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The Constant Variety Of Sports XI 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Brawl mars New Mexico's win vs. Wyoming (MSNBC)Wyoming coach Steve McClain declined to comment on the fight after the game. He argued with a fan as he headed up The Pit's tunnel, then said as he neared the Wyoming locker room, "real class place this is."Huizenga to let football staff decide on Williams (ESPN)Owner Wayne Huizenga said Tuesday that he will not attempt to block the potential return of Ricky Williams to the Miami Dolphins in 2007, but emphasized the decision on the comeback by the erstwhile running back will rest with his football officials.Two Reid sons have troubles in traffic (Inquirer)Garrett Reid, 23, the oldest of the Eagles coach's three sons, was involved in a serious accident yesterday afternoon in Plymouth Township, police said. Britt Reid, 21, was being investigated regarding an alleged road-rage confrontation in West Conshohocken, police confirmed. Other media reported that Britt Reid had been hurrying to the scene of his brother's accident.Gymkata has a Read more:Sports
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Quote Of The Day : Expanded Super Bowl Edition 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Our hero and leader spoke with the media at the Super
Bowl and unleashed a couple of lines that only someone with his ability to wildly fling the football is allowed to do.After being asked yet more questions about his rollercoaster season - something he described as "boring" earlier this week - he finally hit back at the media."It's frustrating when some of you guys don't put too much thought into it and don't know what we're doing on offense, realizing how ignorant some of you guys are. I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way. I just accept it. It's just understanding that you may not be correct and accepting that fact."I had something like 17 of my 20 interceptions in five games, and in the other 13 games I've been something like 23 touchdowns and three picks."Atta boy, Sex Cannon, atta boy. Keep on rationalizing and bring home the hardware. You are thisclose to getting some of that Tom Brady-style action.Courtesy: Sporting Life Read more:Quote
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The NFL Supports Pagan Rituals Only 1970-01-01 00:59:59 From the Indy Star:NFL's lawyers sack church's game plan The NFL is telling Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis that the church's plans to use a wall projector to show the game at a party for church members and guests would violate copyright laws.NFL officials spotted a promotion of Fall Creek's "Super Bowl Bash" on the church Web site last week and sent pastor John D. Newland a letter -- via FedEx overnight -- demanding the party be canceled.Initially, the league objected to the church's plan to charge partygoers a fee to attend and that the church used the license-protected words "Super Bowl" in its promotions.Newland told the NFL his church would not charge partygoers -- the fee had been intended only to pay for snacks -- and that it would drop the use of the forbidden words.The league even took exception to the church's plan to influence nonmembers with a video highlighting the Christian testimonies of Colts coach Tony Dungy and Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith.But the N Read more:Rituals
Today's Look at Sports History 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Clint Malarchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the NHL between 1981 and 1992. He is probably best known for an injury sustained during one of the most horrific in-game incidents in sports history.The notable incident occurred during a game on March 22, 1989 between the visiting St. Louis Blues and Malarchuk's Buffalo Sabres. Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Sabres collided at the mouth of the goal, and Tuttle's skate caught Malarchuk on the neck, slicing open his external carotid artery. With pools of blood collecting on the ice, Malarchuk somehow left the ice under his own power with the assistance of his team's trainer, Jim Pizzutelli. Many spectators were physically sickened by the sight with seven fainting and two suffering heart attacks while two teammates vomited on the ice. Local television cameras covering the game instantly cut away from the sight of Malarchuk.Malarchuk, meanwhile, had only two thoughts: He was going to Read more:Today
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John Kerry Loves Him Some Baseball 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If John Kerry
had this platform back when he ran for President, he might have garnered more support than that guy who used to be an owner of the Texas Rangers.Sen. Kerry opposed to MLB's 'Extra Innings'-DirecTV deal (SportsLine)A proposal to make Major League Baseball's "Extra Innings" exclusive to DirecTV has drawn the ire of Sen. John Kerry
