Five Spot

Note: This will be my last post on blogger, I'll start writing actual content on Wordpress beginning November 5th.


1. YAY! Big 12 Basketball! Courtesy of Complete Sports.

2. The Beautiful Game reports on a tragic story.

3. The Big Lead recaps college football action.

4. WBRS Sports with a bold prediction.

5. NCAA Basketball Scores lists the college b-ball pre-season rankings.

Thanks to everyone who linked to this site, and I'll see you on the other side. This site will not be shut down, but will continuously add reminders to switch to Wordpress.

HOLY CRAP!!! DUMBLEDORE IS GAY!! Five Spot

Why that is news is beyond me, now let's link some people.

1. AA has confirmed that Pam Ward has emotions.

2. Awesome, The Beautiful Game reports that the US won a soccer game.

3. Signal to Noise also found out that Joe Torre has given the finger to the Yankees.

4. The Sports Hernia with Tom Brady's dislikes.

5. THN reports the loss of a legend.

Five Spot

I haven't done this in a while, but I have the time!


1. Decipher this ESPN glitch from AA.

2. The Wayne Fontes Experience knows that hockey season has indeed started.

3. OMDQ has figured out what his son is thinking.

4. Complete Sports picks against the spread for week 5 of the NFL season.

5. Signal to Noise reports on Travis Henry's pot problems.

Five Spot

1. Awful Announcing has evidence that Verne Lundquist reads a blog. It's not mine fools.

2. Complete Sports picks against the spread.

3. OMDQ interviews a reporter from Boston.

4. The Beautiful Game gives you a fight to remember.

5. The Extrapolater didn't know that we had a Rugby team.

Ten Spot

1. ArmchairGM reports that Greg Oden is done for the year apparently.

2. AA reports on Monday Night Football's ratings.

3. Complete Sports makes his college football picks.

4. Bid adieu to Just Call Me Juice's sports blog.

5. Digital Headbutt live blogged the Women's World Cup match with the US/N. Korea.

6. The Beautiful Game reports on Sir Alex Ferguson getting injured.

7. Canada really loves their men's national squad.

8. The Hater Nation does his 455654350845654th Super Bowl Buzz Kill post.

9. Pacifist Viking gives his take on football.

10. Signal to Noise has got news on Starbury.

Ten Spot

1. AA is doing a live-blog tonight for the Colts vs. Saints.

2. The Beautiful Game asks who is the best US soccer player?

3. Complete Sports has his NFL predictions in. Seahawks out in round 1? Oh well.

4. Signal to Noise recaps the MLB action from last night. The M's are toast.

5. Sports Couch Potato has an awards show for baseball announcers.

6. The Sports Hernia looks at NFL kickers and the dangers of them.

7. JCMJ celebrates a year in blogging.

8. The Starting Five with some sports notes.

9. Leave the Man Alone guides you for touchdown dancing.

10. Dan Shanoff predicts the Super Bowl winner.

Five Spot

1. The Beautiful Game gives us a ridiculous soccer commercial with David Beckham.

2. The Hater Nation gives the downside of the M's getting swept by the Angels.

3. Sports Couch Potato reports on the possibility of the Jacksonville Jaguars home opener being blacked out.

4. Some quotables from College Football action courtesy of Awful Announcing.

5. Signal to Noise recaps college football games that didn't involve Michigan.

Ten Spot

1. The Beautiful Game sets out his starting XI for women.

2. More Credible with a report on FC Barcelona not scoring a goal.

3. Complete Sports lists his Heisman candidates.

4. Run Up the Score gives you a reason to somewhat care about Penn State vs. Florida International.

5. The Sports Hernia with some breaking news on Robbie Gould.

6. The Hater Nation give us reasons on why the Seahawks won't win the Super Bowl.

7. Lakers 4 Life reports on the USA basketball team steamrolling everyone.

8. Football Highlights gives you the goal of the week.

9. The Big Lead hates Lee Corso too.

10. Sports Couch Potato says NBC is going to televise a hockey game.

Five Spot

1. The Beautiful Game gives you a video about Germans fighting over body spray.

2. Complete Sports ranks the top TE's for fantasy football.

3. Signal to Noise recaps the games from the Barclays Premier League.

4. Epic Carnival has discovered the dangers of track & field.

5. More Credible reports on Jerome Bettis and his "injuries".

Ten Spot

1. Epic Carnival reports on Garrett Anderson's performance last night.

2. Blown Coverage thinks ESPN is the leader in common sense.

3. Zero Tolerance gives us the best "Ookies" in sports history.

4. WBRS Sports with some shocking new stuff from the Tim Donaghy case.

5. Awful Announcing reports on the ESPN Fantasy Football mock draft.

6. The Big Picture with the betting odds of Stanford winning the Pac-10 in college football.

7. The Hater Nation tells us to be fair with Rex Grossman.

8. The Beautiful Game has his news roundup in the world of soccer.

9. Complete Sports gives more evidence on why Adrian Peterson will be offensive ROY.

10. Just Call Me Juice with the Vegas betting odds.

Latest Footy Mania Posts

Let me update you on the new blog, Footy Mania, with the last 3 posts.


