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Snow day theater: Redskins vs. 49ers '83 NFC championship - William World News

Friday, February 05, 2010

Snow day theater: Redskins vs. 49ers '83 NFC championship

I recently sent a Joe Posnanski blog post about Steve Sabol and NFL Films to my friend and fellow NFL Films aficionado David the other day. He replied back that it was great but also that Hulu had several NFL Films features available including the NFC Championship game between the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers that was played at RFK Stadium after the 1983 season. I actually remember that game pretty well or at least I think I do, I let you know after I watch this video.

The Redskins went up 21-0, but the 49ers stormed back to tie it. Mark Mosely kicked the game winning field goal after missing four earlier in the game. I recall there were too pass interference penalties against the 49ers that were controversial and that their Bill Walsh looked like somebody he loved had just died at the end of the game. When the game was played neither me or David were Redskins fans then like we are now and oddly enough David lives in San Francisco.:

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They went 10-6 that year after having an awful '82 season after winning Super Bowl XVI. I think they won the division by beating the Dallas Cowboys on the final Monday night of the season after the Cowboys had lost the NFC East and 1st seed to the Redskins the week before. WR Dwight Clark was injured late that year and the 49ers barely beat the Detroit Lions the week before with Eddie Murray missing a late field goal at Candlestick Park. It was also the only season Joe Montana wore that style of facemask.

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That team was a juggernaut, they only lost twice in the regular season and both of them were on Monday night by 1 point each. John Riggins picked up where he left off in the '82 playoffs by scoring 24 touchdowns in the regular season behind the Hogs. Joe Theismann was a Pro Bowl QB. Mosley set scoring scoring record with 161 points, the year after being MVP.

Okay, enough prolouge, here's the video:

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Alaska Nanooks hockey intro video - William World News
Monday, January 18, 2010

Alaska Nanooks hockey intro video

As from the obvious Top Gun reference, possible inspirations include Strongbad, Voltron, this Calvin & Hobbes and of course narcotics:



H/T @edsbs

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George Lucas on The Daily Show - William World News
Thursday, January 07, 2010

George Lucas on The Daily Show



George Lucas on The Daily Show - The Daily Show
Wow, Lucas is beginning to look like Boss Nass with a beard and glasses.

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So, there are a few things going on in D.C. sports - William World News
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

So, there are a few things going on in D.C. sports

The events of the last few days prove one thing -- The Wash. Times was SOOOOOOOO smart to cut their Sports section.

Washington Capitals name Alex Ovechkin captain - The Post
Without hoopla and hype, superstar Alex Ovechkin was named the 14th regular captain in Washington Capitals history yesterday. I thought that Brooks Laich (who is another locker-room/media relations leader) may get it, but I find no fault with Ovi wearing the C -- nobody plays harder and that is one of the best examples a captain can set. Laich will certainly continue to contribute as well. The Great 8 turned down captaincy in 2006 because he was not yet comfortable with his English.

The Caps beat the Montreal Canadiens last night too.

In other Caps news, Dave Steckel and Tyler Sloan got 3 and 2 year deals (Japers Rink)
respectively.

Lastly, on the Caps front, prospect John Carlson is an even bigger American hero than Ricky Stanzi.



Take that Canada! That won the World Junior Championships for the USA.

I just missed sitting on a conference call introducing D.C.'s newest relief pitcher...

Capps, Nats finalize one-year deal - nationals.com
The Washington Nationals signed Matt Capps, a relief pitcher who has closed in the past. He is the third former Pittsburgh Pirate on the roster, so I guess we can say "the pennant is ours!" Here is a press conference wrap-up from Nationals News Network.

Now we move onto Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards nee Bullets...

MIKE WISE - Dear Gilbert, You've really blown it now - The Post
In basketball, Gilbert continues to be Gilbert, but he is still in deep trouble. As I said before, never being serious is fun for a while, but not when the team is 11-21 and guns are involved. Its too bad, but his road to redemption is steep here in D.C. if he's even given the chance.

Some good news though -- the Wiz beat the Philadelphia 76ers again! Bad news -- they don't play again this season.

Of course, the big news is the new football coach...
D.C. United introduces new coach Curt Onalfo - The Post
Oh, that's not what you were thinking...

Redskins and Mike Shanahan reach agreement - The Post
I for one welcome our new burgundy and gold overlord. I think Shanahan will make the Redskins respectable again, but don't see him getting a Super Bowl ring here. He will probably bring in a respectable offensive line though.

