Tag Archives: sports
Redesigning the College Snuggie
Let’s face it. There’s been a lot of talk about Snuggies in pop culture this year. “The blanket with sleeves” came out of nowhere and gripped the nation. From themed bar tours to the Washington Post’s annual Peeps diorama contest, … Continue reading
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When was the last time a magazine changed your life?
Back in June I was sitting at Reagan Airport waiting for an 8:00 a.m. flight to Houston for work. As is my custom when I’m in an airport, I decided to pick up a magazine to amuse myself for my … Continue reading
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Orange or Big Red for Paulus?
After weeks of deliberation, Duke basketball alum Greg Paulus will unveil his plans for his college football future at a press conference today at 10 a.m. EST. He’s announced that he will definitely be playing football, but where? Nebraska or … Continue reading
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Hoops-la in Durham
Though the basketballers in Carolina blue won the 2009 NCAA crown, it appears their royal blue foes are getting all the off-season attention. A few weeks ago, the big news was that Stephen Curry’s little brother, Seth, was transferring from … Continue reading
Toothier Lions and upside-down Bull heads
In the past two days there’s been much fuss in the logo design world about two professional sports teams: the NFL’s Detroit Lions and the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. While the laughingstock of the NFL has had a minor logo renovation, … Continue reading
Roy and Coach K rocking out… together?
Just when I thought I’d seen it all, what comes across the screen? Wow. Coach K jamming on guitar? In his undies? Really? And with Roy Williams (and Bob Knight and Rick Pitino) sans pants, no less. I thought Michael … Continue reading
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Sweet 16 notes
Big East continues domination In an otherwise unexciting tournament, one storyline has emerged: the Big East has been unstoppable. Five of the Sweet 16 teams were Big East squads: No. 3 Villanova, No. 3 Syracuse, and a trio of No. … Continue reading
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And we’re off!
It’s the most wonderful time of the sports year! Are you watching the games? Did you fill out a bracket? Have you bragged about your superior picks to your friends or smack-talked yet? If not what are you doing? Only … Continue reading
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6 OTs and the magic is back!
In case you missed this wonderful, funderful day of college basketball madness-before-the-madness, here’s a Cliff’s Notes version of it all: SYRACUSE TOPS UCONN IN EPIC 6 OT BATTLE. (There’s your headline.) Cuse’s Jonny Flynn scored 34 points in 67 minutes … Continue reading
Wicked excited about college football!
So “wicked” is one of those words that surfaces in my vernacular about two or three times a year. But yesterday I caught myself saying, aloud, and over phone lines, “I’m wicked excited about college football.” I blame a long … Continue reading
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