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May 13, 2008
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This league-wide announcement came to my inbox at the end of April, from the director's board of our children's city sports league office: (Our League) has experienced an unusual amount of poor sportsmanship and behavior by parents and coaches so...
March 20, 2008
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Time is running out to join in the free, friendly basketball bracket I've set up again for the 53rd consecutive year. I've submitted two sets of guesses this year...on one I'm playing it straight, and on the other, I made...
January 22, 2008
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I'm leading a Bible study on Exodus at church (Tuesdays or Wednesday nights at 6 PM...come join in). As I prepare for this week's discussion, I have found biblical proof that God is a baseball fan. Apparently, he was talking...
January 14, 2008
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So the Cowboys lost a game they should have won. From what I saw, you can't blame Tony Romo. Way to many area sports pundits keep talking about how quarterback Tony Romo's vacation to Cabo San Lucas is a non-issue...
October 31, 2007
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Via the Fire Ant Gazette, you tube video of the amazing final play between Trinity University and Millsaps, featuring a fifteen lateral pitchfest that gave Trinity the victory after being down by six points with two seconds to go....
October 18, 2007
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Today's headline of the day comes from the world of sports. Apparently the copy editor was too busy chatting with the water boy to send it back for a rewrite....
October 16, 2007
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I have been a fan of the Colorado Rockies since before day 1. I was never really a baseball fan prior to the news of the Rockies coming, because there was never a local interest for me. I had a...
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Our friend Sandy has wondered (in the previous post's comments) why I have not yet commented on Rocktober, or for the uninitiated, the historic run of the Colorado Rockies that is sweeping them into the World Series for the first...
August 11, 2007
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The following is an edited and updated entry originally dated October 7, 2002. One of my many pet peeves -- Football team flags. I'm a big Bronco fan, but I don't wear jerseys and I don't fly the flags. I...
March 11, 2007
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Here's the entry link to my annual bracket prognostication competition for the Men's NCAA basketball tournament. You are cordially invited to play along if you'd like. And please, no wagering. Please wait until the field is announced later today to...
January 24, 2007
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Yikes! This is Martina Hingis, who literally crushed her last oponent in advancing in this year's World's Strongest Man Australian Open. H/T The Shooty. For comparison, after the jump are photos through the years......
April 26, 2006
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Tribe denies link with Bush, prospective agent If ever there was a headline that could either be about wild accusations of the President authorizing the CIA to spy on Native Americans in the name of national security, or about the...
April 3, 2006
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With the championship game to go and nobody picking neither UCLA nor Florida to win, I have won the 2006 NCAA McAnally bracket competition, edging out Minister to Students by 3 points. Here are the complete standings with no decent...
March 14, 2006
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With news that New Orleans has made their investment with Drew Brees, they are in prime position to trade their pick, the #2 overall. Assuming that Houston really wants Reggie Bush as badly as they say they do, then it's...
January 31, 2006
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It has taken me this long to get over the pathetic showing the Broncos offered at home at the AFC championship game. But I'm all better now. Really. I did cut my wife off when she began to ask the...
January 23, 2006
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I don't watch the NBA. My first reaction to Kobe's 81 points was the old Sandler joke that he told on the night Wilt scored 100... In Kobe's huddle, a teammate: "Hey Kobe, I'm open." From the Toronto coach: "Who's...
December 20, 2005
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Spain's Rafael Nadal shows his championship form at the 2005 Splenda/Merv Griffin International Limbofest held annually in Sao Paolo, Brazil....
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Minnesotan Margie Luckermeyer's bid to repeat at 10,000 Lakes Icefisher of the Year comes to a tragic end....
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Seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong endorses the hit movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, largely in part to the promotion offering super-sized chalices with every adult ticket....
December 10, 2005
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The University of Colorado, my alma mater fired Gary Barnett as football coach. What did he accomplish in his tenure? He got to four Big Twelve Champeenships, winning one. He helmed a football administration that recruited poorly, despite employing tactics...
October 27, 2005
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Harriet Miers is withdrawing her nomination? Seriously? That's so disappointing. I was hoping she'd be considered on her merits. How am I supposed to go bat with the implications of what this means to federal juris prudence in our...
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Put your right foot in. Now shake it all about. Do the Hokey Pokey. Really, that's what it's all about."...
August 10, 2005
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Iron Mike Tyson is considering a new career. Some might consider this an opportunity...apparently even Tyson himself. I see it as exploitation and victimization. Is there any more evidence needed that this "industry" cares nothing for humans and their intrinsic...
July 17, 2005
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As a matter of fact, I can tell you how to get to the Nike Outlet store. You're almost right there. Go down this fairway about another 425 yards or so. Just do it!"...
July 16, 2005
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I can't believe I wore white after Labor Day!...
April 25, 2005
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From Wizbang, Here's the best rationale I've seen (MOV file) on how Tiger Woods sunk his amazing shot that will surely be remembered as one of the best clutch shots ever. Other theories can be found here, although I wasn't...
