The Official Sports thread - Page 8

Torn Rose · 2006-02-04, 03:09 PM

Harry Carson's 13-year stint with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history. The indestructible former linebacker served as Team Captain for 10 of his 13 seasons including the 1986 season when the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. Rated the #1 "Inside Linebacker" in NFL history according to Pro Football Weekly, Carson was named to the All-Rookie Team after his first NFL season. Subsequently, during his NFL career, he was named to the All-NFL Team 7 times, the All-NFC Team 8 times, and NFC Linebacker of the Year twice. He once made an amazing 25 tackles in a Monday Night Football Game against the Green Bay Packers. With performances like that he was selected by his peers to play in the NFC-AFC Pro Bowl 9 times and is among the top 300 players to ever play in the National Football League.

anasporn · 2006-02-04, 11:46 PM

Oh wow, good stuff. Thanks for bringing me up to speed, Torn. I never followed the Giants much at all...am an AFC woman myself

and a die-hard rabid STEELER fan to boot

bluemoney · 2006-02-05, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Torn

Troy Aikman, Harry Carson, John Madden, Warren Moon, Reggie White and Rayfield Wright were selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.

Good class! But I ask this every year. . Why no Art Monk?

Surfn · 2006-02-05, 08:09 PM

They just announced this morning that N.O. is reopening it's dome Sept 05.

Torn Rose · 2006-02-05, 09:55 PM

Congrats to the Steelers fans.

(2:00 left so it's over.)

Not thrilled with the officiating, but what can ya do…

Torn Rose · 2006-02-05, 09:58 PM

BTW, no one stood out tonight so I have to think Parker will get the MVP.

It was Hasselbacks to win until he threw the INT and Big Bens has 2 INT's, Randel El has a great shot.

pornrex · 2006-02-05, 10:05 PM

Torn Rose · 2006-02-05, 10:16 PM

Wow, I forgot about Hines.... that was a very quite 123 yards...

Torn Rose · 2006-02-05, 10:56 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2320537

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Michaela Hutchison became the first girl in the nation to win a state high school wrestling title while competing against boys.

Hutchison won the final of the 103-pound weight class during Alaska's big school wrestling championships. The Skyview High sophomore entered the state tournament ranked No. 1 in her weight class.

Amid chants of "C'mon, Michaela" and "Girl power," Hutchison earned a 1-0 victory Saturday over Colony High School's Aaron Boss.

She scored an escape with 16 seconds left to beat Boss for the second time in two weeks. Family and friends mobbed Hutchison as she walked away from the mat with a bloody nose, while the crowd rose in a standing ovation.

"They were helping me," Hutchison told the Anchorage Daily News.

She finished the season with a 45-4 record that included 33 pins, one shy of the state single-season record. Hutchison is the third in her family of 10 children to win a state title, joining brothers Zeb and Eli.

bluemoney · 2006-02-05, 11:10 PM

Congrats to the Steelers

Can NFL an NCAA officiating get any worse? Its one thing to miss a play in real time but when you still get the "fucking play" wrong on the replay?

Need to get rid of Fucktard officials to Insure Integrity of the game.

Torn Rose · 2006-02-05, 11:16 PM

Biggest issue I have with the NFL is not stopping the game clock to reset the chains on first downs, buy far the worst thing in the game.

Imagine the drama if the clock stopped while they reset the chains like in the NCAA, it's outrageous to think you can run out of time because the Refs can't set up a chain in time. The sudden death OT is sad too, but when the game can not continue due to the officials having to set up the chain, that is just wrong.

pornrex · 2006-02-06, 04:04 AM

Ok, now this is a little ridiculous...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2320802

bluemoney · 2006-02-06, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pornrex

Ok, now this is a little ridiculous...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2320802

Yes, but not surprising.

anasporn · 2006-02-06, 09:37 AM

All I can say is they better not even THINK of trying to get Troy Palomalu to cut his hair...he might lose his power!

