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Meet the Purdue Boilermakers

From HoopWriters.com Purdue University Boilermakers Home Court: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana Record: 27-9 (11-7 in the Big 10). They were 5-5 away from home and 7-1 in games played at neutral courts...

Written by Todd Parmelee about 8 months ago 118 reads 0 comments
The Bracket Guy: A Real American Genius

You are the Bracket Guy. You know, the guy that fills out 10 brackets and after the first day you pick just one. You know, the one bracket where you are 15-1, not the one where you picked ...

Written by Todd Parmelee about 8 months ago 81 reads 1 comments
Countdown To The MMA's Greatest: The Top 5

This is the final installment of the somewhat controversial Greatest MMA Fighters of All-Time piece. I spent several days researching these fighters and came up with the 33 greatest and no Kimbo Slice did not make this list...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,339 reads 36 comments
Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 5

Finally I have reached the top ten, which I am sure will bring some controversy. I was thinking of changing the top ten the last couple of days but I have decided to stick with my original list...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 511 reads 10 comments
Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 4

The rankings so far have been: #33 Shinya Aoki, #32 Don Frye, #31 Pat Miletich, #30 Mark Kerr, #29 Igor Vovchanchyn, #28 Josh Barnett, #27 Sean Sherk, #26 Tim Sylvia, #25 Dan Henderson, #24 Ken ...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 643 reads 3 comments
Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 3

I am very excited about Part 3 because it includes three of my favorites of all-time (Cro Cop, Sakuraba and Wanderlei Silva)...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,025 reads 5 comments
Countdown To MMA's Greatest: Part 2

#26 Tim ‘The Maine-iac’ Sylvia (6'8 260 pounds) the 32 year-old Sylvia is the former UFC heavyweight champion. He has compiled a 24-4 record. He has noteworthy wins over Andre Arlovski, Ben Rothwell and Brandon Vera...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 593 reads 6 comments
Countdown to MMA's Greatest Fighter, Part I

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1One may wonder why I made a list of thirty-three fighters and not the top ten or twenty five? The reason for this is that I wanted to make the list inclusive as possible and eventually I had to end somewhere...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,032 reads 6 comments
Brett Rogers and Kimbo Slice: Was The Post Fight Altercation Staged?

Maybe he likes the Chicago Bears and that is why his website is called Dagrim.com. I am talking about the most feared heavyweight in the Elite XC not named Kimbo Slice: Brett 'Da Grim' Rogers...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,233 reads 7 comments
Elite XC Return of the King Predictions

Elite XC is holding it's Return of the King event in Honolulu, Hawaii this weekend, and to tell you the truth, I am not very excited by it...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 539 reads 5 comments
Josh Hamilton: Defying The Odds

With everything that has been going on in Major League Baseball off the field, it has been difficult for some fans to find someone to root for...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 596 reads 1 comments
Affliction Banned: The Best Fight Card Ever?

I was just checking out the Affliction Banned card for July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and let me just say, this is the most exciting MMA card I have ever seen, especially in the heavyweight division...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 976 reads 15 comments
Boxing: Can Sergio Mora Advance From Contender to Champion?

It is time for Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora to stop being The Contender and become a champion. Tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Mora will get his chance vs...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 528 reads 7 comments
Kimbo Slice's Next Victim?

Opponents Kimbo Slice could fight next (in no order): Eric "Butterbean" Esch Esch has been fighting in various MMA organizations and would seem to be a logical opponent for Slice...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,725 reads 8 comments
Elite XC Primetime Awards

It has been three days since the Elite XC event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and I have yet to utter a word about any of the other fights on the card. Some quick thoughts: Fight of the Night – Robbie Lawler vs...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 825 reads 4 comments
Who Will Kimbo Slice Face Next?

