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The Big Hits 09.15.08
football recap In the news: Post hurricane lessons. Hey, even Chicago got 6.6 inches of rain in a day, as the fallout from the Hurricanes was widespred, but obviously worse in Houston and the like. David Foster Wallace committed suicide and that is a serious literary loss. The financial sector is...
Sports Hits 08.16.08
Now complete with unnecessary photo of Emma Stone and Kat Dennings! + You may have heard that Oklahoma State booster T. Boone Pickens, famed oilman, is investing in wind power. Well, it's not all about energy; the wind power project allows him to get eminent domain over a conveniently adjacent...
Links 07.11.08 - Links Before Drinks
The hip hop kids would say McCain was creepin' behind the back of his first wife; your packaged foods may be shrinking by both volume and weight; I have no idea what's on Kat Denning's (pictured right) face, and the US' two largest mortgage lenders might need a government bail out to keep the...
Sports Links 06.02.08
It's supposed to be the dead period for college basketball. A few odds and ends players for the class of 2008 are still out there, as are junior college players; the coaches soldier on. There ain't no news yet, so here's a link dump - the lazy refuge of the dedicated daily(-ish) blogger. * Rivals...
Obama plays Basketball With the UNC Tar Heels
I think Obama loafed a little on defense, but he works to get open. Uses screens well, willing to pass. For a 46 year old man, I'd give him a B+. From the AP: The Democratic presidential candidate played hoops with the University of North Carolina team on Tuesday, a Final Four squad that cut the...
Who would Greg Schiano vote for?
The upcoming state Governor's race in New Jersey is somewhat heating up (on the internet at least), and is one of the few strictly local stories generating any level of interest at the moment. The latest Quinnipiac poll from several weeks back showed Chris Christie's lead over Jon Corzine expanding...
On Black Lawmakers Asking Recruits Not to Go to South Carolina
Unless you live under a bridge, you've probably heard that a caucus of black lawmakers in South Carolina have been calling our recruits and urging them not to attend USC. The reason? They're upset because the board of trustees at USC may soon be without a black member, as they think it's likely...
Basketball Gets Political, and It Seems Politicians Don't Like Maryland
First it was President Obama, who picked Maryland to lose to Michigan State in the Round of 32. I can understand that - I mean, Michigan State is good, and saying they'll win isn't a crime or anything. But now the political hate is piling on. I think there might be a conspiracy in Washington. Steny...
Tebow, His Commercial And The NFL
Tim Tebow has made three decisions that will impact his future as an NFL player; playing in the Senior Bowl, working with a full time quarterback coach, and participating in a commercial with Focus On The Family. Tebow and his mother have filmed a commercial promoting Focus On The Family's...
How did Mansfield vote? The answer may suprise you, but it probably won't.
As you may have heard by now, there was an election yesterday, and as predicted, Barack Obama won handily. But really, all those national results mean nothing next to the real question: how did Mansfield vote? Well it may come as a shock, but this northeastern liberal college town voted...
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