tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319877902011-06-08T01:07:03.190-04:00Sports satire sharper than Alvin! Alvin Sharper, not the chipmunk Alvin. But sharper than him too.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-6548527976368150522007-08-22T12:36:00.001-04:002009-01-08T02:43:12.710-05:00

In Case You Haven't Noticed...Teapot Dome Scandal isn't being updated anymore. For those looking to hear my off-the-charts, zany spin on the zany world of sports, go to http://www.bestweekever.tv/category/sports/For those of you who don't care what the topic is, as long as it's written by Dan "Zany" Hopper, you can just go to Bestweekever.tv and read the English words there.In the meantime, I've

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Steelers down to final three candidates in search of coach for Pittsburgh dads to complain aboutLooking to uphold Bill Cowher's legacy as the most complained-about-by-dads coach in Pittsburgh history, the Rooney family has presented the following questionnaire to the Steelers' final three coaching choices - Russ Grimm, Mike Tomlin, and Ron Rivera - in the hopes of determining the one with the

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We don't want Allen Iverson's talent ruining our selflessness and hustle!An interesting poll on Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette.com confirmed that 64% of Pittsburghers, if they were hypothetical basketball GMs, would not want Allen Iverson on their hypothetical basketball team, the Pittsburgh Hustlin' Whiteys. This begs the question, for what reason would a team not want a four-time scoring champ and

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EA Sports NHL '97 breaks down the NHL trade deadlineSo you haven't kept up with the NHL since the days when you unironically had a Genesis strapped to your main household tv? Big deal. GMs practically treat the NHL trade deadline like a video game anyway, plus with the amount of old fogeys getting dealt around yesterday, it might as well have been 1997. Let's take a look at yesterday's trades as

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Provisions in the Penguins' arena dealNeedless to say, I was happy as could be when the Penguins announced their arena deal, ensuring once and for all that they'll be staying in Pittsburgh permanently! ...Unlike myself, my brother, 2/3 of my high school classmates, Andy Warhol, and anyone aged 24-38 who would like a job and also like to be paid for that job!The Penguins and local officials may

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Provisions in the new MLB Collective Bargaining AgreementMLB and the MLB Players' Association agreed yesterday on an extention of the CBA through 2011. Here are some of the new provisions contained within:The Sexson / Glaus Clause: Any player who misses more than 120 games in the final year of his contract will be rewarded with a contract worth no less than 8 figures annually (although more than

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People of New Orleans awaiting next football season so they can resume being inspiredThe Saints' brutal 39-14 defeat at the hands of the Bears Sunday left the players scratching their heads - and the people of New Orleans without a source of inspiration.With no more Saints games until the preseason resumes in August, New Orleans citizens will now have to face several months without anyone to

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11252884781640654579noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-11608581295522626982007-05-09T13:10:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:15.064-05:00

Ex-Steeler Tommy Maddox Shoots 75All I'm saying is, the headline caught me a little off guard. It actually seems more likely that Tommy Maddox would shoot 75 people than him actually being good at a sport, let alone a sport in which he was not a first-round draft pick. Or maybe I'm an idiot. But it's probably the first thing.

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Update Update: MLB Draft Being Televised Is Still Not News, Even Nine Hours LaterESPN.com still has this poll up about the MLB Draft nine hours later, obviously to continue to promote the fact that it's being televised on ESPN2 this year, regardless of the fact that 125,000+ people have declared they are not going to be watching it.Maybe if they keep the poll up for another full day, the story

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Update: MLB Draft Being Televised Is Not, In Fact, News

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Important Sports News!Breaking Sports News - According to ESPN, ESPN2 will be televising the MLB Draft this year!I also have some breaking sports news that is news to report on: Teapot Dome Scandal is awesome! You should totally read it! News!

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How bad is an 'average' runner?So I'm watching Friday's Pirates-Brewers game online on Fox Sports Wisconsin, and I come across this gem. Top of the second, no outs, Adam LaRoche on first, Xavier Nady strikes out on a hit-and-run attempt and Johnny Estrada easily throws out LaRoche on his way to second. The Brewers announcers take turns complimenting Estrada's defense, and the color commentator (

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Just when you thought ESPN's NHL coverage couldn't get more embarrassing...The worldwide leader fucking misspelled "Ottawa." I understand that this is a typo, but five hundred people have already seen this poll, and more than that, how many times have you ever seen a typo in a Sportsnation poll, particularly on a team's name? I can think of precisely zero offhand, although I'm sure the Edminton

