Big Lead Sports Bar

8/21/2008

NEWS AND NOTES

*Lots of new local blogs in the sidebar live feed this week. Be sure to check them out*
--ESPN's Steve Braband, profiled in depth on this very site recently, has a new blog: Steve is Alive.
--Cardinals 11, Pirates 2. Jason Davis yielded nine hits and eight runs in 3 2/3. Let's move on...
--33-year-old LB James Farrior just got re-signed with the Steelers through 2012 in a deal worth more than $18 million with a $5 million signing bonus to boot. [PG]
--How do you shut up Peter King? Let him shovel some popcorn into his mouth. [Awful Announcing]
--The "Boom Goes the Dynamite" guy landed a real sportcasting job. [Deadspin]
--NFLPA head honcho and former Raider Gene Upshaw passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 63. [PG]
--The clock is ticking on Marvel Smith's Steeler career. Great, another lame duck offensive lineman! [Trib]
--Slamball will be coming back to CBS and Versus. I don't know about you, but I'll sleep better tonight. [MSN]
--Here's 5 Vending Machine Items Of The Future. This one might do well outside of Heinz Field. [Wall Street Fighter]

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think Marvel Smith has a future in Slamball.