Archive for March 2008
March 30th, 2008
In the end, the Cinderella team fell just short in the only close game of the final four. Interestingly, it wasn’t the one man on the one-man team who took the shot. Rather, Stephen Curry passed the ball to Jason Richards at the final seconds. He missed and Davidson fell just short, 57-59. And so, […]
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March 30th, 2008
OK, technically there’s been two games already, but those games were played in Japan. I deal with baseball from Japan just like I deal with technology from Japan: months later. And so, because baseball hasn’t really started, I can still do a preview. (It’s true.) The following predictions will certainly be wrong.
AL East - Boston […]
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March 28th, 2008
The Blazers drafted Greg Oden with the first overall pick, then Greg Oden suffered a season-ending knee injury. Greg Oden had microfracture surgery, and has just been cleared to participate in light drills. Greg Oden then played in a pick-up basketball game. The Blazers, unsurprisingly, were a bit upset.
Said coach Nate McMillan to the paper, […]
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March 27th, 2008
Because anything can be related to something from the Simpsons, immediately upon hearing that the NFL was considering banning long hair, I thought of how that would probably please Grandpa Simpson. “Look at them sideburns! He looks like a girl. Now, Johnny Unitas — there’s a haircut you could set your watch to.” The rule […]
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March 27th, 2008
Chris Webber is retiring. And now, the requisite time-out clip. Let’s just get it out of the way.
Yes, Chris Webber’s legacy will forever be tied to the Fab Five — along with cohorts Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose — and that fateful timeout. And although they never technically existed, I still […]
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March 22nd, 2008
Just like the Super Bowl, or any event that involves watching a ridiculous amount of television, the commercials have become an integral part of the March Madness experience. Perhaps even more so for March Madness. It isn’t just one event, it’s a series of weekends where one watches the same channel constantly, watching the same […]
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March 22nd, 2008
LeBron James is 23 years old. He would have difficulty renting a car (if he were not LeBron James.) He is the Cleveland Cavaliers all-time leading scorer. All-time.
James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland’s career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto […]
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March 19th, 2008
It had become pretty clear that Terrelle Pryor wasn’t going to Michigan. He wouldn’t choose the side of righteous and good, that was apparent. He wasn’t necessarily going to choose evil, though. He could have still ended up at Penn State, which would have been delightfully neutral choice. But instead, Terrelle Pryor chose “University of […]
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March 18th, 2008
Poor Jon Kitna. Last year, he became the man who “guaranteed” that the Lions would win 10 games. He was consistently mocked, with ESPN tracking the Lions progress against his prediction, then ultimately celebrating when — as they expected — the Lions fell short. He’s at it again. Here’s what he actually said:
We will be […]
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March 17th, 2008
Sixty-five. It’s just so much worse. Sixty-four is a beautiful number. It’s two to the sixth power, eight squared. It’s a beautiful number. It has cache. It even has nostalgia for my generation; we were reared on Nintendo 64. Sixty-five is inelegant. It leads to an imbalanced bracket — there’s an odd growth protruding, ruining […]
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March 14th, 2008
I was looking for a video of Billy Crystal’s spring training at-bat so I could break it down. (He has a pretty good eye. I’m impressed that he took three pitches — I’d be swinging wildy at anything. Plus, he made contact! All-in-all, he did a pretty good job.) I found the video. Lucky for […]
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March 14th, 2008
There really isn’t too much of an intro I could give this one. I’ll just let you know that Manny has a copy of The Secret and then let Manny take over from there.
“You’ve got to be a boat knowing where you’re going,” saith the sage of the Green Monster. “We’ve got money. We’re famous. […]
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March 12th, 2008
Andrew Bynum, who was really supposed to be back playing by now, is just starting to run on a treadmill. This treadmill workout marks his most strenuous physical activity yet. It also marks the first I’ve heard of a $75,000 treadmill.
The Lakers’ athletic training staff leased the $75,000 treadmill in order to help speed the […]
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March 12th, 2008
Today, [errr….yesterday] the b5media Sports Channel brings you the best and worst from the world of sports. From the top to the bottom, our bloggers provide the latest news and their analysis of your favorite sports, players and teams. Take a quick look around the channel.
David from Every Morning Quarterback offers the top NFL free […]
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March 11th, 2008
Hilarious, hilarious impressions. As the Rockets continue to win without any regard for the records of their opponents, it appears that they’re having quite a bit of fun. Here’s a clip from the local FSN affiliate featuring Dikembe Mutombo’s teammates doing their best Dikembe. Not only is the video entertaining, it’s educational. I’ve learned that […]
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March 11th, 2008
And not just by being irrelevant. (Hiyo!) Billy Crystal will play with the Yankees in their spring training game against the Pirates.
The actor will sign a one-day, minor league contract with the New York Yankees and play in Thursday’s exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Crystal, an avid Yankees fan, will work out with the team […]
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March 11th, 2008
You know what, I might have liked it better back when Bode Miller was drunk and didn’t give a crap about winning gold medals. He might still be drunk, but he appears to give many craps about winning the World Cup. (And he doesn’t even play soccer!) The final downhill even of the World Cup […]
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