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No Recession for Tedford Bethany Stotts, November 10, 2009 California students and furloughed faculty will be feeling the pinch this academic year. Not so for University of California head coach, Jeff Tedford. He’s going to get $2.8 million for the upcoming football season. Yes, the University of California system, despite its budget crises, will give Jeff Tedford $2.8 million this year. The California Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley also has a planned $430 million makeover. How high has Tedford’s salary climbed as of late? A 2004 press release from UC Berkeley regarding his 5-year contract states that “Coach Jeff Tedford,...

No one knows for sure what the outcome of the game would have been if Kris Brown's field goal attempt would have been good as time expired in Indianapolis on Sunday. But we do know that the game would have been extended to overtime; and the way the Texans’ offense was clicking, chances are, they probably would have found the end zone.

Longhorn fans may be jumping the gun, but with players like Colt McCoy who’s a Heisman contender, Jordan Shipley a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, and Earl Thomas a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, fans anticipate the best. Not to mention Texas has one of the leading defensive lines in the conference. So how does Coach Mack Brown feel about his key players? "I do feel like, the way Colt has been playing the last two weeks, that he's right back in the middle of the Heisman race," said Coach Brown. What about the Texas defense? "It's unusual to...

Last night, the New York Yankees made history by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series to capture their record 27th World Championship. It is the Yankees’ first championship in nine years. The significance of the Yankees’ victory cannot be overstated. With their 27th championship, the Yankees have reaffirmed their place as the most dominant franchise in professional sports. More importantly, the Yankees have destroyed the curse of Hillary Clinton. On October 26, 2000, the New York Yankees were on top of the world. They had just defeated a cute little team from the outer boroughs,...

Nov200905 admin Comments Congress Awards World Series to Washington Nationals to ‘Spread the Wealth’ A day after winning their 27th World Series championship, the New York Yankees were informed that Congress has decided to award the World Series to the Washington Nationals in order to make a more balanced and fair world.“This is about fairness and spreading the wealth,� said Congressman Barney Frank. “The Yankees have so many World Series titles, and the Nationals have none. They may not think it’s fair, but that just makes them selfish and greedy. We’re not taking all of their championships away. They...

Media firm Magna research today published its estimates of the audiences for the World Series from 1991. They broke the data down by audience per game in each series (of which, of course, there are a possible 7). There was no Series in 1994 due to a strike. These numbers are estimates, and I have no idea of their potential error; that is, their appropriate plus/minus. Also, the ratings do not show other ways besides traditional TV that people use to follow the Series. I listen to the radio, for example, and sometimes surf to Major League Baseball’s website to...

If anyone needed a huge postfight bonus at UFC 104, it was Pat Barry. The heavyweight out of New Orleans, scored Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night for his victory over Antoni Hardonk. That was good enough for $120,000. Good thing, Barry needed the infusion of cash in the worst way. He confirmed to MMAScrapsRadio that he was completely down on his luck before the fight, agreeing that he had little to eat in Los Angeles the week of the fight.

Immorality Drives Medical Costs By Roger Fredinburg Watching the “Great Debate” over medical insurance, rising medical costs and ever broadening government control, I am reminded of some interesting facts, the details of which are not evident in the public or political discussion. I thought we ought to at least review them before the “rulers” of “Amerika” completely destroy the republic. Have you asked questions like; What is the cost of substance abuse on the medical system? What are the medical costs of sexual deviance and promiscuity? What’s the price of gluttony? How about laziness, slothfulness, sedentary lifestyles etc. what is...

CBS’ Mark Knoller reports that the Obama Administration is on pace to more than triple the output of rounds of golf played by a president while in office. In his first nine months in office, President Barack Obama has played 24 rounds of golf. It took President Bush 34 months to play as many holes. The President’s Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, attributed the feat to “the superior dynamism of an agenda focused on hope and change. The faster pace set by the President is emblematic of the energy he has brought into the White House. It should bolster confidence in...

The long awaited match-up between the top two teams in the country turned out to truly be a battle with No. 2 Navarro College coming away with a hard-fought 23-20 victory over No. 1 Blinn College.

