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Recent Live Tournament Play, and the WSOP Circuit 14 Feb 2012 | 10:57 pm
So. I've played some poker here and there over the past few months -- maybe four or five tournaments in total, spread out over a few different venues and a few different buyin levels. In general, the ...
Why the Cheatriots Couldn't Win 10 Feb 2012 | 02:17 am
Here are some great stats I saw about this past weekend's superbowl, many of which are in this article about the effect of luck on the game, and which I really think highlight well my lasting impressi...
Superbowl 7 Feb 2012 | 08:20 am
Lest anyone have any doubts or be at all unclear about exactly what the problem is in Philadelphia with Eagles coach Andy Reid, one has only to look at this past weekend's superbowl to have it all cle...
Just. Wow. 25 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
Apple (AAPL) just reported its Q4 numbers. And, um, I think I just wet my pants. "The company sold 37 million iPhones in the quarter, 15.4 million iPads, 5.2 million Mac computers, and 15.4 million i...
Interesting Football Tidbits 13 Jan 2012 | 02:35 am
If the NFL playoffs go with the chalk the rest of the way, we will have the New England Cheatriots facing off against the Green Bay Packers in Superbowl XLVI in Indianapolis on February 5. And that wi...
NFL Playoffs -- Divisional Round 10 Jan 2012 | 08:14 pm
Another week, and yet again all anybody can talk about in the world of sports is Mr. Timothy Tebow. Man, you just cannot feel good going into a sudden-death, overtime type of situation against that gu...
2011 NFL -- Parting Thoughts 4 Jan 2012 | 03:11 am
Wow. Rex Ryan, what a clown (surpassed perhaps only by his brother and Cowboys' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan). As a regular sports radio listener for hours a day in New York City, I can tell you tha...
NFL Thoughts -- Week 15 20 Dec 2011 | 02:50 am
Cardinals' QB John Skelton: 5-1. Kevin Kolb: 2-5. 'Nuff said. Given the young man a chance. Tony Sparano is gone, but the Dolphins just keep on playing every game like it's their Superbowl. Miami bea...
NFL Thoughts -- Past the 3/4 Point 14 Dec 2011 | 02:22 am
Well as another NFL regular season winds down to a close, we're beginning to be pretty sure about most of the postseason teams for 2011, as well as the biggest stories of the year. As usual, the NFL h...
The Market at a Near-Term Crossroads 9 Dec 2011 | 03:54 am
The Dow Jones Industrials Average is at a crossroads going into today: That right there is the one-year chart for the Dow. A quick look at the chart will show that we are basically right up against t...
