Archive for August 8th, 2008

Pennington lands 2-year deal, starting job in Miami

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Chad Pennington agreed Friday night to a two-year, $11.5 million contract that pretty well locks him into starting, according to a source.

Has the Oil Bubble Burst?

Friday, August 8th, 2008

There is a long-running argument as to just what proportion of any commodity price movement can be traced to speculative activity by hedge funds and others, and what proportion to physical demand. But when the oil price swings up or down by $5 or more in a single day, you may be sure that the fluctuation is not being caused by a sheikh on one end of the line arguing with the manager of your local petrol station on the other: it is the financial parasites in between who are moving the market.

Judge Refuses to Deport Jamaican Lesbian

Friday, August 8th, 2008

A Jamaican lesbian living in south Florida has avoided deportation after an immigration judge allowed the 29-year-old to stay in the United States because her sexual orientation could cause her to be tortured in her home country.

Together Retro [Adventure]: Xenogears

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Presented by: Bastion & Racketboy
New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club
This is the first installment of our new “Adventure” path of the Together Retro game club.  As discussed in “Expanding the Together Retro Game Club“, this is a new branch gear towards those interested in longer, story-driven games like RPGs and […]

Dixon wins pole for Meijer Indy 300

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Helio Castroneves has a theory on why nobody can seem to catch IndyCar Series leader Scott Dixon.

Celebrate Good Times, Come On! [The Clip Show]

Friday, August 8th, 2008

·It’s never too late to wish Manoj a happy 38th birthday!
·Bomb and anthrax threats temporarily made MGM Tower the baddest-ass studio HQ in town.
·A lucky Morgan Freeman escaped a serious car…

Forde: Breaking down Phelps, stroke by stroke

Friday, August 8th, 2008

What makes Michael Phelps so good? ESPN.com asked his coach, Bob Bowman, to break him down by each discipline.

Which Guest On Last Night’s ‘Chelsea Lately’ Was Caught Doing Blow? [Short Ends]

Friday, August 8th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”/handbi_def.flv”, 506, 423,”"); · We spotted this juicy little nugget of gossip just moments before last night’s episode of Chelsea Lately aired on E! last night. One of the show’s…

Forde: A race-by-race preview of Phelps’ Olympic quest

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Michael Phelps is looking to become the first Olympian to win eight golds in a single Games. Will he do it? Here is a race-by-race preview.

Bear Chasers Rejoice As Kathy Griffin And The Woz Call It Quits [The Way We Woz]

Friday, August 8th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”/wozbreak_def.flv”, 506, 423,”"); All good things must come to an end, and so it goes for comedienne Kathy Griffin and her bearish beau, Apple gazillionaire Steve Wozniak. Sure, we…

How About You Sit Back And Watch THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE!!!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Bill O’Reilly Devours Conscience-Stricken Movie Blogger [Politics]

Friday, August 8th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”/stvbill_def.flv”, 506, 423,”"); Jon Voight’s recent toe-dip into the murky pool of political commentary attracted more than a few piranhas, the hungriest of whom may have been…