Category Archives: Sports

A weekend of sports action

On Saturday: Coach Janky Spanky (aka Clinton Portis) and the Redskins go on the road and eliminate Tampa Bay from the playoffs. Even better, this is the last NFL game that will be called by the godawful ESPN crew of … Continue reading →

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MFLaddons.com is now open!

Posted on 12 Jul ’05 by Paul

The group of us behinf MFLaddons.com were busy in our spare time last week getting the site ready for launch. It went live on Monday evening and stunningly, we’ve had a handful of new people sign up already for our … Continue reading →

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A little (BIG!) fantasy football project

Posted on 17 Jun ’05 by Paul

You may have noticed a relative lack of updating to this site recently. Here’s a little story about most of the reason behind that. I Like Fantasy Football I play fantasy football A lot 7 leagues last year Massive withdrawal … Continue reading →

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100 Days

Posted on 30 May ’05 by Paul

It is now officially only 100 days until the first game of the 2005 NFL season. Among other things, I think it’s officially OK to discuss fantasy football regularly. It’s also time for me to start trying to find a … Continue reading →

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They’ll Always Be the Gold To Me

Posted on 11 May ’05 by Paul

It’s like Bud Selig is in charge of PR here or something. Today, Marquette University scrapped their newest nickname (The Gold) after only one week. They will now be opening up the process to alumni, supporters, students, etc in an … Continue reading →

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Worst Nickname Ever

Posted on 5 May ’05 by Paul

Today, Marquette University announced a new nickname for their school. For the uninitiated, a long time ago, they were the Marquette Golden Avalanche. That changed to Warriors, a name they held until sometime in the 90′s or something. Given the … Continue reading →

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HURL FFL Draft Results

Posted on 24 Apr ’05 by Paul

Coinciding with the first day of the 2005 NFL draft, Saturday was also the innaugural draft of the HURL fantasy football league (the newest fantasy league for me). This new league is going to be a keeper league, so we … Continue reading →

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2005 Packers Schedule

Posted on 13 Apr ’05 by Paul

The 2005 NFL schedule for the Green Bay Packers was just released on Packers.com Here it is: 2005 Regular Season Schedule Date Opponent Time TV Sun., Sept. 11 @ Detroit Lions 3:15 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. 18 Cleveland Browns 3:15 … Continue reading →

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First Fantasy Football Draft of the Year only 2 Weeks Away!

Posted on 7 Apr ’05 by Paul

There’s no sport that I get into as much as pro football, and there’s no “hobby” that drains my productivity at work quite like fantasy football. :-p And if you’re not aware of my level of interest in fantasy football, … Continue reading →

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Moving on to the Elite 8!!!

Posted on 25 Mar ’05 by Paul

It’s always fun when your school wins in the NCAA Basketball tournament. It’s even more fun when all of the “experts” picked them to lose. I remember back in 1994 – my senior year at Madison – when Wisconsin beat … Continue reading →

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