Charles Barkley drops "about $400,000" on the Super Bowl

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Barkley Trusts ESPN's Analysts And Loses A Ton Of Money
Published 2/12/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
I guess it's no secret that I've been known to wager on a Sporting Event or two. I've won and lost, but I can't even imagine second guessing myself to the tune of $400,000. Via The 700 Level... ...

Gambling Fiend Charles Barkley Blames ESPN ‘Pundits’ for Losing 400k on Super Bowl
Published 2/12/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... We heard the clip on Howard Stern this morning, and 700 Level has found the video from Jim Rome’s TV show (after the jump): Sir Charles Barkley, who is addicted to listening to ESPN talking heads ‘because they played,’ switched his bet to the Patriots a few days prior to the Super Bowl, and wound up losing about $400,000. For a bright man, his logic is disturbing. We also turned up this ...

Charles Barkley Lost $400K on the Super Bowl
Published 2/12/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... he's still way too into this expensive hobby. Here he blames the ESPN experts for convincing him to change his bet on the Super Bowl, thus costing him "about $400,000." You have to love how forthcoming Barkley is with information like this, but man, $400 large? I don't care who you are, that's a ridiculous amount of money, and if Charles isn't careful, it won't be long before he ends up like Latrell Sprewell. [via The 700 Level]Permalink | Email this | Comments

Morning Constitutional: Barkley Enjoys Gambling
Published 2/12/2008 at The Sporting Blog
Barkley Drops "About $400,000" on the Super Bowl | The 700 Level Who to blame for losing an unfathomably huge sum of money on a sporting event? ESPN, of course. They really are the source of all the world's problems. Latest Berman Video: Boomer Sez, 'Thanks, Al! | Sports by Brooks In this installment of Berman's a jackass he calls Al Michaels a "f---head." Good to Be Back! | The Hater Nation See, I told you that NFL PR guy deserved to be pushed ...

Barkley Lost $100K, Not $400K On Super Bowl Bet
Published 2/12/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Earlier this week, Charles Barkley talked to Jim Rome about how much he lost betting on the Super Bowl this year. Barkley claimed that he changed his bet to the Patriots because he was swayed by the “experts” at ESPN. Here’s part of the exchange - found by The 700 LEVEL , via ...

The 10-man rotation, starring the Sacramento Kings dancers
Published 2/12/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: With Leather. I can't imagine the Maloof brothers were terribly upset by this. PF: The 700 Level. Tyreeeeeee! Charles Barkley lost "about $400,000" on the Patriots in the Super Bowl. SF: The Legend of Ceilio Guante. Paying tribute to the Jordan Jammer. ...

Charles Barkley Gambles a Lot
Published 2/12/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Though there’s some dispute as to exactly how much money he lost on a Superbowl bet, it’s in the six figures. Ah, to be rich and reckless. ...

Get a Clue
Published 2/15/2008 by Fadango at SportSayers.com
Here is what is going down in the world of sports. Originally there were going to be links to 3 more Chris Berman videos, but ESPN has put its big foot down and basically removed all the videos. The Patriots aren’t the only people that go screwed by the Giants winning. Charles Barkley felt the effects too. At 2′9″ check out, Aditya “Romeo” Dev, the world’s smallest bodybuilder. What does Will Ferrell think about the Celtics? There is a reason why people watch hockey, and ...