Archive for January, 2009
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Way back in '08, we here at Rumors and Rants proclaimed it the Greatest Year in Sports History.
I know what you are thinking -- big deal. So did Sports Illustrated and ESPN and everyone else who makes widespread proclamations. Only we made the call in July. Basically, when something's up, ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Gene Chizik, Matt Millen, MLB, NFL, Notre Dame, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay Rays | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
An ode to the pork tenderloin - Pomp Culture
The U.S. is going to bid on hosting a World Cup again! - Soccer by Ives
Notre Dame fan WOULD dream about this - A Crown of Thistles
Any time PETA and the sports blogosphere agree, you know something weird is going on. Or ...
Posted in Link Dump | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
What in the name of Kirsten Dunst?
According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, cheerleading is a “contact sport.” (You don’t know how many times I dreamt that was the case when I was in high school.)
The top Cheeseheads came to this conclusion after a high school cheerleader sued another cheerleader for ...
Posted in Cheerleading | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
In case you weren't aware, I hate Kelvin Sampson so much that picturing him suffering like Sisyphus in Milwaukee doesn't even bring a smile to my face. His name only exits my mouth on rare occasions, usually preceded by the type of unhinged cursing reserved only for the San Diego ...
Posted in Assholeface, College Basketball, Ill Behaved Individuals, Indiana University, Kelvin Sampson, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NCAA Rules | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
For the sake of having some hockey video (which is always awesome) we give you this week's best game: Washington at Boston last night, which the Bruins won, 3-2, in overtime.
Here's what you need to know about this video and what not:
- Gary Bettman and every Caps fan probably held ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, Gary Bettman, NHL, Tim Thomas, Washington Capitals, Zdeno Chara | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
It is not a good time for the Notre Dame basketball team right now. Gone are the happy-go-lucky days of making many 3-pointers. Those moments have been replaced with long faces and quiet locker rooms.
As a man named Heath Ledger would say if he were alive and wearing lots of ...
Posted in Big East, College Basketball, NCAA Tournament, NIT, Notre Dame | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
I know it's Super Bowl week and most of the blogosphere is focused on the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. But one thing you've come to learn about Rumors and Rants, is that we don't conform (except for when we write about Erin Andrews, apparently).
Sure, the Super Bowl is big ...
Posted in Carlos Emmons, Cortland Finnegan, Donald Driver, Marques Colston, Matt Cassel, NFL, NFL Draft, Seventh Round, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, TheBaker's Draft Anthology | 3 Comments »
Monday, January 26th, 2009
There are some things that words simply can't do justice in describing. And that's why they invented YouTube.
In a move certain to enrage fans of the Creighton Bluejays and the rest of their ilk, the Bradley basketball team has recently released a video entitled "The MVC Shuffle." As you can ...
Posted in Bradley Braves, Chicago Bears, College Basketball, MVC | 3 Comments »
Monday, January 26th, 2009
There were a few things I promised myself I would never do when I started blogging for Rumors and Rants in earnest. Those were:
1.) I will never write an Erin Andrews post.
2.) I will not give any clues as to who I actually am.
3.) I will never write an Erin ...
Posted in Erin Andrews, ESPN, Notre Dame | 11 Comments »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Denny Green is a better coach than Bill Belichick - The Victoria Times
Fuck you Benfica and Monaco. Play Freddy Adu!
Apropos of nothing, one of my favorite March Madness moments: TJ Sorrentine from Vermont's huge 3-pointer - YouTube
I know it was a couple of days ago, but damn that Michigan State ...
Posted in Link Dump | 1 Comment »