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So the Nuggets are no longer the No-Guts, and went and got good this year, even upsetting San Anton in the first game of the first round. I was a fan for all those years in the 90s under Paul...
April 24, 2005
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Three cornerbacks with their first three picks. Where do you think the Broncos were hurting last year? I am thrilled with the selection of Maurice Clarett. I figure Shanahan got a steal. Projected as a 6th or 7th rounder because...
April 5, 2005
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The University of North Carolina successfully extracted a 500-pound gorilla off Coach Roy Williams's back with their 75-70 victory over the Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois. And in even more exciting news, I won the 2005 Spare Change...
March 26, 2005
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With half of the Final Four set, I'm resigned to no better than second in the employment bracket. No matter how well I do, my secretary will best me, as she picked the same final I did. Here at the...
March 20, 2005
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Yeah...I'm not doing so well in the bracketnostication. I'm 0-fer Albuquerque. Well, it was fun while it lasted. But it woulda been funner if'n I'd done more better....
March 19, 2005
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With Round 1 of the NCAA tourney complete, I sit in 3rd in one bracket, and fourth in the other. I got 46 points (out of 64), which is slightly worse than I'd expect to do. Most devastating to me...
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So Mark McGwire couldn't answer straight up if he'd been juicing straight up. Such a shame. But is anyone surprised, really? Now, that shame rests solely upon his shoulders, and it will be his legacy. So it will be with...
March 18, 2005
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I had a notion to put on shoes to leave the motel for the evening. Then, I heard the music... Duh daduh dun DUN DA duhdunt* The evening tourney games have begun. Now, I'm wavering on my commitment to leave...
March 14, 2005
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Okay Bloggers....I've set up the Spare Change Challenge... go there and enter your selections for the tournament. No entry fee, no financial payout. Just bragging rights for being the smartest guesser of the NCAA tourney season. This system was set...
February 6, 2005
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Predictions for today's game: Over/Under on references to Janet Jackson and "wardrobe malfunction": 47 (over) Over/Under on references to Paul McCartney and "wardrobe malfunction": 6 (under) Times Terry Bradshaw will say "now that's funny": 13 John Elway references: 2 New...
February 4, 2005
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Here is a still of a MasterCard advertisement that will run in this year's Super Bowl. Just a couple questions: Would these personalities share a table with Count Chocula? It seems to me like that's a bit risky, with...
February 3, 2005
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Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid takes a moment to re-enact an early season battle against the Minnesota Vikings....
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A glimpse at Patriots coach Bill Belichek's defensive playbook illustrates the complexity of the New England defensive scheme....
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens offered MRI images of his surgically repaired leg bone as evidence that he is indeed ready to participate in this Sunday's Super Bowl match up against the New England Patriots....
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Jerry Rice, taking part in pre-Super Bowl festivities this week in Jacksonville, announces his plans to return to the game next year, and disagrees with criticism that he has slowed in recent years....
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Adam "Mr. Automatic" Vinitieri, placekicker for the New England Patriots, takes a practice swing in preparation for this Sunday's Super Bowl....
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Philadelphia Eagles linemen rest comfortably on the beach in preparation for this Sunday's Super Bowl....
January 31, 2005
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Despite an earlier uproar caused when Terrell Owens starred with Nicollette Sheridan in a controversial opening sequence to Monday Night Football, Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady joins a castmember fromThe Swan for a promotional advertisement to be aired during next...
January 28, 2005
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Massachussetts Senator Ted Kennedy vows to eat one American Bald Eagle for every point the New England Patriots score in next week's Super Bowl....
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In response to last years half-time show debacle, the NFL hones a closely choreographed routine for this year's intermission entertainment....
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It's not that I don't believe it, but let's just say this post is for the Songstress. The Arizona Cardinals have overcome their last remaining obstacle to greatness by unveiling a drastically different logo. Now their Super Bowl Dynasty may...
January 3, 2005
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He's just a bit too metrosexual for the NFL Playoff Ad Campaign that seems to be the sequel to the previous years' Cheadle-offered rapid-tongued monologues. Ben Bratt is just a bit too goaty-covered, turtle-neck-under-the-suede-jacket, poetry-reciting for my blue-collar inclinations, even...
December 25, 2004
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Former Texas Rangers Skipper Johnny Oates died on Christmas Eve, returning to the Lord who created him. He was 58. Some day in eternity, I'll be able to tell him how he was at the helm at my daughter Kaylyn's...
December 4, 2004
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I'm watching my beloved Buffs getting worked by the #2 team in the country. I've just seen that my beloved Broncos will be televised tomorrow in their must-win game against the upstart Chargers. I'm not at all suprised by the...
November 16, 2004
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Just a few weeks ago, I begged the Broncos, "Don't go breakin' my heart." Zombyboy shares some interesting facts about the Broncos' individual performances tjos year, as they toward the home, Stretch. The two top Denver performances came in the...