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Dan vs. Bucci: Playoff EditionAs often as I poke fun at John Buccigross in this space, I will admit that his predictions have certainly been a fuck of a lot better than mine so far this NHL season. Looking back to my NHL Regular Season predictions, I find that I got five playoff teams correct in the East, misstepping on the Flyers, Maple Leafs, and Hurricanes, and placing my Penguins second to

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Headlines: Monday, April 23Crosby reveals he played Ottawa series on a broken foot; entire Penguins defense quickly adds that all of their feet were broken tooMavs starters take night off vs. Warriors, rest up for Spurs seriesIverson, Anthony selfishly score 61 points; Nuggets selfishly upset SpursDolphins still trying to acquire Trent Green for their fantasy teamGagne injures elbow while

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Sorry for the spotty posting the last week or so, I've been splitting my powerful online charisma between here and Band Madness, which is getting closer to the finals.I have not yet been able to sort out my feelings on the Penguins / Senators series, let alone write them down, so for now, just read this Gene Collier column that sums it up pretty well.

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ESPN covers the NHL playoffsWhat an amazing first night of the NHL playoffs! Dallas and Vancouver play four overtimes, Nashville scores two goals in the third to take San Jose to overtime, the Ducks score with five minutes left to beat Minnesota, and Sidney Crosby makes his playoff debut, although it's viciously spoiled by the fired-up Ottawa Senators! I can't wait to see what ESPN has say about

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-37460438392010076952007-04-11T09:48:00.000-04:002007-04-11T10:54:49.719-04:00

NHL Playoff PredictionsReelin' In the East:1) Buffalo vs. 8) New York IslandersDepth: BuffaloGoaltending: BuffaloHilarity provided to me by owner, GM: IslandersVerdict: Buffalo is too deep, the Isles get bounced out in five, although the North American press raves over Ryan Smyth's two rebound goals in New York's 8-3 loss in Game 4.2) New Jersey vs. 7) Tampa BayOffense: PushDefense and

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A-Rod Bias AlertOn Saturday night, Alex Rodriguez hit a walk-off grand slam against the Orioles - his second homer of the game - to lift the Yankees to a dramatic, 10-7 comeback victory and avoid a three-game losing streak. Rather than just go ahead and compliment the guy, though, espn.com made sure to reach back two days to diminish the accomplishment. Check out this graphic: Remember When:What

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-12567206293431517062007-04-09T13:01:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:16.513-05:00

LaRoche unable to handle pressure of playing in PittsburghIt was a disastrous debut week for Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche, whose 3-for-25 performance in his first six games already has fans wondering if the former Atlanta Brave can handle the pressure of playing in Pittsburgh."Some guys start to feel it a bit when they put on that storied Pirates uniform," said teammate Jack Wilson, a

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-29945827991813097982007-04-04T13:11:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:17.853-05:00

The Single Greatest Column In the History of Sports JournalismThis article, by Seattle Mariners columnist Art Thiel, may be the greatest column ever written, and I don't feel bad typing this, because if a more ridiculous column does exist out there, my mind would instantly explode, thus giving me no time to regret the title of this blog post.Thiel combines all the wonderfully irrational

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-60083563656995807762007-04-02T12:49:00.000-04:002007-04-03T11:56:56.752-04:00

Dan's Infallible 2007 Baseball PreviewAL East1. Red Sox - Schilling/Matsuzaka/Beckett/Wakefield may not be 100% reliable, but they're better than Injured Wang/Injured Pettite/Probably Injured By the Time You're Reading This Pavano/Youngie McWhothefuck.2. Yankees (Wildcard) - Return of "True Yank" Pettitte should make up for the loss of Bernie Williams; offense will top 800 runs, but without

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Angels address offensive shortcomings, tell Guererro to swing harderSpring Training 2007 Preview: Los Angeles AngelsThe Angels failed to add a power bat this offseason to bolster their relatively mediocre offense, but Manager Mike Scioscia believes he has come up with the solution to the problem."We're going to tell Vladimir Guererro to swing a whole lot harder," Scioscia said.Scioscia did not

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11252884781640654579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-15816027906502255272007-03-28T00:42:00.000-04:002007-03-28T01:15:47.557-04:00

Bloggers are nerds and the internet is stupid, Part Ten TrillionIs there anything more painful than old people making fun of phenomenons they don't even try to understand? Check out this exceptionally bizarre and disturbing piece uncovered by my personal favorite sports site, Firejoemorgan.com, who rip into Dan Shaughnessy for this baffling article about Curt Schilling's new blog and the people

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-91455864069751998752007-03-26T00:49:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:18.334-05:00

