Thursday, March 01, 2007

I'm Back...Deal With It

I'll be filling in for Bob while he's on his European vacation, so let's try to make the best of this, shall we???

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Things looking worse for GMJ in that investigation into performance-enhancing drugs...
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SI.com: Gary Matthews, Jr., who had a career year in 2006 and signed a $50 million deal with the Angels this offseason, has already been linked to a customer list of a raided pharmacy. Do you have more information on him?
Llosa/Wertheim: Yes. According to law enforcement documents we've reviewed, Matthews is not just on a customer list, as was reported Tuesday. In August 2004, he was allegedly sent Genotropin -- a brand of synthetic human growth hormone typically prescribed to children suffering from growth failure -- at an address in Mansfield, Texas. We traced the address and it is the residence of a former minor league teammate of Matthews', who told us that he is friends with Matthews.

SI.com: How did Matthews get a prescription?

Llosa/Wertheim: This, allegedly, goes to the root of what has prompted this massive investigation. According to the document we've reviewed, Matthews received the prescription through a doctor at Health Watch, a now-defunct anti-aging clinic in south Florida. According to the report, the drugs came from Applied Pharmacy services, a compound pharmacy in Mobile, Ala., which was raided last fall by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). This shadowy nexis between anti-aging centers and compound pharmacies is at the heart of this multi-agency investigation.
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Evander Holyfield in deep doo-doo also...
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A great game in Austin as Texas holds off the Aggies in double-overtime...another reminder to Longhorn fans to enjoy Kevin Durant while you still have him...

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Despite the Vanderjagt failure last year, Jerry decides to shell out some money to keep punter Mat McBriar in Dallas for 5-more years...I think this investment will work out a little better than with Chris-Chris.
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10-Cowboys that might be affected most by the hiring of Wade Phillips.

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On the eve of free agency, several NFL teams released players Wednesday, most notably Brad Johnson and Jamal Lewis...

...BTW, here's several things you always wanted to know about free agency, but were afraid to ask.
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A month after taking them to the Super Bowl, but Lovie Smith is finally rewarded by the Bears.
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The Mavs entertain Bron-Bron and the Cavs tonight (7:00, TNT). (preview)
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Forget that idea that Reggie Miller will be in a Mavs uniform...unfortunately, we will continue to have to watch the abortion that is his broadcasting career.
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Dallas does get some help on its off-night, as the Suns lose to Philly...now trail the Mavs by 4-and-a-half in the West.
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Mark Cuban could be looking for sports team number-2...and it's not the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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The official Dirk tracker...or somesuch




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Some old-time hockey tonight in Florida as the Stars take on the Panthers (6:30, FSNSW). (preview)

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YouTube

Ollie Williams



What I wish I could've gotten Bob to do when he boarded his plane...



Benny Hill was a freakin' genius



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Boing!

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nicely done, Ty. I still can't stand the wheels-off formatting job you do, but you blogged early and seem to have covered all the major sports stories of the last 24 hours. See how much fun it is to quote lengthy excerpts from other people's articles in order to create the illusion of independent analysis? I'm glad you've learned from your leader.

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cracker1743 said...

Note to Tsip: check out how Aggie tips his hat to Longhorn on a game well played, despite the fact he's trying not to throw up from that kick in the nuts. Quit being such a tool, Bentley.

Jake said...

Congrats sips, well played, though at home. Now all you have to do is beat Kansas for a 3 way tie.

cracker1743 said...

Bentley, somehow I missed the hat-tipping in your very first, very gay comment. The kick in the nuts is that after the great season A&M has had, we just pooped away our chance for sole possession of the Big 12 title. The best A&M can hope for is a three way tie, if Whorn beats Kansas and A&M beats Mizzou. A good showing in the NCAA tournament will of course restore the flow of blood to my testicles.

Drew J said...

The topic of rushing the court is quite possibly the most tired out debate of the CBB-themed internet, but please note that following an 18 point beatdown of Texas on Feb. 5, the Aggies did not rush the court.

In fact, the students of Texas A&M have not rushed the court all season. The last time the court was rushed was following LAST YEAR'S huge upset win by the Ags on a last second improbable shot. One of the bigger wins in A&M basketball history due to what the state of our basketball program had been in recent history.

But now that we have somewhat become more comfortable with the fact that our basketball team isn't terrible, you see us less jacked about winning conference games.

But you sure got us got Mr. Longhorn, we'll be sorry that we used to suck and now don't suck anymore and will certainly stop being excited about it.

Gravypan said...

Will Longhorn recover from this fact-checked punch to the nuts?

We shall see.

cracker1743 said...

I don't think anyone's been hanging their hat on a 70-year-old title. But you stay classy, Whorn.

And frankly, I wouldn't be punching anyone in the nuts about rushing the court in a regular season game (even the Longhorns) if a) they'd sucked at basketball for most of their existence, 2) had recently gone oh-fer the conference and were coming up from rock bottom, and d) just beat their biggest rival. But that's just me.

Oh, and all the nuts talk is just me being polite. Judging from the bruises on your chin, I thought you liked them.

Bitterwhiteguy said...

I'd like to tip my hat to today's blog, mainly because it has the highest percentage of offsides posts in recent memory.

Cap It said...

Funny, damn funny.

cracker1743 said...

"First?" is gay. That's all I meant. Sheesh, talk about persecution complex...

Otherwise, I think I'll just stick with "balls across the chin", and leave it at that.

Oh, and your mom.

Cap It said...

Nice effort today, Ty.

fickle said...

The Mavs beat Lebron & Co., the Rangers sign Michael Young, the Stars play hockey, the Cowboys prepare for a draft, college hoops is getting ready for conference tourneys, and YouTube has unorganized entertainment.

All of this goes on, Bob leaves Ty in charge of the blog, and the ball gets dropped on Sports Friday heading into a Sports Weekend. I'm ashamed.