Archive for April, 2009

This Photo Will Make You Root for the Bulls

Posted April 30, 2009, 6:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (367 Comments)

Stare too long at this photo and you’ll fall into a deep trance. The kind where Kevin Garnett is a sane, well-behaved human being who doesn’t feel compelled to sneer and curse excessively down the stretch of close basketball games. (If you’re wondering if the photo is doctored, we asked ourselves the same question earlier [...]

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Atlanta, Sideline Reporter Capital of the Country

Posted April 30, 2009, 4:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (23 Comments)

Believe it or not, these two women work as sideline reporters. On the left: Erin Andrews; Melanie Collins of NBA TV is on the right.

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The Endorsement: Chris Webber, Studio Analyst

Posted April 30, 2009, 1:46 pm by Jason McIntyre (29 Comments)

Caught some of the TNT crew last night prior to the Heat-Hawks. The Jet, Barkley and C Webb – sporting a hirsute upper lip; new? – were talking about the 76ers, and Dwight’s elbow, and the first thing that came to mind: Man, Webber is a damn good analyst. We’ve briefly touched on this topic [...]

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The Mysterious Eliza Dushku-Rick Fox Connection Continues

Posted April 30, 2009, 9:30 am by Jason McIntyre (7 Comments)

Rick Fox and Eliza Dushku: A few weeks ago, photos emerged of the couple with a wide age range (she’s 28, he’s 39) looking very together at a Boston club. Now, they’re going to Africa together (for a cause!), and both are suddenly twittering, and only following each other. Do they share the same agent [...]

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Jordan Schafer’s Puzzling 50-game HGH Suspension

Posted April 29, 2009, 5:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (18 Comments)

Anyone pick up Braves OF Jordan Schafer in fantasy baseball after his week one bonanza? We did. Non-fantasy owners who noticed: ESPN the Magazine. They have a feature on Schafer in the latest issue and while reading it last night, we were stunned to learn the details – or lack thereof – surrounding Schafer’s 50-game [...]

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One Way to Get Attention: Columnist Says He Would Have Taken Tebow Over Stafford and Sanchez

Posted April 28, 2009, 9:00 am by Jason McIntyre (82 Comments)

“If Tebow had been available in this year’s draft, I’d have picked Tebow ahead of Sanchez and Stafford, and Sanchez ahead of Stafford. I believe Tebow will have a more productive NFL career — and has a better chance to win a Super Bowl — than Sanchez or Stafford.”

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A Q&A with San Jose Mercury News Columnist Tim Kawakami

Posted April 24, 2009, 1:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

We first stumbled upon Tim Kawakami’s work about 10 years ago when the Shaq and Kobe era was beginning, and Kawakami was on the Lakers’ beat for the LA Times. (So naturally, we’ll ask about everyone’s favorite topic: Kobe forcing out Shaq.) If you think his name sounds familiar, it might be because of an [...]

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