A quiet couple of days...

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George Lucas considered David Lynch as Return of the Jedi director - William World News
Thursday, December 10, 2009

George Lucas considered David Lynch as Return of the Jedi director

Why David Lynch turned down Return of the Jedi! - Sci Fi Wire
It is pretty hard to even comprehend David Lynch directing Return of the Jedi, yet George Lucas sought him out for it.

If there are any more Star Wars Robot Chicken episodes, they really need to do some Lynch-ian parodies.



H/T The Ewoks Are Not What They Seem - The Official Star Wars Blog

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This is actually common knowledge. And it wouldn't have been Lynch's first attempt at sci-fi, either, because around the same time that Return of the Jedi came out, Lynch released his big-screen adaptation of Dune (which admittedly hasn't aged as well as Jedi).

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Penn State 42 MICHIGAN STATE 14 - William World News
Monday, November 23, 2009

Penn State 42 MICHIGAN STATE 14

I did not have a good feeling going into yesterday's game, but I picked Penn State to win because David Jones of the Patriot-News picked them to lose. Thanks, Jinxy!
  • Tight first half with the Penn State offense having trouble getting going. For the bowl game, I just want them to pretend they are starting the second half.

  • QB Daryll Clark is one of the slowest starters I have ever seen. He just gets too worked up. After he settled down, he could do no wrong, missing on only three of his last twenty passes. His 4 TDs gave him single season and career touchdown pass records for Penn State. He was Big Ten offensive player of the week.

  • RB Evan Royster had a great first half and not just for his long runs. Some of his 3 yard runs were huge because he eluded Michigan State tacklers in the backfield. Being able to maneuver out of trouble is what sets him apart. He sees the field so well.

  • OLB Navarro Bowman was a beast, especially in the first quarter. He lived up to his #11. He was named Big Ten defensive player of the week.

  • OLB Sean Lee also made some critical stops and big hits.

  • MLB Josh Hull got flagged for an iffy pass-interference call.

  • LOVE THE DRAKE! WR Curtis Drake has a very promising future ahead of him -- maybe he is the next Derrick Williams.

  • Great job by TE Andrew Quarless fighting for Drake's TD pass. That turned the game around

  • WR Graham Zug had another drop, possibility costing Penn State a touchdown, late in the first half. It would be his last as he caught 2 touchdown passes in the second half, stretching out over the goal line for one of them.

  • FB Joe Suhey caught his first career touchdown pass too, going up high to reel in a Clark pass that was a little off target.

  • K Collin Wagner needs to improve an awful lot if he wants to keep his job. He missed two field goals, though one was from about 50 yards out.

  • Another effective day of punting for Jeremy Boone. He pinned MSU back often. He exceeded expectations during his career.

  • One could get dangerously intoxicated playing a Mike Patrick drinking game. The ESPN play-by-play announcer was often wrong, especially in the first quarter.

  • QB Kevin Newsome saw spot duty in the second half, at least a series too late. He did score a TD, but did not attempt a pass. Matt McGloin (not Mike!) got in as well for some reason.

  • No less than three shots of P.J. Maierhofer in the crowd during the second half.

  • Penn State is ranked #13 in the BCS Standings. I will have more on that situation today or tomorrow.

  • This was Penn State's best effort of the season. The Spartans had advantages in the kicking game and typically play tough. That didn't happen and Penn State really put it together in the second half. Excellent half-time adjustments by the coaching staff.
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Penn State Football Story - Michigan State game - William World News

Penn State Football Story - Michigan State game



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Redskins fake another field goal, beat Broncos - William World News
Monday, November 16, 2009

Redskins fake another field goal, beat Broncos



Watch this video while you still can!

Good to see that Jim Zorn found a play that he could call -- the fake field goal! Man, I wish the NFL Films feature about him running fake field goals was available on line. Hunter (the Punter) Smith has run and now thrown for a touchdown on two fake field goals this year. He's the best quarterback on the roster!

Oh and Clinton Portis, say hi to obsolescence! Ladell Betts and Rock Cartwright ran better than you can these days.

The burgundy uniforms at home looked really weird and always will to me. Denver's uniforms still look bad.

