Archives for August 2008
Anna Kournikova of Javelin
One of my favorite sites this past Olympics was Paraguayan Javeliner Leryn Franco. During the 2008 Summer Games she finished next-to-last at 51st. But she got a lot of media attention anyway because of her off-the-charts good looks, especially during the opening ceremonies. According to her Wikipedia, her favorite warm-up music is Dem Dam Keyids. Which is another turn on … [Read more...] about Anna Kournikova of Javelin
Baltimore Orioles Holiday Road Trip
By Paul M. Banks Whoever believes America is truly a classless society has never bought tickets to a baseball game. The press box and suites are located next to each other for literal and metaphorical reasons. The best views of the game are on the stadium’s middle level, so it’s also where the people deemed “most important†reside. Also, most journalists are born … [Read more...] about Baltimore Orioles Holiday Road Trip
Meet Brandon Lloyd
By Rikki Greenberg "What's your name?" A question not typically asked by a professional athlete to a member of the media, but that and the "athletes love, but mostly hate the media" paradigm didn't stop wide receiver Brandon Lloyd when he posed this simple question. Fortunately, I already knew his name as he prepared for his first season with the Bears, reuniting him … [Read more...] about Meet Brandon Lloyd
The formidable TSB-TLT Alliance
By Paul M. Banks & Theresa Carter World War I pitted the "Triple Alliance" versus the "Triple Entente." In the world of Chicago entertainment blogs, there is a powerful alliance between The Sports Bank.net and The Local Tourist.com. Here's a story by my newest content partner, Theresa Carter who runs the Windy City's premier where-to-go and what-to-do website, The Local … [Read more...] about The formidable TSB-TLT Alliance
Bears Season Preview- Offense
By Paul M. Banks Without a doubt, the third NFL preseason game is always the most important and most telling. It’s the game where the starters will log the most minutes. Losing to a prospectively horrible team like the San Francisco 49ers at home isn’t the end of the world, (hey, its still preseason) but it’s not a good sign. On the offensive side of the ball the Bears … [Read more...] about Bears Season Preview- Offense
Dual Identity Sox Exchange
 By Soxman & Bruce Wayne-Parker & Paul M. Banks   (PMB) The White Sox have been a “Two-Face†team this season, going 36-21 against the Central Division while being 23-26 against the rest of the American League. The Sox are 28-34 on the road vs. 43-19 at home. We brought in Soxman’s real life alter ego Bruce Wayne-Parker to join us in discussing this … [Read more...] about Dual Identity Sox Exchange
Orange and Blue Line Construction Led to Train Rex
By Paul M. Banks “Statistics are like bikinis: what they reveal is provocative, what they conceal is vital!†I forgot who made that wonderful quote, but it certainly applies to Saturday night’s Bears preseason loss in Seattle. Starting quarterback Rex Grossman was sacked and intercepted just once. However, those numbers don’t tell us how he spent most of the night … [Read more...] about Orange and Blue Line Construction Led to Train Rex