 6%. The newer, more potent beers will cost more than a regular 6-pack however.

-The Louisiana Justice of the Peace who refused to marry an interracial couple has resigned. Keith Bardwell refused to marry the couple based on his belief that it was unfair to the couple's potential children to come from an interracial home. I thought that making my "Moron of the Week" pick was going to be more difficult. Good riddance Mr. Bardwell!

-American billionaire, Warren Buffett has taken his model train enthusiasm to a new level. Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway purchased Burlington Northern for a mere $34 billion. The company is the nation's largest rail transporter of coal and grain, also transports electronics and consumer goods as well as imported cars from both Toyota and Honda.

-Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin will share the duties of hosting the 82nd Academy Awards. The show which is scheduled for March 7th, will be Martin's 3rd time hosting, while Baldwin will be making his debut. This will be the first show since 1987 to have multiple hosts. Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan split the duties that year.

-The World Series resumes play tonight with game 6 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. Tonight's starting pitchers, Andy Pettitte, and Pedro Martinez are going to party like it's 1999. The two starters are a combined 75 years old. Speaking of old people, did you know Tim McCarver has a CD of great American songs? If that doesn't top your Holiday Shopping list, I don't know what will!

The First Day of the Rest of My Life...

Today's link was sent in by Jessica B., she is excluded from all of my anti Lakers fans comments. Thanks for the link(s) Jess. She sends in a link about some of the major problems facing NASCAR and their restrictor-plate races. After a major crash this past weekend at Talladega it remains to be seen what the sport will do to increase safety both for drivers and for the fans.

By the way, if I had to guess what links Jessica would send me, a NASCAR link would have been my 3,344,589th guess.

After this happened last night, I decided to use today's to mourn the end of the Jazz season.

To all the Lakers "fans" who decided chanting "Utah Sucks" in the final minutes of the game last night, you stay classy. I know coming from a Jazz fan that might sound ironic since we have been known for throwing items on the floor, but one moron does not represent us all. You had 20,000 chanting Utah Sucks last night at the end of a tightly contested series.

You had Lamar Odom, who is only playing well because he will be a free agent at the end of the playoffs, dunk and then take exception to a foul my Mehmet Okur while L.A. was up 10 with under 20 seconds to go.

You had Kobe and Derek Fisher get in Ronnie Price's face after he said something about how bush league that was, and then Fisher put something extra into a foul on the other end which resulted in Price saying something to him and getting T'd up.

I respect Kobe's game, but I think one sign at the ESA last week summed up the Lakers and their best player:

Kobe:
3 Rings
1 MVP
0 Class

TGIF

We are a little delayed in getting today's post up, but an 8:40 tip for the Jazz playoff game last night didn't exactly help me get out of bed this morning. Remember to check back this afternoon for the Moron of the Week. Any who... onto today's headlines.


Sports
-Oh man! What a game last night at the EnergySolutions Arena! The Jazz fought back from 13 down in the 3rd quarter to win game 3, 88-86 over the Lakers. The ESA was rockin' last night, and the two teams did not disappoint. Can't wait to hit up game 4 tomorrow night!

-Elsewhere around the Association, Dallas pounded the Spurs 88-67. San Antonio Coach, Greg Popovich pulled his starters halfway through the 3rd quarter, and after the game instead of yelling and screaming, took the team out to dinner.

-In Chicago, the Celtics blasted the Bulls 107-86. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Talk about filling out the box score. Chicago shot just 38% in the game from the floor.

Entertainment
-Comedian Jay Leno has canceled tapings of the Tonight Show for the first time in his 17 years on the job. Leno checked himself into a California hospital for an undisclosed illness. According to reports Leno is doing well, and should be out of the hospital soon.

-British singing sensation Susan Boyle apparently has gotten a makeover. After appearing on Britain's Got Talent and becoming an internet sensation nearly overnight, Boyle has decided to clean it up. Good for her. Hopefully the peeps in England will still give her the respect she deserves for her talents.

News
-The US Treasury announced today that it has given General Motors $2 billion more in bailout money. The Treasury said that this will give the company some working capital. Uh... you think?

