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Somebody Stole a Birdie
2008-02-20 07:31:00
The Baltimore Ravens are being sued, and surprisingly it’s not by the family of Knute Rockne over the team’s bastardization of the forward pass. A Baltimore man named Frederick Bouchat is once again suing the team for stealing his logo design. Bouchat also sued the team last year, but while the judge ruled the Ravens infringed on his copyright, he was not awarded any monetary compensation. Now he’s suing the Ravens, the NFL, NFL Films, and the Baltimore Sun—all are organizations he claims are profiting for his design. I can’t think of any situation to better illustrate the recent struggles of a franchise. Six years ago nobody would have dared to sue the Ravens. The fear of Ray and Jamal Lewis showing up at your door with machete’s on their belt would have been enough to scare anyone into keeping quiet. Not anymore. The Ravens have lost that crazy, unpredictable, maniacal aura. It’s gone. As for the actual lawsuit, would it really be...

Enough With the Fanchise Tags
2008-02-19 07:06:00
Last off-season Drew Rosenhaus made a big fuss about NFL players being franchised. At the time he was representing Lance Briggs in a bitter contract negotiation with the Bears, and to help out his man he appeared all over TV to explain how the franchise tag was just an intricate way for teams to avoid giving players long term contracts. It seemed clear to me that Rosenhaus was just another agent pumping out carefully worded half-truths in order to get his player more money. Since I generally believe that the owner is always right and the players and their agents are greedy, money-grubbing whores (and that Donald Fehr needs to get beaten up by a horde of angry homeless people), I figured there was no way Rosenhaus of all people would be the agent to have a legitimate beef. Now I’m reconsidering. In the last two weeks Eagles tight end L.J. Smith and Bengals lineman Stacy Andrews were both franchised. Each player is now guaranteed a one year contract that’s the average ...
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The Weekly Shakedown
2008-02-15 21:06:00
(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at Shakedown Sports. These are just a few of them.) –Florida State put its sports teams on two years of self-imposed probation as punishment for the entire football team cheating in class. Nevertheless, Florida State administrators are not too concerned—they say they know a guy who can help them serve two years of probation in only three months. –Philadelphia appears to be on the verge of finally getting an MLS expansion team. Fans are already putting together a guide on how to boo the team in 23 different languages. –Ryan Dempster announced that he believes the Cubs are going to win the Wold Series. Right. And Aramis Ramirez is going to be honored by Bud Selig for his prowess as a cockfighter. –Forget about Roger Clemens—Matt Herges and Glenallen Hill admit to taking steroids!! I’d like to believe them, but part of me thinks they’re only pretending to come clean ...
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Maryland—Duke Liveblog (delayed a few hours)
2008-02-14 03:28:00
Attention loyal Shakedownsports readers: I’ve decided to do more liveblogging. I’m not sure when all this will happen—it will most likely be arbitrary and without warning. Sometimes I might just decide to liveblog random 40 minute stretches of whatever is on TV. First up is tonight’s Maryland Duke game. Joining me today is my older brother, one of many proud former Maryland students. Let’s get to it. 7:02—Mike Patrick draws a blank while going through his prepared intro and to fill the dead air he ends up calling Md.-Duke the best rivalry in college basketball. Umm…maybe…if you don’t count a bunch of other rivalries. 7:06—Bambale Osby stuffs a Kyle Singler dunk attempt. It might be the block of the year. (Blocks are always much better when they involve a white guy and a black guy. If the white guy gets blocked by a black guy its funny and pathetic. If the white white guy blocks a black guy than it’s a crazy i...
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Impeach Virginia Foxx
2008-02-13 21:37:00
The only thing today’s Clemens-McNamee hearings made clear is that politicians are just like us. Some believe McNamee, some believe Clemens, and none are going to have their opinions swayed by any testimony. With minds already made up, today’s proceedings added no real insight we couldn’t have gotten from overhearing two drunk guys in a bar arguing about the situation. But there is one Congresswoman whose close-mindedness and ignorance I have to mention. That woman is Virginia Foxx . Her entire line of questioning basically amounted to “Roger, tell us what a great pitcher you are and how you couldn’t have used performance enhancers.” The pro-Clemens rhetoric was so astounding I expected her to get up from her chair, walk over to Clemens’ table, and put his balls in her mouth. She even had to be silenced by the gavel of Chairman Waxman because she was interrupting others in order to defend Clemens. That was bad enough, but was happened af...
