Archive for August, 2007

New Name: Hard Knockers

Posted August 30, 2007, 5:13 pm by Jason McIntyre (14 Comments)

Faithful readers who follow our blog know that we’re not mining Hard Knocks on HBO for coaching tips from Herman Edwards, or watching to learn about the innerworkings of an NFL team. We’re there for Kelli Croyle, the ultra-hot wife of Brodie Croyle. Hot levels in life vary – there’s office hot, celebrity hot, hot [...]

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There’s a Chance Greg Oden is Dating This Dancing Machine

Posted August 27, 2007, 10:19 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

You’re familiar with this photo. Greg Oden getting his high school mack on with an unidentified Ohioan during his teenage years (supposedly his sophomore or junior year). There’s no way to verify this, since Log’s Blog found it on a message board, but the girl in this photo grinding on Oden (“she was backing up [...]

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Michigan Football and Finding a Good Slice: An Interview with Jim Carty of the Ann Arbor News

Posted August 24, 2007, 2:42 pm by Jason McIntyre (5 Comments)

We’ve been running college football previews for the last few Fridays, and this week, we decided to incorporate an interview to change things up. And who better to speak with about the impending season than Jim Carty, a columnist at the Ann Arbor News, who is currently at the epicenter of the sport. Between Lloyd [...]

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Freelancing, Rejection and Chess: An Interview with Author Michael Weinreb

Posted August 20, 2007, 2:46 pm by Jason McIntyre (1 Comment)

Most of the time, our interviews focus on established newspaper writers, pillars in the sports media industry, or just folks we like (Norman Chad!). Today, a curveball comes in the form of Michael Weinreb, an author/freelancer hybrid whose name we kept seeing on the byline of stories we enjoyed (we’re closeted chess freaks). And as [...]

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On Blogs, Old Media and New York Characters: An Interview with Newsday’s Neil Best

Posted August 8, 2007, 12:32 pm by Jason McIntyre (11 Comments)

We usually save interviews with members of the sports media for the end of the week, but this one’s too fun to hold. We fired off an email over the weekend to the Watchdog, Neil Best. He’s a blogger-cum-columnist at one of the biggest papers (circulation-wise), in the country – Newsday. And as you’ll see [...]

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