Recent content by jared

Her judo takedowns are fluid and quite good by any standards. I was impressed by her quick transition/improvisation on the ground in her most recent fight with Zingano; her movement was really fluid. She's definitely a cut above the other women I've seen in MMA. She takes tot many clean strikes...

Great roll-up, thank for this, Freethinker. I only occasionally check in on NBA basketball, but it sure seems like there's been an increase in noteworthy white American pro basketball players, instead of just those exotic Euros. It's worth noting that most of the whiter NBA teams trend toward...

If you haven't seen this Hillis highlight vid, do yourself a favor and check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04QrRLdULW4

I thought it was a perfectly legit stoppage. Njokouani was only going to get hurt more. Herb Dean is almost always on point with his stoppages. But don't take my word for it. Watch the fight -and the sweet spinning elbow that set it up- for yourself. Enjoy...

I just read that line by Auster the other day and it really stood out to me as well.

I am now involved in a line of work that deals closely with border issues. Those guys have a tough and dangerous job, I respect what they do. Texas is facing some serious challenges. I'm sure we could use you down here.

Why should Elton John be held to a different standard than the rest of the hired staff for Rush's wedding? Presumably, Rush didn't screen the waiters, wedding planner, DJ, florists, et al to see if they matched his own political beliefs and social values. Would you? Rush likes Elton John's music...

I'm glad that C Darwin posted those foreign aid figures from the U.S. to Israel because I noticed the same curious thing when I looked it up myself yesterday: that American aid money was at its highest before September 11th. I think the attack on the twin towers did awaken a lot of Americans to...

In those long and rambling conspiracy theories, I failed to find a persuasive motive of any sort. So the Israelis orchestrated an elaborate terrorist plot in order to get the Americans to attack Israel's sworn enemy Afghanistan? Or did they do it so the U.S. would somehow have greater cause to...

I'm curious how Silva wins the fourth and fifth rounds without throwing any strikes and being warned by the referee to quit stalling/running away from his opponent (the first time I've ever seen that happen in UFC). Kalib Starnes did the same thing against Nate Quarry and got a 7 score for a...

There's really no logical reason to dislike Jon Jones. He's one of the humblest fighters I've ever seen. He's quite grounded for his age. Most guys would be high on their own hype by now. For the aforementioned "big picture" reasons, I too found myself pulling for Vera. It's unfortunate really.

The official NFL combine invite list is out and I was pleased to see a lot of familiar names on there, especially at Wide Receiver: Riley Cooper, Florida Chris McGaha, Arizona St. Blair White, Michigan St. Kevin Jurovich, San Jose St. Eric Decker, Minnesota Ryan Wolfe, UNLV Kerry Meier...

Thanks for the heads up on that one, man. That game looks really sweet.

"The Whitemare" has signed a deal with Strikeforce. Also signing with Strikeforce is undefeated LW and amusingly-nicknamed Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm.

Well enjoy the game, I'm headed to bed myself. I just wish Toby would lower his pad level a little bit for the next level. I kind of want to see more of him as a receiver but I'm not sure if that would hurt his chances of actually getting designed carries (like what's happening with Brian...