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Mixed Martial Arts— Ratings for The Ultimate Fighter Drop in Week Three
by Ivan TrembowOriginally Published on MMAWeekly
The third episode of The Ultimate Fighter 4 drew an overall rating of 1.4, which was down from the 1.6 overall rating that …
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As many have pointed out before, the vast majority of hardcore NFL fans have never attended an actual game in person. Factors include the rarity of games, the high ticket expense and the fear that someone in a dog mask will steal your wheelchair.
Well, this weekend, we’re seeing our third, but our first under an actual sky (two dreary outings in the old TWA Dome in St. Louis). We’ll be in Cincinnati, taking in the Bengals-Browns matchup and doing what we can to keep our distance from Carson Palmer’s knees.
We’re excited to go, and not just because of the game: It appears your friend and ours Chad Johnson is hosting the world’s largest chicken dance in Cincinnati this weekend. No, seriously: He really is. Past World’s Largest Chicken Dance leaders include — and we hope you’re ready for this cavalcade of fame — Weird Al Yankovic, Verne Troyer, Tony Orlando (without Dawn), Vince Neil and Eddie Money. And this year it’s Chad Johnson. And we will be there. Sometimes, the fates shine on the weary human race.
Chad Johnson To Lead Chicken Dance [The Fanhouse]
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So, we haven’t heard from good ole Harold Reynolds in a while. What’s he been up to? Well, according to an interview he gave with XM Radio’s Charlie Steiner — speaking of people we haven’t heard from in a while — he’s been waiting for an upcoming meeting with ESPN at the end of the month. (Thanks to Baseball Musings for the head’s up.)
Reynolds had the following points to make:
• When ESPN called him in to tell him he was fired, he had no idea why and was ultimately told nothing about the reason for his dismissal. He says the first he heard about it was through the media.
• He denied the whole Outback Steakhouse story.
• The whole “prior incidents” thing? He knows nothing of that either; says he’s clueless as to what the heck they’re talking about.
• He’s eagerly awaiting his meeting with the network at the end of the month.
In other words, Reynolds is either completely confused as to what in the heavens this whole “sexual harassment” business is about, or he’s lying. Either way, someone looks awfully strange: Him, or the network. Or, our preference, both.
Harold Reynolds Gives First Interview [XM MLB Chat] (via Baseball Musings)
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In what seemed more inevitable two years ago than it necessarily does now, screenwriters are hard at work on making a movie out of Moneyball. While some of the main characters — Jeremy Brown, Scott Hatteberg, Chad Bradford — have faded in time, there’s still that plumb role of Billy Beane to account for, and some big names have expressed much interest, including George Clooney and Vince Vaughn.
Dirty Laundry Blog looks at the rest of the cast of characters and tries to decide who’d be a good fit. We particularly like Jeff Daniels as Art Howe (poor, duped, kinda dumb), Superman Returns‘ Brandon Routh as Jeremy Brown and, our favorite, Paul Giamatti as Bill James, in what they describe as the “Lester Bangs in Almost Famous character.” That makes absolute sense to us, though we still think somehow Charlie Sheen needs to be involved.
Oh, by the way, as much as we love the book, we can’t imagine a scenario in which the movie isn’t insufferably boring. Good luck, screenwriters!
Casting The Moneyball Movie [Dirty Laundry Blog]
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We know those who use wheelchairs are capable of doing just about anything that those who can stand and walk can do; we suspect some of you are doing that very thing right now. Unless you’re trying to get to the upper deck of RFK Stadium, nothing should stand in your way as a sports fan.
But, all told, one of those danger zones for wheelchair-bound sports fans has to be the Dawg Pound at Browns Stadium. Witness Levi White, who has spina bifida and lives in a wheelchair. He also goes to every Browns game, or at least he did, until someone from the Dawg Pound stole his wheelchair. This was, of course, in front of several thousand fans, most of which were surely barking at the time. It’s the NFL, baby!
This is, of course, WKYC, which is Carl Monday’s station. So, Carl, you know, what are you waiting around for?
