Archive for January, 2009
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Diora Baird told us she's not going any further until vote for us.
That's right, it's day three of us begging for you to vote for Rumors and Rants for Best Sports Blog at the 2008 Weblog Awards. You can vote once every 24 hours, so that means you should have ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Diora Baird, Go America, We Rule | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Ottawa has become the epicenter of the hockey world overnight, and it didn't even require the Senators to actually be good. (Ironically, when they made the finals a couple years ago, no one paid any attention to them).
The first news item out of Canada's capital is that Sens center Mike ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Mike Fisher, NHL, Ottawa Senators | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
From what I understand, it's not very much fun to get old. There's all kind of health-related issues that I, as a young person, don't even want to think about. In a word: prostate.
That said, I can only hope that when I'm 87 years old I'm half the man Dale ...
Posted in Bowling, Old People | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Hey Adriana, how many times have you voted for Rumors and Rants as 2008's Best Sports Blog?
Good girl.
She's doing her duty, are you? You can vote once every 24 hours, that means you should have already voted for us twice. So get on it people, we need your help!
Posted in Adriana Lima, Chicks Man, Go America, We Rule | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Updated through GMAC Bowl.
Record: 17-14, 14-17 ATS
Monday, January 5, 2009
8pm ET
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
(10) Ohio State (10-2) at (3) Texas (11-1) (-8)
This game rests entirely on the defense of Ohio State. If this were a Big Ten game, that would be a good thing, but time and again the Buckeye ...
Posted in Ball State, Ball State University, BCS, Brady Hoke, College Football, Dante Love, David Johnson, Fiesta Bowl, General, McD says fuck. A lot., McD's Gambling Problem, Nate Davis, Ohio State, Tulsa, University of Texas | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Now that the NFL regular season has wound to a close, awards season is upon us. Everyone will be giving you their two cents on who the best player, coach, rookie, etc. were this season. We have our own awards here at Rumors and Rants, but since we're such negative ...
Posted in Braylon Edwards, Brett Favre, New York Jets, NFL, Pro Bowl, Ryan Grant, Tony Romo | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Oh, the quarterback carousel in Chicago just doesn’t seem to want to quit.
Just months after being anointed The Bearded Savior, Kyle Orton is looking over his shoulder.
Orton didn’t have an awful season. He threw for 2,972 yards and 18 touchdowns, but after a midseason ankle injury he wasn’t the ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Kurt Warner, Kyle Orton, NFL, Tim Tebow | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
As I said yesterday, this here blog is a finalist for Best Sports Blog of the Year at the 2008 Weblog Awards. So you should go vote for us. Like, now. You can vote once every 24 hours, so we expect all of you to stuff those ballot boxes Chicago-style.
Why ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Diora Baird, Go America, We Rule | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Let's begin this post with a simple statement: I love University of Pittsburgh basketball. Whew, it feels good to get that off my chest.
Everybody knows this blog is populated with guys who attended The Indiana University. So, naturally, we're all IU basketball fans.
But Pitt, now ranked No. 1 and probably ...
Posted in Big East, College Basketball, Rumors, University of Pittsburgh | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
According to reports out of Chicago, Milton Bradley and the Cubs have agreed to terms on a three-year, $30-million contract. My sources tell me that since the Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy and because the team hasn’t been sold yet, Bradley will be paid in Monopoly money for the first ...
Posted in Board Games, Chicago Cubs, General, Milton Bradley, MLB, Tale Of The Tape | 2 Comments »