Yeah, the officiating sucked, but not as bad as the Colts-Steelers game. I think Parker should have gotten MVP, that spectacular run breathed new life into the game for Pittsburg. LOL And I had just got done telling the folks I was watching the game with, "If Parker can get out of the backfield he is goooone...." (explaining the nickname "Anti-Bus")

Torn Rose · 2006-02-06, 11:23 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2321024

When the NFL unveiled its MVPs from the previous 39 Super Bowls, only three living members skipped the ceremony.

Former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw decided to stay home, while former Dolphins MVP Jake Scott was traveling in Australia.

Montana, the league's only three-time Super Bowl MVP, turned down the invitation over money, Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Bradshaw, who told league officials that he wanted to be with his family, also took issue with the fees, the Chronicle reported. Bradshaw, through a representative, denied the Chronicle's report that there was a dispute over money.

Former MVPs were given $1,000 for incidental expenses while in Detroit, along with other amenities such as plane tickets, car rental and game tickets.

Sources told each paper that Montana asked for a guarantee of at least $100,000 in appearance money.

When the league balked at Montana's demands, the quarterback declined to be in attendance.

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I was wondering where Joe and Terry were, I forgot about Jake Scott since I miscounted. I think they should have gotton more then $1000, but as much as I love Joe, $100k is too damn much as well.

Toby · 2006-02-06, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Torn

I was wondering where Joe and Terry were, I forgot about Jake Scott since I miscounted. I think they should have gotton more then $1000, but as much as I love Joe, $100k is too damn much as well.

I can see where he's coming from though, he'd rather be elsewhere unless they really make it worth his time.

Preacher · 2006-02-06, 11:40 AM

Just like in the playoff games, the Steelers love to give their fans heart attacks. Even with two minutes to go I was still sweating bullets!

Not the dominating victory I was hoping for, but I'll take it.

And as Ward is one of the most humble and under-rated receivers and one of the toughest blue collar receivers in the league, I'm very glad he got the honor!

Now, when's the draft?

Preacher · 2006-02-06, 11:43 AM

Keep in mind, Bradshaw's had some beef with the Steelers organization in the past, and while they say it's been resolved, I'm not 100% convinced, and maybe that had something to do with him not wanting to be there. |confused|

Torn Rose · 2006-02-08, 08:44 AM

Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets -- but not on hockey -- with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2322234

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This is so what the NHL did not need.

Torn Rose · 2006-02-08, 09:39 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2323121

"Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser will be part of a three-man booth calling the games on Monday nights next season and Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya will be sideline reporters"

"Al Michaels, the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football from 1986 through Sunday's Super Bowl in Detroit, will not return to either broadcast."

bluemoney · 2006-02-08, 09:55 AM

WTF? No Al Michaels! Nice move ESPN . . . Fargin Corksuckers!

Preacher · 2006-02-08, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bluemoney

WTF? No Al Michaels! Nice move ESPN . . . Fargin Corksuckers!

Rumor has it, that was Michaels call as he wanted to switch to NBC's Sunday night games to continue calling games with Madden, but had to break a very lucrative ESPN contract to do so.

Should be an interesting mix with Tirico & Kornheiser...but they kept Theisman?!?!?!

bluemoney · 2006-02-08, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Preacher

Rumor has it, that was Michaels call as he wanted to switch to NBC's Sunday night games to continue calling games with Madden

Okay, I wasnt aware of that. I just figured ESPN made a bad move (my bad

)
I like Tirico but not a big fan of Kornheiser or Theisman. Could be worse!
Could have brought on Stewart Scott. Then it would be 3hrs. of "Booya", "Cool as the other side of the pillow" and referring to everyone as "dog".

Preacher · 2006-02-08, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluemoney

I like Tirico but not a big fan of Kornheiser or Theisman. Could be worse!

Could have brought on Stewart Scott. Then it would be 3hrs. of "Booya", "Cool as the other side of the pillow" and referring to everyone as "dog".

Amen on the Stewart Scott comment.

What I like about Kornheiser is that he won't pull his punches, so it won't be the bland and boring, he'll cause some drama which might make for entertaining listening.

