Archive for March 8th, 2008

Dirk tops Mavs’ scoring list with 34 over Nets

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

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Speedo Guy More Profane Than You Remember [Original DX Member]

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Yup, the magic of Speedo Guy and his Cameron crotch chops didn’t prove enough to turn away the Tar Heels (though I did turn away).

It’s always a celebration when Dook goes down, but even more so…

McGrady fuels Rockets’ 18th straight with 41

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

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Peter wins WBC belt, stops Maskaev in sixth round

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Samuel Peter stopped Oleg Maskaev in the final seconds of the sixth round Saturday night, claiming Maskaev’s WBC heavyweight title.

Quint sees midnight horror comedy OTIS and Harry Potter fandom doc WE ARE WIZARDS at SXSW ‘08!!!

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Dem Wins Hastert’s Seat

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

In a stunning upset Saturday that could be a harbinger of trouble for the GOP this fall, a little-known Democratic physicist won the special election for a seat drawn to re-elect former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis, who lost his fourth high-profile election in six years, following an expensive and highly negative contest.

Nolan Ryan: MLB ‘turned back’ on steroid problem

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan said Saturday that baseball was finally addressing the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by major leaguers after previously ignoring the problem.

Cooper: Samantha Power Had Clinton’s Number

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Marc Cooper: Resigned Obama advisor Samantha Power was awarded the Pulitzer for her finely written and downright horrifying book A Problem From Hell which, in macabre detail, describes the calculated indifference of the Clinton administration when 800,000 Rwandans were being systematically butchered. The red phone rang and rang and rang again. I don’t know where Hillary was then. But her husband and his entire experienced foreign policy team — from the brass in the Pentagon to the congenitally feckless Secretary of State Warren Christopher — just let it ring.

Cink’s birdies help him to lead at PODS

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Stewart Cink’s fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year.

Rockets host Hornets, seek 18th win in a row

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

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5 Years On, Iraq War Has Changed Lives

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Laura Youngblood clutched her husband’s photo as she drove alone to the hospital. She’d become pregnant nearly nine months earlier, the day he’d left for training for Iraq. Hours later, after the baby was born, she placed the photo in the bassinet next to the infant he’d named Emma in his last letter home. He would never hold her.

Gholston’s vertical could help him leap into top five

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

It was cold outside, but Ohio State’s pro day heated up with Vernon Gholston’s
4.58-second 40 and 42-inch vertical — significant improvements over his combine
output. Now some scouts wonder if Gholston, not Chris Long, is the top DE prospect,
Rob Rang says.