After only a short lifetime of the world waiting on what used to be a leading power to weigh in, the Bracketologist in Chief has given up his Sweet 16 picks on ESPN to get to Libya. Wow, will Japan
In two short years, Barack Obama has wrested the crown for most self-indulgent president from Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend, Bill Clinton. Graphic by Freeper paulycy. Clinton’s most self-indulgent moment came when when he urged Lewinsky to perform oral sex on him
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Zerkle to discuss the business of the NFL’s dispute with their player’s union. Then Pejman
ESPN analyst and former coach Bobby Knight complains about Digger Phelp’s “Chickenshit defense” and anchor Rece Davis has to apologize.
It’s come to this. The totalitarian Ministry of Newspeak er, I mean Media Matters for America has so much Soros money that they actually employ a guy to watch what we are saying on Twitter, even if it’s trash talk
The Jeopardy category of “Strange but True Facts About Minnesota Pro Athletes” just got a little thicker. To the recent revelations that Vikings star quarterback Brett Favre is, ahem, an aspiring photographer, comes evidence that Twins star catcher Joe Mauer
Why you shouldn’t call ladies “sweetheart,” “a–hole,” or “sugar.” Although, I’m sure the a-word was said in the same tone that most men say the other words. The incident occurred in a pre-game production meeting also attended by ESPN announcers
First and foremost as a former career Soldier, I have questions. How could this guy be passed on by multiple senior officers? How could anyone have ignored what he was saying and not rather have thrown his ass out of
[Ed. Note: I just want to welcome Dan Riehl to Big Hollywood. If I have anything to say about it, you’ll be seeing a lot more of him . — JN] Depending upon your age, you might remember charging up
Keith Olbermann has issues. And they have driven a him from being a sensible upstart in 1989, whom Pat Sajak described as “wry and amusing,” to the 21st Century commentator better known as a “bitter-sounding, hate-mongering name-caller.” Thus the Olbermann
Most of the sportswriters still can’t understand what it was that Roger Clemens might have done wrong. [youtube 4dt_sMm7R1E&feature nolink] Which is why they’re still sportswriters. On the other hand, given the current crew of thieves, crooks, liars, tax cheats,
Even most native speakers of English don’t realize how many of our commonest clichés–phrases you hear verbatim in venues as diverse as a gabfest on The View, an Elvis Presley song, or a political debate in Wolf Blitzer’s urgently-named “The
I’ve been a Phoenix Suns fan of varying intensity since I was seven years old. I’ve never been much of an athlete, but I enjoy watching sports from tennis to basketball. It thrills me to watch people who are among
I couldn’t believe what happened in the People’s House. It was like getting socked in the gut, all the wind was knocked right out of me. We tried everything to get the Congress to hear to us: letters, emails, faxes,
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” –Henry David Thoreau God, I love fishing. I dig fishing almost as much as hunting (almost). I love it so much that
First Lady, Michelle Obama, has decided to take a whack at solving the American obesity epidemic. Splendid. She should start by looking at one of the biggest roots of the problem: liberal government and its most favorite project of the
Has Tim Tebow gone rogue by agreeing to ‘hawk life’ during Super Bowl XLIV? One advertising executive, Robert Tuchman, says that the University of Florida star quarterback’s decision to appear in an anti-abortion commercial is going to “affect his opportunities
Mark McGwire, America’s tarnished baseball hero, the mythical Paul Bunyan with a bat, the man who went in front of a bunch of showboating, preening congressmen and infamously said that he wasn’t there to talk about the past, finally opened
ESPN: Sports broadcasting will enter a new dimension in 2010 … the third dimension, as ESPN will unveil the industry’s first 3-D network. ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June
Via the Corner, comes this excellent analysis [emphasis added]: If I were a military man or woman, I would find “Avatar” insulting. With one exception, the helicopter pilot played by Michelle Rodriguez — her character is twice referred to as
An insurance executive agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, according to court documents filed Thursday and first obtained by The Associated Press.
AP: FBI agents served the warrants on Wednesday at the Northern California offices of both tech giants. One of the items they want Yahoo to turn over is a video of another naked woman that was posted in June to
ESPN: Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and the point man in the Limbaugh group attempting to buy the Rams, realizes he must remove the controversial conservative radio host from his potential role as a minority member
From ESPN.com: Rush Limbaugh is expected to be dropped from a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams, according to three NFL sources. Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and the point man in the Limbaugh
UPDATE: ESPN Reports Limbaugh To Be Dropped By Bidding Group to Buy Rams Even in these times when the once unthinkable is becoming increasingly unremarkable, the current controversy over whether Rush Limbaugh is potentially worthy to be an NFL owner