.The Massachusetts Democrat said he plans to raise the matter with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at a hearing Thursday."I am opposed to anything that deprives people of reasonable choices," Kerry said in a statement. "In this day and age, consumers should have more choices - not fewer. I'd like to know how this serves the public -- a deal that will force fans to subscribe to DirecTV in order to tune in to their favorite players. A Red Sox fan ought to be able to watch their team without having to switch to DirecTV." This grandstanding wouldn't have anything to do with Mr. Kerry angling to be next commish of the grand o
The Average Male In China Is 5'7" 1970-01-01 00:59:59 7-foot-9 Chinese player joins ABA team (MSNBC)The "have size, will travel" basketball odyssey that's taken 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China
to California to Kansas to North Carolina made its latest stop Wednesday in the back room of a Chinese restaurant in this tony Washington, D.C., suburb.That's where the Maryland Nighthawks of the American Basketball Association introduced their newest player, a man they're touting as the tallest in the history of professional basketball.Sun donned a uniform with the number 79 — Get it? — and his new team's owner and coach and a teammate all gushed about his "basketball IQ" and "soft hands."The 23-year-old — who complained the XXXXXXL sweat shirt the team gave him was too small — was asked what his goals are."I hope," Sun said, "I make the NBA some day."To which Nighthawks owner and ABA chief operating officer Tom Doyle said: "I'm quite sure he will."Really? After all, Sun hasn't played organized basketball in more th Read more:Average
Hey, He's Running...That's A Sport, Right? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sorry for the back-to-back videos, and I know that this one has been seen over a million times according to Google, but today was the first time I saw it so it goes into the Book of Scrap. Bad enough that he is streaking, then, yes, the sound you hear is a big, juicy fart. I'm still laughing... Read more:Right
Your Final Super Bowl Betting Tips 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Literally hundreds of people have made their predictions for the Super
Bowl. Most of them will be wrong. With that in mind, here are three who even if they aren't correct, they are at least amusing.ESPN --AccuScore has powered more than 10,000 simulations for every NFL game for ESPN.com, calculating how each team's performance changes in response to game conditions and opponent's abilities. Each game is simulated one play at a time and the game is replayed a minimum of 10,000 times to generate forecasted winning percentages and player statistics, as listed above.Score: Colts 27.4 Bears 23.0We can't wait to see Adam Vinitieri kick that 3.4 point field goal with :01 remaining. (Note: Accuscore is 6-4 in predicting playoff games this year. "Sort of" Accuscore might be a better name.)But wait, it gets better...The Fan House (Tecmo Bowl-style) --It's most cerainly not as accurate as the Madden '07 prediction of the Super Bowl
, but this video shows how Tecmo Super Bowl projects the Read more:Final
Score One For Common Sense 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Some people are just idiots.Men not discriminated against in tote bag giveaway (AP)A judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming the Angels discriminated against men by giving tote bags to women during a Mother's Day baseball game.Orange County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Cannon ruled Thursday that the giveaway was not biased against men and that the May 8, 2005, event was a way to honor mothers.The lawsuit, filed by Los Angeles psychologist Michael Cohn, claimed thousands of men and fans under age 18 were each entitled to $4,000 in damages because they were treated unfairly. Women over 18 received the gifts that day.This guy sued. Over tote bags. Given away at a baseball game. And the Angels changed their policy because of it. But he still continued with the suit. Amazing.An Angels spokesman said the team has changed it policy since the 2005 promotion. Last year, the team gave tote bags to the first 25,000 fans who came to the Mother's Day game, spokesman Tim Mead said, adding the An Read more:Common
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Guess Which Team Had A Player Questioned By Police At The Super Bowl In Miami 1970-01-01 00:59:59 OK, you get three guesses and if you don't say "Cincinnati Bengals" with your first guess then you must turn in your NFL fan credentials immediately.What's interesting is that I was listening to Johnson be interviewed on the radio (WSCR Chicago) a day or two ago and the subject of all the arrests on the Bengals came up and Chad pretty much poo-poo'ed the whole thing, saying it was O.K. for Carson Palmer to come out against such things, but he wasn't all that concerned. Now we know may know why...Bengals WR Johnson cooperates in Miami
