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Archive for January, 2008

Using Sports To Predict Politics

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

With the Super Bowl looming and Super Tuesday just a few days after that, I think it’s time for the Sportsblahg to dive in and give you the hardcore facts that would put even an ESPN statistician to shame. The comparison: Party winner in a presidential election in which there is no incumbent candidate (based […]

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LPGA Hot List: Women’s World Cup Of Golf

Monday, January 28th, 2008

While this is technically not a sanctioned LPGA event, and therefore the hot list should not really be counting this week, we shall use it as a test week to work the kinks out of the ranking system:
Hottest Look: Team Japan

Nothing I like more than two girls in short shorts leaning over each other.
Worst Look: […]

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The team is called is the New York Giants.
The team is not called the New York Football Giants.
The New York Baseball Giants have not existed for more than half a century. Not only is the baseball-versus-football distinction unnecessary, but more than two-thirds of the people in this country weren’t even alive when the New York […]

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NFL Best Seller List 2008

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

If the stories of 2007 are written in 2008, then here are some of the best selling books I forsee in 2008:

“Giselle, 4-rings and porn, three of many reasons why I’m better than you” by Tom Brady: Seriously, the guy is arguably the player of the decade. Sure Michael Jordan won six titles in 10 […]

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If The Chargers Win, Here’s How It Happens

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

A disgruntled Rod Rust walking into the Patriots’ locker room waving a two-by-four? No. Gisele misusing the swinging sex chair and wrecking Tom Brady’s back? No. All the bad karma of every Rodney Harrison cheap shot finally coming back to haunt him? No.
What I’m trying to say is that while I don’t think the Chargers will […]

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Before The Lovefest Begins…

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Ah, three (real) football games are left in this season, and one of them has the wonderful, life-affirming, awesome story of a talented athlete having a great season as a lion in winter.  Re-energized and reborn by the youth and talent of his new team, they host the NFC Championship Game against the New York Giants […]

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In an effort to better provide media attention to the often dejected LPGA tour, the Sportsblahg has decided to give a weekly feature to the ladies of the tour, entitled “The Hot List”. This hot list will feature none of the following: Brian Kenny, Anything related to sports, Tiger Woods and most importantly John Miller […]

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Six Bowl Games I’d Like To See In 2008

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

With all 3 billion College Bowl games over, I think it is a fitting time to produce a list of bowl games I’d like to see in 2008… advertising budgets be damned:
The Smith-Wesson Shootout Bowl: What’s more American than football? The 2nd amendment, of course! That’s why a bowl game sponsored by one of America’s […]

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Predictions for 2008: The Year in Golf

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I watched the Target World Challenge last month, and trust me, that was all I needed to watch to get a good meter on the PGA Tour’s future this coming year. As Tiger Woods turns the age referred to as a “golfer’s prime,” here are some predictions on things likely to happen in 2008 […]

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