NCAA vows to intentionally botch seeding in '08 to create upsetsThe NCAA selection committee has issued a formal apology to college basketball fans for seeding teams too accurately this year, which has resulted in a disastrous Final Four consisting solely of incredibly talented, exciting, well-coached basketball teams. To prevent similar debacles from occurring in future tournaments, the NCAA has

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The Ottawa Senators Ain't TissuesYay! Another Linda Cohn column! This time, though, it's actually something I agree with - she argues that the Ottawa Senators might be more prepared for the playoffs this year because they haven't coasted through the regular season blowing teams out and they're a little less reliant on pure talent for offense. However, since I'm an A-hole, and the article is

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Blue Jays lock up Wells, looking to deal Wells Spring Training '07 Preview: Toronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays signed center fielder and franchise face Vernon Wells to a 7-year, $126 million contract this offseason, but now are in a position where they have only two weeks to move Wells' enormous contract before the 2007 season begins.Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi was alternatingly

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Them's Pirates got moxiePirates Manager Jim Tracy said the following to describe Ian Snell's five scoreless innings of spring training ball yesterday:"He had good sink, and his moxie was way up there."Not that outlandish, but in my book, anyone who unironically uses olde tyme expressions to describe actual things is instantly my favorite human being.As long as the Buccos keep Chris Duffy on the

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Headlines: Tuesday, March 20Wells determined to eat diabetesSan Diego Padres pitcher David Wells was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes yesterday, but he today vowed to eat the disease, and that he would not allow it to affect his on-field performance."I've eaten worse things than diabetes," said Wells, chewing on a massive fried turkey leg in the Padres clubhouse. "People dare me to eat awful shit

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Most point-having NCAA article ever!In the latest round of ESPN downplaying the excitement of a sporting event which is not broadcast on ESPN, Pat Forde wrote a thoroughly pointless article about how March Madness is going to be boring because there's no Cinderella team this year. Three quick things that anger me before we get to the article's gooey inside:1 - Would ESPN be talking about how

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-43894660249639083542007-03-16T00:34:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:19.520-05:00

Indians sign Grant Hill to fix injured bullpenSpring Training '07 Preview: Cleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians, rattled by the retirement of banged-up Keith Foulke and the uncertainty surrounding Joe Borowski, decided to solidify their bullpen by signing former NBA star Grant Hill to a 4 year, $28 million contract. Reactions from the Indians' franchise has been nothing but optimistic, from the

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-1039834864868419132007-03-15T13:34:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:06:19.778-05:00

Steve Nash = Ted Leo? Anyone ever notice how much Steve Nash looks like indie rocker Ted Leo? Seriously, anyone? Hello? Not a lot of fans of fundamental basketball and ultra-catchy, vaguely politically charged indie rock out there? I know I'm not the only one who's ever noticed this, right?You guys are all losers.

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Meche intent on not pitching like Gil MecheSpring Training '07 Preview: Kansas City RoyalsWhen Gil Meche agreed to a 5-year, $55 million deal with the Royals this offseason, he knew his days of coasting through the league as a fundamentally mediocre pitcher were over. In fact, Meche recalls the day of the signing as clearly as his first day in the big leagues."When I got this huge contract, I was

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Rangers expect Sosa to regain '60-homer form'Spring Training '07 Preview: Texas RangersGeneral Manager Jon Daniels knows that his Texas Rangers had some problems last year: starting pitching, bullpen, the list goes on and on. The Rangers' most glaring flaw, however, besides every other imaginable aspect of baseball, was their inability to hit home runs.Daniels could have sat idly by or made some

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-57577171006263774872007-03-08T12:13:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:20.978-05:00

Erstad brings 60 games worth of toughness, hustle to SoxSpring Training '07 Preview: Chicago White SoxNinety-six. That's the number of games played Darin Erstad has averaged over the last four seasons.Ninety-six million. That's how gritty Darin Erstad is.The Chicago White Sox, in an effort to get tougher and hustle some more, added Darin "Tuffygrit" Erstad this offseason. Needless to say, the

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FBI institutes "Mariners Protection Program"Spring Training '07 Preview: Seattle MarinersThe Federal Bureau of Investigation recently unveiled their new "Mariners Protection Program," an alternative to the Witness Protection Program that, rather than completely erasing the lives of endangered witnesses, simply places persons who testify onto the Seattle Mariners."We finally found a happy medium,"

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The St. Joseph's, Boston College, Stills and Nash Eagles In one of the more pathetic sports stories I have ever heard (thanks to my friend Grib for the tip), St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia is officially adopting the Boston College Eagles as their school football team. That factual statement is already so far beyond a joke, I'm not really sure what else I have to say in this post. Here's

