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Odds and Ends: Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova are not dating

Post author By Vin
Post date September 1, 2006
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Andy Roddick told reporters a million times that he and Sharapova are just good friends. “You know, we’re friendly. We’re in the same places. I think she’s a great girl. You know, we’ll talk. That’s about it.” Damn, Andy, how can you be friends with Maria Sharapova and not want to run up in her like Bruce Jenner? (Man that’s an old joke. Some of you kids don’t even know who Bruce Jenner is right? Now stay off of my lawn!) What is wrong with Andy Roddick? We’re officially starting the Andy Roddick is gay speculation. And of course, this post is nothing more than a reason to post another photo of Miss Sharapova.

In other news…

[Cincinnati Enquirer]: Remember Mathias Askew? He’s suing the city of Cincinnati for $50M

[ESPN]: 5 NFL franchises now worth over $1B

[Sign On San Diego]: Even umpire beefs halt for Kate Smith

[Toronto Star]: CFL player accused fo sexual assault

[Clarion Ledger]: Can’t read? Football player? No problem! Come to Ole Miss

[Beyond the Box Score]: Which Players Had The best RBI-to-GIDP Ratios?

Tags Cincinnati Bengals, crime, lawsuits, maria sharapova, NFL, odds and ends

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Aug 29 2006 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Post author By Vin
Post date August 30, 2006
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Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI. Next week is our football season preview but this week we’re still talking Entourage and baseball among other things.

You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 45 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

Invincible
Vin is old
Entourage
NL/AL wild card races
Mickey Mantle’s greatest moment in Yankee Stadium
Panthers and their steroids
Romney Oaks… which leads to a discussion on…
The batting order in Major League – Why is Jake Taylor batting second?

Hope you guys enjoy the podcast. If you did enjoy it, please give us a good rating below so we can rise up in the rankings. If you didn’t, send us an email ([email protected]) and give us some suggestions. Thanks for listening.

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Odds and Ends: Invincible #1 at the box office

Post author By Vin
Post date August 28, 2006
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Coach? I can do it again if you need a close-up

The Disney sports formula works again as Invincible takes in $17M at the box office on its opening weekend. Undoubtedly a majority of tickets were sold to Eagles fans. Snakes on a Plane, which got more internet hype than any movie not named Star Wars or Lord of the Rings only took in $15M in its opening weekend proving that a feel good movie will do better than a geeky internet phenomenon. Here’s a review of Invincible. (Self serving? Us? No…)

In other news…

[Indystar.com]: Remember the autistic kid who scored 20 points in a game? He’s now got a better job than you do.

[Snopes.com]: Snopes’ take on the Madden curse

[Sportsline]: Vikings player… sex in stairwell… insert your own joke here

[Cincinnati Enquirer]: What to watch for in Palmer’s return tonight

Tags movies, odds and ends, Philadelphia Eagles

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Aug 22 2006 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Post author By Vin
Post date August 23, 2006
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Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI. Things get a little off topic this week but we still manage to get some sports talk in..

You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 41 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

Flavor of Love and the girl who shat herself
Yankees sweep the Red Sox
Ted Lilly vs John Gibbons
Cursing at the Little League World Series
Fantasy Football Talk
World Series of Strip Poker: “The more you weigh, the more you have to pay”
Foxwoods vs Mohegan Sun
Our upcoming NFL Picks Podcast
Entourage and the merits of HBO at 3AM

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Aug 15 2006 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Post author By Vin
Post date August 16, 2006
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Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI. This week we have Matt Marlin and Billy Fellin joining us to talk sports.

You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 42 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

Paul Lo Duca’s two 19-year-old mistresses
NFL talk
Week 1 games
USA hoops
Fantasy Football Draft

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NASCAR doesn’t care about black people

Post author By Vin
Post date August 9, 2006
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(…or was that George Bush?)

According to Reuters, “A former African-American crewman who once worked on NASCAR’s Winston Cup circuit sued the governing body of the U.S. stock car series on Tuesday for race discrimination and breach of contract”, which brings up he question, “so how long have you ceased being African-American?”

We’ll assume that David Scott is still African-American but used to be a crewman with NASCAR. Scott is suing NASCAR because of an incident where he was harrassed by at least two white motorcoach drivers from other teams with one donning a white pillowcase over his head like a klansman. When the incident was publicized, NASCAR shuttled him away and promised him a future job but after five years and no job, Scott is suing for back pay and compensatory damages.

Links:

[Reuters]: NASCAR sued for racial discrimination

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Aug 8 2006 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Post author By Vin
Post date August 9, 2006
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Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI. This week we have RJ Warner joining us to talk sports.

You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 40 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

Paul Tagliabue’s reign
Entourage and splitting 10s
basbeball talk
Cincinatti Jerk Line
Fantasy Football QBs
USA Basketball

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Vote for August’s Woman We Love

Post author By Vin
Post date August 3, 2006
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Alyssa Milano narrowly beat out Stacey Keibler last month for the July slot. Here we go with 6 more nominees. We’re going a little obscure this month so check out the galleries.

The nominees are…

– Keeley Hazel (some british Page 3 babe)
– Kaitlin Olson (chick from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
– Naomi Watts (blond hottie from Mulholland Drive, King Kong)
– Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office)
– Emily Proctor (CSI Miami)
– Annie Parisse (Law and Order and Fordham alum)

Vote now.