Beckham needs new Game plan
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The list of rappers available for potential feuds runs only so long, so Jayceon Taylor, a.k.a. The Game, has set his sights elsewhere, toward the soccer field -- toward, of all people, David Beckham.
According to the English newspaper the Guardian, “Showing a not entirely cohesive understanding of the game Americans call soccer, the South Central-based rapper (Beckham’s new side, LA Galaxy, is his local club!) was not entirely effusive about the arrival of the face of Gillette razors in his ‘hood.
“ ‘I’d kick David Beckham’s ... on any given day,’ The Game said when asked about Beckham. ‘I’d just pick the ball up and kick the ... out of the stadium, game over.’
“It is uncertain what Beckham did to incur The Game’s wrath, other than being more famous than The Game.”
But it’s a Game of two halves, as they say in soccer, and Taylor backpedaled when asked to assess Beckham’s soccer ability. “Pretty good,” he said.
Trivia time
Who is the godfather of Taylor’s 3-year old son, Harlem?
Safer career choice
It’s not often that fashion designer Giorgio Armani is asked to comment on a sports transaction, but when Beckham is involved, everyone apparently has an opinion.
Armani told reporters covering fashion shows in Milan over the weekend that Beckham was much more interested in the career options offered in Hollywood than in Carson.
If reports that the deal is worth $250 million “are true, then he has done the right thing,” he said. “And I think he wants to be an actor, not a footballer.”
Armani added: “He is a very handsome man and his football career could be nearing an end. Also look at his wife ... I saw her at Tom Cruise’s wedding and she is a very bubbly lady.”
Also, few actors get challenged to one-on-one soccer duels by publicity-seeking rappers on a Hollywood film set.
See you on Feb. 4
This time next week, ESPN, the NFL Network and all the nation’s sports sections will be hyperventilating over the latest teams to qualify for the Super Bowl.
As a public service for anyone wishing to schedule a vacation during the two-week Super Bowl build-up, or just maintain a life, Briefing offers the following sneak preview of the possible story lines to be pummeled into the ground before the big game in Miami on Feb. 4:
* If the Indianapolis Colts make it: Peyton finally made it! Peyton finally made it! Peyton finally made it! And, in case someone is interested in a change of pace, Tony Dungy finally made it!
* If the New England Patriots make it: Bill Belichick -- the Vince Lombardi of the 21st century. Tom Brady -- the Joe Montana of the 21st century. In other words, the same story lines that preceded the 2004 and 2005 Super Bowls.
* If the New Orleans Saints make it: Thousands of journalists to compete in a write-off on the theme, “What This Football Team Means to the City of New Orleans.” And maybe something about Drew Brees.
* If the Chicago Bears make it: Ditka! McMahon! Um, Grossman?
Trivia answer
Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis.
And finally
CBS’ David Letterman, on the recent frigid weather in New York City:
“It was so cold today, Mark McGwire was rejected by the Curling Hall of Fame.”