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Forbes knows less about sports than that dude yelling at the barI'm usually Numbertruster McStatso in this blogspace, but this Forbes Magazine list attempting to quantify the 100 Best General Managers in sports is about as pitiful as it is retarded.Using a poorly conceived mishmash of flimsy stats called "winning improvement index" and "payroll containment," Forbes has determined that the best

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-48813734230791693052007-03-05T02:06:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:22.038-05:00

Leyland motivates Tigers with vaguely gruff mumblesSpring Training '07 Preview: Detroit TigersJim Leyland, the master motivator whose barely-audible strings of authoritative cliches motivated the Tigers all the way into the World Series last year now faces an even greater challenge: motivating his team again in 2007."We had a good year, lot of good young players," mumbled Leyland, his

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-19334920916386259932007-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:22.359-05:00

Drew adjusting to being douchebag in entirely new leagueSpring Training '07 Preview: Boston Red Sox A new team. A new city. A new league. A new, non-douchey J.D. Drew?Hardly.The Red Sox aren't surprised that J.D. Drew has adjusted to being an enormously unlikeable douchebag in the American League - after all, they wouldn't have gambled on a 5 year, $50 million contract if they were worried Drew

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Suck it, Manatee!Looks like the Buccos came ready to play this season. Bring on Bassett Hound!

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-42260011563560815512007-03-01T01:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:22.860-05:00

Headlines: Thursday, March 1Angels kind of hoping Matthews is still taking steroidsWith news breaking that Gary Matthews Jr. may have taken steroids before his all-star 2006 season, the Los Angeles Angels, who signed Matthews to a 5 year, $50 million contract this fall, are all sort of secretly hoping that he hasn't quit the juice."Um, yeah, steroids are really bad," admitted Angels GM Bill

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Headlines: Tuesday, Feb 27Manny causes distraction by arriving in campManny Ramirez showed up to Red Sox training camp yesterday a week earlier than expected, an act of characteristic selfishness which has left his teammates uneasy and the coaching staff baffled."He said he wouldn't be here til next week," said bench coach Brad Mills, "then he strolls in out of nowhere, ready to start getting in

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-74777932080938979312007-02-26T12:14:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:23.995-05:00

Al Capone has no place in the NHLNot to keep picking on my hometown Post-Gazette, but this latest column by Bob Smizik about why the Penguins don't need to trade for an enforcer got a little off track. By 'off track,' I mean 'batshit crazy.'On the topic of Georges Laraque's potential usefulness to an NHL team, Smizik writes:The most famous enforcer in history never skated a shift in the NHL.

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122886022712000688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-14688455748646705952007-02-24T13:16:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:24.254-05:00

Butt Daredevils?Really, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette? Of all the typos you could have made, you actually chose the one that resulted in the word 'Butt'?Sounds like the online editor was none too happy about his beloved Xplosion losing. And no, the fact that the city in Montana is pretty much 90% of the way to being the word 'butt' anyway is no excuse.EDIT: The typo has been corrected. Apparently,

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11252884781640654579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31987790.post-5891443047535842182007-02-23T10:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:06:24.444-05:00

Jack Wilson & Mike Skinner: Goofy lookin' look-alikesEver notice how closely deformed Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson resembles British rapper Mike Skinner from The Streets? I know I have, and I imagine most fans of both the Pirates and superhyped British garagey rap (i.e., 80% of the US population) have thought this too. But the similarities are more than weirdly-mangled-skin deep. Consider:1 -

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Headlines: Thursday, Feb 22Pain Wayde - Dwayne Wade dislocated his shoulder in the Heat's 112-102 loss to Houston last night. Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy commented, "With Wade and Steve Nash down, we're just one Tim Duncan injury, one Dirk Nowitzki injury, and one Pistons team planecrash away from having a shot this year!"Man oh Manny - After requesting time off from Red Sox spring training to

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EXCLUSIVE: Jeter lashes out!Derek Jeter unleashed a verbal tirade at the media yesterday condemning Alex Rodriguez about everything from his effort on the field, their clubhouse relationship, and his general failure as a human being.Jeter made his frustration with Rodriguez abundantly clear, saying, "This is our fourth year to be playing together. It's annoying.... Everyone...they know what our

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Too Many Cooks? All I have to say about this column from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is, man, that sure is the word 'Cook' a lot of times.