Are the Longhorns ready? More specifically are Colt McCoy and his wide receivers ready? Colt seems to think so, “Everybody wants to play and be a part of what we’re doing,” McCoy said. “When you have a little competition…it requires them to come to practice and be prepared every day. If they have a good week of practice, they know you’ll see them get a chance to play more on Saturday. It has helped us and you can see it in our offensive work.” The Cowboys seem to be ready for the challenge too. “I always felt good about playing...

When Owen Schmitt, fearsome fullback for the Seattle Seahawks, opened a game last month with a presentation of his manly bona fides that consisted of skull-bashing himself with his helmet until blood ran down his forehead like it was the lobby of the Overlook Hotel, what should your response have been? (a) Laughter (b) Alarm (c) Disbelief Trick question, The answer is (d) Nostalgia. Owen Schmitt, for being the snarling, sweaty avatar of pumped-up, hoarse-throated, brain-damaged heavy metal manhood, did you ever know that you’re my hero? You are the idiot wind beneath my wings. Owen, my good hombre, your...

Linked is a great interview with S.E. Cupp, author of Why You Are Wrong About the Right. S.E. discusses politics, sports, writing, and her inspirations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ATz6MS9YPU She is a FReeper favorite, but if you haven't heard of her, you must watch this video. She is the future of the Right.

The Houston Astros will hold a press conference this afternoon to announce the hiring of Brad Mills as the new field Manager for the team. Brad Mills, who spent the last six years working under former college roommate and teammate Terry Francona as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, has been named as the new manager of the Astros.

The Houston Astros have hired Brad Mills from the Boston Red Sox as their new manager....

The 49ers had pulled to within three and were driving with 1:38 remaining in the game....

Even with no time on the clock the top-ranked Blinn Buccaneers scored points in their homecoming game against Cisco College to log their eighth win of the season and set up a showdown with No. 2 Navarro next Saturday in Corsicana. The Bucs scored seven touchdowns in the first half and five in the second half to win 84-13 at Spencer Stadium.

Game 7 and the Longhorns are on the road to take on Missouri. The big questions heading into the game; are the Horns really ready; is Colt McCoy healthy? The Longhorns came into this game 6 – 0. Hoping to make it 7 – 0 with a win against Missouri. Longhorn fans were also hoping to see Colt McCoy and the Horns step it up. Although, the Longhorns won last week, fans were left feeling their Horns were not playing their best game. With the offensive game being almost non-existent in the last two outings, fans are wondering if Colt...

The following appeared as an op-ed in Kuwait’s Arab Times. I’ve oft quoted it’s Editor -in-Chief Ahmed al-Jarallah,. He’s no Zionist stooge, gentle reader, and while I oft times disagree with his views I find them fair coming from an Arab editor, in an Arab land. Does Iran want the Palestinian peace process to pass through nuclear reactions? Whenever Egypt expresses its frustration over Hamas activities, demanding that they should deal with it as the largest Arab nation, not as a Palestinian but a Palestinian faction, it shows its despondency. The so-called resistant group has remained adamant for quite a...

LeBron James Hates George W. Bush Thursday, October 22, 2009 Jim Hoft Lebron James at a Vote For Change rally for Barack Obama in 2008. (Zimbio) He’s not the brightest person on the planet but he does have game. And, he hates George W. Bush. Maxim reported, via Huffington Post: If there was one guy on the planet you could dunk on, who would it be? That teacher? If it doesn’t have to be a basketball player, George W. Bush. I would dunk on his ass, break the rim, and shatter the glass. Evidently LeBron believes alienating half of the...

Goldy Gopher, the mascot for the University of Minnesota football team the Golden Gophers, made news today for mocking Penn State player Jerome Hayes. Jerome had knelt down in prayer before the game when the mascot decided make fun of him. Take a look at the video below. ...

Heading into Sunday’s match up against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Texans had posted two wins this season against teams with a combined record of 1-9. Beating a red-hot Bengals team, who were riding a four game winning streak, would certainly be a needed shot in the arm, and a great way to silence critics who claim that this is indeed another Texans team going nowhere soon. Heart wrenching losses and erratic decision making over the past few weeks have certainly heightened that uncertainty, and falling to 2-4 would have placed the team in a very precarious position, but Matt Schaub...

