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Basketball : Shaq was offered contract by Pistons?

LionSB06 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:05:10 GMT

http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.s...ld_have_g.html

Says he could have got 8 million from the Stones but wanted to be seen and to win, thats why he went to Boston.

Didnt ever hear that they were even interested in him, and in there the writer even says that the Stones couldnt have offered him that much.

Tech: Google Instant

Deebo81 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:19 GMT

http://gizmodo.com/5632947/googles-s...-search-button

Quote:

Already leaked, and seen in the wild by users, the new Google search updates on-the-fly, as-you-type, without you having to hit the search button when you're done. They call it Google Instant.

just tried it...pretty fast results

Other: Hardcore Pawn

The Black Hand — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:40:29 GMT

You gotta love the play on words. I'm sure it was no accident. Anybody watching this show. It isn't as good as Pawn Stars and the guy with the skullet who wears the leather jacket all day, everyday needs his ass beat for looking like a sleeze bag.

I would never give my money to a guy who looked like that.

Football: Sophomore safety Vlad Emilien has left the Michigan football team

tommyz — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:34:56 GMT

Sophomore safety Vlad Emilien has left the Michigan football team, Scout.com learned Wednesday morning.

Football: UM Football PR video

SmithsonGA — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:57:08 GMT

Who made this video? I believe I heard John Kerfoot.

Just a beautiful piece of work.

Happy Birthday Docmatt & Bslu23

SportsFromA2 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:52:21 GMT

Hope you guys have a great one :drinkp

News: Detroit is on fire again.. What is this the 90s?

robdiddy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:05:35 GMT

There's 15 seperate fire incidents in the city of detroit right now...

and I don't mean 15 houses, there's like 15 different blocks on fire because of the wind and it's spreading.

Music: Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage

50 Yard Lines — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:00:48 GMT

Just watched the Rush documentary. For any Rush fans, its a must watch. Great old video and still picture footage from the early days right through to modern times.

http://www.rushbeyondthelightedstage.com/

Enjoy!

Football: CFB : Week 1 Rankings

Marklar — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:59:55 GMT

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/polls/coaches

Michigan-35
MSU-36

1 Alabama (55) 1-0 1470 1
2 Ohio State (4) 1-0 1397 2
3 Boise State 1-0 1304 5
4 Texas 1-0 1264 4
5 TCU 1-0 1144 7
6 Florida 1-0 1130 3
7 Nebraska 1-0 1085 9
8 Oregon 1-0 1054 11
9 Iowa 1-0 1027 10
10 Oklahoma 1-0 969 8
11 Wisconsin 1-0 821 12
12 Miami (Fla.) 1-0 799 13
13 Virginia Tech 0-1 698 6
14 Penn State 1-0 655 14
15 Arkansas 1-0 531 19
16 LSU 1-0 527 16
17 Georgia Tech 1-0 519 17
18 Florida State 1-0 500 20
19 Georgia 1-0 458 21
20 Auburn 1-0 371 23
20 Utah 1-0 371 24
22 West Virginia 1-0 185 24
23 Arizona 1-0 128 29
24 Brigham Young 1-0 113 28
25 South Carolina 1-0 90 34

Others Receiving Votes: Houston(1-0) 87; Notre Dame(1-0) 86; Stanford(1-0) 55; Pittsburgh(0-1) 53; Oregon State(0-1) 40; North Carolina(0-1) 36; Oklahoma State(1-0) 36; Clemson(1-0) 28; Missouri(1-0) 27; Michigan(1-0) 17; Michigan State(1-0) 11; California(1-0) 10; Washington(0-1) 9; Cincinnati(0-1) 9; Boston College(1-0) 7; Arizona State(1-0) 7; Texas Tech(1-0) 7; Texas A&M(1-0) 6; Connecticut(0-1) 6; Mississippi State(1-0) 5; Fresno State(1-0) 5; South Florida(1-0) 4; Maryland(1-0) 3; Northwestern(1-0) 3; North Carolina State(1-0) 2; Kansas State(1-0) 2; Temple(1-0) 1; Nevada(1-0) 1; Tennessee(1-0) 1; Air Force(1-0) 1

Football: Blackouts looming for multiple teams, again

tommyz — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:04:48 GMT

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ain/?related=1

Posted by Mike Florio on September 7, 2010 10:23 AM ET
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers already have conceded that they won't be selling all non-premium tickets to their Week One home game against the Browns, via local media reports. Sean Leahy of USA Today flags other franchises that could eventually be in the same boat during the 2010 season.