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The 10 Biggest Questions entering Spring Training:1. How surprised will the Cubs act when Mark Prior gets injured? In past years, the Cubs franchise has gone into spring training giddy at the prospects of having a healthy Mark Prior anchoring their unstable rotation, and each year, Prior's inevitable injuries have deflated the Cubs' preseason enthusiasm. This year, the Cubs brought in Ted Lilly,

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Chargers GM realizes he only fired Schottenheimer in dream, fires SchottenheimerSan Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith came to the shocking but fortunate realization yesterday that he only had a dream about firing coach Marty Schottenheimer after the Chargers' playoff elimination in January, but that the firing never actually occurred. After calling various San Diego area newspapers to

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ESPNASCAR I'd just like to point out that right now, ESPN and ESPN2 are both showing auto racing. 1. Since when does ESPN play the same sport on both stations at the same time, let alone goddamn NASCAR?2. Why isn't PTI on?3. Are there any possible circumstances that would lead someone to think to themselves, "Hmm, I guess I'll watch 'Play It to the Bone?'"

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Headlines for Monday, Feb 12The Barber of NBC-ville - Retired runningback Tiki Barber will work as an analyst for NBC next season; Barber has already started compiling his first field piece - an evaluation of the gaping void in the New York Giants' backfield.Reid-ing into things - Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team to attend to the recent

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Jones, Davis cross-franchise power struggle intensifiesThe Cowboys' recent hiring of head coach Wade Phillips has drawn ire from the Raiders' notoriously controlling owner Al Davis, who is upset he was not allowed to have input in Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' coaching search. Jones, also well-known for his organizational power struggles, reportedly still harbors resentment toward Davis for not

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Headlines for Thursday, Feb 8Cowboys Wade into coaching pool - The Dallas Cowboys have named Wade Phillips their next head coach; owner Jerry Jones explained the hiring, saying "With Dick Jauron unavailable, Wade Phillips is the best guy to have us finish exactly 8-8 next year, which we're hoping will be good for an NFC playoff spot."USC-ya in the BCS game! - USC landed the top three players in

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ESPN's amazing hockey analysisI'm not sure if the following conversation occurred verbatim or just 95% verbatim, but I'm positive it happened - ESPN.com Boss: Three dudes in Winnipeg sent in complaints that our hockey coverage on the site was too barren. Let's toss in another columnist.ESPN.com Employee: There's a multitude of highly respected, highly qualified hockey writers out there, I'm sure

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Colts defeat rain, weather storm, manage to play football even when rain was falling onto the football field from the sky, now reign as champions of football and apparently weatherIn case you didn't catch that Superbowl last night, the Colts won in a game that was filled with rain and you know what's funny I'll tell you what it is like they are reigning as champions huh??!For more about the Colts

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Favre Dreams of One Last 9-7 Finish and First Round ExitBrett Favre has officially announced that he will play again in '07.In a statement to the media, Favre, confident as ever, proclaimed, "You play this game for one reason and one reason only: to finish marginally above .500 and get eliminated in the first round of the playoffs."At 37, Favre is certainly not without his critics, but he's not

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Jack Wilson: Goofy face of a franchiseIn case you belong to that tiny group of sports fans who doesn't rigorously follow the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jack Wilson - Pirates shortstop, $6-million-a-year eater, and symbolic face of a weird-looking franchise - publicly called out teammate Jose Castillo, an underachieving young second baseman, calling for better production out of his co-infielder in the

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Headlines for Wednesday, January 31Liberty Bonds - Barry Bonds and the Giants are still unclear about the "right to terminate" provision in the outfielder's latest contract; Bonds is blaming the vague wording on teammates Pedro Feliz and Steve Kline.All-Star Rumble in the Bronx - Yankee Stadium is set to host MLB's All-Star Game in 2008, the final year of the stadium's operation. Bud Selig called

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The Longest Winning Streaks In SportsThe Suns' 17th straight win on Sunday was impressive, but, in order to retroactively diminish this accomplishment, let's take a look at some of the longest winning streaks in the history of organized sport. Also, this article will hopefully get me some Google hits somewhere down the road, boobs hot sex webcam free download porn.Turns out, the Suns have a ways

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Belichick lists entire Patriots roster as doubtful for SuperbowlBill Belichick released the Patriots' team injury report to the media yesterday, listing every single one of the players on the 53-man roster as "doubtful" for Superbowl XLI a week from Sunday. "I won't comment on specific players," said Belichick, "but right now we have a number of situations at hand with regard to various

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Headlines for Friday, Jan 26Anotha' Final on the Barbie - Fernando Gonzalez will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open Final on Sunday; hype is already building to see if Federer can capture another Grand Slam title, or if maybe he'll tear his ACL or something.Bear-ied in Vegas - The Bears remain 7 point underdogs to the Colts in the Superbowl, but coach Lovie Smith has been quick to remind

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The Cardinals TheoryWe could be on the verge of a new sports phenomenon which, since it's still in its fledgling stages and may never actually come to pass, I'll refer to as The Cardinals Theory.The Cardinals won the NL Central in 2000, 2001, and 2002, winning 95, 93, and 97 games in those seasons, respectively, but they were eliminated in the playoffs each year before reaching the World Series.

