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| Name: | Tim Yoder |
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| Location: | Roughly N 42° 02.914 W 088° 04.668 |
| Member since: | November 10, 2005 |
| Last visit: | May 17, 2007 |
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NBA - Playing with old balls The uproar among the players in the NBA has forced David Stern to announce that the NBA may abandon the new synthetic basketball in favor of the 30 year old model.
posted on October 09, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Katrina strikes again Do any SpoFiers live in Louisiana? I'd like to see more local information about this. This is horrible how they're punishing these kids after their world was destroyed.
posted on August 29, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
What's in a Number? I know this article is a couple days old but I just heard about it last night. Does every position really need its own numbering system? I'd love to have a referee chime in on this one and can I get a jersey with no number? The thought of it intrigues the collector in me.
posted on May 03, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
NFL Draft Recap How did your team do, who was the best/worst and who forgot to tell the Bears that no matter what, you're only allowed 11 defensive players on the field at one time?
posted on May 01, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
When is a cap not a cap Why do they call salary caps, caps, when they don't cap anything? Wouldn't salary guideline fit better?
posted on March 01, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Why Cyclists Really Shave Their Legs The cycling columnist for The Guardian has something to get off his chest today about his silky-smooth shaven legs: Cyclists don't do it for aerodynamic reasons. "Experts may try to tell you instead that smooth legs are worth a couple of seconds a kilometre, so this male depilation can mean the margin between victory and defeat," Matt Seaton writes. "But if this were true, we would all be shaving our forearms. And perhaps our eyebrows, too. ... we shave our legs because we think it looks good."
posted by rcade at 10:22 AM on May 17
Ricky Williams tests positive for marijuana again Dolphins running back Ricky Williams tested positive for marijuana in April and will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement to the NFL until September, ESPN.com reported Friday. Williams was suspended last year for violation of the substance abuse policy and was eligible to be reinstated this month, but sources told the website that the league's medical advisors who oversee Williams' rehabilitation program recently notified Commissioner Roger Goodell of the positive test. Williams had failed four drug tests previously.
posted by BornIcon at 12:08 PM on May 11
I loved his interview on the Dan Patrick show a month or so ago when he said he hasn't smoked in awhile. What is his definition of awhile? Since he put down the bowl or his Bic died? Maybe he's cashed out today? Why not just say, yeah I still smoke. Hell he had to know they'd test him again. Idiot!
posted at 03:20 PM on May 11
Sosa makes history in Rangers' loss There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Rangers, but Sammy Sosa is not one of them.
posted by BornIcon at 05:05 AM on April 27
Grum, you hit the nail on the head. Both interleague play and the availability of resources to build new ballparks has made this something that can't be compared to previous eras. I am a fan of the PAPHI stat and have to look into that.
posted at 11:22 AM on April 27
Private eyes are watching you? Possible #1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell says that at one point recently an NFL team -- he says he does not know which one -- spied on him for a period of several days and possibly longer by assigning someone to follow him. Fair game or not?
posted by forrestv at 02:19 AM on April 27
All eyes will be on him once he gets the job somewhere so what's so wierd about this? Congrats JaMarcus, you are now a public figure. Get used to it. In the coming years there may be dozens of these people everywhere you go...except then they are called paparazzi. Same exact thing kid, just a different name.
posted at 11:16 AM on April 27
Nice profile of Manny Ramirez from the New Yorker. “You can write it down just like that: ‘David Ortiz says Manny is a crazy motherf&^%er.’"
posted by rumple at 01:28 AM on April 18
Good article. The man is nutty, that's for sure. But its a good nutty. Favorite Manny moment...aside from the grill for sale on ebay, is the disappearing behind the wall during a pitching change and nearly not making it back out.
posted at 09:55 AM on April 18
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 08:32 AM on April 18
Lets see... Thank you Spofi for helping me kill 10 minutes while I was on hold Thank you AT&T for putting me on hold to enable me to read Spofi Thank you idiots of the world for making a story out of nothing Thank you marketing machine for capitalizing on it
posted at 09:50 AM on April 18
2 pitchers for the price of one? I can see KC picking this guy up for a song... the concept is pretty cool though.
posted by firecop at 12:18 AM on April 06
I want to know what kind of velocity he has, and lets all be honest, the picture of him throwing lefty doesn't exactly look graceful.
