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Big deal, gramps.
In debate after debate, what was John McCain’s pat response to the claim that he is for amnesty?

“I’m from a border state, so I know what to do about illegal immigration.”

That is a non-answer answer, just like his response to questions about the economy (”I’m friends with Jack Kemp”). Below, watch John [...]

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Gilbert Arenas will re-sign with the Washington Wizards.
Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility…
“It’s a relief,” Arenas told the Washington Times. “It was a burden at the same time. Your whole [...]

The Williams sisters will face each other in Saturday’s Wimbledon final.
Awesome.
They are, without question (in my mind), the two greatest female tennis players ever.

In 2006, I wrote ESPN’s Obsessions: Cross-Promotion and Terrell Owens. Today, I read this:

If I could sum up my last three weeks with ESPN in a single, grammatically disastrous sentence, it would look like this: Pacman Jones Pacman Jones Yankees NBA NFL NBA NFL Dancing With The Stars Pacman Jones NBA NBA Yankees. What’s that [...]

The WNBA’s most recent advertising campaign consists of players addressing some of the most common critiques of the womens professional basketball league. In one spot, Candace Parker highlights the oft-heard, “you couldn’t pay me to watch women’s basketball” line.

I agree with Candace: to claim you wouldn’t watch a WNBA game no matter how much [...]

NBA to implement fines for flopping next season.

Aguante el Apache!
 

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

The following story personifies the scripture:

[This is another old post from early 2008. I lost the majority of it due to technical difficulties when I was halfway through, and my rewrite never got back to the level of the original, so I never published it. I publish it now with the disclaimer that it was originally not good enough to [...]

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So says TMZ.
Previously:

You Stay Classy, Bill
We Are All Giants Fans Today
My Thoughts on Bill Belichick

…like the premiere of There Will Be Blood 2 this season’s Duke/UNC rivalry tonight.

 
Heh.
On more than one occasion this year, Bill Belichick and the Patriots have run up the score on an overmatched opponent, and forced an opposing coach to sit there and watch his beaten team go through the motions while their heineys were being handed to them.
But when the shoe’s on the other foot, and Bill [...]

thank you to the giants for beating the cheaters and blocking them from making history with a 19-0 season.
i’m especially happy for michael strahan, who has always been a class act.
in contrast, belichick showed his lack of class again by knowingly crossing the field with time stopped and :01 second left on the [...]

 Hat tip: Sine Metu, via Beau Bo D’Or.