May 2013
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Hip Hop, your daily dose
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April 2013
2 posts
March 2013
1 post
Next Lifetime Freestyle
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February 2013
1 post
Introduction to Rhyme Theory / Now We're Here
Playing a late round of a Kings Friday night, I turned over nine and said a sentence that ended in the word “past”. The rhyme went around the circle – “…vast”, “…pass”, “…blast” – until it eventually got to the southern Virginian on my right, one… View Post
January 2013
6 posts
A Strange History of Super Bowl Betting Trends and...
Before I make my Super Bowl pick, I’d like throw some facts at you. This summer I read in the Richmond Times-Dispatch of all places, Washington Redskins General Manager, Bruce Allen note the fact that only three teams have won a Super Bowl in season where the team did NOT go away from their regular-season practice facility for training camp. (Full-disclosure: The Redskins will train in...
Thanks to Tony K.
Farewell to Tony Kornheiser at the end of a dream internship. Dear Mr. Tony, Thank
you so much for inviting me into your studio back in October and
enduring my stay ever since. These past few months have been a
tremendous experience for me. When I think about all the shows you guys
have done, I can hardly ever remember which conversations were actually
on-air and which were just...
NFL Conference Championship Picks
San Francisco (-4) over @Atlanta @New England (-8) over Baltimore Overall Playoffs: 5-4-1
NFL Divisional Round Picks
Baltimore (+9.5) over @Denver Green Bay (+3) over @San Francisco Seattle (+2.5) over @Atlanta @New England (-9.5) over Houston Overall Playoffs: 5-3-0
NFL Wild-Card Picks
Cincinnati (+4.5) over @Houston @Green Bay (-7.5) over Minnesota @Baltimore (-6.5) over Indianapolis @Washington (+3) over Seattle Overall Playoffs: 2-2-0
I Hate (Love) Russell Wilson →
embarrison:
My experience playing against Russell Wilson. My bitter hatred and deep man crush. I even work in a mention of Brandon Caleb and Jamal Schulters.
FUMA bros should approve:
“I can tell you this: the word “wuss” has never been used by a Fork Union cadet since 1897. Also, we don’t have “fans”. We have 500 semi-trained teenage delinquents dressed in uniform with the verbal abuse...
December 2012
5 posts
Week 17 Picks
@Buffalo (-3.5) over NY Jets @New England (-10.5) over Miami Baltimore (+2) over @Cincinnati Houston (-6.5) over @Indianapolis (5-star) @Tennessee (-4) over Jacksonville (lock) Philadelphia (+7.5) over @NY Giants (shoe-in) @Washington (-3) over Dallas @Detroit (+3) over Chicago Green Bay (-3.5) over @Minnesota @New Orleans (-5) over Carolina @Denver (-16) over Kansas City Arizona (+16.5) over...
Week 16 Picks
Atlanta (-4) over @Detroit (lock) Tennessee (+13) over @Green Bay Oakland (+8.5) over @Carolina @Miami (-4.5) over Buffalo Cincinnati (+4) over @Pittsburgh @Jacksonville (+14.5) over New England Indianapolis (-6.5) over @Kansas City @Dallas (-3) over New Orleans Washington (-5.5) over @Philadelphia (shoe-in) @Tampa Bay (-3) over St. Louis Minnesota (+7.5) over @Houston San Diego (+1.5) over @ NY...
Week 15 Picks
Cincinnati (-4.5) over @Philadelphia Green Bay (-3) over @Chicago (lock) @Atlanta (-1.5) over NY Giants Tampa Bay (+3.5) over @New Orleans @St. Louis (-3) over Minnesota Washington (-1) over @Cleveland (shoe-in) Jacksonville (+7) over @Miami @Baltimore (+2.5) over Denver @Houston (-8) over Indianapolis @San Diego (-3) over Carolina @Buffalo (+5.5) over Seattle Detroit (-6) over @Arizona...
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Week 14 Picks
Denver (-10) over @Oakland (5-star) St. Louis (+3) over @Buffalo @Washington (-2.5) over Baltimore Kansas City (+6.5) over @Cleveland San Diego (+7) over @Pittsburgh @Indianapolis (-5) over Tennessee @Jacksonville (+2.5) over NY Jets Chicago (-3) over @Minnesota @Carolina (+3.5) over Atlanta @Tampa Bay (-7.5) over Philadelphia @Cincinnati (-3) over Dallas Miami (+10) over @San Francisco New...
