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| The Golfing Hit Man |
| Published: July 18, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Sports |
| Three guys at a classy golf course are waiting for their friend to show up in order to complete their foursome. After waiting several minutes and at risk of losing their tee time, the three notice an oddball standing by the clubhouse all by himself, carrying a bag of clubs. The three of them look at each other, shrug their shoulders and figure, |
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| It's In The Game: Ikea Loveseats Are Bulky And Difficult To Move |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 12:35 pm |
| Tags: Ea Sports, It S In The Game, Madden Nfl 08 |
| was perusing Sports by Brooks late last night, as is my wont, and came across this item: "The NEW YORK TIMES reports EA Sports will provide new President Peter Moore with "relocation-related expenses" from Redmond, Washington, to Redwood City, California. The move will cost the company $330,000. Moore, a former Microsoft executive, also received |
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| Self Indulgent Posts Not About Sports: "Interiors Kicks Radio Days' Ass!" |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 11:10 am |
| Tags: Prison Rules, Self Indulgent Posts Not About Sports, Whimsy, Woody Allen |
| nothing to do with sports, but when two inmates get in a fight over Woody Allen, well, we just couldn't sleep at night if we didn't write about it. Because if you can't have serious discussions of Woody Allen films in a Wisconsin prison, where can you have them? Two Ozaukee County Jail inmates are getting the thumbs down, felony |
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| The Simpsons Sports Movie |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 5:29 pm |
| Tags: Mlb, Nba, Nfl, Nhl, Sports, Television |
| The show has had many sports associations, most notably the Homer at the Bat episode featuring a fistful of major leaguers, and cameos from a varied group that includes Joe Frazier, Chick Hearn, Gerry Cooney and Yao Ming. Hell, they've even referenced Esteban Yan. What they've never had, until now, is a live-action cast for a Simpsons |
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| Sad State of Sports |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 10:38 am |
| Tags: Sports, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Michael Vick, Steroids, Tour De France |
| suspicions. That's four sports mired in scandals. Am I the only one who thinks it's time to reconsider the central place we give sports fandom in our lives and our culture--not to mention the amount of money we spend on it? I can't help thinking of the time I was a rookie reporter covering a middle-class suburban community. The school |
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| We're All Barry Bonds Fans |
| Published: July 20, 2007, 3:09 pm |
| Tags: Sports, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Steroids |
| Until a few weeks ago, I pretty much knew what to think of Barry Bonds and his inevitable breaking of the home run record. I was on board with Michael Kress in thinking that Bonds was a great player, no doubt, but his greatness was overshadowed by his abuse of steroids. He was a cheater, plain and simple. The fact that he cheated before cheating |
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| Dungy: a story of consistent faith |
| Published: July 21, 2007, 11:12 am |
| Tags: Journalism, Sports, Evangelicals |
| be difficult for non-sportswriters out there (or the sportswriters looking for a religion angle) to find a way to write about one of the more inspiring and genuine stories that we’ve seen, especially in football, in years. Here is where I disclaim the fact that I was born and raised in Indianapolis and absolutely love the Colts and |
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| Gary Sheffield Is Rooting For Barry Bonds |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 9:00 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| Gary Sheffield and Barry Bonds shared a personal trainer, a drug connection, and one of the most ridiculous excuses ever put forth by any human beings, ever. Back in 2002 Sheffield and Bonds had a bit of a tiff because Gary blamed Barry for getting him mixed up in the whole BALCO mess.But now that Bonds is on the threshold of breaking Hank |
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| Doping Scandals Abound in 2007 Tour de France |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 9:53 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| So Americans are daft and don't really get into cycling much. When Lance Armstrong was setting records for how many Tour de France wins in a row he had after overcoming cancer, they'd show recaps on the news and that made cycling at least more known than previously in the US. While I certainly am not a cyclist - my butt can't stand it |
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| Don Shula: How Much Do You Know About Miami's Main Man? |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 12:24 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| most recognizable faces in sports. As a leader, he knew how to win, he knew how to carry himself, and he knew how to keep his players disciplined. But what do you know about him? Take our quiz to find out if you make Don Shula proud or if you come across as a dead fish.1. Where was Don Shula born?a. Flint, Michiganb. Keizer, Oregonc. Grand |
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| Barry Bonds Should Have Played Football |
| Published: July 24, 2007, 10:11 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| union in professional sports, is certainly troubled by the public scrutiny as evidenced by its willingness to submit to the strictest drug testing policy in its history without earning even a single concession from the MLB owners in return. Baseball’s reputation is not quite as sullied as track and field or cycling, but it is much |
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| Home-Schooler Misspells 'Friend' in National Spelling Bee |
| Published: May 31, 2006, 3:00 pm |
| Tags: Education, Entertainment, Family, Games, Religion, Sports, Television |
| The first round of the National Spelling Bee ended in tears for many of this year's home-schooled contestants. Fourth-grade Katie Hulmich toppled out of the competition after inadvertently swapping the vowels in 'friend,' while fifth-grade Derek Conley substituted an 'e' for the 'a' in 'secularism.' Parent complains after fifth-grader is |
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| Checkers Is Solved |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 3:04 am |
| Tags: Games, Sports, News, Research, Mathematics, Science |
| According to the Los Angeles Times, scientists at the University of Alberta have completely solved checkers. They have written a computer program which has enumerated all 500,995,484,682,338,672,639 possible board configurations and shown that with best play, the game of checkers is a draw. Their computer program, named Chinook, can not be |
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| Former Seahawk Chad Eaton - Batterer, Victim, or Both? |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 2:36 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| Former Seahawks defensive tackle Chad Eaton was recently arrested for alleged domestic violence. I don't know what happened between him and his wife Tina, but there a few things which bear mention.Last year Tina was arrested at their home after bloodying her husband's nose. She didn't bother denying it, instead telling police officers |
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| Nothing's holy when sportsmen are such sinners |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 3:31 pm |
| Tags: Sports |
| could happen in professional sports than football's second-highest paid player being indicted for dogfighting; an NBA ref being investigated for betting on games he officiated; a handful of cyclists being booted from the Tour de France for blood doping; and a first-base coach being killed by a line drive.The answer: Yes. But man would it take |
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