Ick’s Corner

I may be badly paraphrasing The Bard, but there is no other way to look at this shameful display. I remember quite well the incident at the Olympics in ‘68, and find no reason to reward the two for their total disrespect of the country they were suppose to be representing!
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Sports quote of the day is brought to us by, Bum Phillips

We’re not giving away any football players who could hurt us later. I don’t mind people thinking I’m stupid, but I don’t want to give them any proof.

Bum Phillips, Houston Oilers coach

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This day in sports is brought to us by, Bill Mueller

2003 - Bill Mueller (Boston Red Sox) became the first player in major league baseball history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a game. He had a total of three home runs in the game and collected 9 RBIs. It [...]

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As if the streets in Houston weren’t bad enough, Ron Artest is heading to Houston. The Rockets are sending a 1st round draft pick, Bobby Jackson, and the draft rights to Donte Greene, for the NBA’s number one problem child. So lets get some fan reaction on bring Artest to their beloved Rockets…
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Episode 5 opens with the start of training camp in Green Bay, and no Favre. Favre and Packer GM Ted Thompson had a phone conversation over the weekend where Thompson asked Favre to hold off on reporting, to try and give the Packers a few more days to find a possible [...]

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Sports Quote Of The Day is brought to us by, Lance Armstrong.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Lance Armstrong

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This day in sports is brought to us by Kenny Rogers

1994 - Kenny Rogers, of the Texas Rangers, pitched the 14th perfect game in major league baseball history.
While looking for the picture posted above, I found a pretty funny picture of a sign that was in the crowd after the whole *dark substance* in [...]

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