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[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.

Exhibit #93,138:

As Bill Maher would say:
New Rule: A four year ban on any Big-10 team, The Ohio State University in particular, from appearing in the “championship” game.

The MLS, the soccer league here in the U.S., is the 67th strongest league in the world according to new rankings by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
Yeah, that’s right, 67th.
That is behind such powerhouse leagues as Zimbabwe, Macedonia, Lebanon, Tunisia and Iran.
Here are the top ten:
1. England
2. Spain
3. Italy
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. Germany
7. France
8. Mexico
9. Colombia
10. Portugal

once more, recall fletch:

Mr. Stanwyk’s parents Marvin and Velma of Provo, were unable to attend the wedding. Those are three names I enjoy; Marvin, Velma, and Provo.”

eathyn manumaleuna blocked kai forbath’s 28-yard field goal try as time expired to give BYU a 17-16 win over UCLA in the las vegas bowl. forbath had previously [...]

“Roger Clemens adamantly, vehemently, and whatever other adjectives can be used, denies that he has ever used steroids or … improper substances,” Clemens’ attorney, Rusty Hardin, said Thursday.”

[CNN video]
“adamantly” and “vehemently” are, of course, not adjectives but adverbs as most 5th graders know. [check your understanding of adverbs with the google]
roger clemens’ attorney also makes [...]

Hilarious strategy for a free 12th man on the field:
Bring on the water guy (and you gotta love the fact he won’t touch the ball with his hands!).

 
Hat tip: Diego.

Felicitaciones a los Pumas!
 

i wasn’t a believer before. for example, here is a recent email exchange between doug and me:

Subject: UK
From: Doug
To: Travis
Date: Sep 28
When are you going to blog about UK football?

my response:

i still feel like its too good to be true.

no longer.
early last fall, i was so frustrated with [...]