Sports
03/14/08 -
ncaagridirongab - Bill Parcells would prefer to go with a defensive player here, but can’t resist a player who scores nearly every time he touches the ball. Concerns over Gumps intelligence were allayed when Gump scored a 9 on his Wunderlic test, 2 points higher than Vince Young....
03/14/08 -
homer derby - The artwork, the colors, the personalized meanings, the fact that someone would sit through an hour or more of someone sticking ink under their skin by driving a needle in and out of their skin. ...
03/14/08 -
lifehacker - March Madness is just a week away, and this year you've got more ways than ever to catch the action no matter where you are. First, the freeware TV-over-the-internet app Joost (remember our full tour and review of Joost) has partnered with CBS to stream all of the games live to the Joost client. It's Joost's first major experiment for live video, so if bugginess is too much to bear, you can also...
03/13/08 -
Ball Star - He goes by Ken Tremendous on firejoemorgan.com, Mose Schrute on “The Office,” and Michael Schur in real life. He is a husband, father, full-time blogger, big-time TV writer and Harvard grad. He’s also one of the first interview subjects here at The Ball Star....
03/13/08 -
The Love of Sports - “Can the Good Guys win?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself every single morning of the 2007-08 fantasy basketball season. The answer so far? A resounding “sort of.”So, maybe this grand experiment hasn’t turned out to be as Earth-shattering as I’d hoped. A lot of the disappointment is due to key injuries – Yao’s foot, Caron Butler’s hip and Shane Battier’s hairline – it’s...
03/13/08 -
Meaningful Collateral - The Indianapolis Star reports IU point guard recruit Terrell Holloway has asked out of his letter of intent. But wait you say: How can a binding agreement be terminated by a player? The Hoosiers gave Holloway and recruit Devin Ebanks the option to terminate if Kelvin Sampson wasn’t the coach....
03/12/08 -
The Play In California - For those of you who missed it yesterday or found out this very morning, San Diego shocked the world, err, the nation, err, California I guess, with a stunning upset over number 22 ranked Gonzaga. USD had a small lead going into the half, but the real show stopper came in the second half when San Diego went on a 19-4 run on route to their victory....
03/12/08 -
Lion in Oil - The age-old adage says that money can't buy love. But money can sure buy some things - popularity, friends, image - for example. And money can buy jerseys, which one soccer player believes will lead all that and more....
03/12/08 -
the wizard of odds - The Ray Ray McElrathbey story is a special one. The Clemson reserve tailback gained national fame for taking custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006, then received a rare waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to get assistance from the university and the public in taking care of his younger brother and still maintain his football eligibility....
03/11/08 -
going five hole - While talks are still progressing, nothing has been finalized yet, especially since the Chicago Blackhawks want themselves in the mix as the location for a future Winter Classic. Having the game at a baseball stadium in the dead of winter would ensure better ice than what we saw in Buffalo. The NHL's ice guru Dan Craig would be given much more time to build a rink and prepare ice in anticipation...
03/11/08 -
deadspin - There are few people that would cause the Kinsale crowd to put down their pints on Saturday morning, turn away from the TV screens and pay their respects. A naked Scarlett Johansson comes to mind, a naked Natalie Portman comes to mind, a naked Scarlett Johansson comes to mind again and, of course, Martina Hingis slathered in Toblerone. But it's a rare man who would inspire such reverence. ...
03/11/08 -
The love of sports - Gatorade announced an endorsement deal with Tiger Woods last fall. Finally, the wait is over. Tiger-flavored Gatorade is now available at your favorite bodega or supermarket! ...
03/10/08 -
the sports hernia - Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who announced earlier this week his intention to run for mayor of Sacramento, made it painfully clear at a political function on Thursday that his campaign will be centered around repeated reminders of his pro basketball highlights. ...
03/10/08 -
sports by brooks - Jones, you may remember, was suspended last year for the entire season for violating the squishy new NFL player conduct policy, and a couple weeks ago his Tennessee Titans granted him the opportunity to seek a trade. And wouldn’t this be fantastic — he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys....
03/10/08 -
dead spin - I am a firm believer that a basketball game cannot be lost on a single bad call. No, it takes many bad calls, as was proven Thursday in UCLA's 77-67 overtime win over Stanford at Pauley. Particularly galling to Cardinal fans was this apparent block by Lawrence Hill on the Bruins' Nick Collison with 2.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Stanford wa...
03/09/08 -
deuce of davenport - This mask is actually for sale. The website says the mask is "[d]esigned to help protect against facial injuries. Total padding on both sides". It should also come with a guarantee that whomever your opponent is will kick your ass quickly and violently. If you have to wear this mask, you shouldn't be participating in whatever sport you're playing, plain and simple....