Leahy points to the Jaguars, Lions, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams, Cardinals, Bengals, and Chargers as teams that could struggle to sell out their venues -- and thus to avoid a local blackout of their home games. On-field failures possibly could result in late-season blackouts in other cities, too, such as Buffalo, Carolina, Seattle, and Minnesota.

During the offseason, Neil Best of Newsday explained that teams may avoid a blackout by paying 34 cents on the dollar for each unsold non-premium seat. That money goes into the league-wide visiting-team pool, which is split by all 32 teams. The NFL doesn't trumpet the availability of this device, since it could result in local pressure from fans and the media to pay the money needed to ensure that the games will be televised.

Then again, maybe some of the teams that can't sell out their stadiums would be wise not to advertise the sub-par quality of the home team by putting it on local television for three-plus hours.

The Bucs used that device in 2009. They won't do it in 2010.

For Week One, Tampa looks to be the only place where a sellout definitely won't happen. With Tim Tebow's Broncos visiting Jacksonville and Sam Bradford getting the start in St. Louis, the Jags and the Rams likely will get their tickets sold.

Football: Heisman Committee to take back Reggie Bush's Heisman

yourmom_is_hot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:24:39 GMT

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=5542215

Quote:

The Heisman Trophy Trust is expected to strip former USC running back Reggie Bush of his 2005 Heisman Trophy and leave the award vacant, Yahoo Sports reported.

Two sources close to the trust said the organization is completing its investigation and will agree with the NCAA's finding that Bush accepted improper benefits while at USC and was ineligible during the 2005 season, according to the report. The NCAA cited USC for "lack of institutional control" and handed the Trojans four years' probation, a two-year bowl ban and a reduction in athletic scholarships for the football program.

Bush would become the first player in the 75-year history of the Heisman Trophy to have the award taken away.

In July, USC president C.L. Max Nikias ordered the school's athletic department to return its copy of Bush's 2005 Heisman to the Heisman Trophy Trust.

Bush met with Heisman representatives last month at the New York law offices of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, the sources said, according to the report.

The sources declined to discuss the details of that meeting, according to the report.

Other: Bill Gates speech: 11 rules your kids did not and will not learn in school

tommyz — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:12:22 GMT

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Basketball : 5 guys about to make it big

Fraze — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:18:29 GMT

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...lug=tsn-166987

1. Jrue Holiday(notes), PG, 76ers. He is long and talented and has really only scratched his potential. But the more he played last season, the better he got. The question has always been: How well can he run a team? And if you are going to have him as your one, you want to have a two who can be a playmaker, too. That's what they have with Evan Turner(notes).

2. Darren Collison(notes), PG, Pacers. When you look at the numbers he put up as a starter when Chris Paul(notes) was hurt, obviously, if he gets big minutes he is going to produce. The one thing that worries me, though, is whether he'll fit Jim O'Brien's system. It's not a traditional offense where the point guard simply creates and racks up assists. That's what he did in New Orleans, and O'Brien will have to adjust a bit.

3. Kevin Love(notes), PF, Timberwolves. He has gotten better as a rebounder, and he is one of the more versatile power forwards out there. He can shoot it from medium and long range, and he is a tough matchup. He has to get better defensively�if he had been healthy all of last year, he would have made some natural improvements.

4. D.J. Augustin(notes), PG, Bobcats. Someone has to be the point guard. He took some steps backward last year, but that was because Larry Brown really wanted to make Ray Felton into a pretty good point guard. And he did. Now, with Felton gone, he can do the same with Augustin. He can shoot the 3, but he has to do better at playing within Larry's system and not trying to do too much on his own.

5. J.J. Hickson(notes), PF, Cavaliers. There is a reason everybody wanted this guy at the trading deadline, but the Cavs will be happy they kept him. He is a beast inside and a great athlete. He could eventually block 2.5 to three shots per game. He will be a good rebounder, and although he might not have the smoothest offensive game, he runs the floor very well�and they're going to be a good transition team.

� As told to Sean Deveney

Football: Pick 3 - Lions, Spartans, Wolverines

wallyfairway — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:40:15 GMT

OK - this weeks trifecta (poll) is Lions, Spartans, Wolverines game (vBookie action to follow)

Flat Screen TV's -- Plasma Vs LCD???

Ryedog — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:06:45 GMT

Any TV pros out there? Im in the market to buy a new TV and know absolutely nothing about flat screens. I wnetnt into Pauls TV within Art Van yesterday and got some knowledge but im still confused what direction I want to go. Anyone have any tips or certain things i should be looking for? Im kind of interested in a 48-52" range. The guy at Pauls TV tried to sell me on getting a stereo system attached to it (sound bar?).. So if any of you have any recommendations on what and where to buy im all ears!!