Sports Links

What Sports Illustrate – I found this article by Dr. E while bumming around Google looking for links. Dr. E has a wonderful ability to seamlessly tie together topics like sports, sex, religion, and camaraderie. As always, he throws in a twist at the end. If I could write a tenth as well as this guy, this blog would be da bomb.

Scottie Pippen on the Disaster in MSG – The Knicks are screwed. Their general manager is the sports equivalent of Fredo Corleone. Their coach is a guy who likes to play the right way and is charged with leading 12 guys who don’t know how to play the right way. Just to add icing on the cake, they’re in the wildly intense media market. Thankfully, they’re in the Atlantic Division and make for good cannon fodder.

The Jimmy Chitwood Story – Don’t even need to explain this one.

Dismantling the Jets – This week the Jets cut several players of note. They included Ty Law(CB), Jay Fiedler(QB), Jason Fabini(LT), and Jerald Sowell(FB). You’ll notice that each of these players are good or better. They’ve also asked their “franchise” quarterback to take an 89% pay decrease. On the bright side, they’ve brought in a new coach who is going to have to implement an entirely new system. Don't worry he's never been the head coach of a team. I love the AFC East.

ESPN & The Objectification of Women – Vote on who the hottest female athletes are. I’m a big fan of Maria Sharapova and that ice-dancing lady. Don’t know how Swin Cash and that snow-boarding chick got on the list and my lady curlers didn’t.

Miracle on Ice – This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. The link sends you to ESPN’s homage to the 1980 team. Unfortunately, I wasn’t alive when it happened. I did get to see the Miracle on Turf, so it all washed out in the end.