03/09/08 -
the angry t - I was a little shocked that while the Mitchell Report / Steroid Scandal has been all over baseball this off-season, people are still filing into Arizona and Florida to see their favorite teams in spring training. I mean can these millionaires do anything they want and still have people running back to them the next season? Finally I realized that baseball fans are mostly drunk idiots who are only...
03/09/08 -
daves football blog - Shocking, shocking news comes out of Australia tonight — or, if you live there, “tomorrow.” It seems American football is far from the only football code where the coaches dabble in espionage....
03/07/08 -
here come the pretzels - As many of you have probably heard, a cartoonist by the name of Andrew Feinstein recently started up a little blog called FireGeorgeKarl.com. And oh, what a sensation it's become. George Karl's lawyer, Bret Adams, got into the act by infamously e-mailing Feinstein. Hilarity ensued....
03/07/08 -
sports yenta - I wanted to really get into some serious NBA analysis with my post tonight, you know, really sink my teeth into the meat of a serious issue and prognosticate on what's going to be the result if the status quo is perpetuated. There's so much I could go after too. I've never talked about the dirty referee scandal, the Seattle Sonics' potential move to Oklahoma City, the crazy trade deadline deals or...
03/07/08 -
daves football blog - Seriously, I don’t care what ESPN is telling me. Until I see Brett Favre stand in front of a podium and actually say, “Yes, I’m retiring,” I’m going to assume this is all just another false alarm. The man loves the spotlight too much, and he probably still believes he can get this team back to the Super Bowl, especially after coming within one game of it last January. Besides, he’s...
03/06/08 -
awful announcing - Of course it's Brett Favre! Well how about this for a day after retirement tidbit....people "in the know" are actually suggesting and/or implying that Brett Favre may make the jump to the broadcast booth today. From SBD via USA Today......
03/06/08 -
lion in oil - You may not know Frank Luntz, but he's a researcher who tests messages, marketing and polling on what words would work best in order to sell policies or people. He's long worked for the GOP, helping to, among other things, turn "Global Warming" into "Climate Change," allowing the party to soften the debate and seriousness of the issue. And now his firm is working for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That...
03/06/08 -
wbng - Yes, we are happy to share the video from Cornell clinching their Ivy League title. Hope you don't mind if we go ahead and worry about our show first though. I know everyone loves the Sportscenter, with the zany commercials and all, but we're going to go ahead and edit our stuff first. We're selfish that way. Second, after I send you the video roughly 15 minutes after we get the tape back...
03/05/08 -
deadspin - Maybe Green Bay will get another quarterback as great as Favre during my lifetime, but I doubt it. More likely, I will be sitting in front of a TV with my son 15 years from now, completely ruining his enjoyment of the game by explaining to him, in patient detail, how the starting QB whose jersey he saved up his lawn-mowing money to buy is in reality a weak-armed numbnuts unfit to hold Favre's jock....
03/05/08 -
storming the floor - Strange days for the Ivy League. First, Cornell became (as pointed out by Whelliston) the first team team not to begin with a “P” to win the league title in 20 years. Secondly, and more surprising, is that a recruiting scandal looks like it may surfaced at Harvard. Yes, you just read the last sentence correctly. Recruiting scandal at Harvard. In an excellent piece by the New York Times...
03/05/08 -
the on deck circle - At just age 4 in the summer of 1970 in the sweltering heat of a Zairian summer, Dikembe first wagged his finger, a day that will go down as the day sports taunting was invented. He wasn’t sure what he was doing at the time, unaware that this move would become his trademark and forever change sports. He was just mimicking his mother, who was scorning him for playfully hitting one of his brothers....
03/04/08 -
babes love baseball - I'm almost to the point of not even wanting to write about Barry anymore. I don't watch daytime dramas like the Young and the Restless, so his situation doesn't even spark the slightest bit of excitement in me... but here we go anyhow. With that deer-in-the-headlights look on his face, Bonds must have a feeling of impending doom. And he has to be sick of wearing suits by now. His 2003 grand jury...
03/04/08 -
the wizard of odds - They just completed a Notre Dame alumni golf outing in North Naples, Fla., and Ara Parseghian shared with the world what he said to Crewcut Charlie Weis. "Put big W's up. That's what I told him," Parseghian said. "Get those wins. Sometimes it's not always easy." Parseghian, who had a sparkling 95-17 record as Fighting Irish coach, is clueless as to why Crewcut's team stumbled to an embarrassing...
