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Texans Pick Williams, Just To Mess With Kiper
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If you needed any more proof that anyone who says they know anything about the NFL Draft is full of horse manure, the Houston Texans have signed a deal with North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams to make him the No. 1 pick in tomorrow’s draft.
In case you were wondering how much of a shock this was … look around other sites right now. You won’t find a SINGLE mock draft linked off the front page. And why would you? Nobody’s had time to even account for this yet, and besides … every draft “expert” is drunk at 10:30 p.m. anyway.
Enjoy the draft and MJD and MDS tomorrow. It’ll be fun to watch them process all this. We’re going back to bed now. See you Monday.
Texans To Draft Williams [ESPN]
Friday Night Fights Results
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Friday Night Fights has been entertaing so far this Spring, and tonight was no exception.
In the first of the televised bouts, Brian “The Beast” Minto fought the always-game Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun in an eight-round bout.
I saw Zumbrun fight Riddick …
Brutal boxing KO on ESPN2
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By Zach Arnold
Tonight’s fight between heavyweights Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter and 7-foot tall Julius Long was an old-fashioned squash match. Peter destroyed Long, who at no point showed any game plan whatsoever in terms of using his height and reach advantage. Peter toyed with him and knocked Long down twice, with the […]
Big Night In The Land Of Tall Dribblers
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The first round of the NBA Playoffs have hit that point where everything’s starting to get all tight and close and uncomfortable and exciting, and that is, of course, the reason we watch. Our two favorite series have a tiebreaking Game 3 tonight: The Cavaliers-Wizards and the Lakers-Suns tilts.
We have a sneaking suspicion that if LeBron and the Cavaliers lose tonight, they’re gonna lose this whole series, and everyone’s going to freak out even more about LeBron, whatever they’re freaking out about. (Some argue that Gilbert Arenas is better than LeBron already … and they’re using MATH!)
And in the other game, Kobe and the Lakers do their magical dance of hope with Steve Nash and the Suns. If the Lakers win tonight, they’re in very good shape to win the series, which makes it more likely that Kobe will eat the entrails of Nash after Game 6, and then floss with his bloody strands of hair.
Game Two Proved … [Wizznutzz]
Romance On The Hardwood [The Basketball Jones”
Fan’s Guide to the NFL Draft
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If you’re reading this prior to the Draft, head over to SBL to hear the NFL Draft preview spectacular(!) starring Reggie Bush, NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan, bloggers and even golfing hottie Natalie Gulbis (Ed. note: You can also download it here).
If you’re reading this during the Draft, head to one of these sites where much liveblogging will occur:
1. SBL Report – Our friend CT at Radio City Music Hall tapping the keys and talking to big-deal guys and drunk Jets fans alike.
2. Deadspin — MJD and Michael David Smith watching ESPN and the NFL Network and posting witty, insightful commentary.
3. Draft Spot — A wonderkid who may one day be to Mel Kiper Jr. what Tim Kurkjian is to Peter Gammons.
Now, regardless of when you’re hitting this page, the following Draft-related links should be of interest to any and all NFL fans …
· Critical Fanatic out-Kipers Mel Kiper. Which isn’t hard considering Kiper only predicted eight of the first 32 picks correctly last year. Still, really good stuff over at Critical Fanatic.
· Sportz Assassin sifts through the rubble of the top busts of the modern era. Sadly, I have so many of these guy’s rookie cards (I’m looking at you, Blair Thomas!).
· Lush Factor really wants Chicago to draft TE Leonard Pope.
· High Above Courtside manages to post a mock draft that’s not annoying. Quite the opposite, actually. Best line? ” I never shut a mock draft down until someone named Demetrius is selected.”
· Out of the Brew breaks down Philly’s draft and predicts a trade. Unless they land Javon Walker, how do they not draft Chad Jackson or Santonio Holmes? Those guys just sound like wide receivers. Regardless, Year of the Bird says Philly fans will boo.
