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[NFL] Texans Beat Dolphins 29-28 In Wild Finish For First Win

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:32:25 -0500

Matt Schaub threw interceptions on HoustonA's first two possessions, but ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left, leading the Texans to a 29-28...

[NFL] Texans Beat Dolphins 29-28 In Wild Finish For First Win

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:30:35 -0500

Matt Schaub threw interceptions on HoustonA's first two possessions, but ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left, leading the Texans to a 29-28...

I always hated second period gym class. Bruins / Wild - Oct. 11 Recap

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:43 -0500

Recap of the Oct. 11 Bruins / Wild game

Minnesota Wild 2008-2009 Season Preview

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:40:03 -0500

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the SameA Last season the Minnesota Wild won their first ever Northwest Division title but were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche.A The big question for the Minnesota Wild this season is the whether or not they picked up enough goal scorers to [...]

Your "Monday Night Musician" On MNF Next Week Is (Drumroll Please)....

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:07:42 -0500

Yes folks, ESPN is going country during the Giants-Browns game this Monday night and who better to sing us through the night than the multi-platinum, Kenny Chesney! Up until now, the songs and artists had only been featured on Monday Night Countdown, but for this upcoming game, EPSN promises to play it the whole game as well. Via ESPN....

Prior to Monday's MNF matchup between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns October 13, SportsCenter Monday Kickoff (6 p.m.) and Monday Night Countdown (7 p.m.) will include Kenny Chesney's song "I'm Alive" (featuring Dave Matthews) from his upcoming album "Lucky Old Sun" (to be released October 14). Chesney's #1 hit "Living In Fast Forward," "Got A Little Crazy," and "Wild Ride" (featuring Joe Walsh) will also be heard throughout the MNF telecast, continuing "Monday Night Musicians," an initiative introduced last season where ESPN's music department works with record companies to highlight upcoming music releases of popular performing artists within Monday Night Football games. Chesney, who has sold more than 27 million albums, has 15 #1 singles to his credit and sold more concert tickets this decade than any artist from any genre of music.

I don't mind Kenny Chesney, but I can't stand when ESPN has him on their network. The guy has been on just about every avenue that they have, and you can only hear about his love for Peyton Manning so much before you feel like you want to punch him the face. Oh well, they've been going light on the music so far this year, let's hope they continue the trend this Monday as well.

NFL Week 5 Awards

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:08:40 -0500

Wow You Guys Suck: Detroit Lions, Honestly how bad can a franchise possible be? You would figure that after they dumped Matt Millen that maybe just maybe some of the team cancer would be lifted and instead you go out and get completely throttled by a piss poor offensive opponent. Runners Up: Kansas City getting dumped 34-0, the Bengals moved to an impressive 0-5.

This Scarecrow Needs a Brain: Minnesota's Punt Squad, 1 to the house is a fluke. The second one that should have gone to the house is a trend. And the third one that did go to the house is just plain old stupidity. Runners Up: Me for picking the Lions to win 8 games, Sage Rosenfels for turning into a helicopter turnover machine.

Cough Cough Cough: Houston Texans, This is how you stay winless, you somehow manage to blow a 17 point lead in the final 5 minutes by turning the ball over 3 times. Now that's choking it away. Runners Up: Martin Gramatica just straight up blows, Baltimore had their shot to knock of the Titans but couldn't get it done.

The Shocker: Miami Wild Hog Formations, So I'm willing to wager that none a single person on the planet pre-season had the Dolphins losing their first two games but moving to 2-2 by beating the Patriots and than the Chargers. Not 1 human being. I don't know where they are going to go from here, but they have a QB playing well and two stud running backs so anything is possible. Runners Up: The Falcons are 3-2, huh?, the Cardinals thumped the Bills which didn't surprise me.

The Pimp: All Giants, The Giants did not need Plaxico to destroy the Seahawks. Instead of passing to Plax, Eli just threw to every other open receiver while also watching the Juggernaut truck through linebackers and the defense completely shut down Hasselbeck and Julius Jones. Runners Up: Reggie Bush was an unstoppable return force, DeAngelo Williams who had the best game by far of his career.

You Got Jakked Up: Punt Blocked, I have no idea who made the block or who received the hit but the player on the Vikings on Reggie Bush's first punt return got KTFO.

My Fantasy Anti-MVP: Bye Week Boredom, When 6 of your players are on bye then your team is gonna get pummeled and mine did.

