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Nov 20

Devin Thomas Had a Brazilian-Themed Birthday, and Clinton Portis Showed Up in a Purple Scarf

The party itself isn’t worth a post, so how about we turn this into an item about the Buffalo Bills? Reality seems to be setting in regarding who the Bills can secure as head coach. Yesterday, we said this; today, the local media is saying this: Read the rest of this entry »

Couch Slouch: Things to keep in mind while watching sports on TV this weekend. "Who says Hollywood is a tough town? With no prior experience, Michael Strahan got a broadcasting job and an acting job." [Wash Post] (7)

Nov 20

Two Internet Writers May Have Cost Chris Carpenter the NL Cy Young

Baseball, Stats tyduffy 60 Comments »

The BBWAA has acknowledged the internet folk of late, but their glasnost hit a snag in this year’s NL Cy Young voting. Both ESPN.com’s Keith Law and Baseball Prospectus’ Will Carroll bucked conventional wisdom slightly, leaving St. Louis starter Chris Carpenter off their ballots. This mild disparity may have cost Carpenter the award.

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LSU-Ole Miss: The KKK is angry that Ole Miss is no longer playing "From Dixie with Love," so those hooded clowns are going to plan a "rally" in Oxford Saturday when the Rebels play the LSU Tigers. The KKK plans on marching in full robes, which, believe it or not, is actually a good thing. [Ed. Let my emotions get the best of me. The next two sentences were a poor choice of words.] Much easier to use a high-powered rifle on these racists. The cops wouldn't arrest people for killing the KKK, would they? Also, you can cross that trip to the Grove next September off our list. We'll settle for Baton Rouge or Gainesville. [LSU Reveille] (164)

Nov 20

Is Bill Simmons Serving an ESPN-Imposed 2-Week Suspension From Twitter? [UPDATE]

Bill Simmons, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, Twitter TheBigLead 82 Comments »

Bill Simmons had a book signing in Beaverton, Oregon last night, and a reader who attended wrote in that he “overheard” ESPN’s Sports Guy telling a fan that he was “suspended from tweeting for two weeks” and that all he was allowed to tweet about was his book tour. We went to the usually-forthcoming Simmons this morning, and here was his response: “no commento.” Read the rest of this entry »

BCS Announcers: Bad news if your team makes the Sugar Bowl -Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick will be the announcers. We still cringe at the thought of Brennaman slurping Tim Tebow in January. The good news is that Musburger and Herbstreit will call the National title game and the Rose Bowl. The Orange Bowl: Dick Stockton and Charles Davis. They might get the other battle of unbeatens - TCU and Boise State. Oops, our bad - Penn State's going to be the BCS pick there. [USA Today] (37)

Nov 20

Ballin’: Kobe Passes Jabbar, Jerry West Up Next

NBA TheBigLead 54 Comments »

Chicago 93, LA Lakers 108: Pau Gasol made a triumphant return for the champs, scoring 24 points and taking 13 rebounds in victory. Kobe scored 21, and in the process passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the 2nd leading scorer in franchise history. Kobe should overtake Jerry West for first in February, maybe March. Read the rest of this entry »

50 Cent vs. Marv Albert: Marv went on Jimmy Kimmel this week. So did 50 Cent. Too bad 50 Cent's posse didn't recognize Marvelous. "As Albert arrived, with an entourage of one, TNT public relations specialist Jeff Pomeroy, there was a sudden scuffle when a multitude of 50 Cent protectors seemed unfamiliar with Albert. There was shouting ('It's Marv Albert' yelled a Kimmel show guard, a pronouncement that seemed to have no effect on the 50 Cent phalanx.) There were obscenities. A fist or two flying. A 'Don't you put your hands on me' pronouncement. And finally Albert made it to his waiting room, relatively unruffled but slightly puzzled. 'Did you see that?' Albert said. 'I thought they were kidding, but then I realized they weren't.'" [LA Times] (25)

Nov 20

The Roundup: The Most Overpaid Actors in Hollywood

Animals, Blogging, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, Movies, NFL, Soccer, Video TheBigLead 91 Comments »

Katy Perry … guess what happens when you report that your weed was stolen? … the middle class squeeze continues … Dawson Leery’s marriage ends after six years … Oprah’s show will leave ABC in 2011 … if you were married in Texas over the last few years, you’ll want to read this … newspapers in South Florida are not doing so well … how rude … 13-year-old busted trying to get a hooker who was an undercover cop … if you try to set your girlfriend - or anyone, really - on fire, shouldn’t you be automatically killed? … love the headline: Man beaten with squeegee after gas pump argument …

Woody Paige reads blogs, clearly doesn’t like to be ripped. Who does? (Bronco Talk)

Ricky Williams scored three times and the Dolphins beat the Panthers. The loss likely eliminates the Panthers from the playoffs. (PBP, Observer) Read the rest of this entry »

RIP Stefanie Spielman: The wife of former Ohio State football star Chris Spielman lost her 11-year battle with cancer today. She was 42. [TV, Previously] (17)