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Forget About the Ticket Lottery
2008-02-12 07:42:00
What would you do for Duke-UNC tickets? If you answered “stand in front of a thousand people and drink a mixture of raw eggs, feathers, and leg hair while dressed in a speedo,” well, somebody already did it. The aforementioned display of human ingenuity was part of UNC’s annual “What Would You Do For Dook Ticket s” contest, the place where students can be their true disgusting selves and still maintaining an air of socially acceptability. In case you were wondering, the team that finished 2nd drank a mixture of raw fish, clam juice, wet dog food, cheez whiz, and tobacco dip spit. Nice work. You really showed Duke who’s better. Dogs don’t even eat wet dog food. Anyway, I’m not mentioning all of this to show the great failures in our education system. I’m mentioning this because in many ways UNC’s contest is an excellent (and by “excellent” I mean “economically efficient”) method of giving out ticket...
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Clemens and Canseco Sitting In a Tree…
2008-02-11 07:26:00
There’s a spot in the Mitchell Report where Brian McNamee mentions he spoke about steroids with Roger Clemens and Jose Canseco at a Canseco family house party. But yesterday a mysterious “lawyer” revealed that Canseco says Clemens was never at the party. Hmm. That is one crazy little story. Here’s what actually happened with Canseco and Clemens: Two days ago Clemens sent Canseco a letter: Dearest Jose, My wife is an HGH-pumping freak. My son isn’t even good enough to make the Major Leagues. All I have in life is my athletic legacy. I need to hold on to that. I don’t care what the price is. I know you need money. If you sign a sworn statement for me, I will finance a Michael Bay movie for you. I will take care of you for the rest of your life. Do you know how much money I have? Last year they were paying me fifty grand for every pitch I threw. Sign these papers and I will be a bottomless ATM. Sincerely, Roger ( Customer #24) It was a no-brainer for C...
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The Weekly Shakedown
2008-02-08 19:47:00
(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at Shakedown Sports. These are just a few of them.) –Remember Brock Lesnar? He’s the former college and WWE wrestler who once tried to make the Vikings as a defensive lineman. Now he’s an MMA fighter and he just lost his debut. Not everything in this world is as easy as sacking Damon Huard. –Rutgers coach Gregg Schiano has been using a helicopter to visit potential recruits in New Jersey and New York. Schiano says that not only is it much more efficient, but the “wow” factor of landing a helicopter on a football field is also useful. I don’t know if the “wow” factor actually has an effect, but the helicopter is definitely better than Schiano’s old strategy of showing up in an old Chevy reeking of New Jersey factory waste. –Kobe Bryant is going to participate in this year’s three point shooting contest. I’m assuming Bryant’s pu...
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So Close…
2008-02-08 07:23:00
There’s something about this headline I find to be hilarious. Don’t worry Spencer, someday you’ll get a chance to prove you’re not a big white stiff. That day just isn’t today.
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How Big Was the Giants Upset?
2008-02-07 07:04:00
Here’s how big it was. The Vegas casinos lost money on the game. Keep in mind that the casinos are the only ones who really have an idea of what’s going to happen in a particular sporting event. Your favorite talking heads and sportswriters know nothing compared to the oddsmakers. That’s why they almost never lose money (that, and the 5% juice they’re taking). For the casinos to lose something truly improbable and unexpected must happen. Eli Manning winning a Super Bowl was exactly that. In other news, the Shaq-Marion swap is now official, and there are a few things I want to add on top of what I said yesterday. First, there are going to be anywhere from 10-15 more minutes available to Suns bench players. A lot of those could go to Leandro Barbosa. Since Barbosa is awesome, I consider this a good thing. A few more minutes could also go to D.J. Strawberry, who was tearing up the D-League. This is also a good thing. People also can’t underesti...
