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Big Brain’s Big Ol’ College Football Top 25
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Next weekend’s gonna be fairly boring: while OSU/Michigan is usually fun at least from an atmosphere perspective, the game means nothing and could be a 28-point blowout. Oregon vs. Arizona figured to be the biggest game of the weekend, but then Arizona took a page from the Bob...
Brandon Jennings, Revisited
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Brandon Jennings: Did he have the best quarter in regular season history Saturday night? No turnovers. Made 12 shots, took 13. The rookie finished with 29 in the third; the Warriors had 26. If you haven’t seen the highlights, go here (fun starts at 1:01). This is the best statistical...
Onion Bag: World Cup, Maradona, Beckham’s Bitchin New Do
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It happened again. Egypt needed at least a 2-0 win to keep their World Cup chances alive. Leading Algeria 1-0 in the 95th minute, Egypt’s Emad Mateab scored, giving the necessary result. Egypt and Algeria now faceoff in a neutral site playoff in Sudan on Wednesday. Unlike...
All Your AFC Norths Belong to the Bengals
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After yesterday’s 18-12 gutcheck road win over the Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals have four wins in four tries against AFC North foes Pittsburgh and Baltimore. They’ve swept the Steelers in the regular season for the first time since 1998. Say it with me now: “...
NBA Trade: Stephen Jackson to Charlotte
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Stephen Jackson Traded (Finally): Unhappy Golden State forward Stephen Jackson was dealt this morning to Charlotte. Stack Jack and Acie Law (still surprised he’s been an NBA non-factor) will head East, and the Bobcats will ship aging Raja Bell and oft-traded Vlad Rad to Don Nelson...
Isiah Thomas Doesn’t Like Getting Blown Out
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Isiah Thomas is Already Angry: “Isiah Thomas glared at TU coach Doug Wojcik with 10 minutes remaining, apparently upset that the Golden Hurricane starters remained in the basketball game. He even shouted his disgust at Wojcik from his bench … Wojcik pointed out that North...
Jon Gruden Will Not be Taking the Notre Dame Job - or Any Other - This Offseason
20 days ago by
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Jon Gruden: “Jon Gruden has agreed to an exclusive multi-year agreement with the company. In addition to his MNF role alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico and analyst Ron Jaworski, Gruden will appear on ESPN’s NFL Draft and Super Bowl week coverage, among other platforms...
Bill Belichick: Hubris or the Mathematical Move?
20 days ago by
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Bill Belichick ’s face last night, as captured by Sports Hernia, reminded us of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” Blowing a 13-point lead with four minutes left will do that to you, especially when you have the hubris to go for it on 4th-and-two from your own 28...
The Roundup: New York Times Loves Bill Simmons
20 days ago by
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Blake Lively on a GG Monday … easily the best Megan Fox profile we’ve read … here’s a heckuva sex ed class … armed border guards make first kill - a moose … Dallas police officer Joe becomes officer Debbie after sex change … idiot Alaskan needs...
Even Don Draper Will Be Watching Patriots-Colts
20 days ago by
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The season finale of “Mad Men” was last Sunday night, which means there’s nothing on TV this evening that might tempt us from momentarily turning away from the Colts and Pats on NBC. It also means Don Draper and Roger Sterling are finally freed up for some Sunday...
Tony Romo Probably Gonna Have Some Fun Out There in Brett’s Honor
20 days ago by
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The Dallas Cowboys are in Green Bay this afternoon. Sadly, Tony Romo will be the only quarterback having a good old time with the pigskin.
No, seriously, there is no way Aaron Rodgers is having any fun playing football. Not a chance.
He lost head-to-head against Favre, his team sits...
Jake Delhomme is Putting On a Quarterback Clinic (Seriously)
20 days ago by
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The Atlanta Falcons are currently losing to the Panthers 24-13. They stalled on the Carolina 4-yard line after cruising down the field to open the third quarter.
Jake Delhomme, living the dream of the first grade haircut, is 11 of 14 for 137 yards and two TDs. This is why I don’...
