Archive for September, 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011
I don't know about you but to me it seems like it's been about a decade since Barry Zito signed his ridiculous seven-year, $126 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. Turns out that after this season, Zito still has two years and $46 million remaining on that deal. And ...
Posted in MLB | 3 Comments »
Friday, September 16th, 2011
What I'm watching this weekend (and notice how I'm not watching Indiana this week because I'm boycotting any game in which we play a 1-AA squad):
12 pm ET - Don't bother with the noon games this week unless you're an alumni. I'm thinking I'll take a nap. Oh hey, DVR'd ...
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Denver Broncos fans love them some Tim Tebow. In fact, as you may have heard, they even plan to buy two billboards in Denver imploring the Broncos to start Tebow in place of current starter Kyle Orton.
Today, Tebow let his feelings about such a gesture be known, and apparently he ...
Posted in NFL | 4 Comments »
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
(23) Texas (2-0) at UCLA (1-1) (-4)
Two programs meet at the Rose Bowl on Saturday that are way, way below expectations even though they're 3-1 combined. That's actually the fun part, since it's impossible to tell whether this will be an unexpectedly interesting battle or one of the worst games ...
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
As some of you may know, Auburn University's official mascot is a Tiger named Aubie. Yet, they also have an Eagle that flies around the stadium before football games.
And this past Saturday that eagle almost died thanks to a collision with a plexiglass window on a luxury box. We're happy ...
Posted in College Football | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
As we all know, there is nothing funny about domestic abuse -- unless it is committed by Manny Ramirez! Because everything that guy does is hilarious!
OK, so not really.
Ramirez was released from a Fort Lauderdale jail on Tuesday after spending Monday night there following his arrest for allegedly slapping his ...
Posted in Athletes and the Law, Manny Ramirez | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The Miami Dolphins don't play around. After allowing Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to throw for 517 yards in a 38-24 loss Monday night, the Dolphins went ahead and released a major part of their secondary from that Week 1 debacle.
According to his agent, Miami cut ties with ...
Posted in NFL | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
A study just came out that more or less proves that the college athletes so many people love to watch and gush over (especially in keeper leagues, which I only recently extricated myself from) mostly live below the poverty line because of the way their scholarships work. That isn’t to ...
Posted in College Basketball, College Football | No Comments »
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Now that the Minnesota Timberwolves have finally hired Rick Adelman as their head coach the team's next order of business will be signing All-Star forward Kevin Love to a long-term extension. Good news for Wolves fans, apparently Love is a huge fan of the Adelman hiring.
Love and Adelman have known ...
Posted in NBA, NBA Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Even though Indiana football is depressingly bad, Purdue is still just as bad. And that's awesome.
Make no mistake, Indiana would have lost to Rice too, and it might not have been close enough for a blocked field goal to make a difference. But damn is it fun to watch Purdue ...
Posted in College Football | 2 Comments »
