The Roundup: Leonard Pope is a Hero, the US Open is Nearly Here & Conan O’Brien’s Commencement Speech
Jana Kramer … Jennifer Aniston, homewrecker? … NY police told this biker to put some pants on … geez, who hasn’t dropped an F-bomb in the presence of a flight attendant? … they tell you this in baby classes … I had this headline typed, but it was too disturbing to see it on the page … a Jersey Shore chick with Daisy Dukes on … Tracy Morgan, flip-flopper … a catamaran flipped over in the San Francisco Bay over the weekend … if you ever wondered what the interior of Felicity’s Brooklyn brownstone looks like … the US wonders: where did $6.6 billion go? … whoops! …
Leonard Pope of the KC Chiefs saved a 6-year-old from drowning in a pool over the weekend. [Americus Times-Recorder]
Enormous game for USA soccer tonight in Kansas City. Duffy will preview it later. [KC Star]
The US Open begins Thursday, and the first question is, what random will lead the field after the first round? [Wash Post]
Here’s a detailed US Open preview. [Wei Under Par]
So can Vanderbilt win the College World Series? [The Atlantic]
Kobe Bryant still hasn’t said anything about the hiring of Mike Brown. [LA Times]
This is a pretty awesome post about agents and sports. [Agent Linton]
Terrelle Pryor and Drew Rosenhaus should make a fantastic team. [Plain-Dealer]
The Dodgers need to pay Manny Ramirez $8.3 million by the end of this month. [ESPN LA]
Aaron Rodgers of the Packers has started his own record label. [KRCR-TV]
Wimbledon rocks. [GQ India]
Welcome to the party, pal: Tom Scocca goes after Wright Thompson. [Deadspin]
A game-by-game breakdown where a writer predicts the Arkansas Razorbacks will go 10-2. [SW Times]
“… a woman who is suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank on Thursday evening and threatening the clerk with AIDS.” [Times Call]
Conan O’Brien’s awesome commencement speech at Dartmouth. [via Uproxx]
According to a reader who emailed us this video, two California football players (Mike Costanzo and Alex Lagemann) are featured. Just don’t ask which us which two.
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June 14th, 2011 at 8:06 AM
2 golf links? wow.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Virginia Cavaliers fo sho.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:11 AM
please no.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:15 AM
that article made my stomach turn even moreso than the thought of Vandy winning a championship in something.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:15 AM
Jason. I saw you post this in last night’s hockey thread and said it was NSFW. Now its in the Roundup?! WTF dude.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:18 AM
I saw you post this in last night’s hockey thread and said it was NSFW. Now its in the Roundup?! WTF dude.
it doesn’t appear to be unsafe for work, but it’s gross. There’s a reason he’s not telling you right off that it’s Deena, in short shorts, with her ass hanging out. Those aren’t pretty pictures.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:19 AM
hilarious. and why is the podium a log?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:20 AM
you’ve regressed.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Loved this chick when she was dating The Smash on FNL.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:24 AM
Kobe Bryant still hasn’t said anything about the hiring of Mike Brown.
I like how there is a story about Kobe not creating a story. Jesus why does everything have to be so dramatized? I realize not everyone loves the idea of Brown being the Lakers coach, but why create a sideshow on nothing?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:24 AM
It’s going to be a long, boring summer.
Pope story can’t help but remind Chiefs fans of Joe Delaney.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:30 AM
thought it was funny.
grab them cakes?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:31 AM
This. 2-out walk-off to get there last night.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Jesus why does everything have to be so dramatized?
did you guys hear how PKIguy ripped TBL a new one earlier? There’s a rift there, as I’ve always suspected. Sure, they’ll both deny it publicly, but there’s something more going on.
Follow me on twitter for more breaking news on this developing situation.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:34 AM
No and no.
Repeat champs.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:35 AM
I still remember some dude named Andy Dillard or something birdie-ing the 1st 6 or 7 holes at Pebble Beach one year (the year Kite won?)
June 14th, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Conan’s commencement address is great. Both hilarious and actually meaningful, especially for those of us who are young and struggling in the present economy. But more importantly for a lot people on here, it’s pretty funny.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:38 AM
As a UVA grad, I’m clearly biased towards the ‘Hoos but that was awesome.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Terrell Pryor is delusional to think he will be drafted in the supplemental draft. Teams do not want to risk a draft pick next year for him. Free Agent, will sign a practice squad contract with some team with a dumb owner like Daniel Snyder.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:41 AM
Dirt can we talk about The Killing now? I still Richmond’s in the clear but that was kind of a creepy last scene.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:41 AM
You can stop right there.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:42 AM
TBL certainly has cross-promotion down to an art.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Also a UVa grad. Was moving furniture at the time so I had to catch it on the radio. The color man in the booth was near tears, apparently. Gushingly called it the “greatest comeback I’ve ever seen.”
June 14th, 2011 at 8:44 AM
where and when?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:45 AM
I could see it. The troika of Alabama, LSU and Arkansas will once again make the SEC West the best division in football. It’s infinity better than the East.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Here’s a detailed US Open preview.
it really wasn’t too detailed.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:45 AM
I still Richmond’s in the clear but that was kind of a creepy last scene.
