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NFL Roundup: Daunte's Blues
• If you somehow were able to make an emotionless, painless robot clone of Bea Arthur, and you pounded that clone in the face with a polo mallet for 25 minutes, then slammed that head in a car door 15 times, then severed the head with an exceptionally long and sharp toenail, then put the head in a...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • If I Were King of the Forest: Pick the Lions over the Bears. Oh my. • Al Groh, you have failed us for the last time: Take Syracuse and the points vs. Virginia. • And just like that, it's...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. MLB With Joe Morgan: Hey, so, in your all your years of playing baseball, did you learn anything that you'd feel comfortable sharing with the casual fan? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Scoop Jackson: For some reason, every time we see you o...
WNBA Finals Controversy Debated In Empty Chat Room
We're not really going to join the growing chorus of anti-WNBA voices (or even the exact Xerox of choruses of anti-WNBA voices, just a few days later); we're not huge fans of the WNBA, but we're not huge fans of the MLS either, and you don't see us piling on them. That said, we actually watched so...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discriminating speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • We would say that Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker had jumped the fantasy football shark, but jeez, there are no sharks in fantasy football, silly. • Stay away from the New York...
Blogdome: Ripping Favre
• So, hey, now that we think about it ... Brett Favre was kind of a dick to Javon Walker. [Sports Frog] • Hot new hockey site launching later today, by tapped-in anonymous blogger. Hey, it's a growth industry; hockey can't get any less popular. [HockeyBuzz] • Ryan Howard is the Dontrelle Willis of h...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Jayson Stark: No offense, but you're the first person we've met who spells their first name like that who sucks at basketball. • 11:30. Author Buzz Bissinger: So who's a bigger prick: Stephen Glass or Billy Bob Thornto...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discriminating speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • It's never too late to jump onto the Notre Dame bandwagon*. • European bookmakers, the NFL and you. • Meet Tom Ziller, the Alan Greenspan of Sacramento Kings wagering. * May not app...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • It's T.O.'s world, we just live in it. • So, once again you've put money on the Rams. Sigh. Your mother and I really don't know what to do with you at this point. • NFL Week 1: Seriously...
NFL Roundup: It's Possible That Plummer Just Isn't That Good
Other Thoughts On The First Weekend Of The NFL: • As the only guy who ever brought the Buzzsaw to the playoffs, we will always have a soft spot for Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer. But, what, with the out of control hair (facial and otherwise), angry anti-war screeds and the tendency to throw the...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Bill Simmons has a sure thing. Why do we hear that and immediately think of Michael Keaton in Night Shift? • If you're thinking about going against the Bears this week, Kyle Orton would ...
Today In Oddjack: NFL Kickoff Edition
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • So once again you've entered the office football pool, with dreams of finally winning it this year (sorry, we didn't mean to laugh out loud). Here are some things you should know. • Area...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • No pressure or anything, but what's your next move, Jerry Rice? (We've got "lion tamer" at 50/1). • NFL betting: Those crazy bastards at Covers have completely lost it this time. • Going...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • We do believe in Angels, we do, we do, we do! • "I counted on Lee Suggs to have a huge season for my NFL fantasy team, but then he was comically flattened when that grain silo fell on hi...
Dirty Deeds Brings Out Dirty Folk
More info on Dirty Deeds, the "movie" produced by former gay nomad Todd Zeile and Yankees gorilla Jason Giambi: Apparently Barry Bonds has seen the movie. He showed up at the premiere, posing for photos with former "Party of Five" star Lacey Chabert, which is kind of a frightening mental image....
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Hitching your wagon to Steve Spurrier's star — for one week, anyway. • Hey, live a little, and double down on the Phillies. Come on, don't be afraid ... • "Attention gamblers! Please bac...
Blogdome: It's College Football Time!
News and Views From a Galaxy Located Somewhere Near Your Basement ... • Boy, it sure is nice to see people previewing an actual college football game. [Sporting Fool] • Life can get treacherously dull in September when you're a Cubs fan. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] • Jajaja! [Yard Work] • He may be cuddly, ...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • So, it's come to this — you're betting on the Royals. Sigh. We begged you to get help. Well, the good news is Mike Wood is pitching tonight. • Let's face it, money is infested with germs...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler • Your pathetic attempts to deceive your friends into revealing their fantasy football plans have amused us, until now. • Attention everyone, soccer star Wayne Rooney needs a name for his chil...