January 2008 Archive
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 I won't be around these parts tomorrow since I'll either be A) working over at YAYSports, B) in a dental appointment, or C) dealing with a snow tornado that's about to hit South-Central Indiana. So....you get my Super Bowl prediction today. I forgot to send out an email to the rest of the guys asking what their predictions are (pain), so hopefully they'll chime in on the comments section. Please, please give your prediction as well so I'm not the only one who gets predictions wrong......
Patriots 41 - Giants 10 --- I think Belichick and the Pats have been looking forward to this game all season and there is no way they are going to have a let down. The Giants might get off to a good start, but the Pats will pile on the points and close them out just after halftime.
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IU will take its #11 ranking and head up to play #13 Wisconsin tonight in the Kohl Center. This is the first game AC (after Connecticut) and it's going to be interesting to see what exactly IU was able to...
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I've finished the infield previews (find them here), so now it's time to get to the man behind the plate. In 2007 the Cubs struggled to get any production out of their numerous catchers and they go into 2008 hoping...
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If you've ever had a fantasy about Erin Andrews delivering pizza to you, that means you Rampage, here is a picture to help you out. Now, instead of trying to become an Internet stalker, I'm going to just walk away...
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I made a conscious decision last night to sit down and watch the Bulls play the Timberwolves in Minnesota. I thought I would be able to check out some of the Bulls young players and see Kirk Hinrich actually play...
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By now you've all grown tired of the Orioles flirting with the Cubs about Brian Roberts only to pull away and I'm sure you've heard about their dealings with the Mariners about Erik Bedard....only to pull away. Why aren't the...
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After completing my way around the other infield positions (3B, SS and 2B), I'm finally at the position that they rely on the most to pick balls out of the dirt and save their errant throws. The Cubs have been...
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The Twins sent two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana to the Mets last night, pending physical and contract extension, in what will be the biggest trade in this MLB off-season. If you'd like to know my full thoughts on...
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You know how sometimes you look back at the box scores of your favorite team from like ten years ago and you can't believe how crappy of a lineup they put on the field/floor? Well, I have to imagine that's...
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I've seen it all before, someone gets their knee twisted slightly, tries to get up, but quickly the knee buckles...I remember years ago playing in a 2 on 2 basketball tournament at my friends house. One of my friends, Jethro...
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Since we are talking about who you would choose to be today in another post......Remember that 5 year/$91.5 million contract Carlos Zambrano signed during the season? Well, it looks like he found a way to spend some of that money. List...
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I'm working my way around the infield (SS and 3B) and now move onto second base and the man who has seemingly played his entire career without a position, Mark DeRosa. ...
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I rec'd this email from esteemed commenter Hoosiernation:"Would you sign off on the latest rumor of Pie and Gallagher for Roberts?"Oh boy, just when I was hoping the Roberts rumors would die......here we go....
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(I may be a day or two late on this entry, but I'm going to try to not be a dollar short.)Every season there are games where teams learn 'what they are made of' and that is exactly what Saturday's...
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I'm not sure if you have ever had this debate, but I will tell you that Cobra and myself surely have. It always involves, 1. Women, 2. Money, 3. Talent, 4. Fame...What is this debate you ask? Simple; if...
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I have begun the process of buying parts for my AR-15. I will have it fully assembled before the end of the primaries. Call me what you will, but the ultimate reality is that someone has to be ready. At...
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It's going to be ok Ana Ivanovic. You may have lost the championship of this weekend's Australian Open, but from the looks of it you won God's hottness lottery. That face and body will get you much further in...
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You may not know this, but the Colts have ANOTHER safety. That's right, Bob Sanders has a partner in crime that isn't too bad, in fact, he is one of the primary reasons the Colts were so good in pass...
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I kicked off my Cubs 2008 Previews yesterday with third base and now we'll move on to shortstop and the man who Cubs fans love to love (?), Ryan Theriot.......
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"The term JUGGERNAUT is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable that will crush all in its path.The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannātha, which means "Lord of the universe"." Thanks Wiki.The A-Train was one...
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I'm going to begin my position by position breakdown of the Cubs heading into the 2008 season since it looks like there won't be any deals made anytime soon, or am I using reverse psychology? Either way, over the next...
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The Sun-Times, and their suddenly excellent online sports section, had a pretty cool write up about Cubs prospect Tyler Colvin this morning. I've written about Colvin before, but as I'm trying to become more 'Cubs-centric', we'll go ahead and run...
