Entries Tagged as 'News/Politics'
I’m sorry, but despite allegations of wrongdoing at Ohio State, violations at the Big Ten schools look like spitting on the sidewalk compared with the SEC or the University of Miami. Howard Schnellenberber, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, the list of fast coaches barely running an outlaw program – the reputation never changed, but other than […]
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The NFL Supplemental Draft was originally scheduled for yesterday, but Commissioner Roger “See, I Got A Deal Done” Goodell had not made a ruling on the status of former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who left school as a result of the violations uncovered when Pryor and four other players were found to have traded […]
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Last Friday night, the Chicago Bears were supposed to practice at Soldier Field in the team’s “Family Night” promotion. The Bears get income; the fans get close to the players. Overall, not a bad thing, right? Except that the team was forced to cancel the practice because the stadium turf was considered “unplayable.” Tim LeFevour, […]
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• S&P downgraded the United States debt rating over the weekend, and just downgraded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is important, but aren’t these the same guys who gave AAA ratings to mortgage paper just four years ago that turned out to be worthless? Their credibility isn’t exactly the highest. • There has been […]
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Weather has been crazy in the world over the past few years (Global Warming is a myth, eh, you Republican idiots?), and it has played havoc on the airlines. Delays and cancellations are the norm, not the exception anymore, but I think that American Airlines may have finally outpaced United as the stupidest airline. The […]
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I’m not big on nationalism and sports, so I’m not sorry that the US Women’s soccer team lost the World Cup final. From what I heard, the US women had numerous chances to put Japan away, but the scrappy Asian women stayed close and won in a shootout. Japan, still reeling from the tsunami and […]
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If you thought that Jim Tressel and Terrelle Pryor leaving Ohio State would bring the whole sad affair to an end, you’d be wrong. Obviously, the university hoped so, but it saw that the NCAA is bringing the hammer down on the football program; so, the school announced today that it is vacating its wins […]
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