Wed Jul 23 , 2008
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07/23/08
Thank you, Charles Barkley, for bringing some optimism to the sports
world. Today Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports brings us back to the
comfortable embrace of negativity by ranking the NFL owners from
worst to best (first of a two-part series: those boring, successful
owners will have to wait.)
It's helpful for a fan because Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Tue Jul 22 , 2008
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07/22/08
There's so much negativity with money and sports, its nice to see
something positive about it instead.
Charles Barkley gave his
favorite busboy the tip of a lifetime (Nic Cage, get ready for a
script) - he offered to pay for his college tuition.
It seems
that Charles is very into educational issues lately, and was Read More>>
Mon Jul 21 , 2008
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07/21/08
NFL training camps haven't even opened yet, and the New England
Patriots are atop ESPN's Power Rankings!
What does this mean?
Bill Belichick, Tom Brady & co. are the best in the league at
packing suitcases? Perhaps this is where their legendary
organization's skills come into play - they have the exact number of Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Fri Jul 18 , 2008
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07/18/08
In a curious approach to the "there's no 'I' in team" philosophy,
Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson hit the streets of New York in an
effort to promote himself as the best player to pick for fantasy
football drafts.
Granted, the campaign is tongue in cheek, but
you'd think someone with LT's selfish reputation would steer clear Read More>>
Thu Jul 17 , 2008
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07/17/08
Paul Pierce had such an eventful NBA postseason, his impact is going
to be felt in the NFL.
Spurred by the fine Pierce received for
allegedly throwing up a gang sign during the playoffs, the NFL is
going to hire experts to go over game footage and look for gang
signs.
The good news is, if you throw up the gang sign while Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Wed Jul 16 , 2008
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07/16/08
JD Drew, in the unfamiliar position of wearing the Red Sox home
whites at Yankee Stadium, also lead the home team to victory. And
that's not all - he almost had to come in from the bullpen to pitch.
(wait - could he go to the bullpen if he's playing the field? If a
fielder comes in to pitch does he get extra warm-up pitches to Read More>>
Tue Jul 15 , 2008
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07/15/08
Excuse the language, but there's really no other way to put this:
Brett Favre is dicking around with the Packers again.
I'll say
this right up front: I have no idea what he's going through right
now. I can certainly believe its tough to walk away from all that
fame, money and everything that goes along with it. If I were in his Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Mon Jul 14 , 2008
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07/14/08
About a week ago, fresh off a sweep by the Tampa Bay Rays, Red Sox
fans (well, at least Boston sports media and those fans who call
into talk radio), were in a state of panic.
I don't know how many
times I heard "The Red Sox are playing for the Wild Card now" or
some variation of it. The Sox were five games in back of the Rays, Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Fri Jul 11 , 2008
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07/11/08
ESPN checks in with ways to fix the MLB All-Star Game.
Funny, I
didn't know it needed fixing. Other than keep Bud Selig away from
deciding ties, that is. And I thought that whole thing was way
overblown. But the fact that it caused such an uproar should
indicate that people are still passionate about it.
It sure as Read More>>
Thu Jul 10 , 2008
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07/10/08
Sadly, in the wake of Brett Favre's retirement/return drama, it
seems that the football world has no more tears for Trent Dilfer
riding off into the sunset.
Of course, when a paper runs the
retirement of a football star under the heading "Celebrity Golf" -
you're probably not really deserving of "star" status.
Dilfer was Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Wed Jul 9 , 2008
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07/09/08
Sox GM Theo Epstein says he will mainly look internally for help as
the trade deadline looms.
He also seemingly downplayed the Barry
Bonds rumors, thankfully.
I don't think the Sox are in a place
where they need to press the panic button, so this approach is fine
by me. And with the level of success they've had recently I think Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Wed Jul 9 , 2008
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07/09/08
As if it wasn't odd enough seeing "Tampa Bay" atop the AL East
leaderboard... but for a couple of nights, Red Sox fans are also put
in the unusual position of rooting for the Yankees, so the Sox can
close in on the division lead.
Well, some of us are rooting for
the Yankees. Most aren't ready to go there yet, and figure there Read More>>
Tue Jul 8 , 2008
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07/08/08
Looks like the next NHL Winter Classic will be at Wrigley Field this
winter, pitting the Black hawks vs. the Red Wings.
A big winner
in this is Yankee Stadium, which can apparently be closed out with a
Yankees game instead of a (NY) Rangers game.
The new "in" thing
is "out." The NHL is playing outdoor games; Barack Obama is Read More>>
Posted by JoeC
Mon Jul 7 , 2008
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07/07/08
One of the (sports?) traditions I don't get at all is the Running of
the Bulls. (Real ones, not the tall dudes from Chicago)
The only
way to be recognized is by getting gored. Woo-hoo.
Here are some
observations from the AP story:
"The half-mile sprint through
cobblestone streets turned chaotic..."
When you're talking about Read More>>
Thu Jul 3 , 2008
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07/03/08
The Seattle Supersonics seem like they're officially on their way to
Oklahoma. The city of Seattle negotiated a settlement that keeps the
Sonics name, colors and heritage with Seattle.
So in a few years
they can try to get another team to abandon their hometown, just
like Oklahoma City did to them.
All hope isn't lost, though. Read More>>
