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March 17, 2008

Cynical Peak Tourney Challenge

Cynical Peak Software wants to have some fun this year with the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament. We’re announcing the first Cynical Peak Bracket Challenge. It’s time to see who has the best basketball IQ (really, it’s not luck, I knew the 16 would beat the 1). Prizes, in the form of software [...]

Sports

February 4, 2008

Classy

MJD:
On more than one occasion this year, Bill Belichick and the Patriots have run up the score on an overmatched opponent, and forced an opposing coach to sit there and watch his beaten team go through the motions while their heineys were being handed to them.
But when the shoe’s on the other foot, and Bill [...]

Sports

October 8, 2007

Forget about the differential

Keith Law:

Although the Diamondbacks had the better record and will have home-field advantage, the Rockies had a much better projected record based on runs scored and allowed.

ESPN’s experts need to pull their heads out of their asses. Had a better projected record? The season is over, why don’t we go with [...]

Sports

October 6, 2007

Plans to major?

I’m watching the ASU-Washington State game and saw something that confirms we should start treating the players as players and stop pretending they’re students. Ryan Torain, the ASU running back, had listed on his profile card “major: plans to major in sports psychology”. Sounds like a good major and not something that’s a [...]