H/T Mr. Irrelevant

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Penn State Football Story: Indiana game - William World News
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Indiana game





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Why didn't anyone tell me the '97 Penn State vs. Ohio State game was on - William World News
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Why didn't anyone tell me the '97 Penn State vs. Ohio State game was on

Oh man, ESPN Classic reran the epic 1997 Penn State vs. Ohio State game last night. I didn't find out about it until it was too late. That was the best game I ever saw and I would have loved to recorded it. I've inquired with ESPN Classic to see if it is being run again.

We'll just have to settle for the Penn State Football Story video of that game (via Facebook) which is sadly not embeddable. Running backs Curtis Enis and Aaron Harris were so powerful, too bad the former went crazy and the latter got hurt a week later.

Okay here is 324 too; Penn State vs. Ohio State in 2001, probably the second greatest game I ever saw.



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Joe Paterno press conference transcript & video 11.03.2009 - William World News
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Joe Paterno press conference transcript & video 11.03.2009

Joe Paterno News Conference - Intercollegiate Athletics





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Penn State Football Story: Northwestern game - William World News
Monday, November 02, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Northwestern game



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Penn State Footabll Story: Michigan game - William World News
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Penn State Footabll Story: Michigan game



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THE YANKEES WIN THE PENNANT!!!

# posted by Anonymous Brad : Monday, October 26, 2009 12:21:00 AM  

*jumps on furniture in South Hall*

I blogged about it World Series: Can my Yankees do to the Phillies what my Nats couldn't?

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Penn State vs. Minnesota: Stay classy Goldy - William World News
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Penn State vs. Minnesota: Stay classy Goldy



Between this and the spinning head, I'm pretty sure that Goldy Gopher is satanic.

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Penn State Football Story: Minnesota game - William World News
Monday, October 19, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Minnesota game



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Hee haw! Roy Clark joins Nats - William World News
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Hee haw! Roy Clark joins Nats

Braves lose scouting director to Nationals - AJC
The Nationals filled a front office vacancy with Roy Clark, former Atlanta Braves scouting director and star of Hee Haw! Hopefully, he will bring his banjo and the Hee Haw honeys.


Roy Clark - Funny video clips are a click away

I'm now told that this is a different Roy Clark.

Oh man. That takes the bloom off of this rose. He better be the best assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel that Washington has ever had.

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Penn State Football Story: Eastern Illinois game - William World News
Monday, October 12, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Eastern Illinois game



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Penn State Football Story - Illinois game - William World News
Sunday, October 04, 2009

Penn State Football Story - Illinois game





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Is it just me, or did I miss the upload of the Iowa game?

# posted by Blogger Kevin McGuire : Monday, October 05, 2009 8:15:00 AM  

I wouldn't say you missed it.

It wasn't on youtube at the beginning of last week and I don't like using their player, so it never went up.

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Penn State Football Story - Temple game - William World News
Monday, September 21, 2009

Penn State Football Story - Temple game



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Joe Paterno press conference and video 09.15.2009 - William World News
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Joe Paterno press conference and video 09.15.2009

Joe Paterno News Conference - Transcript - Intercollegiate Athletics
Good presser today with Joe Paterno talking about reading habits, newspapers, Temple, mustaches and more.


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Music Tuesday: People Who Died - William World News

Music Tuesday: People Who Died


When he was growing up on the Lower East Side of New York City, Jim Carroll like to shoot hoops, heroin. He wrote The Basketball Diaries and started a band. "People Who Died" was his best known song. He died the other day at age 60.

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Zorn finally fakes a Redskins FG - William World News
Monday, September 14, 2009

Zorn finally fakes a Redskins FG

When I found out Jim Zorn was hired by the Redskins to be the offensive coordinator head coach, I immediately hit YouTube looking for the NFL Films Feature on him. He was the original Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his signature play in this early expansion years was the fake field goal. He was the holder and apparently scored on about 37 fake field goals in the late 1970s. Give or take a couple of dozen. I did not find the NFL Films video about Zorn, though I did find this piece of television excellence, The ABC Sunday Night Movie. This was also when I began my Redskins fandom discernment.

One of the disappointing parts about last season's ultimate run to mediocrity is that Zorn failed to run his money play. I even emailed Dan Steinberg of DC Sports Bog about it last May when he was "looking for stuff to blog about." I don't think Steinz ever went into the fake field goals, but I have missed it.