murder investigation (SportsLine)Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was questioned by Miami police regarding an investigation into the shooting death of a man.Johnson, a Miami native, spoke with detectives Monday at police headquarters, according to the Miami Herald."Chad has confirmed to the club that he cooperated with the Miami Police
earlier this week as part of an investigation," the team said in a statement released Friday to the Asso Read more:Super
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The Baseball Fan's Hall of Fame Project (update 10) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Time for a little more housecleaning as we move into round 11 of the voting. George Brett, Gary Carter, Max Carey, and Frank Chance all failed to garner enough support to make it into the "Baseball Fan's Hall of Fame." Brett just missed while the other three had no shot according to the voters.In this edition we will be adding Fred Clarke, John Clarkson, and Roberto Clemente to the list of nominees you will find on the righthand side of the this page.Some have suggested having a "Veteran's Committee"-type vote once all is said and done for those players who were borderline. We are taking that under advisement and will be consulting with real Hall of Famer Joe Morgan on it. So far all he has told us is, "Dave Concepcion has GOT to be in the Baseball Fan's Hall of Fame." OK, we're kidding, we don't know Joe Morgan, but we're sure he'd say that.Results thus far:IN>Hank Aaron 100%(1954-1976: 755 HR, 2297 RBI, 3771 H, .305 BA, 240 SB)>Ernie Banks 100%(1953-1971: 512 HR, 1636 RBI Read more:Project
I Must Live In A Different World 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Forbes released its findings on the most valuable sporting events brands recently. Topping the list, with little surprise, is the Super Bowl. The rest of the list is full of items that make me scratch my head. While I know that many of these events are more popular around the world than they are here in the U.S., it never ceases to confuse me as to who exactly is paying attention to these events. I mean, literally no one I know watches some of these and the U.S. population has to count for something, no?Here's the top 10:• 1. Super Bowl ($379M)• 2. Summer Olympics ($176M)• 3. FIFA World
Cup ($103M)• 4. Daytona 500 ($91M)• 5. Rose Bowl ($88M)• 6. NCAA Men's Final Four ($82M)• 7. Winter Olympics Games ($82M)• 8. Kentucky Derby ($69M)• 9. World Series ($56M)• 10. NBA Finals ($47M)OK, so the Super Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the Final Four, the World Series, the NBA Finals, and maybe even the Daytona 500 make at least some sense to me. I know people who watch these thin
I don't think that Kenny Rogers has any idea what's going on down there. 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Mooninites Give Everyone in Boston a Giant Middle Finger: Best Non-Sports Story of the Year (Just Call Me Juice)I said that if something crosses the line of sports and just needs to be brought up on JCMJ, I'll write about. This certainly qualifies. As I'm sitting here right now, I'm trying to stop laughing from the lead story I overhead being broadcast on the CNN.2K Sports Returns to Football (Football Outsiders)Big news for the video gamers: 2K Sports has announced All-Pro Football 2K8, their first game since EA bought the exclusive NFL license three years ago. I've read a lot of comments from people who say that NFL 2K5 was better than Madden 05, although I've never read a concrete list of reasons why.The Fine Art of Hitting .400 (One More Dying Quail)Nearly seven decades have passed since the last time a major league baseball player hit .400 over the course of a full season, but the number remains one of the most respected milestones in all of sports.The Last Days Of ESPN2 (D Read more:think
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They Will Be Able To Kick The Ball Really, Really Far But Not Win Any Championships 1970-01-01 00:59:59 US duo set for Liverpool takeover (BBC)Liverpool have agreed a deal with American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who are set to complete their takeover of the club early next week.Gillett and Hicks flew to England earlier this week for a secret meeting with senior Liverpool officials.They persuaded the club to stall talks with Dubai International Capital, which had been expected to buy out the club.Hicks and Gillett will split the £470m takeover on a 50-50 basis with £215m of that earmarked for a new stadium.Gillett owns National Hockey League side Montreal Canadiens while Hicks owns rival NHL franchise Dallas Stars as well as the Texas Rangers baseball team. We don't know what they paid, around $1 billion? Our currency converter is on the fritz, but if nothing else, the cross-promotions should be nice. The Rangers pitchers could throw soccer balls instead of baseballs. It wouldn't hurt their ERA because hitters already think their pitches look like beach balls coming in Read more:Championships
