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Feb 02

Why CBS Should Not Air The Tim Tebow Anti-Abortion Ad

REligion, TV, Tim Tebow tyduffy 142 Comments »

Focus on the Family’s pro-life ad with Tim Tebow has drawn scorn from women’s groups. The retort, from The New York Times and others, is that CBS is providing a content-neutral forum for advocacy groups. Focus on the Family paid for the spot. Women’s groups can do the same. There is, however, a problem with that argument. The forum is not content-neutral.

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A's prospect Grant Desme is leaving baseball to pursue the priesthood. "Desme is leaving baseball at a time when his fortunes seemed to be rising fast. He batted .288 with 31 home runs and 89 RBIs in 131 games last year. Then he starred in the Arizona Fall League, where some of the game’s top prospects compete each year." One of my best friends from college followed a similar path (minus being good at sports). It can be tough to walk away. Best of luck to him. (FOX Sports) (4)
Misguided Youth: Eight year-old Vikings fan Andrew Brower drew a picture of Brett Favre as Jesus.  “I thought of it because Brett Favre is the quarterback and Jesus is like the quarterback of the world,” Brower said, while wearing the customary eight-year-old church-going turtleneck.  An eight year old in Green Bay drew a similar picture, with Favre as Judas. (Kare11 via HotClicks) (20)
Arsalan Kazemi: Never heard of him? He's from Iran, and playing for Rice. He's the first college basketball player from Iran. "Kazemi's life as a groundbreaker has not been easy. Yearning for contact with home, he spends three to four hours per day on the phone and chatting by computer to Iran ... When he began fasting for Ramadan in late September, the grind of basketball workouts made him so sick that team doctors persuaded him to eat." Terrific read. [SI] (13)
Dec 07

Harvard-Dartmouth Squash Match Features Fans Shouting Obscene Language, Anti-Semitic Comments

Other College Sports, REligion, What the hell is wrong with people TheBigLead 112 Comments »

harvard_dartmouth-squashIvy League bedlam – at a squash match.

Words such as “dick,” “fag” and “—-sucker” were repeatedly shouted at the visitors Wednesday, many times with “f——” added as an adjective. Harvard’s female players eventually sought the protection of an assistant coach after they said they were called “whores” and “sluts” while they cheered on their male peers. While playing his match, Franklin Cohen was told he had small genitals and asked if he liked bagels, a phrase his mother viewed as a reference to the family’s Jewish surname.

Both the Harvard men and women’s team overcame the taunting to win.  [Valley News]

TJ Simers vs. Iran: "The Fox TV executives who suspended him are obviously out of touch, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn the folks who made such a decision were not based in L.A. ... I didn't know there was a proper way to pronounce 'Iran,' and maybe a broadcaster should, so shame on Lawler and Smith, but why was Towfighi watching the Clippers lose to Memphis? Talk about someone who needs to explain himself." Apparently, one season-ticket holder (Twofighi) complained - if you have no clue what this is about, see here - and the announcers were suspended. Pretty lame on the part of Fox. [LA Times] (18)
Oct 28

Penn State “Cross” T-Shirt Controversy is the Kind of Crap That Pisses Everyone Off

College Football, Fans, REligion TheBigLead 62 Comments »

penn-state-t-shirt-controversyThat t-shirt to the right will be worn for yet another “White Out” at State College next weekend when rival Ohio State visits Penn State. Apparently, a handful of people complained about the t-shirt, and the Anti-Defamation League got involved, and now it’s a full-blown “story.” All 30,000 t-shirts sold. Supposedly, there were six complaints. How is this a story? Tell those idiots to buzz off and yank their tickets. Next thing you know, they’ll spill coffee on themselves and sue. [Daily Collegian]

Oct 13

The Roundup: Ken Johnson is the Ultimate NFL Fan, Blackhawks Rally, and a Weak Brett Favre Jersey

College Football, ESPN, Fans, Jerseys, Media Gossip/Musings, NFL, NHL, Politics, REligion, Twitter, Video TheBigLead 95 Comments »

katie-cassidy-melrose-placeKatie Cassidy of Melrose Place … a 7-foot Boa in North Carolina? Geez … the adult film star who is getting her Master’s in Fine Arts at NYU … never heard of Jo-Emma Larvin, but a boxer used to date her … best Halloween carving we’ve seen this week … she was not sucking him off, dammit! … Al Gore is puzzled by this … feces from Manatees closes a beach in Florida … no way that we believe this – Bernie Madoff beat someone up in jail … how silly: the “end of the email era” … NSFW Susan Sarandon’s daughter as a stripper in Californication ..

The most die-hard fan in the NFL: Ken Johnson has attended every single Buffalo Bills game, home and away, since 1994. (Buffalo News)

Hannah Storm on what USC stands for: “University of Spoiled Children.” (Forbes) Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 17

College Football: Apparently, This Sign is Real

College Football, REligion TheBigLead 22 Comments »

fsu-vs-byuIn BYU’s quest to crash the BCS, step II is Saturday: Hosting Florida State. We’ll obviously be rooting for the Cougars, whose previous two meetings with the ‘Noles resulted in losses (44-28 despite having Ty Detmer and 29-3 in 2000). After FSU’s disaster against Jacksonville State last week, oddsmakers have labeled BYU considerable favorites. Step III is an Oct. 24 home game against TCU; Step IV is the season finale when the Cougars host rival Utah. It can be done. [Orlando Sentinel]

Sep 08

High School Football Coach Takes Some Players to Get Baptized, One Mother and the ACLU are Outraged

High School Sports, REligion TheBigLead 57 Comments »

The key word to focus on as you read this story: voluntary. “The head football coach at Breckinridge County High School took about 20 players on a school bus late last month to his church, where nearly half of them were baptized.” Predictably, the mother of one player is outraged. The ACLU has gotten involved, and here’s part of their statement: “Coaches have great power and persuasion by virtue of their position, and they have to stay neutral.” [Courier-Journal]

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