From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Simon, in Rare Form, Boots Syesha

April 30, 2008

Last night on an American Idol show that Simon Cowell proclaimed the weirdest of all, the droll judge told Syesha Mercado that she would be leaving us tonight.

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Diamonds in the Rough

April 29, 2008

Five Idol-wannabes remain and they’ll be doing the songbook of Neil Diamond tonight. I don’t have anything extremely brilliant to say—American Idol does not lend itself to brilliance of any sort—so what I’ll do is pick songs for the contestants. Here we go.

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Wonders Never Cease

April 28, 2008

Former Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli signed a free-agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals in the aftermath of the NFL Draft, in which he was not picked by any team.

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Thoughts on the 2008 NFL Draft

April 27, 2008

Of five ex-Nittany Lions eligible for the draft, two were selected in middle rounds and three were undrafted. Dan Connor was 74th overall pick; he’ll be going to the Carolina Panthers. Justin King was 101th overall and he’ll become a St. Louis Ram.

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