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Here’s a good article that compares the dangers and violence between mixed martial arts, boxing and (American) football.
Football? Sounds crazy at first, but when you think about it, football is pretty violent.
I don’t know about you, but I would rather be in a position to defend against one person trying to punch, kick, take me […]
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By Zach Arnold
In recent interviews that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has done with various media outlets (transcript here), Jackson has talked about having to deal with DSE’s “US office,” which is really just a small office space in Los Angeles with Turi Altavilla (who used to work for King of the Cage and is a hard […]
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So ladies and germ warfare, we’re coming down to the wire as the ULTRA SUPER MEGA OMFG THROWDOWN OF ULTIMATE DOOM (KC Throwdown) is upon us this weekend. Because some of you wacky folks actually requested we post a list of the upcoming goings-on, we’v…
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We miss the defense-less days when every game between these two would have totalled nearly 300 points, but that’s OK: This’ll still work just fine.
Here’s some predictions from around the Web …
• YAYSports!: Mavericks in six.
• J.E. Skeets: Suns in seven.
• Complete Sports: Mavericks in six.
• Chris Sheridan: Suns in seven.
• True Hoop: Mavericks in seven.
• Deadspin: Mavericks in six. We miss Amare, though.
Remember … this series rocks hard. Let’s hear your predictions in the comments.
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For those who remember, and for those who can’t forget:
• 1977: Quincy is born.
• 1996: Quincy signs a letter of intent to play football for Georgia Tech, but decided instead to play baseball. He is drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
• 1998: Realizing that life couldn’t possibly be worse than it is in the Cubs organization, Carter quits and wins the starting job at the University of Georgia.
• 1999: Has an outstanding sophomore season for the Bulldogs.
• 2000: Despite a difficult junior year, Quincy declares for the NFL Draft, where he is considered a third-or-fourth round pick.
• 2001: Jerry Jones shocks the NFL world by picking Quincy with the 22nd pick in the second round. Somehow, he ends up starting, and isn’t quite as awful as everyone thought he’d be. Nevertheless, the Cowboys still sign
noted guitar artiste Chad Hutchinson in the offseason. It is most likely this is when Carter decided drugs were a much better option than life as a Cowboy.
Get the rest of Quincy’s odd career after the jump.
• 2003: Carter, under new coach Bill Parcells, has an unexpected resurgence and leads the Cowboys to the playoffs. Some herald Jones a genius for recognizing Carter’s potential before anyone else did. They say this quickly to Jones and scramble away, lest glancing on his face turn them into stone.
• 2004: Out of nowhere, Parcells releases Carter before the season begins, saying he “could not be trusted with the leadership of the team.” Carter also fails a drug test. He ends up playing for the Jets, and isn’t half bad. He suffers a “drug relapse” during the playoffs, however, and is again kicked off his team.
• 2005: He moves to St. Louis and officially retires from the NFL.
• 2006: He accepts an offer from the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes in April. He lasted one month before QB Carter Released From Als’ Camp [TSN]
Quincy Carter [Wikipedia]
Continue Reading May 24th, 2006
For those who remember, and for those who can’t forget:
• 1977: Quincy is born.
• 1996: Quincy signs a letter of intent to play football for Georgia Tech, but decided instead to play baseball. He is drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
• 1998: Realizing that life couldn’t possibly be worse than it is in the Cubs organization, Carter quits and wins the starting job at the University of Georgia.
• 1999: Has an outstanding sophomore season for the Bulldogs.
• 2000: Despite a difficult junior year, Quincy declares for the NFL Draft, where he is considered a third-or-fourth round pick.
• 2001: Jerry Jones shocks the NFL world by picking Quincy with the 22nd overall pick. Somehow, he ends up starting, and isn’t quite as awful as everyone thought he’d be. Nevertheless, the Cowboys still sign
noted guitar artiste Chad Hutchinson in the offseason. It is most likely this is when Carter decided drugs were a much better option than life as a Cowboy.
Get the rest of Quincy’s odd career after the jump.
• 2003: Carter, under new coach Bill Parcells, has an unexpected resurgence and leads the Cowboys to the playoffs. Some herald Jones a genius for recognizing Carter’s potential before anyone else did. They say this quickly to Jones and scramble away, lest glancing on his face turn them into stone.
• 2004: Out of nowhere, Parcells releases Carter before the season begins, saying he “could not be trusted with the leadership of the team.” Carter also fails a drug test. He ends up playing for the Jets, and isn’t half bad. He suffers a “drug relapse” during the playoffs, however, and is again kicked off his team.
• 2005: He moves to St. Louis and officially retires from the NFL.
• 2006: He accepts an offer from the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes in April. He lasted one month before QB Carter Released From Als’ Camp [TSN]
Quincy Carter [Wikipedia]
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Far be it from us to tell a woman how to live her live, but we just don’t see much upside in model Elsa Benitez hanging out with estranged husband (and former hairy NBA center) Rony Seikaly anymore.
From The Miami Herald this morning, which is apparently still covering the Seikaly beat:
[Benitez] filed an ”urgent” motion requesting ”temporary, exclusive use and occupancy” of their Miami Beach home and temporary custody of their daughter Mila, 3. Benitez says he has been ”provoking fights,” sometimes in front of Mila.
“[She] is fearful that [he] will become violent,” her motion says. And, he goes ”for days” without coming home or seeing Mila — and has a ”new girlfriend,” she says. His ”inappropriate behavior” has made her and Mila’s “living situation intolerable.”
And why should this story make you hate yourself? When asked about the motion, Seikaly said it was all “lawyer stuff.” That’s not the bad part. Here’s the bad part: In responding to the “new girlfriend” notion, Seikaly scoffed: “I have lots of girlfriends.”
Rony Seikaly, ladies and gentlemen. Rony Seikaly.
Former Heat Center On Divorce Defensive [Miami Herald]
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Not excited enough for the Western Conference Finals tonight? Well, if this video doesn’t pump you up, nothing will.
Apparently, it’s Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, back in their teammate days, singing a song to their friend Simon, whoever the heck that is. It just hasn’t been the same since these guys were dorking it out together.
(BIG thanks to The Basketball Jones for this.)
Nash, Nowitzki Guitar Pals [The Basketball Jones]
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