Archive for May, 2009
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Kwame Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein, has said Brown will take his time deciding whether or not to exercise a $4.1 million player option and return to the Detroit Pistons next season. Brown, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft and one of the biggest busts in history, ...
Posted in NBA, NBA Rumors, Rumors | 5 Comments »
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Phillips and I spent Sunday morning watching high school basketball. Of course, calling it "basketball" is probably a stretch since we were at an AAU tournament, but there were two hoops and an orange ball, so at least it was a basketball-like substance. I recently shared my feelings on AAU ...
Posted in College Basketball, College Recruiting, High School Sports | 3 Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Wanna know what that stuff in her hair is? It's the triumphant return of Katrina Bowden Thursdays! For those who don't know, Katrina plays Cerie Xerox on NBC's "30 Rock", which none of us actually watch.
Coupla wise guys, eh? - Hugging Harold Reynolds
Your Cavs playoff roundup - Cleveland Frowns
Golf announcers ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Katrina Bowden, Link Dump | No Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Gregg Doyel writes for CBSSports.com and his columns are - to say the least - usually over-the-top, lack proper insight and, frankly, suck. He's the guy who said that College Basketball as we know it is now over because John Calipari is at Kentucky. Yep, completely over. Teams like North ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Cheating, College Basketball, College Football, Gregg Doyel, Louis Johnson, O.J. Mayo, Pete Carroll, Reggie Bush, Tim Floyd, University of Florida, USC | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Keith Olbermann's girlfriend, Katy Tur, is a fan of the links. You know because they're awesome.
Tom Krasovic is out at the San Diego Union-Tribune. I hate the fucking newspaper business - Dayton Daily News
The top 50 Newcastle United players. Who're you calling a homer? - Times Online
Be careful, Shane Matthews. ...
Posted in Katy Tur, Keith Olbermann, Link Dump | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
In case you don't watch every show on DVR or online and can't fast forward through every commercial break, then I'm sure you're more than aware of Friday's upcoming release of "Angels and Demons."
The critics are saying: "Better than 'The Da Vinci Code' in every way imaginable!"
I would hope ...
Posted in Al Davis, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Angels and Demons, Golf, Ill Behaved Individuals, LeBron James, Manny Pacquiao, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Patrick Kane, Roger Clemens, Terrell Owens, Tiger Woods, Urban Meyer | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
So far, we’ve taught you about the inspiration for Roy Hobbs and a gift-giving and gift-taking last of his kind. If you noticed, we’re going for obscure here. We want you to learn something. So onto today’s lesson.
There was nothing spectacular about Benny DiStefano’s career. Mostly a career minor leaguer, ...
Posted in A Rumors and Rants History Lesson, Benny DiStefano, David Cone, General, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sandy Koufax | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
This fall, a guy from Chicago sold us on hope and change we could believe in -- and he's delivered in spades.
The man I'm referring to is of course none other than Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz, who has overseen the Hawks' transformation from the most moribund franchise in all of ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, NHL | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
It's been less than a week since Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez 50 games for violating its ban on performance-enhancing drugs. In that time we've heard nearly everyone's opinion on the subject. One person we hadn't heard from was Manny's old buddy, David Ortiz. Well, now we have.
Ortiz said ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, MLB, Steroids | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
The Hoff reads the links. You should too. The awesome-est part? We already had a "David Hasselhoff" tag.
Who was worse: the Cincinnati mayor or Gary from the Howard Stern Show? - Busted Coverage
Your Padres/Cubs series preview - Strait Pinkie
Tony Romo failed to qualify for the US Open again. Thank God ...
Posted in David Hasselhoff, Link Dump | No Comments »
