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Afternoon Blogdome: Go Home Already
• Out of ideas: Here are pictures of a hot Russian lady boxer. Enjoy the long weekend. [The Spoiler] • Don't even think about it, Johnny Majors: Bill Snyder's return to Kansas State is probably giving some other ex-coaches some ideas. They should forget those ideas. [APIAS] • I hear Del Boca Vista i...
Citi Field and Manchester United: Your Tax Dollars At Work
The government's bailout of our collapsing financial industry continues apace—you got your check, right?—but now that these companies are playing with our money, suddenly everyone is an expert. Some are suggesting that maybe the reason these firms are in trouble is because they like to waste money a...
Lawrence Tynes To President Bush: Pardon My Brother, Please
Question: Do you know who Lawrence Tynes is without me having to explain that he's the kicker for the New York Giants? Do you think President Bush knows? He did single out Tynes during the Giants post-Super Bowl White House visit, because it was his overtime field goal against Green Bay that sent th...
The Women Of Knoxville Profiting From Bruce Pearl's Divorce
There are three kinds of divorces in this world. One, is when both parties realize it just isn't working out and they amicably part ways. Two, is when one person has had enough, but the other clings desperately to the relationship, always believing that it could somehow still work out. The third is—...
Morning Blogdome: Drinking Before Breakfast
My boy was just like [email protected]. • I'm listening: It looks like someone finally figured out the only way you're going to get me up in the middle of the night to go shopping: Black Friday Tailgate Party! [Goose's Roost] • Still a rip-off: By the way, Steve and Barry's liquidation sales be...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you forget about leading cops on that high speed pursuit ... • College Basketball: Texas Longhorns vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7:00 p.m. ET) They don't seem that "fighting" to me. [ESPN] • College Football: Western Michigan Broncos vs. Ball State Cardinals (7:00 p.m. ET) A win...
Au revoir, Giant Hefty Bag: "Two visitors from Iowa engaged in public sexual activities Saturday during the last Gophers football game at the Metrodome... By the time officers entered the bathroom to break up the conspicuous couple, a crowd of 15 onlookers had gathered around the over-occupied stall...
Afternoon Blogdome: Oh, Emmitt!
To burn my kingdom, you must you [email protected]. • He's incorrigible: Emmitt Smith is just a man who enjoys a little football. And maybe some of the halftime entertainment. You can take the Cowboy out of Dallas.... [Friends of the Program] • Worst rap album ever: Brett Favre is "the notoriou...
The Inevitable Showdown Between Women's MMA And Adult Entertainment
In my old job, it was sort of an unwritten rule that moment you or your work enters the zeitgeist, it takes about 5.3 seconds for a porn company to make a movie about it. So fans of female mixed martial arts should be very pleased to know that their favorite sport is now the setting for a hardcore l...
Myron Rolle, Gentleman (Rhodes) Scholar
I'm sure you've heard the tale of Florida State safety Myron Rolle, who won a Rhodes Scholarship on Saturday afternoon in Alabama, then flew to Maryland (on a plane, we assume) played in his team's game that night, then killed a wild boar with his bare hands and fed his entire squad with it at the p...
Shooting The Puck In Your Own Goal ... That's Bad, Right?
The Two-Line Pass sends us footage from last night's New York Islanders-Montreal Canadiens contest, when Habs defenseman Ryan O’Byrne oops-identally passed the puck to his own goalie, who had long since retired to the bench. His team ended up losing in overtime, leading some hockey experts to sugge...
Morning Blogdome: You Can't Handle The Truth
Hey, [email protected]. Where you going with that gun? • What did you think "Yankee Clipper" meant?: Did Joe DiMaggio kill JFK? Um ... of course he did. I've been saying this for decades, but does anyone listen to me? Noooooo. [The Serious Tip] • Lemme get my meat slicer: Seriously, what is goi...
A Loaf Of Bread, A Bottle Of Wine, And Tyler Thigpen
KC Magazine—which is devoted to the City of Kansas, not the Sunshine Band—is currently sponsoring a bachelor and bachelorette auction featuring the sexiest singles in the city, to benefit the local chapter of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Classy, I know. But I defy you to not reach for your wallet afte...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you shop for toys that won't murder your children ... • College Basketball: Syracuse Orangemen vs. Florida Gators (7:30 p.m., ET) So much orange. [ESPN2] • NFL: Monday Night Football: Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints (8:30 p.m., ET). Open up a window and let in the Brees....
Afternoon Blogdome: Jim Zorn Is Happy To See You
Some people call [email protected] the Space Cowboy. • Cooley learned from the best: A young Jim Zorn built his rising career on a solid foundation. Like a mighty tent pole, one might say. [DC Sports Blog] • Yep, that's a Blue Devil all right: You know how some people look like their pets? This...