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An American Sportsman is my new sports blog

Published on 2010-08-14 15:59:00

Blogging has been hilarious fun for me, but I have now reached a point where it is time to separate the wheat from the chaff. That means, goodbye to Talking Smack About Sports, hello to An American Sportsman. I want to broaden and confuse, so there y > read more

George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)

Published on 2010-07-13 16:29:00

George Steinbrenner on the cover of Sports IllustratedWhile this post should be about George Steinbrenner, it's actually about the 300th post of a wonderful idea that has never really taken hold. I'll leave this blog up and running, and I may revisit > read more

LeBron Bails on Cleveland

Published on 2010-07-09 02:42:00

At least he didn't choose New York, right?LeBron James just took his career south, literally and figuratively. He is signing with Pat Riley'sMiami Heat, and no, it was not the best option on the free-agent board.If he was going to leave Cleveland -- > read more

How Are Things in Fatass Nation?

Published on 2010-07-04 13:53:00

So what is the state of the nation?Not good, I'm afraid.If you look at that map, you just want to weep for the shambling bags of meat that used to populate a nation that was lean and hungry for success. We have a population that is bloated and ready > read more

Lebron James Should Sign With the Lakers

Published on 2010-07-01 17:12:00

Seeing as how this was a total bust...I'm not sure how to calculate the "league minimum salary" of the NBA. For LeBron James, I'm guessing it would be about a million dollars in salary for one year.What he should do, is this: sign with the Los Angele > read more

Still the Toughest Son of a Bitch Alive

Published on 2010-06-29 15:15:00

They'll never bury Joe Pa--they'll simply watch him bury them all:At least three times in the past two months, Penn State head coach Joe Paternohas been forced to cancel appearances for what was first described as a reaction to me > read more

Prince Harry Shows Us How to Live

Published on 2010-06-29 09:38:00

Prince Harry playing polo in New YorkWhy, it must have been a wonderful afternoon: Britian's Prince Harry played polo for a good cause on Sunday - but couldn't stay on his horse while doing it. The royal took a tumble off his polo pony during t > read more

Don't Do It, LeBron

Published on 2010-06-27 14:44:00

Given that the New York Knicks are a terrible franchise, why would anyone want to play for them?Forget cities and towns and arenas. Is the franchise worth a damn? If not, move on. Don't take their money to play for coaches who are routinely fired or > read more

Danica Crashes, Everyone Says This is a Good Thing

Published on 2010-06-27 14:36:00

Talk about lowering the bar of expectations:Danica Patrick didn’t win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on SaturdayThat honor went to Kyle Busch. However, Patrick finished a career-best 30th. And for Patrick, qualifying 25th for Saturday’s New En > read more

Cut the Salt Any Way Possible

Published on 2010-06-24 15:58:00

Your uncle Norman likes to preach, and I preach a mean gospel. Walk a lot. I've started a blog about walking; you should already have it bookmarked. I think people should be prodded into walking in any way possible. Walk yourself to fitness; do not e > read more