Entries Tagged as 'By BjBoyd'

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Put That 9 Iron Down, Honey - Athlete WAGs We’d Never Cheat On

In light of Tiger Wood’s alleged adultery against his super model wife…Wait, let me double check on that…Yep. Wow. Tiger Woods was cheating on his super model wife.I get it, the guy’s got everything. Fame. Success. More money than God. Sometimes you just have to shake things up a bit. Throw a skank into the […]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Can we give him back now? Geniuses that never worked out.

So Charlie Weis finally got fired. After five seasons with Notre Dame Chuck managed a 35-27 record, going 16-21 in the last three seasons. He had only one bowl win but lost to Navy twice. His teams never had  a 50 point game and he was a staggering 1-13 against top 25 opponents. (By the […]

Friday, November 20th, 2009

These Aren’t The Plays You’re Looking For: New Trick Plays

 
Trick plays have been used in football even before they legalized the forward pass.  But many of the plays that probably confused the hell out of the defense when they were still new (reverses, double passes, draws, screens) are considered commonplace today.  Even the Statue of Liberty play gets used often enough these days that, […]

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Modern Warfare, Too: Recent Sports Rivalries

This Sunday is the annual Brady v. Manning bowl. What, you hadn’t heard? You must not own a TV…or an internet machine. This is the yearly occurrence when everyone debates who is better, and then pretends that the outcome of those debates will really bother Pey Pey or Tommy Boy.
The truth of the matter is, […]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Because We Have To Compare Them…

They play this weekend so we simply must have the annual debate. Who’s better?
Now, let me preface this by saying that amongst my group of friends I am a well known Boston/New England hater. I have labeled myself a west coast fan, and as such I tend to try to offset the seeming east coast […]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

The Last Emperor Vs. The Grim

This weekend, Strikeforce looks to make their mark on the MMA scene by having a live fight, free on network tv. And in case you didn’t know….it’s got Fedor Emelianenko in it.
Let’s face it, neither of these guys is going to win a Mr. Universe contest. But they can both kick the crap outta some […]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

COMBO!: Combining Sports & Games

The other day a friend of mine, who has done some amateur boxing in the past, informed me that he would soon be competing in a chessboxing competition.  Yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like.  Contests box for a round, then play timed chess for a round, then repeat.  This continues until someone is either […]

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

The Night The Yankees Clinched

So I was in New York this weekend for the first time in my life. Also for the first time in my life I went through an entire baseball game without saying a word. To be completely honest I did order beers but since I was watching game 6 of this year’s ALCS in a […]