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  1. Sundays From the Cellar: Getting the Bears back on track

    Record: 1-11 Sunday’s Inevitable Outcome: Bears 17, Rams 9 The Line: Bears -9 Just to give you a hint how bad the Rams are, the Bears – a team that hadn’t won in four weeks ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about about 6 hours ago 7 reads 0 comments

  2. Today (2009) – The St. Louis Blues Join Sports Fans and “Star Wars” Nerds

    December 7, 2009 On this day, the St. Louis Blues will accomplish a truly remarkable feat; intersecting sports fans and dorks. At least, their marketing team hopes to accomplish this feat. Tonight vs...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about about 10 hours ago 16 reads 0 comments

  3. Weekend Listening: What is your favorite sports reference in a non-sports movie?

    Over the weekends, we’re going to start posting snippets from some of our favorite past podcast episodes. Just what you always wanted, right? To kick things off, we feature the first question ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 2 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  4. Top 7: Sports Played During 'Home Alone'

    Top 7 Headquarters happens to be near the location of the greatest Christmas movie of all-time, Home Alone . If you have read the Top 7 for a long time, you will know this because of the occasional (many?) references to this outstanding motion picture...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 3 days ago 5 reads 0 comments

  5. Fan of the Week: Crossing things off the bucket list

    The shirt says “1967″ which leads us to believe the gentlemen is this photo are from the Class of 1967; and considering that your average college student graduates around the age ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 4 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  6. Today (2009): Subway Jarod likes the Indianapolis Colts

    December 3, 2009 Too much Tiger Woods, not enough focus on the rest of the people that make the sports world go ’round...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 4 days ago 95 reads 0 comments

  7. Yet Another Worthless Tiger Woods Speculation

    I was scouting quasi-foreign mustache cultures in Puerto Rico during the Thanksgiving week when news broke of Tiger Woods’ accident in front of his home near Orlando...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 5 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  8. PODCAST: SI.com's Jimmy Traina, Richard Deitsch and our sports man crushes…

    With the announcement of Derek Jeter as the 2009 Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year“, we delve into the phenomenon of athletic man crushes...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 5 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  9. The “US Magazine” People Have Spoken About Tiger Woods

    Forget “Outside the Lines”, the people of US Magazine are weighing in the Tiger Woods saga. The following poll is currently on the front page of USMagazine.com. Seriously, check it out here...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 6 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  10. First Draft: Another Totally Relevant Super Bowl Halftime Show

    The NFL press machine recently cranked out the big news that the 2010 Super Bowl halftime show was going to be headlined by yet another band that was popular in the 1960’s and 70’s...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 6 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  11. Today (1988): NBC bids record $401M for rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics

    December 1, 1988 On this day, NBC bid a total of $401,000,000 for the exclusive television rights to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 6 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  12. Sundays From the Cellar: They Sound as Bad as they Look

    Record: 1-10 Sunday’s Inevitable Outcome: Seahawks 27, Rams 17 The Line: Seahawks -4.5 For the second time this season, I was confident enough in the points the Rams were getting to put some actual coin down on them via my BetUS...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 7 days ago 5 reads 0 comments

  13. Monday: The People Demand Tiger Woods Accident and/or Fart Updates

    In the past, we’ve been quite fascinated with the prowess of Google search suggestions. Since these suggestions are, large in part, populated by the frequent search requests of other humans…it’s ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 7 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  14. Top Seven: Worst First Place MVP Votes Since 2000

    Every week, the Top Seven column will be enhanced by the newest addition to the JoeSportsFan Radio Network, Seven Minutes with Jason Major, where our Top Seven guru rants on the current topic, ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 10 days ago 69 reads 2 comments

  15. PODCAST: NFL Tailgating Restrictions and Josh Zerkle/Dan Levy

    DOWNLOAD EPISODE 38 | SUBSCRIBE (FOR FREE) TO THE PODCAST The USA Today is taking a look at NFL tailgates across the country…and if they’re compliant with “recommended” policies set forth by the NFL...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 12 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  16. St. Louis Sports Venues Challenged By Spelling of “Nachos”

    A little investigative journalism here, folks – so we advise you buckle up and enjoy the ride. Things are about the get serious around this neck of the woods. On Sunday, we stumbled upon a traditional tailgating effort in downtown St...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 13 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  17. November 24, 1991: Monica Seles Wins Tennis Record $2,457,758 in a Year

    November 24, 1991 On this day, Monica Seles won the Virginia Slims Championships at Madison Square Gardens and added to her aggregate win total for 1991. Her total of $2,457,758 set a new female tennis winning record...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 13 days ago 5 reads 0 comments

  18. Analyzing David Beckham's Hybrid Haircut

    Often times, athletes who are in the final stage of their career resort to a hybrid of the skills that once dominated previous phases of their lives. No more power fastball? Mix in more control...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 14 days ago 92 reads 0 comments

  19. Sundays from the Cellar: Even Matt Leinart Can't Give Them a Win

    Record: 1-9 Sunday’s Inevitable Outcome: Cardinals 21, Rams 13 The Line: Cardinals -9 Week 11 Viewing Strategy: Just pretend it’s 1986 and I want the Cardinals to win...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 14 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  20. November 23, 2009: This guy woke up in the same world as you.

    November 23, 2009 On this day, the following individual is breathing the same air as you. Surprise. Well, at least we *think* he’s breathing the same air as you – baring an unfortunate ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 14 days ago 12 reads 0 comments

  21. Top 7 Worst MLB MVPs

    Debate continues nearly every year about what the “Most Valuable Player” award in baseball means. The best player in the league?T he best player on the best team?T he best player ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 17 days ago 77 reads 1 comments

  22. Diamondbacks Pitcher Zavada Reflects On Honor

    This Fall award season we’ve seen a number of significant honors bestowed. President Barrack Obama received the Nobel Prize for Peace; Kansas City Royals hurler Zack Greinke received the ...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 18 days ago 17 reads 0 comments

  23. 10 Baseless Rumors About Mark Mangino

    All kinds of chatter is pouring out of Lawrence, KS this week as rumors are running rampant about the fate of Kansas football coach Mark Mangino...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 19 days ago 19 reads 0 comments

  24. November 18, 2009: Greinke and his Cy Young Award are headlined

    November 18, 2009 When it was announced that Kansas City Royals’ pitcher, Zack Greinke, would be taking home the American League Cy Young Award, we expected big things from headline writers across the country...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 19 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  25. Fun with Athletes and Google Suggestions

    On Saturday, our cyber homies over at DC Sports Bog and Mister Irrelevant shared a neat little trick that has enthralled us in the past...

    JoeSportsFan Written by JoeSportsFan about 20 days ago 40 reads 0 comments

 


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