November 2012
9 posts
15 Reasons Why Amare for Pau is a Sweet Deal for...
1. The New York Knickerbockers need a second scorer that can get his own. – fact.
2. The Los Angeles Lakers need an athletic forward who can run with Steve Nash and take advantage of space when Kobe Bryant draws help. – fact.
3. The Knicks don’t need another wing slasher (outside of Melo). – fact.
4. The Lakers don’t need another back-to-the-basket player (outside of...
Week 13 Picks
@Atlanta (-3.5) over New Orleans @Chicago (-4) over Seattle (shoe-in) Minnesota (+9) over @Green Bay @St. Louis (+7) over San Francisco Arizona (+4.5) over @NY Jets Carolina (-3) over @Kansas City @Detroit (-4.5) over Indianapolis Jacksonville (+6) over @Buffalo New England (-7) over @Miami (lock) Baltimore (-4) over @Pittsburgh Houston (-5.5) over @Tennessee Tampa Bay (+7) over @Denver...
Week 12 Picks
Houston (-3) over @Detroit (shoe-in) Washington (+3) over @Dallas @NY Jets (+7) over New England @Cincinnati (-8) over Oakland Pittsburgh (-1.5) over @Cleveland Buffalo (+3) over Indianapolis @Kansas City (+11) over Denver Tennessee (-3) over @Jacksonville @Chicago (-5.5) over Minnesota @Tampa Bay (+1) over Atlanta (lock) Seahawks (-2.5) over @Miami St. Louis (+2.5) over @Arizona Baltimore...
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Lakers Win in D’Antoni’s Debut: Bench, Point Guard...
Mike D’Antoni emerged victorious in his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night, as his star-studded team grinded out a victory at home against the Brooklyn Nets.
With D’Antoni at the helm for the first time, the Lakers looked a lot the like same old Lakers.
As has become a theme in Hollywood so far this season, the Lakers came out of the gates playing stout defense, and quickly built...
Week 11 Picks
@Buffalo (-2.5) over Miami @Washington (-3.5) over Philadelphia (shoe-in) Green Bay (-3.5) over @Detroit (lock) Arizona (+10) over @Atlanta (5-star) Tampa Bay (-1.5) over @Carolina Cleveland (+7.5) over @Dallas @St. Louis (-3.5) over NY Jets Indianapolis (+9.5) over @New England @Houston (-15.5) over Jacksonville Cincinnati (-3.5) over @Kansas City New Orleans (-4.5) over @Oakland San Diego (+8)...
Reflections on the Calling of Florida
During dinner with new family at six o’clock this past Tuesday, I made the less than bold claim that if they called Florida by ten o’clock we could be certain that the night would be easy and good.
Out of respect for the good fortune of this country, I consciously avoided watching the election results, spending the majority of that evening riding the DC Metro red line back and forth down...
Week 10 Picks
Indianapolis (-3) over @Jacksonville (lock) New York (-4) over @Cincinnati @New England (-11) over Buffalo @Tampa Bay (-3) over San Diego (5-star) @Carolina (+4) over Denver Tennessee (+6) over @Miami Oakland (+7.5) over @Baltimore @New Orleans (+2.5) over Atlanta @Minnesota (+2) over Detroit @Seattle (-6) over NY Jets Dallas (-1) over @Philadelphia (shoe-in) St. Louis (+11.5) over @San Fransisco...
BREAKING NEWS: Robert Griffin III Busted For...
Robert Griffin III should not be on the field for the rest of the season, at least.
According to sources from around the league, Griffin tested positive for PEDs during a urine test taken during training camp - the team should privately leak to local media sources, clarifying that - the complicated chemistry of the illegal substance resulted in the prolonged rendering…
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Week 8
@San Diego (-8) over Kansas City
Denver (-3.5) over @Cincinnati
@Cleveland (+3.5) over Baltimore
@Green Bay (-11) over Arizona
Chicago (-3.5) over @Tennessee (shoe-in)
Miami (-2.5) over @Indianapolis
@Washington (-3) over Carolina
Tampa Bay (-1.5) over @Oakland
@Houston (-10) over Buffalo
@Jacksonville (+4.5) over Detroit
@Seattle (-5) over Minneapolis
Pits (+3.5) over...
