From Boo-yah to Kabbalah, a SportsCenter moment

"In the 29-year history of SportsCenter, I'm guessing what I'm about to say is a first," Stuart Scott said near the tail end of the 8 p.m. Monday episode, without dramatic effect that he usually forces into whatever he's trying to sell.
First, some necessary context.
This particular story appeared on the heels of another segment of the made-up contest called "TitleTown USA," so apparently anything Scott had after that had to be even more ridiculous. But it would also come just before a "breaking news" flash about Hiroki Kuroda's perfect game entering the eighth inning.

This report was focused on Alex Rodriguez, and the news was that he was served divorce papers.
Fair enough. Sigh. Maybe. Any news about the Yankees All-Star third baseman and future home-run career leader must be reported in some way or another.
But there's also this Madonna angle that apparently can't be ignored.
So back to Stu delivering the info.

"Here's a statement from Madonna," Scott said, finally completing the second part of the earth-shaking phrase he began seconds earlier.

"My husband and I are not getting a divorce," said the quote in large white type as it appeared graphically on the screen next to a mugshot of Madonna, with Scott reading it aloud for those who had trouble phoentically differentiating vowels from consonants.

Now, there's a second screen of the quote.

Now, there's a third screen of quotes.

"I have nothing to do with the sate of his marriage or what spiritual path he may choose to study."

End quote. End story.

This is what "SportsCenter" has been reduced to? Not enough baseball video to show on a Monday night? Why not show video of Madonna at the Yankees game? Or her kissing Britney Spears?

There's two minutes of life that can't be retrieved.

And, if this is the kind of story you'll stayed glued to for the rest of the summer, then you've probably already hit this FoxNews piece (linked here) trying to blame Madonna for A-Rod's recent groin injury.

(OK, art fans, name the portrait attached here ... It's Madonna and Child, by Artemisia Gentileschi ... look it up ... Now why all of the sudden to I feel like this is an eposide of "Art Classics with E. Buzz Miller"? ... Isn't this a nice painting of a broad with her kid?)