Daily Archives: October 26, 2008
Palin Fever – Hot Sarah Palin Costumes, Pumpkins, Parodies and Sarah Palin on SNL
The blogosphere is buzzing with Sarah Palin on SNL, hot Sarah Palin costumes, Palin Pumpkins and of course the Amy Poehler / Sarah Palin rap on Saturday Night Live. Basically, the world has become obsessed with ANYTHING Sarah Palin, except her politics. Snap.
Over the last few months, nearly TWO MILLION views at Trend Hunter have been directed at Sarah Palin SNL videos, pictures, bio, beauty pageant photos, vogue photos, action figures and her Kawasaki 704 glasses. Wow. Accordingly, we’d love to bring you a different topic, but it’s time to pay homage to Sarah Palin before she either: a) fades away; b) gets elected; or c) decides to work full time performing the Sarah Palin rap on Saturday Night Live.
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Afternoon Blogdome: Sure, Ya Did
And I bet you got gonorrhea from riding your tractor, too: Kellen Winslow got staph infection from a car door. [Pro Football Talk]
Is that what Matt Garza was wiping away?: Tim McGraw spreads father’s ashes on World Series mound. [Big League Stew]
The end of an era in which most people like Jon Miller but hated Joe Morgan: ESPN’s famed Miller/Morgan baseball team done after this series? [Daily News]
Why doesn’t Brett get a free pass anymore?: Deanna Farve is not pleased with the media’s treatment of her husband. [Sporting Blog]
Enjoy it while you can: There’s a good shot Randy Johnson will be the last pitcher ever to reach 300 wins. [Bugs & Cranks]
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NFL Update 4: Welcome To My Nightmare
There’s really no good reason to run this photo, especially in relation to any NFL Update post. But when something like this lands in your inbox, forcing you to spend the next hour washing your eyes out with lava soap, even though you know it’s never going to escape from where it has burrowed on the insides of your eyelids, well, you just have to share it with the rest of the class. Let’s do a little actual updating, shall we?
First, the early finals:
Atlanta 14, Philadelphia 27. Westbrook continued his reign of terror, finishing with over 200 total yards and a pair of TDs. Things went south for golden boy Matt Ryan, who had a couple of interceptions. Also, there was a blown call or something, which you’ll no doubt find more about on some Falcons message board.
San Diego 32, New Orleans 37. This is a bit different from those horribly boring olde 1-0 futbol games, isn’t it Londoners? Brees actually gave away points at the end of the game by taking a late safety. That alone was more scoring than most soccer matches.
And your afternoon games:
Cincinnati 3, Houston 14. Texans get on the board first with a long punt return by Jacoby Jones. The Bengals come back with a drive under the always-reliable hands of Cedric Benson. In response, Matt Schaub leads his Texans on a massive 91-yard drive.
Jacksonville 7, Cleveland 14. Derek Anderson looks like last year’s old self, for a moment at least, with a solid 80-yard scoring drive to start off the game. David Garrard follows up with a 74-yard drive of his own. Anderson responds with another TD drive, following a 51-yard pass on 4th-and-1. Doesn’t seem like there’s going to be a lot of defense during this one.
Seattle 13, San Francisco 0. Honestly, you don’t have to pay attention to this game at all. Really. No one’s going to judge you.
NY Giants 3, Pittsburgh 7. Mewelde Moore continues his from-out-of-obscurity tale, running for a 32-yard TD right off the bat. This update ends by the Steelers holding Brandon Jacobs out of the end zone from the 1-yard line.
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NFL Update 3: Like A Kid Out There
Like a stupid child, Brett Favre just couldn’t stop throwing the football to the other team today, giving away 3 interceptions (one of them as bad of a pick you’ll ever see) against a Chiefs team that isn’t – how would one put this? – very good. And that was before they lost their starting RB for some poorly-timed woman-spitting. We still got a few wild games going on, but let’s run through the finals for you first.
Kansas City 24, NY Jets 28. Winning despite Favre, who had three interceptions on the day. That said, since they won and Favre led the team down for the game-winning drive, no one will care about his careless plays.
Buffalo 16, Miami 25. Thou cannot stop Ted Ginn, who goes off for 175 yards receiving. Also: What’s with all the safeties?
St. Louis 16, New England 23. Well, look at that. Matt Cassel leads the Pats down for a late touchdown that ultimately ends up being the game winner. He growns up and he growns up and he growns up.
Oakland 10, Baltimore 29. Congratulations, Ravens fans?
Tampa Bay 9, Dallas 13. Garcia converts on a pair of 4th down conversions during the final drive, but can’t get a 3rd as the Cowboys squeak away with a victory.
Washington 25, Detroit 17. It was probably for the best you missed this, Lions fans.
Arizona 23, Carolina 27. Pretty wild one here. A blowout got interesting quick, with the Panthers scoring two TDs in the span of a minute. Boldin put the Cards ahead with his 2nd TD of the day, but the Delhomme-Smith connection struck again for a 65-yard TD to recapture the lead for good.
And the games that will just not ever end:
Atlanta 14, Philadelphia 20. Westbrook comes back strong, almost like he never left with over 170 total yards.
San Diego 30, New Orleans 37. Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast. Will England respect our country at all after seeing we can’t defend anything?
