There has to be hope for this country if a Minnesota fan can find peace with an Ohio State player. Freshman sensation Jared Sullinger was harassed all night by the Golden Gopher faithful during the Buckeyes’ 82-69 win in Minneapolis on Sunday. Then, as he walked off the court, he saw the sign that’s pictured here. It was created by Minnesota senior Andrew Wagner, referencing Sullinger’s karaoke performance of the Miley Cyrus song Party in the USA that’s making its way around the web. The sign was not meant to be flattering, and if you’ve seen the video, you’ll understand why.
Sullinger asked for the sign. Wagner said no. After the game, Sullinger told The Cleveland Plain Dealer, “I thought my mom would love it, to have it to hang up.”
Now, Sullinger will get the sign after all.
After reading the story on Cleveland.com, Wagner wrote to Sullinger on Twitter, saying, “I would have given you the poster had you said it was for your mom.”
Sullinger responded with a kind note, and Wagner then packed up the sign and mailed it to him.
“He gave me a nice shoutout (on Twitter) saying he liked it and people should follow me. Nice gesture, so I sent it this morning,” Wagner wrote [The Plain Dealer] a Twitter exchange today. “He was very classy and professional in dealing with the hostile crowd, he had a good sense of humor about the sign and it was for his mom.”
Here’s the video in question:
OSU is going to have to run the table to make up for that.
(Thanks to Jayan).
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ABOUT LAST NIGHT
What you missed while reading the most redundant story of the day …
- Science pinpoints the actual Cubs game which Ferris Bueller attended on his day off. Mr. Rooney has been notified. “Grace!”
- Dodgers to wear Brooklyn throwback uniforms for six games this season. Brooklynites unmoved by gesture.
- Green Bay will name a street after Mike McCarthy. Perhaps they’ll just rename Minnesota Ave. again?
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TODAY IN MARK TRAIL …
Um, that rope is nowhere near untied. To paraphrase Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: “Hold on lady, you goin’ for a ride.”
