Stanford Beats UCONN!!!

We would all care... except it is girls basketball....


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Rodgers and Andrews

Rumors are going around about Aaron Rodgers and Erin Andrews potentially dating....

When asked, Rodgers said "I don't remember"





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Soviet Era Quarterback Finally Breaks Down

Back in the mid to late 90’s when Brett Favre was winning MVP’s, parting his hair down the middle and winning Super Bowls I never thought I would still see him in the league in 2010. Without a doubt a first ballot Hall of Famer Brett overcame injury after injury to put together one of the greatest streaks in sports as well as career numbers that few even have a chance at reaching. He was the Jack Bauer of the NFL. As soon as you thought he was dead he would come back stronger than ever with that “I am too good at this to quit” attitude. Well, finally Brett, it looks like you can quit.

It is no secret that Brett has had a dismal season this year, with a depleted receiving core and a suddenly inconsistent running game Brett began to look his age. And oh-by-the-way Brett was born in the 60's...'69, but still, the fact that he was born near the height of the Vietnam War and is still in the NFL feels odd. Okay, so he is old, broken down and still (after 20 years) makes some bad decisions, now we know. But some people are acting like they knew before the season started that he shouldn’t have come back. Saying stuff like “I knew he was too old” and “he should have just quit a long time ago”. I call BS, if Favre had a decent season this year and the Vikings made the playoffs the tune would have been different. There is no discernable difference this year in Brett’s play, he just didn’t have his bailout receiver (Sidney Rice), AP wasn’t AP and the Vikings have been playing from behind much of the year allowing teams to play the pass.

Favre’s annoying habit of retiring and then not retiring is an annual tradition we won’t miss. Kind of like NBC trying to re-create the magic they had with Friends and Seinfeld by releasing nearly identical shows every season, it is just old, uninspired and more hype than substance. Also, ESPN will finally have to retire their full “Favre Watch” graphics package, not sure what Adam Shefter and Shelly Smith will report on but something tells me Tom Brady might be getting a haircut.

Skipping training camp looked like it took its toll on Brett this year as well and while it was be important for him to rest it also turned half of the locker room against him. The Jenn Sterger thing didn’t help him or us (did we really need another “dong-gate”?) and it was just another distraction in a distracting season for the Vikings.

Bottom line on Favre, he bet on “scenario A”, that his body would hold out and he would be able to have a great season and lead his team to the Super Bowl, a storybook ending. Unfortunately “scenario B” happened, his body didn’t hold up, he played terribly and his team collapsed around him. So since “scenario B” happened people are going to say he should have hung it up after last year. Before the season I think a lot of people would have gambled on scenario A.

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JETS Do Anything They Can To Win...

First they get accused of filming teams for signs and now this....C'mon Jets you are ridiculous.  Just stick with reality T.V. on hard knocks so you don't have to follow any "normal" football rules.  Let alone you are the most boring team to watch ever......



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Tribute To Jimmy V.....

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Most Knowledgeable Man In The World....

Cliff Harris should become a speech writer....hell maybe even the next president.....






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No Place Like Home...

Leading up to LeBron James’ return to Cleveland the hype was flowing from just about every corner of the sports world. Sports commentators giddily reported every new development, ESPN.com’s ridiculous “Heat Index” went from the NBA page to the front page and Cavs fans spent thousands of dollars to make sure that LeBron knew how much they hated him. My thought on the game was that there would be some fans getting tossed, Miami would win and LeBron would have a “C+” game. I thought that someone as sensitive as LeBron is would have a hard time dealing with the adversity. He has never shown that he can thrive in the face of adversity, why would he start now?

Well, the fans got tossed, LeBron had an “A” game and Miami blew out the Cavs. Two for three. I misjudged how terrible the Cavs are, the fact that they are a fringe playoff team in the east is somewhat sad. Also, how pathetic was it that nobody on the Cavs took the chance to be immortalized last night. What about a guy like Anderson Varejao clothes-lining LeBron on one of his drives to the hoop? Knock him down hard, get a flagrant 2, give the fans a reason to cheer and get tossed early from an embarrassing blowout, no downside. But instead he grabbed his headband and threw it…really hitting him where it hurts big guy. Somehow I don’t think that fulfills the graduation requirements at Kevin McHale University.

One thing that is very interesting is to see Cleveland play the Jennifer Aniston role. They are the scorned lover that LeBron (Brad Pitt) traded in for the newer, more exciting model. Cleveland has the sympathy of the entire country and at least for last night got amazing TV ratings. It remains to be seen if they, like Jen, derive unwarranted success from it but at least for last night they were everyone’s favorite team (or second favorite).

Last night was vintage LeBron, the prototypical basketball player; he hasn’t lost anything that made him the back-to-back league MVP, proof that he actually did take all of his talents to south beach. Last night was also proof that LeBron is no MJ, or even Kobe for that matter. He can shine against a bad team and he may be able to win as part of a cast of characters but don’t ask him to do it by himself and don’t ask him to do it in a big game. There is nothing left to say about LeBron that hasn’t already been said, but MJ’s legacy as the greatest competitor and greatest champion the NBA has ever seen will not be challenged, at least not by LeBron…take a mental note of that.

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Tribute To The Civil War Game....

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Seriously NFL?

The NFL and Roger Goodell have to get their act together when it comes to doling out fines. Mr. Goodell is starting to look like Bud Selig trying to figure out how to make the All-Star game relevant. Watching these two bumble their way through highly important decisions is very sad for those people who love their sports. They are equally destructive to their products, similar to Keanu Reeves trying to figure out if he should make the “just woke up with antlers for hands face” or the “really have to go to the bathroom but stuck in traffic face”. With all the attention focused on the NFL and their problems somewhere an NBA game is being poorly officiated and David Stern looks the other way in glee.

Here are some actions that are on the $30,000 or less rack if you are an NFL player:

- In-game Twitter access

- Throwing your helmet into the stands at a fan

- One phone call after scoring a touchdown

- Wearing a Sombrero and poncho on the sidelines

- A legal “knockout” hit during the game that doesn’t draw a flag but causes a concussion

- The right to punch someone in the throat

- The right to rip someone’s helmet off and punch them in the head

Now if some things on this list appear a little bit worse than others the NFL has shown that it views all of these things as being on the same level. Now, most NFL insiders say that Cortland Finnegan is a dirty player and he had it coming. So I have no problem with Andre Johnson saying ‘enough is enough’ and taking care of business. Especially given that the fine is actually a small price to pay in relation to his salary. (Check out ESPN’s “fine calculator”)

More than any other league the NFL tries to make examples of players and send a message through fines. So the message here is: why tackle someone when you could just tear off their helmet and punch them in the face instead? Same fine and no suspension.

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