Turn the Other Cheek Deborah Lambert, October 19, 2009 Until last year, Missouri teenager Jimmy Winkelmann wasn’t planning on being an entrepreneur. But after becoming “frustrated with his classmates’ sheep-like following” of the popular North Face sports clothing, he finally decided to generate his own response. The result was a line of parody sports apparel called “South Butt.” The idea caught on—but thanks to the popularity of his website offerings, Winkelmann might face a lawsuit for trademark infringement, according to ABC TV News. It all started when a lawyer for North Face contacted Winkelmann, saying that the similarity of the...

Rush Limbaugh has been the No. 1 topic of conversation in the sports media over the last couple of weeks, as his bid to become a part owner of the St. Louis Rams was torpedoed, in part, by commentators and NFL players suggesting that Limbaugh is a racist who has no business being a part of the NFL. But was Limbaugh treated unfairly by the sports media? Maybe. Michael Wilbon of the Washington Post and ESPN appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources this weekend and acknowledged that he did not have a credible source for a racist quote he attributed to...

So, how did YOU shoot today? Getting ready for when TSHTF (The Sh!t hits the fan) and had another great time. I took my friend Ray with me, he's the one with all the hair and we popped off an even 600!! rounds of 9mm personal protection. My focus today was to work on target acquisition and then trying to squeeze off five controlled shots fairly quickly. See pics below to see the best two sets. Then, I worked on strong hand/strong eye, see the black target for one of those sets. Felt REAL good to put holes in that...

Liberals going after Rush Limbaugh remind me of the sweaty, screaming hordes of pious Muslims at Mecca, inflamed by fervid religious passion, stoning Satan and trampling fellow believers in the emotionally-pitched frenzy. Why is is the Rush story important?  Because they've called him a racist.  A serious charge.  Words mean things, and the misuse of words cheapens them.  Everyone on all sides have thrown "Hitler" and "Nazi" around until, unfortunately, being called a mass murderer or a member of his hideous regime is no longer an insult.  "Racist!" has lost it's sting The left has done the same mortal...

One of the oldest, and most anticipated match-ups in sports took place yesterday at the Cotton Bowl with the 104th showdown between the University of Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners. This game has been a hot topic of conversation since the last meeting, a high scoring affair where Texas topped OU, 45 -35. This year Oklahoma’s record is 3-2, while Texas is 5-0. Texas to date, however, has fallen short of fans expectations with the running game not gaining ground and the passing game lagging behind. However, Texas’ defense and special teams has saved the day in the last...

This statement was issued by Deneen Borelli of the national black leadership network Project 21...

The thought that Roger Goodell woke up one day and decided to prevent Rush Limbaugh from investing in a NFL team is just plain nonsense. Look at the clear and concise facts. Mr. Goodell knew of Mr. Limbaugh's bid to buy the Saint Louis Rams, but said nothing. No one in the NFL said anything either. Then, suddenly, BAM, lightening struck as if from a "holy hand." In a previous article (Roger Goodell: The Difference Between Opinions, Racists and Criminals) I wrote that "cowardice, a lack of stewardship, or personal prejudice entered into his decision to block the right of...

No, the headline is not sarcastic. No, I do not particularly care for the guy. Yes, Rush has said all other various and sundry sorts of racially inflammatory things. But there's pretty compelling evidence a couple of particularly inflammatory quotes that have been attributed to Limbaugh on CNN and at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are things he simply never said. There's no audio file, there's no YouTube, there's no transcript -- there's no sourcing of any kind to speak of, and given that Rush is one of the most listened-to and tape-recorded people in the history of the world, you'd...

For the past several days the airwaves, particularly those of the MSM, have been full of news concerning Rush Limbaugh's being part of a consortium of business men wanting to purchase the St. Louis Rams football team. You would have thought Satan was wanting to take over St. Louis and all sorts of ridiculous stories and attacks were being levied against Limbaugh. Rush was painted with the common brush of "racist." Black Players, the NFL Players Union spokes person, Al Sharpton, owners and even the commissioner chimed in on the matter saying that they would not tolerate Limbaugh's being a...

