They may likely take my blogger’s card away for this, but I like ESPN’s Colin Cowherd. Sure, I know he hates bloggers, yet occasionally cribs their bits, but he is also on of the few people at the World Wide Leader who says things that are undeniably true. Yesterday on SportsNation, during a discussion of the… Read More Why I Like Colin Cowherd
Sadly, the run that Joe Nathan has enjoyed as an All-Star closer for the Minnesota Twins may be over. After leaving Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with stiffness in his pitching elbow, Nathan has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Normally, such an injury requires reconstructive surgery, but there are a… Read More Vaya Con Dios, Joe Nathan
It’s time once again for the Battle for the Broadmoor Trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Western College Hockey Association (WCHA) tournament. Because college hockey is a decidedly regional sport, the WCHA may be the best sports league you’ve never heard of. To help foster an understanding of this league, consult this article comparing the league’s… Read More The 2010 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament – The Definitive Preview
What do you picture when you think of a world-class athlete? Just because a guy has a beer-gut doesn’t mean he isn’t an athlete. In fact, the guy who is a bit bigger around the middle than he should be might just be able to totally kick your ass. There is almost no better place… Read More Behold the Power of Fat Guys
We live in America; a country where nearly 4 out of 10 high-school graduates could tell you anything lucid about The Civil War, and even less can find any given state on a map. Worse yet, some of them can’t even find the map. Given such a dismal state of geographic knowledge, it’s time for… Read More The Battle of the Dakotas
As if you didn’t know…as if you haven’t read this story before. Brett Favre can’t make up his mind. In other news, the sun will rise in the east, the ocean is wet, and Minnesota Viking fans are suckers. Without going into a great amount of detail, Favre is dooming the future of this franchise. The… Read More BREAKING NEWS: Favre Suddenly Indecisive
There are a lot of things in this country that started with a valid need for them to exist, then they outgrew their usefulness and transmogrified into some sort of horrible, Bizzaro-world mutation. The labor unions that kept workers from being mangled in a sausage grinder now ensure a non-skilled laborer gets 43 bucks an… Read More Open Letter to the American Sports Media: Enough with the Sanctimony Already
Have you ever had one of those moments where you can’t believe what you are reading, yet you aren’t surprised this is the level to which we have sunk as a society? Well, look no farther than Palm Desert, California for today’s example. “Palm Desert High School is without a girls varsity softball coach after… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Softball
What makes a great rivalry? If you were to leave that question to the dopes at ESPN, all you will hear is a bunch of slop about the Red Sox and the Yankees, Michigan and Ohio State, or from the real “traditionalists,” you might get some waxing nostalgic about Army and Navy. In other words,… Read More Los Angeles vs. San Francisco: A Study In Rivalry
As noted previously, there is a case to be made that hockey’s “The Great One” may in fact not be a Canadian as he claims. ESPN’s John Buccigross gave Gretzky a test on knowledge common to Canadians. The results may astound you. Naturally, we here at Dubism will continue to investigate this story.
First of all, I do actually enjoy the game itself. It requires a great deal of skill and strategy and their is something hypnotic about it. But, as a male, it is hard to deny curling is chock full of hot chicks and MILFy goodness. To be even more honest, I think we all know… Read More Ten Reasons Why I Watch Curling
It’s almost as though the seriously-hoped-for future greatness of pitcher Stephen Strasburg offers an aura of competence that somehow leaks into the statistics…… Read More Baseball Prospectus Admits Error; Washington Nationals Are NOT the Greatest Team Ever
What have we come to in this world when one can’t make fun of the blatantly obvious? It seems that a pair of blokes from down under have gotten a bit jammed up for noticing that a great deal of male figure skaters might be (gasp) homosexuals. First, look at this picture. Who are we… Read More Either Learn To Take A Joke Or Shut The Fuck Up
Is there a sport richer with tradition than baseball? Think about it…from the ceremonial first pitch to the parade for the winners of the World Series, baseball oozes tradition. But not all traditions are good. With spring training underway, it is time to look at the Minnesota Twins, and three traditions that franchise really needs to… Read More Traditions of the Minnesota Twins
During Friday’s coverage, those of us forced to watch NBC for our Olympic fix were treated to two-time figure skating gold medalist Dick Button getting roped into a discussion as to what qualifies as a “true” sport. Why? Because regardless of season, the Olympics are the perfect fodder for this debate. Before I go any further with… Read More What Is A Sport?
This is an an oldie, but a goodie. A few years back, three guys managed to get their hands on some Team Canada gear, and then managed to get interviewed by the sideline reporter at what appears to be a sparesly-attended football game. In which sport do these gentlemen claim to be Olympians, you ask? Hide your face… Read More And the Gold Medal in Bullshit Goes To…
Actually, there’s a whole host of reasons, but the one that really has me bugged today – Why are there so many creepy doppelgängers in Vancouver? Start with the opening ceremony. I think we all know K.D. Lang is a lesbian, but who knew Clay Aiken is one too? Then, there’s this guy. First, they’ve got him… Read More Why The Olympics Creep Me Out
Sure, it’s easy to chuckle at the malfunctioning torch during the Olympic opening ceremonies Friday night. The images were priceless; three hours of what can only be described as a First Nations version of an acid trip followed by the flawless painfully awkward lighting of the four-legged triangular cauldron.But let’s be honest; laughing at Canada is like… Read More Blame it on the Wayne
Please don’t misunderstand me. I am not making light of what happened to Nodar Kumaritashvili. It is genuinely a tragedy. But you have to understand, luge is all about riding a 50-pound sled down a frozen laundry chute at 90 miles per hour. While the closest I ever got to luge was a regular sled powered by peppermint… Read More Frankly, I’m Surprised Olympic Athletes Don’t Die More Often
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