The Constant Variety Of Sports XII 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hayes charged with assault (AP)An attorney for an ex-major leaguer accused of hitting a youth baseball coach said Friday his client was only defending himself when the man tried to attack him after using a racial epithet. Authorities have charged Charlie Hayes with misdemeanor assault for a fight during a game last October. He faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine if convicted.Judge rules Stringer's widow can pursue lawsuit (AP)A federal judge ruled Thursday that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.Summertime, and the grading is easy (LA Times)"I've never given an easy grade in my life," she told The Times in a recent interview. "You come to my class and work, and I see you want to learn, I'll give you an A. I see some lazy ass, coming late all the time, acting like he doesn't care, I won't give him an A. I'll give him a B."Johnson says Pats coach ignored LB's concussion Read more:Sports
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Benny Hill Is Taking The Colts By A Field Goal 1970-01-01 00:59:59 From Blog Critics, a UK Web site:NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Super Bowl XLI EditionThe Super Bowl is watched by a billion people worldwide!Bollocks. You will likely encounter that obnoxious piece of bombast at some point during the next week. The Super Bowl is available for viewing worldwide and has a potential audience of over a billion people, but in fact, it is only watched in significant portion by around 90-100 million people, perhaps 140 if you count folks who just tune in for a brief period; the halftime shenanigans for instance. Of the total viewership, figure 97-98% is in the U.S. and Canada.The NFL has what might be referred to as the Reverse Soccer Problem. Whereas soccer (or more properly, Metric Football) can't seem to get its hooks into the U.S., apart from the Canadian Football League, professional football can't get any traction in the greater world.Yes, I know about NFL Europa: Lame. It should actually be called NFL Germany, since five of the six teams are in Deu Read more:Taking
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You Have To Like Any Rap Reference To Natrone Means 1970-01-01 00:59:59 We can make fun all we want, but how many reading this are not all that different from these, ahem, guys... As geeky as it is, it's well done. (Golf clap.)Credit for the find: With Leather. Read more:Means
Sarah Spain Before She Was ... Well ... Sarah Spain 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Before our minds were captivated by the travails of Hollywood bimbo flotation device wannabe SarahSpain
and her "efforts" to acquire free Super Bowl tickets with nothing more than her "smile and wit", there was Jenn Sterger. Sterger was/is mostly known for being hot (at times), showing a lot of skin, and being in the stands at Florida State football games with her other half-nude semi-hot friends. Or in her words, she is "the original FSU Cowgirl", whatever the hell that is. Anyway, thanks to her "skills" she is heading out on a whirlwind tour of colleges across America. All on Sports Illustrated's dime. Only in America. Apparently there is just no limit to what a young girl with big cans and an enterprising "spirit" can do these days. Get ready to mark your calendars!Jenn Sterger is ready to have some fun at your school (SI)So I'm packing my bags, determined to visit as many colleges as possible across the great U.S. of A. and experience the most heated rivalries, electrifying
You put your groceries under the hood of my car? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Super Bowl Halftime Curse (Maxim)Call it the curse of Carol Channing. There is definitely an eerie coincidencebetween celebrities who perform at halftime of the Super Bowl and thecircumstances that follow. JOE NAMATH: THE URINAL INTERVIEW (With Leather)Really, I was content enough to get a photo with Joe Namath, the man whose drunkenness inspired Kissing Suzy Kolber. Broadway Joe has lived life hard, and he has a pronounced stoop when he's sitting... and he's downright hunchbacked when he stands up.Reasons the Bengals Stay In Trouble (Critical Sports Blog)Like Sisyphus pushing his boulder, the Bengals can't avoid their fate. Chad Johnson, while not being named a suspect or person of interest, was questioned by the Miami Po-Po in the death of another man. Why, inquiring minds want to know, do the Bengals continue to spiral out of control?It's getting worse. (Sports Media Watch)New York City is the nation's largest television market. And somehow, in that market, a National Hockey Le Read more:groceries
