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The Fallacy in Critiquing T.O. and His Incentive-Laden Contract; Short Note on the 18-Game Season
Just a quick note: I just happened to be up really early this morning. Mike Greenberg was in the midst of excoriating Cincinnati Bengals management and Terrell Owens for his incentive-laden contract. All day yesterday the talk surrounding Owens was much the same; the contract... [Read more...]
DWil Features
An HBO “Real Sports” Update to the Sadly Underreported Story of Robbie Tolan
On December 31, 2008 minor league baseball player Robbie Tolan, son of former MLB star and World Series champion Bobby Tolan was brutally shot by a police officer on the doorstep of his parent’s Bellaire, Texas home. Tolan and his cousin drove home and were followed by February... [Read more...]
MODI Features
The Incredible Mismanagement of Stephon Marbury
“Cartoon Character”… “King of Fools”… “He is a loser”… These were some of the early media descriptions of Stephon Marbury after he parted ways with the Knicks to join the Celtics. If Marbury is a “cartoon character”, we can thank our... [Read more...]
Basketball
The Many Facets of LeBron’s Move to Miami
(…and the next time someone fails to properly use a comparative or superlative adverb I’m a…. “more happy.” Please, for the sake of the intelligence of the people in this country, write, “happier,” and stop sounding like some fucking 1980-something 13-year old... [Read more...]
What Do Michael Vick, Bill Simmons, Dexter Rogers, Mike Flroio, and Jason Whitlock Have in Common?…
The cries are shrill. He didn’t leave 30 minutes before the shooting, he left three minutes before! And: The Eagles must drop Vick because their owner, Jeffrey Lurie, set very high standards for the convicted dog killer’s continued employment with the team. For Lurie to have any credibility,... [Read more...]
LA Escapes Staples with 3-2 Lead
Everybody knows the outcome by now and it is the Friday before a long weekend. Rather than give you all my version of events, let’s just continues the conversation here. So many people write in with their feelings about the games, with criticisms of my assessment of the officiating. To lead into... [Read more...]
Baseball
An HBO “Real Sports” Update to the Sadly Underreported Story of Robbie Tolan
On December 31, 2008 minor league baseball player Robbie Tolan, son of former MLB star and World Series champion Bobby Tolan was brutally shot by a police officer on the doorstep of his parent’s Bellaire, Texas home. Tolan and his cousin drove home and were followed by February 2009 HBO Sports... [Read more...]
The New “Living While Hispanic” Law in Arizona, Major League Baseball, and Beyond
Baseball people from former commissioner Fay Vincent to ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney are calling the new immigration law signed into existence by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer that allows police to actively profile Hispanic and Hispanic-appearing people in Arizona a “tough, tough” issue. The... [Read more...]
Police Use Taser on Fan in Philly
Leave it to the cops in Philadelphia to set a disgusting precedent. A 17-year old ran onto the field at Citizens Park Monday night. A policeman came onto the field and tazed him: With 44,817 fans watching in the stands Monday night, the teenage male wearing a black baseball cap, red T-shirt and khaki... [Read more...]
Football
The Fallacy in Critiquing T.O. and His Incentive-Laden Contract; Short Note on the 18-Game Season
Just a quick note: I just happened to be up really early this morning. Mike Greenberg was in the midst of excoriating Cincinnati Bengals management and Terrell Owens for his incentive-laden contract. All day yesterday the talk surrounding Owens was much the same; the contract is one of the worst mistakes... [Read more...]
ESPN Scandal: JaMarcus Russell Arrested — for Codeine!
What’s up all! I was coming in to pinch hit to drop a note on Amare going to the Knicks, but my post got hijacked by the Alabama police and ESPN. These pictures will make sense soon enough! Your ecessionary tax payer dollars at work… “MOBILE, Ala. — Former Oakland Raiders... [Read more...]
UPDATE: Santini Withdraws Suit, Instead Chooses Arbitration (Geoffrey Santini Gives Interview to USA Today: Details of Loomis’ Coverup of Sean Payton’s, Joe Vitt’s Vicodin Use Revealed)
Geoffrey Santini has filed a civil suit alleging Sean Payton stole the narcotic, Vicodin, from the Saints and GM Mickey Loomis covered up the information. UPDATE: Santini withdraws case, instead goes arbitration route Former New Orleans Saints security director Geoffrey Santini withdrew his lawsuit... [Read more...]
More Sports
Lance Armstrong Hits Jeff Novitzy’s Radar
An upcoming Sports Illustrated article by Austin Murphy and Selena Roberts tells of how Floyd Landis’ recent tell-all e-mails have piqued the interest of BALCO investigator, Jeff Novitzky. The DEA agent is known infamously leading for the Waco-like raid on the BALCO laboratory as well as for his... [Read more...]
Orlando-Boston, Game 5: Disney’s Home Team Gets Gifted with “The Magic Kingdom Special”
Official Eddie F. Rush attempts to justify giving Kendrick Perkins his second technical to Boston head coach Doc Rivers. Eddie F. Rush handed the Orlando Magic Game 5 with :36 remaining in the first half when he first whistled Celtics center Kendrick Perkins for a foul created wholecloth in the mind... [Read more...]
Short Notes: Jerry Buss Wants Phil Jackson Gone; Corey Pavin and Foot-in-Mouth Disease
Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has stated he will cut Phil Jackson’s pay. Buss hates paying head coaches and has never appreciated Jackson’s love of the triangle offense. Buss prefers something more akin to the Pat Riley “Showtime” Lakers attack... [Read more...]
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