Rush Limbaugh, America’s Anchor man, The Doctor of Democracy, America’s Truth Detector, the Harmless Little Fuzz Ball has been of late the victim of a vicious barrage of slander and hate. This onslaught was perpetrated by the collective left in this country over his attempt to partner with a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams, an NFL franchise. These attacks have been fueled and fired by two race-card playing charlatans and apostate Christian leaders of the Left, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (see Matt. 7:16, 21-23; 12:33; 2 Tim. 3:1-6). The Liberal, State-Run Media has been working feverishly...

The concern and negativity expressed by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Indianapolis Colts' owner Jim Irsay, and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith over Rush Limbaugh potentially becoming a limited owner for the St. Louis Rams was certainly the right thing to do from a public relations standpoint. And it certainly accomplished its goal, as Dave Checketts essentially had no choice but to drop Limbaugh from his group that is interested in the franchise, which he did last week. But from a business standpoint, it sends a bad message to prospective owners and could end up hurting the league’s bottom...

The Leftwing Blogs and News Sites are burning up with a "gotcha" on Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. The RNC's new website was launched on Monday morning. There were some glitches. This led Leftwingers to scrutinize the entire site top-to-bottom. One of the talking points they came up with, was that "Jackie Robinson was not a Republican," as the site claimed in the GOP Heros section. Like all good sounding internet memes it's since been picked up on every leftwing website imaginable. But there's a problem. The meme is a complete and utter lie.

By Michael P. Tremoglie Tea Time Blog Since writing about the possibility of reverse discrimination in football last week (Tremoglie’s Tea Time Blog Oct. 8, 2009 http://tremoglieteatime.blogspot.com/2009/10/reverse-discrimination-in-football.html), I have received some examples of this and there has been a very public controversy involving the National Football League. My article was prompted by a quote from Stanford University Cardinals running back Toby Gerhart...

Since the NFL is another political arm of the White House, I propose renaming the professional football franchise in St. Louis the "St. Louis Rahms".

Time to Separate Church and Sports? A New Agenda Takes Shape Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:14 am ET Subscribe Sam Cook has had enough. A sports columnist for the Fort Myers [FL] News-Press, Cook recently referred to quarterback Tim Tebow of the University of Florida Gators and told his readers: "I don't know how many more 'God bless' comments I can stand from the 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback." Tebow, Cook argued, should play football and forget about his religious beliefs while he is wearing the Gator uniform. "Somehow, we'll survive without him displaying a 'John 3:16' Bible verse...

"Mediocre ratings and predictable tantrums aside, there’s not much to the Keith Olbermann show. His hollow presentation of the day’s top news stories contains very little actual news. Instead, he uses every story as an opportunity to show off his smug, smooth face. His leering arguments are increasingly vapid. He exhibits as poor a grip on American values as he has on baseball (where his devotion to the New York Yankees and his hatred of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox is unprofessionally obvious). Olbermann casts himself as the YouTube generation’s Howard Beale, throwing out random bits of...

ust as soon as radio talk show icon Rush Limbaugh announced that he was part of a consortium in the running to purchase the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, the deal was unceremoniously dumped. Critics didn’t want any part of the conservative host’s millions of dollars or participation. In a era in which being conservative “isn’t cool” for mainstream media—and much of the mainstream…period—this comes off as down-right un-American in the world of Americana. It seems that some, most notably Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, stormed Commissioner Roger Goddell’s offices, enraged that someone as “controversial” as Limbaugh be able to live...

This incredible 9 year old hockey star amazes every one when he scores what most are calling the greates goal in history. This kid is being compared to Gretzky..If you have seen a better goal please post video response or comment to let everyone know who scored a better goal... VIDEO

It's no wonder that the majority of the liberal mainstream media is racing towards extinction. The left-wing media's joint venture with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who together have conducted a hateful smear campaign against conservative talk-show icon, Rush Limbaugh, substantiates their blatant liberal bias, intolerance, prejudice, narrowmindedness, and perversion of journalism. They knowingly repeated imaginary, slanderous, racially-charged quotes and attached them to Rush Limbaugh with absolutely no evidence, no source checking, and no regard for the truth.

