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  1. Sandy Alderson and the Padres Need To Dust Off Their Originality

    Sandy Alderson probably doesn't own a Bible. He has Moneyball. He has no need for God. The Padres' CEO is polytheistic. Billy Beane and Andrew Friedman shrines rest near a copy of The Bill James Handbook...

    Written by Tosten Burks about about 1 month ago 2 comments

  2. Monday Night Kicker: Week Seven

    Curing the world of uninsightful, uninteresting, day after Ante Meridiem armchair quarterbacks. During the final seconds of the 71.5-minute epic in Oakland, Sebastian Janikowski kicked the ball farther than star child Darren McFadden had run all game...

    Written by Tosten Burks about about 1 month ago 3 comments

  3. Matt Bryant Overcomes Tragedy For Tampa Bay Win

    Yes, it sounds like a movie. It does seem to be styled for the silver screen. David Anspaugh would dramatize it. But movie analogies just do not do the story of Matt Bryant justice...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 2 months ago 1 comments

  4. Bolts and Briefs From the Second Day of Chargers Training Camp

    The following bit of Pulitzer-Prize worthy investigative reporting comes directly to you from ChargersBeat.com, your home for completely unboring, unbiased, and unRaiderish (best part huh) Chargers talk...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 2 comments

  5. Luis Castillo's Paycheck, Antonio Gates's Toe, and Other San Diego Chargers News

    Luis Castillo is now the sixth-highest paid defensive lineman in the NFL. According to nfl.com junkie Adam Schefter, Castillo signed a five-year contract extension that will pay him up to $43 million, with $17...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 0 comments

  6. NFL News Wire Rundown: July 21st

    I haven't done one of these since Monday. No, I wasn't curing AIDS or financing homeless people. I was doing something better: Working on the Fantasy Football Writers With Hair 2008 Draft Kit...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 5 comments

  7. MLB All-Star Game 2008: So Many Things To Make Fun of, So Little Time

    During the ninth inning of the All-Star Game yesterday, I planned to write this article about how pathetic Fox Sports' performance was in covering Mariano Rivera's entrance at Yankees Stadium...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 5 comments

  8. For Charger Fans Who Slept Through The Past Few Days

    The following is from the critically acclaimed (if everyone's a critic, then my dad counts) Chargers blog Chargers Beat. For more amazing writing and updates like this, go check out the site...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 8 comments

  9. Tour de France: I'm Here To Help

    The following is from the critically acclaimed (if everyone's a critic, then my dad counts) sports blog The Love Boat. For more amazing writing like this, go check out the site...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 1 comments

  10. Fantasy Football: Man Crush Monday!

    Ha. My colleague Alex Kozora has had to write every Man Crush on this site so far. That means he's gayer than I am. Ha. And I watch Top Chef, so that's saying something...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 5 comments

  11. NFL News Wire Rundown, July 14th

    Here I am again, on the other side of a five-day hiatus in which I slacked off and didn't post a thing. I'll just say I spent that time doing charity work...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 9 comments

  12. NFL News Wire Rundown, 7/9

    I was scanning YouTube today and found a great clip that I had never seen before. Dave Dameshek, an ESPN radio personality in Los Angeles, with guests Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Ross, (Cousin) Sal Iacono, and Bill Simmons...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 25 comments

  13. NFL News Wire Rundown, 7/8

    Alex Rodriguez is getting a divorce. He's all over the news. Michael Vick is going bankrupt. He made it onto perezhilton.com. (I was linked there. I didn't visit the site on my own. Don't worry...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 6 comments

  14. NFL News Wire Rundown: July 7th

    Holy crap am I having writer's block right now. It's either the 17 hot dogs I ate on the fourth or the massive nirvanical (shut up that's a word now) breakdown I had yesterday watching the Nadal-Federer ...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 0 comments

  15. Nadal Beats Federer in the Greatest Four Hours and 48 Minutes of the Year

    It was legendary. It was classic. It turned around the future of a sport. It unseated the best in the game. It made history. It was the greatest piece of competition all year. Tiger Woods beat the 158th-best golfer in the world...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 4 months ago 5 comments

  16. NFL Newswire Rundown: July 3

    Two days ago, the biggest NFL news story was that Chris Henry's assault case was granted a mistrial. That was before Al Harris said the word "itch" on NFL Live. Now you can't go anywhere without hearing the words Brett Favre...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 4 comments

  17. Brett Favre, You Dog, Don't Tarnish Your Legacy

    Most everybody has had a dog or pet die. The crying, the memories, the funeral (or flushing). It's emotional; thinking about all the great times you had with old Rusty, how fun it was tossing the football around with Bailey, or jogging with Spot...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 10 comments

  18. NFL Newswire Rundown: July 2

    A few weeks ago, Bill Simmons suggested ways for tennis to become more popular. Many have attempted to do so as well. Ratings aren't great, average Joe sports fans could care less, and for the most part, people just don't really care...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 6 comments

  19. A-Rod's Son Cheating With Miley Cyrus?

    According to sources close to the Rodriguez family, the Yankees starting shortstop's son, Nim, has been photographed at a local movie theater with teenage singing and acting sensation Miley Cyrus...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 19 comments

  20. NFL Newswire Rundown: July 1, 2008

    The following is from the critically acclaimed (if everyone's a critic, then my dad counts) fantasy football site http://ffwriterswithhair.blogspot.com/ For more amazing writing like this, go check out the site...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 2 comments

  21. NFL Newswire Rundown, June 30

    I'm a new soul in this very strange world. I've cleaned up, and I feel refreshed and rejuvenated. After being inspired by the G-rated Wall-E getting the best review of any movie all year, I'm applying the concept to my own writing...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 2 comments

  22. Michael Beasley, OJ Mayo, and Co.: Toughest NBA ROY Race of the Past Five Years

    Now that the draft has passed, the stage is set for what could be the toughest NBA Rookie Of the Year Award race in recent memory. This year's NBA rookie class is stuffed to the brim with studs...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 8 comments

  23. Friday Night Fight (That Happens During The Day!) - Michael Turner

    This comes straight from http://ffwriterswithhair.blogspot.com/ For more fantasy football info and humor, go check out the site. And click the ads. Gas prices in San Diego are as high as Bob Marley...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 11 comments

  24. Rotoworld Whore Report: 6/27

    This comes straight from http://ffwriterswithhair.blogspot.com/ For more fantasy football info and humor, go check out the site. Yes. I'm a slacker. I waited until 8:30 eastern time to put up today's report from your resident Rotoworld whore...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 8 comments

  25. Rotoworld Whore Report - 6/26

    Sorry for leaving you hanging yesterday. I was gone all day feeding starving African children. It was one of the best experiences of my life...

    Written by Tosten Burks about 5 months ago 2 comments