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NBA General

Dunk Contest participants announced

Even though LeBron declined to be in the Dunk contest this year, it could turn out to be an all time classic. Josh Smith won it last year with some imaginative and amazing dunks so he’s the favorite but Iguodala is absolutely sick with what his body can do in the air. Check out this anatomy of an AI2 dunk. Nate Robinson will be the fan favorite as he’s only 5-9″, bringing back memories of Spud Webb. The dark horse here is Hakim Warrick. Let’s hope no one pulls a Chris Andersen and need 20 attempts to make a dunk.

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All Other Sports

Bon Jovi rocks the Soul


If you’re a multiplatinum artist who also owns an Arena Football League team, you might as well use your …uh… drawing power to get people to your games. Bon Jovi will RAAAAWK the Wachovia Center this Sunday when the Philadelphia Soul take on the Los Angeles Avengers. That Jon Bongiovi sure is a shrewd marketer. If you buy a ticket to the game with Bon Jovi at halftime, you also have to buy a ticket to another game. Sure it’s a gimmick but they want to keep ’em coming back! You know, since they haven’t been able to sign superstar Freddie Mitchell yet.

Now as much as I want to hear Have a Nice Day for the millionth time and perhaps You Give Love a Bad Name, I think I’ll pass. I think there’s another game going on this weekend that I’d probably rather concentrate on. That’s just me. Already 13,000 tickets have been sold to the event.

[Philly.com]: Bon Jovi to perform at halftime of Soul game Sunday

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NFL General

Michael Irvin needs a grammar lesson

In case you missed it, here’s the exchange between Tory Holt and Michael Irvin on NFL Total Access:

Holt: This is the original playmaker.

Irvin: The playmaker, the noun, not the adjective. See, most people we say, “boy, he is a playmaker. I am the playmaker. The noun. Not the adjective.

Now, I only went to high school for 6 years, but I’m pretty sure that both are nouns. Hey Noun Playmaker, you might want to know what the hell you’re talking about before you make a joke. That’s how I feel about it anyway.

Signed,
The blogger, the noun, not the adjective.

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NHL General

NHL Power Rankings Roundup Jan 31 2006

Here are the rankings by the major sites. Apparently, SI is too busy covering the Super Bowl to update their power rankings.

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

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Denver Broncos

Owens and Shanahan meet



#1 selling jersey in 2006?

Remember last week when we speculated that TO might go to Denver? Well this week, that is coming closer to reality as TO and Rosenhaus met with Shanny on Monday.

Not a single person on the Broncos has spoken out against acquiring TO and Tatum Bell and Keith Burns said he’d be welcome with open arms. I guess they understand he could get them over the hump next year. And of course, “(Shanahan) also believes with the help of a very solid veteran core, he can transform ‘me’ guys into team guys.” Everyone thinks they can tame TO. Interestingly, a poll on CBS4 of Broncos fans had 48% saying NO to TO vs 44% saying yes.

[CBS4Denver]: Terrell Owens Meets With Denver Broncos
[Denver Post]: Broncos, Owens meet

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General Sports

Are groin injuries up this year?


Is it just me or have groin injuries been on the increase this year? The latest victim is Tom Brady, who might have sustained a groin injury in Denver. In Indy, Jermaine O’Neal was lost for at least 8 weeks with a torn left groin. Meanwhile, Peter Forsberg was shelved again with his second groin injury of the season. I’m pretty sure no one keeps track of these statistics but groin injuries are definitely up in the NHL. Hell, even Michele Kwan got hit with one and she doesn’t even hit. We really need Sam Malone back to do sports.

Time to rap about a controversy / Gonna take a stand, won’t show no mercy / Lotta folks says jocks shouldn’t be / Doing the sports news on TV / I don’t wanna hear the latest scores / From a bunch broadcast school boys / So get your scores from a guy like me / Who knows what it’s like to have a groin injury. G-g-groin, g-g-groin injury.

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NFL General

If only they tied it to free food

White Castle has a petition currently signed by about 16,000 people to make the Monday after the Super Bowl a national holiday.


We, the undersigned, do hereby request the establishment of Monday, the Day After the “Big Game” (DA DAY) as a national holiday.

Notice how they don’t use the term Super Bowl because that would involve paying a fee to the NFL. I don’t know, all things being considered, I’d rather have the the Thursday and Friday of the opening round of March Madness as holidays. I’m sick of sneaking out of work to hit the local bar two days in a row.

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Cincinnati Bengals

Chris Henry pulls a Marcus Vick



I will bust a cap in yo ass

It’s not often that pro athletes follow in the footsteps of college athletes but Chris Henry pulled a Marcus Vick on Saturday when he pulled a 9mm pistol on some folks. When confronted by a cop, he threw the pistol into his limo. (Didn’t Henry learn anything from Puff Daddy? You throw a gun out of a limo, not in it.) Officers recovered the gun, a loaded cartridge and charged Henry with felonies of possession of a concealed firearm, improper exhibition of a firearm, and aggravated assault with a firearm.

[WCPO]:
Bengals’ Chris Henry Arrested In Florida On Gun Charges

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NFL General

Detroit Propaganda in full swing

Among the top stories I listed everyone would be sick of, I was definitely right about one and I’m starting to change my mind about the other. If I have to hear another story or mention about “the Bus going home”, I’m going to have to kill someone. But I’m starting to believe all the stories about Detroit really not being that bad of a place. Man, I tell you, these writers, they can sell snow to an eskimo. Or maybe they’re just right.

[Detroit Free Press]: Mitch Albom: Welcome, world: XL-sized smiles will greet skeptical visitors
[Seattle PI]: Culturally speaking, Detroit is hoppin’
[Jepreport]: A Little About The Host of Super Bowl XL
[Denver Post]: Motown’s features battered, bruised

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NFL General

Free Pepperoni Pizza Super Bowl promotion



I need to fire my agent

You know you have that one friend who doesn’t get the whole online thing. The guy who will forward you every single hoax email and add the message “hey, why not? It could happen!” We hate that guy. But this promotion is legit and has us saying “hey why not?”

Papa John’s is giving everyone who registers on their site a free large pan pepperoni pizza if anyone catches a pass for 86 yards or more. The longest pass play in Super Bowl history? 85 yards from Jake Delhomme to Muhsin Muhammed. So yeah, it’s not a gimme but it can be done. And we’re suckers for free pizza. It beats blowing your money on that stupid grid the person in your office with the least football knowledge is putting together. Registration ends before kickoff.

[PapaJohns]: Registration Form