George Foreman Will Probably Have a Rebuttal

Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switzerland, New York City Marathon winner and restaurateur, says she wouldn’t want to live in the United States--because of American eating habits.

“I just wouldn’t be able to stand seeing the entire population with a paper cup of coffee in hand every morning and with a carry-out bag at lunch,” Rochat-Moser told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper.

“If I look at Americans, I really don’t think they live very healthily,” she added.

You mean, Franziska, that a cheeseburger with mayo and some fries aren’t good for you?

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Trivia time: Who holds the NFL record for the highest rushing average per carry in a season?

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Quick math: Indiana’s Larry Bird when asked how long he intended to coach, said he would take it a year at a time.

He was then reminded that he had signed a three-year contract with the Pacers. “OK,” Bird said, “three years at a time.”

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No technical? Scott Ostler of MSNBC on the NBA’s new rules: “Hurling an annoying twerp through the plate-glass window of a bar is now a two-shot foul.”

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Waaaah! Team Valor, the Pasadena syndicate that sent Captain Bodgit to the Kentucky Derby and Preakness this year, just bought another 2-year-old named Rodman.

Said Steve Rosenbloom of the Chicago Tribune: “Yeah, 2-year-old sounds about right.”

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No. 9 whammy: John Crumpacker in the San Francisco Examiner: “How’s this for a meaningless stat: In the last 14 years, the Detroit Lions are 1-13 in the ninth game of the season.”

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Reality check: Jerry Reynolds, Sacramento King director of player personnel, on comments made by the Lakers’ Eddie Jones that he doesn’t want to play for the Kings: “It’s a little hurtful, but I mean, I wanted to be 6 foot 4 and handsome, but I’ve had to deal with the obvious, that it didn’t happen.”

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Revolving door: Outfielder F.P. Santangelo, on playing for the cash-poor Montreal Expos, who keep losing quality players: “It’s almost like going to school. You know the seniors are not going to be back next year.”

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FYI: Since the Rams and Raiders left Los Angeles after the 1994 season to be relocated in St. Louis and Oakland, neither team has had a winning season.

Their combined records are 33 wins, 51 losses.

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Trivia answer: Beattie Feathers of the Chicago Bears, 8.44 yards in 1934.

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For the record: The last matchup of undefeated, untied teams in the Rose Bowl game was 1931, when Alabama defeated Washington State, 24-0. The answer to Monday’s trivia question in Morning Briefing was incorrect. In 1933, USC was 9-0, but Pittsburgh was 8-0-2.

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And finally: An Arizona Cardinal official describing how long it took 318-pound defensive tackle Bernard Wilson to run 66 yards for a touchdown after intercepting pass thrown by Philadelphia’s Rodney Peete in an Oct. 19 game:

“It took longer than the national anthem.”