Out Of Kilter

Our sympathies are with the Tiger family today.

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Memphis Tigers defensive lineman Taylor Bradford was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman on the campus of the University of Memphis around 10:00 p.m. Sunday night, according to WREG-TV in Memphis.

Expect more later tonight, but that was vicious. Cripes. Apparently Marshall was indeed the mirage of the dying man.

Captain America : July 4, 1917 - March 2007

Update: E! News says movie still “a go.”

Ok, so I saw Rocky. Overlooking the parts where the man cries, or the repeated scenes of him making insanely out of character philosophical statements, I really have just one problem with the movie;

Edited by Trick Daddy Doubloons: Suffice it to say El Manisero was not particularly enthused about Rocky Balboa.

I’m just shocked; and I’m pretty sure this is a momentously terrible omen for the American nation as a whole.

Today, I came across something that was a bit of an internet fad, and while I hate to post the kind of links that everyone else posts, I had to share this story. Basically, this creepy dude hits a seven-legged deer with his truck and becomes instantly famous. I’ve added this event to a long list of things that have eroded my faith in humanity. Here are two reasons why;

1: This guy, a “self-professed hermit” lives in a goddamn “log cabin off County Trunk F east of Waucousta” and still has a girlfriend.

2: Calling the animal a “weird deer” and “definitely a freak of nature” with a “birth defect” the guy still fucking eats it! “It kind of gives you the creeps when you look at it… And by the way, I did eat it. It was tasty.”

At least the deer story isn’t as sad as this.

After spending 8 long years training behind bars, physician Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian is ready to rumble as a free man.

Corrections Department spokesman Russ Marlan says the parole board took one look at the 78-year-old man from behind his Magneto-style prison cell (which could only barely contain hm), and ruled Kevorkian’s simply too vicious to keep in prison with defenseless inmates, adding “at least civilians have the right to bear arms… but even that too may be too little.”

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Sean Bell, the 23-year-old man who was was shot to death by police officers outside the Kalua Cabaret strip club in Queens hours before his wedding, was UM men’s basketball coach Frank Haith’s nephew.

According to ESPN,

Miami coach Frank Haith got the phone call early Saturday morning that his nephew, the relative he always thought looked just like him, had been shot and killed in New York.

He didn’t tell his staff, his players or his administration because he knew he had to coach the Hurricanes against Lafayette that day… But once Haith heard more details and knew that the investigation of whether undercover officers used excessive force… was going to be national news, he had to let everyone know of his relationship with Bell.

Coach Haith says,

“He was a good kid. It’s a sad, sad story.”

“We’re all very devastated. He was just about to start a new chapter in his life. He has two kids. He was getting married. We’re all truly saddened by what happened.”

Haith will be in New York for the funeral on Friday, and will be back to coach UM against Georgia Tech.

For more on the story, check out; CNN, New York Daily News, Newsday, New York Times.

The Miami Hurricanes will hit the field this Saturday, after team members took a vote and overwhelmingly felt they should play. The team will have a moment of silence before they face Maryland.

Pata’s funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday (11/14/06) at the New Birth Baptist Church. UM will hold a memorial service for Pata at noon Wednesday at the campus’ Gusman Concert Hall. They also have a message board for your thoughts.

According to UM’s Athletic Department,

This decal will be affixed to the back of every helmet worn by the Miami Hurricanes football team for the remainder of this season. The decals were rushed through production and donated by Riddell.

For the latest news on the investigation, and an update on team reactions, follow the jump.
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