Don’t super-size me
“I’m tired of sweating when it’s 20 below … and I don’t want to die because I ate too many cheeseburgers.”
Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl guard, on why he decided to shed nearly 60 pounds
Pass the doughnuts
Bourbon and doughnuts are on the menu for the Orange Bowl game between Louisville and Wake Forest. Mayors Jerry Abramson of Louisville, Ky., and Allen Joines of Winston-Salem, N.C., are wagering on the Jan. 2 game. If Louisville wins, Abramson will get items made in North Carolina, including Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Old Salem cookies and a Hanes sweat suit. If Wake Forest wins, Joines can enjoy bottles of Kentucky bourbon, including Maker’s Mark and Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve. “After Louisville wins and I polish off all those doughnuts and cookies, I’ll need the sweat suit and a few morning jogs,” Abramson said. “I hope Mayor Joines remembers to send the suit in the right colors – red and black.”
Canada salutes Nash
Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, the MVP of the NBA the past two seasons, was honored Tuesday as the Canadian male athlete of the year. He received the Lionel Conacher Award as the top vote-getter in a survey by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News. Nash beat out fellow MVPs Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins and Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks in balloting of sports editors and broadcasters across Canada. “It’s incredible, I suppose,” Nash said. “Somehow, I believe, though, they just pulled my name from a hat, because there’s no way I’m more deserving than those guys. I imagine it was just the luck of the draw.” Nash, who is from Victoria, British Columbia, also won the award in 2002 and 2005.
