Archive for March, 2009

The Best Thing To Come Out of Calipari/UK

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Have you heard the news? The University of Kentucky and John Calipari might have a mutual interest in one another. If not, a lot of folks got their servers crashed for nothing. While I’m not ready to join the “It’s a done deal” crowd, signs are pointing to yes, Calipari could very [...]

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2009 MLB Hot Chick Preview: AL East

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

This is our first (annual?) Hot Chicks look at the upcoming baseball season. In it, we’ll feature a small, best case/worst case blurb for each team, followed by the very eye candy that drives the sports blogosphere. As you can see, we’ll be starting with the league no one ever, ever talks about, [...]

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Can Your Pops Dunk Like This?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Normally, these types of highlight reel posts are saved for the LeBrons and Howards of the world, but sometimes you run across something that’s just so cool, you can’t help but sharing. Yes, the dunk in the lead video is a nice one with plenty of authority, but for me, the reason it’s so [...]

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The Hot Chick Approach To MLB Previews

Monday, March 30th, 2009

I’m not the biggest baseball fan in the world, this much is true. Don’t get me wrong, I admire the ability to hit a 90-plus MPH sphere coming right at you, as well as the ability to throw said pitch. Nevertheless, I find the regular season largely boring. With that in mind, [...]

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Twitter Monetization the NBA Way

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Mark Cuban is right. Someone has finally found a way to make money off of Twitter: David Stern, the NBA’s commissioner. Proving once again he has zero toleration for Mark Cuban when the Dallas Mavericks owner criticizes officials, Stern fined Cuban $25K for a tweet that questioned a call during a recent [...]

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Tyler Hansbrough Can’t Dunk Like Blake Griffin

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Great find from The Dagger, which demonstrates not all dunkers are created equal. While Tyler and the boys beat Oklahoma for a spot in the Final Four, Griffin proved he was the best post player in the building, while Hansbrough proved he can’t throw it down — or dominate the post — in the [...]

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