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Tony Gonzalez Is Altogether, And In The Altogether, In Support of PETA
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Were Tony Gonzalez not a professional athlete, people would likely look upon him as one of those crunchy hippie do-gooder types. For one thing, he's a vegan who sells his teammates on the virtues of a macrobiotic diet. And now he poses in the buff with his wife to support a PETA...
Al Davis Working to Build a Case to Fire Cable -- Even if He Already Has One
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You would think general ineptitude, compunded by reports that he assaulted an assistant would be enough to dismiss Tom Cable out of hand. Especially for a guy as impulsive as Raiders owner Al Davis.
Apparently not, though.
According to Yahoo! Sports columnist Jason Cole (last item...
American League Gold Gloves: Who Needs Numbers When You Have Big Names?
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MLB announced the winners of the Gold Glove for the American League yesterday and once again, the awards prove that in a sport like baseball – where numbers mean everything – that the numbers, really, mean nothing.
It's easy to take fielding percentage, the number...
Finally, A Reason to Love Steve Addazio: "We Didn't Just Fall Off the Pickle Boat"
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Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio has taken more than a few hits this year. That's partly unfair, because Gators fans raised on Steve Spurrier's "hang half a hundred" attack and spoiled by the brilliance of a spread offense with the inimitable Percy Harvin...
Chiefs Better at TV Spoofs Than Football
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The Kansas City Chiefs earlier this year created a spoof of The Office to send up their front office operations, now they're bringing again with a riff on 30 Rock.
For the most part, it's spot on, especially in the production values. The moments where it seemed the most strained...
Offsides: Sammy Sosa's Big Change
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Sammy Sosa says the change in his skin color is due to a skin rejuvenation treatment, but really, it doesn't matter if he's "Black or White." He's still a different looking "Man in the Mirror."
Goalkeeper Robert Enke Dies, Leaves Suicide Note
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Sometimes sports news is just terrible. Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga's Hannover 96, was killed yesterday when he was hit by a train. Initial reports suggested that Enke committed suicide and those reports were later confirmed by police when they found...
Shanoff's WUC: KU, UK, ManBrees, Wade, Jeter
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Today's Calls: Kentucky vs. Kansas, Northwestern vs. History, Drew Brees vs. Peyton Manning, Rich Rodriguez vs. Charlie Weis, Zach Collaros vs. Tony Pike, Dwyane Wade vs. Gilbert Arenas, Joakim Noah vs. Hasheem Thabeet, J.R. Smith vs. Earl Smith, Derek Jeter vs. Sabermetrics, Matt...
Eye-Gouging Is All the Rage in College Football
20 days ago by
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You've undoubtedly seen the Brandon Spikes eye-gouging incident that made him miss the Vanderbilt game last weekend. Is this play below on the same level? Not as bad? Worse? You be the judge in the comments.
At the very least, there's some sort of illegal...
Sorry Nate Burleson, Guaranteed Victories Are Indeed Bulletin Board Material
20 days ago by
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Seahawks receiver Nate Burleson is enjoying one of his best statistical seasons, posting 45 catches for 562 yards and three scores through the first half of the season. However, not much good can be said about the Seahawks as a whole, as they stumble into the midway point at 3-5,...
Baseball Hot Stove Is Officially Turned On
20 days ago by
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You want to know how long the baseball season is? There are less than 100 days from the end of the regular season to the start of Spring Training. That's not a lot of time to cram in rest, relaxation and wheeling and dealing on the Hot Stove.
With the GM meetings in Chicago...
Does Brian Kelly Want A Bucket Of Gold Or The Power Of Flight?
20 days ago by
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If Cincinnati QB Tony Pike had enough attempts to qualify for the NCAA's passer
efficiency ratings he would slot in ninth, about a point behind a guy named Tim Tebow. That's rarefied air—hey, I know, let's move him to defense!
maybe pike can play defense...
The Designed Rush, Week 10: Time for Meaningless Midseason Awards!
