SI.com and ESPN.com Post Exact Same Brad...
I just read a quick ESPN.com article about how Tom Brady isn’t focusing on his pending free agency after the 2010 season, despite Philip Rivers securing a guaranteed $38 million from the San Diego Chargers yesterday. I then hopped over to SI.com to see if they had any other breaking news and...
Basic 2009 Fantasy Football Preview...
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andrew in
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08 24th, 2009 |
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I was going to write a full fledged preview (and still might), but I figured I’d start with rankings instead. The lists below are how I think the Top 20 will look at the end of the season:
Quarterbacks
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
Philip Rivers
Peyton Manning
Tony Romo
Matt Schaub
Donovan...
Usain Bolt is Really Really…Really...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, by far the fastest man in the world, set a new world record for the 200 meter sprint today with a time of 19.19, a blistering 0.11 seconds faster than the previous record…which he set last year at the Beijing Olympics.
Luckily, the sprint is already on YouTube (with...
(Non) Breaking News: Baseball Card Indus...
ESPN.com’s Jim Caple had a rather amusing article posted on August 11th about Ken Griffey, Jr.’s Upper Deck rookie card and then the state of baseball cards as a whole.
I’ve previously written about the decline of baseball cards, specifically in response to Topps becoming the official...
Topps Becomes Exclusive Baseball Card Pr...
The New York Times reported yesterday that the Topps Company has been given the exclusive right to make and distribute cards for Major League Baseball, eliminating all competition from other card companies, primarily Upper Deck.
The new goal between Major League Baseball and Topps is to focus on younger...
Judge to Bank of America & SEC: Not...
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andrew in
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08 7th, 2009 |
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a U.S. District Judge has refused to endorse the proposed $33 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp. in response to bonuses promised and paid by Merrill Lynch, now a subsidiary of Bank of America. As previously...
Desperate Knicks Texts Have Begun!...
With the NBA schedule being announced today, it was only a matter of time before the New York Knicks texted me to buy tickets. Well, at 4:54pm today, it came:
Knicks 2009-10 Schedule Released! Score your seat to see LAL, CLE & BOS. Season tix for as low as $25/game. Call a Knicks Rep @ 212-631-5484. ...
Nadal to Return at Rogers Cup; Federer t...
SI.com is reporting that Rafael Nadal will return to the ATP circuit in two weeks to defend his hard-court championship at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, which runs from August 10th to the 16th. Nadal has been inactive since losing on May 31st to Roger Soderling at the French Open, a tournament that Nadal...
BREAKING NEWS: Vanna White is 52???...
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andrew in
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08 4th, 2009 |
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I caught the beginning of Wheel of Fortune last night, a gameshow I absolutely can’t stand, and took a quick look at Vanna White when she made her grand entrance with co-host Pat Sajak. My first and only thought: is this woman really 52 years old???
Apparently when you start working on Wheel...
Bank of America to Pay $33 Million Fine ...
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08 3rd, 2009 |
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As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Bank of America and the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to settle civil fraud charges that alleged Bank of America failed to disclose billions of dollars worth of bonuses that Merrill Lynch & Co. paid to employees after it was absorbed by the banking...