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Via Wizard of Odds comes this pic of John Kerry tailgating before the Iowa State-Iowa game…
And via, well, Mr. Irrelevant comes this pic from two years ago…
At least it looks like he’s having a better time now versus then, so let’s hear it for John Kerry, lover of beer, football, blue shirts and living strong, which are all things I can get behind.
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
Via Wizard of Odds comes this pic of John Kerry aka Frank the Tank tailgating before the Iowa-Iowa State game last week…
And via, well, Mr. Irrelevant comes this pic of John Kerry campaigning next to what looks to be Mark Brunell two years ago…
At least it looks like he’s having a better time now versus then, so let’s hear it for Senator Kerry, lover of beer, football, blue shirts, rolling up the sleeves and living strong, which are all things I think we, as a pigskin and barstool nation, can get behind.
Update: Another senator, George Allen, is facing some football-related trouble.
Update: I’m not getting into this, but ESPN may have played fake cheeers for George H.W. Bush at the Superdome.
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
Via Wizard of Odds comes this pic of John Kerry aka Frank the Tank tailgating before the Iowa-Iowa State game last week…
And via, well, Mr. Irrelevant comes this pic of John Kerry campaigning next to what looks to be Mark Brunell two years ago…
At least it looks like he’s having a better time now versus then, so let’s hear it for Senator Kerry, lover of beer, football, blue shirts, rolling up the sleeves and living strong, which are all things I think we, as a pigskin and barstool nation, can get behind.
Update: Another senator, George Allen, is facing some football-related trouble.
Update: I’m not getting into this, but ESPN may have played fake cheeers for George H.W. Bush at the Superdome.
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
Nick Johnson broke his leg at Shea this weekend just innings after recording his 500th at-bat of the season, which marks the first time he has stayed healthy enough to make it to the ho-hum mark. And since his injury was so painful and Johnson is the leader of my hometown Nats and I love the hand signal the trainer is making in this photo, here are fun facts about the man DC sports fans have come to know and love…
1. Each of these ‘06 numbers is a single-season first for him: 100 runs, 45 doubles, 20 homers, 75 RBI, 100 walks and 10 stolen bases.
2. His .428 on-base percentage is second in the NL and his .948 on-base-plus-slugging is eighth.
3. He’s signed up with the Nats through ‘08, and he should be ready by Opening Day ‘07.
4. His uncle is Larry Bowa, which probably means he had a colorful childhood.
5. He was having a really good time last Thursday night.
6. He wears high socks.
7. His at-bat music is Justin Timberlake’s ‘SexyBack’, which is hilarious.
8. He began this season sporting the Mustache of the Year:
Oh, and Ryan Zimmerman should when Rookie of the Year because who the [heck] is Dan Uggla?
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
The fight will mark the third appearance of the 22 year old Condit on the BLOW TOUR, and may offer Condit the final push to a title shot against Daizo Ishige. Having already defeated Koji Oishi in July, and Takuya Wada earlier this month, Condit will now have to defeat Tanaka, who is the only fighter to defeated the newly crowned Welterweight King of Pancrase Ishige in his pro career. having armbarred him in just over two minutes at the September 4th edition of last year’s SPIRAL TOUR.
SEGA SAMMY Presents PANCRASE: 2006 BLOW TOUR
October 25, 2006
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Doors Open: 18:00
Fights Start: 19:00
Tentative Fight Card (Card Subject To Change):
82 KG, 2R 5M
Hikaru Sato (PANCRASEism) vs. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya (Takada Dojo)
64 KG, 3R 5M
Bao Quach (Team Oyama) vs. Miki Shida (P’s LAB Tokyo)
75 KG, 3R 5M
Carlos Condit (Fighters In Training NHB) vs. Tasunori Tanaka (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Hyogo)
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
It is somewhat of a relief, as viewed in the Spike Lee’s amazing When The Levees Broke — still available on HBO On Demand, still highly recommended, if you have 4 1/2 hours to kill — to learn that as horrible as the circumstances were in the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina last year, they weren’t quite as bad as some of us had feared. (That is to say, three or four deaths rather than hundreds dying and complete anarchy and godlessness.) But it still seems strange that they’re playing football there. It’s great, it really is: As little credence as we typically give to the “Sports help people overcome tragedy” storylines, it is inspiring to see that New Orleans is on its feet enough to be something. As far as they have to go, the Saints’ existence is proof of the city’s own. It makes it considerably more difficult to forget.
And tonight, as you might have heard, they’re playing a game there, and it’s such a big deal that Bono’s showing up. (We have a good feeling about Billy Joe potentially having a Kanye West moment tonight, by the way; “George Bush doesn’t care about aging mall punk rockers.” Oh, and where’s Juvenile?) In all the fuss — one New Orleans resident said her optimism for the game stemmed from “If they can fix the dome, maybe they can fix my neighborhood.” Yeah. About that … — it’s easy to lose sight that there’s an actual game going on tonight, and it involves Reggie Bush, Ron Mexico and the most electric player in all of football, Drew Brees.
We’re a little nervous about having Joe Theismann with an open microphone to opine about a national disaster … but it’s probably worth a look, regardless.
The Saints Come Marching In [ABC News]
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
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We know we touched on this earlier today, but it really does warrant its own post.
As we mentioned, after Cincinnati’s breakthrough win over Pittsburgh yesterday, the team plane flew back to Cincinnati, presumably so the team could rest up after an exhausting, physical victory. Linebacker Odell Thurman, already serving a four-game suspension, decided, apparently with wide receivers Reggie McNeal and — of course — Chris Henry, to go paint the festive city of Cincinnati red. It was all downhill from there.
Thurman was picked up in the 3800 block of Kellogg Avenue in the East End after a Cincinnati Police officer saw him drive on the left side of a double yellow line. He was brought to a checkpoint operated by the Cincinnati Police and Ohio State Patrol and submitted to a breath test. Thurman blew a .17, which is considered a high-tier reading, said Officer Stephen Lawson of the Cincinnati Police Traffic Section. The .17 is more than double Ohio’s legal blood-alcohol limit of .08.
Thurman was one of at least three players in a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle is owned by Bengals rookie wide receiver Reggie McNeal, who was a passenger, said a source at the scene. Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was a passenger and threw up out a window of the vehicle. Neither McNeal nor Henry was cited or charged with any type of violation.
That’s right: Police observed Henry, who had just caught two touchdown passes, throwing up outside the vehicle. But hey: Not being arrested is actually a pretty nice night for him.
This all happened at 3 a.m. today. God, we love the Bengals.
Thurman Busted In OVI Check [Cincinnati Enquirer]
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