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2DH: Fifty Hours Later, It Still Feels Great
Your Houston Texans have played a game of footed ball on December 11 exactly twice in their near-decade of games. On December 11, 2005, the Texans rolled into Nashville sporting a 1-14 record. Also on that date, the San Francisco 49ers had an identically terrible record, and a race to to the bottom...
Back To The Future: Thoughts About Iowa Basketball In 2011-2012
Another year, another week of teams gearing up for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament (which, for my money, is the best weekend in sports all year) and -- sadly -- another year with Iowa fans having nothing to do but reflect on the past year's failures and dream of better tomorrows. ...
Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Fans, Is Mark Fox Your Favorite Fox?
I feel safe in stating that, at this juncture, every denizen of Bulldog Nation is a fan of Mark Fox. Whether you were a Georgia Bulldogs basketball booster in the first place or have become more enthusiastic in your support of the sport as a result of the Hoop Hounds’ recent success, you doubtless...
SEC Power Poll (Week Eight): Scotty Will Use This Year's Iron Bowl to Power the Warp Drive
Now that Mark Richt’s team appears to be doing something other than circling the drain, it is no longer a chore to fill out my SEC Power Poll ballot, in which I attempt to rank the twelve Southeastern Conference clubs in order from best to worst. Here is how the league breaks down eight weeks into...
INDYCAR BLOG: Back to the future
A while back, I was driving my oldest daughter and her friend home from one of their many activities. Traffic was light so my accelerator foot was a little heavier than usual. My daughter said, "Dad, you're going pretty fast, aren't you?" "Don't worry," I joked, "we don't have enough road to get up...
Risky Business: Distinguishing the Lane Kiffin Gambit From Other Noteworthy S.E.C. Coaching Hires
Where was this when I needed it? Year2, offering a disturbingly apt analogy between Lane Kiffin’s portrayal of an S.E.C. football coach and Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, draws this well-reasoned conclusion: What I am saying is this: please everyone, stop calling Lane Kiffin a bad...
Seahawks sign Julius Jones
Julius Jones likes the Seattle Seahawks. He had the best night of his young pro career in Seattle four years ago. Now he's signing with the team he helped torch.Jones has just signed with the Seattle Seahawks. It’s a four-year deal for about $3 million a year. This move says more about how the...
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