I don’t think he did it. My money is on the blond dude from Mad Men
June 14th, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Dirt can we talk about The Killing now? I still Richmond’s in the clear but that was kind of a creepy last scene.
please, please. Of course Richmond is in the clear. It’s all a huge misunderstanding, you see.
I was reading a review (sepinwall) and he said that the writer/director was waiting to decide mid-season who the bad guy was.
There’s so many places where I just want to throttle these people. What casino ATM takes deposits? There is zero economy in that for any bank, since you’d have to make daily pickups with a secure vehicle for checks. It’s so ludicrous.
And what is a casino key, exactly? And who needs a note to remind themselves the name of a Ferry they take every saturday to be a hooker?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:47 AM
I forget, where did they find that note?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:47 AM
where and when?
c’mon man. I’m cracking wise over here. I was responding to comment #10, with levity, you know?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Dont watch, who are you talking about?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:48 AM
I forget, where did they find that note?
inside of the Koran she borrowed from the teacher, but was nice enough to return between the school dance, and her appointment as a hooker on that fateful Friday night.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:49 AM
I haven’t read the Thompson piece, but this Socca cat only wishes he had half of the talent WT has.
/Thompson homer
June 14th, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Dont watch, who are you talking about?
The Killing
June 14th, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Down to their last strike and yet they still managed to pull it off.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:52 AM
If The Smash’s Planned Parenthood-working moms hadn’t come home at the right time, The Smash just might’ve copulated with The Tyra. But Jana Kramer is certainly a nice fallback option to have.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:52 AM
Lots of people think he could go in the 5th-7th round. If he said he wanted to be a WR I’d take him in the 6th or 7th.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:54 AM
those fucking horribly obnoxious autoplay ads are paying for the mobile site, right?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Try again.. Which character are you talking about?
June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Dont watch, who are you talking about?
The Killing
she doesn’t know which Mad Men guy you are talking about. I don’t either, since I don’t watch that one yet myself (despite owning season 1 on DVD for more than a year).
The answer is going to be somebody utterly ludicrous, some very obvious baddie, and the evidence they find on day 14 will be so overwhelming as to turn your stomach. Torture room, or huge pile-o-bodies, or something. Maybe even that skull they found was his first “victim.”
June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Kind of enjoyed it more on the radio because of the home announcers and the wild crowd noise.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:56 AM
i guess we have different ideas of what “detailed” means.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:57 AM
can we talk about game of thrones now? because holy wtf
June 14th, 2011 at 8:58 AM
It is the guy who manages Richmond’s campaign. My theory is that he knows about the Richmond’s love for young girls. Rosie went out with him, he recognized her, she knew who he was and threatened to go public. So blond dude lured her in for another date and did away with her.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:58 AM
that sword seemed pretty sharp.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Lots of people think he could go in the 5th-7th round. If he said he wanted to be a WR I’d take him in the 6th or 7th.
there’s going to be a lot of passing in this supplemental draft. There are literally no other applicants as we speak. It’s just Pryor and that’s it.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:00 AM
seriously. the neck was like a stick of butter.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:00 AM
I dont know about all that.. I’m still stuck on the Mayor or someone close to him… or the fiance in Sonoma
June 14th, 2011 at 9:00 AM
beefy legs.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:01 AM
So blond dude lured her in for another date and did away with her.
and he used a campaign car, because he’s a strategist.
can we talk about game of thrones now? because holy wtf
that episode was 10 kinds of awesome. I briefly thought that lady Stark was going to have to blow that bridge open, if you get my meaning.
Also, seems like Peter Dinklage is having a good time in his part. And I can’t wait to see what/who walks out of Khal Drogo’s tent.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Oh and the wife? Fucking hate her.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
*ignores*
/J-Mac
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Whatever happened to that Samoan-sounding fellow with the large neck from BYU whom the Bears picked up in the supplemental draft last year? Had sex with a woman or something. Became a cipher. Wonder if he was practice squad fodder and stolen by another team.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
lol
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Re: The Killing I don’t think it’s the blonde. I think it’s gonna be the rich kid’s dad. The one that Mitch’s sister tried to chat up at the wake and he ignored her. I keep going back to the scene at the beginning when Rosie is running for her life. It’s gotta be someone kinda scary, no?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Re: GOT
If Sean Bean’s character is actually dead, this series has all the makings of being incredible. Any show willing to kill off important characters keeps people on their toes and usually results in a much more interesting story line.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:03 AM
I dont know about all that.. I’m still stuck on the Mayor or someone close to him… or the fiance in Sonoma
that shit this week “cleared” the mayor. He basically ceded the campaign, and then turned over his most damning stuff to the GF in a fit of conscience. He had evidence that his opponent was a hooker user, and didn’t use it to smear, after as sneaky/gross as he has been depicted.
P’shaw.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:03 AM
and he used a campaign car, because he’s a strategist.
I agree that it would be weak, but you yourself have pointed out obvious flaws in writing. I just keep thinking about how they go out of their way to show how “Loyal” the dude is.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:04 AM
stevie williams is caddying for adam scott this weekend.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:04 AM
that and the fact that they made joffrey so fucking obnoxious and hideous of character that you’ll tune in just to see how he gets his shit pushed in.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:04 AM
w00t! entirely possible. unlike last year the schedule is easier, with road games @bammer and @LSU being the toughest games, and as long as Jefferson is the QB for LSU nothing is a given.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Maybe he meant Labor Day of 2011, not 2010?