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The Indiana Hoosiers came out of the gate blowing teams away this season. Of course, that is what they were expected to do with a less than powerful early season schedule. However, since the start of the Big Ten schedule,...
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Does anything about this Bulls season make sense anymore? They played without three main players last night and actually played better as they beat the Pacers 108-95. On top of that they now only sit one game out of the...
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Its time for old Bruce Paine to introduce you to another interesting character from work and to approach a certain dilemma many folks encounter. The subject is not something totally acceptable for mixed company, so ladies and children be warned. ...
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The Hoosiers are 17 (16-1) games into their season and with 14 more regular season games left, the Big Ten Tourney and the NCAA Tourney.....I'm going to go ahead and say that they are at the midpoint for the purpose...
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As most everyone knows, the Indianapolis Colts will be moving across the street to the new Lucas Oil Stadium next year. Out with the old cantankerous RCA Dome and in with a state of the art retractable roof indoor/outdoor home....
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The Cubs have unveiled their marketing campaign for the 2008 season and it's......try to be nice, try to be nice.......decide for yourself. Here is what it is supposed to be:The print executions encompass unique elements from each player’s background while...
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I know one of our esteemed colleagues might not be happy about this, but Deadspin has linked to us more times than I can count.....and I think the product will be good, so I'm going to encourage you to head...
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The NFL used to be one of the worst run organizations for a minority head coach candidate to work in because of the 'good old boy' network that the owners seemed to love to run. Since the inception of 'The...
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Cubs Manager Lou Piniella took some time this past weekend at the Cubs Convention to name his starting lineup for Opening Day and....surely jinx the entire Cubs Organization....
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I attended my first hockey game on Friday Night and it was.....boring. I went into the game fully anticipating blood, sweat and action. Instead I came away with three periods of guys skating on ice and little action......I was very...
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The St. Louis Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a 4 year, $15.5 million deal on Monday. The deal is back-loaded with Molina set to make $1.75 million this year, $3.25 million in 2009, $4.25 million in 2010 and $5.25...
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I don't like to spend my days thinking about Britney Spears. Not only does it offend my sensitive musical pallet to think about that overproduced tripe, but it makes me wonder why people could possibly care about this girl enough...
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The Hoosiers came out in the first half against Penn State and were once again unable to pull away from an inferior team. The Nittany Lions controlled the boards throughout the first half, which along with good shooting allowed them...
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I'm just sitting around this morning enjoying my long weekend and reflecting on what MLK meant to America......Alright, I'm not really thinking about MLK, but I do appreciate what he did for civil rights in this country. I'm actually trying...
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I'll just come out and say it. At the moment, the Hoosiers are not a top 10 college basketball team, despite their ranking claiming that fact. I can say this confidently, after watching the #7 Tennessee Vols dismantle #14 Vanderbilt...
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In Jack Cobra’s New Year’s Resolution(s) post he promised “*More stories about Bruce Paine with food, guns, knives and children. *We will give you some of Paine's political views in the upcoming months.” Today is the first installment of...
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I'm about to hop on a plane to a secluded beach resort to spend the long weekend with TLD in order to A) celebrate her 26th birthday today, B) celebrate Rampage's birthday on Saturday (without him, but with the alcohol)...
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Robert Montgomery Knight aka "The General" reached his 900th career victory last night as the Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated 10th ranked Texas A&M. Knight, being his usual candid self had this to say about the achievement. "This thing...
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After hearing about the Cubs wanting to trade for Brian Roberts now for a couple of months, Mark DeRosa has spoken:When DeRosa heard the rumors, he contacted Hendry. The two have talked more than once this winter. "I'm on the...
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I started out at Alma College as a young coach looking to make a name for himself. After three seasons and a second round appearance in the National Tournament I was hired on to lead the Nyack Warriors. In three...
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See what happens when the Cowboys lose? No more pictures of their lovely cheerleaders. Instead you are left with....do they even have cheerleaders in Green Bay? How depressing. On top of that, the Patriots cheerleaders are in full 'sweat pants'...
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Well, well, well....I can't say this is too surprising. If it looks like your coach might be in love with the player ahead of you on the depth chart, it's a smart idea to try a new position. Cubs SS/CF...
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Another day....another problem:Falling to 14-22 and hardly competitive, several Bulls players on the bench late seemed relatively indifferent to the result. It was perhaps a worse message than the events of the evening, which were discouraging as well.Apparently it led...
