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The Haka Scares Me
That is the Haka of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team. I don't know how the Australians fared on that particular day, but if I played on an opposing team, and I saw those guys doing that dance, I would run like hell in the opposite direction while screaming about my plans for immedia...
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies. Two sub-.500 NL teams that actually have an outside chance at a wildcard. Eh, it's better than the ESPYs. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Codebreakers. Once again... there is nothing on tonight. 8:00, ESPN Classic. • USL Soccer. Whoever's in charge of naming USL t...
A Subtle Statement On The Evolutionary State Of Poker Players?
I've gotten a few tips about this Mikey the Chimpanzee who's apparently going to be entered in the World Seris of Poker's main event. There's some lady who travels with him, and has "trained him" to play "poker."...
LeftoverDome...
• Yahoo! Sports evidently has a hit out on Tiger Woods' wife. [Yahoo! Sports] via [NBX Sports] • A five-step program to make yourself an MLS fan. Admirable. Bit of a pipe dream, maybe... but admirable. [SoccerNista] • Why the paucity of Jews in sports? Rivalfish investigates. [Rivalfish] • Bill Beli...
Today In The Premiership...
• Ruud Van Nistelrooy liked Germany so much that he wants to go back. Ruud wants his next season to be with Bayern Munich of the German Budesliga. Real Madrid had previously made a bid to acquire Van Niistelrooy, but it was rejected by Manchester United. I'm not ruling out the possibility that the...
A Bengal Gets The Taser
In their ongoing quest to become Blazers East, the Cincinnati Bengals have seen another member of their football team get arrested. And DT Matthias Askew has done it in grand style, somehow managing to get tasered after a parking violation. I am applauding politely....
Reggie Bush Doesn't Care About Black People
Because the people of New Orleans haven't been through enough, Reggie Bush and his agent are threatening to sit out the season and re-enter the 2007 NFL Draft. Saints training camp opens up on Thursday, and Bush isn't likely to be there. He might stop by for a quick photo op, but he won't actuall...
Tiger Woods Wins One For Earl
It's hard to muster up too much sarcasm after Tiger's victory at Royal Liverpool this morning. He tapped in for par on the 18th to secure his 11th professional major, gave a primal fist pump, and then broke down crying in his caddie's arms, thinking surely of how his father wouldn't be there to gi...
Floyd Cruises
It was Floyd Landis, as expected, rolling to victory in the Tour de France. Thor Hushovd won the final stage, which earns him not much more than a hearty pat on the back. It's Floyd who will sip the victory champagne, maybe for the first time in his life. That's a guess. Floyd just looks like a g...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
8:00, ABC. Golf. British Open, Final Round. You can still catch a few holes of Tiger breaking out whoopin' stick if you hurry. 1:30, ESPN. IndyCar. ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225. Well, if nothing else, President Bush approves. You're doin' a heckuva job, Indy. 2:00, TNT. NASCAR. Nextel Cup, Pennsylva...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Padres 3, Giants 4. The Giants have now assumed the presitgious position of NL West leader....
Over The Line? Yes, I'd Say So
There's a sporting event going on in San Diego this weekend that's described here in the LA Times as "a beer-fueled nudity fest." It's a tournament for a game called "Over-the-Line," which is kind of like softball, but weird. The rules state that... ah, who am I kidding, you haven't been able to c...
To Watch Tonight...
• Movie. The Rookie. Man, there's really nothing on tonight. 8:00, ABC. • Soccer. FA Archives. Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur. It's an old game, but I bet you don't know who won. 8:00, FSC • Boxing. Baldomir vs. Gatti. You might also see a replay Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas, if you're ...
Vlade Looks To Avoid Contact
A link in a previous Blogdome went to this post at To the People about Vlade Divac's noble interest in purchasing a heretofore government-controlled newspaper in Belgrade. That is not going to be happening now. Why? Well, mainly because Vlade Divac doesn't want to be killed. Vlade made this sorta ...
Leftovers...
• Huge crowds, giant rubber bands flinging t-shirts into the crowd, Jumbotrons, fireworks, stars who have been convicted of murder, a huge fireworks display... that's right, it's church. [Deadly Hippos] • Curt Schilling drops by and does an interview with Yanksfan vs. Soxfan. I dislike him a little ...
Jose Canseco Gets Familiar With Chico Police
You can take Jose Canseco out of the big leagues, but you can't take the big league out of Jose Canseco. Just hours after his victory in the Golden Baseball League's home run derby, Jose Canseco was involved in some kind of an incident with a woman outside of an Oxford Suites hotel room. No one wa...
Sergio Garcia Tries To Break The Duck
Despite Tiger Woods being awarded the British Open title yesterday afternoon by Pat Forde, the rest of the field decided to show up and play today anyway. And Tiger still does have the lead, but just by a stroke. Sergio Garcia shot a course record-tying 65 today to get himself to within 1 of Tiger...
We Need You, Carl Monday
In retaliation for some "hard hitting" that happened on the practice field, a 15-year-old sophomore at Lehi High School in Salt Lake City was sexually assaulted with some sort of "foreign object." It's unclear exactly what happened on the field, and "hard hitting" could mean any number of things. ...
Boyz N The U
There was some drama on The U's campus yesterday, as Hurricanes safety Willie Cooper was shot in the ass. His roommate and teammate, Brandon Meriweather, in a move that would make Ray Lewis proud, then "pulled a pistol from his pants pocket and fired three times at the person," according to the AP...
Floyd Makes Us Proud
Floyd Landis did what Floyd Landis does this morning, cruising past Spaniard Oscar Pereiro to put himself in position to claim the Tour de France tomorrow. Pereiro started the day 30 seconds ahead of Landis, and finished it about a minute behind him. I don't know anything about cycling, but I kno...