That’s right! Thanks to all our readers for helping us achieve this milestone! As we approach our two-year blog-iversary, here are some numbers to date about this little site we’ve been running: Total views: 200,761 Busiest day: 2,364 — Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Total Posts: 813 Comments: 2,837
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Fig Jam One of my favorite movie quotes comes from “Top Gun” when Viper (Tom Skerritt), the hardnosed flight instructor charged with running the Navy’s Top Gum program, stares out into a briefing room full of hotshot young pilots and cooly declares, “Remember Gentlemen, There are no points for second place.” Generally, when it comes to sports I...
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Nobody will ever reach the insane levels of superstardom that Michael Jackson achieved. I remember when his videos would premier on prime time network television. He was also one of the greatest butts of jokes of all time. Here is one of my favorite bits about him from Katt Williams:
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Fig Jam So, for a brief period I am going to take a break from criticizing the US Mens Soccer team. Yesterday’s win over Spain was epic and bought the squad sufficient capital to carry them through next summer’s World Cup. I have to admit that the victory was an absolute shock to me (and...
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Fig Jam Well it’s late June again and everyone knows what that means: The Oregon Institute of Fashion has unveiled its new uniforms and color patterns. Gone are the heady days of faux steel plating and highlighter style coloration. No longer will these next top models be caught wandering the playing fields in the...
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Fig Jam Raise your hand if you hate New Yorkers more this week than you did last week. Keep em’ up. Ok, that’s what I thought, it’s everyone. I guess the 40 hour infomercial that ESPN and NBC ran last weekend on what New Yorkers are like and how they talk (also referred...
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In order for the US team to advance to the semifinals of the Confederation Cup, they needed to beat Egypt by three goals. The US also needed Italy to lose by three goals to Brazil. Both those things somehow happened and the US advanced. But then also in the midst of those improbable games,...
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Simple concept, brilliant result.
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The United States performance thus far in the Confederations Cup has been disturbing. Obviously Italy and Brazil are no one’s idea of a favorable draw, but Bob Bradley’s team often appears listless and without ideas. Since the 1994 World Cup, the United States Men’s National Team has attempted to build itself with a succession...
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According to ESPN’s Andy Katz, sophomore Austin Daye has decided forgo his final two years at Gonzaga and enter the NBA draft. As H&F’s resident Gonzaga fan, I must say that this seems like a horrible, ill-conceived idea on Daye’s part. Mock draft projections have the 21 year old Daye going to the Pistons...
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