theonion.com - 1/8/2009
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January 8, 2009 | Onion Sports WASHINGTON—Fashion consultant and Project Runway host Tim Gunn surprised the Washington Wizards Monday by unexpectedly arriving at the Verizon Center locker room and offering to help Wizards players shop for less repulsive uniforms. "I happened to see the Wizards ...
hoopsaddict.com - 1/8/2009
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-As soon as I arrived to the arena,
I saw a press release from Toronto Raptors, indicating
that guard/forward Hassan Adams had been traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations and a future second round pick. When I spoke to Raptors ...
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Game Notes: Toronto vs. Washington
slamdunkcentral.com - 1/4/2009
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During the 11 years that I was blessed
to be a radio reporter in Cleveland from 1995
through 2006, the only times that I was not thoroughly pumped about covering a Cavaliers game was on those rare Sunday matinee games. Sunday afternoon the Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to be feeling like I used......
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Wizards Put Evil Spell On Cavaliers Win 80-77
bulletsforever.com - 1/8/2009
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Bargnani Turns Around Gay via flickr/phillenium1979 The Raps
have cats out tonight.....Moon, O'Neal and Calderon....no sympathy here.
In case you missed it, I had a Q&A session with RaptorsBlog.com before the game. Read my answers about ...
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Wizards Game 34 Blog vs. Toronto Raptors: Groundhog Day ...
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"In the process of finding out about a number of ways to be more stylish, I also became aware of...
Bullets Forever —
... Tim Gunn Takes Wizards Shopping for Less Hideous Uniforms. You can probably guess who the source is.
NBA Essentials: Contours of Blatche's Waist
FanHouse —
... * Andray Blatche (sort of): "Thankfully, I found out that the top I was wearing was too long, which deemphasized the contours of my waist." -- The Onion, via ...
‘We drifted on down into no man’s land / We crossed the river called the Rio Grande’
Uni Watch —
... (with thanks to Peter Kaszczak). … Hahahahahahaha. … Did you know that Robbie Ftorek and Claude Larose both wore No. 8 at the same time while playing for the WHA’s Cincy Stingers in 1977? I didn’t, until Jeff Barak pointed me toward ...
Tim Gunn and the Wizards ‘Make It Work’
Mr. Irrelevant —
As dedicated followers of both the Wiz and Project Runway, this Onion piece resonates with our delicate sensibilities:
Watching video footage of himself with Gunn, center Andray Blatche admitted that he was embarrassed when the chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne revealed that the material of his jersey was bunching up in the back when he jumped for rebounds …
“Thankfully, I found out that the top I was wearing was too long, which deemphasized the contours of my waist,” Blatche added.
I’m not sure ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Iverson vs. Billups
Ball Don't Lie —
... Cornrows. Danny Granger is a platypus. It all makes sense now. SF: Posted Sports, via CS. Jose Calderon, like many Torontonians, can't watch his Raps' play on TV. SG: Celtics Blog. Celtics' writer Steve Weinman thinks the fan experience at the IZOD is a joke. PG: Brew Hoop. One possible reason Ridnour is getting so many ASG votes: people loved him in Juno. 6th: The Onion. Project Runway host Tim Gunn takes the Wizards shopping for less hideous ...
Shootaround: Jan. 9, 2009
RaptorBlog.com —
... when O'Neal gets back? Dave Feschuk wrote about the growing perception that the Celtics can be beaten if you stand up to their intimidation tactics. TrueHoop has the NBA's response to the Portland Trail Blazers' threatening email to other teams about signing Darius Miles. Funk legend Bootsy Collins wrote a team anthem for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I suspect that, in response, MLSE will reunite Moxy Fruvous to compose the Raptors' theme song. The Onion: Tim Gunn Takes Wizards Shopping For Less Hideous Uniforms Ball Don't Lie + ...
Lancelot Links: Morning Edition
Josh Q. Public —
... sports and beyond:
Rickey Henderson And Jim Rice Do Top 10 On Letterman (Sox And Dawgs)
Eli Manning: I’m Rich Bitch (NY Daily News)
Rock The Vote NBA Style (The Love Of Sports)
Athletes And Comic Books (Bet Fair)
Cheerleaders Cheerleaders And More Cheerleaders (Manofest)
Wizards Shopping For Less Hideous Uniforms (The Onion)
Manny Pacquiao Is A Greedy Little Monkey (Hot Non Porn) ...
