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This looks like a high school game to me, although some are calling it college. Anyhow, whichever school hosted this game, it must not have a strong physics department. What made this mascot think that this stunt could possibly work? Unless he was supposed to fail; that may have been the joke. I guess I…
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Tiger Woods criticized Michael Vick in 2007 for 'waiting a long time' before going to the media
Dec 18, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT
The folks at Waggle Room dug up this Tiger Woods interview with ESPN from 2007, and one wonders why Mr. Woods hasn’t taken a little of his own advice. In it, he admonishes Michael Vick for not coming forward and admitting his mistakes publicly. Key quote: “Waiting a long time got a lot of people…
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Yes, officer, there’s four of them right there. Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Andersen and Nene; they’re the ones responsible for that horrible Christmas song! If you’ve had occasion to wander into the Nuggets official site any time recently, and happened to stumble on the team’s version of Winter Wonderland, well, I’m pretty sure you…
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So if the Saints or Colts reach the NFL undefeated Promised Land this season, what is Mercury Morris going to do with his time? Since being released from prison in 1986, where he spent four years on a cocaine trafficking conviction, Mr. Morris has been a motivational speaker … and nothing motivates him more than…
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Yes, I have Mark Knopfler’s name permanently entered in my Twitter search function, because I’m such an obsessive fan I must know what people are saying about him at all times. Everything I know I learned from Dire Straits, and I have his Sailing to Philadelphia playing on an endless loop in my head (which…
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There’s been a flurry of reports by several news agencies over the past few hours that Tiger Woods is about to head to Arizona to enter a rehab facility for sex addiction. At least four Phoenix-area television stations are reporting it, but the blog SportsbyBrooks did some digging, and it turns out that all the…
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Welcome to blogdome, a harsh, windswept land where there is no law and a pint of water is more valuable than gold. Today we lead off with Stephen Colbert, who talks about fans of his show, The Colbert Report, donating money to sponsor the U.S. Olympic speed skating team. *** Steven Colbert and the Colbert…
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Manny Pacquiao has his own little Tiger Woods scandal going on in the Philippines
Dec 17, 2009, 5:30 PM EDT
And almost no one is paying attention, because, well, the operative words in the headline are Tiger Woods. Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. somewhere (the Georgia Dome?) in what promises to be the most lucrative fight in boxing history (more than 5 million pay-per-view buys can be expected). But as a…
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Ah, the local gym; you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get into shape (laugh track), or simply need some pointers on how to survive during your regular workouts, here’s a handy guide. Courtesy of our own workoutaholic, Jelisa Castrodale (not pictured).…
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If you’re like me, you’ve got some cash burning a hole in your pocket and nowhere to place that Tiger Woods divorce prop bet. But hey, we’re in luck: A couple of enterprising bookmakers are now taking those wagers. First, here’s the British firm William Hill, which is giving odds on how much of Tiger’s…
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Attorneys for the defendants in a Jefferson County, Alabama civil court trial have filed for a trial delay so that they can watch Alabama play Texas in the BCS Title Game in January. Bessemer, Ala., attorney Jon B. Terry filed the motion for continuance recently in a case in which he is representing the Energen…
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The London Sun is saying today that Tiger Woods spends his days in seclusion in his Orlando home “watching cartoons and eating cereal.” But which cartoons? That’s the question. You call yourself the tabloid press, London Sun, and you can’t answer that? You might go with Huckleberry Hound, because let’s face it, that’s a hilarious…
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If your young son is a Washington Redskins fan, I don’t know how you’re going to break the news to him that V.P. of football operations Vinny Cerrato has resigned. Poor kid. Now he must solemnly remove the Vinny Cerrato fathead from his bedroom wall, and take his Cerrato bobblehead down from the shelf. A…
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Time for more blogdome, where we comb the Internets for blogable morsels and deliver them fresh to your door. Today’s leadoff item: Philadelphia Flyers in turmoil. If you have a blog item you’d like included, send it over to RickChand@Gmail.com. Onward. *** Flyers’ Season Crumbles as Locker Room is Allegedly Divided Over Rumored Affair. The…
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Sure, everyone is concerned about Tiger Woods and his wife and kids right now. But does anyone ever stop to think how all of this will effect Sting? Who is the real victim here? SportsbyBrooks is reporting that Tiger Jam — the long-running Las Vegas charity concert held to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation —…
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Free the Fidelity Four! Actually four people who worked at Fidelity Investments in Westlake, Texas are free at this hour, to find other jobs. Cameron Pettigrew and three other Fidelity employees were given the boot in late October when company officials heard rumors of their fantasy football activity, and did an investigation. Pettigrew was with…
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Tiger's high school sweetheart recalls romance; prom photo is wondrous
Dec 16, 2009, 11:15 AM EDT
So I’m kind of behind the curve on this one — by about 17 years — but the girl that Tiger Woods took to his senior prom has come out and told her story to at least two publications over the past couple of days, and I share them with you now. The reason? Just…
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Ron Artest said today that his open letter to Tiger Woods, which was posted on his blog today, was meant to buoy the golfer during his time of trouble. Entitled “A Letter to Tiger,” it is indeed poignant, if a bit disjointed and, let’s just say it, somewhat tipsy and nuts. Has Ron been in…
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Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia + three fights within 16 seconds + Sidney Crosby, add ice. That equals a great tonic for all the Tiger Woods news, indeed. With the Steelers going nowhere, it’s a good thing that Pittsburgh has the Penguins around; what a juggernaut. I’ve never been a huge fan, but I have to admit,…
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Elin playing hardball, may go for 'half of Tiger's fortune' in divorce
Dec 15, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT
With Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren seemingly headed down the rapids toward Divorce Falls, word comes that the missus has hired a pretty big gun to handle any potential legal proceedings. Meet celebrity attorney Sorrell Trope, rumored to wear steel underwear and eat his meat raw. Oh, and also it’s said that he can “bust…
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Famous friends have advice for Tiger, but lament; 'He's turned off his phone'
Dec 15, 2009, 7:17 PM EDT
When Tiger Woods drops out of public view he really drops out. Apparently he’s not even taking calls from the famous pals he has notoriously hung out with over the past few years, like Charles Barkley and Spike Lee. Without knowing the details, I’d be willing to bet that Barkley helped get him into this…
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More ring news today; this time concerning Dallas’ own Tony Romo and the lovely Candice Crawford, shown here working the Missouri state motto very hard. To my knowledge the two have never been successfully photographed together in the wild, but it’s rumored that they’re seeing each other, and quite successfully, it appears. According to a…
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I’ve been searching eBay all morning and have yet to come across Elin Nordegren’s wedding ring, but that item is sure to turn up sooner or later, and a lovelier stocking stuffer you’re not likely to find. One thing’s for sure, it isn’t on her finger. We went over that on Monday, but in case…
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Nothing throws off your Olympic training regimen like finding out you’re pregnant and giving birth all in the same moment. Elizabeth Poblete, an Olympic weightlifter from Chile, was working out doing whatever Olympic weightlifters do when … surprise. It’s a boy! Poblete, who competed at the Beijing games, was practicing lifts in Sao Paulo ahead…
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Tuesday blogdome: I have seen hell, and it is the Bill Walton rapping video
Dec 15, 2009, 1:30 PM EDT
Today in our little blogdome playhouse, Kareem Abdul Jabbar plays classic Atari in Spanish, Jake Locker’s dad tells all, and did you notice that when he talks, Michael Irvin makes very little sense? But first, Bill Walton entertains and horrifies. *** No! No! Bill Walton Rapping Video! Make It Stop! I know it is not…