Pacman Destroys Cotto, Mayweather Next Please
20 days ago by
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Manny Pacquiao beat the piss out of Miguel Cotto last night, winning the WBO welterweight title in a 12th round TKO. We know that, and we’ve already moved on from that. We want Floyd. Pacquiao wants Floyd.
Everyone wants Floyd except for Floyd.
It’ll happen though, once...
This Vintage Mets Jacket Could Have Been Yours For $14,500
20 days ago by
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An auction of Bernie Madoff’s prized possessions was held on-line and at the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square yesterday, with the goal being to raise money for those who lost money by investing with him.
This item caught my eye. Really, a Mets jacket with his name stitched on the...
Brandon Jennings Drops 55, Breaks Kareem’s Franchise Rookie Record
20 days ago by
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Brandon Jennings averaged five points a game in Italy last year. This season, he’s got everyone in the NBA waiting to see what’s next. Last night it was a double-nickel after not scoring in the first quarter.
This has to painful for Knicks fans to read about. The most...
Charlie Weis Era End Tonight?
21 days ago by
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Charlie Weis and Dave Wannstedt were hired at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, respectively, in 2005. Weis looked like a keeper after compiling a 19-6 mark (despite two bowl losses) in his first two years. Wannstedt opened a pedestrian 11-12. Both struggled in year three - Notre Dame’...
Economy Might Ruin LeBron, Wade and Bosh’s Sleepover
21 days ago by
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A source for the Miami Heat told Chud Ford this past week they were working on a way to take over the world by getting LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play with the fashionably electric Dwyane Wade next season.
One league source told me that LeBron, Wade and Bosh have all talked about...
EJ Henderson Got Married
21 days ago by
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EJ Henderson of the Vikings doesn’t mess around when it comes to wedding planning. There was a guy there hand rolling cigars. There was gambling. There was karaoke. They even had one of those stupid little photo booths. They had everything. This was like every episode of every...
Pacquiao vs. Cotto Preview
22 days ago by
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While I’ll be at the bar watching UFC 105, many of you will be shelling out 60 bucks or so to watch two little guys punch each other repeatedly in the ring. I’m okay with that. Since I’m primarily an MMA guy, I decided to ask one of my co-bloggers from The Rumble to give [...]
Here’s to You, SMU
22 days ago by
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Southern Methodist University: The following is a reader request. “SMU football is one win away from being eligible for a bowl game for the first time in 25 years. You guys could write an interesting article talking about the SMU death penalty and how it has taken a quarter of...
Prized Recruit Barnes Going to UNC
22 days ago by
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Harrison Barnes: The Iowa high school senior has selected UNC. He’s a 6-foot-8 SG/SF hybrid who is being compared to Luol Deng and is already projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Barnes is expected to bring UNC another National Title. This is just another example...
NFL Pigskins Pigsplosion Preview: Week 10
22 days ago by
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I don’t think I can top last week’s Pigsplosion, so I won’t try. I guess we could talk about how much Jay Cutler sucks, but that’s already been done to death. Quite frankly, I’m sick of talking about quarterbacks because lets face it - they all suck. It...
The Roundup: Friday the 13th
23 days ago by
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Joanna Krupa, bff of Terrell Owens … there’s nothing quite like a record-setting US deficit … Sean Hannity: Oops, my bad … for followers of the economy, this looks like a great read … look out for the beaver urine! … look at that sports car they...
Derek Jeter, Actor
23 days ago by
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The Roundup will be tardy this morning. In the meantime, feel free to poke fun at one of the greatest shortstops in baseball history. Why is Derek Jeter wearing a wig? Because he’s a in a movie. With Marky Mark and Will Ferrell. We’re ripping up today’s agenda and...
John Wetteland Suicide Attempt?
23 days ago by
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John Wetteland, a dominant closer in the 1990s with the Yankees and Rangers, has been hospitalized in Dallas, Texas after an alleged suicide attempt. Various reports out of Dallas claim that Wetteland’s wife allegedly called police because Wetteland had a gun and was going to...
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