Wheelchair Stolen From Fan At Browns Game [WKYC] (via Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer)
(UPDATE: Hey, they found the chair!)
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I’m just now coming to grips with the
Redskins kicking off the season (and me in the nuts) with a loss to the
Vikings. It was an interesting afternoon and evening — TomKat
was there! — as we arrived at FedEx Field more than three hours before
kick off and left seven short hours later with tears in our beers, so to speak.
We shed so many tears into so many beers, in fact, that my buddy Andy (thanks
for driving) had this to say via email:
“The car ride [home] was entertaining because of the
brawl in the back seat which started because Jamie was upset that Chris wasn’t
eating the BBQ chips. Seriously, that’s what started the wrestling match.”
Nothing fratty about that all. Not at all. Anyway, it’s with
that in mind that I’d like to stop thinking about last night’s game other than
to provide captioning for these 10 photos…
It’s Monday Night Football! It’s Skins-Vikings! And I have no idea who would
buy this t-shirt. Sidenote: Check out the Burgundy & Gold cornhole board in the background!
Yep, that’s me in the Smoot, er, Taylor
jersey. Chris, Andy, etc. thought it ghetto, but I’m fairly certain Sean Taylor
would approve.
The infamous Dead
Tree Crew doing their thing.
The DTC tailgates in front of an actual dead
tree, pictured here.
This young lady is quite certainly a dedicated follower of fashion.
These fellows would like to remind you to elect
Art Monk. Thank you.
America,
[bleep] yeah!
Here are two of the worst jerseys imaginable flanking one of the best.
Seriously, why don’t more Skins fans have a Pat Fischer jersey?
I don’t know about this tee, but the guy sells it well.
Here’s our view of the action for what ESPN calls a “thriller” of a
game. I suppose we should get used to them treating each MNF game as if it were
the Super Bowl, because this one was the opposite of thrilling.
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I’m just now coming to grips with the fact that the Redskins kicked off the season (and me in the nuts) with a loss to the Vikings. It was an entertaining and interesting afternoon and evening nonetheless — TomKat was there! — as we arrived at FedEx more than three hours before gametime and left seven short hours later with tears in our beers. We shed so many tears into so many beers, in fact, that my buddy Andy (thanks for driving) has this to say via email:
“The car ride [home] was entertaining because of the brawl in the back seat which started because Jamie was upset that Chris wasn’t eating the BBQ chips. Seriously, that’s what started the wrestling match.”
And it’s with that in mind that I’d like you to browse through these 10 photos, sloppily taken at last night’s game…
1. It’s Monday Night Football! It’s Skins-Vikings! And I have no idea why anyone would buy this shirt. Sidenote: Check out the Burgundy & Gold cornhole board in the background!
2. That’s me in my customized Sean Taylor jersey as I ponder Daniel Snyder’s dump of a stadium. Chris, Andy, etc. found my handy work to be ghetto, but I’m fairly certain Taylor would approve. Plus, I can’t keep buying jerseys (see: Fred Smoot, see also: LaVar Arrington).
3. The infamous Dead Tree Crew doing their thing.
4. Here’s the DTC’s actual dead tree, located atop lovely Pee Hill. Sure is dead.
5. This young lady is quite obviously a dedicated follower of fashion.
6. These fellows would like me to remind you to elect Art Monk and thank you for your support.
7, America, [bleep] yeah!
8. Here are two of the worst jerseys imaginable flanking one of the best. Seriously, why don’t more Skins fans have Pat Fischer jerseys?
9. I don’t know about this tee, but the guy sells it well.
10. Here’s our view of the action for what ESPN calls a “thriller” of a game. I suppose we should get used to them treating each Monday nighter as if it were the Super Bowl, because this one was the opposite of thrilling. But, hey, whatever gets ratings.
John Hall (of Shame) Kicks Our Butt [Redskins FanHouse]
Reasons to Go About Your Business Today, Sans Weaponry [D.C. Sports Bog]
KSK Gamebook: Skins-Vikings on MNF [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
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