John G. alerted me to this article on ESPN.com which I had missed. Ference’s last year in Portland was my first as a Winter Hawks fan. I was still figuring out rules and etiquette and such, so I wasn’t able to appreciate his play like I probably should have. Only 17 players from his draft [...]
Andy Ference, Environmentalist
January 12th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Sports, Winter Hawks
Tags: Andy Ference·Portland
Is Mark Sanford Zen with Obama?
January 12th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics
South Carolina’s Republican governor came out with an Op-Ed yesterday that I think captures the mainstream Republican zeitgeist. While he announces he won’t be voting for Obama, he sure seems alright with him should he win.
Sen. Obama is not running for president on the basis of his race, and no one should cast their [...]
Tags: America·Barack Obama·Mark Sanford Zen·South Carolina
Do-Over
January 12th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Sports
Here’s a bizarre story out of the NBA. The Hawks and Heat will be re-play the final :51 of a December game before their March 8th game in Atlanta. From the AOL FanHouse:
Shaquille O’Neal fouled out with 51 seconds left with the Heat down by one point; the Hawks went on to win [...]
Tags: AOL·Atlanta·National Basketball Association·National Football League·Shaquille O'Neal·Udonis Haslem
Did He or Didn’t He?
January 12th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Arizona Cardinals, Sports
Conflicting reports out of the desert suggest Cardinals o-line coach Russ Grimm has interviewed with Redskins owner Daniel Snider about his vacant head coach position. ProFootballTalk.com says it’s true. Kent Somers, Cardinals beat reporter for the Arizona Republic, says it’s not.
Grimm, a founding member of the Hogs, is an obvious candidate for the [...]
Tags: Arizona Republic·Bill Cowher·Daniel Snider·Hogs·Kent Somers·National Football League·Russ Grimm