03/04/08 -
suck at sports - OK not exactly, but Cornell has achieved something special in winning the Ivy League championship this weekend. Not only is Cornell the first team to officially punch a ticket to the Big Dance, but they are the first Ivy League team other than Penn or Princeton to make it in the tournament in TWENTY YEARS. Coincidentally, Cornell was the last exception in 1988. This is Cornell's 3rd NCAA bid in 60+...
03/03/08 -
fan iq - Whenever I read about bad fan behavior here in the United States, I always like to remind myself that at least its pretty tame (except when Ron Artest is involved) in the grand scheme of things. After all, over in the UK they have fans that make their Philly counterparts look like Eagle Scouts....
03/03/08 -
bugs and cranks - In 2002, one season prior to signing his (at the time) big 6-year, $50 million extension with the Phillies, a 25-year old Pat Burrell had to slum it during Spring Training in what looks to be an old-folks retirement community....
03/03/08 -
bleacher report - The Phoenix Suns are planning on playing a preseason game outdoors. And, the League OK'd it. My question is: why? The only reason I could come up with is to make money on the NBA during the preseason, considering the NBA knows that nobody cares about the preseason....
02/29/08 -
svp style - If you haven't heard, Bob Knight has been hired by ESPN to be a college basketball analyst beginning March 12. You might have heard whispers that Knight has a volatile personality, but don't let that turn you off; the man knows his basketball. In eager anticipation for his debut as analyst for the World Wide Leader, here's five quotes you might hear from Coach Knight....
02/29/08 -
cousins of ron mexico - So what does this mean for Mickey's - the lovable malt liquor that UFC fans have grown to know and love as the official beer of the UFC. Mickey's: Get Stung! It's a malt liquor for God's sake! Mickey's is the UFC. Since we started watching the UFC a few years ago Roommate Mike and I have always toyed with the idea of ordering a case of Mickey's 40's for a fight night. We never actually did it,...
02/29/08 -
storming the floor - Was there any doubt? Besides the game at Duke, UNC has rolled over its opponents on way to regaining the #1 ranking in the polls this coming week. Hansbrough has been unstoppable, Quentin Thomas has been viable and the rest of the rosters has started playing some defense. I do not see another loss coming until they get to that awesome March 6th showdown in Cameron. Then, who knows. Oh, and in case...
02/28/08 -
media takeout - If you thought Mike Vick was in some kind of country club prison - you're wrong. MediaTakeOut.com spoke with a person whose relative is currently incarcerated with Mike Vick in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary - in the same cell block. And according to our source, Mike Vick is having a difficult time fitting in....
02/28/08 -
celeb stoner - Babin further explained: "It wasn't a random search - everybody going into the building was searched that night. It's a large venue in town where events are held throughout the year and based on the type of event and whether we would think there would be a narcotics presence we would work it undercover. Kevin just happened to have marijuana."...
02/28/08 -
the red cauldron - Liverpool bounced back from an utterly embarrassing result last weekend to put up a surprise 2-0 lead over Italian league leaders, Inter Milan. Rafa Benitez and his men were under intense pressure after they were knocked out of the English FA Cup by the unfancied Barnsley side. Though considered giants in Europe, both teams were in different circumstances. Inter are currently the run-away leaders...
02/27/08 -
east coast bias - With Memphis losing to Tennessee on Saturday, we're sure to go another season without an undefeated D1 men's college basketball team. The last team to accomplish that feat was the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers....
02/27/08 -
bugs and cranks - As March draws ever closer, is it time to think not only about real baseball but also fantasy baseball. In lieu of my being able to work my feminine wiles on the B&C crew and somehow draft Pujols, Reyes and Santana with my first 3 picks, I thought I’d put together my other ultimate “fantasy” team. I’m the GM and I’ve searched far and wide to put together this stellar team, so here is my...
02/26/08 -
sports frog - That's tender, I guess. At any rate, Jay Mariotti climbs off his rage-against-Ozzie Guillen horse to rage against Sampson. Which helps to make Sampson more sympathetic, frankly. Although he REALLY needs to put his cell phone down and step away. There may be a support group for people with his addiction. But first, as I understand it, he needs to admit he has a problem...
02/26/08 -
with leather - Let's pause for a moment and applaud the hoops squad at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, who finished their D-I season 0-29 with a loss to Utah State on Saturday. It's a historic occasion, people....
02/26/08 -
phd ribble - Under Yuri Andropov or Konstantin Chernenko (1982–1985), probably very similar to the Brezhnev era. Perhaps you would have been selected to write a “History of the Greatness of the Soviet Union and Its People Through Sport.” You could trade in a few of your dissident friends and live a happy and successful life. Under Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991), it’s very uncertain what would have...
