Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Since today will see streets in towns all across the country littered with pasty white Irishmen (and women) celebrating the beautiful world of alcohol, I figured we should have some sort of homage to pasty whiteness.
So to do that we're going to discuss one of the biggest feel-bad stories to ...
Posted in Asshole Patrol, Big East, College Basketball, Eric Devendorf, Ill Behaved Individuals, Syracuse University, White Trash | 113 Comments »
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
I wrote three full-length newspaper articles today, and now I'm writing this blog entry.
Why?
Because I'm a badass. Just like Theodore Roosevelt Lilly.
In case you did not know, America is turning its lonely eyes to Ted Lilly tonight as the US attempts to stave off elimination against Puerto Rico in Round ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Go America, Old People, World Baseball Classic | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Every year, the NCAA tournament committee manages to make at least one glaring mistake. And we're always here to call them out on it.
Last year, it was the comparatively minor violation of giving Butler the shaft when it came to seeding. Last year's Bulldogs, who were clearly good enough to ...
Posted in College Basketball, Free SDSU, Go Fuck Yourself San Diego, NCAA Tournament, NIT, SEC | 8 Comments »
Monday, March 16th, 2009
I know it’s a pipe dream, but the Chicago Bears should make a serious play for distraught Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler.
The Bears futility under center has been well documented. It’s the largest positional black hole in sports history.
Cutler, who hails from Santa Claus, Ind., is a Bears ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Erik Kramer, Jay Cutler, NFL, Sid Luckman | 5 Comments »
Friday, March 13th, 2009
Indiana's embarrassing season came to its embarrassing end on Thursday evening, and perhaps it is fitting that one of the primary culprits in IU's demise was none other than Stanley Pringle.
Pringle was Penn State's second-leading scorer in its 66-51 win over the Hoosiers, exploding for 16 points. If you're thinking ...
Posted in College Basketball, Ill Behaved Individuals, Indiana University, Penn State basketball, You Jackin' It? | 3 Comments »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The first rule of Fight Club is no cell phones! - Busted Coverage
I'm not addicted to fantasy football! STOP SMOTHERING ME! - Global Sports Fraternity
Peyton bailed on Manning Day in Mississippi to play golf with Tiger Woods. I think the point is that every day is Manning Day in pretty ...
Posted in Link Dump | No Comments »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Leave it to Yahoo! Sports to rain on Syracuse's little Big East tournament parade.
The Orange dropped a ton of threes and narrowly avoided a scrum with Seton Hall on Wednesday in their first game at the Garden, setting up a quarterfinal game against Connecticut at 9 p.m. tonight.
But lost in ...
Posted in College Basketball, Donte Greene, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University | No Comments »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
On November 2, 1889, the State of North Dakota was admitted into the Union.
On March 11, 1903, the state witnessed the birth of Lawrence Welk.
Nearly 106 years to the day of that landmark event, North Dakota watched in glee as significant event No. 2 of its history occured: the North ...
Posted in College Basketball, NCAA Tournament | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
I officially retract everything negative I've ever said about Mel Kiper Jr. Sure, he may be a blowhard who has a creepy obsession with 18 to 25-year-old men, but I can forgive that. And though his nightly, ESPN-sponsored, cat fights with Todd McShay make me want to gouge my eyes ...
Posted in Denver Broncos, Jay Cutler, Jeff George, John Elway, Matt Cassel, Mel Kiper, NFL, NFL Draft, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
This might be the best day for the Dutch since Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor.
Well, Dutch Manhattan eventually got taken over by the British. And Hudson wasn't actually Dutch. And until recently people tended to forget about the Dutch influence on what America became...
...But anyway, the Netherlands advanced ...
Posted in Dutch Power, The Netherlands, World Baseball Classic | 6 Comments »