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Shaq to the Suns? It Might Just Be Dumb Enough to Work
2008-02-06 07:38:00
Like 98.7% of the population, when I heard the Suns were thinking about trading Shawn Marion for Shaq I assumed it was the result of some too-easily procured medicinal marijuana cards. Why would the Suns trade their glue guy-superstar-extraordinaire for a slow, aging, overpaid fatty? How could they expect Shaq to function in that offense? He can’t run and he can’t shoot or roll off a pick and roll. Since the trade seems so clearly idiotic, there’s only one conclusion I can make. Mike D’antoni and the Suns know something we don’t know and this is a great trade for them. Now I’m going to see if I can figure out why. First, let’s take a look at Marion. The perception is that he’s the guy who holds the Suns together—he’s a defensive stopper who runs the floor, blocks shots, and snatches copious amounts of rebounds. But could Marion’s numbers just be a product of playing with Nash? There is a precedent. When Amare w...
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Mmm…Super Bowl Tickets
2008-02-05 06:34:00
In the year 1066 William the Conquerer invented the first ticket so he could charge admission to peasants who wanted to see his spoils from the Battle of Hastings. Hours later the first counterfeit ticket was invented. Anytime there’s a big sporting event it’s a given that there will be some crafty hustlers trying to make a buck off fake tickets. Sunday’s Super Bowl was no exception—nine men were arrested for selling forged tickets. The arrests came despite the face that they adhered to the #1 one rule of counterfeit ticket scalping: If you’re caught, do whatever you can to destroy the evidence. Police found 35 fake tickets before they could be flushed down a toilet, and five more before they could be eaten by one of the suspects. There’s nothing like trying to keep a straight face as the scalper you’re arresting attempts to stuff five Super Bowl tickets down his throat. In the end, it was probably a good thing the tickets were forgeries....
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19-O…h No
2008-02-04 06:52:00
Well, that was a nice final 12 minutes. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—a good pass rush will almost always make a Hall of Fame quarterback look like David Carr. The only thing that could have made the game more perfect is if Tom Coughlin had whipped out an Eric Mangini mask and a camcorder for his post-game handshake with Bill Belichick. Speaking of Belichick, this was not one of his finest moments (or even one of his finest least fine moments). First there was his mind boggling decision to go for it on 4th and 13 from the Giants 31 yard-line. Clearly Belichick thought he had a 4th-and-13 play that was sure to work. Judging by the deep pass, he reasoned that if the offense had a good chance of scoring a touchdown on the play, that made the gamble worthwhile. Still, you have to give your kicker a chance to make a 48-yard kick indoors. Then there was Belichick’s performance in the final second of the game. Look, I don’t care if Belichic...

The Giants Are Playing the Patriots Today
2008-02-03 18:51:00
If you’re interested in some fake analysis, check out this article. If you’re interested in some real analysis, there are two points I want to make. First, the Giants chances rest solely on their ability to get to Tom Brady. The key to Brady’s success (and Peyton Manning’s for that matter) is the fact that he usually has all day to throw. Brady is a great quarterback, but there are 5-10 other guys in the NFL who could put up MVP numbers if they had that kind of protection. Look at any game the Patriots or Colts have lost or nearly lost in the last few years. In all of them their opponents were able to get pressure on the quarterback. The good news for the Giants is that in week 17 they got pressure on Brady with three and four man rushes. There’s no reason to think they can’t do it again. The other thing I want to mention is what a big advantage it is for the Patriots to play the game in a warm weather. Despite being from New England, the P...
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The Weekly Shakedown
2008-02-01 20:12:00
(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at Shakedown Sports. These are just a few of them.) –Tom Davis (the congressman who presided over the 2005 House hearing on steroids) announced that he will retire. Clearly the pressure of trying to run the country and keep Jose Canseco happy was too much for Davis to take. –NBA China has reached an agreement to help design, market, program, and operate Beijing’s Olympic Basketball venue. In return for the opportunity to further market itself to China, all the NBA had to do was give the country 5 million Yao Ming autographs and 700,000 Yi Jianlian bobblehead dolls. –The Rangers retired Brian Leetch’s #2 jersey, raising it to the rafters between fellow 1994 Stanley Cup winners Mike Richter and Mark Messier. I assume the franchise will continue to live in the only successful part of its recent past by eventually retiring the numbers of Jeff Beukeboom and Alexander Karpotsev. &ndash...
