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ESPN Cruelty: Matt Millen to Call Michigan vs. Michigan State Game

Posted October 5, 2010, 2:30 pm by (101 Comments)

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: ESPN has announced that Matt Millen, who systematically disfigured the Detroit Lions franchise with his epic incompetence, will provide color commentary for the Michigan vs. Michigan State game.  Wolverine and Spartan fans, many of them Lions fans on Sunday, will have to listen to nearly four hours of the unspecific, half-assed ramblings [...]

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Big Ten Realignment: The Sledgehammer to Tradition

Posted August 27, 2010, 5:30 pm by (161 Comments)

The Big Ten will realign into two divisions when Nebraska joins as the 12th team in 2011. We know that Michigan and Ohio St. will be in separate divisions to set up the super-title game.  (Having that once every ten years is certainly worth giving up a meaningful game every year.)  It has also been [...]

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T-Wolves GM David Kahn Calls Chris Webber a Schmuck

Posted July 22, 2010, 5:30 pm by (55 Comments)

Incompetent Timberwolves GM David Kahn reportedly called Chris Webber a “schmuck” on KSTP radio in Minneapolis. He was asked about this testy NBA TV interview where Webber took offense to Kahn comparing him with Darko Milicic. “He’s kind of a schmuck, isn’t he? Methinks that he spent a lot of time on NBA TV with a [...]

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Game Five: Lakers vs. Suns, Guess All Those Lakers-Celtics Projection Columns After Game 1 Look Stupid

Posted May 27, 2010, 7:00 pm by (431 Comments)

Shockingly, those penciled in Lakers-Celtics articles after the first game were a little premature.  The Suns are no longer hopeless pushovers to the reactionary Los Angeles media, but scrappy battlers who will give the Lakers a fight.  The LA media also concedes their offense might be effective when they can control the tempo.  The stars are [...]

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Paul Shirley’s Modest Proposal for Haiti Gets Him Fired From ESPN

Posted January 27, 2010, 12:30 pm by (341 Comments)

ESPN cut ties with NBA player turned author Paul Shirley after an inflammatory column that criticized relief efforts in Haiti. Those of a certain bent will frame this politically and make him a martyr, but it’s not a case of valid viewpoint discrimination.  Shirley’s words were inexplicably ignorant. Historical issues can be explained two basic [...]

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