-Hmmm... what to use for the middle name of your child? How about Bear? Apparently a Colorado woman is going to use Bear as the middle name for her unborn boy or girl after she was chased by a furry fella in the hills outside of Colorado Springs. Oh don't worry, the story gets better. While she was running away from the bear she was hit by a slow moving car. Although she was taken to the hospital for evaluation it appears that both she and the baby are doing fine.

The Links
-Kami C. (yes that would be my wife) sent along a couple of links for us today. First the story about former Angels (and Orem Owlz FYI) pitcher Darren O'Day pitching for the Rangers as someone else. Truly an equipment managers nightmare by the way.

-Second she sends along a Fox News story about a 12 year old New Jersey girl who threw a perfect game. The young lady is one of only 2 girls to play in this league, and is the first to accomplish the feat.

Got a story you want to share? Send it to 8hourstokill@gmail.com.

My Inspirational Video For The Jazz

This needs to be shown in the visitor's locker room at the Staples Center tomorrow afternoon.

Let's shock the world! Jazz in 6!

Weekend Update... This Time w/ Tina Fey!

-Yankees slugger, Alex Rodriguez has proven once again that brother knows best. A-Rod has elected to undergo surgery on his ailing hip. Although the surgery will not be taking care of the torn labrum in his hip, it will repair the cyst and it will keep the third baseman out of the Yankees lineup for 6-9 weeks. Once again, say hello to Cody Ransom.

-The USA Baseball team has run their record to 2-0 in the World Baseball Classic. The Americans defeated Canada on Saturday, and took care of Venezuela on Sunday. Team USA will now play on Wednesday to determine the winner of Pool C. For full coverage of the WBC be sure to check out the official site.

-North Carolina cheated, and squeaked by Duke. NEXT!

-The Utah Jazz captured their 11th in a row on Sunday in Toronto. The Jazz won this ball game without Carlos Boozer, who sat out with a sprained ankle. For Utah their 11 game winning streak is the franchises longest since 1999.

-It appears that David Beckham will stay with AC Milan through June. After which he will return to the LA Galaxy of the MLS. Becks has been bending it in Italy since January, but will return stateside to try and help the Galaxy win the MLS Cup. Question: did it sound like I knew anything about soccer in the past 10 seconds? Because I sure as hell don't!

-Kurt Busch turned left better than everyone else in Hampton, Georgia this weekend. Whoo hoo.

-Two days after being released by the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens has signed a 1-year deal with the Buffalo Bills. The deal will pay Owens $6.5 million, with $4 million guaranteed. Apparently the good folks in upstate New York wanted to remind their fans that even though they screwed them out of a couple of home games this year by taking those games to Toronto, they do still care about them. Give me a break.

Thursday's This 'N That

-Help Wanted? Terrell Owens has been released by the Dallas Cowboys. This is a pretty gutsy move by Jerry Jones. Regardless of the fact that T.O. is one of the biggest distractions in the NFL, the Cowboys will be opening a brand new $1.1 billion stadium this season. I'm sure the sale of those #81 jerseys help pay that bond. Dallas also released safety Roy Williams today, although it appears that Williams asked for this.

-For a guy who has numerous different publicists, agents, managers, advisers, and so forth, the news on Alex Rodriguez today comes from his brother, Joe. Rodriguez is expected to miss 10 weeks following a surgery on his hip to have a cyst removed. I'm sure the conspiracies will come out about how A-Rod planned this, so his steroid story will die down before he returns. I can promise you that no professional athlete wants to have a surgery for a made up injury. We heard the same stuff locally in Utah in regards to Carlos Boozer. It just doesn't happen.

-Can I borrow $8.5 million? There is this house that interests me.

-Shaquille O'Neal had some not very nice things to say about his former coach Ron Jeremy Stan Van Gundy. It's always entertaining when the big guy gets going. One thing we will miss when Shaq is gone are his quotes.

-Now totally healthy the Utah Jazz are starting to look like a force to be reckoned with in the West. Utah captured it's 9th straight win last night against the Rockets. The Jazz now sit just 2.5 games out of the 2 spot in the Western Conference standings. Wild West indeed!

-Hey, maybe these guys will lend me the money to buy Manny's crib. My favorite part of the article is the guy who had to go ask for the $5 just to make sure no one else got pissed that he was going to include him in the winnings.