Archive for August, 2010
Monday, August 9th, 2010
The resurgent Baltimore Orioles won yet again on Monday night, improving their record under new manager Buck Showalter to 6-1, an obvious cause for excitement.
Well, not too much excitement.
The Orioles still have the worst record in baseball at 38-74. If they were to play the final 50 games of the ...
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, MLB | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Tina Thompson of the Los Angeles Sparks put an end to our long national nightmare last night by finally becoming the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. Until last night's game against the San Antonio Silver Stars, we were so on edge during Thompson's assault on Lisa Leslie's record - which we ...
Posted in WNBA | 5 Comments »
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Chael Sonnen is always going to be the guy who had Anderson Silva beaten four rounds to zero and managed to lose. The guy who made one split-second mistake against a tired champion and ended up submitted and embarrassed. Also he's that crazy guy who said Lance Armstrong gave himself ...
Posted in MMA, UFC, UFC 117 | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
You know, I was really enjoying a pretty quiet beginning of August. Should've known Brett Favre was fixing to ruin that.
You see, I'm a Packers fan. Always have been. As a result, I've morphed into something of the Brett Favre expert on this site. Truth be told, Favre was my ...
Posted in Brett Favre, ESPN, Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
As we know, Shaquille O'Neal loves to give himself nicknames. Over his career he's referred to himself as "The Diesel," "Shaq Fu," "The Big Aristotle," "The Big Daddy," "Superman," "The Big Agave," "The Big Cactus," "The Big Shaqtus," "Wilt Chamberneezy," "The Big Baryshnikov," and "Dr. Shaq."
Now that he's (reportedly) signed ...
Posted in NBA | 48 Comments »
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
So what do you get when a 900-year-old quarterback who had a miracle season and led you to the brink of a Super Bowl up and retires out of nowhere? You get Tarvaris Jackson as your starter.
The Minnesota Vikings are so screwed.
When Brett Favre reportedly decided to retire Tuesday afternoon ...
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
I don't like tossing around phrases like "out of his f-ing mind" and "batsh*t crazy" but sometimes it just applies.
While he may have issues fitting through doorways, Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh might just fit into both of those previously mentioned categories. Apparently Suh and his agent have ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 30 Comments »
