Friday, September 01, 2006
Madden 07: $100M!
-- D.S.
Weekend in Gator Nation
I've never really been a sports-gambler, though I respect and admire those who are -- and as a "Wisdom of Crowds" devotee, I appreciate the aggregate wisdom of the betting line.
USA Oops: What next?
So the only remaining question at the Hoops Worlds is (a) how extensively the US is going to phone it in for the bronze-medal game and (b) if Argentina tanked the semi against Spain specifically to get the chance to beat the US (sorry: beat the US again).
Friday A.M. Wrap
"Live Sloppy?" The "Lance and Paris" rumors are among the most disturbing I've heard this year. The guy is the pre-eminent sports hero of our generation. She is the pre-eminent "famous for being famous" celebrity of our generation. I guess it makes sense in a completely wacked-out sort of way.
Is there a new "Face of Baseball?" Regular Quickie readers will remember that I totally rejected Derek Jeter as the "Face of Baseball" last season, in favor of Dontrelle Willis. I think the "Face" should be flexible, and I'm ready to change my pick: The NEW "Face of Baseball" is Ryan Howard.
-- D.S.
Leinart's Week Gets Worse?
I'm trying to decide what's worse for Matt Leinart this week:
"An MRI is planned for Friday, but Leinart said the injury was no big deal. He said the shoulder popped out of its socket when he was hit, then back into place as he jogged off the field."
At this point, it's piling on. (But, giddily, karmic payback is a beeeeeotch.)
USA Hoops Stinks!
Chris Sheridan was so wrong: USA Hoops wasn't going to lose in the World Championships title game to
They weren't even going to make it that far.
This is an even BIGGER debacle than the implosion in
Why? Because fans were scolded that the
(And didn't just lose, but lose to the most random of teams – not an NBA'er among them, a detail which should scare the bejeezus out of anyone who thinks USA Hoops has some birthright to be the world's best.)
USA Hoops fulfilled its destiny all right:
As "
P.S.: This just confirms that Coach K is a mediocre game coach, at best. Oh, sure, he's a "leader," not a coach. Actually, now that's blatantly obvious.
P.S. 2: Wow, of all the days to begin without my column on ESPN.com... this is precisely the timing of a huge story that would have let me be the first on the site with an obliterating indictment of USA Hoops management.
Now THIS is a little weird...
If it's a weekday morning, this is the first time since December 2003 that I haven't gotten up at the crack of dawn to create and file the Quickie.
-- D.S.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
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