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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Skip Bayless is best likened to a Teddy Ruckspin malfunctioning because somebody put a tape in the back that says “nonstop bullshit.”  You are bad at your job, Skip; you are clueless about sports, don’t deserve your exposure, look like a horse, have zero professionalism, and in general, were the most irritating ESPN personality...
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It was early February at a Flyers-Devils game.  My friend and I were chortling at a poop/sex/talking animal joke of some kind while drowning deep in the nose bleeds. The place suddenly went dead.  One of the Devils was sliding on the ice, face down and motionless. A collective gasp and a piercing, lustful cheer...
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No, this is not the number of electoral college votes Walter Mondale received in his race against Ronald Reagan in 1984 (he could only wish-in fact, he received only 13 votes), but instead the number of games Hoss Radbourn won pitching for the Providence Grays in the 112 game National League season in 1884....
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We all knew he was going to return, so who gives a fuck?  That’s about it, and now I can use the second sentence to plug a truly amazing and pleasing resurrection: new episodes of Futurama, June 2010 on Comedy Central. 
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The mantra of the NCAA tournament is “survive and advance.”  It occurs to me that this is a bit of a strange mantra.  The notion is that, in light of the fact that it’s a once-and-done tournament, a win-and-move-on or lose-and-go-home, any loss no matter how noble is useless and any win no matter...
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Dear Graduate Student, If you haven’t realized by now, you are not welcome in the student gym, the undergraduate libraries, or anywhere else on campus that I could possibly run into you. When I go to the gym, the last person I want to see climbing the Stairmaster next to me is you. In...
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With a mere 16 games before the playoffs, every point counts in football and so does every injury. Want to know more about the sports injury of your favorite player? Want to know who to draft on your fantasy team? Send your sports injury questions to Sportsdoc. This week, Sportsdoc answers questions about Donovan...
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The Philadelphia MLS team finally has a name and a logo, which, as it turns out is actually pretty cool. If someone told me beforehand that the logo would incorporate an angry snake, I would probably have been pretty wary of how it would turn out. This angry snake, however, has thankfully been subtly...
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Yes friends, our long national nightmare is finally over and baseball is officially back. Currently, your World (F’ing) Champion Phillies are opening the season against the Braves. Of course, no one really cares until the best team in the world opens their season against Baltimore at 4:05pm tomorrow, April 6th. In the meantime, be...
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