Archive for December, 2008

Charles Barkey’s Ticked Off That Auburn Didn’t Hire Turner Gill

Posted December 15, 2008, 6:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (20 Comments)

Charles Barkley: Really wishes Auburn had hired a black coach. Like Turner Gill. “I think race was the No. 1 factor. You can say it’s not about race, but you can’t compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume.” Worse [...]

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An Interview With Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated

Posted December 12, 2008, 12:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (24 Comments)

A special Friday lunchtime treat: a Q&A with a guy who’s written books on MMA and tennis, has a passion for Indiana basketball, really enjoys the work of Phil Hartman, and was once stood up by Anna Kornikova. Mr. Wertheim is probably in a small but elite group – he went to law school, passed [...]

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CC Sabathia Wisens Up, Decides the Yankees’ $160 Million Offer Was Generous, Signs on the Dotted Line

Posted December 10, 2008, 10:00 am by Jason McIntyre (61 Comments)

A month after being presented with the most lucrative contract ever for a pitcher, CC Sabathia and his wife (second row, fourth) decided they could move east for eight years and $160 million, and now he’s part of the Evil Empire. The way Sabathia sat on this offer, it was as if the Yankees played [...]

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The Media’s Love Affair with Tyler Hansbrough and Tim Tebow Reached a Tipping Point Saturday

Posted December 8, 2008, 10:00 am by Jason McIntyre (109 Comments)

Let’s preface this with two statements: Florida QB Tim Tebow is a tremendous college football player. North Carolina PF Tyler Hansbrough is a excellent college basketball player. But can you recall a time when the media has gone so disgustingly ga-ga over two college athletes before?

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Nick Swisher’s Supposedly-New Girlfriend Used to Model, and Now Runs a Modeling Agency

Posted December 4, 2008, 1:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Ladies man Nick Swisher famously “dated” Playboy Playmate Danielle Gamba, but if an email tipster is to be believed and these facebook photos are legit, then he’s moved on to the head of a modeling agency, Catherine Panagiotopoulos. A couple more alleged photos of the couple after the jump. How long before Jeter buddies up [...]

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An Interview with ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla

Posted December 3, 2008, 1:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (1 Comment)

The college basketball season is barely three weeks old, so we thought we’d get early impressions from a man who has criss-crossed the country already announcing games: ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla. The coach-turned-analyst (Manhattan, St. John’s, New Mexico) talks about what he’s seen so far, the recruiting game, getting lured back into coaching, and his lack [...]

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