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Leave Plaxico Alone
2008-01-31 07:18:00
If you need anymore evidence as to why media day and the super bowl hype is the worst thing in professional sports, take a look at Plaxico Burress and “Guaranteegate.” (It doesn’t quite have the same ring as the other “gates.”) A reporter who needed a story asked Burress for a prediction. Burress just said the first thing that came to mind. 23-17. He didn’t even specify which team would win.  His intention was to both be funny and dismiss the question. Burress’ answer had nothing to do with the actual game or his feelings about the game. The two numbers were his high school basketball and football numbers. Of course now the whole thing is one of the biggest stories of the week. Tom Brady is responding. Burress’ teammates are responding. And it’s all because of one stupid question that Burress decided to answer with a tongue-in-cheek response instead of a “no comment.” Here’s the big question I’m g...
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The Other Scandal in Morgantown
2008-01-30 07:53:00
It looks like the Rich Rodriguez-West Virginia saga is finally coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the school is without scandal. As if the shady dealings and broken promises regarding Rodriguez weren’t enough, the West Virginia is also embroiled in a controversy regarding a phony MBA they gave to the daughter of the state’s governor. You can read most of the details in this story, but basically Heather Bresch (who is the daughter of West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin and a high ranking corporate executive) lists an M.B.A. from West Virginia on her resume. However, when a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter doing a background check called the school, the reporter was told Bresch never came close to earning the degree. In the weeks that followed the school repeatedly changed its stance on the issue, and emails were sent from high ranking administrators trying to cover up the fact that Bresch had never earned her M.B.A. So perhaps you can see where Rich Rodrigue...
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Attention Wealthy Golf Fans
2008-01-29 06:41:00
David “Ogie” Ogron is the worlds fastest golfer. (In the video above you can see him setting a Guinness World Record and wowing hundreds of Asian people.) Ogie is currently on a quest to hit over a million golf balls in order to raise awareness for the Children’s Miracle Network. He hopes to make a documentary about his mission and he’s attempting to finance it the way any 21st century man would. He’s using Craigslist. Amazing Worlds Fastest Golf er looking for Investors for Film Doc Reply to: david@miraclegolftour.org Date: 2008-01-26, 8:41PM EST …Ogie has one of the most amazing stories that will ever be brought to the camera. His life of living in a shed for 2 years training for these remarkable feat’s was the hardest thing that anyone could have gone through. Ogie’s perseverance to save children and bring that message never give up, is priceless. Who ever decides to work with Ogie will be very happy because Ogie bring’s...
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Ryan Minor, Back With the O’s
2008-01-28 07:33:00
Not a lot of people out there remember the name Ryan Minor . The few who do probably remember him as the man who replaced Cal Ripken Jr. in the lineup when the Ironman decided to end his streak. (Some others may remember him as one of the few athletes in recent memory to be drafted in both the NBA and MLB drafts. Coincidentally, in the 1996 NBA draft he was picked one spot after Mark Hendrickson, one of the few athletes to actually play both professional basketball and professional baseball) But there’s more to the Ryan Minor story. For three years (circa 1997-1999) he was hailed as the heir apparent to Cal Ripken Jr., the man who would be the face of the Orioles for the next decade. It didn’t quite turn out that way. As the strikeouts piled up and his batting averaged failed to climb past .200, it became clear the Minor would never be the player the Orioles hoped. Even worse, it soon became clear that the Orioles future would never be what the team hoped it would ...
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The Weekly Shakedown
2008-01-25 21:39:00
(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at Shakedown Sports. Here are just a few of them.) –C.C. Sabathia was named Cleveland’s athlete of the year, beating out Lebron James and Braylon Edwards. That’s not all. For his role in helping the Red Sox advance to the World Series Sabathia is also in the running to be named Boston’s athlete of the year. –Warriors forward Matt Barnes was forbidden to play in a game earlier this week because a clerical error left him off the Warriors active roster. Instead of including Barnes, the roster listed Mickael Pietrus in two spots. The Warriors say they will no longer let Pietrus’ mom type up the roster. –A brawl outside a high school basketball game resulted in two injured police officers and 15 teenagers being placed under arrest. It looks like somebody’s ready for college…. –The Suns announced plans to play an outdoor preseason game next October at the In...
