Bradford Applin Did you know that Shaun White prefers to not waste his endorsement money on “elephants that can speak sign language?” Were you aware that American speed skater Chad Hendrick has been called the “Paris Hilton of speed skating” by European journalists? Did you just imagine a speed skater toting a Chihuahua around on […]
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Sports Balk 2-9-06
Bradford Applin Flashback! (Cue cheesy harp music and distorted cloudy video) It’s Jan. 28, 1996, and I’m at the tender age of 9-years-old. My chest proudly proclaims my allegiance with my children’s size Greg Lloyd jersey. A Steelers cap is placed snuggly on top of my head, ridiculously oversized in proportion to my skull. The […]
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Super headache
Bradford Applin You’ll have to excuse my writing this week – if I happen to ramble (more than usual that is) please give me the benefit of the doubt. If by chance I have random, unrelated topics running together, I’m relying on you, my faithful reader, to give me a free pass. You see, much […]
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The Others
Bradford Applin Sunday night I was still trying to comprehend the significance of the NFL conference championship games. Was the fact that the Seahawks were going to the Super Bowl a sign that fire and brimstone would soon rain from the sky? Was the name Jake permanently disgraced by Jake Plummer and Jake Delhomme in […]
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Referee Reform
Bradford Applin Referee Reform By: Bradford Applin When inquired as to my position on the mind-numbing weekend of football that was the NFL Divisional Playoffs, I thought it best to take a cue from everyone’s favorite MasterCard spokesman, Peyton Manning: “I’m trying to be a good fan here-but we had referee problems.” Not to […]
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Sports Balk 1-12-06
Bradford Applin As I sit here tanning in the faint glow radiating from my computer monitor, eating stale Oreos and contemplating cracking open my textbook for the first time this quarter, several possible New Year’s resolutions come to mind. What will mine be this year you ask? Lose weight, exercise, improve my grades? Not exactly […]