On Wednesday evening, Fox Sports mistakenly reported that Brett Favre was traded, finally, to the New York Jets for a future draft pick. In truth, the Green Bay icon and Madden coverboy was shipped out of Wisconsin for another franchise quarterback in need of a home: Steamin’ Willie Beamen. Favre was traded for the former [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The End of an Era: Favre Saga Ends with Trade to Aztecs
Posted: 8th August 2008 by Trev Smith in Extra Content, FootballComments Off
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Today’s VoD comes from Mo-Cash but is, unfortunately, a link to a video on the NikeFootball website. No embed. My bad, but still, sweet 3-minute short, definitely works to get me amped for some soccer. Holler at it!
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This article has been submitted by Stu Wilkinson. That’s right folks, it’s time for some NFL talk on The On Deck Circle! Patrick Tye got us started the other day with his “Fantasy Football Focus” (by the way, who the heck is Shaun Hill?) and now it’s time for some more in-depth analysis. I’m pretty [...]
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This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. Sadly, I am without a “current” gaming system. Because of this, I’m probably not the person videogame developers have in mind as they brainstorm new ideas. Just because I don’t play any new games doesn’t mean there aren’t game ideas out there that I think should be [...]
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Yes, yes, the VoD has returned. (The goal is to have either a Rumor Mill or VoD every weekday…mix it up, keep things fresh, ykno?) Anyways, this was very obviously the perfect choice for the return feature. Trust. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K-FVM1Kgkc&eurl=http://www.deuceofdavenport.com/] (Via Deuce of Davenport)
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This article has been submitted by Patrick Tye. August is great month for true football fans. Training camps are in full swing as teams prepare for pre-season games, Madden is released and most importantly, fantasy football season is just around the corner. While I consider myself much more adept at drafting skaters and goalies than [...]
Gary Roberts Wednesday – Jason Bay
Posted: 6th August 2008 by Stu Wilkinson in Baseball, Stu WilkinsonComments Off
This article has been submitted by Stu Wilkinson. Welcome to baseball that matters, Jason Bay “Watch.” For all but three games of your pre-Red Sox career you played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball’s version of whatever opened against The Dark Knight. Those years were full of individual accolades and team losses. Now you have your [...]
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Following the path of many other basketball stars this offseason, “This Is” Dave Power has decided to skip trying out for an NBA squad this preseason. In fact, he’ll be skipping trying out for NBDL, CBA, Intramural, or Men’s League teams, too. The perennial cellar dwellers of the Turkish C-League, Turka Bolka CB, have decided [...]
Mosport: Toronto’s Best Kept Secret for Racing Fans – or Party Animals
Posted: 5th August 2008 by don-allan in Don Allan, Other TopicsComments Off
This article has been submitted by Don Allan. This article is more of an advertisement than commentary on automotive racing. Most people I talk to about auto racing are oblivious to the American Le Mans series, and I feel that it is my duty to share with everyone the hidden gem known as Mosport International [...]
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This article has been submitted by Kabeir Dilawri. Animated, hedonistic, and incomparably entertaining, cereal mascots are an invaluable cog in the cereal industry’s $237 million strategy to market their sugar-infested products to today’s youth. While the morality of such shenanigans by multi-billion dollar corporations, such as General Mills and Kellogg’s, are up for debate, there [...]