· Coztanza’s Jets Commentary would like to draft Matt Leinart and DeAngelo Williams. And I’d like to have LaVar Arrington and Fred Smoot back.
We’ll back for post-Draft prognostication with Monday’s SBL, airing live from 7-8 PM ET and on-demand replaying thereafter. To be a part of it, call the voicemail hotline at 1-866-382-7469 and leave a message for on-air playback. Jets, Eagles fans, we’re looking at you. Enjoy the made-for-TV event!
Roundup: Best of the Blogs
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As you can tell, we were very concerned this week with items such as Kareem’s jacket, self-cooling beer, goth Bogut and the black 8 car, so we just didn’t have time to get to everything. That said, here’s all the other stuff that’s fit to post. Enjoy …
· Longhorn boosters strongly suggest that Houston select Vince No. 1. They also compare him to Jesus Christ.
· Ballpark Figures ranks the big four pitchers of the past 20 years. Pedro is ranked above Clemens, Maddux and Unit, which is kind of hard to agree with.
· Crooked hat-wearing ballplayers! There’s someone out there to chronicle everything.
· SI.com’s 10 iconic sports hairdos. How is Jagr’s mullet not up in herre?
· Cheers to Will Clark and co. for election into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Fellow Mississippi State Bulldog Rafael Palmeiro is probably so jealous.
· Pirates fans need to protest the MLB All-Star in Pittsburgh come July. At least they’ve got Sean Casey locked up!
· Celtics rookie Gerald Green’s top 10 plays highlight reel. The best one is the last one, an off-the-backboard one-handed throwdown thathad Paul Pierce goin’ nuts. I had no idea this kid averaged 15 per over their last seven games.
· RealGM’s mock draft, picks 11-20. Redick to Indiana at 17?
· How NOT to throw out the first pitch. Tom Lasorda and Carl Lewis featured. Highly recommended.
· Mike Bibby has a lot of ink. Team Dime (not a gang)!
· Unintended messages of college football helmets. EDSBS is just a great site.
· Bo Bice punches an ex-Giants lineman! I always liked him better than Constantine.
· The Toronto Argonauts want Ricky Williams to run for them. I really, really think this would be great for all involved.
· The 101 rules of baseball jersey wearing. Rule No. 1 in my book: Baseball jerseys are for dorks.
· National Indoor Football League owner fires every player on the team. These guys must have made the ‘76 Bucs look like the ‘72 Dolphins.
That’s it for now, but come back next week when Bob Costas joins us on SBL and I make the first post in a new series called Blogs on Blogs (Wizznutzz edition!). Until then, enjoy the Draft and light up the comments and voicemail hotline at 1-866-382-7469. Many thanks.
Tsuyoshi Shinjo Would Like To Cordially Invite You To See His Penis
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Baseball Think Factory directs us to one of the more disturbing yet strangely sublime stories in recent memory: Former Mets outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo announced his retirement from the Nippon Ham Fighters yesterday, just a year after returning from an ugly stint in the major leagues. (And we’re not just talking about the orange leggings.)
What’s Shinjo gonna do with his free time now? Oh, you don’t want to know.
“Actually, Shinjo’s thinking about releasing a collection of nude photos. Straight after he announced his retirement, the president of a major talent agency Shinjo is expected to join on his retirement called the player and said, ‘If you’re gonna do nude stuff, let me look after it for you.’ And, as a bit of an extra for his real fans, there’s also talk of Shinjo and his wife doing a nude shot together.” Motoji Takasu, a publishing company producer, told Shukan Gendai.
As far as post-athletic ventures go, we don’t think this is much stranger anything Darren Daulton’s doing … but then again, at least Daulton — the one from this particularly space-time continuum, anyway — is keeping his schlong sheathed. You do not know how difficult it is right now not to make a Kaz Tadano joke.
Shinjo Leaves The Ballpark For A Quiet Life Of Nude Modelling [Baseball Think Factory]
