2008 Woodie Awards
Good Week /Bad Week
National sports in a nutshell
By the Vermont Cynic sports staff
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Sports
Bad Week for Chris Webber
The one time NBA superstar ended his 15-year NBA career following continued complications with his surgically repaired knee. After rejoining the Golden State Warriors this season, Webber's original team, he has only appeared in nine games. The 35-year-old retired only two months after his return to the NBA.
Good Week for Pacman Jones
Only in the NFL can a player facing felony charges be traded to a better team. Pending Adam "Pacman" Jones' reinstatement to the NFL by commissioner Roger Goodell, he seems headed to the Dallas Cowboys. This would be a huge improvement for Jones, who is currently property of the struggling Tennessee Titans.
Bad Week for NFL Players with dreads
The NFL's competition committee is considering a rule which would make it illegal for players to have long hair sticking out of their helmets. The rule is being brought forth partially because of a play in which Chiefs' player
Larry Johnson tackled Steelers' safety Troy Polamalu by his 'do. While this rule would not require players to get haircuts, it would force them to tuck their hair under their helmet, thus putting an end to one of the coolest fashions trends in sports right now.
Bad Week for Two-plankers
The playing field was leveled a bit more between skiers and snowboarders last week, when, for the first time, Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico allowed snowboarders on its slopes.
For the past 53 years, Taos was a resort reserved exclusively for skiers, part of the ranks of skier-only mountains
like Alta, Dear Valley and Mad River Glen. The opening went very well, despite anxieties about potential fights breaking out, and the mountain was filled to capacity with both skiers and snowboarders alike.
The one time NBA superstar ended his 15-year NBA career following continued complications with his surgically repaired knee. After rejoining the Golden State Warriors this season, Webber's original team, he has only appeared in nine games. The 35-year-old retired only two months after his return to the NBA.
Good Week for Pacman Jones
Only in the NFL can a player facing felony charges be traded to a better team. Pending Adam "Pacman" Jones' reinstatement to the NFL by commissioner Roger Goodell, he seems headed to the Dallas Cowboys. This would be a huge improvement for Jones, who is currently property of the struggling Tennessee Titans.
Bad Week for NFL Players with dreads
The NFL's competition committee is considering a rule which would make it illegal for players to have long hair sticking out of their helmets. The rule is being brought forth partially because of a play in which Chiefs' player
Larry Johnson tackled Steelers' safety Troy Polamalu by his 'do. While this rule would not require players to get haircuts, it would force them to tuck their hair under their helmet, thus putting an end to one of the coolest fashions trends in sports right now.
Bad Week for Two-plankers
The playing field was leveled a bit more between skiers and snowboarders last week, when, for the first time, Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico allowed snowboarders on its slopes.
For the past 53 years, Taos was a resort reserved exclusively for skiers, part of the ranks of skier-only mountains
like Alta, Dear Valley and Mad River Glen. The opening went very well, despite anxieties about potential fights breaking out, and the mountain was filled to capacity with both skiers and snowboarders alike.
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