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Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton (a review)

By On October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

American sports fans have a curious relationship with professional athletes. They either love them or hate them, and the emotional energy fans invest into their favorite players can either lionize them or transform them into demigods. These men are, after all, like family. They visit every Sunday and are […]

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An unfinished story: Dan Wheldon dead at 33

By On October 16, 2011 · 1 Comment

IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon is dead at the age of 33.

Wheldon, a British native, found fame in the United States as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011. He died after a crash earlier today at the Izod Indy Car World Championships in Las Vegas.

A touch on a turn […]

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Reaction to a book about the life of Walter Payton is unfair to his legacy

By On October 11, 2011 · 1 Comment

Celebrated author Jeff Pearlman, whose books include the Roger Clemens retrospective The Rocket That Fell to Earth and The Bad Guys Won, […]

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No surprise: Snooki at a UFC event gets some strange looks

By On October 6, 2011 · 3 Comments

While perusing blogs for some background on a post I’m working on for Mixed Marshall Arts, I came across this gem from photographer Tracy Lee:

(source)

The facial reaction of the guy in the […]

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All my Nazi friends are coming over tonight: Hank Williams, Jr. not a fan of Obama playing golf

By On October 4, 2011 · 4 Comments

Hank Williams, Jr. has a message for people who want to play golf with John Boehner: YOU’RE HITLER!

(speaking on John Boehner playing golf with Obama, starting at 1:10)

Gretchen Carlson: “You mean when John Boehner played golf with President Obama?”
Hank Jr: “OHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH! And Biden, and [Ohio Governor John] Kasich…yeah. Uh-huh. […]

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Times Union’s Bills fans/Gish controversy reveals problems deeper than nasty online comments

By On September 30, 2011 · 8 Comments

Earlier today on his Keyboard Krumbs blog, Rob Madeo tells the story of a frivolous sports opinion piece that has exploded in controversy due to internet reaction and the harassment and threats its author received.

Before the Buffalo Bills’ big test against the New […]

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2011 Troy Turkey Trot registration now open

By On September 26, 2011 · 4 Comments

Registration is now open for the 2011 Troy Turkey Trot.

CLICK HERE for more information and to register online.

I started running a couple years back and ran the race itself for the first time last year. It’s a ridiculously crowded field, but I […]

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Y’all are lucky Larry Merchant isn’t fifty years younger

By On September 18, 2011 · 8 Comments

While interviewing Floyd Mayweather during his controversial KO of Victor Ortiz last evening, Larry Merchant was confronted by the man known as “Money” for what he feels is an unfair bias. Merchant responded with…well, a bit less than what would be considered appropriate decorum.

The full interview (warning: there’s some cussin’):

Firstly, what Mayweather […]

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Talkin’ about Jaws and s***

By On September 13, 2011 · 7 Comments

Jaws thinks Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne needs to get rid of the ball quicker. I mean, s***, he needs to get rid of the ball quicker!

Cue Christian Bale screaming about being a professional.

Later in the game, Jaworski apologized to colleague Mike Tirico and the listening audience.

My favorite part:
Tirico: […]

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Is it me or are baseball players fatter than ever?

By On September 9, 2011 · 13 Comments

I used to be a pretty faithful baseball fan until about six or seven years ago. I fell out for a variety of reasons, but ultimately I became disenfranchised with the sport. It’s not just that steroids were used, but the systemic coverup on the part of Major League Baseball and the compliance news outfits […]

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