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NFL Update 2: Who Is The Eighth?
Looks like we got a few more names on WaterPillGate. Jay Glazer is reporting that the two Minnesota Williamses – Pat and Kevin – both tested positive for whatever it is people are testing positive for these days. That’ll put a decent-sized hole in their defensive line. Glazer also says Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson is on the list. Add that information to what we already have and we know 7 of the 8 players of those who tested positive, including a whooping 5 of which earn their income from the defensive line. Are they trying to distract the offensive line by peeing on them or something?
Washington 9, Detroit 10. Detroit fans, do you feel foolish yet for refusing to see your team play in person? Give it another few minutes and you won’t. (Edit: Told ya, ‘Skins up 15-10.)
Kansas City 17, NY Jets 14. Maybe the Chiefs lucked into finding their new quarterback, as Tyler Thigpen looks pretty good so far, hitting 15 of 20 for a pair of touchdowns.
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 17. Perhaps seeing Westbrook back in the lineup, Donovan McNabb remembers how to run and trots for a rushing TD.
San Diego 17, New Orleans 23. The frogs are getting their pounds’ worth in this one as the Brees Mole continues reaping his revenge. But Philip Rivers has punched the facial imperfection back with a pair of his own TDs.
St. Louis 13, New England 13. After last week’s encouraging performance, Matt Cassel goes back to playing like Matt Cassel.
Buffalo 16, Miami 10. Slow and steady wins the race.
Tampa Bay 6, Dallas 10. Roy Williams puts the Cowboys ahead at the end of the half, and yet Brad Johnson still only has 57 yards passing.
Arizona 17, Carolina 3. On 4th and 14, Ken Whisenhunt decides to pull the old fake field goal, and hilariously fails. More importantly, to describe another team using a timeout to “ice” the kicker, Matt Vasgerian breaks out the phrase “clock block”. Large man Tim Hightower muscles in for another TD.
Oakland 3, Baltimore 16. Break up the dynastic Ravens offense! Flacco throws for a 70-yard TD.
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College Football Recap: Giggity, Giggity!
Were there a whole lot of football games being played by college students yesterday or what? Let’s recap all of the Top 25 games – you can look up the rest on your own – trying to only use about sentence or so for each one because baseball will not let anyone sleep!
(1) Texas vs. (6) Oklahoma State: Colt McCoy throws for nearly 400 yards and accounts for 3 TDs in a game that went down to the wire. Texas, 28-24.
(2) Alabama vs. Tennessee: Vols are held to only 173 total yards under the careful watch of their new inspirational leader. Alabama, 29-9.
(3) Penn State vs. (9) Ohio State: Joe Pa continues remarkable run to the Big Ten crown. Penn State, 13-6.
(4) Oklahoma vs. Kansas State: Balanced Sooners attack go for 256 yards through the air and 273 on the ground. Oklahoma, 58-34.
(5) USC vs. Arizona: Strong defense carries Trojans who actually don’t score in the 4th quarter at all! USC, 17-10.
(7) Georgia vs. (13) LSU: That’s what you call an offensive output, as the two teams combine for 940 yards. Georgia, 52-38.
(8) Texas Tech vs. (23) Kansas: The big story was the kicking game – new walk-on kicker Matt Williams connected on all 9 of his extra points while veteran kicker Donnie Corona missed his only field goal attempt. Texas Tech, 63-21.
(10) Florida vs. Kentucky: Tim Tebow makes God happy with 2 TDs passing and 2 TDs running. Florida, 63-5.
(12) Boise State vs. San Jose State: Boise State RB Ian Johnson moves within 6 TDs of an all-time WAC TD record currently held by a Mr. Marshall Faulk. Boise State, 33-16.
(14) TCU vs. Wyoming: TCU WR Jimmy Young gets 226 yards and 3 TDs in only 5 catches. TCU, 54-7.
(15) Missouri vs. Colorado: That’s just an old fashioned beat-down. Everyone on Missouri does something good, everyone on Colorado does something bad. Missouri, 58-0.
(16) South Florida vs. Louisville: Matt Grothe’s 344 yards passing means nothing as South Florida can’t stop getting flagged for penalties. Louisville, 24-20.
(17) Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers: Rutgers pulls the upset thanks to a huge game by QB Mike Tell, who threw for 6 TDs. Rutgers, 54-24.
(18) Georgia Tech vs. Virginia: Virginia comes back after GT scores 14 in the 1st quarter. Virginia, 24-17.
(20) Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan: Quarterback Nate Davis throws 2 TD passes, and catches the first one of his career. Ball State, 38-16.
(21) Brigham Young vs. UNLV: Brigham Young QB Max Hall throws for 4 TDs, one for each future wife. Brigham Young, 42-35.
(22) Northwestern vs. Indiana: Hoosiers win the turnover battle 5-0. Indiana, 21-19.
(24) Minnesota vs. Purdue: An old fashioned Big Ten bruiser with lots of defense of field goals. What fun! Minnesota, 17-6.
(25) Florida State vs. Virginia Tech: FSU scores 20 points in the 2nd half thanks to two amazing catches by WR Greg Carr. Florida State, 30-20.
[Image via Sporting Blog]
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