Conspiracy

I’m actually not sure that watching this is a good use of your time. It made me angry. I guess when I say this documentary chronicling the demise of the NBA in Seattle is “worthwhile”, I’m saying that it is well made. Or something. The scene that stuck out to me was where hundreds...
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Anybody still paying attention to the Mariners? I know I’m not, so thanks to Adam S. for passing this fantastic link along. The Mariners’ broadcast team does a “Pick to Click” feature where they highlight a player they believe is due for a notable performance. Last Sunday in Toronto, Mariners color guy Mike Blowers...
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Oregon should be commended for taking swift action against LaGarrette Blount. If anything, they almost acted too fast and too strong. I don’t think anyone in the Pac-10 would have been shocked if he’d received a 4 game suspension and was back on the field for the conference stretch run. But hey, if Oregon...
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Fresh off of last weekend’s near upset of Arsenal, David Moyes has been been trying to add talent to Everton in an effort to avoid relegation crash the top four. The problem as always with Everton is a lack of money. Adam Smith was quoted once as saying, “Everton are so po’, they can’t...
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Constable Echelon For anyone questioning which team the NBA wanted to win Game 3 of the Nuggets-Mavericks, I have two words: Bennett Salvatore. Image: phillyref.com
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Tell them you support Senate Bill 6116.  This will take you literally 60 seconds. 1-800-562-6000 Plenty of reasons to support the passage of the bill, which among other things provides financing options for the renovation of Key Arena as well as Husky Stadium: -Necessary to eventually force Clay Bennett to pay yet another $30...
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Constable Echelon Huge news out of Oregon today that head football coach Mike Bellotti will step down to become Athletic Director. Image: bleacherreport.com The Dean of Pac-10 coaches is down. Pete Carroll is now the longest tenured football coach in the Pac-10. This news just dropped, so I’m going to hash out my initial...
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Sager Bombs It’s tough keeping up with all the news coming out of Pullman regarding WSU starting qb Marshall Lobbestael getting arrested for being a ”minor exhibiting the signs of having consumed alcohol”.  Note that he did NOT get charged with MIP.  See, it’s a tricky story already, but somehow the Moscow-Pullman Daily is doing their...
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Manny Faces Police arrested Washington State University quarterback, Marshall Lobbestael, for minor in possession Saturday. KXLY.com reports: Pullman officers were in contact with Lobbestael twice on Saturday. The first run-in happened on College Hill when officers saw him carrying an unconscious woman. They took her into custody for MIP. About an hour after that officers found Lobbestael...
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Constable Echelon UPDATE: Leroy Hill gets the franchise tag anyway. Nice try, though. Leroy Hill was arrested on January 24th in Atlanta for misdemeanor marijuana possession. On the surface the arrest would appear to come at a terrible time for the free agent to be. But could it have been a calculated move by...
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