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I wrote a column in high school and sent it to the future! Here are some of the other columns I wrote in my teenage angst that we should be expecting shortly:In my eyes, indisposed In disguise as no one knows Hides the face, lies the snake The sun In my disgrace-- "Blackhole Sun" by SoundgardenJarome Iginla, won't you come and wash away the rain?I don't practice SanteriaI ain't got no crystal

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Headlines for Monday, Jan 22Over and Dungy: Colts 38, Patriots 34 - Losing Adam Vinatieri came back to haunt New England, as he wasn't there to help stop the Colts offense or to prevent an interception on the Patriots' final drive; the worthless Colts have delayed their choke until at least next week, and possibly may even put it off until the 2007 season.McSuperbowl, I'm Lovie-in' it: Bears 39,

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AFC / NFC Championship Game Pix:New England at Indianapolis - A lot of people are talking about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, but there's someone that the media isn't talking about: Colts center Jeff Saturday. He's been there for every loss to the Patriots too, so I imagine he's also trying to get a monkey of sorts off his back, plus he's a very large human being so I assume he has a tremendous

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Closing time at the free-agent barIt's one of the saddest sights you'll ever see. Couple lonely teams still hangin' around the ol' bar, music's dying down, last call's done, everyone just trying to avoid sleeping alone, even if it means buying a drink for Bruce Chen or laying some game on Trot Nixon.Most of the teams went home hours ago. Boston left with some hot young Asian, not really any

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Say what, Buccigross? In his latest NHL.com column, John Buccigross lays out five pros and five cons about the current NHL. I more or less see his point on all of them except this curious con:5. Players are too good. Everybody is on everybody so quickly, there are times when there isn't enough effective passing or beautiful play. This is not always visually pleasing. There is plenty for me to

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Pistons collect all three light-blue properties, win Chris Webber SweepstakesIn case you didn't see ESPN.com's headline, the Detroit Pistons have won themselves a brand new roleplayer in Chris Webber, their reward for collecting the Oriental, Vermont, and Connecticut gamepieces in the latest round of McDonald's Monopoly game. Here are the rest of the available prizes:Dark Purple: Choice of

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Headlines for Monday, Jan 15 Patriots 24, Chargers 21 - LaDanian Tomlinson expressed resentment after some Patriots players danced on the Chargers' on-field logo, complaining "[The Patriots] made a complete mockery out of our little curvey cartoon lightning bolt from the 70s."Bears defeat Seahawks in Overtime, 27-24 - Robbie Gould's 49-yard game-winning field goal instantly tied him with Joe

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TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL IS BACK IN BLOGSNESS!Apologies to our hordes or regular readers (no, mom, this is not what email is) but for absolutely no reason that I or any of my blogger friends could discern, Blogger would not allow me to post anything for about two weeks. I hope that instead of forgetting about our site, you've just been reloading it every day to read about the Sugar Bowl.From now on,

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Headlines for Thursday, Jan 4Pour some sugar on them - LSU defeated Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, 41-14, marking Notre Dame's ninth straight bowl game loss. Afterwards, Charlie Weis pleaded with voters to start Notre Dame ranked at negative eight next season so that when they inevitably drop ten spots, they'll still have the opportunity to get beaten in the BCS title game.MVP Control To Major

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Teapot Dome Scandal INSIDERIn-depth insight into trade rumors and draft speculation that's so damn inside, if it saw the sun it would be like "what the hell is that??" NHL - The Ottawa Senators acquire center Mike Comrie from Phoenix for some guy named Alexei Kaigorodov.INsider Analysis: Comrie has pretty much been a third or fourth line center his whole career, but this trade still makes Ottawa

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Headlines for Wednesday, January 3Saban' the best for last - Nick Saban has reportedly accepted an 8 year, $32 million deal with Alabama, which should give him tremendous leverage towards an even more prestigious job two years from now.More like Late Staying-out University - After breaking the team curfew, two LSU football players will be suspended for at least the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl

