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Category Archives: sports
Apparently
So….people still read this blog, eh? That’s cool. And the kind of thing I’d like to encourage more of. I’m not territorial, but I am a total badass. (Seems like the kind of thing passersby should be aware of.) ((Other … Continue reading
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What makes Joe Buck and Troy Aikman the single worst football announcing duo of our time
Has Joe Buck’s voice deviated from metronomic monotone twice in one play since the infamous Randy Moss moonshine incident? I don’t know — I mute him whenever possible — and it doesn’t really matter. Nor is it that Buck and … Continue reading
Quite possibly the single greatest basketball line of my lifetime
OK, so the headline is overblown, but there’s no exaggeration in this: I’d put that line a notch better than #2 on this list, but no amount of statistical hoodoo would justify putting Dirk Nowitzki’s 48-in-15 ahead of The Jordan … Continue reading
Avs total fewest wins since arriving in Denver
[Note: I'll be writing a little more often on sports in days ahead, both here and at ybrsports.net, which is under construction.] With a loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche assured themselves of finishing with no … Continue reading
Bench Press: NCAA tournament bracket
Update #3: Easily the worst bracket I’ve ever put together. Update #2: More results. Richmond continues to be one of the reddest teams in the tournament. The other team I counted out but now have to favor is Florida State. … Continue reading
It’s too damn cold for baseball
Via Anthony DeBarros. I think it originated with this guy, but it looks like his webpage is breaking under the sheer awesomeness of his creation.
Has anyone asked Peter Forsberg what he thinks of Brett Favre?
JINX! Just noticed that there are something like 22,000 Google results comparing Forsberg to Favre, approximately all of which are in comments and approximately none of which are actually interesting. It’s always fun when 11,000 people all blurt out the … Continue reading
On the nature of internet trolls
Having read Jeff Pearlman’s column on tracking down the hater named Matt who responded to a take about Jeff Bagwell in the way (apparently many, many) defective people do, I’m puzzled by one thing. Does Pearlman expect to bring about … Continue reading
Bench Press: Ford Exploder crashes fantasy football draft recap
Over the weekend, I’ve done two fantasy football drafts and taken note of one story that wouldn’t have made the sports page, if not for the victim’s status as a top minor leaguer in the Mets farm system. I’ll write … Continue reading
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On the cost of competitiveness
Hillsboro Free Press columnist Joe Kleinsasser posits: With the new initiative, all KCAC schools will have to increase spending on athletics to remain competitive in the conference. Will spending more on athletics negatively impact the academic side of small colleges? … Continue reading
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