tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61537145189434135012009-07-10T02:18:54.923-04:00sports. life. culture. favorites. whatever.Construdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847107424250399753noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153714518943413501.post-77448747243501013372009-07-01T21:08:00.005-04:002009-07-01T21:49:24.264-04:00

Like many of his decisions over the past few years, Detroit Pistons president and general manager Joe Dumars' quick move to sign shooting guard Ben Gordon and forward Charlie Villanueva on the NBA's first day of free agent signing will be met with skepticism. Dumars took over the front office duties in 2000 and built a team that went to six straight Eastern Conference Finals from 2003-2008, won a

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A few days after he and his team lost in the NBA Finals, Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard seems completely bored. The 23-year-old posted about a dozen pictures on Twitter today posing with friends in goofy masks and wigs. Howard also flashes a big white smile with a puppet he calls, Lil Dwight, which mocks the Kobe and LeBron puppet commercials we saw throughout the playoffs. Dwight seems to be

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I wrote a post last Friday about Lil Wayne's rap song about Kobe Bryant. I got linked in The Big Lead's 6/6 AM Roundup and got a good amount of hits. But the post is not here anymore and I didn't delete it. So if you're visiting this blog through that link or from somewhere else on the Internet, I am sorry you got an error message. My guess is Blogger or someone with a copyright issue had it

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It's possible I'm responsible for half of the 300K+ views of this video of Bret Michaels getting blasted by a stage prop on Sunday at the Tony Awards.

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Me and the fellas over at The Big Lead got on the topic in last night's Late Night posts about the NBA's ugliest players. A lot of names were thrown out there, but here's what we settled on. Bear in mind these are current NBA players, so Sam Cassell, Popeye Jones and the like aren't included. Point Guard - Rajon Rondo, Boston CelticsWhat's not going for him:1) Bug eyes2) High cheek bones3) Boney

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom goes through several bags of candy every day. SEVERAL.Check out ESPN's Shelly Smith's feature on Odom before last night's Game 5 win by the Lakers. Odom must've ate some extra Starburst before the game because he was huge for the Lakers - 19 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks and the Lakers took a 3-2 series lead.

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I found this today in Doc Jensen's teaser to his LOST Season 5 wrap-up column. And as the camera pulls back, we see what we've been waiting to see since we first glimpsed that four-toed foot over three years ago... the towering, majestic statue of the Egyptian goddess Taweret.There was a lot of Internet discussion and analysis about the identity of the statue, which was represented partially in

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Embedded video from NBA VideoThat I did not expect. The Magic went into Cleveland and beat the Cavs 107-106, on a court in which the latter only lost twice all season - to the Lakers and on the final day of the regular season with LeBron and the starters resting. To be down by 16 and not panic speaks a lot about the Magic and teams at this point in the season. Continuing to play their style and

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The machine that is the Cleveland Cavaliers is nearly unstoppable. Great team defense, clutch shooting and, of course, LeBron James. But this won't be an easy series like the Cavs had in the previous two rounds. Orlando is a very good team. Orlando's front line will give the Cavaliers fits. Dwight Howard is simply too quick for Big Z (see how I didn't feel like writing his entire long name?), too

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Just got home from work. Listened to some of Dontrelle Willis' outing on the radio. The guy killed it tonight - 6 1/3, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 ER. Most importantly, he gets the win. That's his first since September 2007!It's been such a rugged road for the big lefty over the past year and a half and I'm glad he pitched well tonight. As a Tigers fan, I'm REALLY happy. What's also impressive about this win is

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Hey everyone. I've been really busy the past few days. I was out of town for a wedding from early Friday morning until late Sunday evening and didn't have access to the Internet. I'd do it all over again, too. The wedding weekend was wild and I caught up with some good people. Monday was a recovery day, and compiled with work, I didn't get a chance to blog. I'm really busy today at work and just

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I'm out of town until late afternoon or early evening on Sunday afternoon. I've got a buddy's wedding that's about 5-6 hours away and I'll be away from the computer. Don't forget to add me on twitter - TheNickWest.Have a great weekend.

