Sunday, August 21, 2005
jaws
who comes up with these things? [via doobybrain]
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Quote of the Day
"God has to have a special ringtone in the cellphone of your soul." -Dr. Richard Hayes, minister, Zion Temple United Church of Christ
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Friday, August 19, 2005
shafted
The most important soccer game on U.S. soil in 2005 currently is not scheduled to be televised live on English-language TV.
The U.S. men's national soccer team would clinch a World Cup berth with a win (and possibly a tie) when it meets archrival Mexico at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 3 in Columbus, Ohio. But as of Friday morning, the only English-language broadcast was scheduled to be shown on tape delay at 2:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 4 on ESPN2, according to ESPN's published listings. full story
What a travesty. The US Men's soccer team, which was ranked #6 in the world in the last FIFA rankings, highest ever. While FIFA (the governing body for international soccer) rankings have their share of controversy, this is a sign of changing times. For years the US has been a footnote in the international soccer scene, essentially the minor leagues, or a stepping stone towards the "big leagues" (eg the English Premier League), but we're finally gaining respect. Just to put things in perspective, the US squad finished dead last just 7 years ago, in the 1998 World Cup held in France, failing to win a single game. We've come a long way, but let's hope they can get this figured out. When poker gets more airtime than soccer you know there's a problem...
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Saturday, August 13, 2005
beating the odds
Pair of rookies join the Sixers on 1-year deals
Deng Gai and Shavlik Randolph blocked a lot of shots in college but went undrafted.
By Joe Juliano
Inquirer Staff Writer
Looking to build depth in their frontcourt, the 76ers signed shot-blocking forwards Deng Gai and Shavlik Randolph, a pair of undrafted rookie free agents, to one-year contracts yesterday. more
My bad. I shouldn't have doubted...looks like Shav found a job after all.
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Friday, August 12, 2005
the Price ain't right
how dumb can you be? This kid has a free ride to uconn courtesy of his hoops skills, with a possibility of a career in the nba and he throws it was for some petty larceny? What does he need to be stealing computers for?!
i remember the good old days, when kids had common sense...
i remember the good old days, when kids had common sense...
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
guess what, your team sucks!
This article nearly had me on the floor laughing. I don't always find Jay Mohr funny, but he got it right this time. Follow the link to find such gems as the following:
He did his homework, that's for sure. Raptors in.....2055?
I clicked on the "Roster" link to learn about some of the Rays players. When I hit backup catcher Pete LaForest's name, I found a prominently displayed photo of 'ol Pete clutching his groin as a baseball bounced off his mask. That might be worth five dollars if they guaranteed I could see it live. - Jay Mohr, The Hot Read
He did his homework, that's for sure. Raptors in.....2055?
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the new look yankees
- Al Leiter: Mets reject
- Alan Embree: Red Sox reject
- Hideo Nomo: Devil Rays reject
- Shawn Chacon: Rockies reject
- Carl Pavano: most likely shut down for the season ($39.95 million contract, nice)
- Jaret Wright: has been on the DL since April 24
- Randy Johnson & Kevin Brown: they're old. things break. 'nuff said.
- Chien-Ming Wang: great start, a credit to the farm system, but wait-- he's hurt too.
NYY starters
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