Anyway, I was really pleased yesterday when this happened:



In case the video gets pulled down, it is punter Hunter Smith, the holder, pulled up the ball and ran it in for a touchdown right before halftime. Huge play, well done Smith. The only way it could have been better was if it had been last year's punter, Ryan Plackmeyer, perhaps the huskiest punter ever. I guess it would have been better too if it had led to a Redskins win. Anyway, my prediction of Giants 20 Redskins 13 wasn't too far off, as the final score was Giants 23 Redskins 17.


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The difference in margin between your prediction and the actual was a significant one. The spread was 6.5 points.

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Penn State Football Story - Syracuse game - William World News

Penn State Football Story - Syracuse game



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Penn State Football Story: Jerome Hayes - William World News
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Jerome Hayes



Blue White Roundtable will appear at noon.

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Penn State vs. Akron post game comments video - William World News
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Penn State vs. Akron post game comments video



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Penn State Football Story: Akron game - William World News
Monday, September 07, 2009

Penn State Football Story: Akron game



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Penn State: LinebackerU 2009 preview video - William World News
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Penn State: LinebackerU 2009 preview video



Best viewed on mute.

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Penn State defensive preview video with Sean Lee and Ollie Ogbu - William World News
Monday, August 24, 2009

Penn State defensive preview video with Sean Lee and Ollie Ogbu



A bigger update is coming at 2 p.m.

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More video of Joe Paterno talking to the press 07.27.2009 - William World News
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

More video of Joe Paterno talking to the press 07.27.2009

Penn State Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno gets a little more candid with reporters in the hallway, going as far to call out Anthony Morelli by name. Paterno blamed himself for holding back Daryll Clark to appease Morelli's fragile psyche.



The offensive line is the big question mark going into this season, but the four years of solid-to-great line play has me not too worried.

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Music Tuesday: Radio Radio - William World News

Music Tuesday: Radio Radio



Sometime in the late 1970s, Elvis Costello got banned from Saturday Night Live for some reason after playing "Radio Radio." He and SNL have since made up and he crashed a Beastie Boys on the program apperance a while back. Clearly, he was predicting the demise of the Mike O'Meara Show and WJFK when he wrote the song.

Here is the original version back from when he was a still a New Wave nerd:



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Joe Paterno press conference video 07.27 .2009 - William World News
Monday, July 27, 2009

Joe Paterno press conference video 07.27 .2009

Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno at Big Ten Media Days:




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Music Tuesday: La Marseillaise - William World News
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Music Tuesday: La Marseillaise



Today is Bastille Day, so I'll celebrate with the best rendition of the French National Anthem. The Ombudsman is celebrating by being in France right now, lucky them. Anyway, this was one of the great scenes in Casablanca. How typical of Nazis to get mad because people were having fun.

Speaking of fun

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Happy Canada Day - William World News
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Happy Canada Day



You might want to use headphones, a naughty word might have snuck in there.

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Happy Birthday Wiley - William World News
Friday, June 19, 2009

Happy Birthday Wiley



Probably NSFW

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Commuters rejoice! School's out for summer! - William World News
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Commuters rejoice! School's out for summer!

Fairfax County Schools close for the summer today -- my commute should improve a bit immediately. Let's celebrate!



Alice Cooper had to have been in the top 10 guest stars on The Muppet Show -- if not top 5.

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A straight up thug town called Arlington - William World News
Friday, June 12, 2009

A straight up thug town called Arlington

As a former Arlington resident, I'm obligated to post this video, even though my 'hood, Pentagon City, is conspicuously absent.



You may have seen Remy previously in a Caps themed video. He's no Stompin' Tom Connors.

Here is The Post profile on it: Video About Arlington Hits Close to Home

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I would have expected Clarendon to have been "The Clarendizzle," rather than "Clizzle-Dizzle."

# posted by Blogger dl004d : Friday, June 12, 2009 3:34:00 PM  

Even I know that was pretty weak.

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Jim Bowden WUSA interview - William World News
Friday, June 05, 2009

Jim Bowden WUSA interview

Unfortunately, you are probably going to have to see an annoying Pepto Bismal (which I once had a nasty allergic reaction to) ad five times. I suppose it is an appropriate sponsor for a Jim Bowden interview though and given that I used to link to a photo of a horse's ass as a file phone for him, well you'll see...

Part 1 |
Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Jim Bowden Breaks His Silence On 9NEWS NOW And WUSA9.com - WUSA

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Is there a transcript available? I don't want to actually have to watch and listen to that [CENSORED].