Torn Rose · 2006-02-08, 06:27 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

"Al Michaels appears headed to NBC after ESPN hired former quarterback Joe Theismann..."

"Al was not comfortable and let us know he was not comfortable with our vision of where we are going," ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said after Wednesday's announcement. "Back in November he said it was the greatest job ever invented. So sometime between the last couple of weeks and November apparently he had a change of heart."

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Ok, as long as he his still doing football, I am still "freaked out" hearing him do basketball, I’m still not use to it, he just belongs to football.

I'm waiting to hear they replaced Hank on MNF now, maybe they will get the god awful duo ESPN has doing "College Game day" to ruin the intro to MNF as well.

No wait, I know, BRITNEY!!!! Britney needs to do the MNF intro….Paris Hilton? Polka?

Yes, I'm babbling....

2006-02-04, 11:46 PM	#177
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2006-02-05, 09:58 PM	#181
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	BTW, no one stood out tonight so I have to think Parker will get the MVP. It was Hasselbacks to win until he threw the INT and Big Bens has 2 INT's, Randel El has a great shot. Last edited by Torn Rose; 2006-02-05 at 10:02 PM..

2006-02-05, 10:05 PM	#182
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2006-02-05, 10:56 PM	#184
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Girl first to win state prep wrestling title over boys http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2320537 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Michaela Hutchison became the first girl in the nation to win a state high school wrestling title while competing against boys. Hutchison won the final of the 103-pound weight class during Alaska's big school wrestling championships. The Skyview High sophomore entered the state tournament ranked No. 1 in her weight class. Amid chants of "C'mon, Michaela" and "Girl power," Hutchison earned a 1-0 victory Saturday over Colony High School's Aaron Boss. She scored an escape with 16 seconds left to beat Boss for the second time in two weeks. Family and friends mobbed Hutchison as she walked away from the mat with a bloody nose, while the crowd rose in a standing ovation. "They were helping me," Hutchison told the Anchorage Daily News. She finished the season with a 45-4 record that included 33 pins, one shy of the state single-season record. Hutchison is the third in her family of 10 children to win a state title, joining brothers Zeb and Eli.

2006-02-04, 03:09 PM	#176
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Harry Carson's 13-year stint with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history. The indestructible former linebacker served as Team Captain for 10 of his 13 seasons including the 1986 season when the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. Rated the #1 "Inside Linebacker" in NFL history according to Pro Football Weekly, Carson was named to the All-Rookie Team after his first NFL season. Subsequently, during his NFL career, he was named to the All-NFL Team 7 times, the All-NFC Team 8 times, and NFC Linebacker of the Year twice. He once made an amazing 25 tackles in a Monday Night Football Game against the Green Bay Packers. With performances like that he was selected by his peers to play in the NFC-AFC Pro Bowl 9 times and is among the top 300 players to ever play in the National Football League.

2006-02-05, 09:55 PM	#180
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Congrats to the Steelers fans. (2:00 left so it's over.) Not thrilled with the officiating, but what can ya do…

2006-02-05, 10:16 PM	#183
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Wow, I forgot about Hines.... that was a very quite 123 yards...

2006-02-05, 11:10 PM	#185
bluemoney Shimmering Silver Head Of Wisdom Looking At Me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chronic Town Posts: 2,024	Congrats to the Steelers Can NFL an NCAA officiating get any worse? Its one thing to miss a play in real time but when you still get the "fucking play" wrong on the replay? Need to get rid of Fucktard officials to Insure Integrity of the game. __________________ Milf Porn For The Masses

2006-02-05, 11:16 PM	#186
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Biggest issue I have with the NFL is not stopping the game clock to reset the chains on first downs, buy far the worst thing in the game. Imagine the drama if the clock stopped while they reset the chains like in the NCAA, it's outrageous to think you can run out of time because the Refs can't set up a chain in time. The sudden death OT is sad too, but when the game can not continue due to the officials having to set up the chain, that is just wrong.