/seriously, fuck these stupid auto play videos.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:05 AM
Just an FYI: No character is safe. None.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:06 AM
If Sean Bean’s character is actually dead, this series has all the makings of being incredible. Any show willing to kill off important characters keeps people on their toes and usually results in a much more interesting story line.
Read the books. They kill off major players every couple hundred pages.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:06 AM
I think 10-2 is a real possibility. A guy on Twitter that I follow thinks the big 3 in the West all go 7-1 in the conference and Bama will win the tie breaker.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Hope that fucker dies a virgin.
Excellent.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Oh and the wife? Fucking hate her.
the missing money? It’s a misunderstanding. I bought a house secretly, honey. As a present. For you and the kids. No, i didn’t think you needed to see it before i made such a colossal purchase that ate up all of our capital and reserves. It was a surprise.
Rather than hang up the phone at that prison, don’t you think he could have said some more words? The wife didn’t hit him with a Harry Potter type muting spell by saying “shut-up”
I think it’s gonna be the rich kid’s dad. The one that Mitch’s sister tried to chat up at the wake and he ignored her.
that’s good and left field-y. Also as infuriating and immensely unsatisfying as I expect.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Re: The Killing. I’m glad Rosie’s aunt let the cops know she’d “do anything she could to help.”
I suppose letting everyone know about the weird guy with a drowning fetish on DAY FUCKING TWELVE is doing “anything she could to help.”
June 14th, 2011 at 9:08 AM
The Thompson piece was pretty well done, IMO. Scocca could have made his point about Grantland without shitting all over that particular article.
Are hatchet jobs like the Scocca post part of some Gawker Fraternity initiation?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Texas beats Sakerlina in the final. Again.
/book it and hook ‘em
June 14th, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Husker, I’m about 400 pages into the book which I started after watching the first two episodes. Seems like the show holds pretty close to the book with the characters in the show a bit older. Does that hold further into the show? I’m enjoying the read so far.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:09 AM
If Sean Bean’s character is actually dead, this series has all the makings of being incredible.
oh, he’s dead. In that minute that they weren’t showing it, you were supposed to be Arya, and not looking. And you were supposed to know that in his last act on earth, Ned Stark sacrificed his honor so his daughters wouldn’t see him slaughtered. And he once again failed miserably.
He had every intention of going up there and getting his head chopped off, and proclaiming the truth. But Arya threw him off.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:11 AM
no kidding. my comment was something like “fuck! no more sean bean!” but then I realized how pretty much every other character is really well done and I was more pumped at the show’s awesomeness.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Re: The Killing. I’m glad Rosie’s aunt let the cops know she’d “do anything she could to help.”
I suppose letting everyone know about the weird guy with a drowning fetish on DAY FUCKING TWELVE is doing “anything she could to help.”
not a single person in this fake town would ever consider helping the police. And everybody has something to hide.
By the time anybody realized that they’d wasted 7 hours of TV watching, there was only 6 hours left. That’s hwo come we’re all stuck watching it.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:11 AM
i haven’t spoiled it for myself yet but jamie lannister seems like quite the bargaining chip.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Subtle humor has no place on this site Gaseous
June 14th, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Bitches be crazy.
/squeaks with joy
June 14th, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Yeah, and with Ned Stark dead, it’s no longer obvious how Winterfell and co. use Jamie Lannister as a bargaining chip.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Mr. C: Not sure. My brother has read the books and he’s the one that told me that a) when you think you know what’s going to happen, you have no idea and b) no character, no matter how big you think they are, is safe.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:14 AM
can one of your tech savvy guys help me update my mail program to check for new mail once per millisecond?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:17 AM
“I want to flood his inbox.”
That’ll show that killer who’s boss, Linden.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Roberto Luongo not made available to American media after the blowout last night. Smart move.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:17 AM
can one of your tech savvy guys help me update my mail program to check for new mail once per millisecond?
What program are you using?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
I’m glad this is one less TV show I have to catch up on. I wasted a solid 2 hours of TV rewind time on that GOP debate last night. That Cain dude thinks Muslims are weird.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Yippe kay-yay Mr. Thompson.
/edited
June 14th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
the outcome of that is… interesting to say the least. some great characters come out of that chain of events.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
maybe not Vandy, but I wouldn’t bet against a SEC team. Vandy, Florida and S. Carolina are all stacked.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
colbert had a hilarious take on the heat, etc.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:19 AM
I was always under the impression that Daisy Dukes were cut off jean shorts.
/come on baaaaaaby, kick them daises!
June 14th, 2011 at 9:19 AM
I wonder if Thomas made any comment last night of which goal Luongo let in that he would have saved, because of his playing style. But probably not though, since he isnt an epic douche.
