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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Philadelphia 76ers

Kyle Korver bobblehead made by Buffalo Bill


Have you seen my basketball?

“It Has Hair!” Creepy. Can you imagine some fat chick at the bottom of a well gluing hair onto thousands of Kyle Korver bobbleheads? It will put the hair on the doll or else it gets the hose again! Although looking at the picture, perhaps Something About Mary is the more appropriate movie to reference. Whoever designed the bobblehead clearly views Korver as retarded.

Well, at least it was for a good cause. Kyle’s Coat Drive collected 841 coats for kids. But check out the photo. Someone donated a Phillies jacket. They said coats, not garbage.


[Sixers.com]: It Has Hair!
[YAYSports]: Kyle Korver Hates His Bobblehead
[Random]: Kyle Korver Fans

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NBA General

NBA Power Rankings Roundup Jan 18 2006

Here are the NBA Power Rankings by top sites this week. Not much change in the top slots as the Pistons and Spurs are still the class of the league. Everyone mostly agrees on the top 10, except for Foxsports which is the only site to list the Denver Nuggets in the top 10.

Rank NBA.com ESPN FoxSports Sportsline SI Yahoo
1 Pistons Pistons Pistons Pistons Pistons Pistons
2 Spurs Spurs Spurs Spurs Spurs Spurs
3 Mavericks Mavericks Mavericks Mavericks Suns Mavericks
4 Suns Suns Heat Suns Mavericks Suns
5 Grizzlies Grizzlies Suns Nets Heat Heat
6 Heat Heat Grizzlies Heat Grizzlies Grizzlies
7 Jazz Pacers Nets Grizzlies Nets Pacers
8 Nets Jazz Jazz Cavaliers Pacers Clippers
9 Pacers Nets Lakers Lakers Jazz Nets
10 Lakers Lakers Nuggets Clippers Lakers Cavaliers
11-30 more more more more more more

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MLB General

NOBODY CALLS US CHICKEN, CASTRO, NOBODY!

Yeah, that’s a Back to the Future quote that you wouldn’t get cause you don’t get shit in Cuba, you bitch! (America FUCK YEAH!)

OK…calm now.

The U.S. Treasury department keeps denying MLB’s application for Cuba to play on U.S. soil because of politics. Well, Castro came out and accused us of being scared: “Not even in baseball do they want to compete with Cuba.” If I wasn’t so busy enjoying my freedom, I’d petition the Treasury to let Cuba play so we can prove we’re the best. Actually, this might just be a big scam by the US to get anyone to care about the World Baseball Classic. This, and A-Rod being bi. Country eligibility that is.

[Sportsfilter MSN]: US = Scaredy Pants?
[FoxSports]: Castro hints U.S. doesn’t want to play Cuba

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All Other Sports

Roddick and Sharapova together?

We love Maria Sharapova and now apparently, so does Andy Roddick. First Mandy Moore, then Paris Hilton, now Maria. Roddick is like the Fez of the tennis world. Can you imagine the superhuman tennis offspring that these two would create? It’d be unfair to everyone. It’s like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt creating a superhuman movie star. (Although it could go the other way and both kids be uncoordinated and ugly.)

The Melbourne Herald-Sun is reporting that Sharapova has spent a couple evenings watching Roddick playing poker and has speculated they are more than friends. As boring as poker is to watch, it must be love. Have you ever watched someone else play poker? It’s about as entertaining as, well, a tennis match.

[FoxSports]: Roddick-Sharapova rumors swirl Down Under

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General Sports

Kobe says: Where was the Pre-Coital Contract when I needed it?

Remember when they ruined college by saying that you needed to request permission for trying to scam on a girl? (“May I touch you here?”, “I will kiss you now.”, “Yes, that’s all there is.”) Hell, scamming on a girl in college is part of life.  That’s why they call it ‘the old college try’ (I think).

Well, they are ruining sex again by having a pre-coital contract so that athletes such as Michael Irvin and Erik Williams, and Kobe don’t get in any more trouble.  The contract basically states that both parties agree to consensual sex, that no one is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and that there will be no change of heart once festivities commence.  It would also state what sexual acts each partner is willing to perform.  It is unclear whether there is an R. Kelly clause.

[Uptowngirl]: Pre-Coital Contracts?

