Sympathy For The Rookie
June 28th, 2008 by FanYard
Finally! Someone besides the better than average football fan with a brain in their heads decided to make the point that NFL rookies get paid WAAAYYYY tooo …
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There are a ton of opinions about the show trial of Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, yesterday on Capitol Hill. Much of it revolves around the star pitcher, of course, and his proclamations of innocence in the face of seemingly damning evidence. Of course, most of the evidence that suggests he willingly and knowingly accepted …
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Was Roger Clemens lying today on Capitol Hill? The Congressional hearing took place today in which members of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform listened to testimony from both the 7-time Cy Young award winner and his former friend and trainer, former police officer Brian McNamee. McNamee claims he gave Clemens banned substances in the form …
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Rudy Gay YouTube Slam Dunk Promo
February 12th, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized | Add a commentIf anyone of you out there can slam dunk like no one’s business in a safe manner that uses no props, get that thing on film now and you might see Vancouver Memphis Grizzlies swingman Rudy Gay recreate your moves on national television. Gay has a YouTube slam dunk contest asking for your help. It is unknown to …
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Chris Bosh Rocks
February 11th, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Basketball, Football, NBA, Uncategorized | 2 commentsSorry it has been a few days, but I have had very little time lately. The weekend was busy, as I had to learn a whole lot of the concept behind molecular gastronomy and molecular mixology - although those terms are used more by the media than by the chefs and bartenders onto whose work these tags are hung. In …
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Shaq O’Neal in Phoenix - Hell Cooling Quickly
February 7th, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized | Add a commentShaq passed the physical and was introduced to his new home crowd from a luxury suite at US Airways Center in Phoenix last night. As the crowd roared and roared, Diesel slipped an imaginary ring onto his finger, sending the noise level of the fans of the longest-running NBA franchise without a title into the stratosphere. It remains unclear when …
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Phoenix Suns Trade Fuel For Diesel, Pending Medical
February 6th, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized | Add a commentAt first, it seemed strange that the rumors coming out of Phoenix might be true. Suns owner Robert Sarver has been getting adamant about the need to cut the costs of his team’s salary and Shaq has two years at $20 million apiece left on his contract. The Suns would be trading the $17 million of Shawn Marion’s contract and …
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Hello FanYard Crew! Wow! What an end to one of the greatest NFL seasons ever! Super Bowl XLII was one for the ages. Congratulations to the G-men and their fans! Thank you all so much, who took part in helping FanYard have a successful first season. We learned a lot, and this first year will help us to …
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Giants Deserved Win Over Patriots
February 4th, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Football, NFL, Uncategorized | Add a commentYesterday, the New York Giants played one of the most inspired games I have seen since 2002, when the new England Patriots came to the Super Bowl as huge underdogs and ended up beating the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, 20-17. Interestingly, there is a good chance the score in this Super Bowl would have ended up being …
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Super Bowl XLII Predictions and Society
February 1st, 2008 by FanYard Posted in Football, NFL, Uncategorized | Add a commentIt is not very often that we see a game with such magnitude have such a wide variance to the size of the predictions being made on it. At FanYard, we have people picking the Patriots to win from anywhere from a safety to over 30 points. On the New York side of the ball, no one is predicting a …