The Vig

I know I’m way late to the party on this, but I have to throw in my two cents.  Remember ten years ago when the two fastest men in the world would get together at some random place for some big 100-meter showdown?  And remember how at every race the second place guy would always […]

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Friend of blog Kari Chisholm over at Blue Oregon has noticed something interesting about the new Gordon Smith logo. He lifted the font from the U of O! That’s like stealing from Phil Knight isn’t it?
Is he deliberately trying to piss off fans of the OSU Beavers? Or does he think he’s got […]

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Mixed martial arts hit the semi-big-time this weekend when CBS broadcast a card out of New Jersey which featured YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice as its main event. I’ll admit I bought the hype, especially after watching his ESPN interview a few weeks back. I thought he was underestimated and would surprise the MMA […]

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I didn’t see the foul until I caught up with PTI last night.  Was it a foul?  Yes.  Should it have been called?  Probably.  Am I glad it wasn’t?  Honestly?  Yes.  These debates over calls and non-calls in basketball have become tedious and are a huge part of why American basketball has ceded its supremacy […]

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Offered without comment, an oral history of Y.M.C.A.

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Chuck Klosterman and ESPN’s Bill Simmons got together last week for a podcast.  It’s worth checking out on several levels, not the least of which is two writers my age talking about their craft.  You, no doubt, will find it tedious.  I found it inspirational.  If you’re so inclined, give it a listen.

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Buzz Bissinger may hate him, but Big Daddy Drew is a force to be reckoned with in sports journalism. He had a fantastic, yet quite profane (NSFW warning) piece yesterday on female sportscasters and why he irrationally hates most of them.
Here’s my theory: I think that I’m at the tail end of an older […]

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Somebody please tell Kenny and Katy to turn down the yuks and just give me the freaking news.  I would love to tune-in to an alternative to Colin Cowherd, but this isn’t it.  Less laughs, less innuendo, less meatheadishness from Vance, and less tired devices would all be good things.  That beauty and the beast […]

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Dylan B. pointed a pattern out a while back. Whenever the Trib gets bored or needs a neat-o quote, they call J2, who are usually more than happy to oblige. Yesterday was no different. It’s funny, you see. You read the article and it’s pretty clear that Vondersmith has the goods. […]

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Deadspin must exist. Who else would give us this?

That is probably the funniest/dumbest thing I’ve seen in a while.

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