2006-02-06, 04:04 AM	#187
pornrex feeling a bit better Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,779	Ok, now this is a little ridiculous... http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2320802 __________________ colo-cation - the only host you'll need

2006-02-06, 09:37 AM	#189
anasporn If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 249	All I can say is they better not even THINK of trying to get Troy Palomalu to cut his hair...he might lose his power! Yeah, the officiating sucked, but not as bad as the Colts-Steelers game. I think Parker should have gotten MVP, that spectacular run breathed new life into the game for Pittsburg. LOL And I had just got done telling the folks I was watching the game with, "If Parker can get out of the backfield he is goooone...." (explaining the nickname "Anti-Bus") __________________ "TGP2 Queen" and yes, still crazy! My TGP2 articles on right hand side

2006-02-06, 11:23 AM	#190
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Money differences leave QBs out http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2321024 When the NFL unveiled its MVPs from the previous 39 Super Bowls, only three living members skipped the ceremony. Former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw decided to stay home, while former Dolphins MVP Jake Scott was traveling in Australia. Montana, the league's only three-time Super Bowl MVP, turned down the invitation over money, Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Bradshaw, who told league officials that he wanted to be with his family, also took issue with the fees, the Chronicle reported. Bradshaw, through a representative, denied the Chronicle's report that there was a dispute over money. Former MVPs were given $1,000 for incidental expenses while in Detroit, along with other amenities such as plane tickets, car rental and game tickets. Sources told each paper that Montana asked for a guarantee of at least $100,000 in appearance money. When the league balked at Montana's demands, the quarterback declined to be in attendance. ____________________________________________________________ I was wondering where Joe and Terry were, I forgot about Jake Scott since I miscounted. I think they should have gotton more then $1000, but as much as I love Joe, $100k is too damn much as well.

2006-02-06, 11:40 AM	#192
Preacher There's Xanax in my thurible! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wherever they screw on my head Posts: 2,441	Just like in the playoff games, the Steelers love to give their fans heart attacks. Even with two minutes to go I was still sweating bullets! Not the dominating victory I was hoping for, but I'll take it. And as Ward is one of the most humble and under-rated receivers and one of the toughest blue collar receivers in the league, I'm very glad he got the honor! Now, when's the draft? __________________ NSCash * This Depraved World

2006-02-06, 11:43 AM	#193
Preacher There's Xanax in my thurible! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wherever they screw on my head Posts: 2,441	Keep in mind, Bradshaw's had some beef with the Steelers organization in the past, and while they say it's been resolved, I'm not 100% convinced, and maybe that had something to do with him not wanting to be there. \|confused\| __________________ NSCash * This Depraved World

2006-02-08, 08:44 AM	#194
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Say it aint so joe... Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets -- but not on hockey -- with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2322234 __________________________________________________________ This is so what the NHL did not need.

2006-02-08, 09:39 AM	#195
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	ESPN names new MNF team http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2323121 "Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser will be part of a three-man booth calling the games on Monday nights next season and Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya will be sideline reporters" "Al Michaels, the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football from 1986 through Sunday's Super Bowl in Detroit, will not return to either broadcast."

2006-02-08, 09:55 AM	#196
bluemoney Shimmering Silver Head Of Wisdom Looking At Me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chronic Town Posts: 2,024	WTF? No Al Michaels! Nice move ESPN . . . Fargin Corksuckers! __________________ Milf Porn For The Masses

2006-02-08, 06:27 PM	#200
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html "Al Michaels appears headed to NBC after ESPN hired former quarterback Joe Theismann..." "Al was not comfortable and let us know he was not comfortable with our vision of where we are going," ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said after Wednesday's announcement. "Back in November he said it was the greatest job ever invented. So sometime between the last couple of weeks and November apparently he had a change of heart." __________________________________________________________ Ok, as long as he his still doing football, I am still "freaked out" hearing him do basketball, I’m still not use to it, he just belongs to football. I'm waiting to hear they replaced Hank on MNF now, maybe they will get the god awful duo ESPN has doing "College Game day" to ruin the intro to MNF as well. No wait, I know, BRITNEY!!!! Britney needs to do the MNF intro….Paris Hilton? Polka? Yes, I'm babbling....