/pumped tires
June 14th, 2011 at 9:19 AM
What program are you using?
hopefully the same one as mayoral candidate/teenage hooker aficionado Richmond. Because his checks for mail once per millisecond.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:20 AM
gaseous – do you have a job/life? You live on here.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:20 AM
totally.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Can’t blame a Yankee for not knowing what’s up.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
I need to know more about this lass.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
i didn’t watch it, i imagine it would be like having angry conservative versions of forrest gump and rain man debating policy.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
I feel like the ACC representation has a valid chance as well.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
colbert had a hilarious take on the heat, etc
That was fantastic. Also… canoe dancing? Who knew?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Really? My work email on Outlook is constantly updated.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:21 AM
as a yankee, im offended…TBL isn’t the voice of the north.
but regardless of whom is, the fact remains that the south still lost…HORRIBLY. probably because yall had one doctor for the entire army and he was a dentist.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Holy hell.
Embarrassing.
This along with finishing up “The Way of the World” has really dampended my faith in government.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Luongo’s a mental wreck. How can you look so different home v. away?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
i didn’t watch it, i imagine it would be like having angry conservative versions of forrest gump and rain man debating policy.
To sum: gays are bad, muslims are scary and the ones that want to kill us shouldn’t be allowed to work in government. Oh, and yay Jesus. Romney came across as the only competent guy there, IMO. He just hammered economy, economy, economy, didn’t engage with the other morons, and every once in awhile sprinkled in a jab at Obama.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Boston fans chanting “flopper” at a guy with a fractured vertabre was heartwarming.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:25 AM
True. Problem with Florida is there’s a good chance they fall to 0-1 right off the bat as I’m sure Texas will put Jungmann on the hill Saturday.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:25 AM
/high fives CJ
June 14th, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Romney came across as the only competent guy there
As a dem, he is the only republican candidate that scares me.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Those horribly obnoxious auto-play ads are the reason we’re never getting a mobile site (it’s too hard to monetize).
I got a pop-up “survey” ad the other night — just awful.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:26 AM
the only competent guy is a mormon…ugh.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Is this still debated? Outside of places you can write off as crazy?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Musical accompaniment with comment #89.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QQlHHYoN3w
June 14th, 2011 at 9:27 AM
It’s the last change. Bruins are getting the matchups they want at home, Vancouver getting the ones they want in their barn. You just know AV is going to ride the hell out of his top lines in Game 7.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:27 AM
shots fired!
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
That’s been happening for months.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
As SC said, the Boy Who Cried Wolf syndrome
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
For the first time, federal auditors are suggesting that some or all of the cash may have been stolen,
$12 Billion? Wonderful. Couldn’t that pay the population of an entire city like Chicago like a $50,000 each? Boom. Economy fixed. I don’t do math. I do remember hearing that in order for one guy to pay for a stealth bomber, he’d have to earn $50 grand a year for like 4 thousand years or something ridiculous.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Rick Perry makes me shiver a bit (potentially), but even though none of the candidates asserted themselves particularly well last night, I don’t think Obama is home free by any means. Hell, I’m not even sure he’s the best candidate and I’m a bleeding heart – but he’s going to have the most money and he’ll be the face most voters are familiar with. Whether that’s a positive or negative will reveal itself over the next year and change.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
In Game of Thrones, its better to not get too attached to anyone (or to anyone’s limbs).
I’d have to guess we are down to… 5 of the major characters from.the start of the series at this point (in the books). Major characters being the Starks, the Hound, Jamie, the queen, the king’s brothers, and Jon Snow. Oh, and the imp and Joffrey
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Harvey Unga. Got kicked out of BYU for knocking up his girlfriend. The Bears stashed him on IR last year and he will probably be a special teams guy this year.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Duice. Legend.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:29 AM
+100 for accuracy
June 14th, 2011 at 9:29 AM
Spencer, North Texas got a transfer from Arkansas the other day. was a big recruit here when he got on campus a couple years ago. asked for a transfer after getting buried on the depth chart after spring.
Mean Green!
June 14th, 2011 at 9:29 AM
Anyone else getting a shit version of the site today? It seems we’re not buying enough Adidas to keep up with the server traffic.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:29 AM
+9.1%.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Sure, but even Luongo has admitted that his issues are more mental than anything. I can’t believe the last change is a 17-3 difference.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Canucks as a team seem to have a mental block when it comes to playing in Boston. Can’t ignore how they’ve played on the road, just like you can’t ignore how they’ve played at home. Canucks are hooped if Edler can’t go.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:30 AM
That was fantastic. Also… canoe dancing? Who knew
i thought that was oddly creepy. just think if you were cruising around the lake and saw some asshole practicing that. weird.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:31 AM
The candidates themselves, Cain’s anti-Muslim rhetoric aside, were pretty reasonable, actually. The questions were insipid, as were the constant references to the hockey score. But it’s a preliminary debate, you’re supposed to expect attack and dodge tactics.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Is this Canadian lingo? What does hooped mean in ‘merican English?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:33 AM
” Can’t ignore how they’ve played on the road, just like you can’t ignore how they’ve played at home”
Yeah, but the Bruins are much closer to stealing one on the road than the Canucks ever were. They weren’t even competitive in Boston.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:33 AM
the south still lost…HORRIBLY
True. We have much better looking women than the North though; so we’re winning that war.
/General McGeneralizations’d
June 14th, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Meh. I’m still having trouble seeing him winning the primary because I think his two cement shoes of “RomneyCare = Obamacare” and his Mormonism will sink him with the GOP base.