# posted by Anonymous Simon Oliver Lockwood : Friday, June 05, 2009 12:01:00 PM  

If he acted the way he did in the interview, he'd probably still be employed and firejimbowden.com may not have existed.

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Two for Music Tuesday: Grazing in the Grass - William World News
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Two for Music Tuesday: Grazing in the Grass

For years, I have been trying to find the name of this instrumental song (the same thing happened with "Rise" and "Feels So Good" which I have been meaning to use for MT) -- you've heard it too. Turns out it is 1968's "Grazing in the Grass," by Hugh Masekela, a South African trumpeter. Thanks to the 105.9 FM for playing it yesterday on my ride home and listing it on their Web site's playlist. It even gets played during pitching changes from time to time at Nats games.



Then Friends of Distinction did it too, a year later, but with lyrics. You know it too.



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Star Wars > Star Trek - William World News
Friday, May 08, 2009

Star Wars > Star Trek

I've blogged a little about Star Trek lately and I am looking forward to seeing the new movie, but Star Wars is still way cooler.



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Capitals 25% of the way to their goal; Penguins next - William World News
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Capitals 25% of the way to their goal; Penguins next


Old Hand, New Result - The Post
Caps vanquish Rangers - The Wash. Times
For only the second time in their history and for the first time since 1988 the Capitals won a game 7. They were outplayed by the Rangers for two periods, but stayed in it thanks to #1 star Simeon Varlamov, the 21 year 1 day old Russian goaltender. Their two goals also came off of the sticks of Russians with Alexander Semin scoring the first one and Sergei Federov netting the game-winner with just under five minutes left in the game. Now that is a Fed Bailout we can believe in. The Caps did it the hard way, coming back from a 3-1 series deficit, a feat that had yet to occur following the lockout.

In the end, Rangers just collapse - The Wash. Times
The Rangers controlled the first 40 minutes of the game, prompting the crowd to boo the home team as the second intermission began.

MIKE WISE - Sergei's Day - The Post
Old man Federov got it done again.

Stanley Cup Journal: Defensemen step up at most critical time - The Wash. Times
The blueliners really stepped it up against the blue shirts in this series.

THOMAS BOSWELL - Time to Exhale - The Post
Ah, relief -- this was D.C.'s first win in a game 7 since the Caps did it against the Flyers in 1988.

Captain Clark Enjoys 'Good Stuff' - The Post
Clark makes long-awaited return to lineup - The Wash. Times
Captain Chris Clark made his Washington playoff debut last night after missing last year's run as well as much of this season.

Varlamov's Gift Is a Day Late - The Post
The birthday boy got it done. Here is some video from Eric McErlain:


Five turning points for the Caps - The Wash. Times

Coming up in the next round -- the Pittsburgh Penguins. Break out the haterade!

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Music Tuesday: Knights of Cydonia - William World News
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Music Tuesday: Knights of Cydonia


I know nothing of Muse, but someone shared with me this video today. I like the song and any video that is a post-apocalyptic Spagetti Western is okay with me.

Portions of the video are kind of NSFW in an after 10 p.m. broadcast way, so just listen to it with your headphones if you are at work.

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Thrashers mock Ovechkin's Eastern commercial; Caps win - William World News
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Thrashers mock Ovechkin's Eastern commercial; Caps win

I have to hand it to the Thrashers, this public service announcement about bad hockey player commercials is fantastic.

H/T Capitals Insider: Kovalchuk: 'Ovie, Next Time, Call Me'

Alex Ovechkin is in some good company there. Well played, Thrashers well played. Better played than last night's game in fact. The Capitals won 4-2, increasing their lead for the second seed to four points.

Caps Close In on Second Seed - The Post
Caps poised to earn No. 2 seed - The Wash. Times

At least somebody in town is winning.

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Happy Birthday Frank - William World News
Monday, April 06, 2009

Happy Birthday Frank

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Recap: Penn State's NIT Championship - William World News
Friday, April 03, 2009

Recap: Penn State's NIT Championship


Lions prevail in NIT finals - The Collegian
Senior wills Lions to title - The Collegian
Cornley finishes career 'satisfied' - The Collegian
PSU WINS NIT; Cornley wins MVP - CDT
Cornley leads Penn State to NIT tournament title - AP/CDT
DAVID JONES - Cornley leaves with legacy as champion - Patriot-News
Penn State won its first postseason men's basketball tournament last night, defeating Baylor 69-63 to win the NIT. Senior Jamelle Cornley is the biggest hero, winning MVP despite playing with a busted shoulder. A bleeding Danny Morrissey also made sure Penn State was not denied.

