"The Arizona Cardinals are headed to the Super Bowl!" is one of the least-heard phrases in Arizona sports history. After exhaustive research, we are pleased to present you with the least-heard sports phrases in Los Angeles sports history:
- "Has anyone seen Magic? He's so reclusive."
-"John Wooden cursed me out at the store the other day."
-"Dad, can we go to a Clippers game this weekend?"
- "I'd watch the Dodgers more often, but I can't stand listening to Vin Scully."
- "Kobe would be the perfect player if he'd learn to shoot more."
- "Look at Garret Anderson hustle after that ball."
- "The Lakers really seem to miss Kwame Brown."
- "What channel is the Galaxy game on?"
- "They won't run on Juan Pierre. He has a cannon for an arm."
- "Who's that nice elderly lady with Jerry Buss?"
- "Two Dodger Dogs and a coke? That will be $5."
- "I wish Phil Jackson would calm down on the sideline."
- "Are those guys Bruins fans? Let's go say hi!" (USC fans only)
- "Here comes Michelle Kwan, and she's wearing her Olympic gold medal."
TRIVIA TIME
Now that the Cardinals are in, which are the only five active NFL franchises never to reach the Super Bowl?
NO CESAR
Sports fans finally have a reason to watch "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan helped DeGeneres snare actor George Clooney for her TV show.
DeGeneres made it her mission to get Clooney on her daytime television show. Clooney's former "ER" co-star Noah Wyle told DeGeneres some Big Red Machine players from the 1970s might pique Clooney's interest because he grew up around Cincinnati and is a big Reds fan, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Team executives helped line up the appearance of Bench and Morgan.
The show was taped Thursday and will air Monday.
TRIVIA ANSWER
The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.
AT LEAST IT WAS HAWAII
Chad Campbell flew all the way to Hawaii and got to play only one round of golf. And it wasn't even at Waialae.
In a fluke start to his season, Campbell forgot to sign up for the PGA Tour's Sony Open and didn't realize it until he had made the eight-hour flight from Dallas to Honolulu.
AND FINALLY
New baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice, when asked whether it took him 15 tries to be elected because of his poor relationship with the media: "I don't think I was difficult to deal with for writers. I think the writers were difficult to me."