Rick Perry does not scare me. At all. All you have to do is point out the crazy fucker was calling for secession. The GOP base loves him (except in Texas, interestingly enough) but moderates will be frightened away.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:33 AM
CJ, there is a big difference between diving and laying on the ice in obvious pain. I’m sure they showed the replay, just like they did on the Horton hit, it was obvious that Raymond was in a bad way.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:34 AM
under Jana Kramer’s wikipedia I found this little red flag
yowza.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Still very confused how Raymond would have fractured his vertabrae on that play. Sucks that it happened, but it looks like he got tangled with the stick and fell to the ice. He didn’t go hard into the boards, he didn’t get smushed and he didn’t go head on into anything.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:34 AM
For you killing fans. Holder is foreign!
June 14th, 2011 at 9:35 AM
Is this Canadian lingo? What does hooped mean in ‘merican English?
They be fucked.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:36 AM
gaseous – do you have a job/life? You live on here.
are you obsessed with me? sounds like you’re obsessed with me.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Damn, That Thing You Do guy went from Christina Applegate to a One Tree Hill hottie. That set must be crawling with Aladdin stepping material. Chad Michael Murray ditched Sophia Bush for an 18 year-old P.A. if I recall correctly.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Still very confused how Raymond would have fractured his vertabrae
Looks to be from compression if you watch the replay.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Too bad for ol’ Rick that he has that little secession streak. Methinks that will end any hopes of him winning a Presidential election.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:38 AM
shout to Starbucks – they messed up my drink the other day (didn’t sip it until i got home) and i complained and they gave me a free drink
June 14th, 2011 at 9:38 AM
gaseous – do you have a job/life? You live on here.
are you obsessed with me? sounds like you’re obsessed with me.
Don’t engage the trolls, you know better.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:39 AM
+1 complimentary Josh Groban EP
June 14th, 2011 at 9:39 AM
I finally caught up with Game of Thrones, and hooleeyyy shit! Is it OK to discuss or are there other people still catching up?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Too bad for ol’ Rick that he has that little secession streak.
Is this true? I don’t really pay attention to anything politicians from Texas say, but who bat-shit crazy do you have to be to actually be serious about this?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:40 AM
“shout to Starbucks – they messed up my drink the other day (didn’t sip it until i got home) and i complained and they gave me a free drink”
The Starbucks CSR, while strained lately under enormous expansion, is still top notch.
/barista Mike joke
June 14th, 2011 at 9:40 AM
If the far right wants to win the election Romney will be the guy. That’s not to say he will win, but he gives them the best chance. The problem is that Romney is very easy to run against. He has a huge history of changing his mind based on polls and then you add in the Romney care stuff. It will be cool (for a political campaign junkie like myself) to watch his staff pick and choose their spots and set up a narrative.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:41 AM
I finally caught up with Game of Thrones, and hooleeyyy shit! Is it OK to discuss or are there other people still catching up?
I don’t know how hoops/hockey fans are caught up, but everybody seems to be all caught up.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:41 AM
UNT baseball baby!!! going to the top!
June 14th, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Is this true? I don’t really pay attention to anything politicians from Texas say, but who bat-shit crazy do you have to be to actually be serious about this?
yes, its true. i am not sure how serious he was, i thought it was a timely rallying call to rile up some simpletons. which we have alot of down here in God’s Country.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:42 AM
His handlers let him mention it a couple of times and then pretty stringently denounced it, but not before Ron Paul opened the door to the idea.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:43 AM
ATL_Badger: Here you go. It’s fun to play that game when you just want Texans to love you, but when you run for the big office, these silly games hurt you.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Hopefully getting HBO added to the cable package here in the next week so I can see just what this Game of Thrones is all about. Having HBOgo on the phone could be dangerous. Especially if I can access the Sopranos.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:43 AM
heard like 37 people mention Game of Thrones on the web recently. never once did i google. just found out this morning it was a TV show. what a horrible name.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:43 AM
A game-by-game breakdown where a writer predicts the Arkansas Razorbacks will go 10-2.
/snickers
June 14th, 2011 at 9:44 AM
The lead singer guy or the drummer guy? If I ever was able to plow Christina Applegate I would definitely shout “I’m right on top of you Rose!” at some point during the proceedings.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:44 AM
what a horrible name.
Title makes sense when you watch/read the series
June 14th, 2011 at 9:45 AM
SC, if you want to catch up now, check out TV-dome.net. Saving grace for me here in Italy.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:45 AM
heard like 37 people mention Game of Thrones on the web recently. never once did i google. just found out this morning it was a TV show. what a horrible name.
Maybe so, but it’s a kickass show. I would recommend it, but I know you only have HBO 3 months out of the year.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:45 AM
A Song of the Michigan State Backcourt was already registered with the WGA
June 14th, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Yet ratings and fan interest is through the roof.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:46 AM
have you not been paying attention to the comments on your own blog for the past 7 months? this has been mentioned at least once a week in the round up section since November/December.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:47 AM
what’s wrong with the name “game of thrones?”
June 14th, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Well, I know what I’m doing tonight. I want to catch some of the Sabathia v Ogando pitching matchup but I’ll probably get in an episode or two before/after. Cain/Collmenter looks like a good matchup too. If that website isn’t blocked, I may try to get in an episode during my lunch today.
