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Apr 15

The Roundup: May Want to File Those Taxes

Baseball, Boxing, College Football, Golf, High School Sports, Lance Armstrong, NBA, NFL, Steroids, Taxes TheBigLead 41 Comments »

Lucky Osi of the Giants and Selita Ebanks … killers don’t read the Wall Street Journal? … pay off your debt, throw a party! … how can you lay off a nurse mid-surgery? … oh man, this is a rough story … didn’t the pirates learn the first time? … guns easily flowing south of the border? What a timely story … Russian chick claims to be dating Mel Gibson – hope she’s worth the $450 million …

A sophomore, a freshman and a transfer: Who’s getting the USC QB job? (NY Times)

Random writer who followed Tiger last weekend: Condi Rice. (Golf Girl)

If it’s good for Lance Armstrong: Using twitter to organize protests. (NYT)

Yes, the overhype for the NFL schedule is pathetic. (Yahoo Sports) Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

The Roundup: Pirating, Saban and Erin Andrews

Athletes and Celebrities, Baseball, College Football, Death, ESPN, Golf, Music, NHL, Politics, Taxes, Women's Sports TheBigLead 44 Comments »

Does anyone else think Cheryl Cole is the type of woman who has perfect penmanship? … if you’re a serious procrastinator and didn’t do your taxes yet, here’s how fantasy sports can lower your taxes … a female reader has a question for our male readers: why do so many people have private Myspace profiles? … a reader wants everyone to know about this weather girl … we’re bringing the email mailbag back today, people! … it’s becoming popular and comical to take quotes from real estate cheerleaders, and chart them as the real estate market tanks … the Pope is here, clean up your act! …

At the risk of overdoing it with Nick Saban (unpossible!), he went off in a TV press conference the other day. Story here. Video here. (Roll Tide!)

Gotta give it up for Purdue University, which is doing a fantastic job in helping its students to download free music. (Torrent Freak)

In a mini USA Today profile, Erin Andrews is compared to Anna Kournikova and called TV Sports first “It Girl.” (USA Today)

Would have been nice to see Candace Parker on the cover of SI. (Cosellout)

For the first time since Pat Tillman’s death, his widow speaks. (Arizona Republic)

It’s the Ombudsman, so we link it. (ESPN)

As usual, Sir Charles is right – if Isiah had pulled what Pat Riley did (abandon the team), he would have been destroyed by the media. (Watchdog)

Is somebody on the New York Rangers dating the President’s daughter? (Page Six)

No drama between Carmelo and his baby’s momma. (People)

Baseball games are dangerous: Mets fan leaving Shea last night falls two stories to his death. (NY Post)

Tiger Woods went to his website to announce that he had knee surgery and he’ll be out 4-6 weeks, which just made a bunch of golf tournament sponsors cringe about the prospect of crummy ratings. (LA Times)

Urinating in public is one thing; urinating in the stands at a NHL playoff game is another. (Lion in Oil)

Apr 15

Tax Day Tips

Poker, Taxes Cousins of Ron Mexico 56 Comments »

Since today is Tax Day I figured I should give you a little help with those last minute filings. Specifically, your illegal online poker winnings. The real “Grrrrrr” of the situation is that “technically,” if you live in “America,” you shouldn’t be playing “poker” online for “money” because it’s “illegal.” Personally, I haven’t played online in forever. Even then, I never won any money so my tax situation is free and clear. (*Wipes sweat from brow*)

After the jump you’ll find a discussion between a panel of experts at Yahoo! with some suggestions. These tips are intended for those of you who might not reside on the same side of the law as myself and nearly a quarter of Herschel Walker. Let’s see how the “experts” would handle this sticky situation. Read the rest of this entry »