Early in the Elite XC post fight press conference Saturday night, Gary Shaw announced that Brett 'The Grim' Rogers would most likely be fighting Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in his next fight...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 817 reads 1 comments
Kimbo Slice's Reputation Tarnished

Kimbo Slice barely survived his fight with James Thompson winning via a controversial TKO in the third round. The first two rounds appeared to go to Thompson, and Kimbo Slice was in trouble of losing his first MMA fight...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,712 reads 5 comments
Elite XC: Brett Rogers Takes a Slice of Kimbo

James Thompson took a Slice out of Kimbo's reputation in the main event at Elite XC Saturday night. Then in the post fight press conference, it was Brett Rogers turn to take a jab at the internet sensation...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 2,466 reads 8 comments
MMA GOSSIP: UFC Chuck Liddell and Kimbo Slice

I just came across an article on the www.thesun.co.uk quoting UFC fighter Chuck Liddell. Liddell says that Fedor Emelianenko can not beat Randy Couture. He even says that Fedor picks and chooses his opponents...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 4,341 reads 6 comments
Belmont Upset Falls Short

In a day which has yet to see an upset, the 15th seeded Belmont Bruins almost pulled off an epic one versus the second seeded Duke Blue Devils. Belmont clung to a 70-69 lead over Duke with less than 15 seconds remaining...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 694 reads 0 comments
MMA: Rumor Mill

Sherdog.com is reporting that Fedor Emelianenko may join Affliction. No, Affliction is not a racy thriller, it is actually a MMA organization. Fedor’s brother, Aleksander may also join the Affliction roster, as well as Matt Lindland...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,228 reads 2 comments
Study Finds Chimps Defeat Bracketologists

I found a study in the Bracketology Journal (Volume 2, Issue 7) entitled “Chimpanzees or Bracketologists?” Oddly, the same researchers that conducted this study also published a study that showed HGH does not increase athletic performance...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 795 reads 1 comments
Temple-Michigan State: the 12-5 Upset

It is that time of year again; time to fill out a bracket. Somewhat counter-intuitively, filling-out a bracket becomes increasingly more difficult with the more knowledge of college basketball you have...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,018 reads 0 comments
San Diego Toreros: 2008 Tournament Analysis

Boston Redsox General Manager Theo Epstein is basking in glory right now. His alma mater, the University of San Diego is in the Big Dance and will be playing the UConn Huskies at 3 p.m. Friday in Tampa, Florida...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 662 reads 0 comments
DREAM 1 Results: Cro Cop Wins

I am glad to see Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic is out of the octagon and back in the ring. Cro Cop fought Tatsuya Mizuno last night in DREAM 1 (DREAM Heiwa). Cro Cop knocked out Mizuno early in the fight...

Written by Todd Parmelee about about 1 year ago 1,355 reads 3 comments

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Todd Parmelee Article Archive

Meet the Purdue Boilermakers

The Bracket Guy: A Real American Genius

Countdown To The MMA's Greatest: The Top 5

Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 5

Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 4

Countdown to MMA's Greatest: Part 3

Countdown To MMA's Greatest: Part 2

Countdown to MMA's Greatest Fighter, Part I

Brett Rogers and Kimbo Slice: Was The Post Fight Altercation Staged?

Elite XC Return of the King Predictions

Josh Hamilton: Defying The Odds

Affliction Banned: The Best Fight Card Ever?

Boxing: Can Sergio Mora Advance From Contender to Champion?

Kimbo Slice's Next Victim?

Elite XC Primetime Awards

Who Will Kimbo Slice Face Next?

Kimbo Slice's Reputation Tarnished

Elite XC: Brett Rogers Takes a Slice of Kimbo

MMA GOSSIP: UFC Chuck Liddell and Kimbo Slice

Belmont Upset Falls Short

MMA: Rumor Mill

Study Finds Chimps Defeat Bracketologists

Temple-Michigan State: the 12-5 Upset

San Diego Toreros: 2008 Tournament Analysis

DREAM 1 Results: Cro Cop Wins

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