Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
The title is the name I would have gone with, but Aid Still Required works — and getting names like Kobe Bryant and Grant Hill behind PSAs, photo shoots, and other work to bring attention to the genocide in Darfur is a Good Thing, particularly when athletes are not viewed as socially and politically active [...]
Filed under: NBA, online video, politics | Tagged: Aid Still Required, Andrew Bynum, Baron Davis, Darfur, Derek Fisher, Emeka Okafor, Eric Snow, Grant Hill, Ira Newble, Kobe Bryant, Luol Deng, Matt Barnes, public service announcements, social activism, Steve Nash | 6 Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
Aaaaand….we’re back. All tips and links as usual to s2nblog@gmail.com, please.
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Sid The Kid Returns: Big deal for a Penguins team that traded for Marion Hossa in his absence for 21 games with a high ankle sprain. Pittsburgh wants to cash it in NOW, obviously — and make a serious run at the cup (I’d [...]
Filed under: Blogroll, MLB, NBA, NFL, cheap shots | No Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
America’s favorite quarterback has decided to hang it up after 16 years in the NFL, because he thought the Packers didn’t want him back (guess that snafu with the accidental publishing on the Packers’ web site got back to him, didn’t it?) and also because he was tired of the physical and mental grind (although [...]
Filed under: NFL | Tagged: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, media favoritism, retirement | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
Essentially, Randy Moss re-signing with New England had to happen — not just for Moss and the work he’s done without question there, but for the health of Tom Brady’s passing stats and his game. Note that Donte’ Stallworth has taken his peripatetic ways to Cleveland, and several members of the Pats’ secondary have sought [...]
Filed under: NFL, free agency, money | Tagged: Bill Belichick, easy calls, everyone got faked out for two days, New England Patriots, Randy Moss, Tom Brady | No Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
(If this seems familiar to you, you might want to read this post from the last NFL off-season.)
Scene: Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen are sitting in the team’s war room, looking over available free agents and trade bait.
Allen: Look, Jon, we’ve got quite a few holes we need to fill here [...]
Filed under: NFL, bad ideas, parody, trades, whimsy | Tagged: Brian Griese, Bruce Allen, excessive vulgarity, Jon Gruden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Warrick Dunn | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Signal to Noise
NBA first, college ball after the jump.
I would be mildly surprised after watching the highlights of Utah’s win over Dallas if Dirk Nowitzki isn’t suspended for the flagrant foul on Andrei Kirilenko. It looked bad on tape, never mind what it was like during the game itself. What really screwed the Mavs over is that [...]
Filed under: Above The Rim, NBA, college basketball | Tagged: Dallas Mavericks, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Kansas Jayhawks, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Santa Clara Broncos, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Utah Jazz, West Virginia Mountaineers | No Comments »