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A 3:30 am phone call: Nick Saban: Hello?University of Alabama: Hey Nick!Saban: Um, Alabama? Are you ok?Alabama: Whatcha doin?Saban: I'm home and about to go to sleep, I really can't talk, but nice to-Alabama: So I've been thinking about things.Saban: Yeah, I really don't have time for the drunk talk, please don't embarrass yourself.Alabama: I'm fine, really, I stopped drinking at like 11 and I

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Shaq and Kobe vehemently reconcile in order to enjoy future ChristmasesIn the wake of the Heat's third straight Christmas Day victory over the Lakers, superstars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant publicly stated again and again that they are in no way feuding, that they are on completely friendly terms both personally and professionally, and that future Christmas Day games highlighting their

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What Goes through Tom Brady's head while he stands in the pocket:Alright, if we're gonna pull this off, I have to get the ball to eleven different dudes.Where is David Givens? Did we get rid of him? Am I thinking of Deion Branch?Didn't we draft a receiver real early this year? It has to be one of these guys. Wait, then how'd we get Muroney?At least three of those linemen have to be tight ends,

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The theme of this year's baseball offseason: Value, value, value!!!GMs are making a killing this offseason, signing player after player at incredible bargains!Gary Matthews Jr, OF, Angels (5 yrs, $50 mil) - For years, teams viewed Matthews as nothing more than a bench player and platoon outfielder at best, but last season, Matthews proved everyone wrong. Rather than allow him to grow complaisant,

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MLB Hot Stove Report - Wednesday, Dec 13Houston, we have a pitching problem - The Astros acquired Jason Jennings from Colorado after Jennings violated the Rockies' Logan's Run-esque policy of being more valuable than Todd Helton.Two-bedroom Lofton - New Ranger Kenny Lofton has almost completed his tour of the U.S.; next year, he plans to sign with the AA Yellowstone Parkers and will finish his

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Prophetic Pun Prediction It was only a matter of time before the St. Louis Blues decided to fire coach Mike Kitchen, and it was only that matter of time plus about eight seconds before someone threw caution to the wind and used a pun headline on the word "Kitchen".Fans of our old blog (i.e., people who happened to Google "Mike Milbury Shitty") will recall my "Coach Fired-o-meter" piece, in which

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No one's going to win the Superbowl this year! And here's why!AFC Indianapolis Colts - Hypothetical question: is Indy's rush defense so bad that they wouldn't even be able to stop their own rushing offense? As long as they got Manning, though, they're Super Bowl contenders, provided their entire playoff run consists of regular season games.San Diego Chargers - Marty Schottenheimer in the

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Joe Borowski signed with the Indians this afternoon.Why is this an interesting story? Because Borowski failed a physical with the Phillies less than a week ago. Even more head-scratching is this prognostication from the Indians' website from Monday:Joe Borowski's failed physical with the Phillies last week might have put him in a position to become the Indians' closer.What can we make of this?

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MLB HOT STOVE REPORT - Friday, December 1Top remaining free agents:1. Barry Zito, P, 28 - Bidding for Zito is apparently down to the Rangers and the Mets, he just has to decide if he wants his ERA to go up 4 runs a game pitching in Arlington or just the industry standard 2 runs a game after a contract year.2. Jason Schmidt, P, 33 - Teams unable to acquire a high-priced Asian pitcher may want to

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Carter rips Strahan for ripping Burress about ripping ManningLeft guard, punter also criticized for some reasonEarlier today, Giants #2 receiver Tim Carter blasted defensive end Michael Strahan after his comments criticizing receiver Plaxico Burress for making negative statements about Eli Manning's leadership and his own lack of effort."It's just uncalled for," said the normally soft-spoken

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Baseball Hot Stove Report - Tuesday, November 28Who's afraid of the big bad Wolf's injury-plagued history? - The Dodgers took a chance on lefty Randy Wolf, signing him to a one year, $8 million deal with a club option for a 5 year, $70 million extension in 2007.Zaun Daddy Zaun - Toronto signed Gregg Zaun to a two-year, $7.25 million deal, solidifying their backup catcher spot for at least the

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Beane hires Geren as new A's manager At a press conference today, Oakland A's GM Billy Beane officially named Bob Geren the team's new manager. Beane then stepped aside, and Geren emerged from underneath the podium to address the media."Oog oog, me feel extremely honored and priviledged to be named manager of the A's," said Geren, Oakland's former bench coach under Ken Macha. "Me look forward to

