Archive for March, 2009

Jim Calhoun’s Rant Continues to Take On Its Own Life

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

By now you've all seen the rather, uh, heated exchange between a "reporter"/activist and Connecticut men's hoops coach Jim Calhoun. Gotta say, I side with Calhoun, even though he comes off somewhat like a d-bag in the whole thing. But either way, screw that guy and the people in the Connecticut state ...

Fighting May Be Seeing Its Last Days in the NHL

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Very soon we may have seen the end of fighting in NHL games. Believe it. In their annual meeting, NHL general managers proposed rules changes that would result in fewer staged fights (right off a face off, for example), stiffer penalties for instigating with fists after a clean hit and would ...

Link Dump!

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Because no one fucks with the Link Dump. Kurt Rambis and Kevin McHale think Rudy Fernandez is a sissy - YouTube/Ballhype With Leather thinks so too - With Leather Looks like I'll be staying a Chargers fan next year..maybe - San Diego Union-Tribune See, I remember Brenden Stai as a Cornhusker more than a ...

An Ode To The Original WAG

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Excuse my recent complacency. I'm in the middle of moving and mixed in I had a nice bout of food poisoning courtesy of some Indian food. In protest, I'm not talking to my Indian friends for two weeks. Have you ever shat on yourself while vomiting? It ain't pleasant. It's a ...

Indiana’s NCAA Tournament Resume

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Since we're less than a week away from Selection Sunday and everyone is checking and re-checking tournament resumes and figuring out who is in and who is out right now, we figured we'd give our alma mater's current tournament resume. Needless to say, it's been a tough season for the Indiana ...

The Roller Coaster Continues for the Montreal Canadiens

Monday, March 9th, 2009

There is no more storied franchise in the history of the NHL than the Montreal Canadiens, and this was supposed to be a wonderful centenniel year up there in French-speaking land. But, aside from hosting the All Star game, this season has been more bizarre than idyllic for the Habs. They're playing ...

You Are Advised Not to Watch the Big Ten Tournament

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Basketball has a certain reputation in the Big Ten: The slow, grinding pace and physical play doesn't exactly inspire people to watch how beautiful a well-played basketball game can be. Instead we have to suffer through games like Penn State's 38-33 win at Illinois a few weeks back. Watching two minutes ...

Well, This Should Be A Smooth Transition

Friday, March 6th, 2009

The other day it was announced that Alex Rodriguez would likely miss the World Baseball Classic with a hip injury, so naturally he needed to be replaced on the Dominican Republic's roster. So what big name did the Dominican team call on to replace the former steroid user with 553 ...

Link Dump!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

The world will look up and shout "link us!" And I'll whisper, "no." Get up you fucking sissy - Off the Post ESPN does us a "favor" and puts part II of Special One vs. Mister Alex on ESPN Classic - Soccer by Ives Get pissed about Congress doing THIS, Phillips - Hugging ...

So Which Team Will T.O. Ruin Next?

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

This is a glorious day, the Cowboys have cut Terrell Owens... ...and now the question is which team is stupid enough to sign him. I vote the Bears, just for my personal entertainment purposes. Thoughts? Let us first ponder the past repercussions of T.O.'s scortched Earth policy when it comes to teams ...