Traina Thoughts: Trouble in paradise already for A-Rod and J-Lo?
The best of the Internet, plus musings by SI.com writer, Jimmy Traina.
1. First things first. There was no Traina Thoughts yesterday because I had to deal with a family matter, but I want to thank all of the people who sent me the Jerry Seinfeld-Kesha clip throughout the entire day. It felt good to know my audience knows me so well and thought of me when they saw Jerry do his thing.
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2. Who knows what to believe when it comes to tabloids and scorned ex-lovers, but this can't be a fun day for Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez. First, TMZ reported that the former Yankees slugger was being extorted by an ex for $600,000. She claimed to have "damaging" texts from Rodriguez. A-Rod supposedly refused to pay and had the full support of J-Lo. Well, that must not have sat well with the ex, because she then went to the National Enquirerto spill the beans on A-Rod's many sexual proclivities. She's also claiming that Rodriguez has been sexting her while dating Lopez. That could be a dagger for A-Rod. The woman also claims that A-Rod is not attracted to J-Lo. A few thoughts here:
• The cheating claims would be very easy to believe since a pro athlete having someone one the side would be far from shocking, but the ex loses all credibility by saying Rodriguez isn't attracted to Lopez. Just stop.
• A-Rod deserves credit for not giving into the alleged extortion. Sure, having this information out there is unpleasant, but this woman does not sound like she'd be content to take $600,000 and just go away. Clearly, she wants to embarrass Rodriguez as much as possible.
• If this does prove to be true, though, it would just be another item on the long list of dumb things done by A-Rod and we can't imagine what the New York City tabloids will come up with for their front and back pages.
• Also, if this ends up being true, we can't wait for J-Lo to pull a Taylor Swift and take on A-Rod in a song.
4. Forbes has released its list of the Top 100 Highest Paid Athletes in the World based on salary and endorsements. The The top 10 looks like this:
Cristiano Ronaldo: $93 million
LeBron James: $86 million
Lionel Messi: $80 million
Roger Federer: $64 million
Kevin Durant: $60 million
Andrew Luck: $50 million
Rory McIlroy: $50 million
Stephen Curry $47.3 million
James Harden: $46.6 million
Lewis Hamilton: $46 million
5. If you are a person that likes to play parlays (my dear friend Sal is addicted to them), here's something that will give you hope. One Bovada player recently hit a 10-team parlay for $96,000.
6. The Fashion Files skit that aired on last night's SmackDown Live might have been Fandango and Tyler Breeze's best work yet. The WWE needs to keep these going for a long time.
7. One of the greatest movies of all time, Goonies, was released in theaters on this date in 1985. Enjoy some truffle shuffle.
8. Meet 80-year-old Dan Twomey, who still has a serious hoops game.
9. DAILY ROCK: Here's four minutes of the Great One mocking HHH.
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