CANADIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM

VANCOUVER – Winning gold at the Olympics is an amazing feat. For one team, the celebration after raised some eyebrows!

The Canadian women’s hockey team won gold at the Vancouver Olympics on Thursday night. They beat the United States 2-0 and fueled the dreams of Canadians for an Olympic gold on the men’s side. The celebration, however, left much to be desired.

Several minutes after the medals ceremony, the Canadians women’s hockey team returned to the ice holding cans of beer and champagne and posed for photographs. A few players added some cigar smoking to the mix. Mary Philip Poulin, one month shy of 19, was one of the women photographed partaking in all the festivities.

Perhaps it was a coming of age kind of thing, but the fact remained that she was not legally allowed to drink. Certainly a poor show of judgement not only on her part but of that of the hockey team. The team itself talked for months that their success would be predicated by their dedication, hard work and commitment.

The International Olympic Committee was less than pleased with their actions. They have said that they will be investigating the incident. Gilbert Felli, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympic Games, said that drinking in public was “not what we want to see” from athletes at an Olympic venue. The IOC will investigate the actions and will speak with the international hockey federation and Canadian Olympic Committee.

Steven Keough, spokesman for the COC said in a statement, “We condone celebrations … We don’t condone actions of irresponsibility. I think Canadians understand it’s quite an emotional moment for our team. It was not our intention to go against any IOC protocols.”

CONAN O’BRIEN TWITTER ACCOUNT

NEW YORK, NY – A new tweeter to the world of Twitter is gaining quite the following!

Conan O’Brien, with the debacle of the “Tonight Show” behind him, has found a new way to keep himself busy. O’Brien has opened his own Twitter account, ending rumors that his fans would have to wait until fall 2010 to follow his humor. O’Brien’s account launched and with quite a bang. Nearly 200,000 followers flocked to him in just one day.

“Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and the threw to commercial. Somebody help me,” was one of O’Brien’s first tweets. It is widely believed that O’Brien will pass one million followers in just nine days.

O’Brien’s Twitter account puts that of his rival to shame. “The Jay Leno Show,” which launched in April of last year, has about 30,400 followers.

In his short biography, O’Brien goes on to say, “I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.” It remains to be seen what his Tweeting will bring. Whether it will be a way to promote himself and his upcoming ventures, humor his fans with everyday nonsense, or a little bit of both. In his buyout agreement with NBC, O’Brien is not allowed to return to the airwaves until this fall. That doesn’t mean he’s going to shut it down. O’Brien is rumored to be taking his act to live audiences and a new Twitter account will also help him to remain relevant.

Conan O’Brien is also rumored to be in negotiations with Fox, with a new late-night show to premiere this fall.

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HOWARD STERN BEAUTY PAGEANT

NEW YORK, NY – The hits keep on coming for Tiger Woods. A famed radio personality will be holding a special contest featuring Tiger’s mistresses!

Howard Stern, the self proclaimed “King of All Media,” is organizing the Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant. The pageant will present the winner with a $100,000 check and the contestants will be judged on criteria such as personality, talent and a swimsuit competition.

The pageant will take place on March 10th and as of now four of Tiger’s mistresse have signed on to participate. The identities of the individual women to take part in the pageant have yet to be released. Tiger Woods number one mistress, Rachel Uchitel, is not allowed to participate due to a settlement agreement with the golfer.

There is also no word on who will be judging the lovely ladies. Stern has claimed to have offered a judging spot to Woods’ estranged wife, Elin Nordegren. This is all on the heels of Tiger Woods’ first public statement apologizing since his fallout. Don’t expect Howard Stern to show any sign of pity or forgiveness as he was highly critical of Woods’ “i’m sorry” statement.

“Tiger Woods looked like he wanted to be anywhere on the planet but in that room. It didn’t seem like this was his idea or anything he wanted to be a part of,” he said on his radio show.

This just ads insult to injury as Tiger Woods tries to put the pieces together. It also adds more time to Woods’ mistresses 15 minutes of fame. It’s a cruel world but Woods dug his hole and he’s going to need a big ladder to get out of it.

ESPN PRANKED

BRISTOL, CT – The worldwide leader in sports was the victim of a very funny prank!

The release of Eagle’s running back Brian Westbrook set the stage for the prank. Westbrook was released by the Eagles on Tuesday ending an eight-year career with the team that included nearly 6,000 rushing yards and more than 3,800 receiving yards. ESPN obviously sought out an interview with the former star running back, and they appeared to secure one.

Brain Westbrook was actually Captain Janks from the Howard Stern Show. The interview proceeded as if nothing was wrong until 40 seconds into the conversation. “Westbrook” said, “I have nothing but respect for head coach Andy Reid and I look forward to a future of worshipping the prostate of Howard Stern.” For those that watched the moment there aren’t many words that come to mind, but “priceless” seems like a good fit.

Janks went on to explain the work that went into the prank on Howard Stern’s broadcast on Wednesday. He called posing as Westbrook’s manager, using a made-up name. ESPN initially told him it wanted to tape the interview, but Janks countered with, “I’d rather have my client do it live because we don’t want you guys to cut the interview up.” ESPN walked right into that one.

This is not the first time ESPN has been had. In 2003, shortly after the Cubs lost to the Florida Marlins in the National League Championship series, an unidentified Stern fan also made it live on “SportsCenter,” posing as infamous Cubs fan Steve Bartman.

The caller fooled former anchor Dan Patrick for nearly two minutes until he made his own off-queue reference to Stern’s anatomy. A humored Dan Patrick took it in stride, saying, “We’ve been had. That was not Steve Bartman.”

Scott Van Pelt’s face is priceless and the awkward silence hysterical. Watch the moment below.

GIULIANO STROE

ROMANIA – Big things come in little packages. That’s the case with a five-year old Romanian and his latest feat of strength!

Giuliano Stroe is the self-proclaimed “World’s Strongest Boy,” and after his latest astonishing accomplishment that may very well be true. Stroe recently broke the world record for number of “air pushups.” The record was 12 until he effortlessly performed 20 on a live Romanian TV show.

This marks the second time Stroe has marched his way into the Guiness book of World Records. Last year Giuliano Stroe performed the dastest ever 10m hand walk with a weight ball between his legs. He became an instant youtube sensation ever since then.

Stroe has been training ever since he was 2, thanks to his dad Lulian Stroe who was a former gymnast. “He has been going to the gym with me ever since he was born. I always took him with me when I went training. But he’s still a child and if he gets tired or bored we go a play,” his faith said about their work out routines to an Italian paper.

Check out the feat below.

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