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Fictional Hooper Bracket: The Final Four

We got an all-blueblood Final 4. I know we enjoyed Saint Peter’s, but as happy as I am for Shaheen Holloway’s new contract — of course this is yet another example of a college coach capitalizing off of his hard-playing talent for a much better job, but the Peacocks pull their home bleachers out of […]

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Fictional Hooper Bracket: Hickory Region – Round 2

An overweight out-of-work actor who didn’t make a bucket on screen, a cartoon grade school kid, and Urkel all prevailed in the Hickory Region, meaning the 11, 13, and 14 seeds came up Milhouse in an upset-riddled round. Now, Urkel and Recess’ Vince LaSalle face off to go to the Sweet 16. Read more…

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P.K. Subban is officially a Jackass

New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban has always been a pretty divisive player. Some fans think the former Norris Trophy winner is one of the dirtiest players in the NHL. Yet several retired players and referees have come to Subban’s defense claiming that the slew foot technique he’s become known for is just a bad… […]

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I’m crying right along with Dick Vitale

Dick Vitale returned to the broadcast desk last night for a Gonzaga-UCLA game, and if you caught the video live or on Twitter you’d have to be pretty stone cold to not have a salty discharge emerge from your tear ducts for the man who is currently battling cancer. If you didn’t know, Vitale had […]

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Fat Bear Week is the event you didn’t know you needed

Perhaps you have your own signs that summer is coming to an end. Here locally, it’s the ending of outdoor street fests or concerts. MLB playoffs might be another for you. Every place and individual probably has its own marker. But another one for all of us is the annual “Fat Bear Week” competition put […]

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Thom Brennaman still doesn’t get it: Born on third base and wondering why he’s back at first now

Thom Brennaman has been a lousy broadcaster for years. Lucky to get a job as a play-by-play man because his dad Marty was one of the best of all time, Thom got his voice plus his start from his father, but proved to be as mediocre as so many silver spooners before him. Read more…

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It’s showtime!

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to dodge the bags of piss… wait, those aren’t the original lyrics, are they? Well, for the USMNT they might as well be. Read more…