Enjoy your weekend.
Media:
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Random YouTube Magic: Chick Hearn Rap: Every time I say "basketball sucks on the radio," some old dude tells me that I wasn't reared on Chick Hearn. Then he tells me that hip-hop is the devil, and I reply "you've obviously never heard Chick Hearn's signature calls sampled in a goofy rap number."
What's The Truth When it Comes to the NHL? It's hard to ignore the evidence that despite the continued bad press, that no less than three cities -- Las Vegas, Kansas City and Hamilton -- are positioning themselves to either snap up the Nashville Predators or become the eventual home of an expansion franchise. If folks are lining up to purchase NHL expansion teams, something must be going right.
The NFL's Web Site Is Misbehaving Right Now:
That's an actual snippet from a screenshot of the NFL's GameCenter page from the third quarter of tonight's game. It is not photoshopped. It rendered just like this in both IE and Firefox.
Random YouTube Weirdness: Olbermann Kinda Clarifies Vick Remarks: A couple of things: As MDS mentioned, it's still not clear what Olbermann's thoughts are on the situation, but give the guy credit for admitting that he came off like a dumbass during his initial comments on August 26, and clarifying them -- or at least trying to -- tonight.
BTN Picked Up by Dish Network: The Ann Arbor News reports further that Dish is carrying the BTN on its "America's Top 100" level of service, which is essentially its expanded basic tier. Dish Network has 13 million subscribers nationwide, which almost doubles the BTN's subscriber base, previously at 17 million homes.
The NFL's Web Site Is Misbehaving Right Now:
That's an actual snippet from a screenshot of the NFL's GameCenter page from the third quarter of tonight's game. It is not photoshopped. It rendered just like this in both IE and Firefox.
Random YouTube Weirdness: Olbermann Kinda Clarifies Vick Remarks: A couple of things: As MDS mentioned, it's still not clear what Olbermann's thoughts are on the situation, but give the guy credit for admitting that he came off like a dumbass during his initial comments on August 26, and clarifying them -- or at least trying to -- tonight.
BTN Picked Up by Dish Network: The Ann Arbor News reports further that Dish is carrying the BTN on its "America's Top 100" level of service, which is essentially its expanded basic tier. Dish Network has 13 million subscribers nationwide, which almost doubles the BTN's subscriber base, previously at 17 million homes.
NFL:
Hasselbeck Supports Bush, Loses Fans: Hasselbeck says one person told him, "I hate you, I'll never wear your jersey, I'll never like the Seahawks again." Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren implied that his wife, whom he described as "a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat," was also unhappy.
Terrell Owens On Dogfighting: "I've Been Exposed To It": While saying he's not bringing "a racial barrier" to the discussion ... he really is. Without saying it, he's implying that the rural South is different among races; especially after going with this blast:
Big Ben on Bill Cowher: 'Cleveland Could Be His No. 1 Spot': Cowher played linebacker with the Browns, and was later a special teams coach under Marty Schottenheimer, so he has ties to the team. There's also the little issue of current head coach Romeo Crennel and his ten wins in two season. Another one of those and the Browns could be looking for a new head coach.
NCAA Football:
AP Poll Revolution: Lower-Division Teams Now Eligible! Any such appearance from lower-division teams will be rare, but at least the pre-eminent poll has allowed all comers to be eligible. So long as there's cross-pollination between divisions, I say why not.
NCAA Football:
AP Poll Revolution: Lower-Division Teams Now Eligible! Any such appearance from lower-division teams will be rare, but at least the pre-eminent poll has allowed all comers to be eligible. So long as there's cross-pollination between divisions, I say why not.
NASCAR:
JRM Wants To Immortalize Your #8 Tattoo: Ed Sullivan, President of InfieldParking.com, (join) along with JRM's Kelley Earnhardt and Thayer Lavielle, is making a collage of the tattooed fans' photos for Junior. No doubt the collection will ultimately hang in the Fan Zone or some other well-trafficked area of the JR Motorsports 66,000 square foot facility in Mooresville, N.C.
NBA:
Can the Muckleshoots Save Seattle? It seemed like a joke a few months ago, that a suburban Indian tribe could swoop in and save Seattle's miniscule hopes of keeping its SuperSonics. But no one's laughing now.
MLB:
Andre Ethier Thinks Five Girlfriends Is Enough: Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue, who is admittedly disgruntled following Ethier's home run last night (it "just barely made the first row of seats and was definitely wind-aided"), recounts a story told to him by a friend:
Andre Ethier Thinks Five Girlfriends Is Enough: Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue, who is admittedly disgruntled following Ethier's home run last night (it "just barely made the first row of seats and was definitely wind-aided"), recounts a story told to him by a friend:
No One Cares When Barry Homers Anymore: Heck, even Major League Baseball has quit caring -- they're no longer using special balls to authenticate it's the actual hunk of rawhide and twine that Bonds knocked out of the park.
Man Robs Vendor, Shoots Himself in Leg: (He probably went after the money, though I like to picture him snatching a dozen bags of toasted almonds -- who wouldn't want to steal those?) There's a chance he could have gotten away ... had he not shot himself in the leg with his own gun.
Did Peavy's Efforts Ruin Him for the Playoffs? Peavy's been working hard this year to shake the label of being a fragile, albeit dogged, starting pitcher. So, not to get all Monday Morning Quarterback on you, but was it a good idea to jeopardize Peavy's health for a midweek series game in early September when you already have a comfortable wild card lead?