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One of the NBA's all-time best rebounders and defenders, Rodman wore No. 91 with the Bulls, once explaining, "9 and 1 are part of the numbers you dial in case of emergency."I miss those days........
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The Bulls used to have a coach who was controlling and took care of everything. Now they have a coach who is letting the players suspend other players? What the heck is happening in Chicago?...
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I'm not sure if it was the Cowboys poor showing or some bad pizza that gave me the stomach flu......but the Cowboys were the reason for a horrendous Sunday Afternoon for me. After slashing their way through the NFC all...
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With the ever blurring line between Sports and Entertainment, I was not surprised to read of a steroid investigation turning up the names of some popular entertainers. With all kinds of sports stars becoming actors, rappers, dancers and moguls it's...
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Lots of action happened over the weeked. NFL Playoffs, College Basketball and Tennis to name a few. The weekend didn't quite turn out how us Colts fans wanted it too, but at least most of us didn't have to work....
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I was well prepared for a glorious day today. I had gotten plenty of sleep last night in preparation for a get together at my parents house this afternoon. On the agenda......the Colts beating the Chargers to make it to...
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Well, things didn't turn out the way Colts fans wanted them to today. We were pretty disappointed. But there was more to this game, and more to this season, than can be easily dismissed. With the tale of the game...
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I should post about the Colts in the playoffs. I think I am supposed to. But it isn't much of a post. I don't like to talk much about important stuff before it happens. I have an unfortunate habit of...
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays are reported to be working on a deal to swap third basemen Scott Rolen and Troy Glaus. Rolen had requested a trade by the Cardinals due to his inability to co-exist with...
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With all of this talk about Jessica Simpson screwing up Tony Romo and the Cowboys, it made me think to myself....if I was a professional athlete (baseball), what celebrity would I try to date? This, of course, is if I...
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What???? A post about hockey? What the hell is going on? Seriously, I have to list this post under our "Misc." category due to the fact that I believe this is the first time hockey has been mentioned on the...
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Last week was child's play as wannabe teams played each other in the hopes of gaining larger playoff share...It all starts now as the big boys are preparing for their showdowns this weekend. We have two teams trying to add...
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When/If the Brian Roberts trade goes through for the Cubs, it's going to be time for them to start filling out their roster with the players who are going to help take them to the playoffs....with their play off the...
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Ugh...this is how things usually go it seems. I heard from my 'insider' yesterday that the trade was just about complete (minus the press conference, exact quote) and then.....nothing happened. These things happen. The trade is still going to go...
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Former Cubs CF Corey Patterson still hasn't signed with a new team this offseason and I just don't understand why. There are numerous teams (Cardinals, Braves, Rangers, Twins, etc.) looking for a CF and its not as if his price...
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ESPN has apparently run out of news stories to report on in the last day or so as they have decided to release a plethora of lists in place of real life reporting. It seems that ESPN can not find...
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Unfortunately, the Bucs lost last weekend so there won't be anymore pictures of their cheerleaders. In an effort to make up for that...you get the picture above and a link to more pics of them and other cheerleaders....
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Not that this came as a surprise to anyone, but Mark McGwire failed to garner enough votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame for the second consecutive year. McGwire received 23.5% of the vote last year in his first year...
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MLB Trade Rumors, through Orioles Hangout, is reporting that the Orioles have traded Brian Roberts to the Cubs for SP Sean Marshall, SP Sean Gallagher and SS Ronny Cedeno.......
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DJ White is a MONSTER......simple as that. He controlled both sides of the floor as IU handed the Michigan Wolverines their fifth straight loss in a 78-64 rout. IU pushed their Big Ten record to 2-0, both wins coming...
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The Bulls lost to the Knicks last night 105-100 in one of the most disappointing games in a very disappointing season. After being up by double digits in the fourth quarter the Knicks closed out the game on a 14-2...
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I remember my first pair....and my favorite pair, which not surprisingly coincided with the first Bulls championship....but could this be the last pair of shoes MJ has? ...
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It is no secret that Bob Sanders, with his quiet demeanor and Vesuvian might, has become one of the slickest cats in the League. He is the key for the Colts defense, and probably our most valuable player behind Peyton...
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As you guys know, I've been writing over at YAYSports on Friday's for awhile now. It started when The Cavalier needed some subs to take over the site while he was shooting his movie and it turned into a weekly...
