Author: Vin

Vin is a Philly boy who shouldn't be invited into your house because he'll judge you on your book and music collection. He owns Dawkins, Utley, Iverson, and Lindros jerseys, which is all you really need to know about him. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Chicago White Sox

Ozzie Guillen rips A-Rod and Nomar



I’m just keeping it real

Last year, Ozzie called a reporter a homosexual and a child molester. This year, he’s toned it down.

Alex was kissing Latino people’s asses. He knew he wasn’t going to play for the Dominicans; he’s not a Dominican! I hate hypocrites: He’s full of shit. The Dominican team doesn’t need his ass. It’s the same with Garciaparra playing for Mexico. Garciaparra only knows Cancun because he went to visit.

Ouch. Would McNabb call this brown on brown crime?

[NY Daily News]: Ozzie: A-Rod a phony

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College Basketball

The NIT will now take just about anyone



We’re #65!

The NIT anounced criteria changes for its tournament today and now all regular-season conference champs not in the NCAA tourney will get a spot in the NIT. Also, a team no longer needs a .500 record to get into the tournament.

Just think, the NIT used to be the postseason tournament in the U.S. I have watched a lot of NIT games (this is what happens when your team stinks) and it’s so depressing. The schools put up a “hey, we’re here to win it” facade but you know most of the players from big time programs are not happy to be there. The worst part about winning the NIT is that… you won the NIT.

[Sportsline]: NIT makes significant criteria changes for 40-team field

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College Basketball

Stanford Tree drunk off her ass: conspiracy?



Fired!

Erin Lashnits, who is the girl inside the Stanford tree was suspended after she was observed drinking inside the tree and had a breathalyzer score of 0.15. She said she was drunk but denies drinking during the game or having a flask.


The incident began as a misunderstanding when Lashnits began prancing in the middle of the court, as she is allowed to do at Stanford, instead of confining her routines to under the basket, as Cal requires. That’s when officers began observing her more closely.

Hmmmm, I don’t know. The UC Berkeley police? In a game between rivals Stanford and Cal? A blood alcohol level that wouldn’t even make it into the Top 15 BACs list? This sounds highly suspicious. Like the time they framed OJ. I hope they find the real tree with the flask who is still out there.

[SFGate]: Stanford tree mascot fired for drinking at basketball game
[eHow]: How to Become the Tree

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Olympics

The Gayest Sport in America

No, this isn’t another post on hazing. We’re talking figure skating folks. An openly gay skating judge called it the “gayest sport in America”, yet the sport discriminates against gays.


Officials, judges, and skating federations, especially in the U.S., make it clear that they prefer male skaters to look “masculine” and will be harsher on effeminate-looking skaters when it comes to giving marks or desirable competitive assignments.

So because of fear of lower scores, male figure skaters won’t come out of the closet. This is insane to me. This is figure skating folks, the sport that’s almost synonymous with gay, yet the governing body is afraid of their image if skaters admitted to being gay? That’s like NASCAR afraid that one of their drivers will be too white trash.

[Outsports]: ‘Gayest Sport in America’

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Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks fan still fighting the good fight


It might just be a publicity stunt for his radio show but “The T Man” in Seattle bought a billboard to protest the officials robbing the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.  


Six grand for a bit of relief is worth it every time.  It’s my own therapy, to show how bogus this was.

The people in Pittsburgh must know they didn’t win this game. I hope they feel very hollow about this victory. Everyone else feels it’s time to move on, but I’m not movin’ on.
 

Hell, I wrote a petition to improve NFL officiating and even I’m losing steam at this point.  As I predicted, most people were outraged and then as time passed are just letting it go.  It’s too bad really ’cause the refs really stunk up the joint and they do need to fix the officiating in the NFL.

[Seattle PI]: Advertising his anger: One man’s $6,000 protest

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NHL General

Oh the irony – Betting on Tocchet conviction


Who says we have a gambling problem?  Just because Vegas did about $100M in legal action on the Super Bowl doesn’t mean we’re out of control right?  Hold on a second while I figure out the best odds on Tocchet getting convicted for “financing a gambling ring.”

BetEagle.com has the follow odds:
Convicted & Jail Time – 250
Convicted & Probation – 600
Not Guilty + 400

Nine.com has:
Be found guilty of Promoting Gambling  -350  
Be found not guilty of Promoting Gambling  +400  
Promoting Gambling charge will be dropped   +1000  
Mistrial on the charge of Promoting Gambling +2000

Hmmmm, things don’t look good for The Rick.    

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Soccer

Dutch teams ban visiting fans from matches



You call this a soccer riot?
Come on boys, let’s take ’em to school!

You thought the Artest brawl last year was bad? In Amsterdam, seventy Ajax fans stormed into the ADO fans clubhouse last Friday with baseball bats and knives and attacked the 12 people who were there. Two people were stabbed and eight were injured. Even the Black Hole in the Colliseum isn’t this bad.

The mayor and soccer officials stepped in and imposed at least a 5 year ban on opposing fans. The people involved are getting 10 year penalties.


[CNN]: ADO ban Ajax fans for five years

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NBA General

Someone please stop the NBA All Star Celebrity Game

Look at these lineups folks:

Clutch City
Coach:  Queen Latifah
GM – ESPN’s Greg Anthony
Bow Wow, hip-hop artist/actor
Andrew Firestone, ABC’s The Bachelor
Donald Fasion, actor
Chris Meloni, actor
Ice Cube, actor/performer
Kevin Frazier, Entertainment Tonight
Swin Cash, WNBA’s Detroit Shock

H-Town
Coach:  Eva Longoria
GM – ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith
Nick Cannon, actor/singer
Chris Brown, R&B singer
Carlos Bernard, actor
Nelly, hip hop artist
Brandon Routh, actor
Tony Potts, Access Hollywood
Becky Hammon, WNBA’s NY Liberty

Here’s your problem, you want to root for Eva Longoria but you can’t because Stephen A. Smith is the GM of that team and, well, he’s a huge douchebag. Your only hope is that Eva decides to strip during the game.

If you don’t know who some of these celebrities are, don’t worry, neither do I.  I love how Ice Cube is no longer a “hip hop artist”, just an actor/performer.   My money is on the Eva team even if they are hampered by Tony Potts.  Plus, they have Superman.

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Orlando Magic

Darko Milicic career highlights



It’s been downhill since

You were expecting a blank entry right? Sorry, we actually have some. Though to call them highlights might be stretching it a bit.

  • Drafted #2 overall. Ahead of Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade.
  • Averaged 6.9 minutes per game and 1.8 ppg in 04-05 season. (career highs)
  • Got an ear infection from getting his ears pierced.
  • Had 6 rebounds in a game once.
  • Has never fouled out.
  • Lead all first rounders in DNP-Coaches Decision.

That’s about all I can find. Hopefully he’ll have a chance to improve some of those highlights once he gets to Orlando.
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Oakland Raiders

It’ll cost less to see the Raiders suck next year



I’m cheap!

This year, for the first time since the Raiders moved back to Oakland 11 years ago, the Raiders are selling season tickets directly to fans. Here are the highlights.

  • No more PSLs. (Though PSL holders get season ticket priority.)
  • Lowered ticket prices on about 65 percent of the seats in the Colliseum. Tickets will range from $26 to $101.
  • 15% of the seats will be $36 or less; 27% of the seats will be $46 or less.

Now, you couldn’t pay me to go to the Colliseum again but at least now there’s some hope that good games will be sold out and those of us in the Bay Area can actually see some Raiders home games.

[InsideBayArea]: New fan-friendly Raiders make nice with customers