Month: May 2010
Cushing syndrome
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is a terrible liar. At a Thursday press conference, while attempting to get his side…
Read more »Why the Colts Did Not Select a LT in the Draft
Entering the draft, the biggest need for the Colts was seemingly left tackle. Tony Ugoh has not yet lived up…
Read more »The Price of Being Concise
No, I haven’t used the sweep by the Marlins as an excuse to jump off a tall building or, say,…
Read more »The Faster Times makes the New York Times
This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine has a piece about new online journalism sites, and features The Faster Times, the…
Read more »Game 37: Cubs 4 Pirates 3
Realistically, the bullpen was due to blow a lead like this at some point in the season. As good as…
Read more »Our First Time
This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen!– Daniel Ruettiger on seeing the field at Notre Dame…
Read more »Oh no, Mariano! What a way to end the weekend!
As good as Saturday’s game was – Andy Pettitte looking very sharp, Mark Teixeira and Jorge Posada hitting homers, and…
Read more »Scott Hartnell reminds me of someone…
I can’t tell if Scott Hartnell looks more like fat Jesus, Hassidic Zach Galifinakis or Ewok John Kruk.
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Khan Stops Malignaggi; Marroquin Scores Impressive KO
(Photo © Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotion) WBA Junior Welterweight Title FightAmir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) TKO 11 Paul…
Read more »Re-visiting the Oakland Raiders class of 2009
The first move the Oakland Raiders made in the 2009 offseason was claiming QB Bruce Gradkowski off the waiver wire…
Read more »Gamecocks Field Report: Pig Pickin’ Edition
South Carolina went to Arkansas for a key series over the weekend and swept by scores of 3-2, 5-0 and…
Read more »The Shot in the Dark 53-man Roster
There is about 3 and a half months until the Redskins must make a decision on all of their necessary…
Read more »Links of the Day 5/16/10
Some late night links to take you into the beginning of next week Is Minneapolis a livable sports city? Liveable,…
Read more »Gamecocks Podcast – Episode 2
On this week’s edition of “Gamecocks Podcast,” your gamecocks sports blogging crew from Leftoverhotdog.com discuss the University of South Carolina Baseball team…
Read more »Red Hot
As a rule, I don’t get too excited about wins in May, but this afternoon I’ll make an exception. The…
Read more »Indy is livable
So says Page 2. Tip to Derek INDIANAPOLIS Livable: On the pro side, it has the Colts and the Pacers….
Read more »An Elk Is Eleventh
Today, Ohio State received it’s eleventh verbal commitment for the 2011 class, welcoming Centerville Lineman Michael Bennett. Mr. Bennett is…
Read more »The Angels Expect To Win
By David Saltzer – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer Anaheim – Apparently winning big agrees with the Angels. It’s like they’re supposed…
Read more »Red Sox Can’t Find “Mo” in Motown
The Red Sox picked up right where they left off last night by walking in a run in the second….
Read more »Doug Davis hospitalized
Both MLB.com and JSOnline.com are reporting that Brewers’ starter Doug Davis went to the Emergency Room at Froedtert Hospital. By…
Read more »Recap: Welcome to the playoffs, Orlando
The Celtics woke the Orlando Magic from their playoff slumber with a punch to the face. The Celtics played an…
Read more »Pedroia, Beckett, and Ellsbury Updates
Updated:Dustin Pedroia was given the day off today because he had a sore knee from last night. It does not…
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Congratulations to the Ginobili family
Congratulations to Manu and his family on the birth of their twins, Dante and Nicola.
Read more »Ramblings
It seems like ages since I have written anything. After this season, I needed some time off though. I am…
Read more »A sweep on the road?
It’s been, by my math, nearly two years since the last time the Pirates swept a series that was at…
Read more »Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 5/16
To open the links up in a new tab or window, use Control+click UConn Football links Mailbag May 15: Would…
Read more »Sunday Grab Bag
There’s a lesson to be learned from these NHL playoffs: With every subsequent elimination, the mainstream media has elected to…
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