02/26/08 -
Ump Bump - Prince Fielder was once the spokesperson, along with his father, for the McDonalds triple cheeseburger. But those days are long gone. Yesterday, Prince announced that he has become a vegetarian. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal: It wasn’t always this way. Fielder used to enjoy a stacked burger or a juicy steak as much as any carnivore, but a few weeks ago he received a book from...
02/26/08 -
Awful Announcing - It's one thing to go away from a game when it's a blowout is one thing, but when a network switches away from a contest when it's a one point game and there's only 47 seconds left....someone's going to be pissed. This is exactly what CBS did during today's Kentucky-Arkansas game and the local Kentucky network has been fielding so many angry calls that their telling people to call CBS Headquarters...
02/26/08 -
Nation of Islam - As spring training gets in full swing and teams sort through talent to fill their opening day rosters, the owner of the greatest swing the game of baseball has ever known works out. At home. With no team. No contract. No offers. 762 home runs. MVP's galore. Waiting by the phone for the chance to play the game that he loves. How can this be? Certainly, the man that holds the single season and...
02/23/08 -
enjoy the enjoyment - On why he's happy that the other two outfielders are plodders Raul Ibanez and Brad Wilkerson [Times]: "If the other corner outfielders have too much speed and too much ability and try to do too much, it's hard for me." On John McLaren's contention that Ichiro could steal 70 bases [TNT]: "If I get 70 steals, I will probably get thrown out 70 times also, so if you are willing to get me thrown out...
02/21/08 -
the 700 level - The Knickerbockers came to the Wachovia Center last night and were absolutely embarrassed by the Philadelphia 76ers. It was ugly early and often for New York. The Sixers led by 20 points after the first quarter and 45 points (!) after the third quarter. Thaddeus Young led the way with a career high 20 points and even the Philly fans were laying into the debacle that are the Knicks....
02/21/08 -
all on the field - Carmelo Anthony could become the first NBA player to have a bird scat on his head during a game, Shaq could be the first to lose a pass in the sunlight, and Steve Nash could complain about a wind gust knocking down his three ball. Lots of things could go wrong with the outdoor exhibition between the Suns and the Nuggets, scheduled for October 11 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California....
02/21/08 -
the big lead - Was Mike Wilbon sitting in front of one of the Golden Girls? Estelle Getty, perhaps? Kobe (41 points) was fantastic. He was comfortable, forced nothing, and owned Raja Bell, who isn’t even a poor man’s Bruce Bowen. Taking jump shots or attacking the basket, Kobe made it look effortless. If he plays like this with Gasol, what’s going to happen when Bynum returns? Can’t judge the Shaq-Amare...
02/21/08 -
walk off walk - If you remember the 1993 San Francisco Giants, you remember a team that won 103 regular season games and yet still missed the playoffs, thanks in part to a system that featured no wild-cards, and to journeyman pitcher Salomon Torres. Torres started the last game of the regular season; a win would have set up a tiebreaker with the Braves. Torres blew it. Fast-forward to December 2007, after a comeback...
02/21/08 -
The love of sports - As is often the case after returning from a three-day weekend, a friendly co-worker asked me how I spent my holiday. I imagine I spent it in much the same way as any other red-blooded American sports fan would pass the time on Presidents’ Day. This federal holiday is a time to relax and reflect upon democracy - and the pillars upon which it’s formed. So, it logically follows that I spent...
02/21/08 -
The Big Lead - Not sure if it is still in its beta stage, or perhaps the entire internet just missed it, but ESPN the Magazine soft-launched a blog last week. We can just see it now - stuffy suits in the corner offices read about how BLOGS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE BUSINESS two years ago in Business Week, laughed it off, but now have decided to take this alternative form of “journalism” seriously. So they ordered...
02/20/08 -
Fire Joe Morgan - Sure, sometimes it seems like we've said everything there is to be said about EqA and VORP and why batting average and wins are for stupids. We're repetitive, redundant, reiterative, repetitious, redundant, redundant and redundant. We get it. Then we take a step back and remember that 99.999992% of baseball fans think like the people in this article: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! STUDY SAYS DEREK...
02/20/08 -
Fanhouse - Not that there's really any time where Charles Barkley isn't all up in the public's grill piece, but it sure does seem like we've been hearing from him a lot lately, doesn't it? Which is a good thing. And that good thing just got better, with the news that Barkley is appearing in this month's issue of Playboy for their 20 Questions interview. ...
02/20/08 -
Houston Press - Hey kids, guess what. We’re going to have a little contest here at Houstoned Ballz. As you know, baseball season is just around the corner, which means that soon the Astros will be putting billboards up all over the city with a stupid little marketing slogan attempting to entice you to spend your weekly wages for a game at MMP. Last year’s slogan, I’m sure you remember, was “Return of the...
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