OK gang, we are feet in the sand and hand in the Yeti here on the panhandle. Good times.
As is customary, we will do an abbreviated 5-at-10 each day this week, because, well that's what we do. If it's a Monday-through-Friday, we do a 5-at-10 or you get your membership dues back.
Here are five quick things that caught our attention:
1. Colin Cowherd may be going loopy from a lack of attention. Look, Cowherd - like him or loathe him - may be the most talented guy in sports radio. What he does - three hours pretty much by himself every day - is unlike anything any other show is doing. He took a job with Fox because a) Fox needs personalities because they have limited broadcast rights; b) Fox is paying huge checks ($5 million a year for Skip Flippin' Bayless) for those personalities and c) he got a better platform with more TV and owning his online rights. That makes sense business-wise. But, Cowherd lost half his audience moving to Fox Radio. At least half and maybe more. So, in that pool on anonymity what does someone like Cowherd do? He starts dropping crazy one-liners so people will talk about him again. At least let's hope that was the motive behind Cowherd saying "I'd take Phil Mickelson's career over Tiger's." Well, that makes one of you Colin, because we're pretty sure that even Phil would take Tiger's career over his, considering Tiger has nine more majors, 37 more career wins and has spent 683 weeks ranked as the world's No. 1 player. But, hey, congrats Colin on getting us talking about you again.
2. Speaking of Tiger, dude has pulled out of the PGA and his agent said he will not play in the 2015-16 season. Here's the quote from the email Woods' representative, Mark Steinberg, sent The Golf Channel: "Continuing to make progress, but simply not ready for PGA. Will not play in the '15/'16 season and will continue to rehab and work hard to then assess when he starts play for the '16/'17 season." Remember, the 2016-17 PGA Tour season starts in mid-October. In truth, we've believed from the start for Tiger to ever become competitive again - which may never happen - he's going to have to get completely healthy - which may never happen - before coming back. It seems like Woods and Co. agree with that. Finally.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) 3. The Dodgers are in real trouble. Los Angeles has the highest payroll in the league and their most important player - Clayton Kershaw - did not respond well after a simulated game as he tries to recover from a back injury. He was set to return to the big leagues this week, but that has been scratched and there is no timetable for his return. Plus, with pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu getting injured Tuesday, the team spending the most money on its players are hoping to cling to a wildcat spot with a rotation of Kenta Maeda, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Bud Norris and rookie Julio Urias. Gross.
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2014, file photo, Michigan defensive back Jourdan Lewis, right, interferes with Notre Dame wide receiver Corey Robinson as he attempts to make a catch in the end zone during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. A person familiar with the decision says Thursday, July 7, 2016, that Notre Dame and Michigan have agreed to resume their football rivalry. The person says the Fighting Irish will host the Wolverines in 2018, and the home-and-home series will shift to the Michigan Stadium in 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File0 4. We talked a bit Tuesday morning here on the ACC Network and the real meaning of that deal is that it locked current members into the league and quasi-member Notre Dame into a position that if it wants to be a full conference membership, it will be with the ACC. That meaning is even more magnified with the announcement Tuesday afternoon when the Big 12 announced that the league has asked commissioner Bob Bowlsby to explore possible options and schools for expansion. Could be a two-team expansion, which would get the Big 12 to 12 schools or a four-team expansion so that the Big 12 would have 14 member universities. We think Houston would seem like a good fit and an obvious choice, but if the Big 12 is looking at a conference-wide TV channel (and truth be told, if every major conference is not looking at that, then they likely are in big trouble), expanding the footprint has to be a big goal for the Big 12. With that in mind, here's betting at least one expansion partner will be from Florida. (Because in truth, when you think of the history and tradition of the Big 8/Big 12, nothing comes to mind quicker than Orlando, right?) We would also expect a team along the lines of Cincinnati - new state, big media market, close to Eastern outlier West Virginia - could be in the mix, as well.
In this April 10, 2016, file photo, Garry Marshall arrives at the 2016 TV Land Icon Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Writer-director Marshall, whose TV hits included "Happy Days" "Laverne & Shirley" and box-office successes included "Pretty Woman" and "Runaway Bride," has died at age 81. Publicist Michelle Bega says Marshall died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in at a hospital in Burbank, Calif., of complications from pneumonia after having a stroke. 5. Tuesday, we said good-bye to Garry Marshall, the director or "Pretty Woman" and the creator of one of the greatest TV shows of all-time, "Happy Days" as well as the multitude of spin-offs from that historic show. He was 81. Here's a social media shootout from Ron Howard about Marshall: "RIP #GarryMarshall whose humor & humanity inspired. He was a world class boss & mentor whose creativity and leadership meant a ton to me." So, how about a Rushmore of Marshalls in honor of the man. Go and remember the mailbag.