NFL: Giants, Chargers upset top seeds
The Giants and Chargers continued their hot play by upsetting two top teams on Sunday and punched their tickets for their respective championship games. The Giants went to Dallas and surprised the Cowboys for a 21-17 victory. …
Original post by TeeOff
The Luckiest Man Alive…to Survive a Car Crash
Man in a drag race ends up in an incredible car crash where the car flips over multiple times. Dude actually got out from the car before it was totally smashed and could stand up in the end. Insane.
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Now That’s A Hot Serve!
A great ace from Andy Roddick. You haven’t seen anything like this before.
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Hansbrough doubtful
I just spent a few minutes on the phone with Rick Stansbury, who said Ben Hansbrough is doubtful for Tuesday’s game at the Hump against Kentucky. Hansbrough broke his middle finger two minutes into the game during Saturday’s 60-49 win …
Original post by Gregg Ellis
Off Topic: Today’s Verse 4
Today’s AFC and NFC turn of events saddened me. So, instead of expressing myself through song and dance, I wrote a poem. ninth to three. he sailed across the desert sky dust and doubt scratching like embers floating beneath my eye …
Original post by sittingpugs
NFC Divisional 2008: the Giants pretzel-twist the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants compare lunch boxes at the Texas Stadium in Irving, TX in hopes of advancing to the NFC Championship Game. Televised on Fox, the first quarter took off with a touchdown by Giants wide receiver …
Original post by sittingpugs
I figured a Manning would win . . .
Just not Eli. My beloved Colts took a hit at home against Chargers, and the Cowboys continued the trend against the New York Giants. Who would have thunk it? Not I. So, we have the Giants and the Packers in the NFC championship game in …
Original post by Gregg Ellis
Delta 7 Sports Arantix Mountain Bike w/ IsoTruss Carbon Fiber Frame
The frame of the Delta 7 Sports Arantix Mountain Bike was inspired by the ancient Egyptian tombs which used simple polygons to hold up a pharaoh’s tomb for hundreds of years. Since this construction was strong enough to do that Delta 7 …
Original post by rawartint
Striving For Mediocrity
It is no secret to ‘The Queen City’ — and has been the topic of many debates — that the Cincinnati Bungles are home to the NFL’s smallest personnel unitwith six scouts and execs; keep in mind that the Indianapolis Colts and the New …
Original post by Matt
Indy Gets All the Calls, Still Loses (Dallas-NYG to Come)
I despise of what happens in every playoff game in Indianapolis in which the Indianapolis Colts struggle. With that said, that Phil Luckett is a referee in the NFL is a sign of impropriety in the league. Yes, I said the unsaid, …
Original post by dwil
Dallas Chokes Away One to New York; Indy Gets All the Calls, Still …
In a pattern established in the Indianapolis Colts-San Diego Chargers game, poor officiating led to the first touchdown in the New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys playoff game. On the Giants first possession on a third down, Demarcus Ware …
Original post by dwil
Cameron Signing Deepens Already Strong Brewer Line-up
The Milwaukee Brewers added another quality position player to their deep line-up with the signing of Mike Cameron to a one year deal with a team option for 2009. The contract calls for Cameron to receive $7 million in 2008, …
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Falcons, Crusaders played ball, that’s all
And thanks to the kids who played in it, that’s exactly what it was. Alex Podlogar is The Herald’s sports editor. Reach him at alexp@sanfordherald.com and at (919) 718-1222. Read his blog at designatedhitter.wordpress.com.
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Legacy Awards honor game’s greats
Still an ambassador of the game at 82 years old, Minnie Minoso receives his Jackie Robinson Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement. (G. Newman Lowrance/MLB.com) KANSAS CITY — It almost seemed as if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts had …
Original post by insidesportsgeek
Union Co. Hoops Thoughts
Some might say that inferior talent level is why small-school teams and large-school teams are often equals on the basketball court in Northeast Mississippi. Whatever. But there is still something special about basketball in the Hill …
Original post by bradlocke
NBA calls for a rare do-over in Hawks-Heat game
For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O’Neal fouled out, the league said Friday. The Hawks won 117-111 at home in overtime Dec.
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Beane Scores Again Sending Kotsay to Atlanta
While the tagline is true, Mark Kotsay also makes many more outs in the batter’s box, making his overall impact mostly negative. Oakland GM Billy Beane really impressed me with his most recent deal, sending Mark Kotsay, …
Original post by obeese
Reason to Skip SuperBowl Halftime - Paula Abdul’s Performing
The Grammy-winning artist turned ‘American Idol’ judge is in talks to perform at the Super Bowl XLII this February. Joining the ‘Forever Your Girl’ singer for the football festivities is Tom Petty, who will headline the halftime show.
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Clemens, McNamee Lawyers on OTL: McNamee Says He Has Much More to …
Roger Clemens’ lawyer, Rusty Hardin, and Brian McNamee’s lawyer, Earl Ward, are to appear on ESPN’s Outside the Lines at 9:30 am EST. The showed is re-aired on ESPN News at noon. But the real news is that Ward says his client is ready …
Original post by dwil