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Boxing

Pound For Pound Champion……..I Think Not

Post author By Trevor
Post date May 6, 2007
8 Comments on Pound For Pound Champion……..I Think Not

By Trevor Freeman

Last night Max Kellerman said that Floyd Mayweather Jr. had put on a “virtuoso” performance. This is the exact equivalent of me saying Tom Hanks performance in “Joe Versus The Volcano” was “virtuoso”. Max Kellerman even called into question what the judge who scored the fight for Oscar De La Hoya was watching. There are only three possible reasons for why Kellerman could have felt this way. They are:

a)    He smoked a blunt with 50 Cent prior to the proceedings.
b)    Floyd Mayweather Jr. set him up with an account over at the Bunny Ranch.
c)    Lennox Lewis is a big fan of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and threatened to powerbomb Kellerman through the announce table while James Brown did his best Jim Ross impression yelling “Good God Almighty” if Kellerman didn’t pimp Floyd during the postfight coverage.

Random Thoughts

Biased towards Bias – What’s with those NBA Refs?

Post author By TheRussianBear
Post date May 4, 2007
2 Comments on Biased towards Bias – What’s with those NBA Refs?

The big non-playoff news in the NBA yesterday was the announcement that there may be a racial bias in how NBA officials referee games. Naturally, the minute that the words “race,” “bias,” and “sports” hit the front page of the New York Times, the sports media collectively had an orgasm at the thought of a juicy racial scandal to discuss. In short, the Times’ piece describes an upcoming study by a University of Pennsylvania professor which points to a racial disparity in fouls called during NBA games.

All Other Sports

The other side of the Kentucky Derby

Post author By bsd987
Post date May 3, 2007
2 Comments on The other side of the Kentucky Derby

It’s hard to believe only eight years ago Charismatic took 31-1 odds into the gate and emerged as the Kentucky Derby champion. And two weeks later, he took 8-1 odds and won the Preakness.

Sadly, the colt broke his leg in the stretch in his next race, the Belmont Stakes, finishing a close third, and was thus denied being the first Triple Crown winner in 21 years.

Tags horse racing, kentucky derby

General Sports

Top 10…er…8 Calls of All Time

Post author By JDWC
Post date April 25, 2007
13 Comments on Top 10…er…8 Calls of All Time

Recently, I was watching the Best Damn Top 50 Spectacular Plays and it got me obsessed with Top Ten lists. Naturally, I had to watch Who’s Number 1? and The Sports List afterwards, and yell at Summer Sanders when I disagreed. Now I’m hooked and I have been trying to think of unique top ten lists. With this list of the best sports casting calls of all time, I feel I’ve accomplished that (even if I could only think of eight worthy of the list).

Tags announcers, baseball, basketball, football, hockey

Random Thoughts

A Sports Medley…..

by Trevor Freeman

Ever since March Madness ended, we as a sports nation have been in a funk. It was a long couple of weeks, but we are snapping out of it in a big way with the NFL Draft on the horizon and the NBA playoffs heating up. Baseball is in full swing. I know I am pretty pumped that my Athletics have gotten out of the gate at 10-9 (generally my A’s like to start 2-17 and 11 games out of first). With all this going on, I sat down and tried to compose an article on a number of topics. However, I once again ran into a brick wall at every turn. Yes, writer’s block was affecting me and there was only one way to snap out of. Without further ado, here is our fourth “Sports Medley”.

Tags announcers, english premiere league, Soccer, sports medley, warriors

General Sports

Unite to honor Virginia Tech victims

Post author By Vtknowitall
Post date April 17, 2007
1 Comment on Unite to honor Virginia Tech victims

Please join Hokie Nation in a tribute to the victims of Monday’s massacre in an honorary “Orange and Maroon Effect Day” this Friday.

Begun as a football tradition to make Lane Stadium a sea of one color, Orange and Maroon Effects have been a staple of Virginia Tech athletics for almost a decade. On Friday, “Hokie Nation” will unite in wearing Orange and Maroon to honor those killed in the horrific massacre that occured in the quaint picturesque town of Blacksburg on Monday.

Please wear any orange and maroon on Friday to show your support for the Virginia Tech community. It does not need to be official Virginia Tech gear.

Hopefully the entire nation will become as united as Hokie Nation already is.

Tags virginia tech

General Sports

Religion in Sports

By Billy Fellin

Zach Johnson’s comments that circled around that the Masters’ ended on Easter Sunday and that Jesus was there with him to help him win got me thinking about just how big of an impact religion has on sports. The comments to that particular blog article also helped spurn these thoughts in my head. So this one is for you anonymous fans that posted those comments!

Tags masters, touchdown jesus, zach johnson

All Other Sports

Lessons from Bluffton

Until a month ago, I had never heard of Bluffton University, a tiny Mennonite liberal arts college of less than 1200 students in the northwest Ohio town of the same name and just as obscure.

And in a couple months, I won’t even remember the name. But right now, it’s a story we can all learn from.

Tags college baseball

All Other Sports

The Final Furlong

A car crash at 40 MPH can cause serious injury, or even be fatal. When L. C. Tornado broke down last week, it was a grim reminder of the gruesome side of Horseracing.

Tags abel castellano, aqueduct, horse breakdowns, horse racing, l c tornado

General Sports

All Star Game? What All Star Game?

Post author By Loghan Call
Post date March 9, 2007
4 Comments on All Star Game? What All Star Game?

In theory, the All Star game in any sport is designed to showcase the best of each league and at the same time, entertain the fans with the skills of each professional athlete. Really? If that is so, please let me know when that happens.

Tags all star game, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, pro bowl