...Game 1 of the NLCS pits Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies against Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a match-up of dynamic young lefties. Both teams boast powerful offenses to challenge those starters. ... Two big questions loom over Game 1, and in this series: Will Joe Torre do what Jim Tracy wouldn’t? Ryan Howard went 6-for-12 vs right-handed pitchers and 0-for-4 vs. lefties in the Phillies’ first-round series. Over the course of his career, he’s put up Hall of Fame numbers vs. righties and utility-infielder numbers vs. lefties. Yet time and time again, Rockies manager Jim...

Now that El Rushbo is free to talk about his NFL bid he discusses the race baiting and attacks on him. Reveals a possible connection between the group he was bidding with and Uber leftist George Soros. Webcam video from the first hour on 10/15/09. lasts 15 minutes. VIDEO LINK: Rush Limbaugh Webcam 10/15/09

And professional "journalists" were only too happy to repeat the lies as if they were fact!An ongoing campaign to demonize, delegitimize and criminalize conservatives. Much of the same happened with Sarah Palin. The Rush Limbaugh media lynch mob By Toby Harnden The Telegraph October 14th, 2009 Which public figure can be quoted as having said something bigoted and disgusting and it doesn’t matter whether he did or not because he might have? Who can Big Media brand a racist without checking the facts? Who has to prove he did not say something racist, rather than the accuser proving he did?A...

Here is audio from today of Rush Limbaugh revealing details of his involvement in a group attempting to buy the St. Louis Rams. Rush said he was approached to be a part of the group, and that he asked Dave Checketts if he understood the "firestorm" that would result from his involvement. Rush said Checketts told him he did, and that he had cleared this with the "highest levels of the NFL." Rush says this has happened to him because he is a conservative, and that it reflects the fact the NFL is following the lead of "Obama's America." (VIDEO)

Pulling his shorts up to his waist and then motioning over to a couple of waiting reporters who wanted to interview him in the Dolphins locker room Wednesday, nose tackle Jason Ferguson used the N-word...... And this is the NFL Roger Goodell wants to protect from Rush Limbaugh comments?...... Smith's e-mail rejects discrimination. Well, is it not discriminatory in America to want to exclude someone from a business venture simply because one does not agree with that person's politics?.....

Thanks to the Washington Post's Roman Oben, we now have complete clarity on the new rules for potential NFL team owners: Obama critics need not apply. In a candid moment during today's Al Sharpton radio show (probably not intended for the rest of us to hear), Oben admitted that Rush's political views regarding Obama were key to the opposition that appears to have derailed his bid to purchase the St Louis Rams. Were the fabricated racist statements and overall smear campaign simply added to camouflage the real (partisan political) agenda? Oben's revelation comes a day after news that Barack-tart Fergie...

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show: Mark discusses Rush Limbaugh being denied a chance to be one of the owners of the St. Louis Rams. This wasn't a big deal until Al Sharpton came around and started lambasting him for being a conservative. This is more than just ownership of a football team, this is about liberty and being able to participate in this society as a legal citizen, and Rush is being denied that. So, Mark brings up some of Al Sharpton's past shady dealings and asks where was the outrage against him back then? He also calls Al Sharpton...

Michael Myers, head of the New York Civil Rights Coalition, nails the Rush Limbaugh situation by labeling it "racial buffoonery." It's good to see that there are other black people like myself who aren't falling for the nonsense. The left again uses black paranoia to achieve a goal that does nothing to benefit black people. They keep people riled up over foolishness. Meanwhile, inner cities crumble and 70% of black children don't know what it means to have a father and mother in the home. It's a shame and travesty that it's true. If we want to "advance" people, we...

ST. LOUIS -- Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh today was booted from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams because fabricated Wikiquotes now constitute rock solid evidence on which the MSM can base race card smear campaigns. Limbaugh, meanwhile, said on his radio show that he'll take his $450 billion personal war chest -- earned exclusively by the increasingly anachronistic expression "sweat of his own brow" -- and launch a bid for the Republican presidential nomination against Democrat pResident Barack Obama in 2012. "Folks, I don't even know if he plans to run for a second...