posted at 02:27 PM on April 06
Space Race... American astronaut Suni Williams, a marathoner, qualified for the Boston Marathon by completing the Houston Marathon in 3:29.57, but won't complete her current mission on the International Space Station in time for the 111th running of the Boston Marathon on April 16th. Her alternative? Run the entire distance, all 26.2 miles, in zero gravity, strapped to a treadmill on board the space station. I figure, this deserves the "Extreme" tag.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 07:45 AM on March 30
Hater beat me to it. Are those tethers matched perfect to keep her at earth's gravity level? And she has an advantage of not having to deal with crowds. Cheater...might as well hop in a cab like George Costanza.
posted at 12:33 PM on March 30
Say it is so, Joe! ESPN to replace Joe Theismann with Ron Jaworski on Monday Night Football. Joy at change tempered by fact that ESPN actually did something right for a change. Waiting for other shoe to drop ("Check out Joe Theismann's nightly segment on Pardon the Interruption!").
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:31 AM on March 26
I feel that Jaws is good but a little overly excitable at times. Has anybody else heard the man call an Arena Football game? He sounds like Gus Johnson during the finally three minutes of a close basketball game at all times.
posted at 11:15 AM on March 26
Clippers Guard Destroys Knee in Freak Injury Landing awkwardly after a missed layup in Monday's game, Shaun Livingston suffered a dislocated kneecap, tibia contusion, torn anterior cruciate ligament, torn posterior cruciate ligament, torn medial collateral ligament and torn meniscus tendon (warning: the video's not easy to watch).
posted by rcade at 07:03 PM on February 28
I finally saw this thing. It looks like the took the video off the initial site unless you have a membership or something but I'll be darned if youtube didn't pick it up. Ugh, I think I just threw up in my mouth
posted at 11:15 AM on February 28
Doping in Daytona Days before the NASCAR season begins at the Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip's crew chief and team director were suspended indefinitely after performance-enhancing substances were found in his car's intake manifold -- a property contained in jet fuel. "We're not going to go into any great detail, but it was a foreign substance that we feel should not have been inside the engine, and we'll leave it at that," said an official. The substance, called an oxygenate, boosts octane in the fuel and makes it run better at higher horsepower.
posted by rcade at 06:43 PM on February 15
"Hey, there's nothin stock about a stock car." -Harry from Days of Thunder
posted at 03:03 PM on February 15
A Story Behind Every Ring Click on every Super Bowl ring, see each ring's design close-up, and read a story about a person who received one of them. Also, click on the link to see a video about the making of Super Bowl rings, and read the twenty questions that provides interesting facts (including the largest Super Bowl ring, Williams Perry's, which is big enough for a half-dollar to pass through).
posted by dyams at 07:42 AM on February 02
I read this yesterday as well. I'd be interested to see the losing team's rings from the past 40 years. It says they're allowed to be 1/2 the price. That's still impressive! And does the Patriot's ring from 39 really rock back and forth when set on edge? Is this natural or like those clacky ball things you see on desks from the 70's and 80's?
posted at 10:27 AM on February 02
Asterisk 73 = $238.14. Dave Doolin, a hardware engineer from San Jose, is a Giants fan. But he’s a little tired of the antics of a certain left fielder and his pursuit of certain baseball records. With MLB.com’s unwitting help, he did something about it.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 04:08 PM on February 01
I think its clever and clearly the guy isn't protesting Bonds but rather making a mockery of him. I'd buy him a beer. Like Weedy said though, It's hardly a protest or even a big deal. You can tell the SF media is hunting for stories.
posted at 01:39 PM on February 01
Are You Bidding Me? The search for the perfect wife is now over. She has been found.
posted by danjel at 10:40 PM on February 01
God I hate my people sometimes.
posted at 01:30 PM on February 01
Texans take a look at Gatlin The Houston Texans had an interesting guest in camp on Tuesday -- disgraced sprinter Justin Gatlin. The man who won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics and owns the record in the 100 metres could sign a contract late next month despite not having played football since 10th grade.
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:17 PM on November 30
My favorite line from the 1991 classic Necessary Roughness, "Don't throw it to stone hands!" Or how about Orlando Jones' character from The Replacements with all that speed but couldn't catch the Twinkie...yeah, I see this going that well.
posted at 09:03 AM on November 30
I hate when style and fashion invade sports. It's like the current crop of eye black stickers that aren't even black or have writing on them. Pointless. There is an outstanding saying that Porsche uses (I have no idea on spelling) Foomsprocken that means Form Follows Function.