dlbalr Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Although I don't know of anyone who checks CNN to get their sports updates, I still am quite surprised to learn that CNN will no longer be getting their sports from Sports Illustrated. Instead, their official sports content provider starting next month will be...Bleacher Report? That's right, the collection of pointless slideshows, lopsided trade proposal articles, and incessant requests to give your e-mail address for team newsletters (and lots of spam mail) is now the official sports information providers for one of the USA's top news sites? Really? http://www.cnn.com/cnn-sports-is-changing/ Bleacher Report is on a mission to revolutionize the way fans learn, think, and talk about their favorite teams. That's what I'm afraid of...when I want to read an article, I want the full text, I don't want to to have to click an arrow 10 times to read the full thing. How anyone, especially a place like CNN (or any other even quasi-professional outlet), thinks that slideshows are the wave of the present/future for sports journalism is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Although I don't know of anyone who checks CNN to get their sports updates, I still am quite surprised to learn that CNN will no longer be getting their sports from Sports Illustrated. Instead, their official sports content provider starting next month will be...Bleacher Report? That's right, the collection of pointless slideshows, lopsided trade proposal articles, and incessant requests to give your e-mail address for team newsletters (and lots of spam mail) is now the official sports information providers for one of the USA's top news sites? Really? http://www.cnn.com/cnn-sports-is-changing/ Agreed. SI in an effort to streamline their production has castrated the localness. Something closer to the habs though, Dan's Daily dose was swallowed up by,I believe All Habs. What a bloomin pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Agreed. SI in an effort to streamline their production has castrated the localness. Something closer to the habs though, Dan's Daily dose was swallowed up by,I believe All Habs. What a bloomin pity. That one has been for a while now, I remember sending him a note months ago to congratulate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 The World was doing just too fine. It's a good thing the tow Koreas are back in war mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 For anyone who enjoys Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole on TSN's Sportscentre, enjoy them now as they will be leaving towards the end of next month. They'll be joining Fox Sports 1, a new US-based cable channel debuting this coming August. (It will replace Speed Network.) I had read a while ago that the FS1 was going to be bringing over a major player in Canada's sports landscape but I figured that it would be an analyst or commentator going, not the highlight guys. http://bellmediapr.ca/tsn/releases/release.asp?id=16431&yyyy=2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 What is something that you never want, but if you get it, you always want to win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 What is something that you never want, but if you get it, you always want to win? Greed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 What is something that you never want, but if you get it, you always want to win? Cancer or any other serious ailment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Cancer or any other serious ailment. ... you want cancer to win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 What is something that you never want, but if you get it, you always want to win? Duck-Duck-Goosed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Nay, Nay, Nay and Nay. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 ... you want cancer to win? If you get cancer, you want to beat it, i.e. you want to win the battle against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 The answer? A lawsuit. Now I getsss to eatssss the Habsesss fansesss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 My girlfriend broke her nose playing softball and will be wearing this : http://29.img.v4.skyrock.net/7689/8987689/pics/2133780399_small_1.jpg for 7 days. I can't help but believe that everyone is judging me and think that I beat the shit out of her. Bad feeling... At least, there is a team full of people that witnessed the accident and know that I was 1,5 hour driving distance from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Enjoy. I just jumped off all of the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Pray that you never have a kidney stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Hooray for the US men securing the last spot in the Olympic curling field! Here's to two weeks of only working half a day at work so I can spend even more time watching ice and snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Two things: 1) I've had enough snow for the year already, 4 feet high snowbanks is plenty high enough...especially when there's still several more weeks of winter and snow on the horizon. 2) An interesting read about the average cost to attend a game for each of the teams in the 4 major sports: http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-mlb-nba-nhl-cost-2014-1#ixzz2prCM0bst I'm baffled by how much parking costs for the Dallas Cowboys (keep in mind the figure in the chart is half the price as it's assumed the cost is split between two people). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Two things: 1) I've had enough snow for the year already, 4 feet high snowbanks is plenty high enough...especially when there's still several more weeks of winter and snow on the horizon. 2) An interesting read about the average cost to attend a game for each of the teams in the 4 major sports: http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-mlb-nba-nhl-cost-2014-1#ixzz2prCM0bst I'm baffled by how much parking costs for the Dallas Cowboys (keep in mind the figure in the chart is half the price as it's assumed the cost is split between two people). 6,53$ for a beer at the Bell Center !!?!?! Who are they trying to fool. It's 9ish for a can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 6,53$ for a beer at the Bell Center !!?!?! Who are they trying to fool. It's 9ish for a can. Yeah, and good luck finding one for $6.50 in Columbus. I recall an article stating Montreal and Columbus were the two most expensive beers in the NHL. That is canceled out somewhat by the inflated parking cost. The garage across the street from the arena is $10, so would be $5 per person, not that stated $7. Maybe they averaged that out with the VIP parking garage attached to the arena. Of course, I bypass all of that and park 3 blocks away in a garage that is not even event parking anymore, so I only pay $4 to park, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 6,53$ for a beer at the Bell Center !!?!?! Who are they trying to fool. It's 9ish for a can. Here's another site citing the $6.53; everything is equalized to 12 ounces. The Bell Centre situation is also mentioned specifically in there. http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/02/25/the-skinny-on-beer-prices-from-around-the-nhl/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Here's another site citing the $6.53; everything is equalized to 12 ounces. The Bell Centre situation is also mentioned specifically in there. http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/02/25/the-skinny-on-beer-prices-from-around-the-nhl/ Yeah ok. But thruth is : you cannot buy any beer at the Bell Centre for $6,53. For a comparison purpose, it's fine, but it doesn't represent the reality in Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Here's another site citing the $6.53; everything is equalized to 12 ounces. The Bell Centre situation is also mentioned specifically in there. http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/02/25/the-skinny-on-beer-prices-from-around-the-nhl/ That makes more sense, although I can't remember a sporting event having 12 oz beers, haha. Seems like everything is a double can (24oz) at minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Two days ago was the start of spring. To 'celebrate,' we got 3 inches of snow. Overnight, we got another 6 inches of snow. Is it just me or does spring look an awful lot like winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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