1. This past weekend's Premier League recap.

2. Some new Footy Mania lingo.

3. The video of David Beckham's first goal in the USA.

Five Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only (except this one). Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.

1. The Beautiful Game reports that US footballers aren't doing too well.

2. This is just hilarious from Epic Carnival.

3. Signal to Noise has a sad story on the death of a high school basketball player.

4. The Sports Flow previews the SEC for college football season.

5. Pacifist Viking wonders if Minnesota sports writers are a little too positive.

Ten Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only (except this one). Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.


Sorry folks, my schedule was swamped and that gave me little blogging time.


1. The Sports Flow with their ACC College Football preview.

2. Complete Sports ranks the top RB's in fantasy football.

3. All on the Field ponders whether or not Michael Vick will be forgiven by the NFL.

4. Awful Announcing has another asinine ESPN poll featuring David Beckham.

5. Epic Carnival says that Mike Vick should've killed someone.

6. The Sports Hernia with the news about dingbat (pun intended) Jose Offerman.

7. The Hater Nation has a special edition of The Mid Week Malaise.

8. Blown Coverage is complaining to Peter King.

9. Rumors and Rants reports that Jason Giambi won't be punished for his steroids case.

10. Sports Couch Potato says that the Sonics have a new announcer.

Five Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only. Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.


1. Who Ate All the Pies with a Football (Soccer) quiz.

2. Signal to Noise continues his NFL previews with the NFC West.

3. Blown Coverage with the preview of the Miami Dolphins.

4. Check out these awesome kick returns courtesy of The Extrapolater.

5. Epic Carnival gives you 5 reasons to watch the World Athletics Championships.

Ten Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only. Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.


1. Just Call Me Juice says the asterisk is official.

2. The Beautiful Game asks if the MLS may come to Seattle?

3. Another link for The Beautiful Game, talking about penalty kicks.

4. A third link for The Beautiful Game Good News in Sports has a touching story on Gene Hickerson's intro to the Hall of Fame.

5. Complete Sports with his Thursday Debate.....on a Tuesday. I guess final exams got to him.

6. Signal to Noise continues his brilliant NFL previews with the AFC South.

7. WBRS Sports reports that there are rats in Angels Stadium.

8. Shot to Nothing reveals Jerramy Warriner without his sunglasses.

9. Awful Announcing has his Create the Caption, with a twist.

10. The Sports Hernia with a report on Pedro Gomez.

NFL and Comcast: Combining to make people's blood boil

I read an article on Awful Announcing, that there is a possibility that the NFL Network may use the pay-per-view system.

Here's the report from AA.

"The idea/plan is that the NFL Network is heading the way of Pay Per View, and will look to make at least one key game a weekend purchasable to everyone with Comcast cable. It may also look to do this for the first round of the Playoffs as well."

Can you get any greedier than that? Unfortunately, it had to be Comcast cable because they had the nuts to yank it out of the digital package. If this is indeed officially takes action, I am one step closer to losing all intentions to watch the NFL. This is an absolute outrage to me, that the NFL responds to those of us with Comcast by making you give up more money.

You guys want a bold guarantee? I guarantee that the Super Bowl will be put on PPV. No matter what the ratings are, it may be permanent if it switches to PPV.

Five Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only. Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.


1. Five Tool Tool compiled a list of questions Barry Bonds asks to small children.

2. A Price Above Bip Roberts would like to get drunk with A-Rod.

3. Lakers 4 Life reports that Smush Parker is a Laker no longer.

4. NCAA Basketball Scores shows what OJ Simpson dealt with in an exclusive interview.

5. The Lazy Athlete wonders what is happening with ESPN.

Ten Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only. Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.



1. The Beautiful Game wonders who is shaving with Tiger Woods.

2. Signal to Noise thinks Daunte Culpepper likes to get hit.

3. The Hater Nation already knows who will win the World Series next year.

4. Awful Announcing reports on this weekends hall of fame ceremony.

5. Shot to Nothing talks about Track and Field in the UK.

6. The Sports Hernia ponders which Bud Selig face will be used when Barry Bonds breaks the home run record.

7. Rumors and Rants wonders who will be the savior for the LA Lakers. Maybe 500,000 to Tim Donaghy can do the trick.

8. The Sports Lounge asks if Ichiro can get to 3,000 hits.

9. The Big Lead thinks that Boise State may have to try this play.

10. The Serious Tip with a sad story about a baseball player named Sammy Khalifa.

Five Spot

The Five Spot is always on the weekends and the Ten Spot is on Wednesday's only. Send your links to tjxanda@gmail.com to make my job easier.


1. The Sports Flow shows its brilliant problem solving skills.

2. Complete Sports can't seem to comment on Wordpress blogs.

3. Awful Announcing with some NFL Network news.

4. Signal to Noise thinks he'll be stuck to watching the San Francisco Giants games.

5. The Big Picture has an interesting story on Jerame Tuman.

Barry vs. Bob: Giant vs. Short Sports Journalist

Take a look at this rivalry now forming between Barry Bonds and Bob Costas.

Round 1: Barry calls Bob a midget.

Round 2: Costas strikes back.

Round 3: Bonds with the counter-attack.


Personally, I have Costas winning this fight. But there probably is still more to come.