October 2012
5 posts
Steves Look Alike, Struggle Under Coach Bryant
His lucious mahogany locks notwithstanding, Steve Nash looked an awful lot like back-up, Steve Blake last night in his Los Angeles Laker debut.
The numbers tell much of the story: Nash finished with 7 points off 9 shots, no steals and only 4 assists in 34 minutes. Blake had no points and 6 assists in 13 minutes.
Once they walked the ball past half-court, neither Laker point guard looked like he...
Week 8 Picks
TAM (+6.5) over @MIN
NWE(-7) over STL @Wembley *MACKENDAPROS SHOE-IN-OF-THE-WEEK*
@TEN (-2.5) over IND
@GNB (-12.5) over JAC *MACK-ATTACK’s LOCK-OF-THE-WEEK*
*****SDG (-2.5) over @CLE
ATL (+2.5) over @PHI
Change: Seahawks (+2.5) over @Detroit
Re-Change: MIA (+2.5) over @NYJ
@CHI (-7.5) over CAR
WAS (+4.5) over @PIT
Change: OAK (pick’em) over KC
NYG (+1.5) over @DAL
NOS...
WEEK 7
When will Vegas respect Chicago?
@SF (-7) over SEA
@BUF (-3) over TEN
@MIN (-6) over ARZ
@IND (-2.5) over CLE
BAL (+6.5) over @HOU
@STL (+6.5) over GNB
CHANGE: DAL (-2) over @CAR
WAS (+6.5) over @NYG
@TMB (+3) over NOS
NYJ (+10.5) over @NWE
JAC (+4.5) over @OAK
@CIN (+1.5) over PIT
@CHI (-6) over DET
This week: 6-5-2
Last week: 5-9-0
Lock-o-da-week: 1-1-1
Shoe-in-o-da-week:...
Week 6 Picks **RAW**
Last week I looked up the Buffalo Bills rushing defensive statistics. They were twenty second in the league. I thought - hey, well that’s not the worst in the league. They might do alright….So, I picked the Bills to cover on the road against the mighty 49ers. I thought was looking for a reason to pick them, because I had just seen Chris Berman and I had my heart out for Buffalo. ...
NFL Week 5 Picks - The Quest for .500
Odds according to Vegas Insider 10/2/2012, 9:33am (Prediction)
(ACTUAL)
SAINT LOUIS (+1.5) over Arizona
Here’s a tip I’ve learned from two weeks of looking at these lines: Pros bet early. Here we only have the Cards giving up one and half points despite being undefeated and going against a team no one expected much at the beginning of the season and no one is talking about much...
September 2012
7 posts
Don King, the NFL and the power of Uncontroversial...
It’s 4am, Halloween morning, Zaire 1974. You and thirty thousand compatriots wade through a damp 20th of May Stadium. Save a behemoth in red shorts, and his millionaire supporters, every single man, woman and child of the tens of millions closest to you are screaming for the underdog fighter, whom you believe – whom you are sure – is the Greatest of All Time.
Fast forward to last Monday...
Week 4 NFL Picks
—-Cleveland (+13.5) over BALTIMORE
Rationale: The Browns only nationalized televised game of the year will inspire them to lose by less than two touchdowns.
Score: 17, 30 Ravens
—-ATLANTA (-7) over Carolina
Rationale: I picked the Chargers over the Falcons last week not because I thought they were better, but because I figured the 2-0 Falcons were due to rest on their laurels a...
Camp Leftovers: A Half Century of Fanhood
(also featured on The Official Redskins Blog)
The very nature of being a sports fan is being a fanatic. Most Redskins fans were born that way, but a few were born that way a little farther back than the rest of us. During Saturday’s Fan Appreciation at this year’s training camp, I had the good fortune of sitting down with such a fan: Abram Spencer Jr., 86, who has been a season ticket holder...
WEEK 3 NFL PICKS (Just in time to call your...
Predictions:
GIANTS (+2) cover and win against the Panthers: 24, 10.
RAMS (+7.5) cover against the Bears: 28, 21 Bears.
BILLS (-3) cover and win against the Browns: 28, 17.
COWBOYS (-8) cover and win against the Bucs: 35, 21
***MACK-ATTACK’s LOCK OF THE WEEK****
LIONS (-2.5) cover and win against the Titans: 35, 14
JAGUARS (+3)cover against the Colts: 24, 23...
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Moment of Appreciation
Robert Griffin III nailed another Press Conference Monday (8/6). “Good job guys!” he told reporters, signing off a la Bill Simmons.
