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Nationals acquire Milledge from Mets – nationals.comTrading a fourth outfielder and an aging, overpriced catcher for a potential star outfielder strikes me as a good deal. More tomorrow when the broadsheets publish stories on the trade,
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Penn State to play in Alamo Bowl – CDTBring on the Big XII opponent, projected to be Oklahoma State (ESPN). This game is the Saturday after Christmas at 8 p.m. Here is the official Intercollegiate Athletics and Alamo Bowl press releases, respectively.
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I found the article I was looking for — the one that notes what Joe Paterno makes compared to his Big11Ten peers or at least what everyone made in 2006. Out of the ten salaries available (Northwestern has not disclosed what Pat Fitzgerald earns) Paterno comes in eighth. Iowa is getting ripped off though.
Yetserday, Paterno [...]

Finding out that Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau was in Slapshot reminded me that I need to see that movie again. Anybody want to lend me their copy? I hate going to Blockbuster.
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Paterno salary secret revealed – Patriot-NewsI have never understood why the Patriot-News was so determined to find out Joe Paterno’s salary. I say this as a supporter of a vigorous free press in favor of Sunshine Laws too. Is it that important to know how much he makes, especially given that he is paid by [...]

Devon White has joined the organization as the new roving outfield instructor (Nationals Journal). I probably had his baseball card at some point, but don’t recall ever having watched him play. They say he was quite good though.
Agency Seeks City’s Aid In Helping to Cover Rent Of Stadium’s Main Tenant – The PostThe D.C. Sports [...]

I thought I’d let him know who won. See, Penn State basketball can be fun!

As I mentioned earlier, Eric Cartman of South Park, Colo. introduced the offense and defense during the Colorado vs. Nebraska game a while back. I’m rerunning the defense introductions so that both will be in one place.
OffenseDefense
That’s a lot better than Regis Philbun, no?
H/T: AwfulAnnouncing
Eric Cartman, Colorado Buffaloes, ABC College Football, South Park
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Is anybody out there using Google Analytics? What are the pros and cons?
I’ve been fairly happy with using SiteMeter for my Web tracking, but I wouldn’t mind something more robust that doesn’t require me to deal with PHP. Other suggestions are welcome too.
Google Analytics, web traffic
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Walker leads Lions past VT – The CollegianMediocrity gives the Nittany Lions a warm welcome back following last night’s 66-61 victory over Virginia Tech. Mike Walker had 17 points off the bench to earn Penn State’s second Big11Ten/ACC Challenge win in the history of the tournament. Progress!
Even more important than representing the conference with honor [...]