The win is a validation for Ed DeChellis who has struggled to put his alma mater on the college basketball map. The 27 wins this year were a school record.

Buie verbals to PSU following win - The Collegian
Talor Battle's half brother Taran Buie committed to Penn State yesterday. The New York product has another year of high school left. They should play together for one season -- it'll be like the Crispin brothers 2.0!

JoePa cheers on Penn St. hoops, waxes about NYC - AP/CDT
Joe Paterno was at both games in Madison Square Garden this week. He apparently spent a lot of time reminiscing about playing basketball during his youth in Brooklyn. Here is clip from the semi-final:



He is so old.

Okay, let's say it one more time

You can't spell Nittany without N-I-T!


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This was PSU's second postseason tournament championship. Might want to check out 1991.
http://www.miniurl.com/9646

# posted by Anonymous Brad the Fact Checker : Saturday, April 04, 2009 10:33:00 AM  

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Happy Birthday Christopher - William World News
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Happy Birthday Christopher

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Music Tuesday: Danny Boy - William World News
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Music Tuesday: Danny Boy



Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH - William World News
Sunday, March 15, 2009

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH



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posted by WFY @ 9:38 AM | |

Came here for the Vehicle, leaving satisfied.

And for you Blue Band/Pride of the Lions types, Poison on the break! ;-)

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Ovechkin Easterns Motors outtakes - William World News
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Ovechkin Easterns Motors outtakes

Don Cherry would not approve -- Alex Ovechkin sings the Eastern Motors anthem:



Then he makes Chris Cooley do pushups:



Destruction!



I held off on posting this until the Capitals righted the ship which they did in Nashville last night. Big game tomorrow in Philly.

Now, when are the Nats going to get a player on one of these?

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Star Trek preview is out - William World News
Friday, March 06, 2009

Star Trek preview is out

I'm no Trekkie, but this new Star Trek movie looks incredibly promising. The previews have been great.


h/t Ramblings (which should still have 1.5 on it for Search Engine Optimization purposes)

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posted by WFY @ 12:30 PM | |

I have thought about adding the 1.5 because now the site's name is pretty boring.

# posted by Blogger Kevin McGuire : Friday, March 06, 2009 1:11:00 PM  

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PENN STATE BEATS ILLINOIS AGAIN! - William World News

PENN STATE BEATS ILLINOIS AGAIN!

Lions battle to last second - The Collegian
Talor Battle drove almost the full length of the court and hit the game winner with .3 second left as Penn State beat #23 Illinois again, 64-63. It looks like it was epic -- David Jones of the Patriot-News calls it a miracle comeback. The final rebound was grabbed by Jamelle Cornley, who had earlier left the game with what sounds like a dislocated shoulder. Did the students storm the court? You bet!

13,091 were there last night, but about 50,000 are going to claim that they were.

A win over Iowa this weekend probably seals a tournament bid, though a loss there can probably be made up for with a strong showing in the Big11Ten tournament.

ESPN.com lead with this game today:


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posted by WFY @ 5:36 AM | |

I agree. Beat Iowa and its a lock. That could be a tough game, given the really short turn-around (how did the schedule makers give PSU a road game that TIPS OFF 41 HOURS after their previous one?) Iowa is tough at home too.

I "think" we are in now. Winning a game in the Big Ten tourney could be tough, especially if we end up playing Wisconsin.

# posted by Anonymous TMBC : Friday, March 06, 2009 8:20:00 AM  

I could watch that all day! Go State!

# posted by Blogger Kevin McGuire : Friday, March 06, 2009 9:35:00 AM  

The Iowa game isn't just a win-and-in game. We're talking about revenge from football season!

Huck the Fawkeyes!

# posted by Blogger Brad Stratton : Friday, March 06, 2009 4:27:00 PM  

It will take a lot more than a regular season basketball win to make me forget football losses to Iowa. Penn State will have to defeat the greatest Iowa football team ever in Kinnick Stadium with the captains marching off the field with the daughters of the head coach and great-great-grandaughters of Nike Kinnick jumping into the arms of the senior co-captains, forsaking their Hawkeye heritage and pledging eternal devotion to Joe Paterno.

