“I was actually black before the election”
Obama on Letterman last night, via Below the Beltway:
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I heart Sean McDonough
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I’ve mentioned before that I have a man-crush on announcer Sean McDonough, who was responsible for pretty much all of the most memorable baseball calls of my youth. (“Hooking toward the corner, BRUNANSKY!!!“) Whenever I hear him call a game, it’s like I’m a 9-year-old kid again — sort of the sports equivalent of how I feel listening to my… Read more »
Kanye West doesn’t care about purple people
My friend Marcelo, a fellow Trojan, posted this on Facebook and Flickr Saturday: Heh. [Bumped. -ed.] P.S. Washington is now ranked in the AP poll — at #24 — though not in the slower-to-adjust coaches poll, in which they’re effectively #31 (sixth in “others receiving votes”). I’ve gotta agree with the AP on this one: the Huskies have both a… Read more »
Sources say Colorado terrorism suspect may be part of 8-person, multi-city cell
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There are some reports suggesting that authorities may have just scratched the surface of the alleged Denver-based NYC terrorism plot: ABC News reported Sunday that federal investigators are looking at the possibility eight more people may be involved in the ongoing terror investigation centering on Aurora and New York City. Four may have ties to Colorado, the other four to… Read more »
The Pac-10: it’s a WAR!
When unranked Washington stunned #3 USC on Saturday, it may have seemed like a bolt out of the blue (to everyone except Stewart Mandel, at least), but it’s actually the continuation of a longstanding — and, for Trojan fans, all-too-familiar — pattern. Even though USC regularly plays in tough, heavily hyped intersectional games, BCS bowls, etc., the Trojans simply do… Read more »
Huskies win
Oregon State. UCLA. Stanford. Oregon. Oregon State. Washington. The Pac-10: it’s a war. UW 16, USC 13, final. Congrats, David K. & Huskies.
Week 3 live-tweeting
I don’t plan on doing a “liveblog” per se — but any tweets I might post about today’s college football action, or anything else for that matter, will appear in the Cover It Live window at below left. And if anybody happens to stop by and feels like chatting, you can do so here, or after the jump. (You may… Read more »
Fear the Huskies? (or, proof that the Pac-10 is actually pretty awesome)
Last week, immediately after USC wrapped up its epic victory over Ohio State, our resident “Trojan Husky,” David K., responded to my obligatory “Beat the Huskies!” tweet by commenting: “BOW DOWN! BEAT THE TROJANS!” I snarkily responded, “My my, aren’t we getting uppity and optimistic after our first win since 2007, over the sixth-worst team in Division I-A [i.e., Idaho].”… Read more »
Twitter chat room test
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One football fan’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend
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For a sports fan, it doesn’t get much worse than what Stewart Mandel reader Josh from Delaware, Ohio experienced last weekend: Friday night, my high school alma mater was down 20-7 with a few minutes left, scored two touchdowns but missed the second extra point and lost in overtime. Saturday evening, my college alma mater held up very well on… Read more »