Entries Tagged as 'sports'

And now, LeBron

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

James with a new book in which he admits he smoked pot in high school.
Quoth some guy on Reddit:
It sucks — a lot — that the U.S. still hasn’t gotten past the point where it’s a “revelation” that a superstar athlete smoked pot when he was 17.
We probably never will, either. But at least ESPN […]

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Tags: Marijuana · sports

Santonio and Phelps, dial 420

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Was thinking about this one over the weekend, as the Steelers’ Santonio Holmes caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, and in fact shone that entire final drive - four catches, 73 yards on that drive alone. And Super Bowl MVP honors.
But, per the Michael Phelps bong hit photos, Santonio Holmes has also […]

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Tags: Drugs · sports

End of an era

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I always read Bob Smizik in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, as a sports columnist he was always willing to be the bugger, the bad guy - I’m in touch with that emotion. Though I sometimes wondered how he got out of locker rooms alive.
In any event, he’s calling it a career, and it doesn’t get more […]

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Tags: Steelers · Pennsylvania · sports

‘roid rage

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

And so over at the Yahoo! News front page we’ve got a big AP video exclusive - “Juiced? The GOP candidates weigh in on Clemens, steroids.”
I can’t think of anything I’m less interested in hearing the GOP - or Democratic - candidates weigh in on than Clemens and steroids.
Of all the issues our national government […]

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Tags: Election 2008 · sports