Archive for July 2011
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Roger Clemens perjury trial ends a mistrial
Roger Clemens‘ Federal perjury trial ended abruptly as U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Wilson accused prosecutors of handling the case very poorly. The trial was in response to allegations that Clemens lied to Congress in hearings over performance enhancing drugs and baseball. Specifically, prosecutors showed evidence that the jury was not allowed to see, leading [...]
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Christian Lopez: another reminder of how sports can pleasantly surprise us
From unknown to unbelievable, one baseball fan’s decision to do what’s right over what was sensible, has forever changed his life — for the better
SCOTT JACOBS
This time last week chances are no one knew who Christian Lopez was. Well, besides his friends, family, and maybe some work buddies. But in the scope of things he [...]
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Why doesn’t Arian Foster come to my local Subway?
The Houston Texan running back, coming off of a breakout season, took his talents to the deli, where he manned the counter at a Los Angeles Subway on Wednesday with Jared Fogle
SCOTT JACOBS
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been to a lot of Subway restaurants, and not once — to my knowledge — has [...]
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Around the Horn parody: Casey Anthony Trial and Osama Bin Laden Death
Jay Mariotti hacks into the broadcast from probation and Woody Paige is his usual insane self. Temple Horses is hilarious!
Temple Horses produced some Around the Horn parodies of non-sports related news that capture the silliness and personality disorder of the contestants. First, watch them debate Warren Sapp’s tweet about the Casey Anthony trial:
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Mets trade Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers
The financially ailing New York Mets traded closer Francisco Rodriguez (also known as K Rod) to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night as Milwaukee looks to beef up their bullpen as it continues to fight for the top spot in the National League. The Mets sent cash along with the closer in exchange for two [...]
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Top Pacman Jones’ stories: “It just doesn’t make sense!”
MITCH BLATT
Pacman “Adam” Jones was arrested July 11 in Cincinnati for allegedly creating disorderly conduct, swearing at police and resisting arrest, a tame night by his standards. Pacman responded to allegations by saying, “I keep on going through the same thing, and it don’t make no sense.”
Indeed, Pacman Jones getting arrested is something I would [...]
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Yankees’ Robinson Cano wins Home Run Derby 2011
Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees won the 2011 Home Run Derby, at the MLB’s All Star week festivities. The second baseman outslugged rival Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox for a 12-11 win. Ironically, it was the winner’s father, Jose Cano, a former MLB pitcher (with the Astros) who was throwing the [...]
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Cartoon, Cartoon! Introducing Gary Finkler and his sports cartoons
From Obama and Goodell, to Ortiz playing first, to old Jets and new Jets, no sports topic is out of bounds for the brilliant graphic designer
SCOTT JACOBS
Sports are fun, cartoons are awesome. Sports cartoons are six kinds of epic. So we found a guy who loves both sports and graphic design, and we asked him [...]
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