At last month’s Wimbledon, sisters Venus and Serena Williams faced each other once again in the Final. But in more important news to me, which somehow I had not realized yet, Venus and Serena Williams are Jehovah’s Witnesses. It came up in an interview about why they cannot vote, although they support, presumptive Democratic Nominee Barack Obama.
Now I’ve lived next door to Jehovah’s Witnesses, so it really surprised me that Venus…
and Serena Williams…
are…
Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Imagine that knocking at your door.
Now I guess there are no rules against photo shoots and on-court fashions like these, but I do think there’s one thing where Serena Williams just went too far- As a Jehovah’s Witness you cannot vote, amongst many other rules, including not being able to celebrate Christmas. So, I just thought her support of the Grinch was a little out of line.
- The rumors are true: Mike Francesa will be leaving The Fan, splitting up the most successful sports radio duo in history- and heading to Cleveland to host a local sports talk show. The Program Director of the Cleveland station has been letting people go for years and has not signed any big names to long term deals, instead just going the syndication route. Francesa was asked why he would take a pay cut, leave his hometown, leave a station that was contending for the best station in the country- and take this job, and Francesa responded, “LeBron James is gonna do it in a couple years, right? So why shouldn’t I?”
- I don’t know what is worse- having Manny Ramirez push down the Traveling Secretary and the following George Costanza jokes or the United States’ top two track stars named “Gay” and “Hooker“.
- I don’t understand why everyone is saying Baron Davis to the Clippers doesn’t mean anything- that the Clippers will still be bad. People- Elton Brand was hurt last year. There was no PG. The team was a mess. Now they have a healthy Brand, a great PG coming off his most injury-free season, a rising Sophomore who developed possibly more than any other Rookie last year, a Center who has developed into a very solid double-double guy, and a decent, not good, but decent bench. They are not adding Davis to the team from last year. They are adding him to a much better team- one with one of the most solid post presences in the League. The Clippers could easily get the 4 seed this next season. Easily.
