Super Bowl ad review: Jesus H. Tebow
First, the official response:
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Bad Times and Getting Worse for Coach Hawk
The self-fulfilling downward spiraling vortex kraken of doom has the HMS Dan Hawkins firmly in its maw. I think Hawkins is a really good guy and when he was hired I was optimistic. (Full disclosure: I also thought the Rick Neuheisel and Gary Barnett hires were good ones at the time, so my usual adroitness at assessing people and talent
Read moreRoy Williams Needs to Drink a Nice, Tall Glass of Shut the Hell Up Juice
It’s the end of the world as we know it, apparently. UNC hoops coach wonders: ‘How can you go any lower?’ North Carolina coach Roy Williams can’t fathom what else could go wrong for the unranked and struggling Tar Heels after Virginia handed UNC its worst home loss since 2003 on Sunday. “How can you go any lower?” Williams asked
Read moreScott McCarron needs to run for office
File under “T” for “thanks for clearing that up”: Despite reports to the contrary, Scott McCarron would like to clear up his thoughts on Phil Mickelson: He never called his fellow player a “cheater.” In a statement released Monday, McCarron discussed his original comments to the San Francisco Chronicle regarding Mickelson and other players using Ping-Eye 2 clubs that have
Read moreFavre on 2010: “I’ll let you know in October”
Okay, that’s not what he actually said. Still, would you bet against it?
Read moreSports Weekend Roundup: Good Times, Bad Times
It was about as good a football weekend as it’s possible to have when none of your teams are left. Hate Kurt Warner: check Hate the Cowboys: check Hate Phil Rivers: check My hate is strong. BTW, let’s review what I said after last week’s games:
Read morePredicting the 21st Century: Nostraslammy’s ten-year review
Ten years ago, at the turn of the millennium, Nostraslammy took a stab at predicting the 21st Century, with a promise to check back every ten years to see how the prognostications were turning out. Odds are good I won’t be able to do a review every ten years until 2100, but I figure I’m probably good through 2030, at
Read moreThe uneasy truth behind Tim Donaghy’s allegations
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who was convicted of two charges related to betting on NBA games (some of which he worked as an official), is out of prison, pimping a new book and telling his story to 60 Minutes and ESPN. What he’s saying, and who’s backing him up, has to be giving NBA Commish David Stern a
Read moreTim McKernan, Denver Broncos “Barrel Man”: RIP
Andre Agassi: What a rich man’s discontent can teach us all about living an authentic life
They say money can’t buy happiness. The same also goes for celebrity, and even the status that accompanies being among the best in the world at your profession. We’ve had ample demonstration of this in recent days. Robert Enke, the goaltender for Hannover 96 (who currently hover in the middle of the German Bundesliga standings) and a potential member of
Read moreYour Friday weirdity: why Koreans shouldn’t be allowed to play baseball
What. The. Fuck.
Read moreWhy isn’t Rush happy?: Limbaugh inadvertently illustrates democracy in action
America’s democratic ideal doesn’t work perfectly. Sometimes it doesn’t work at all, and in these cases it feeds our cynicism to the point where we’re tempted to conclude that the very possibility of true freedom is a sham. I know whereof I speak, because there are few people out there more soaked in bile than I am. Still, this whole
Read moreWhy Rush wants to own an NFL team
UPDATE: We’ve revised this post to replace disputed Rush comments with confirmed-by-video ones. After all, we want to be fair. And balanced. ________________ Rush Limbaugh wants to be an NFL owner. Or does he? Jason Whitlock says it’s a publicity stunt, and he may be right. Glenn Beck has been getting a lot of run lately and Rash needs to
Read moreMichael Vick and the problem with forgiveness
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two months of house arrest. Last Thursday the Philadelphia Eagles answered the question as to which team would sign a convicted dog-killer (there were 32 possible answers to the
Read moreThe Sunday Smack: I dunked on LeBron James, too
There’s been a lot of controversy in King James Land this week. Apparently Xavier’s Jordan Crawford dunked on LeBron in a pickup game. Nike officials confiscated the two videos of the dunk. Depending on your perspective, LeBron is being a punk-ass little bitch or Nike was fully justified in its actions. Please. Where was all the hoopla last month when
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