The Denver Pioneers wrapped up their nonconference schedule Tuesday with a 4-9 record — and perhaps more importantly, a 2-game winning streak — as they won 73-55 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, in a game that was actually far more lopsided than the final score. “This sends us off to Christmas Break the right way,” said Coach Joe Scott after the game…. Read more »
The grand tradition and pageantry of college football’s bowl season continues tonight with the Great-Grandnephew Of Them All, the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl between Southern Miss (8-4) and Louisville (6-6, with a win over UConn and otherwise a whole lot of nothin’, having beaten 7-5 Syracuse, 4-8 Rutgers, 4-8 Arkansas State, 1-11 Memphis, and 6-5 FCS team Eastern Kentucky) at 6:00… Read more »
Denver will attempt to build on the momentum of Saturday’s big win over Northern Colorado — which felt like a breakthrough for the struggling Pioneers — when it hosts winless Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-10, RPI #263, BBState #315) tonight at Magness Arena. I can’t find a point spread online, perhaps because Vegas can’t be bothered to adjudicate between two such bad… Read more »
That’s a shot, from our backyard, of the lunar eclipse nearing mid-totality a few minutes ago — prompting DU Bally to ask, “Where’d the Moon go, and what’s that reddish-orange thing in the sky? Is it a basketball?” But seriously, folks. There’s a good show happening in the sky. Two more pics below.
Well, okay, that title is not actually true at all. But a few minutes ago, inspiration struck on Twitter, as I tried to find a way to merge my “the SEC: it’s a WAR!!!” meme with the hashtag craze of the moment, #RejectedReindeerNames (a rather stupid craze, although I thought my “Wolf Blitzen” entry was fairly good). Anyway, after trying… Read more »
For those who missed it (a group that includes me), here is the video of yesterday’s 71-yard kickoff return by 315-pound Patriots offensive lineman Dan Connolly, the longest kick return ever by an NFL offensive lineman and, according to the AP’s Ralph D. Russo, “without hesitation or qualifier…[the] greatest fat guy kick return in NFL history.” Connolly didn’t quite manage… Read more »
Deadspin’s list of 10 Things That Christmas Would Be Better Off Without (warning: profanity!) is very, very wrong — for instance, #1 is Jesus — but also very funny in parts. My favorite is number 3: Christmas Cards That Do Not Include An Awkward Family Photo The only reason to send me a Christmas card is so I can look… Read more »
There’s a total lunar eclipse tonight, visible in its entirety throughout the U.S. Here’s a complete timetable of eclipse events. Below are the key times, in Mountain Standard Time. (Add 2 hours for Eastern Time, add 1 for Central, or subtract 1 for Pacific.) 11:33 PM: Partial eclipse starts (first “bite” of the dark umbral shadow appears) 12:41 AM: Totality… Read more »
Friendly’s currently offers a menu item called “Bacon Cheeseburger Soup.” Again, that is Bacon Cheeseburger Soup.
UConn 81, Ohio State 50. Auriemma ties Wooden; the UConn women match the UCLA men. Eighty-eight straight wins. They go for record-breaking win #89 in a row Tuesday against Florida State — a team currently ranked #15, but sure to drop in the polls tomorrow after, perhaps looking ahead to UConn, they lost to 2-7 Yale yesterday — in Hartford…. Read more »