Posts by Andrew Bucholtz
Stanford-Cal Big Game postponed for the first time since 1963, moved to Dec. 1 thanks to California wildfires
The last time this game was moved back, it was thanks to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon goes off on Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young, ranting “I value winning the damn game more than the ERA!”
"It is analytical hijacking. These people have hijacked baseball, they want to impose their will and tell you what's important. I don't share most of, maybe none of, their values, and it's absurd."
Andrew Wiggins not only emphatically dunked on Nikola Mirotic, he kicked him in the groin
WGN’s attempt to crush news vans with a tank on live TV, in a “morning news primetime special,” had quite the result
The first month of the NBA season has shown us many media care more about the next offseason
Discussion of the Draymond Green-Kevin Durant incident in particular has focused more on offseason implications than current on-court effects.
Chiefs-Rams Monday Night Football game relocated from Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca to the L.A. Coliseum over field damage
Chiefs-Rams won't be played in Mexico City after all, and pyrotechnics from a Shakira concert bear part of the blame.
Some “unfortunate” KeyForge deck names include “Titanflayer, the Farmer of Racism” and “General Bonerider Colt”
It turns out that procedural generation of deck names can create some problems.
Ten years after Texas Tech beat Texas on the Michael Crabtree catch, Longhorns’ WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey returned the favor
On the same playcall (four verts) and in the same part of the same stadium, Texas beat Texas Tech 41-34 thanks to a play much like what happened to them in 2008.
A LSU RB was pushed into the Arkansas band, leading to Tom Hart and Jordan Rodgers discussing marimbas
"Playing the marimba's a full-contact sport over there!"
California wildfires take out Eric Wynalda’s home, cause 45 in Rams’ organization to be evacuated, affect Raiders’ practice
Ottawa Senators ban Postmedia reporter from team charter in apparent retaliation for republishing Uber video
This is yet another PR misstep from the Senators.
Kyle Busch’s hauler crashes into low new pedestrian bridge at ISM Raceway near Phoenix
Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin goes off after win, bashing his team’s fans for booing and “cheap” schools over lack of trophy
This is a pretty remarkable rant from Martin, seemingly on the edge of exploding for 10 minutes here but never quite blowing up.
Twitter suggested CBS’ Criminal Minds to many…who follow ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, who is not the actress who was on the show
Twitter appears to have gotten the wrong Nichols here, but it's still worth wondering why they were trying to promote new episodes of Criminal Minds around an actress who hasn't been on the show since 2011.
6’3” Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell posterizes 6’11” Mavericks’ big man Maxi Kleber with an insane dunk
This was a nice return from a sprained ankle for Mitchell.
Kent State backup quarterback Dustin Crum delivered one of the saddest punts ever, collecting no gain (into a 30 mph wind)
New Mets’ GM talks starting 31-year-old Tim Tebow in AAA or maybe even MLB next year, gets roasted by Mike Francesa
Canadian university receiver Trysten Dyce made an amazing one-handed catch, a top weekend highlight
This was quite the throw on the run, and it led to an even more impressive catch.
Drunk Kentucky man arrested after stealing horse at Churchill Downs, trying to ride it onto track during Breeders’ Cup
The Kentucky Man in question has been charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Texas Tech had a two-point conversion attempt returned 100 yards by Oklahoma, confusing even the ABC scorebug
The scorebug initially indicated two points for Texas Tech, but it was really two for Oklahoma.
Chocolate-exporting brothers admit to shipping cocaine to a former USC football player’s Australian distribution network
This is just the latest unraveling of Owen Hanson's extensive drug network.
ESPN analyst Tim Tebow criticized Maryland…for firing DJ Durkin?
"You need to make a decision and you need to stand with it."
Maryland’s decision to keep head coach DJ Durkin after the death of Jordan McNair drew outspoken media criticism
Maryland's decision to keep coach DJ Durkin drew massive criticism from parents, players and media.
Wisconsin local sports anchor hilariously reenacts highlights from the first half of Packers-Rams
"There's Aaron Rodgers, looking better than normal, I must say."