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NHL General

NHL Power Rankings Roundup Jan 17 2006

Here are the NHL Power Rankings by top sites this week except for ESPN. Apparently, ESPN doesn’t feel the need to update their NHL Power Rankings anymore. Maybe they had to fire the guy so they could give Stephen Asshat Smith more air time.

Rank TSN.ca ESPN FoxSports Sportsline SI Yahoo
1 Senators – Senators Senators Senators Red Wings
2 Red Wings – Hurricanes Hurricanes Hurricanes Flyers
3 Rangers – Red Wings Flyers Flyers Senators
4 Flyers – Flyers Red Wings Red Wings Hurricanes
5 Stars – Stars Sabres Stars Stars
6 Hurricanes – Sabres Stars Predators Sabres
7 Sabres – Predators Flames Sabres Canucks
8 Flames – Flames Predators Flames Kings
9 Predators – Canucks Rangers Rangers Rangers
10 Kings – Rangers Avalanche Canucks Flames
11-30 more more more more more more

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San Antonio Spurs

How does Tony Parker even make it to the game?


Sign this contract, Tony

Tony Parker is averaging 35 minutes, 19 points, and 6 assists per game. He leads the league in exactly 0 of these categories. Yet, he might very well be the most underrated player in the game.  Why? Because he has to fight through this:

Eva Longoria couldn’t climax until she had a Brazilian wax. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ beauty admits she had a lacklustre sex life and struggled to reach orgasm until four years ago – when she had her first Brazilian.

The 30-year-old added: “The first time I did it after the wax I was like, ‘What’s going on with my body? Oh, my God!’ Now I’m becoming more orgasmic with age, which is awesome. I can’t wait until I’m 40. If it keeps increasing this way, watch out world!

At first, I was thinking that perhaps Tony Parker doesn’t want such details about his woman to be publicly known.  Then I realized, what the hell does he care?  This is why he’s smiling all the goddamn time.  It was nothing to do with the Spurs being the best team in the West.

[Idontlikeyouinthatway]: Eva Longoria is Waxed and Horny

[femalefirst.cok.uk]: Eva Longoria’s great Brazilian sex

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MLB General

US announces World Baseball Classic roster. No one cares.


Flax seed oil works!

I’m not sure if it’s because we’re in the middle of the NFL playoffs but there is absolutely no buzz around the World Baseball Classic.  Today, the United States unveiled a lineup that included Bonds, Damon, Jeter, Clemens, blah blah blah, and it registered exactly 0 on my things I’ll have to remember to watch meter.  It’s not just me.  A check of Technorati search shows that “World Baseball Classic” registered about 50 mentions yesterday, whereas “steroids” got about 200.  And no, I’m not just using steroids as an example because Barry Bonds is on the team.

[Reuters]: US unveils all-star roster for World Classic
[Hippopotamus]: Wow, someone is actually interested in the WBC

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NFL General

NFL Network to show games next year

I’ve never heard of Ben Maller before but the folks at Deadspin sniffed out this story about the NFL network showing 8 games next year.  I’ve always liked the NFL Network, they are a great alternative to ESPN.  Sure, it’s like watching state run television but at least they’ve never been called the “Al-Jazeera for spoiled athletes”. Plus, they actually released a commercial that made fun of Drew Rosenhaus.

Too bad they couldn’t have accomplished this earlier so we didn’t have to sit through another year of the worst sports announcers in the history of mankind.  I believe it was Jean-Paul Satre who wrote “Hell is listening to Theisman, McGuire, and Patrick announce an NFL game.”  

[BenMaller.com]: Source: NFL Network gets new P-B-P deal

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Jerome Bettis almost kills Steelers fan

Remember the shot of Bettis on the sideline after Vanderjacked missed it wide right? He wiped his forehead and mouthed “whew!”. Not only did Jerome almost blow the game for his team, he almost killed a guy in a bar at the same time. 50 year-old Terry O’Neill had a heart attack seconds after Bettis fumbled on the 2 yard line. O’Neill survived and probably shouldn’t watch the game against Denver.

The Steelers won the game and I’m still alive, so I guess I’m doing pretty good.

Nice prioritization there, Terry.

[SI]: Man suffered attack when Steelers’ Bettis fumbled