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I'm sorry but I've been pretty busy today and I completely skipped over the actual press conference that Roger Clemens had yesterday. If you have five minutes, you must watch this. It's hilarious....."Can I drink water, or is that like,...
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You never really know what you are going to pick up each day when you work for the government and today was no different. I came into the morning not knowing, or even thinking about, Spam. After I sat down...
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Seriously, who didn't see this coming? LSU was just too talented for Ohio State and once Ohio State had their field goal blocked in the second quarter everyone knew the game was over....
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Roger Clemens went high and tight on his former trainer, Brian McNamee, by taping their phone conversation and trying to get to the bottom of what is going on. Instead of backing McNamee off the plate, it looks like the...
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I know you've all been waiting for this since the beginning of the college football season and finally we are going to see just who the National Champion winner of LSU/Ohio State game is. I'll break this one down for...
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He came to IU as a basketball recruit and leaves IU as one of the best wide receivers in school history. James Hardy announced over the weekend that he'll forgo his senior season in Bloomington and enter the NFL Draft...
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With San Diego's patient, grind it out win, they secured a chance to show up at our barn next Sunday at 1 bell and take their shot at the big belt-buckle. San Diego grabbed a win from the Colts on...
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A new year, a new site design and our first Weekend Shenanigans post of the year. I know that I kind of slacked towards the end of last year with the weekend recaps, but I've made it my only New Year's resolution to...
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As you can see, we've re-launched our site and we want to send major thanks to Brian for taking care of it for us. I know that most people don't like change, but rest assured, all of these changes were...
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The Cubs traded OF Angel Pagan to the NY Mets over the weekend and in exchange received two 'prospects'. While trading away the player with a contradiction as his name, the trade of Pagan shows us that the Cubs plan...
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I remember watching countless hours of American Gladiators while I was growing up. Watching the seemingly super human Gladiators torture and maim ordinary people with brute strength and agility was one of the delights of my childhood. The show originally aired on NBC...
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I had read a couple of rumors last week that the Cardinals were trying to sign former Cubs/Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement to a minor league contract only to be rebuked. Clement apparently wanted to sign a major league deal...
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Vixerunt, the Romans would say. They didn't like to speak ill of the dead, so they said, "They have lived." It is no accident that I waited until January 3rd to respond to MCBias's request to comment on the assassination...
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I'm a Letterman fan and when he came back last night I did a double take. Was that really Dave, or was that Phil Jackson? Both spew out words of wisdom that some people follow until the end of...
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(I am out tomorrow as I take The Lovely Dentist to her Board Examination. Good luck to her)The man you see above is Les Stroud of "Survivorman" on The Discovery Channel. Every episode he goes into the wild for seven...
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Hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing to do in sports, but Orlando Magic Center Dwight Howard figured he'd give it a shot. As you can tell, the results are not pretty........
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Just when it looked like the Bulls were about to revert back to their old ways of sleepwalking through games, Joakim Noah showed up and gave the Bulls just what they needed. Energy....
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Indiana University began the Big Ten season last night against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in what was really only their second "real" road game of the season. The Hoosiers only other none neutral site road game had come...
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Maybe old Bruce Paine is a touch eccentric. He has been accused of worse. So when Jack sends him a text message that reads, "If you were driving your truck through the middle of nowhere today with no cell phone...
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I can't believe that I forgot that former Cub OF Andre Dawson was also making a run at Cooperstown. He was a man, a myth and a legend......following are my memories of "The Hawk"...
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If you've been cruising around the site today, you can see that there is some weird stuff going on. No longer are full posts put on the front page......the pictures look real big......etc. We, with major thanks to Brian, are...
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There have been all kinds of rumblings /complaints/ arguments/ conversations about what Ben Gordon 'is' ever since he went back to his 6th man role of yesteryear. He 'is' what he 'is'. A designated shooter. Period. End of sentence....
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Now is my chance to turn things around with my predictions. I've been bad, very bad, before.....but now it's all going to be different. Over the weekend I came up with a mathematical formula that should correctly predict the winner...
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IU heads up to Iowa tonight to play in the always tough Hawkeye-Carver Arena in the Big 10 opener for both teams. Indiana is 11-1 after plowing through a rather easy non-conference schedule and face a Hawkeyes team that at...
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Ok, ok, we all know that former Cub Shawon Dunston is not going to the Hall of Fame, but A) that is a badass picture and B) he was the Cubs shortstop as I grew up and I have some...
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2008 Cubs Preview