Maybe the young quarterback wasn’t familiar with the popular sportswriter’s token salutation; maybe he just has a similarly gracious sense of humor.
Descending the podium, Griffin III walked a few yards over and sat down on a bench where his fiancé had been...
Another Year, Another Standout Skin RB
Alfred Morris looks an unassuming man - that is, until you get up close to him. All of 5’10, 220, when you stand by the Pensacola native, you might find it hard to distinguish his neck from his bulging shoulder muscles.
It’s probably not a coincidence that one of the 23-year old’s favorite things in life is steering those steel beams he calls shoulders directly into oncoming traffic. “I love...
Why Quarterbacks Love Practice
No doubt more than a few young and veteran Skins’ fans felt a warming glow in their hearts when they saw the shimmering #10 Gold Jersey trot onto the field at 2:42 pm Monday afternoon, (7/30). These days Robert Griffin III is almost always the first Redskins player to on the practice field. Griffin casting his gloved hand down at the crowd in a futile attempt to subdue the...
August 2012
8 posts
Quarterbacks by the Numbers
Here are some numbers that have to do with a couple of quarterbacks. Maybe you’ll find them as interesting as I did. Set I: Daunte Culpepper and Cam Newton’s record-breaking first seasons.
In 2000, at the age of 23, 6’4, 260-pound Daunte Culpepper threw for 3937 yards and 33 touchdowns, while running for 470 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Last year, at the age of 22, 6’5, 250-pound Cam Newton became...
Morton's Salt: Top 5 Corporate Puns
My old writing professor, John Crowley recently posted a note on his blog about his fondness for an eyeglass cleaner called “OptiMist”. It took him back:
“You are an optimist if you see the future as good; your opti-aids are made to see well with a misting of cleanser. The two ‘opti’s have entirely different roots.
“I love this kind of delicate beauty in...
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The Rooster's Cockerel is Cut: Mexico beats the...
My pen dropped out of my mouth last night when I saw Mexico was paying out 5 to 1 on websites putting odds on Saturday’s Olympic Men’s Soccer gold medal match. An unabashed admirer of Brazil the nation, principally because of my fanaticism for their national soccer team, I wasn’t quite bias enough to avoid drooling over those kind of odds… International soccer matches are rarely if ever as...
Welcome to the Era, er-... The League of the Super...
Remember the days where anyone could win in the NBA? Neither do I.
Remember when there were the favorites and the fringe contenders. Well, now there’s the Heat, and there is the Lakers. Any other team making the NBA Finals in 2013 would be a Cinderella story. Yes, even the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Chicago Bulls.
Remember Lakers v. Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. One of my...
June 2012
9 posts
LeBron James: my opinion on greatness
You’d have to be an idiot to say right now today that LeBron James is not the best basketball player in the world. He is.
James has just completed the most dominant full year in basketball since Shaq in the year 2000. Congratulations to him. Although I recognize his accomplishments, I’ll admit here I don’t want him to be the best basketball player in the world. I don’t want him to be the best...
James Harden: the key at the top of key.
Last Sunday, in my Finals Preview, I wrote that James Harden would be the X-factor in the 2012 NBA Finals. It was kind of a no-brainer for me. An admitted huge fan of Harden’s, I figured that if he could help the Thunder’s second unit consistently beat the Heat’s far older, slower and less accomplished second team, then the Thunder would pull away in most of the games and eventually win the...
The Better Team
There comes a point in every series where both teams know which is the better team. That came point in the third quarter of yesterday’s game. Series tied home court advantage up for grabs both teams came out the locker room understanding the importance of the following 24 minutes. In the opening minutes of that half, the Thunder showed themselves to be a far smarter and more cohesive...
Kevin Durant Fouled in Final Seconds of Game 2
Sophomore year of high school some friends of mine on the basketball team and I were waiting around between games at our annual Christmas tournament. My friends Saif and Ikram were cracking up because one of the referee’s looked exactly like Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince. I was laughing too - but I was thinking at the time that they meant he looked like Dr. Phil, a black version - I thought...
Wade's Problems
The Heat have two big problems they need to address before tomorrow night’s game 2. One is that there is a superstar on the other team that looks unstoppable. The other is that one of their superstars looks entirely stoppable.
There might not be much they can do to slow down the other’s team’s guy: Kevin Durant, who I’m pretty sure is the all-time career leader in points...