# posted by Blogger WFY : Friday, March 06, 2009 4:47:00 PM  

Well, seeing as how Bowden now has to forfeit 14 wins from the '06 and '07 seasons, that pledging thing shouldn't be all that difficult.

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Music Tuesday: March of the Swivelheads - William World News
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Music Tuesday: March of the Swivelheads


A few weeks ago I was thinking about Ferris Buellar's Day Off which is probably the best teen movie ever. The soundtrack was pretty cool too, wasn't it? This is by The English Beat and it will forever be immortalized by Ferris running through Shermer to get home. Too bad I could not find the actual clip instead of just a still.

Admit it though, this is a fun earworm to get stuck with isn't it?

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Timely Simpsons clips - William World News
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Timely Simpsons clips









Those were all I could find -- Hulu's search engine is not very good.

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posted by WFY @ 12:09 PM | |

Best episode ever!

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Music Tuesday: When the Saints Go Over There - William World News
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Music Tuesday: When the Saints Go Over There



Happy Fat Tuesday!



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posted by WFY @ 8:00 AM | |

That is one of my all time favorite Simpsons clips!

# posted by Blogger Kevin McGuire : Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:02:00 AM  

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Ovechkin scores another amazing goal - William World News
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Ovechkin scores another amazing goal

Everybody and I mean everybody (WPGC?!) has already linked to TSN (Canada's ESPN more or less) video of Alex Ovechkin's first period goal last night. It is simply sensational what he did -- picking off a pass, bouncing it off the boards backhanded, change directions without losing any speed and then scoring on his backside.

I found the Comcast SportsNet Video of the goal, including an overhead shot.


You don't even have to be a hockey fan to appreciate that one.

The Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, (The Post) in a shootout in Verizon Center.

Japers Rink breaks it down, Ron Jaworski style. We'll assume he's wearing terrible glasses.

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Music Tuesday: Subdivisions - William World News
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Music Tuesday: Subdivisions


I have been hearing "Subdivisions" on the radio fairly frequently lately.* For synth-rock, it opens very strong, but I am not crazy about the chorus. It turns out Rush are not fans of the suburbs. They probably wouldn't mind a do-over on their clothes and hair, but hey, it was 1982 or whatever.

*For about three weeks I was hearing Rush and/or Bruce Springsteen on the ride into work every morning on either 94.7 or 100.3.

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Mike Green sets record for consecutive games with a goal by a defenseman - William World News
Sunday, February 15, 2009

Mike Green sets record for consecutive games with a goal by a defenseman

Green Makes History in Victory - The Post
Only one defenseman has ever scored goals in eight consecutive NHL games. His name is Mike Green and he plays for the Washington Capitals. They beat Tampa Bay 5-1 last night in St. Petersburg. Today, Green goes for a ninth game in a row with a goal vs. the Panthers in Fort Lauderdale.



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Music Tuesday: The Old Apartment - William World News
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Music Tuesday: The Old Apartment


In general, I'm pretty ambivalent about Bare Naked Ladies, unless they are singing MY national anthem.

I was strolling through Pentagon City this weekend with Will and seeing my old apartment building got this song stuck in my head.

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posted by WFY @ 2:00 PM | |

Can you really trust any band that features Carrot Top on the Double Bass?

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Caps have super weekend, head to Jersey - William World News
Monday, February 02, 2009

Caps have super weekend, head to Jersey

D.C.'s premier team, our nation's Capitals had a big weekend of back-to-back afternoon wins. On Saturday, they doubled-up the Red Wings with a "sleepy" Alex Ovechkin scoring twice in the third period to win it 4-2.



On Sunday, Ovi was not content with a mere two goals, getting a hat-trick. The Caps took out the Ottawa Senators 7-4.



They head up to Newark for Tuesday nights games against the Devils who are pretty hot themselves. They do so without the services of captain Chris Clark who is shutting it down because of his injured wrist. Hopefully they can get the two points because this is a La Coupe Hauxer contest as well.

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Ovechkin doing it again - William World News
Monday, January 26, 2009

Ovechkin doing it again

ESPN discovered this weekend that Alex Oveckin is the NHL's true rock star. Here in D.C. we discovered this too -- about three years ago during his rookie season. Next week ESPN will tell us that Gilbert Arenas can be quirky when he is healthy.