The women's Final Four gets high marks in ugly court design
The Dagger —
... like me, you accidentally stumbled upon the women's Final Four because you were trying to find the MLB opener on ESPN (only to discover that it was on ESPN2), you might have caught a glimpse one of the ugliest court designs in history. Because St. Louis is hosting this year's womens's Final Four, somebody thought it'd be a good idea to put the city's most famous landmark, the Gateway Arch, onto the court. All over the court, that is: As Tim Gunn might say, "it's hideous." It's been said that organizers decided to put the arch on the court in ...
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Speeding Bullets: ‘Crab dribble’ edition (Washington Wizards)
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Orlando Magic 89, Washington Wizards 80
thirdquartercollapse.com 1/7/2009 —
Hedo Turkoglu of the Orlando Magic shoots a layup over Andray Blatche of the Washington Wizards in Orlando's 89-80 win on Tuesday night
Photo by Fernando Medina, NBAE/Getty Images
The Orlando Magic played just well enough to defeat the ...
Game preview: Wizards @ Magic —
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The Wizards play the Orlando Magic in Florida tonight, which is probably bad news. Washington has won 3 of their last 5 games, but they already have two losses to the Magic this season, by a combined 40 points. Deshawn Stevenson is day-to-day with back pain, but the Magic will play ...
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The Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Amway Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 13-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Wizards defeated Cleveland ...
Magic/Wizards tonight at Amway Arena —
Orlando Magic Blog
The Magic (26-8) will try for their tenth home win in a row as they take on Washington (7-25) Tuesday night. The Wizards are coming off their best win of the season, an 80-77 victory over Eastern Conference title contender Cleveland. The Wizards are 0-7 so far this season against SE Division ...
LeBron James, You Complete Us —
Stet Sports Blog
In a season where there’s not much to talk about aside from when Gilbert Arenas is coming back and how high JaVale McGee can jump, its nice to know that the Washington Wizards rivalry with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers still gives us that spark to be as ignorant as we wanna be. ...
No walk in the park: James, Cavs lose to Wiz 80-77 —
InsideHoops
The AP reports: LeBron James was whistled for taking an extra step while driving for a potential tying layup with 2.3 seconds left, and his Cleveland Cavaliers lost 80-77 to the Eastern Conference-worst Washington Wizards despite wiping out a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter. “Bad call,” ...
If Only . . . Cavs v. Wizards 01042009 —
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Cavs v. Washington Wizards January 4, 2009 Fred McLeod and Austin Carr (AC) courtside Jeff Phelps and Campy Russell (studio) ========================================= Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty ImagesMo Williams and Mike James If only ... Mike Brown had been ejected a minute...
Cavaliers-Wizards Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Verizon Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cavaliers ...
Wizards Caught In Eye Of Celtics Storm —
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Paul Pierce was "making it rain" at the TD Banknorth Garden where the Boston Celtics smashed the Washington Wizards 108-83. Pierce hit nine straight buckets and also drained five straight three point shots and seemed unstoppable in a flawless performance finishing with 26 points. The NBA's ...
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If there's ever a way to get a team back into the win column, it's facing the hapless Washington Wizards. And that's the treat that the Celtics got after a disappointing 1-3 west coast trip. The Celtics didn't disappoint, burying the Wizards by 25, 108-83. Paul Pierce led the ...
Now That’s More Like It —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
I can’t tell you how happy I was to flip over to Comcast after watching Kung Fu Panda and see the C’s up 28 in the fourth quarter. But this beatdown (108-83) was not as bad as the one Boston delivered to the Wizards a month ago…when they won by 44.
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\ The Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Wizards were defeated 97-85 by the Hornets last time out, ...
Paul’s triple-double leads Hornets over Wizards —
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The AP reports: Chris Paul had 15 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, tying a franchise record with his seventh career triple-double, and New Orleans beat the Washington Wizards 97-85 on Tuesday night… Rasual Butler scored 21 points and David West 20 for New Orleans, which led most of the ...
Cavaliers 80, Wizards 77 —
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- LeBron James was called for traveling while driving for the potential tying basket with 2.3 seconds left Sunday, and his Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Eastern Conference-worst Washington Wizards 80-77. >
