SageAgainstTheMachine

beat me to it, damn

Respectfully disagree. I think Clowney is training camp fodder, Hagan is a backup who should play about 10 snaps per game at most. Easley...well I think he's talented, but he'll probably have a foot ripped by an alligator or something.

I'm not a fan of Whitney Houston's music, and I suspect many others feel the same way. There's this weird contagion where an entertainer dies and people feel compelled to pretend they were fans. She had an awesome voice, but channeled it mainly into schmaltzy ballads. One half-step above adult contemporary just because of the innate talent. Her most famous song (you know which one) is a big eye-roller as far as I'm concerned.

I think what gets to people (myself included), isn't the differing opinions but the hubris that some posters display. "I don't think Stevie will resign with the Bills," is obviously a valid opinion. "He's gone and that's that," is arrogance. Just my two cents.

I'm only partially with you. I don't enjoy singers who go way over the top like Ms. Houston, but the homage to America wouldn't come in the form of a song if we didn't want people to personalize it. That's the nature of music appreciation...mindless carbon copies aren't welcome. People complain about earnest, humble renditions of the Star Spangled Banner sung badly out of tune by amateurs. They do. I've been to plenty of minor league baseball games where some local teenage girl comes out, sings respectfully but poorly, and receives polite applause and then people talking behind her back about how awful it was.

In the words of Teddy KGB, "Pyay that myan hyis money."

So by this logic, no free agent currently on the market will sign with their most recent team.

Levon...Levon likes his money. He makes a lot, they say.

You're off by multiples of 10. Others are similarly off the mark in their estimations. The correct number of warheads is 3.5

Every team should employ a Vice President of Common Sense to counterbalance the "football guys" who are obsessed with raw talent. The question, "...but can he play football?" doesn't seem to get asked enough.

It's the hard knock life. Fighting can lead to unexpected bowel movements on the lentil diet.

Where are all these Old West saloons? I hit the bars a few times every month and I can't remember seeing anything beyond a couple skinny dudes pushing and shoving. And that was only once.

Well it's a fine line for sure, but I'll enjoy her walking it deftly for the moment.

"True rock" is the perpetual belief that musical innovation is ruinous. I bet the Beatles were considered not "true _____" at their outset. There was a ton of resistance to the electric guitar once upon a time, right?

I respect the hell out of her decision. She's obviously a mega-millionaire at this point due to "21", but instead of growing her "brand" or whatever and becoming a plutocrat she's going to use her considerable means to focus on family. Having talent isn't a mandate to use it.

That was the nature of the lead story on NBC Nightly News last night.

Ah. Well I'm not a connoisseur of that variety, so the differences between electronica, house music, dubstep, etc. are lost on me.

Say what you want about the new dubstep trend, but when deadmau5 came on and "infected" the Foo Fighters during Rope, that was pretty good theater.

As a devotee of Cornell basketball, I've seen Lin play a few times in person. He's for real. Quick, decisive, very athletic, great distributor, basketball IQ is through the roof. I suspect that he would've been heavily scouted by major programs if the term "Asian American point guard" didn't cause such cognitive dissonance. The program that REALLY dropped the ball? The Golden State Warriors. With the Bay Area's significant Asian population, Lin could've been the most marketable local athlete in the country. But they chose to release him.

RIP Live the life of a junkie, and it doesn't matter if your talent is singing or plumbing or birdwatching...you become a junkie first and foremost. What a waste.

I heard she's dating that George Glass fella though, so she's got that going for her.

Humorous story, but the guy is a douche. He chooses to publicly shame his daughter to her entire social circle instead of handling the matter internally, but he still manages to wax sanctimonious about the good old days and traditional values. His daughter sounds like a spoiled brat, but whose fault is that if not him?

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7562495/source-boston-red-sox-kevin-youkilis-gets-engaged-new-england-patriots-tom-brady-sister

This picture makes me interested in employment in the body painting industry.

The Fins logo with P-gump face is the funniest one.