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BOMC Alive and Well in Pakistan
More proof that the burnt orange empire knows no bounds. Six month's ago, 25-year-old alum Shanil Ali opened up a Texas Longhorn themed sports bar across the globe in his home of Karachi, Pakistan. “I attended UT Austin and I became a fan of their basketball and American football...
The heat of a 1,000 fiery suns
Football: In lieu of more conference realignment talk and in a fit of obvious boredom Scipio went ahead and made the case that Mack Brown owes his excellence to the acquisitions of Vince Young and Will Muschamp who have combined for the 4 most excellent seasons of the Mack Brown era evidently...
Chicago Soccer Smolderings - 5/21
There are several good reads on Chicago Fire vs. Philadelphia Union, Jon Conway returning to his Philly roots, some updates on non-Chicago soccer and a look at some sports stories across the spectrum. It's gameday Chicago. Time to take three points from Philadelphia. Chicago Fire Training Notes...
Today in Sports History: March 14th
3/14/2007 - Suns and Mavs play 2OT thriller There was a lot of hype when the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks met in March of 2007. No two teams as good (record-wise) had played each other 60 games into the season in 37 years. Plus, the Suns and Mavs had faced each other in the postseason the...
Today in Sports History: December 7th
(Jason Kidd and Steve Nash. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler, Getty Images) 12/07/1963 - First use of instant replayInstant replay, a staple in sports broadcasting, was first used in a 1963 college football game between Army and Navy. The telecast featured only one instance of instant replay, though...
5/14/2007 - Cheap shot Rob burns Suns
(Nash slams into the scorer's table. Photo by Ronald Martinez, Getty Images) Of all the late-game heroics in Robert Horry's career, only once did it not involve shooting the basketball.In Game 4 of the Western Semis, the Suns staged a furious comeback to tie the Spurs at two games apiece and...
Today in Sports History: April 30th
(Russell hugs Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 4/30/1956 - Hawks trade Bill RussellThe St. Louis Hawks trade Bill Russell, who they had selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft, to the Boston Celtics for Ed Macauley, the Celtics' star bigman, and Cliff Hagan, who was...
Back with a vengeance...
A lot has happened since my last post as I became a father (thanks to everyone who sent along well-wishes), the Bulls and Celtics gave us one of the most spectacular playoff series in the history of everything, the Spurs lost (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), the Lakers appear vulnerable...
Daily Poll: Have You Seen Enough Yet?
I don't care about making the playoffs and I want to pretend for a minute that financial considerations are not going to impact basketball operations (Yes, I also live in a fantasy world where I believe the "Senate Ethics Committee" is not an oxymoron and may actually police its members). Can you...
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