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REASON #4986 THE EAGLES ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPERBOWLVikram Dewan, president and CEO of Philadelphia Zoo:In the animal kingdom, most competitions would be settled by the survival of the fittest. While we love the Phillies, Flyers and Sixers, we would lean toward the Eagles based on a combination of past performance, player prospects, and our passionate support of our Zoo Eagle who is also hungry

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Kenyon Martin out for season; Nuggets coaches, players go about their businessESPN.com today reported that Kenyon Martin will undergo season-ending knee surgery, an announcement which has left the Denver coaching staff not scrambling or hindered in any way.An unconcerned Coach George Karl reacted, "Yeah, ever since we signed Kenyon in '04, we've been practicing and planning for every game as

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Flyers offering 40-year season ticket packages? (Fans only!) Needless to say, I did a double take when I came across the homepage for Philadelphiaflyers.com, a page which was unfortunately replaced on Monday (apparently, their intern's got a sharp eye.) Turns out, this tab was in reference to a ticket package commemorating the Flyers' 40th anniversary, and was not, in fact, a 40-year ticket

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MLB HOT STOVE REPORT - Tuesday, November 14Red Sox bid $42 million to negotiate with Japanese pitcher Matsuzaka - Bud Selig reiterates, "Look, if baseball was economically unfair, then how do you explain the A's and Twins having success ever?"Cubs lock up Ramirez for 5 years, $75 million - Cubs GM Hendry said, "Hopefully, this will divert some of the fans' frustration over that Mark Prior

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NFL Week 10 Recap (in Headline form)Mangenius outcoaches Manstupid, Jets Beat PatsEagles Skin Skins, Washington Gibbs Up Jaguars Jax'd Up by TexansThe Snake Charms (Sort Of), Broncos beat Junior College RaidersCards lose again, Dennis still a menace to Arizona's ability to win football gamesPittsburgh steels win from Saints, Parker puts it in driveGiants Eli Down, Mauled By BearsRams keep hitting

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BREAKING NEWS: Gary Sheffield traded to Tigers for Wrens Bassist Kevin WhelanAccording to ESPN.com, the Yankees have shipped Sheffield to Detroit for pitching prospects Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett.All familiar with the work of Wrens singer / bassist Kevin Whelan can attest that this is an absolute steal for the Yankees. To fill the void, the Tigers will try their luck on

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Stern introduces "New Ball Dress Code"NBA Commissioner David Stern today issued an updated off-court dress code for players, requiring individuals to wear business casual attire with no fewer than twenty new NBA balls affixed onto them. Stern claims that the new NBA balls, which can be sewn onto garments or worn as jewelry (within reason), have a greater grippable surface area than the old ball

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Headlines for Wednesday, November 8thHeath Shuler elected to House of Representatives - In a tight N.C. race, Shuler edged out incumbent Danny Wuerffel as well as Independents Ryan Leaf and Akili Smith.Hornets top Warriors 97-93, off to franchise-best 4-0 start - In a related story, the Starter Jacket Company has pulled out of bankruptcy.Chiefs name Damon Huard starting QB - Herman Edwards

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CEVIN'S KORNER: BANNER DAY FOR BIRDSBuy your tickets for Miami, the Eagles have punched their tickets to Super Bowl XLI. The Eagles sent a very clear message to the rest of the NFC: Their time is now. The 2006 don't need no fancy free agents. Please don't suggest that Stallworth counts. Donte Stallworth has about much chance of working on Sunday as your 14 year old version of Mario 3, and a much

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Johnson guarantees possible victoryIn trademark Ocho-Cinco fashion, Chad Johnson boldly stepped forward this week and proclaimed, "I guarantee that we will probably beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. They got absolutely not much of a chance against us."The media has taken notice of Johnson's nearly brash statements, though Johnson is shrugging off allegations that he has scaled back his

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Headlines for Thursday, November 2ndPens' Malkin becomes first to score in first 6 NHL games since 1918 - Malkin can now be mentioned in the same breath as "Unforgettable" Joe Malone, "Hilarious Olde Timey Guy" Newsy Lalonde, and "Unforgettable Hilarious Olde Timey Guy" Cy Denneny. Mets reliever Guillermo Mota suspended 50 games for steroid use - Suspicions confirmed after Mota's 4.53 ERA, 48

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Transcript from Pat Riley's press Conference following the Heat's 108-66 loss to the Bulls last night:PR: Thank you all for coming. So, that game. Yeahhhhh... did not.... play..... so great. It was, you know, kind of.... like... well, it was like you were expecting.... no... what was I trying to say? Um... yeah, it was not.... very.... you know? Not at all. Not one bit. Not one itty widdle bit.

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