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An Easy Way to Earn an MLB Salary
2008-01-25 06:40:00
The fantasy sports craze won’t last forever. At some point people will want something that adds even more importance to meaningless sporting events. And by that I mean people will want something that makes games even more exciting to gamble on. On that note, I introduce you to Indians farmhand Randy Newsom. The 25 year-old pitcher is offering 4% of all his future major league earnings for $50,000. If you don’t have that kind of money, you can buy a share of that 4% for $20. Think about how this takes sports gambling to the next level. If you’ve got a piece of Newsom it won’t matter if he comes in with his team down 12 runs. Every single pitch he throws will be like the spinning of a roulette wheel. Fantasy sports can’t provide that kind of excitement. The sort of thing Newsom is doing is already fairly common in other industries. Right now the most popular form of “selling yourself” is offering a percentage your future earnings to whoe...
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ESPNU Strikes Again
2008-01-24 06:03:00
Okay, I’m now convinced. ESPN is definitely screwing over local cable providers and their customers in order to pressure the providers into carrying ESPNU. That latest victims are a group of innocent Kansas City residents. For months ESPN had been promising to let Metro Sports (a local Kansas City station) air a tape delayed broadcast of last Saturday’s Kansas-Missouri game (which was airing on ESPNU). Then on Friday, without explanation, ESPN told the network it wouldn’t be able to show the game. Hmmm…is it possible ESPN was hoping hordes of angry Comcast subscribers (who get Metro Sports but not ESPNU) would call Comcast and demand that it start carrying ESPNU? Sounds a lot like what ESPN did to Connecticut residents three months ago when it broadcast two important UConn football games exclusively on ESPNU. Listen up ESPN. I know you’re confused as to why some people out there always seem to be finding fault in the way you do things. Well, j...

It’s Wednesday…
2008-01-23 06:52:00
And here’s what I’m thinking… The paparazzi are really shafting Bill Belichick with these Tom Brady pictures. Two weeks before the Super Bowl they’re letting the Giants know his star quarterback has a tender ankle. It all might turn out to be inconsequential, but Belichick can’t be happy if the Giants decide to try a little bit harder to get pressure on Brady. Perhaps this whole “scandal” is poetic justice for the most secretive, rule bending coach in the NFL. I’m still in shock that TMZ now has one significant deed to go up against the millions of insignificant one they’ve been a part of. If anybody out there is a fan of teammate brawls there was a good one yesterday between Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner during a 5-1 loss to Tottenham. Bendtner emerged bloody amid reports of a powerful Adebayor headbutt. There’s something psychologically unique about two teammates fighting. You never hear about accounting firms where t...
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30 Days, 1 Bathroom
2008-01-22 06:03:00
We’ve all spent a night of our lives asleep on the floor of a bathroom, the toilet and sink our only companions. It’s generally something you don’t want to do again, but professional poker player Jay Kwik is about to do it for 30 nights—all in the name of prop betting. It all started following a Kanye West concert on New Year’s Eve. Kwik, who is known as “Bellagio Jay” for having spent a majority of the past 10 years on the hotel’s premises, mentioned that he believed he could live in a bathroom for 30 days without a problem. Andrew “Good2CU” Robl and Alec “traheho” Torelli quickly jumped all over the errant comment and challenged him to put his money where his mouth is. The bet will be monitored by video cameras and Kwik must adhere to a strict set of rules. He may not have a computer with him, but he is allowed to have a portable DVD player (porn?) and 400 cell phone minutes (phone sex?) He can open the door for room service (hookers?), ...
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Norv Turner is Still an Idiot
2008-01-21 06:24:00
Oh Norv. Just when you had everybody convinced your past coaching missteps were ancient history, you go ahead and do something like this. The Chargers were down two scores with nine minutes left to play. They had 4th and 10 from the Patriots 36. And they punted. It was a decision that was stupefying, indefensible, and moronic. Down two scores with nine minutes left Turner gave the ball back to the most prolific offense of all time in order to gain 25 yards of field possession. Right then and there any hope of a comeback disappeared. Turner was counting on forcing an improbable three-and-out, getting the ball back with seven minutes left, scoring a touchdown, forcing another improbable three-and-out, and driving for a winning field goal. That’s called having too much confidence in your defense. Or being somebody with the brain the size of a pea. Turner’s fatal decision was just the culmination of a completely botched set of downs. The Chargers had 1st and 10 on the 36. Ev...
