The Roundup: Nash and Soccer, a FIFA Jinx, and a Dance Contest
Uncategorized August 8th. 2007, 6:59am
Apologies are in order for our server crapping out yesterday, but it’s one of those good news/bad news things – new readers are stopping by daily, oftentimes, too many. The only answer is to upgrade the server, but we’re at the point where it’s going to cost us money out of pocket, which isn’t fun, so it’s time to look into advertising … Charlize Theron in a bikini? Eh … is anyone else addicted to Wonder Years reruns at 10 p.m. on something called ION? It’s WPXN in New York …
Budding US soccer star Jozy Altidore was able to skip an MLS game to take his girlfriend to the prom. (USA Today)
When Steve Nash wants to play soccer, he absolutely won’t be denied. (Page Six)
This Twins fan is concerned about the future – but he shouldn’t be, not with Johan, Liriano, Baker and Garza running shit next year. (Tiger Woods Fist Pump)
The FIFA video game jinx! Ahhhh! (Yankee Hooligan)
Chris Berman will be the master of ceremonies at Bill Walsh’s funeral. (Shakedown Sports)
So why is stud Pittsburgh QB Pat Bostick leaving school for a minute? (Pitt Blather)
Tennessee’s top running back is suspended indefinitely, and it’s drug-related. Can we take a mulligan on last week’s preseason ranking of the Vols? (Rocky Top Talk)
A list of rap videos that are somehow connected to athletes and jerseys. (Flyers Fieldhouse)
Blogger asks his mom what NBA players she knows; responses likely to surprise you. (The Blowtorch)
Chad Johnson is having a dance contest. (Cincy Jungle)
Arkansas Heisman hopeful Darren McFadden in a clown costume. (Winning the Turnover Battle)
Blogs and the changing face of journalism. (Starting Five)
Poking fun at Steve Spurrier, but also a fantastic blog name. (Your Mother Slept with Wilt Chamberlain)
It’s universal – Bud Collins is a great hire by ESPN. (Cake Rocks the Party)
We never read TMQ on Page 2, but a reader pointed out this absolutely terrible line, so we had to share: “I’d take one NFL cheerleader over 10 Victoria’s Secret models any day of the week. Pro sports cheerleaders represent a positive ideal of female beauty: they are athletic, fit, confident and strong. The Victoria’s Secret beauty ideal borders on anti-woman: gaunt, anesthetized and surgically enhanced.€ (Page 2)
Get your hot caddies; insert ‘wood’ joke here. (Simon on Sports)
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August 8th, 2007 at 7:34 am
I’m gonna try to go the whole year without reading that over-wordy douche Easterbrook.
Maybe he was talking about the two Pantherettes who were chowing on each other in a ladies room while ripped on booze and coke…
August 8th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I’ve been watching the Wonder Years re-runs for about the past year on ION. In Orlando, the episodes were blacked out sometimes for the Rays games. Once you start watching, you’ll notice that half of Kevin and Wayne’s flames show up on Entourage.
August 8th, 2007 at 8:01 am
Easterbrook is a clown. Yeah, NFL cheerleaders are pure as hell. No surgical enhancements on the NFL sidelines. Just like the players, it’s all natural ability.
How are there no pictures of the soccer player and his HS GF? Weak.
And I think that Steve Nash would be a lot bigger for American soccer than David Beckham. We do need someone from another country, but we needed to look up, not over.
Also, I was watching The Wonder Years last night. Kevin whooped Paul’s ass.
August 8th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Easterbrook came off as a complete psycho in that article yesterday. What was up with the complete blasting of Harry Potter for religious reasons? And nailing the Sopranos for showing nudity when every one of his columns has pictures of borderline naked girls? Loser.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I briefly caught some of the Wonder Years. Kevin and Paul were playing the most important game of their lives.
The score was 1-all, after a crossover move by Kevin sent Paul falling out of bounds.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:48 am
TMQ is back? He’s had more sites host is weekly masturbatory drivel than Whitlock has. Oh well, very easy not to read since ESPN has really fallen off my sites to look at each day.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:51 am
I read TMQ, but I think he often pulls his NFL punches. Defending the NFLPA? Check. NFL cheerleaders > VS models? Check.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:57 am
If you’ve read one TMQ column, you’ve read every TMQ column. “Why do teams keep blitzing??”
Also: its definitely no guarantee Liriano comes back as he was. Least promising of all is Johan’s contract situation. And call me crazy but I’m still not sold on Baker.
August 8th, 2007 at 10:10 am
What the hell happened to Charlize Theron? Eh
August 8th, 2007 at 10:15 am
I remember when I worked for the Sixers the dance team which looks good from away, was a trainwreck up close…the amount of makeup that was painted on their backs still disturbs me to this day, back-ne at its finest….I guarantee that NFL cheerleaders do the same
August 8th, 2007 at 10:24 am
s1rweeze, you can say the same for this site. “She’s not hot anymore now that she’s 35!”
August 8th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Charlize Theron is the same as Cameron Diaz for me. Sometimes they are hot as hell, but generally you just think they are average looking chicks.
August 8th, 2007 at 10:51 am
The Twins will be average at best next year. Liriano will never be the same again, Santana is going to likely force a trade, and Baker will never live up to expectations.
August 8th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Did you guys know Paul is a lawyer in NYC and his contact info is public? Me and my buddy’s love this shit.
http://www.morrisoncohen.com/bios/saviano.htm
PS No he’s not Marilyn Manson
August 8th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
The Twinkies will be decent next year, but if they are 8 or 10 out at the All Star Break, and Santana hasn’t signed a new deal, off he goes for prospects on July 31. Liriano is probably 18 months from being effective, and Baker and Garza will come back to earth once every team gets a decent book on them. Add the departure of someone like Hunter, and it gets rough. Nick Punto can’t play third forever, can he? Hell, they already miss Luis Castillo.
August 8th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I’ve definitely been digging the Wonder Years. How is it that ION figures this out and not, I dunno, TNT?
Gregg Easterbook is insane. And so are his editors. How can ESPN.com print that garbage? The NFLPA argument was idiotic. But at least it was sports-related. Man, so anybody else feeling the severe lack of good sports content?