Big Lead Sports Bar

10/30/2008

NEWS AND NOTES



--John McCain and Barack Obama will appear at halftime of the Steelers-Redskins Monday night game. It's about time someone put these guys on TV. [Shutdown Corner]

--Pitt opens the season at #6 in the ESPN poll. That's basketball, not football. [PG]

--Keith Rivers implies payback for Hines Ward. Is there some way he can team up with Terrell Suggs and get this out of the way for everyone? [PG]

--Check out these Pittsburgh Mascot Political Attack ads. They're better than the real ones. [Kiss 96.1 Morning Freak Show]

--Legendary local high school coach Don Yanessa calls it quits after a long career. By the way, he's 13 years younger than Joe Paterno. [PG Varsity Blog]

--Who's afraid of a Hines Ward crackback? [ESPN]

--Great article in the PG yesterday about the Phantom of the Attic comic shop in Oakland. As a young nerd (as opposed to my current status as old nerd), one of my favorite places to visit was the Phantom of the Attic's Parkway Center Mall location.



--The first winner of New York's $1 million a year for life lottery was already a multimillionaire. I believe the phrase is "rich get richer". [NY Post]

--It's the worst appetizers in America! Wait, you're saying that Chili's Texas Cheese Fries with Jalapeno-Ranch Dressing aren't good for you? [Yahoo!]

--Here's the 50 greatest inventions of 2008. [Yahoo Tech]

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By the way...
I forgot to announce the three winners of last week's photo contest: Mike Vrable, Jack Miller, and DJ Peckens. They will each be receiving a brand new hoodie courtesy of Champion.

2 comments:

Broke But Still Drinking said...

That is an awful creepy smile and I can't see where Obama and McCain have their hands.

Are you obsessed? said...

Mike Vrabel is that you?