Is GoT an hour or a half hour?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:47 AM
That’s where I think it deviated unfortunately from the text–because the ostensible reason he confessed to his “crimes” was because Varys had threatened Sansa’s life in the black cells–but they didn’t really play that part up, and then all of a sudden he’s acting out of character.
Still, though. Awesome. Team Tyrion.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Hilarious.
/Gossip Girl…now THAT’S a name
June 14th, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Further evidence that TBL doesn’t read the comments.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:48 AM
From an outsider, I thought it sounded incredibly dorky
June 14th, 2011 at 9:49 AM
Title makes sense when you watch/read the series
Wonder if they’ll got to sub-titles for season 2. Games of Thrones: A Clash of Kings.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:49 AM
An hour.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:49 AM
im an outsider to the series too, i just never found it dorky. probably because i didn’t really care.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:49 AM
Better Off Ted was a terrible name that led to a good show meeting its demise
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Is GoT an hour or a half hour?
hour.
is next week’s episode the season finale?
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
what a really weird criticism.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
what’s wrong with the name “game of thrones?”
From an outsider, I thought it sounded incredibly dorky
Agree with CJ… I had never heard of the book or TV show… so when I read about it in the comments “game of thrones” made me think of those dorks that played that card game “magic” back in the day. I’m not hating though, sounds like a good show.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Better Off Ted was a terrible name that led to a good show meeting its demise
Cougartown has a terrible name, but it’s still around.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
“Like they say, it’s not whether you win or lose, but how you disparage the pathetic lives of the little people that make it possible for you to have a career bouncing an inflatable ball.”
Colbert. Killing it.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:50 AM
TBL comment section turned into a Magic The Gathering message board so gradually I didnt even notice.
I’m with TBL, stupid name, stupid show.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:51 AM
it really is…
“i never read old man and the sea because the title made it sound boring.”
June 14th, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Is GoT an hour or a half hour?
you’ll wish every single episode was longer. There’s so much going on.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Exactly. But yet with all the hype its gotten here(I havent heard about it anywhere else) I probably wouldve watched if it was on basic cable. Im kinda shocked how many people here get HBO.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Um, well…
June 14th, 2011 at 9:55 AM
I liked that show!
My DVR has been on vacation for almost a year now. The only thing I’ve recorded has been Blackhawks hockey games and the occasional Food Network programming. With Mad Men gone, I haven’t set a program recording in forever. I usually watched Modern Family at work though on the web. Getting HBO should change all that.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:55 AM
My TV time is taken up with either the Phils or whatever my son wants to watch. I wish I could I check this show out (it’s getting some buzz), but I just don’t have time.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:55 AM
And for that Courtney Cox’s plastic surgeon is thankful
June 14th, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Nice try…and I have my answer.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:56 AM
Better Off Ted was a terrible name that led to a good show meeting its demise
Pretty sure the blonde eye-candy on that show was a UW grad.
/Representin’
June 14th, 2011 at 9:56 AM
“Im kinda shocked how many people here get HBO.”
I feel the same way with smartphones.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:57 AM
//hits illformula with hybrid
June 14th, 2011 at 9:57 AM
i used to get HBO … when i could get it for free on 3-month trial periods. i guess they got hip to my game, so I’m falling back for another week … until it’s time to get it for free so I can watch Entourage
June 14th, 2011 at 9:57 AM
I have boxes of those damn things somewhere. Useless pieces of cardboard now I’m sure.
I’m so goddamn jealous. I’m still watching a lot of baseball but it’s frustrating not having a fully vested interest in the hometown squad. I looked at the Cubs lineup last night and was almost positive the guy playing first place had installed my ceiling fan last week.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:57 AM
I’m with TBL, stupid name, stupid show.
So, for the record, TBL and the homosexual commenter are the only ones knocking the show? sounds like a victory for the rest of us.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:58 AM
“Im kinda shocked how many people here get HBO.”
I feel the same way with smartphones.
I just caved and got one about a month ago. I was the last of my friends living in the dark-ages, apparently. That being said, I’ll never be able to go back.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:58 AM
You mean the slightly pudgy girl who would be a 10 in Madison?
/kidding
//kind of
June 14th, 2011 at 9:58 AM
Buncha high rollers up in here
June 14th, 2011 at 9:59 AM
i guess they got hip to my game, so I’m falling back for another week … until it’s time to get it for free so I can watch Entourage
ha…. least. surprising. comment. ever.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:59 AM
I hate the mom in this story. She allowed her kid who can’t swim into the pool without any sort of flotation device. Then, when her kid started to drown she just stood around screaming for someone instead of going into the SHALLOW END OF THE POOL and grabbing her son! Fuck this bitch.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Nice try…and I have my answer.
kinda seems like you’re looking to pick a new fight to stay relevant, now that basketball season has ended.
Why not just try entering the conversation without trying to “battle?”
I’ll even happily answer your question. No, I don’t have a job. I stay home with a tiny tot. Do I play computer a lot. Yes. IF you need to belittle me to have anything to say there it is. I don’t have a job.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:59 AM
this.
for the record, one of the guys knocking game of thrones just said this…
June 14th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Start writing a weekly GoT post and charge the network as a business expense
This got me thinking, can guys like Sepinwall actually deduct their cable bill as an expense?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
fixed.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
You mean the slightly pudgy girl who would be a 10 in Madison?
