Archive for August 20th, 2009

Nick Collison vs. Douchy Radio Host

Posted August 20, 2009, 5:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (26 Comments)

Nick Collison is an accomplished high school and college basketball (two Final Fours at Kansas) player, and even though he’s stumbled a bit in the pros, he’s still a solid role player with the Sonics/Thunder. Unfortunately, Collison’s been back in Seattle this summer, and is gushing about the northwest – “Wondering why anyone would choose [...]

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Well, That’ll Probably be the Last Time SI’s Jon Heyman Goes on Mike Wise’s Radio Show

Posted August 20, 2009, 4:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (38 Comments)

Mike Wise is a columnist at the Washington Post. He previously wrote for the NY Times. He’s a talented writer, and we also hear a bit … goofy, which could be the reason he’s got a new radio show in DC. After the Nationals signed Stephen Strasburg, Wise invited the guy who broke the story, [...]

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A Q&A with John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted August 20, 2009, 1:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (28 Comments)

This week’s interview subject is Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Gonzalez. He took a break from 24-7 Mike Vick coverage to talk about his failed political run in Texas, not taking sports coverage too seriously all the time, watching the NCAA tournament in Holland, and of course, Vick. You might remember Gonzalez as the guy who [...]

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Calipari Does it Again: First UMass and Now Memphis

Posted August 20, 2009, 10:15 am by Jason McIntyre (24 Comments)

John Calipari’s 2-for-2. He’s taken two college basketball teams to the Final 4 (Massachusetts in 1996, Memphis in 2008), and both have been scrubbed from the record books by the NCAA. At UMass, his star player Marcus Camby received money from an agent – Calipari got away unscathed, and immediately left for the New Jersey [...]

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