WMK: Weekend Potpourri (Early Saturday Edition) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 WMK stands for "Watching My Kids". I get them every other weekend and on those weekends its tough to get to the 'puter, as Payton calls it. Not that I am in any hurry to for that matter. That said, I will be checking in periodically these odd weekends and giving you, the loyal reader, the highlights from the blogosphere and the rest of the reporting press as the weekend unfolds. Here's this weekend's first installment:Victim: Police Showing Favoritism to Andy Reid's Son (Fan House)With each day, the news about Andy Reid's sons gets more and more disturbing. We've already learned that Reid's oldest son, Garrett, admitted to using heroin before crashing into a woman's car and seriously injuring her, and that Reid's next-oldest son, Britt, is accused of pointing a gun at another driver in a road rage incident.Doh!!Props to and Thoughts on Deadspin's Big Super Bowl Week (Sports Frog)No question the undisputed leader and most well known of sports blogs has had a huge week in Mi Read more:Early
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WMK: Weekend Potpourri (Saturday Afternoon Edition) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Giants send letter to fans about Bonds (AP)Giants owner Peter Magowan sent a letter to about 27,000 season-ticket holders this week explaining why the club decided to re-sign free agent slugger Barry Bonds for another season. "The process of negotiating this contract was complex, lengthy and highly unconventional," Magowan wrote Monday in his letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. "This decision was not taken lightly and we spent significant time evaluating all of the elements and circumstances surrounding the negotiations before we made a final determination to move forward."Break out the hate -- it's almost spring training (SportsLine)Jack Wilson is pissed off. And gosh, who can blame the guy? In comments made last week, the Pirates shortstop took potential double-play partner Jose Castillo to task for ... well, something or other. "Castillo's got to show me something," Wilson blustered. "If he's slimmed down and ready to work, he's going to have a good year. But if Read more:Saturday
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The Constant Variety Of Sports XIII 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sumo champion fights off bribery charges (Times)In Nagoya, Asashoryu achieved a clean sweep, winning all 15 of his bouts. Nowadays Weekly magazine quotes unnamed wrestlers who accuse him of paying up to one million yen (£4,200) to his opponents to lose deliberately.Trouble for Danica Patrick's husband (3TV)A woman claims she and Hospenthal had a sexual relationship years ago while she was his patient and just 16 years old. Hospenthal, a high profile physical therapist in Scottsdale, has worked with professional golfers and baseball players. But according a document from the State of Arizona, he crossed the line with one patient. Leavitt fires basketball coach (AP)A high school coach who told his players at halftime to reach into their pants to "check their manhood" before returning to the basketball court was fired.Ex-Falcon DB Buchanan busted for writing bad checks (AP)The former Atlanta Falcons cornerback was arrested Thursday on three counts of writing checks without sufficient fu Read more:Sports
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Seriously, What The Heck Does This Say? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was perusing the latest sports news and ran across an article that apparently is on rugby. Is it just me or is this indecipherable? Emphatic victory takes Cheetahs to the top (ABC Sport)The Cheetahs took control in the second half to outclass the Stormers 27-9 in Bloemfontein this morning in an all-South African finale to the first round of the Super 14.After leading 5-0 at the end of a scrappy first half, the Cheetahs fell one point behind only to hit back with two tries before a near-capacity crowd at the 38,000-seat Vodacom Park in the central city.It was the biggest win of the seven matches in the southern hemisphere inter-provincial rugby union championship at the weekend and put the Cheetahs in the unaccustomed position of first in the standings.The Bloemfontein-based franchise finished 10th last year in their debut season and could do better at the second attempt judged by their dominance of rivals who welcomed back Springbok flanker Schalk Burger.Having missed most of last s Read more:Seriously
There Are Like 100 Guys On The Street That Could Help, C'MON! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Doesn't anyone at CBS have a rag or a squeegee or something, cripes...wipe off you camera lenses! It's the friggin' Super Bowl! Nothing like fog and water droplets in HD...UPDATE: Jim Nantz is making me long for Joe Buck, BTW, Read more:Street
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