Archive for the ‘Misc sports’ Category

I forgot

Sunday, February 12th, 2006
Oh yeah. I forgot the Olympics were taking place.

Things are looking up for Lynn Swann

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
It appears that Lynn Swann, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star who is running for Governor of Pennsylvania, won't have any competition for the GOP nomination after all. I mentioned to someone on Sunday night that Pittsburgh winning the Super Bowl was the best thing that could have happened to Lynn Swann. The Hall-of-Fame wide receiver [...]

Big hockey scandal

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
This is huge, huge news: Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets -- but not on hockey -- with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday. At the request of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, Tocchet did not attend the Coyotes' game against the Blackhawks [...]

Super Bowl XL Prediction Thread

Sunday, February 5th, 2006
Redstate has this Super Bowl prediction thread, which includes my prediction that the Steelers will win 24-21. Feel free to use this thread to discuss the game and to make your own predictions. Go Steelers!

Troy Polamalu

Saturday, February 4th, 2006
If you don't know who this is, don't bother watching this video.