Archive for April, 2008

Ups and Downs of the NHL Playoffs

Posted: 30th April 2008 by ian-cass in Hockey, Ian Cass
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This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. Both my second year of university and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are now in the books. Even though I can’t say the same for my exams, I can’t complain at all about the action we saw in round one. There were nine overtime [...]

How Badly? Video of the Day

Posted: 30th April 2008 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, Soccer
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Doesn’t look like I’ll be live-blogging any soccer today, so I decided to go with a soccer-themed VoD. This is Nike’s new Football commercial. I thought it was pretty cool. Y’kno, for a bunch of ugly guys who don’t speak English… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64A-UzOno74&hl=en]

Gary Roberts Wednesday - Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Posted: 30th April 2008 by Stu Wilkinson in NBA Ball, Stu Wilkinson
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This article has been submitted by Stu Wilkinson. A lot of people talk about how brutal LeBron’s supporting cast is. For the most part, they wouldn’t be wrong. Let’s check out the three highest paid players on Cleveland this year: Ben Wallace, James, and Wally World Szczerbiak (you can officially forget that he was an [...]

Unfinished Blog Ideas

Posted: 29th April 2008 by alex-jackson in Alex Jackson, Other Topics
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This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. There’s a lot more to blogging than just mad bling, off-the-hook parties, 18-inch rims and doing lines off of strippers. No, blogging is a hard-knock-life; despite what Blake might have told you, blogging is not glamorous. Honestly, it’s hard. Not everyone is cut out to do it.

What an Email…

Posted: 29th April 2008 by alex-jackson in Alex Jackson, NBA Ball, Other Topics
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This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. I will keep this nice and short. The other day I got an email from an organization affiliated with the Phoenix Suns, Downtown Live. As a “favored member,” this organization alerts me about Suns ticket deals, wishes me happy birthday, gives me access to playoff presales and [...]

Jays/Royals Series Review

Posted: 28th April 2008 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake Murphy
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This is going to be a quick one because I moved home from Kingston yesterday and really haven’t gotten settled in or anything yet. Thus, I’m on a junk computer for the time being. Additionally, I’m still unpacking and exhausted from alcohol, and I’m a little too excited for the Raptors game tonight to think [...]

The Champions League Semi-Finals, 1st Leg Recap

Posted: 28th April 2008 by mostafa-el-beheiry in Mostafa E.B., Soccer
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This articled has been submitted by the debuting Mostafa “Mo Cash” El Beheiry. It’s been awhile since the ODC was graced with an update on Europe’s premier club competition, the UEFA Champions League, which is now in its semi-final stages. Four teams have emerged from the last two knockout rounds, some gracefully and some with [...]

Forgotten Celebrations

Posted: 28th April 2008 by chris-pope in Chris Pope, Hockey
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This article has been submitted by Chris Pope. The NHL changed the rules in their game to create more scoring in hope that fans would start watching more hockey. I, for one, love a 7-6 game as much as I love a 1-0 game, with the exception of one thing. Dirty cellys. I’m not talking [...]

Just Don't Give A… Video of the Day

Posted: 28th April 2008 by Blake Murphy in Extra Content, NBA Ball
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K-Mart….wow. That’s almost as stupid a rant as calling a certain King overrated. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdtdPjCuqVU&hl=en]

The ODC Mailbag!!

Posted: 25th April 2008 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake Murphy, Football, Hockey, MMA, NBA Ball, NCAA Hoops, Other Topics
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Before I jump right into the first ever On Deck Circle Mailbag, I thought I’d introduce the article by paraphrasing the great Silky Johnson, he of Player Hater’s Ball fame, not that handsome guy that lives in Brantford. So, to begin… “First of all, I wanna thank God for giving everybody so much time to [...]