New York Jets MVP: Bye Week Boredom

My Picks

My Picks: 10-4
Preseason Picks: 8-6
Picks Vs. Spread: 7-7
Pick Suggestions: 3-2

The Preseason Picks slipt to 99.8% but My Picks moved up into a tie with the Preseason. We shall see what happens in the future.... Meanwhile my spread picks remain mediocre and the suggestions were capped off by the genius Lions pick... whoops.

Riding ShotGun with the Bus: NHL Western Conference Preview

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:52:00 -0500

The much awaited and anticipated part deux of the Bus's NHL preview is here.A Unlike the other highly credible street bums, or writers for this site, I for some reason made the life choice to continue with school.A Blogging is my sanitya??and now, the Western Conference. The Great: Detroit Red Wings - The defending Stanley Cup Champs [...]

NHL Team Predictions & Rankings

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:34 -0500

Now that the European part of the NHL schedule is over, let's get down to making some predictions for the upcoming season. We rank every team by conference and their chances of breaking into one of the eight conference playoff seeds.

Highlights From The Wild Vikings-Saints Game (And The Rest Of Your Monday Night In Quotes)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:51:46 -0500

Man that game was a wild one. If you're waking up today, and you missed it, I hope this video and set of quotes helps. If you played along with the live-blog, enjoy them a second time!

"The strong hand wins the contest."- Ron Jaworski

"Maybe he should have dated supermodels?"- Tony Kornheiser after comparing Drew Brees to Brady and Manning

"They were in position to score a million times." - Tony Kornheiser

"They were dooing for Deuce McAllister."- Mike Tirico
"Dooing?"- Tony Kornheiser
"Deucing."- Mike Tirico

"Heath Shuler is a congressman and Gus Frerotte is still playing Football! It's phenomenal!!!"- Tony Kornheiser

"He [Hochuli] drops in my fantasy referee draft."- Tony Kornheiser

"In some countries these guys are picking out furniture."- Tony Kornheiser on Brees and Sean Payton
"Brees' relationship to Sean Payton has been described by everyone as perfect" - Tony Kornheiser

"Well under the average inside the redzone."- Ron Jaworski
"They're last!"- Tony Kornheiser

"This could be three or seven."- Tony Kornheiser on a FG attempt

"Penetrate and get the arms up!"- Ron Jaworski

"So far what we've seen from Reggie Bush is warning track power. At USC he was a home run hitter all the time. If he does that in the pros, he is a star of stars"- Tony Kornheiser

"There's a rule that pertains to foot tangling?"- Tony Kornheiser
"No footsies."- Mike Tirico

"I know you're critical of Sports Radio but that's the topic tomorrow. Why would you kick to Bush a third time."- Tony Kornheiser
"I would ask the same question."- Ron Jaworski
"I'll give you the call-in number."- Tony Kornheiser

"They not making no moves offensively."- Tony Kornheiser on the Vikings

"That was great video of Drew Brees hyping up his team. It looked like he went to Ray Lewis Summercamp."- Tony Kornheiser

"We got to get Jaws to a cold tub because he's completely exhausted" - Tony Kornheiser

Wild Add Some Grit… In the Stands

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:50:25 -0500

Aw geez, folks, hold on to your hats, there's a new member of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gabo Nordy! Who needs a dominating forward when you can have this guy?!

[NFL] Saints Lose To Vikings 30-27 In Wild Affair

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:01:48 -0500

Ryan Longwell hit a 30-yard field goal with 16 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Vikings came from behind, after leading, after coming from behind,...

Rumor of the Day

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:22:53 -0500

You might think that today's rumor is that Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal is on drugs. That's not it. You'd be close, but that's not it. Mr. Matheson writes about some "interesting" posibilities for Wild GM Doug RisebroughA if he cannot get Marian Gaborik signed (he won't, btw). Gaborik to Pittsburgh for Malkin because the Penguins [...]

Dan Snyder Is Michael Scott, Part 2

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:13:58 -0500

Well, this pretty much speaks for itself. Here's Mr. Snyder after the win yesterday enjoying his team's success on the road. Warning: It's even more painful than last week's Snyder Gone Wild clip, so brace yourself: PS. Winners & Losers still to come today, just as soon as I get a moment away from TSB duties [...]

Injuries and the OffenSieve line

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:38:48 -0500

Game Five: Steelers (3-1) vs. Jaguars Last season the Steelers lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars twice at Heinz field by a combined total of 9 points. 22-29 during the regular season, and 31-29 in the Wild Card rematch. Not much separates these two teams. In both contests the Jaguars lead early and the Steelers rallied [...]

Habs Poised? Season Preview

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:47:34 -0500

The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their pre-season yesterday with a loss to the Minnesota Wild and made their final cuts save one. It's now, or maybe later?