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- 11/07/09
| Name: | Dusty Davis |
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| Homepage URL: | http://www.dustydavis.com |
| Location: | Southern California |
| Gender: | nuts |
| Member since: | February 20, 2003 |
| Last visit: | November 07, 2009 |
dusted has posted 83 links and 1492 comments to SportsFilter and 44 links and 872 comments to the Locker Room.
Antoine Walker broke, arrested for writing bad checks: Antoine Walker entered the NBA's maximum-contract financial elite in 1999, the year Boston signed him to a six-year, $71 million deal. As Rick Pitino, then the Celtics president and coach, put it, Walker "will never have to worry about money again in his life." Pitino's prediction, like so many things about his tenure with the Green, proved way off the mark.
posted by dusted to basketball at 06:15 PM on October 28 - 31 comments
Brian Cashman: The Bad Lieutenant: Matt Taibbi rips Cashman as only Taibbi can: They all made a show of preferring some other situation before quietly, somberly almost, taking the big money and going to New York. Basically, Brian Cashman hired a team full of Brian Cashmans, i.e., guys who passed up the girl they really liked to marry the Boss's bucktoothed, cross-eyed daughter.
posted by dusted to baseball at 11:54 PM on April 28 - 16 comments
Casino Host and Wingman to the All-Stars: Mr. Jones generally travels with a large group of friends as well as the athletes, and it frequently expands to 20 strong. Mr. Jones always elects one local friend to be his "chief of staff," charged with making sure everyone in the group is trustworthy and preventing stragglers from glomming on.
posted by dusted to culture at 11:37 PM on February 16 - 1 comment
Dead athletes' brains show stunning damage: Researchers using new technology to study brain tissue from dead NFL athletes say they're surprised at how extensive the damage is from concussions. Far from innocuous, invisible injuries, concussions confer tremendous brain damage. That damage now has a name: chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Some of the symptoms include "...depression, sleep disorders and mental fatigue."
posted by dusted to football at 01:00 PM on January 27 - 17 comments
SpoFi Basketball H2H Week 1 results: No blowouts and a long season ahead, but a few teams got off to great starts. My team, not so much.
posted by dusted to fantasy at 01:09 PM on November 03 - 8 comments
You say "I will council my son to realize that not all are as well educated as he is" and "He led by example" followed by "i could care less how long you have been on here."
That's the crux: you could care less, but expect us to care greatly about your concerns, and you insult us in the meantime!
I grew up in a fundamental Christian environment, surrounded by Christians of all kinds. There were good, humble people trying to live their own lives well, and there were the people obsessed over the minor sins of others. I'm just guessing, but from what little I've read of your comments here, you fit into the latter group. You need to take a good look inward and see what you're actually teaching your son with your example.
Peace.
posted by dusted at 03:40 PM on November 05
Interesting that this happens after Toyota returned to profitability. I can only guess that the losses over the last year or two unsettled them... but then why sign the Concorde Agreement?
posted by dusted at 09:33 AM on November 05
And the FIA will sue... it sort of worked in MotoGP to keep Hayate (ne Kawasaki) around for a year.
posted by dusted at 05:57 PM on November 04
I'm surprised the game continued. Tossing referees out of the way seems a little over the top.
posted by dusted at 12:34 PM on November 04
I watched the whole race live on universalsports.com - I'm kind of a running dork. It was pretty amazing how there was a pack of 10-12 one minute and then just 4-5 the next. A few surges later it was just Meb and Cheruiyot. I didn't understand why Meb was sobbing after the race until I read a bit more about what had happened...
Meb's training partner Ryan Shay died in Central Park in the Olympic Trials in 2007, right near the finish line to Sunday's race. Meb had a hip stress fracture after that race that had him crawling around, unable to walk. He fought back from career-threatening injuries to just get to the starting line. He'd never won a marathon ever before.
Which is just a long way of saying "thank God these ignorant pricks said something." Now we can learn more about Meb and appreciate him even more.
posted by dusted at 11:29 PM on November 03
I watched the video several times and all I could focus on was a severe case of male pattern baldness. Poor Manu!
posted by dusted at 01:30 AM on November 03
My mom wouldn't let me grow a mullet, no matter how much I pitched a fit at the barber shop. I love my mother.
posted by dusted at 04:24 PM on October 31
I was telling my wife about this, and she said "I couldn't spend that money in a lifetime." It is pretty amazing to think that Walker kept expanding his lifestyle / entourage / gambling habit that he could burn through all his (and others) money so soon after his career ended.
Is there a financial education course for NBA players? I remember we discussed one of the big leagues starting a money course for rookies (your uncle shouldn't be your agent, don't sign blank checks, etc.).
posted by dusted at 11:56 AM on October 29
See, what you want to be doing is hitting dingers.
posted by dusted at 08:22 PM on October 26
Man. I'm 30, single, and not a public figure and I'd feel lecherous sleeping with a 22 year old. Phillips obviously needs to grow the hell up.
Seriously? I'm married, but if wasn't I'd have no problem dating a woman eight years younger.
posted by dusted at 05:10 PM on October 21
Running is good for your knees, in at least one scientific study.
Many runners (not saying you, Shotput) have terrible technique, landing on their heels, sending big shocks up through their joints. Combine that with poor and inconsistent training habits, poor rehabilitation of minor injuries and high body weight and I'm not surprised that so many people think "it will ruin your knees."
Look up Chi Running, The Pose, and forefoot/midfoot striking. Try training on dirt, grass, gravel roads instead of sidewalks and pavement, consistently running for a year at a mix of speeds and intensities, and buying new shoes at least every six months. There is nothing better for building up strong bones, tendons and muscles in your legs and feet.
posted by dusted at 06:50 PM on October 19
Sounds like all of them were heart attacks. Runner's World did a magazine feature along the lines of "are marathons safe?" a few months ago. Their conclusion: if you want to live to the end of the day: don't run. If you want to live a long, healthy life: run.
In other words, there is more immediate danger while running compared to sitting on your couch, but over time and statistics, runners live longer and with less disease.
posted by dusted at 11:35 PM on October 18
Congrats to Jenson. Quite an amazing story to go from the middle (or back) of the pack to champion. Poor Barrichello... he has no luck.
That was the most eventful F1 race in quite a while. My wife, who can't stand car racing, was actually watching for the first 10-15 laps.
posted by dusted at 10:34 PM on October 18
Speaking of fantastic marathon stories... This Sunday, Wesley Korir Will Get an Elite Start at the Chicago Marathon
The Kenyan, a University of Louisville graduate, was in the mass of runners that began five minutes after the elites in Chicago in 2008, but he stunned - and confused - folks by recording the fourth fastest time overall. He's proven his elite status now; he went on to win the Los Angeles Marathon in May in a course record 2:08:24, and also won The Challenge, the battle-of-the-sexes contest within the race. That alone was worth $100,000. Korir is hoping to build an orphanage in his Kitale, Kenya, hometown. "I was born into a very poor family. My passion is to help poor children. "God is giving me an opportunity to make a difference," Korir affirms.
posted by dusted at 04:24 PM on October 08
NFL's Dirtiest Player: Hines Ward
I was thinking the same thing, irunfromclones... I expected a lineman or a tight end to get top honors.