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The Weekly Shakedown
2008-01-18 20:17:00
(Every week there are a number of that stories slip through the cracks here at Shakedown Sports. Here are just a few of them.) –UCLA is asking fans to refrain from bothering John Wooden during Bruins home games. The legendary coach’s family says he often can’t pay attention to the actual game because fans seeking autographs line up outside his aisle. I’m sure that’s part of it, but we all know the real reason Wooden doesn’t want to be bothered—the Bruins cheerleader dance routines. –Bulls rookie JamesOn Curry was arrested after he was caught urinating in public. However, contrary to initial reports, Curry wasn’t arrested for the actual urinating, but because he ran way from police once he was spotted. Apparently public urination in the state of Idaho is generally punished with just a warning ticket. Curry really should known all that—after all, state’s new license plate reads “Idaho: Our Soil is Your Urinal...
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College Football Causes Crime
2008-01-18 06:48:00
Via Marginal Revolution come a new paper which concludes that college football causes crime. The paper, which is written by two University of Colorado Economics professors, has some very interesting results. We find that college football games are associated with sharp increases in crime. For instance, assaults increase by about 9% when a community hosts a college football game, vandalism increases by about 18%, and DUIs increase by about 13%. We also find evidence that upsets result in larger increases in crime than games that do not produce an upset. For instance, an upset loss at home is associated with a 112% increase in assaults and a 61% increase in vandalism. The moral? It probably wasn’t a good idea to be walking around Ann Arbor after the Wolverines lost to Appalachian State.
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The Internet Killed Sportscenter
2008-01-17 06:22:00
The other night I did something I almost never do. I’m not really sure what came over me—it just sort of happened. I sat down on the couch, and before I knew it I was watching Sportscenter . You remember Sportcenter. It’s that show which 10 years ago was the best sports news broadcast on the planet, but now is dumbed down by empty analysis, annoying anchors, and ratings ploys. Anyway, something weird happened on my TV that night. Sportscenter was actually good. After a few minutes of watching, the reason why became obvious. It was a slow news night. That meant the show could take an extra 30 seconds and diagram a clever double screen that Jamar Butler used twice to hit open threes. It meant there was time to tell us that all four times LeBron has scored 50 points it has been on the road. It meant the show could follow up with Igor Olshansky to see how his goal of filling up the Patriots bulletin board is coming along. That’s the kind of stuff that o...
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Chris Mortensen Prepares Foot For Insertion Into Mouth
2008-01-17 05:25:00
Oh Chris Mortensen , when will you learn. You’ve spent the whole year being a target of those who love to mock you for your faulty reporting (Eli’s out for the season?). Why would you go ahead and have your name attached to the report that Tony Dungy has not made up his mind about retiring? I don’t care if Dungy actually hasn’t made up his mind. Whenever he does finally make a decision, it’s obvious from the evidence (his son transferred, Caldwell isn’t taking another job, PFT is usually right) that it’s going to be to retire. So why go through the trouble of having your name associated with the “Dungy not retiring” talk? It will only be bad in the long run. Even if what you technically reported is true, you’ll only be remembered for reporting something that refuted what ended up being the truth. If I were you I would work my ass off to make sure I’m the one who officially breaks the “Dungy is retiring ...
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The Australian Open Isn’t Tough On Crime
2008-01-16 07:40:00
On Tuesday an Australian Open match had to be temporarily suspended while police subdued a group of rowdy spectators with pepper spray. In the end, five fans were thrown out of the stadium. Just another ho-hum day a the Open. Now here’ the interesting part. Police said those thrown out will be not be allowed to re-enter Melbourne Park for 24 hours. Twenty-four hours? That’s it? These people create such a disturbance that the marquee sporting event of the country has to be stopped, bringing shame and ridicule on the great land of Australia, and they’re going to be allowed back into the stadium in 24 hours? Attention hooligans around the world. Australia is the place to go. If the Pacers-Pistons brawl had happened there the guy who threw the beer at Artest would have been back in his seat for tip-off of the next game.
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