Month: August 2008
Franken on the Wolves
Chad Hartman/KFAN interviewed DFL Senate candidate Al Franken at the State Fair this afternoon. They touched upon sports and Franken…
Read more »Trudell talks hoops with Gomes
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site talks to Ryan Gomes after the player’s Friday workout at the Target Center (audio). Gomes chats about…
Read more »Somewhere Deep In The Notre Dame Special Police Bunker…
I found this at NDNation.com. It was written by a poster named mkovac. Please enjoy. Somewhere deep in the NDSP…
Read more »This Is No Time To Panic
The Red Sox are 4.5 games behind the Rays and tied for the wild card, do not panic. Take a…
Read more »Friday Wrap, Plus Your Comments Reviewed
Updated:Just eight days until kickoff?? Please tell me, where did this summer go? Unbelievable. Some quick links to get your…
Read more »Mini Pony of the Day 8-22-08
Updated:Uhh…yeah…that’s definitely Vladimir Putin with a mini pony. The Internets amaze me every day. The MPotD was a joke when…
Read more »Brinkley likely out for NC STATE
Any truth to the rumor that MLB Jasper Brinkley is out for the NC State Game because of the sprain…
Read more »Roy Hall brings us down the home stretch
It’s Roy Hall day! 8 days left! Pictured left, Hall scoring an early TD against Iowa from 2006. Both teams…
Read more »Barry Cofield
Robbins and Cofield, puff piece or genuine article? The default is always to assume puff piece unless there is something…
Read more »Hey kids! It’s time for everyone’s favorite recurring feature…
How big are Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson’s brains! When last we saw our intrepid football men, they were basking…
Read more »10 tickets north? First look at the Brewers’ September callups
With the AAA Nashville Sounds and AA Huntsville Stars‘ seasons winding down (the Sounds finish up on Monday, September 1…
Read more »Titans vs. Falcons preview
Coming off of a lackluster, albeit a winning performance against the Raiders, the Titans continue their preseason schedule with a…
Read more »The Amazing Race 13 Racers on Video!
Updated:Again, thanks to my new wife, puddin over at the Reality Fan Forum for finding this promotional video from CBS….
Read more »Colon Makes His Case
In a week where Beckett came up with a new injury and Buchholz was demoted to AA, the Sox were…
Read more »I Can’t Help Myself
Updated:I found this at College Game Balls (a Virginia Tech blog) and it is made by the genius, LSU Freek….
Read more »Welcome Darius Miles
Updated:According to the Globe’s Marc Spears, the C’s have signed Darius Miles to a non-guaranteed contract. Yes, he’s never played…
Read more »One Mo’ to Go
Team USA is on the verge of its first Olympic Gold Medal in 8 years, thanks to their 101-81 victory…
Read more »Gameday: Texans @ Cowboys
The Houston Texans roll into town hoping to defeat the Cowboys on our homefield. Historically, the Texans have always played…
Read more »Olympic Viewing Guide for Friday, 8/22
Here is your viewing guide for the 2nd to last day of the Olympics. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14NBC…
Read more »NBC Still Crowing About Olymipcs Viewership While Wednesday’s Ratings Were Second Lowest of the Games
Even with the beach volleyball final shown live with hardly any commercial interruptions, Wednesday’s ratings for the Olympics were the…
Read more »Wolves Updates 8/22
From the Timberwolves site: The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Thursday the team’s local television schedule for the 2008-09 NBA campaign. Five…
Read more »Preseason Blogpoll Roundtable
Updated:These are a series of questions asked by Hey Jenny Slater a Georgia blog and Blogpoll voter. This is the…
Read more »Site improvements/milestones
I’m working on a whole new domain and several site changes. I’m hoping to have everything finished by the end…
Read more »Why The Hell Not?… Episode IV A New Hope
The season is drawing closer and closer to the opening kickoff for our beloved Irish. Notre Dame stands at 8-1…
Read more »Links of the Day 8/21/08
Updated:Just a reminder… I wrote elsewhere today, and will continue to in the future. NFL union chief Gene Upshaw passed…
Read more »This Day In Red Sox History
August 21 1903: The Boston “Pilgrims” and “Cy” Young beat the White Stockings 11-3, despite the fact Chicago’s OF “Ducky”…
Read more »Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBNew York Yankees at Toronto – YES/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Atlanta at New York Mets – Peachtree TV/SNY, 7 p.m.Washington at…
Read more »Move over Elton, here comes Syvelle Newton
Updated:If anybody is interested, Syvelle Newton will be performing this Saturday August 23, 2008 at headliners here in Columbia. I…
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