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Boney shoulders, high cheek bones, bug eyes, abnormaly large hands, wears green. The guy can ball but I can't help but think he looks like a female alien.

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What a great finale. In LOST fashion, we get some answers but even more questions. This is why the show is beyond great. Great post over at The Big Lead and the comments are informative, too. I post as NDub. The season-long thread at SportsJournalists.com is here. Page 56 is where we started talking season finale. I post as NDub there, too.Doc Jensen's recap at EW.com is also up. Don't forget to

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I'm sort of a space geek. I really enjoy learning about what's out there. I watch a lot of History Channel, Science and Nat Geo. So, I'll be paying attention to this: NASA will launch the shuttle Atlantis today to send astronauts to repair the 19-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, which delivered us some beautiful pictures recently. If you're at work or can't get to CNN, here's a live Webcast of

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Keanu Reeves is about to develop a split personality as the star of a modern retelling of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," according to Hollywood Reporter. Reeves is one of the worst actors I've ever seen. If it wasn't for the flashy special effects and unique storyline of The Matrix series, this guy's career would be nothing. Speed was OK. I'll give him that. But have you seen some

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This is true, according to the L.A. Times. Dodgers announcement coming later today. Yikes. Apparently it's performance-enhancing drugs.Manny Ramirez is now the second high-profile player in four months to rock the MLB world with a drug scandal. The other, of course, was Alex Rodriguez, the only player in the league who makes more money than Manny. Manny Ramirez has tested positive for

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Great thread over at The Big Lead about LOST last night. http://thebiglead.com/?p=13971I'll probably post my ruminations and theories later.EDIT: The EW.com recap is up!

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How's everyone? So I checked a recent traffic update from Sitemeter and realized I'm getting a decent amount of hits. A lot of them I'd bet are residual from older posts that got some hardcore linkage. But I take comfort in knowing that some posts here in the past have been picked up by larger blogs. It means if I keep writing then I'll likely get picked up again.I'll pretty much write about

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Stephanie Rice is my favorite Olympian right now. She's a heckuva swimmer. She completed the troika of gold medals by helping the Australians to an 800-meter relay victory just a while ago.Oh yeah, and she's smokin' hot. OK, so maybe she's my favorite Olympian because she's a total head-turner. Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Her looks have got her a lot of attention on Facebook.

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Simple visual proof. There's no way three, likely four of these girls are older than 16 years. It's been reported before the Olympic Games that the girls named to the Chinese national team were 13- or 14-years-old. Check out this comparison between the Americans and Chinese.In gymnastics, the younger and less developed the gymnasts, the better their advantage because of less weight for routines.

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It took a hot minute for Yao Ming to make a snarky comment about son-to-be teammate Ron Artest's tumultuous history in the NBA, including the infamous Nov. 2004 brawl with fans at The Palace at Auburn Hills. "Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands," Yao said, according to the (Houston) Chronicle.And it took the length of a cocaine heartbeat for Artest to respond

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Holy crap!Someone please talk me off the ledge. The Detroit Tigers just traded Hall of Fame catcher Pudge Rodriguez to the NY Yankees for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. Before I get mad, let's quickly break this down:For Tigers:1) The bullpen is tired for it's extra work early in the season. 2) The bullpen has been erratic (see: Jones, Todd; Rodney, Fernando) and injured (see: Zumaya, Joel;

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SI.com's Jon Heyman reported about three hours ago in his MLB trade report blog that the Atlanta Braves are asking for one of the Arizona Diamondbacks' top pitching prospects - Max Scherzer or Jarrod Parker - in a trade for first baseman Mark Teixeira. The Diamondbacks and Braves are still said to be "apart'' in talks involving Mark Teixeira. Arizona is telling Atlanta it won't include either of

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Nothing earth-shattering, but Ryne Sandberg did talk after Monday's game. A little background information: Monday was Sandberg's first day back with his team, the Peoria Chiefs, in five days. Sandberg was in Cooperstown, NY for Hall of Fame induction festivities. He was not with the Chiefs when the brawled with the Dayton Dragons last Thursday. “It’s very unfortunate and not what we teach here,”

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