Entries from SFist tagged with 'probowl'
March 9, 2007
The NFL's 2007 Free Agency period is on! The Niners went on a wild buying spree. What've the Raiders got in their cart? Let's see......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Free Agency 2007, "What's In Your Cart, Oakland?""
February 11, 2007
Who's that being spotted Hollywood clubbin' with Giants' curveballer Barry Zito? ...
Continue Reading "It's Got to Be the Morning After"December 21, 2006
-The Warriors finally won on the road, beating the Boston Celtics 96-95 with some great last minute D that shut down Paul Pierce with about twenty seconds left. It's only their second road win this season and yes, it's a huge win. ...
Continue Reading "It's Got to Be the Morning After"December 20, 2006
-Frank Gore and Larry Allen from the 49ers and Raiders DE Derrick Burgess get an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. The Raiders are stunned only Burgess is going. Hmmm....maybe not being one of the worst teams in NFL history would have helped. ...
Continue Reading "It's Got to Be the Morning After"December 14, 2006
This just in from Terrell Owens' email list:...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Terrell Owens Would Appreciate Your Help!"July 27, 2006
Ahh, signs of Summer in the Bay Area: Blackberries ripening at creekside. Long lines of cars headed to Stinson Beach. Warm evenings as the sun lingers above the Pacific. And fresh dissent rising within your Raiders' camp. ...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: The First Mutinous Rumblings Of 2006."July 26, 2006
There's a void in our lives right now. An aching chasm of inconsolable emptiness. Le Tour is over for another year.
After three weeks of daily exposure, we had just started to accept the joy of televised cycling as a part of daily life, and voila, it's gone. Like the first weekend after the NFL season ends (not counting the unwatchable Pro Bowl), there is an emptiness. Where once the goofy honk of European car horns, the shouts of the crazed, orange-shirted Basque fans, and the voices of Phil and Paul filled the house, now there is just the melancholy ticking of a clock somewhere in a darkened room.
Well, it might not be that bad, but we're already asking, when's the Vuelta start?
... Continue Reading "Le Tour de France: Au Revoir"September 14, 2005
You sitting down? OK. Listen, we've gotta talk. Such is your Oakland Raiders' schedule in the forthcoming three weeks before their bye week, that when October 9 comes, OAK could be 0 - 4. Don't think that we like saying this. Oh hell to-the-no! This ain't fun at all! It's a rough thing to think about, but it needs to be talked over. It's the road that's before us, and we've got to deal......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Hard Times Ahead or, Tackles Can Be Considered A Type Of Hug"