Archive for December, 2006

MJ is About to Become Roughly $300 Million Lighter in the Wallet, Give or Take a Few

Posted December 31, 2006, 2:24 pm by Jason McIntyre (2 Comments)

Nice timing on the Jordan divorce, huh? Less than 24 hours before Saddam is hanged (have you seen the less-than-impressive, Blair Wiitch-like video?), and right at the close of business on the Friday before New Year’s Eve. Way to slide it in there, team of lawyers. Anyway, a few notes on what will prove to [...]

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Baseball’s Bizarre Offseason: An Interview with MLB.com’s Len Hochberg

Posted December 18, 2006, 8:29 pm by Jason McIntyre (2 Comments)

Now that the baseball shopping season is virtually complete � darn that Barry Zito � just go to the Mets already! � we figured it best to interview someone who intensely followed the madness. To help us make sense of the monopoly money contracts, we badgered MLB.com editor Len Hochberg into fielding an assortment of [...]

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‘Mom! What the Hell Are You Doing?’ – Arkansas QB Mitch Mustain, Dec. 2006

Posted December 15, 2006, 4:26 pm by Jason McIntyre (4 Comments)

There are a litany of stories about meddling high school parents who infringe on their son or daughter’s athletic endeavors; often, they’ll pull the coach aside before or after practice and voice their opinion on why Sally or Joe are getting splinters on the bench as opposed to touchdowns/baskets/goals on the field/court. But parents of [...]

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Have FSU Cowgirl/SI ‘Columnist’ Jenn Sterger Attend Your New Year’s Eve Party for Just $600!

Posted December 13, 2006, 3:06 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

As we approach one of the most overrated nights of the year, New Year’s Eve, emails float around the net with ideas how to jazz up your party. An instant hit – pay a D-list celebrity to show up! A tipster forwarded us an email that is currently making the rounds in which names such [...]

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MNF’s Woes, the Future of Newspapers, and Challenging ESPN: An Interview with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times

Posted December 5, 2006, 5:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Meet Richard Sandomir. He�s on the highly-coveted sports media beat at the New York Times, a job that undoubtedly requires spending many hours languishing in front the television, taking copious notes and likely, eating. Some life. On the flip side, he probably spends far too much time being forced to listen to Mike & the [...]

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