/kidding
//kind of
Because all people in WI are fat, right? Don’t start with me Husker, you’ve never even been to WI as far as I know.
/squints eyes
//taps foot
June 14th, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Is this the move now? Do I need to pick a fight to regain my relevancy? I’m welcome to tips and suggestions…
June 14th, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Naturally, neither of you have seen it. Always good to share opinions on things you know nothing about.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Gotta get your corners back
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
we got an iphone for my wife on saturday. it’s her first smartphone.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Is this the move now? Do I need to pick a fight to regain my relevancy? I’m welcome to tips and suggestions…
did you not see the memorial that got laid out when people thought you were dead? the girls brought fresh flowers every day.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Wow really? PUDGY??
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
‘Cause the game is the game. Always.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Why not just try entering the conversation without trying to “battle?”
that is flat not going to happen. i tried last week, didnt work.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
like college football?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
It’s a toss up between SC and TBL for having the worst taste in… everything.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Always good to share opinions on things you know nothing about.
let me tell you guys some things about seducing a lady…
June 14th, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Entourage…sigh…
As for The Killing, I don’t particularly like the show, but there’s one fucking episode left. I have to finish it now.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:04 AM
I know, no wonder V4L doesn’t stop by more often.
/have neither
June 14th, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Healthy?
/mean that in a good way
June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I was informed that obituaries were being checked. I tried to get the friendly U.S. Marshals to let me use my phone when we were eating at McDonald’s in the Phoenix Airport, but they declined due to department regulations. They were right to do it.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Wow really? PUDGY??
I know, right? Apparently Husker’s dating/married to stick figure. For the record, Madison is always near or at the top of America’s fittest cities. Sure, there are fat people who live out in the sticks in WI. But I can walk into any Wal-Mart in GA and see the exact same thing.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
TBL likes Entourage, Gossip Girl and Hellcats (basically anything on CW)
SC likes jorts, Two & a Half Men, and has a Jeter tattoo.
TBL wins/loses.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
//hits illformula with hybrid
/continues to snicker during REM
June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I managed to write off my MLB.tv for a 6 month period when I had the blog as a “business expense”. He’s not kidding TBL. You should look into it.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:06 AM
When my friend was the TV critic for the Sun Times he got to write off his entire cable bill.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Relevant? On a message board? What world do you live in?
Im laughing hard on the inside…should I go back and find your unrequested attacks? Oh but thats right, saying what I say about the Mavs is asking for a ‘battle’….keep on forgetting not to have a diff opinion. My bad.
My sympathies if thats true. Belittling begets belittling.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:07 AM
I’m with TBL re: Entourage. I also miss Arli$$. A lot of celeb cameos on that show, too.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:07 AM
All the titties, blood and guts, great plotlines, incredible production value, and excellent acting in this stupid show make it really stupid. Anyone that watches it loves stupid Magic the Gathering and is obviously very stupid.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:08 AM
This got me thinking, can guys like Sepinwall actually deduct their cable bill as an expense?
TBL could write off any pay per view sports event, or any channel that shows sporting events (or maybe even inside sports) as a business expense.
But TBL also seems to pride himself on his thriftiness, although he quit using his coffee maker and is going back to starbucks i guess.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Are we going to start a “Commentor relevancy” up/down button?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:08 AM
When I used to do TV reviews I just filled out an extra “freelance” timesheet for any watching/reviewing done off the clock. The Time Inc. standard was $25/hr. I’m sure that varies once you climb the ladder (*couh* Jenseen *cough*)
June 14th, 2011 at 10:09 AM
TBL’s favorite show
June 14th, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Only one of these is true.
/drops pants
//shows everyone Jeter tattoo
June 14th, 2011 at 10:10 AM
If loving titties is stupid, consider me Miles Davis.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Also, re: Game of Thrones being a stupid name- it comes from an actual quote in the book and in one of the early episodes.
“When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”
June 14th, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Anyone that watches it loves stupid Magic the Gathering and is obviously very stupid.
For the record, that’s not what I was insinuating when I mentioned Magic the Gathering… it’s just what popped into my head when I heard the name of the show I knew nothing about. I’m not knocking the show, and will definitely watch when I have time.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Gad, I hope not.
/arrow down
June 14th, 2011 at 10:11 AM
I’m surprised clown didn’t give you a welcome home bj.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Relevant? On a message board? What world do you live in?
the one where you continually come back to the place i hang out and chatter, and continually say the same thing.
There’s a conversation to join if you’re interested. If not, your opinion on the basketball has been pretty firmly established. So let’s move on to where you deride me for my lifestyle choice.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Well that’s unfair, I’m sure Miles was plenty intelligent
June 14th, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Can we get rid of this fucking guy already? Enough is enough.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
June 14th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
TBL = The3rdMan?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Now, now. It was only six weeks. There are people in there fighting (successfully, in may cases) life sentences. I just can’t imagine. I popped Benadryl like a human sinus bubble in there just to be able to fall asleep.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
I’m trying to figure out what I drank or ate last night that caused me to break out in hives from my waist up. I didn’t have anything out of the ordinary. I had two glasses of Prosecco (Trader Joe’s brand that I’ve had a million times before) and shortly after finished drinking I got really flushed and my ears were on fire. Then when I changed into a t-shirt I noticed I had had hives all down my arms and on my chest and stomach. WTF?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Well first off loving titties…ahem bags of fat is not stupid and I was merely quoting a great Billy Madison line and I bet Miles Davis loved titties and saw a plethora of them in his lifetime.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Ah. I see you’ve found your Paolo.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:19 AM
conversation about bsanders’ unfortunate happenings has reminded me- has anyone watched Prison Break? worth my time on Instant Netflix? First 2 episodes seem solid.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Watch the first season, then stop. Everything after the actual “escape” is garbage.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Might have just been a bad batch. Something might have gotten into that particular barrell or keg or vat or whatever the hell wine is stored in.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:21 AM
I brought up the Mavs? In b-ball threads, yeah thats going to keep coming up. You know, cuz their in the finals and well, an assortment of other well established reasons.
