Monthly Archives: June 2008

I'm Back Baby!

Since I’m purposely taking myself out of the sports loop this week (sort of) I thought it would be cool to do something different and I decided to write a season-preview of the WNBA. Imagine my shock when I went … Continue reading

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How do you have a job ESPN's Jemele Hill: and Skip Bayless

This week’s contestant on “How do you have a job?” is ESPN’s Jemele Hill.Hill, a well-known ESPN.com hack who often forces me to change the channel when she’s on Cold Pizza or whatever they’re calling that talking heads show nowadays, … Continue reading

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Thank the NBA gods it's over

Finally. Just when I thought this series couldn’t get any more awful to watch, Game 6 happened. The Lakers should have lost Game 5 and saved everyone from wasting time, energy and money to watch the Lakers’ wretched performance. There … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week: W's Got Game

REUTERS/Jason ReedPresident Bush attempts to spin a ball on his finger while talking with elementary students in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Monday. The school has integrated Catholic and Protestant children into one learning environment … but has since lost all … Continue reading

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Congratulations Brian Scalabrine

It was about time he won one. Also, why was Lamar Odom playing so hard down 37 with 2 minutes to play? WTF? I will never understand him. Does anyone on this planet swear more than KG? I mean, goodness … Continue reading

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I've Blogged Myself Into a Corner

I gave up on the Dodgers yesterday. Well, “gave up” isn’t quite right but I’m not interested in their wins and losses so much at the moment (they did win today, by the way). The Lakers are done. The Angels … Continue reading

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Is Kobe Bryant's legacy on the line?

1GREAT, adjective remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness; full of emotion; chief or preeminent over others; markedly superior in character or quality; remarkably skilled; used as a generalized term of approval ABC has shoved it down our throats throughout the … Continue reading

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Dead and Burried

According to Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World” it’s never too early to start thinking about your obituary. With that in mind, I’m going to write about the demise of the 2008 Dodgers, even though it’s only mid-June. … Continue reading

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What makes Tiger so fierce? (It's not what you think)

I write this on the first hole of the 18-hole playoff between Rocco Mediate and Tiger Woods, so if Rocco upsets Tiger, I ask our fearless Editor to just delete this blog post. However, what makes Tiger so great is … Continue reading

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Going back to Boston

Initial thoughts from tonight’s Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, which the Lakers won 103-98: Who’s got Paul Pierce? KG, not Kobe, got to play ticky-tack-toe with refs in L.A. Bryant scored 15 points in the … Continue reading

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