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Entries from March 2007

Weekend Preview: The Saints Are Coming!

March 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

So while I was sleeping last night — and having a very pleasant dream involving Tiffany Cherry and a goal square — the St. Kilda Saints kicked off the 2007 Australian Football League season with a 31-point thrashing of the Melbourne Demons. Fraser Gehrig led the way with four goals, which doesn’t suck. What depth [...]

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Tags: American Football · Association Football · Australian Football · General Football Talk · Rugby Football

Chelsea Fans Dig the Ants on a Log

March 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Every football team’s fan base has its quirks. Pittsburgh Steelers fans swing their Terrible Towels. Denver Broncos fans like to mock incomplete passes in unison. Washington Redskins fans dress up like female pigs. It’s all just part of the grand football tradition. But seriously, could somebody explain where this tradition came from? Chelsea warned their [...]

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Tags: Association Football

North Perth Forty: Cousins in Denial, Kerr Caught on Tape

March 27th, 2007 · 15 Comments

And now, a follow-up on the ongoing saga in Perth… For those of you in the land down under who made bets on Ben Cousins getting over his little drug problem and getting back on the field by May, start saving up now. Cousins is in denial worse than Britney Spears. The 28-year-old, who has [...]

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Tags: Australian Football

49ers, Raiders, Red Devils All Smell The Glove

March 26th, 2007 · 5 Comments

No matter what form of football you play, you know one thing for certain — it gets damn hot out there on the field, especially on the artificial stuff. If you don’t suck down the Gatorade at every opportunity, you might find yourself doubled over with leg cramps, and let me tell you, for a [...]

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Tags: American Football · Association Football · General Football Talk

The Sundial and the Hourglass

March 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It wasn’t just eastern empires that developed football games back in the day. No, the Roman Empire cultivated its own game called Harpastum, and while history can’t agree on what the rules of that game were, I think it’s pretty certain that it didn’t look anything like this: Seriously, doesn’t that look like one of [...]

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Tags: Ancient Football

Bill Cowher Is Not Walking Through That Door

March 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

Lest you think I’ve forgotten completely about my Pittsburgh Steelers — or the fact that their former head coach now lives about 30 minutes away from me — here’s something you might want to know. Bill Cowher told the audience at a coach’s clinic in Knoxville yesterday that he doesn’t plan to get back into [...]

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Tags: American Football