Ovi had another big All-Star weekend, winning the breakaway competition.



Yes, that was Evegini Malkin of the flightless birds. Apparently the two are BFFs again, so that soap opera is over with for those who care *cough* Pengyunz fans.

So, now that Ovechkin has one the breakaway competition, won the All-Star game in the shootout (try it for the Caps sometime Ovi) on top of another goal and two assists will the NHL try including him in their marketing? For the last 3+ years the NHL has forced upon its fans and the sports world at large one player in particular. While I am not denying that Sidney Crosby is talented, perhaps focusing on just him has backfired a little, no? It was suggested to me that this was done because Crosby speaks English and this was thus marketing 101. Now, I've had several marketing classes over the years and limiting your marketing to one person or thing just might not be the best strategy. Then again, NHL and marketing seem like an oxymoron like government intelligence and jumbo shrimp. By the way, Ovi's English is fine and when it is borken English, he's quite funny about it.

Now, greater exposure for Ovechkin and all and the fact that the next successful argument suggesting he is not the best player in the sport right now will be the first is nice, ultimately that is not what is important. What is important is winning hockey games. The Caps have been doing that pretty well this season and sit at #2 in the conference. That is a pretty good place to be if they can keep it. What is impressive about it is that they got there with a lot of injuries. The deep system that Capitals have developed is paying dividends. The youngsters have gained valuable experience and are learning how to win at two levels. Hopefully, a healthy team can continue the good fortune through the second half. A #1 seed for the playoffs would be nice, but #2 would be fine. Barring a reversal of fortune between them and second place Carolina, the Caps are in the drivers seat for no worse than the #3 seed. It is a long half though and many things can happen. It should be fun.

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Music Tuesday: Whipped Cream - William World News
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Music Tuesday: Whipped Cream


The other day I stumbled onto this excellent video of "Whipped Cream" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and decided I just had to post it, even though I prefer some of the other tunes more. The album it is from, Whipped Cream and Other Delights, is one my favorite album covers though.

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Highlights: Washington Capitals 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - William World News
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Highlights: Washington Capitals 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3



Commentary on La Coupe Hauxer in the noon hour.

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RIP Ricardo Montalban - William World News
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

RIP Ricardo Montalban



I was hoping for a shorter clip, but this will do. I guess Leonard Nimoy's got very little time left now too.

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Music Tuesday: Thunder Road - William World News
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Music Tuesday: Thunder Road



BRUCE! Which is better this or "Born to Run?"

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Happy Birthday Fritz - William World News

Happy Birthday Fritz

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Happy Birthday J.J. - William World News

Happy Birthday J.J.



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Happy Birthday Erica! - William World News
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Happy Birthday Erica!



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Who built the pyramids? ELVIS! - William World News
Thursday, January 08, 2009

Who built the pyramids? ELVIS!



A Happy Birthday to the King of Rock n' Roll.

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posted by WFY @ 2:00 PM | |

Anyone hungry for a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich?

# posted by Blogger Fritz : Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:38:00 PM  

I think for the big birthday celebration, the nanner sandwiches need to yield to a Fool's Gold Loaf. The title of the MetaFilter post I link to is quite good.

# posted by Blogger WFY : Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:18:00 PM  

In honor of Elvis' birthday this week, my site is having Elvis week. We're featuring some collectors of all things Elvis and even interviewed some of them. Check it: http://www.collectorsquest.com/featured-week/Elvis.html

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Blue Band in Rose Parade - William World News
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Blue Band in Rose Parade


I did not get to see them march in the Rose Parade live, but from what I have seen on Facebook, they apparently handled the sharp turn well. Does anybody know if video of that is online?

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Music Tuesday: The Hockey Song - William World News
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Music Tuesday: The Hockey Song



Music Tuesday storms back from its unannounced and unnoticed hiatus with this classic by Stompin' Tom Connors. The Capitals used to play "The Hockey Song" about half way through the third period, but stopped this year. Apparently, many are pleased by this development, including a Canadian-American I know. Since the Caps are doing well at Verizon Center this season, so I won't complain too much, but to the haters out there -- I defy you!

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posted by WFY @ 12:15 PM | |

Well, I know what video I won't be watching today ;-P

# posted by Blogger DCSportsChick : Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:22:00 PM  

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Penn State Football Story: Senior class - William World News
Monday, December 29, 2008

Penn State Football Story: Senior class

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