J-love coming to town
J-love coming to town
HE'S GOT THE BEST name in college basketball. Heck, he may have the best name in all of sports.
He's Just-in'love Smith and he'll be in town tomorrow night when Siena takes on Temple at the Liacouras Center.
Other athletes have unique names - Coco Crisp, Milton Bradley and God Shammgod come to mind. But Just-in'love? You gotta think this guy scores on and off the court.
Heck, it's better than most nicknames we've heard, including "White Magic," which is what they called Siena coach Fran McCaffery - a Philly native/La Salle High grad - when he laced up his Converse back in the day.
Smith, a senior guard, is on record as saying he got the name simply because his mother loved him so much. His mom died when he was 13, and he says the one-of-a-kind name now serves as a constant reminder of her affection.
The 26-year-old walk-on from East Greenbush, N.Y, is also an Army veteran who spent a year in Iraq.
We would have loved to have been there the first time his drill sergeant shouted his name at roll call.
And you thought you'd hear it all . . .
Where is Tom McGinnis when you need him?
A panel in Massachusetts has approved the use of $9 million of federal stimulus funds for the New England Patriots to build a pedestrian bridge between parking lots near Gillette Stadium.
All together now: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!
The bridge would span lots on either side of U.S. Route 1 and eventually would link the Patriot Place mall with an office park being proposed by team owner Robert Kraft.
According to Forbes magazine, Kraft is worth $1.1 billion, making him one of 400 richest people in America.
He can afford to build his own damn bridge.
- Tom Mahon
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