Five Irreplaceable Attributes of Favre

So my gloom about the Maryland game on Sunday was partially erased today, when I was one of the lucky few to jump online and snatch up two of the tickets the Nationals made available for Opening Night at the new Nationals Ballpark, set for Sunday, March 30, 2008, against the Braves. I have read about people who had nightmares logging into the ticket system... all I can tell you is I logged in right at 9, was in the "waiting area" for about 45 seconds, them the ticket ordering screen popped on an... more

The top 8 guys performed tonight for a spot in the "finals" next week... really it’s the "finals" to narrow the top 12 to the top 10 who get to take part in the Idol tour. Tonight the guys performed and proved why last year’s group of guys was so incredibly weak. Before we get to reviews of performances, first let me weigh in on the David Hernandez situation. In case your wife doesn’t e-mail you storis from TMZ during the day and you hadn’t heard the latest scandal... more

The Iditarod sled dog race started in Anchorage this Saturday. Most people know about the Iditarod only what they learned in school or saw in the movie Balto. I, like many males in the 80s and 90s, grew up reading Gary Paulsen books (which I highly recommend to anyone with either a third grader or a third-grade reading level), so I know a little more about dog sledding than the average sports fan. But before last year, I hadn’t given much thought to the Iditarod in years. ... more

After a two-year suspension for drug abuse, Chris "Birdman" Andersen has been accepted back into the NBA fold . He came very close to being more like the Birdman of Alcatraz than one of the NBA’s most-loved bad boys. The Hornets have the option to re-sign him to a pro-rated contract based on his last valid contract, and they have decided to do so. Birdman has been clean for two years following a successful stint in rehab in Malibu. Birdman never posted impressive statistics, but he se... more