Archive for the ‘Legends’ Category
Friday, June 26th, 2009
It's only fair that we review last night's action while acknowledging the far bigger news of the day. Michael Jackson is dead at the age of 50. Meantime, the NBA has welcomed 60 new players into its ranks and a couple of future hall of famers are switching teams. After ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The subject of our latest SportsCracklePop interview is nothing short of a sportswriting legend. Bert Sugar is out with a new book (he's written more than 50) marking the 70th Anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. In a wide ranging conversation, he name drops Joe D and ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly has passed away from cancer at the age of 78. While most of the tributes you read will focus on his two titles with the Bad Boy Pistons and the job he did leading the Dream Team in Barcelona, his career also included another ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
John Madden has announced his retirement, ending the greatest broadcasting career in football history. It can be argued that the former Raider coach's switch to the booth is the single biggest reason football overtook baseball in the national consciousness, when you consider his good spirits on the air for four ...
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
If you took a look at this picture without any pre-existing knowledge of the two men sitting there, which one would you think has the serious chronic illness?
inspired by a text message
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
It is still great to see Christopher McDonald, also known as Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore recognized by fans. Actually, after checking IMDB the man remains pretty relevant as he has had a role on possibly every television show on the air. I think he is only missing Heroes and ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
First, he quit on his team midway through a season. Then, he turned on his former coach. Next, he took a shot at the Quarterback who ultimately led the team to a Superbowl title. Well, Tiki Barber is at it again. Only this time, he's taking aim at the fanbase's ...
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Lawrence Taylor was on the Best Damn Sports Show Period last night and "talked" about what he would do if there was no order in the locker room. Let's just say that I wouldn't want to get on LT's bad side. And I am guessing neither do Chris Rose and ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Hideo Nomo quietly retired yesterday after a 12 year career spent pitching for 7 teams. His career record was 123-109. His impact was much greater.
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
I'm a skeptic by nature, never impressed by the next big thing. It takes a lot to change my mind. In fact, it's only really happened twice in the last few years. The first time was when I finally bought an IPod. The hype was true. It did change my ...
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