October 31, 2004
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Ugh. The Broncos lost their second in a row and third of the year, to Atlanta no less. Jake Plummer is killin' me! I'm expecting Kyle to give me a call or shoot me an email in order to pour...
October 15, 2004
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Because the Rockies perpetually stink, I've been an outsider to professional baseball the past few years. Ken Caminiti's death. Barry Bond's unnatural growth. Pathetic pitching. However, it is this time of year when the vestige of purity that remains lures...
September 27, 2004
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Okay. I officially stinketh, to use the King James. I'm 0-fer the season. I could claim a moral victory since I remembered to fill my roster this time around. And my bench players did well enough to have given me...
September 5, 2004
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CU wins with a goal-line stand in the last seconds. A little wisdom by CSU could have meant overtime and an altogether different outcome, but with every "W" on the CU scorebook being seen as a gift this year,...
September 4, 2004
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After watching the first three quarters of the CU-CSU game on Fox Sports South (because nothing says "Southern Sports" like the Colorado football rivalry), I'm foolishly putting my collegiate football heartstrings in Gary Barnett's hands. Any wonder how long it'll...
September 1, 2004
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Former NFL all-pro defensive back Deion Sanders put his retirement on the shelf and signed a one-year, incentive-laden contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He is expected to join the team and immediately begin not tackling anybody. It's always refreshing to...
August 28, 2004
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In the email: Jimmy KimmelYesterday the men's soccer team from Iraq lost in the semi-finals to Paraguay. There dream of winning gold is over, but on the bright side, they get to keep their hands. and other mossy algae of...
August 27, 2004
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I was watching the US Volleyball team's come-from-behind victory against the Greek squad, and noticed that one of the Greek players bore the surname Christofidelis. Fidelity of Christ. What a name. What an encouragement! I can only imagine what a...
August 23, 2004
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August 21, 2004
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I'm saddened by the US basketball loss to Lithuania. I don't blame the coaches. I blame the players. Those who were too important to attend. Those who were too important to be a team. Those who were important to play...
August 17, 2004
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I actually wasn't sure under which category to post this...good sports or infotainment. Maybe that illustrates the devolution of the Olympic Games. I'm as ardent of a fan for the US that exists. I took a little heat for chanting...
August 9, 2004
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Just to update you on the trend, traffic to my meager little large mammal of a site doubled today, with 70 percent of hits referencing a search query looking for an explanation of John & Janet Elway's divorce. No wonder....
August 8, 2004
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Denver Bronco legend John Elway served as valedictorian of the 2004 NFL Hall of Fame Inductees. In his acceptance, he demonstrated many of the qualities that made him such a success on the field. He was the only player to...
August 7, 2004
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My brother informed me that the Roger Clemens fiasco where he got thrown out of the little league game for spitting sunflower seeds at an ump at his kid's game took place in my home town! Perfect! Here's the local...
August 2, 2004
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I've signed up to play a season of fantasy football in a league comprised soleley of bloggers. By doing so, as Kelli has astutely observed, we have found a way to take the dorky art that is fantasy football and...
July 14, 2004
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How did I miss altogether the MLB All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, aaaAAAaaaand basically everything whatsoever having to do with what could be the lamest event in professional sporting (though the NHL, NBA, and NFL are all doing their...
May 19, 2004
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Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game last night. A rare feat, indeed. Randy McRoberts reports on Randy Johnson's faith in the perfect Lord. A righteous faith, indeed. As an aside.... Randy Hatcher is my close friend from seminary. A real...
April 11, 2004
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And while we're on the subject of Colorado sports, I just want to go on the record as saying I'm pleased the Denver Nuggets are making a rebound (rimshot), but I don't want them to make the playoffs. They can...
April 3, 2004
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Here's the latest Logo Challenge: Name the Sport Mascot by the letter of the alphabet. I got 'em all except K,R,X, and Z....
March 31, 2004
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This was the phrase spoken by Heisman hero Paul Hornung that will undoubtedly tarnish an otherwise wonderful history as a collegiate and professional athlete. He used the term in the context that the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater,...
March 28, 2004
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Our tourney competition dwindles down. Boss3's assistant Ovie continues to lead our herd. I'm currently in 12th place, with 53 points. But I cannot earn any more, based on my genius prognostication that Mississippete State would beat UConn and Gonzaga...
March 22, 2004
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I'm getting trounced in my bracket for the Tourney. I'm not at the bottom, yet. But I soon will be. I'm not even eligible to score any more points for two of the four regionals. I know you don't care....
March 18, 2004
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First came Howard Dean's video of March Madness Picks, now Wizbang offers John Kerry's guide to referee hand signals....
March 17, 2004
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Howard Dean makes NCAA Tourney Selections...
November 14, 2003
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Resurrectionsong, a most-appreciated Bronco fan, alerts me to the news release announcing John Elway's nomination to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.He and Barry Sanders will likely be first-time nominees who make the grade.Randy Gradishar and Gary Zimmerman, also former...