Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY:
MLB: Royals at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (NESN, WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ In the Chicago Tribune, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had some interesting things to say about umpire Joe West after getting tossed in Wednesday’s game. Among them: “He’s a [bleeping bleep], that’s what he is.” And: “Joe has been like that for a lot of years, and he’s always going to be like this. I’m not going to change it, nobody is going to change it, but sometimes he thinks [bleeping] people pay to watch him [bleeping] umpire.”

Here’s the second of two balk calls that led to pitcher Mark Buehrle’s ejection. Guillen was tossed after the first balk call.

♦ In the New York Post, Bart Hubbuch writes about South Florida complaining that New York/New Jersey was given the 2014 Super Bowl, with one official telling reporters, “The fix was in for New York.” The Post also has a notebook that examines what would happen in the case of a blizzard, and how the halftime show might be affected.

♦ Jason Whitlock in the Kansas City Star looks at the University of Kansas’ ticket scandal and writes that the NCAA breeds a culture of corruption.

♦ Filip Bondy in the New York Daily News writes that U.S. soccer coach Bob Bradley is gambling with his World Cup roster as the team lacks proven offensive players.

♦ ESPN ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer writes about the danger of anonymous sources and examines the Jeff Ireland-Dez Bryant “prostitute” controversy.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On May 27, 1985, which Celtic set NBA finals records by shooting 11-for-11 from the field and 4-for-4 from 3-point range as the C’s routed the Lakers 148-114 in the Memorial Day Massacre, setting NBA finals record for points and field goals (62) in the process?

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are upset and we do not take losing lightly around here. We have to look at ourselves in the mirror and as a team get together and figure this thing out.” — Kevin Garnett, after the Celtics’ loss to the Magic on Wednesday night

STAT OF THE DAY: 32 — Consecutive successful steals by Rays outfielder Carl Crawford against the Red Sox, following a steal in Wednesday night’s game

‘NET RESULTS: This soccer player is going to have a major headache.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Scott Wedman

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Ramsey Lewis is 75 today.

One Comments for “Thursday’s Morning Mashup”

1. Zoe Matthews Says:
   May 8th, 2011 at 5:14 pm

   Wit in a poor mans head, and mosse in a mountain, avails nothing.

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