Daily Archives: July 1, 2008

June’s Greatest Misses

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

The highlights of TMC’s content extravaganza from the recently deceased month of June:
— Indiana Basketball loses its last scholarship player. Hilarity will not ensue.
— Turkey is a country with a rich history of conquest, technological advancement, and really fugly soccer uniforms.
— Electoral Colleges!
— Solemnly reflecting on the anniversary of the death of The National. No, [...]

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Hoosiers sign Story (as well as Story’s “Incident”)

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

So the big news from Indiana basketball (not involving resignations, mind you) centered on the Hoosiers’ signing of 6′5″ swingman Malik Story.
Story, who was formerly committed to USC, seems to have a rep as a good jump shooter, which is useful for any team whose roster currently consists of a walk-on and a former walk-on. [...]

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Rare Hoosier football legend passes

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in college football

The term Indiana football hero is kind of like jumbo shrimp; oxymoron doesn’t begin to explain it. But former IU coach John Pont is definitely a legend. He died today at the age of 80.
Pont is the only IU coach to reach the Rose Bowl (yes, the ONLY one). His 1967 Hoosier squad went 9-2, [...]

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Journalistic integrity? Who needs it when Spain wins!

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in soccer

This from Cuatro TV’s (a Spanish TV station with local rights to Euro 2008) post-game coverage of Spain’s 1-0 final’s victory over Germany. The reporter is a guy named Juanma Castaño, and he seems all too happy to a) jump around with the winning team and b) act like he actually played.
Here’s a tip pal: [...]

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Perhaps if you win big matches people will actually know you, Ms. Jankovic

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in tennis

Surely you were glued to the tv/internet waiting for Jelena Jankovic’s Monday match at Wimbledon.
What? You weren’t? Seriously? You have no clue who she is? You were waxing your legs instead?
Umm … that’s a tad weird. But I digress. And so will you … I think.
Apparently Jelena thinks the world is watching her. Yes, she’s [...]

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