Monthly Archives: December 2010

Wow, the Outback Bowl Is Going to Suck

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Before you make the “you can’t spell Outback without UT” joke (ed. note Chris graduated from Rocky Top), I should probably warn you that you’re thinking of the Citrus Bowl. (Also, you can spell Outback without UT unless you’re talking about 2007 and 2008.) However, you’re also slighting the majesty of the Hall of Fame [...]

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The Double Play

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A poem by Robert Wallace about the artisty that is the Double Play in baseball.

In his sea lit
distance, the pitcher winding
like a clock about to chime comes down with

the ball, hit
sharply, under the artificial
banks of arc-lights, bounds like a vanishing string

over the green
to the shortstop magically
scoop to his right whirling above his invisible

shadows
in the dust redirects
its flight to the running …
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The Ten Worst TV Episodes Of 2010

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The Ten Worst TV Episodes Of 2010<br />
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NHL TRADE: Canadiens Send Maxim Lapierre to Anaheim

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The Montreal Canadiens have completed their second trade in four days, sending Maxim Lapierre to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Brett Festerling and a fifth round pick. Reports are circulating all over the world of sports that Lapierre was not happy with his playing time under head coach Jacques Martin. Before being traded, Lapierre was 20th out of 24 players on the Canadiens roster in ice time, averaging just over 11 minutes per game. Lapierre has five goals and [...]
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Video: Tyreke Evans’ Game-Winning Buzzer Beater is Long, Impressive

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So, this happened last night. Down 98-97 to the Grizzlies after O.J. Mayo’s circus-shot fadeaway gave Memphis the lead, Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans threw up a desperation 48-footer as time expired, and you know what—damn thing went in. Final score, 100-98 Kings. That’s one hell of a way to snap an eight-game losing streak.  However, if it’s going to take last second, long-range buzzer beaters to get wins, Sacramento may not have many more than the six they have now when [...]
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Main Events Wins Judah – Mabuza Purse Bid

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Kathy Duva, Main Events CEO, announced their promotional firm won the purse bid held at IBF headquarters in East Orange, NJ, Thursday. The bid was for the right to hold the IBF’s junior welterweight title fight between Zab Judah of Brooklyn, NY and Las Vegas, and South Africa’s Kaizer Mabuza.  IBF Championships Chairman, Lindsay Tucker explained, “It is a 50-50 split of the earnings between the two fighters. Kaizer is ranked No. 1 by the IBF, and Judah is No. 2. Where the …
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4H Club, Part 2

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Yesterday, we discussed the signings of Aaron Harang and Orlando Hudson. Today, we turn our attention to Brad Hawpe and Jed Hoyer.
Brad Hawpe
As of this writing, the signing of Brad Hawpe to “replace” Adrian Gonzalez at first base hasn’t been officially announced, but reports indicate that it will happen. No details have been released, [...]
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