Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
An underrated part of the argument for a playoff in college football is that, though the bowl season builds to a crescendo in early January, there is nearly a week of crap leading up to it. And this is after about two weeks of no college football other than the ...
Posted in College Football | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Olivia Munn is looking incredible as Maxim's new cover girl.
The top five former NBA players turned announcers - Unathletic
Charlie Frye over JaMarcus Russell? Yeah, I can agree with that - The Scores Report
Earnest Graham's unscientific study of HGH users in the NFL - No Guts, No Glory
Jonathan Babineaux is just ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Olivia Munn | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Having worked in Alabama for a brief moment after college, I like to think I learned a few things about the state’s inhabitants.
Such as expecting not-so subtle racist references to a black high school being in the cotton fields. (I actually had to call my editor because I couldn’t ...
Posted in BCS National Title Game, NCAA Football, University of Alabama, University of Texas | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
The world of sports is loaded with heroes, guys who go the extra mile and make it easy to root for them. And then there are the guys who engender the exact opposite reaction. As we wind down the year and head into 2010, we decided it was time to ...
Posted in Villains | 73 Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Marisa Miller looks expensive.
Bill Walton rapping is one of the best things ever - Unathletic
Damn. White boy got ups - Outside the Boxscore
Mike Holmgren to the Browns as their GM? - No Guts, No Glory
Even if Vandy came to the Big Ten, my beloved Hoosiers would still occupy the cellar ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Marisa Miller | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
After signing John Lackey, trading Mike Lowell (pending a few details) and allowing Jason Bay to walk away, the Boston Red Sox are now looking for bats to fill out the rest of their lineup. Today the Sox inked Mike Cameron to a two-year deal to serve as an "all-purpose ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
On Monday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox signed John Lackey to a five-year deal reportedly worth more than the $82.5 million A.J. Burnett got from the New York Yankees last winter. While Lackey is a fine pitcher and a quality guy, the Red Sox made a very questionable move in ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, MLB, New York Yankees | 11 Comments »
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Sophia Bush and her legs are bringing you today's links.
Halladay to the Phillies while Lee goes to Seattle? - Sports Illustrated
Beer Christmas trees. Because it's that time of year - Muff Slap
LeBron is clearly bored in Cleveland - Unathletic
A 2000's retrospective - The Legend of Cecilio Guante
LSU fans are picking ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Sophia Bush | No Comments »
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Now that it looks like free agent outfielder Jason Bay is ready to move on from the Boston Red Sox, the serious suitors for his services have begun to sort themselves out. The New York Mets appear to be proactively chasing Bay and appear to be the leader right now.
Last ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 14th, 2009
I know hockey is a niche sport. But if you can’t get excited about Olympic hockey, then I question your sports fandom. It's the best Olympic team sport out there. Far superior to basketball, which is basically a three-team tournament (and that's only a new occurrence).
On paper, the United States ...
Posted in 2010 Winter Olympics, Dustin Brown, General, Hockey, Jack Johnson, NHL, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Ryan Miller, USA Hockey | 2 Comments »
