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Ain’t no recession in Madrid
The New York Yankees earned some well-deserved criticism in the off-season when they spent a bazillion dollars on CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira and then started charging admission at the new Taj Mahal Yankee Stadium that was so exorbitant that Donald Trump couldn’t afford a seat in the lower deck. Such excess, it was felt, was inappropriate during
Read moreThe NBA: where will “fixed” happen this year?
We watch sports for a variety of reasons. To revel in the thrill of head-to-head competition. To marvel at the athleticism. To root for the home team, in which we have somehow invested a piece of our own identities. To mark our place in the timeless ritual. To learn, even. With the NBA, there’s one more reason: to see which
Read moreThis is not your father’s NBA
Here’s what you need to know about today’s National Basketball Association. Imagine the following sentence in any previous era: The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics were defeated on their home floor in a playoff Game 7 because they couldn’t find a way to stop a small forward from Turkey.
Read moreThe Karma wagon rolls around for Manny: respect the game, Tittie-Boy
Oh, the sheer deliciousness of it all. Manny Ramirez has been busted for using. The word is that ManRam didn’t actually use steroids. However, two sources told ESPN’s T.J. Quinn and Mark Fainaru-Wada that the drug used by Ramirez is HCG — human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG is a women’s fertility drug typically used by steroid users to restart their body’s
Read moreJesus on the Super Bowl: “I fucking hate Kurt Warner”
I was talking to Jesus the other day and the subject of the Super Bowl came up. Oh, I know what some of you are thinking – this guy talks to Jesus? Right. But just because I play for another team now doesn’t mean I’ve shunned all my former teammates. You think Ken Whisenhunt doesn’t still talk to people in
Read moreJesus Christ leads Gators to BCS title
In an inspirational finale to the 2008-9 college football season, Jesus Christ ran for 109 yards and threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns to lead the University of Florida to a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma in the BCS “national championship” game. It capped a perfect season for the sport’s first infallible human being, who gave all the credit to
Read moreThe NFL’s wack-ass, statistically improbable day
In case you were watching a What Not to Wear marathon on A&E and missed it, yesterday was one more weird-ass day in the NFL. Fun, but weird. For the first time since 2002 there was a tie. The Bungles and Eagles slugged slogged it out for 75 minutes, and in the end neither team could quite outsuck the other.
Read moreThe Scrogue’s Guide to Denver and the DNC: worthwhile miscellany
And now, a few more things that didn’t quite fit into other articles, or that arrived late, or that we forgot, or whatever. The fact that these are all being lumped under a miscellaneous category doesn’t mean they’re not well worth the time and effort. So here are some scattered thoughts about food, neighborhoods, recreation, sports, shopping and more.
Read moreOlympic baseball gold medal to be decided with penalty kicks
Well, sorta. Check out this stroke of genius. IBAF changes rules for extra innings DURHAM, N.C. (AP)—Extra innings will have a new look in what could be baseball’s last Olympic appearance. Each team’s at-bat in the 11th inning and beyond will begin with runners on first and second bases. Teams may start the 11th at any point in their batting
Read moreSaturday Video Roundup: Fußballmusik
Wow – imagine my surprise at discovering that the German language has a word for music! Ahem. As you no doubt are aware, Euro2008 crescendos tomorrow afternoon as Spain and Germany meet in the final. In honor of the summer’s premier athletic competition (well, until the Olympics start, anyway), SVR today presents the music of the four semi-final nations, along
Read moreFour simple steps to solving the NBA’s persistent ref problem
I don’t write about sports issues here very often, but … let’s make an exception for this one. The NBA is in the news big time today, and not because of last night’s Lakers win over the Celtics. Former referee Tim Donaghy, convicted of taking bribes and betting on games he officiated, has now alleged that at least two games
Read moreThe thrill of victory…
Thanks, Jim.
Read moreRogues, scandals and the Church of Baseball: S&R honors Babe Ruth
Walt Whitman once said, “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.” You could look it up. – Annie Savoy I’ll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand
Read moreBlame it on the performance-enhancing water
Martin reported a few days ago on our nation’s pharmaceutically enhanced water supply, and this morning I had an odd thought. How long will it be before a pro athlete fails a drug test and blames it on the tap water? Put me down for Barry Bonds on Monday….
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