Stupid Sports by Leland Gregory

Author:Leland Gregory
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781449435981
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Toronto newspaper Globe and Mail reported on november 30, 2006, that professional darts player Robbie “Kong” Green had been suspended for eight weeks after a positive drug test. Britain’s Darts Regulatory Authority announced green’s suspension after he tested positive for marijuana.

MAKING BOND

It was an exciting day on October 7, 2001, when San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his seventy-third home run into the stands. But the excitement didn’t stop there. Alex Popov, a health-food restaurant owner from Berkeley, California, reached out with his glove, and the ball landed in it, but for only six- tenths of a second before it bounced out and was snagged by Patrick Hayashi, a college student from San Diego. Hayashi was escorted by security guards to a room where officials authenticated the ball as genuine and certified him as the owner. But Popov wasn’t giving up, and he sued Hayashi for return of the ball. The case didn’t go to court for more than a year, and following a two-week trial, the judge deliberated for an entire month before reaching his decision. In a judgment that would make King Solomon proud, the judge ruled that both men were legitimate owners and ordered that the ball be sold at auction and the proceeds split evenly between the two men. It was estimated that the ball could fetch as much as $2 million, but it eventually sold for only $450,000, meaning that each man would get $225,000. But for all his troubles, Popov wound up getting much less. In fact, he got less than zero because he had to pay his attorney fees. In July 2003, he was sued for $473,500 in unpaid legal bills relating to his claim.

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