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| Name: | tim myers |
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Crooked ref claims NBA fixes games Tim Donaghy, ex-ref convicted of betting on games, claims referees pressured to call fouls by league and sometimes do so on their own. NBA denies it.
posted to Basketball at 1:08 PM CDT
You got Rondo'd. In just his 2nd year in the NBA, Boston Celtic Rajon Rondo has won the hearts of many. He is featured on the homepage of Reebok with this latest campaign. Yet the national announcers on Thursday often refered to the struggles of Rajon and that the fans are up and down on his play. So what do the fans really think about Rajon in general and in the playoffs?
posted to Basketball at 7:29 AM CDT
16 assists in game 2. Pretty sure that's what a point guard is supposed to do.
posted at 11:25 PM CDT on June 8
It's time to pitch the DH. The most astonishing occurrence in the first six weeks of the baseball season — other than the decline of my World Series favorites, the Seattle Mariners, who played like the Seattle Pilots — was that the National League outscored the American League.
posted to Baseball at 6:09 PM CDT
Good point, freeze. My Cardinals are in the damn 6 team division, when MLB could have evened things out.
Pitchers who can't hit should at least learn to bunt. A decent bunt is more effective than a strikeout most of the time.
posted at 7:30 AM CDT on May 13
There is an "I" in "Team"? Rochelle High School track standout Bonnie Richardson wins the state track title, the TEAM TRACK TITLE, all by herself.
posted to Other at 9:49 AM CDT
Sorry, thought this thread was going to be about Kobe's 4th quarter and OT performance in game 4.
posted at 11:03 AM CDT on May 12
posted to Baseball at 1:48 AM CDT
The catch and throw on the tagup was beautiful! Nice job of moving forward on the catch and getting the momemtum going.
The only bad thing was that the Cardinals lost last night when Izzy blew the save.
posted at 7:19 AM CDT on May 8
posted to Baseball at 10:27 AM CDT
Good God, a genuine display of sportsmanship! Anyone who believes that you win at any cost should read this.
My competitive sporting days are over, but I like to shoot pool. Many of my fellow competitors can't believe that I don't play every game to win. Well guess what, there are other reasons to play games - whether to practice skills that will benefit me later, or giving a lesser opponent an opportunity to knock off a better player and boost their confidence. Winning isn't the only thing.
posted at 4:46 PM CDT on April 29
Clemens reportedly had affair with country star Roger Clemens has another potential scandal he's already denying. He reportedly had a affair with country singer Mindy McCready in a decade-long relationship that began when she was 15 and Clemens was a 28-year old with the Red Sox. This could be especially damaging as Clemens' defamation suit against Brian McNamee proceeds.
posted to Baseball at 9:54 AM CDT
If Clemens thinks that real evidence of this affair is about to surface, all he needs to do is go on TV, bite his lip, shed a few tears, ask God and the American public for mercy, and all will be forgiven.
posted at 12:06 PM CDT on April 28
True, but saying it in public and really meaning it are two different things, it's all about spin and the means to an end.
posted at 12:34 PM CDT on April 28
Chiefs trade Jared Allen to Minnesota: League leading sack specialist Jared Allen has been traded to Minnesota for first and third round draft picks.
posted to Football at 11:36 AM CDT
Probably a good trade for both teams. The Vikings were a .500 team last year so if this can help them find two or three more wins they are a playoff team.
As a KC fan I hate to see Allen go. However, the Chiefs were terrible last year, and one defensive player wasn't going to drastically improve that record. If you doubt your ability to sign a soon-to-be free agent, trade him before the deadline arrives and your hand is forced. The Chiefs get to draft new talent who should be eager to play hard and prove themselves. Sometimes steps like this are needed to dig out of a deep hole.
posted at 3:38 PM CDT on April 23
Jays release Frank Thomas: After a slow start, and a dispute over benching the aging star, the Blue Jays release Frank Thomas
posted to Baseball at 11:28 PM CDT
Maybe they are just being realistic? 39 years old + low production + high salary doesn't make good sense for the team.
posted at 8:08 AM CDT on April 21
It seems as if Thomas believes he should be in the lineup whether he is producing or not. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in a team sport isn't it up to the manager to decide the best lineup to help his team win more games?
HOF'er? No doubt about it.
posted at 1:47 PM CDT on April 21
Tejada tells team he’s 33, instead of 31. Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada told the team he’s actually 33, two years older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records after being shown a copy of his birth certificate by ESPN.
posted to Baseball at 10:44 PM CDT
Nice apology - "I never meant to do anything wrong". So the lie wasn't to gain an undeserved advantage?
posted at 11:45 PM CDT on April 17
Say it ain’t so, George! Report: Boston Red Sox T-shirt buried in new Yankee Stadium by construction worker.
posted to Baseball at 10:12 AM CDT
Read the original story. According to the Yankees spokeswoman it "never happened". Nice denial there, tootsie.
How was this action a really bad thing? Did it affect the structural integrity of the concrete? Is a Boston fan trying to apply a curse, which I'm sure that Yankee personnel would dismiss as a ridiculous idea, a really bad thing? And why dig up an item that was never placed there, and wouldn't curse the team anyway?
posted at 6:58 PM CDT on April 13
Critics Go Ape Over LeBron James Magazine Cover A picture of NBA star LeBron James and the model Gisele on the cover of April's Vogue is attracting controversy over their pose. The shot taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz has been compared by some detractors to King Kong holding Fay Wray. ESPN.Com columnist Jemele Hill called it "memorable for all the wrong reasons." The photo is remarkably similar to "Destroy This Mad Brute," a famous World War I recruitment poster.
posted to Basketball at 10:16 AM CDT
If I were LeBron I would be offended - at other blacks crying foul! My first reaction to the cover was that LeBron was clowning for the camera. Sure the photog probably encouraged it, but so what? I watched a segment on the news and a black woman said it evoked memories of King Kong. How the hell are whites supposed to forget about race when this black chick is comparing LeBron to King Kong? Some whitey makes that remark and he gets crucified. It IS the same old story - blacks looking to make an issue out of every possible situation. The story went on to show other photos that some people felt were "better" and how Vogue could have chosen any of those. How dare the editors of Vogue choose which photo should be the cover shot without consulting the bitter, pissed off people with the chip on the shoulder.
posted at 12:29 PM CDT on March 27
Chris Webber retires Here's A Look Back at a Career That Was Above Average.
posted to Basketball at 4:12 PM CDT
You gotta respect his decision. Some athletes just can't let go.
posted at 6:10 PM CDT on March 26
Hopefully all of this attention will force the NBA to raise the level of officiating. And it's good to see that many fans out there realize that poor officiating CAN affect the outcome of games. I always cringe when the naysayers use the defense of "it was only one bad call, get over it". Obviously, one bad call in a crucial situation can matter.