On Thursday, July 3, 2008Filed Under: Green Bay Packers
With rumors ferociously swirling around a potential Brett Favre comeback, everyone is now buzzing about the possibilities. “Are we going to get one more year of horribly timed interceptions?” “Will we get one more season of John Madden slobbering over No. 4?” “Could we still see another euphoric sprint to the end [...]
On Tuesday, April 8, 2008Filed Under: NBA General
1. Hall of Fame time
While the NCAA national championship game might have been the most exciting event in San Antonio on Monday, it wasn’t the only ticket in town. Long before Mario Chalmers became truly Super, seven basketball legends were selected to grace the Hall of Fame. Of NBA note, Adrian Dantley, [...]
On Monday, March 17, 2008Filed Under: College Basketball
Last night, amidst all the Bracetology talk on ESPN’s family of networks, Dick Vitale unveiled his blueprint to “dominate college basketball.” And frankly, it all seemed to bewilder/bore Bob Knight.
On Wednesday, March 14, 2007Filed Under: College Basketball
I’m unbiased baby!
At some point every year, college hoops fans come to a crossroads when it comes to filling out their tournament brackets. Whether it’s in the first round or the Final Four, there are always those toss-up games that will drive you to the brink of insanity. Well, now you don’t have [...]
On Monday, March 12, 2007Filed Under: College Basketball
Now that the tournament is officially underway with Selection Sunday, get ready for the onslaught of marketing that accompanies it. In addition to the dumbest television commercials ever produced (remember Applebees popcorn shrimp), companies will be trying to capture your attention online too.
First up is Dick Vitale and Digiorno Pizza with their [...]
On Wednesday, February 28, 2007Filed Under: General Sports
Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI.
You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 32 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:
Chris Leak’s wonderlic score
The Oscars
Antonella Barba
Dick Vitale’s cell phone
Ohio [...]
On Tuesday, February 27, 2007Filed Under: College Basketball
It seems that radio is the best method to get in trouble these days. First it was Jim Mora Jr., then Timmy Hardaway, and now college hoops announcing icon/blowhard Dick Vitale. Dicky V is in hot water over some comments he made at a restaurant to a fellow diner while unknowingly on [...]
On Friday, November 3, 2006Filed Under: College Basketball
We are so excited about the college basketball season getting underway this year… that is, until we were reminded that along with college bball comes Dick Vitale. It’s like sitting through Freddie Prinze Jr to see Jessica Biel. (You know you saw Summer Catch.) Check out his column for USA Today:
Hey, it [...]