Last season before their game with Wake Forest two F/A-18 Super Hornets performed the standard flyover at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium. While most flyovers take place at 1,000 feet, these two jets flew over only a few hundred feet above the stadium, much to the delight of the crowd.

''However much of my tax $$ went to that, I'd gladly give it again for the same purpose," one fan wrote on a Georgia Tech sports blog two days after the flyover. "It was INCREDIBLE."

After the flight, the two pilots (both alums of Georgia Tech) reported the low-altitude to their superiors, explaining that they were flying using barometric altitude measurements rather than radar altitude measurements. The difference is that BAM measures feet above sea level and RAM is measured above ground level.

Both pilots were placed on probation for their actions, although some in the military believed that it was NOT accidental as the pilots claimed.

''The arguments written by prior endorsers that LCDR [Christoper] Condon's actions were an honest mistake are not persuasive," Rear Adm. R.J. O'Hanlon, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic wrote. "He is a senior, very experienced department head who placed his aircraft and wingman in a very dangerous position."

Friday the two pilots were been permanently grounded after an investigation into their actions finished.

Considering how awesomely loud and cool looking this was, I think the military made a big mistake, I will however quibble with the timing of the jets, they didn't even get over the stadium until AFTER the anthem was over. They're supposed to hit it on "home of the brave"!

[Daily Press]

Dwyane Wade earns all the publicity because he's far and away more talented than the rest of his teammates but that doesn't mean that the guy around him can't ball. Dorrell Wright shows that he can (occasionally) live in Wade's world when he makes a steal, dives to save the ball from going out of bounds and then comes back to slam it home on an alley-oop pass from Wade. P-R-E-T-T-Y.

[A Stern Warning]

There's almost nothing that a Missourian takes seriously more than their fandom for the St. Louis Cardinals. One of the most storied and accomplished franchises, the Cardinals inspire fanatical devotion in their followers. Take this resident of Moscow Mills, Missouri (via Google Maps) who knows that proclaiming one's favorite team with just a hat or a shirt isn't enough. You need to show EVERYONE who you root for, especially any aliens who might be looking down. After all, can you imagine if aliens arrived and turned out to be ROYALS fans. Ugh! I mean, who wants to root for misery?

[A very grateful h/t to loyal reader Mattraw for the tip]

Steve Goodman, the man who penned the famous "Go, Cubs, Go" and whose ashes were scattered in Wrigley Field after his death in 1984 from leukemia, may see another honor come his (posthumous) way. Rep. Mike Quigley introduced a measure in Congress on Tuesday for the Lakeview post office, mere blocks from Wrigley, to be renamed for Goodman.

If the measure is approved a renaming ceremony could happen as soon as late spring or early this summer.

[Chicago Breaking Sports]

When you go out golfing there's a lot of risks inherent in the game, you could get sunburned, or maybe get peckish around the 13th hole, you could even get poison ivy chasing after an errant shot! I think we can all agree though that getting bitten by a crocodile is probably worse than those scenarios. That's what happened to a tourist in Malaysia back in 2004 who finally settled his case, receiving $13,000 from the A'Famosa Golf Resort.

The golfer, Hong Kee Siong was looking for his ball on the 7th hole when he stepped on what he thought was a log. It wasn't, and the 16- foot crocodile bit him in the leg requiring 38 stitches.

Siong's attorney, the awesomely named Keppy Wong, said that the resort has since fenced off the area, which is a crocodile rearing ground, and posted warning signs as well.

Sure, it was 6 years ago, but personally, I'd want more than $13K for getting bit by a croc...

[Yahoo]

Last night was the chance the Boston Bruins have been waiting for, the opportunity to take revenge on Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke for his cheap shot on Marc Savard that knocked the Bruins' best offensive play-maker out for the rest of the season. 2 minutes into the game Shawn Thornton took off his gloves and went right after Cooke and it was probably the best possible outcome. Cooke took his beating like a man, which was good.

That was pretty much it though from the Bruins, Cooke skated through the rest of the game really without any other issue; I for one do NOT think the team did enough to protect their own and to show that they have heart. They clearly DON'T and at this point I'd almost rather they don't even make the playoffs because they certainly don't deserve it.

Later in the game, Bruins captain (and one of the best fighters in the league) Zdeno Chara took on Michael Rupp in an attempt to liven up his teammates. After the fight ended and he was headed to the box Chara challenged the rest of his team to show up. They didn't and lost 3-0.

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One of the only Americans to have had a successful career in European soccer, Clint Dempsey is the rare really talented American soccer player. His skills were on display Thursday as his Fulham squad took on Juventus in a fevered battle to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa Cup. After entering the game in the 71st minute, Dempsey scores a GORGEOUS goal in the 82 minute that put Fulham ahead 4-1 in the game and made the goal differential 5-4 in favor of Fulham.

The win for Fulham means they advance, making it probably the biggest victory in the team's history.

Kevin Houser used to be the long snapper on the New Orleans Saints, while on the team he convinced head coach Sean Payton to invest $144,000 in a movie studio as a means to get some tax credits. Unluckily for Payton, the CEO of the Louisiana Film Studios LLC, Wayne Read, never applied for the credits and instead kept the money.

Understandably, Payton was less than psyched.

Now, the Paytons (along with Jeremy Shockey and Charles Grant who also invested) are suing Houser, who is currently a member of the Seahawks. Houser's attorney claims that his client is as much a victim as his former colleagues, claiming the Housers are out $125,000 that they invested. However, Houser did collect a finder's fee for delivering his compatriots to Read.

This case first came out in July when Houser was released from the team, something Payton insists was unrelated to the legal proceedings.

Among the other Saints-affiliated people who invested in this scheme were Drew Brees and Archie Manning, although it's unclear if they have filed their own suits.

Don't you know, you never rip off the boss, everyone else, sure but NEVER the boss, particularly when your only real skill is long-snapping.

[WWL]

If I was a hockey player I think I'd constantly be getting in trouble for boarding, they just look so inviting and ready to have someone else's body slammed into them. Of course, the rule Nazis in the NHL see them as an injury hazard and boarding will result in a penalty, so it goes.

Wednesday's Blackhawks/Ducks game featured just such an occurrence when Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook gets full on manhandled into the boards by James Wisniewski. While big hits are all the talk surrounding the NHL recently, with Ovechkin's suspension, Savard's injury and several other incidents you'd think maybe the refs would be a bit trigger-happy and start issuing majors or game misconducts. They didn't though, Seabrook was knocked out of the game and Wisniewski took a 2-minute break in the box for boarding.

My Bloguin neighbors over at Talking Chicago Baseball have assembled another excellent alternative to the wasteland that is college basketball with their Tournament of Torture, pitting 32 of the biggest killers of the Cubs and White Sox in an epic battle. Who will reign supreme as the biggest tormentor of Chicago baseball? I'm going with Alfonso "Soriano's contract" against "Lack of Ball girls" for the finals.

I will agree with one of my Bloguin brethren that Dusty Baker, for all the long-term damage he did to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood should be on the list but, so it goes.

Check out the bracket below (click on it to see an enlarged version) and then email yours to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , it'll be worth it.

[Talking Chicago Baseball]