Again, should I bring up old comments of yours since you’re being so reasonable and even tempered?
Then dont bring it up.
Derision…from certain TBL commenters? No, can’t be. (again, old comments out there…)
We can keep going around in circles if you like. I’ll pass.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
thanks, bsanders. I’ll inevitably give season 2 a chance if I like season 1, but the input is noted.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:23 AM
I made it through the first two seasons, think I started with season 3 and lost interest. season 1 is real good though.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Man, I hope so. I’m gonna be super bummed if I can’t drink Trader Joe’s Prosecco anymore… I love that stuff.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:25 AM
It’s pretty well plotted and fairly tight. I believe the creator also covered some of the same ground (albeit more psychological) in a feature that recently went straight to DVD called The Experiment, with Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker. Two Oscar winners, dontchaknow?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Was season three where they end up in that South American prison with Bunny Colvin? I think that’s when I bailed
June 14th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
I’ve known a few people that just randomly start becoming allergic to certain foods. Friend of mine developed a soy allergy a few years ago out of nowhere. Sucks because a ton of shit has soy in it.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:27 AM
We can keep going around in circles if you like. I’ll pass.
so what do you want to talk about? You choose the topic, and we can chat. I’m OK with that.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:29 AM
The Opium Wars and their effects on modern day China.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Generic Red Bull. Don’t know what the ingredient is, but whatever is in that Red Bull Lite stuff they have in the liquor gun at college bars made me blow up like Mission to Mars. Back in the days when I drank Red Bull and vodka at the same time.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:33 AM
The Opium Wars and their effects on modern day China.
you go first. Most of us were talking about television shows, but I can understand if you don’t watch any of them. Tell me more about opium wars.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Get the fuck out.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:34 AM
I became allergic to Shellfish and blew up like Misison To Mars(Bsanders, can I steal that, I always opted for ‘Went Hitch’) –
June 14th, 2011 at 10:38 AM
People liked to get high…. then imperialism and colonialism plus a weak central govt fucked up a 1000 yr old empire and led directly to Mao, famine, anti-intellectualism and hundred million dead.
But why do I have to pick a topic and lead the discussion. Too heavy a load. You go while I try to figure out a bowel movement that rhymes with Tyson.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Doug Elfman?
June 14th, 2011 at 10:45 AM
speaking of opium, i heard that afghan opium provides like 93% of the world’s heroin or something.
we’re doing good work there. giving the opium lords duffel bags full of cash and all that…
June 14th, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Now, Gossip Girl is a great name for a show!
/tbl
June 14th, 2011 at 10:48 AM
we’re doing good work there. giving the opium lords duffel bags full of cash and all that…
One of my best friends (and fellow tOSU alum) is a 1st Lt. Marine Infantry and he says that this problem is so rampant that he is shocked that most Americans don’t know about it. Basically he said that if the US can prove that you are affiliated with the Taliban — they will destroy it, if they can’t the US will let you grow it b\c it’s so vital to the economy. Gotta love the Afghan war.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:50 AM
We’re also giving away 6.6 billion to Iraqis who will now sue us for it (as TBL linked to). Lawyers, drugs and money….
June 14th, 2011 at 10:51 AM
well yea…97% of the afghan GDP is dependent on foreign aid. they don’t have a climate suitable for almost anything other than opium and the opium lords provide ridiculous amounts of intelligence and local help that’s at least somewhat reliable.
that’s how fucked up the place is…the best people to depend on are drug dealers and warlords focused on their tribal rivals.
and that’s why the US leaving would be a HUGE mistake right now.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:55 AM
at least we’re making them work for those duffel bags of cash instead of begging up bricks of sequential bills and flying them over to hand deliver.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:56 AM
and by “begging” I of course mean “bagging”
June 14th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
The most money I’ve ever seen in person is like 30k. I was working on staff for a golf club and there big member/guest was that weekend and I had to help count the purse. 30k was cool, I cannot imagine 6 billion.
June 14th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
i wonder if the money they’re giving foreign warlords is even real cash…shit could be just monopoly money for all we know. why give them legitimate currency when a) they’ll either die or get arrested in the next few years or b) not know the difference between real cash and counterfeit shit?
i forgot who it was (think it was warlord hazret ali) or where i read it, but some afghan warlord was paid an estimated $60 mil in duffel bag CIA cashgrabs. how ridiculous is that?
June 14th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
this reminds me of Blow when they couldn’t figure out where to put that box of cash because that apartment they were in was full of other boxes of cash.