We All Are Columbus Day
freedarko.com —
... for T-Mac and Amare chapters, and check out our fresh slide show on Slate . And even then, you'll barely have scratch the surface of our tome, so go cop that! A few other things: -I am kind of annoyed at my friend Paul Slocum for not mentioning to me this ...
Slideshow Fun
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... FreeDarko's new book, "The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac." [I'll have a review up in the next couple of days]. In the meantime, head over to Slate for a preview of the book's Periodic Table of Style: ...
The Pistons vs. The Kings - Stuckeyless
Need4Sheed.com —
... first win in a Piston uniform, the 3-4 Kings will be without Kevin Martin as well as backup guards Francisco Garcia and Quincy Douby. It seems like a lifetime ago that Detroit beat the Kings, so this is as good time as any.
Tip off is at 10:00 PM and will be broadcast locally on FSN and CSNCA for those of you in California. As always you can catch it on the radio at WDFN 1130 AM The Fan or stream it live at NBA.com.
To keep you busy until tip remember - Rasheed Wallace is a Toaster! ( from the good people of Free Darko) My suggestion…if you ...
Stuckey-less Pistons are in Sacramento
Detroit Bad Boys —
... profiled him last January, and Beno Udrih, who’s grown exponentially since being routinely abused by the Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals.
Plus, win or lose, we’ll get to read about the game from Sactown Royalty’s Tom Ziller, one of the best basketball writers in the blogosphere existence. The ball tips at 10 PM on FSN — join the rest of your fellow Piston-loving night owls by leaving your thoughts in the comments.
P.S. Rasheed Wallace is a toaster. Order the Free Darko book. ...
Late Night Link Dump
Sports —
... The UFC goes video.
Chris Kaman is on the trading block. But when Larry Brown is running the team, everyone is on the trading block.
Tim Lincecum, not exactly a household name, wins the Cy Young.
Heath Miller gets dropped. A lot.
A very entertaining NBA All Comedy Team.
This is how you jinx the Stanley Cup.
An amazing comeback win (Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings).
FreeDarko appears in Slate to give a Periodic Table of Style.
Pat Forde Talks Carolina ...
Free Darko and The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac
Give Me The Rock —
... I was breezing my way through Slate Magazine this morning and, to my surprise, not only did I see a short article about Free Darko and their new book: The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac, but said article got top billing on the front page of Slate. My first reaction: What the? My second reaction: Wow. ...
Video: Free Darko Teams Up With Adidas On Derrick Rose Spot
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
We’ve written about Free Darko’s excellent book before — it really is quite good, an amazing combination of words, ridiculous stats and illustrations — but the Free Darko clan has dropped another bomb on us today: They’ve teamed up with adidas for a campaign.
Essentially, adidas has taken FD’s Periodic Table of Style, added in their own products and ta da, you get this:
This is undeniably cool. Congrats, Mr. Shoals and crew. ...
