Holy crap!
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I’m writing this in haste, on my coffee break at work, so I haven’t had time to digest this. Possibly more later.
Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Bonds. Barry Bonds.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015Your loser update: April 17, 2015.
Friday, April 17th, 2015The end of the NBA regular season has snuck up on us.
Early in the season, it seemed like Philadelphia was the favorite to go 0-82, or at least set a record for futility.
How did that work out for them? Well, they finished 18-64. Which is bad.
But it isn’t as bad as the New York Knicks, who finished 17-65. Philadelphia didn’t even lose their own division. Which I think says something about the team, but I’m not sure what.
But, surprisingly, the Knicks weren’t the worst NBA team this year. That honor goes to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who finished the season at 16-66, for a winning percentage of 0.195. ESPN has a very nice list of the worst NBA teams, which currently includes the Timberwolves, and lets you do side-by-side comparisons with the legendary 72-73 Philadelphia team.
By the way, the Lakers finished 21-61. Just saying.
Norts spews.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015Lawrence Phillips, former NFL running back who is serving out a 31-year prison sentence, may have killed his cellmate.
Nigalidze is suspected of stashing an iPhone in a men’s room stall and using it to cheat during games.
Take me out to the ball game…
Monday, April 6th, 2015It appears that opening day has snuck up on me again.
It also looks like the Cubs will be unable to sell beer at Wrigley Field this year.*
However, I still have faith; that’s one game out of 162. And, yes, I’ve bet Lawrence $5 that the Cubs will win the World Series this year.
* Because they lost the home opener.
Edited to add: Giggle. Snort.
Duke sucks.
Monday, March 30th, 2015Duke, however, does not suck enough.
Yes, I owe Lawrence $5. I’m not that disappointed, though: making the final eight is a pretty good run, and I think Gonzaga is going to get stronger and stronger in the coming years.
The horses have left…
Sunday, March 29th, 2015Not official yet, but various sources are reporting that Rick Barnes is going to be shown the door.
If there’s an official announcement today, I’ll update; otherwise, I’ll do a new post tomorrow.
Edited to add: Official. Statesman. Statesman II. ESPN.
Some interesting things about this:
- The university is spinning this as an agreed upon parting of the ways.
- Barnes says he wanted to stay, was told last week his job was safe, and he was let go for refusing to fire some of his assistant coaches.
- Barnes is owed $1.75 million in severance pay. But if UT had waited until Wednesday to fire him, they would only have owed him $1.5 million. I wonder what the hurry was.
Gonzaga 74, UCLA 62.
Saturday, March 28th, 2015Their next game is against Duke on Sunday.
Gonzaga!
Monday, March 23rd, 2015They’ve made the final 16. And their next game is against UCLA, who they beat in the regular season.
I’m liking their chances. I might even order a shirt.
You say Go-zinga, I say Gonzaga!
Monday, March 16th, 2015Once again, Lawrence and I have agreed to a small ($5) wager on the NCAA bracket: I’m taking Gonzaga, he’s taking the field.
I like Gonzaga’s chances this year. And as I always say, even if I lose, I get $5 worth of entertainment out of the deal.
Cold Shaw.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015And also…
Friday, February 27th, 2015I don’t want this one to get lost: Earl Lloyd has died.
For those who don’t recognize the name, Mr. Lloyd was the first black NBA player.
Obit watch: February 17, 2015.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015Arnaud de Borchgrave, journalist and author.
Not really an obit in the conventional sense, but: the Bob Feller museum in Van Meter, Iowa is closing. One of the interesting things about this is that the Feller museum was one of the last remaining “free-standing” museums devoted to one player:
Also interesting: some of the memorabilia will stay at the musueum (which is going to become the new city hall), some of it is going to Progressive Field, and some of it is going to the U.S.S. Alabama:
Obit watch and other randomness: February 11, 2015.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015Jerry Tarkanian: LV Review-Journal. LV Sun. ESPN. NYT.
(I care very little about college basketball, except for the annual Gonzaga bet. But anyone who ticks off the NCAA gets points in my book.)
Both Lawrence and I are still trying to sort out the implications of this, but I believe it is huge.
Perhaps one of my readers who has something more than an Internet GED in law can comment: does this injunction against enforcing the ban on interstate handgun sales apply only in the district in which the ruling was issued? Or does it apply nationwide unless a higher court voids the injunction?
Edited to add: It looks like David Hardy over at Of Arms and the Law has the same question.
I would pay money to see that.
Hey, remember when Ray Nagin was convicted of corruption and sent to prison for 14 years? Good times, good times. Anyway, Frank Fradella, the granite countertops guy, is going to do one year in the federal pen for his part in Nagin’s downfall.
Fradella is getting off light because he rolled on Nagin.
In Birmingham they love the football (woo woo woo)…
Monday, February 9th, 2015Previously on WCD: the University of Alabama-Birmingham shut down their football program.
Now:
The university has appointed a task force to review both the finances of the athletic department and the consulting firm’s report that led to the decision.
And in other news:
TMQ Watch: February 2, 2015.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015The ultimate TMQ! (At least, for this season.) Plus, we almost, but not quite, apologize to Gregg Easterbrook. After the jump, this week’s TMQ…