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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2013 8 Comments

I wasn't watching live because I didn't really care. But the rubbing-it-in that's going on is quite enjoyable to watch. (I was tempted to draw political analogies, but that would have cheapened the moment.) Good collection of video/gifs/photos at SB Nation. https://twitter.com/gregorydjohnsen/status/406945912863211520 https://twitter.com/japarsons/status/406946057298259968 https://twitter.com/sbnation/status/406943478870843392 https://twitter.com/AaronWorthing/status/406950865309007872 Good luck collecting: https://twitter.com/tjboyd15/status/406829975053291520...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2012 103 Comments

The NCAA has imposed the following penalties on Penn State, via WaPo: Penn State was socked with a four-year postseason ban, the loss of 40 scholarships over four years and a $60 million fine stemming from its coverup in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2012 30 Comments

Via Reuters: A jury in downtown Washington on Monday acquitted Major League Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens of all six criminal charges against him in a trial to decide whether he lied to Congressabout using performance-enhancing drugs. Jurors deliberated for a total of about 10 hours before...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 07, 2012 4 Comments

Peyton Manning was released by the Colts today. Upon seeing the headline "Manning Released," cheers must have erupted in Salons around the world. Just one problem, as Jim Geraghty points out: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2012 63 Comments

"Chink in the armor" is a non-racial idiom, not a single word, denoting: A vulnerable area, as in Putting things off to the last minute is the chink in Pat's armor and is bound to get her in trouble one day . This term relies on chink ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 57 Comments

I didn't watch the Halftime show yesterday, but I did notice Twitter light up like a Christmas Holiday tree, with shouts of Et tu Clint! Now I know why: It pretty much was an Obama commercial supporting the government bailout of Chrysler: Apparently the ad was pulled from YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 04, 2012 26 Comments

I have followed cycling for many years, and at one point was a pretty good cyclist myself. The family went to Paris in 2005 to watch Lance Armstrong's last victory ride down the Champs-Élysées (as it turned out it was not his last ride, as he...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2012 24 Comments

to watch this again. I was a student in Moscow at the time, and it was overwhelming.  No one thought it was possible.  And it wasn't, it just happened. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2012 32 Comments

The man of God or the man who is a God in New England? I'm going hometown. I will update when the game is over, until then, it's whatever is on your mind. Post game update:  "That was so satisfying that I need a cigarette."...