20 days ago by
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Save the Texans and the Giants, every team in the NFL has reached the midpoint of their schedule, so now seems an acceptable to time to look back on the first half of the 2009 NFL season and dole out a few meaningless awards. Let's go!
MVP - (tie) Peyton Manning/Drew Brees
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Spreading The Blame Around In Golden State
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There are so many things wrong with the Warriors, it's not even worth counting. First, in the immortal words of the title of a recent Jack Nicholson film, something's got to give. And, as S-Jax himself predicted, his very public griping has been targeted as the ur-point for...
There Is Truth in Tommy West's Rant
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In my daily travels through the web, I came across this headline from The Wiz: "Tommy West Is a Bitter Man." I watched the video, which is the one you see above -- Tommy West's exit presser after being bounced by Memphis -- and while some of his remarks...
The MLS Final Four: Hey, We've Heard of These Guys!
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While everyone in this country is so wrapped up in American football, there's another football that should garner some attention this weekend. That other football, of course, is soccer.
The MLS has reached the conference finals stage of their playoffs and low and behold,...
The MLS Final Four: Hey, We've Heard of These Guys!
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While everyone in this country is so wrapped up in American football, there's another football that should garner some attention this weekend. That other football, of course, is soccer.
The MLS has reached the conference finals stage of their playoffs and low and behold,...
Offsides: Dez Bryant Reacts to LeGarrette Blount
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Oregon reinstated LeGarrette Blount on Monday. Somewhere, Dez Bryant -- who is done with college football after lying about a meeting with Deion Sanders -- must wonder if he just violated the wrong rule.
Previously: Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em LeGarrette Blount
Shanoff's WUC: Steelers, LeBron, Irish, Cuse
20 days ago by
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Today's Calls: Ben Roethlisberger vs. Kyle Orton, Larry Johnson vs. LeGarrette Blount, LeBron vs. 2010, Charlie Weis vs. Urban Meyer, Deonte Thompson vs. Ed Davis, Jim Boeheim vs. Isiah Thomas and More.
The Opening Pitch: Maybe it was just wishful thinking by Broncos fans that...
This Week In Schadenfreude: Nov. 9
21 days ago by
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The Blue-Gray Sky has a succinct response to Notre Dame's
BCS-hope-crushing loss to Navy:
I don't quite know if that's certain -- it would be tough to fire him if
Notre Dame wins out and goes 10-3 -- but everyone who's taken a vague
interest in Notre Dame football...
Michael Vick Has a Lot of Perspective
21 days ago by
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I know, I know - it's shocking to hear that a guy who ran a multi-state dog fighting operation, which led to him serving two years in a federal prison, might be at a lack for perspective. But it's true. Last night, NBC aired a Bob Costas interview with Michael Vick in which...
You'll Need Goggles to Fight Agassi's Father
21 days ago by
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The revelations from Open, Andre Agassi's autobiography, keep coming. At the rate they're coming out, you have to wonder what's even left on the pages at this point. One of the best excerpts you'll find floating around today comes courtesy of EW.com:
''Violent...
Five Bold College Basketball Predictions
21 days ago by
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A season outlook I will probably try to overlook come March.
The best team in the SEC will be Mississippi State. Forget about the John Wall Show at Kentucky: The only team in the SEC coming off an NCAA Tournament berth and returning all five starters plays in Starkville. Add Renardo...
You Should Bench Anquan Boldin Like a Man
21 days ago by
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Anquan Boldin was a late scratch before the Cards' 41-21 drubbing of the Bears. Legions of frustrated fantasy owners weren't the only ones caught off guard by the move, the receiver had been going about his gameday routine as though he were going to play.
"When I came...
SEC Officials Coordinator: "This Is Not Broke." Rest of Earth: "Really?"
21 days ago by
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Hey, have you heard about this little refereeing crisis the SEC is having? Are you fed up? Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore?
Well, it's a good thing you're not the SEC's coordinator of football officials, Rogers Redding. He's got to be all level-headed...
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