Archive: June 1, 2008 - June 7, 2008
Caption Contest: Shiny Bodybuilder
There weren't too many options for this week's contest. I thought it might be nice to do something timely and use a photo of Big Brown, but he just stands there and rarely, if ever, changes his facial expression. So instead, meet Oman's Mohammed Bin Ali, a bodybuilder: (Muhammad Hamed...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 6, 2008; 2:13 PM ET | Comments (14)
Voodoo Bobbleheads
I wasn't going to post much today because 1) It's Friday and 2) It's still Friday, but I feel it is my duty to report on any and every discussion of bobbleheads since disclosing my affinity for these wonderful, whimsical, ever-agreeable creatures a few posts back. Also, this is pretty...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 6, 2008; 1:20 PM ET | Comments (1)
Redskins Video Progress Report
File this under Things I Thought I'd Never See on the Redskins Insider: dwdjmu: REDSKINS OVERLOAD! Say what now? Too much Redskins? That's a new one. The Insider crew has been quite critical of Post reporter Jason Reid's OTA video updates, but this is unprecedented. Here's the latest video for...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 5, 2008; 4:47 PM ET | Comments (24)
Fastest Man in the Whatever
"Like lightning, out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world's fastest man." Bolt, a 6-foot-5 Jamaican man, ran the 100 meters in 9.72 seconds Saturday to break Asafa Powell's mark and take over as the "Fastest Man in the World." Usain Bolt: He's fast, but is he really the...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 5, 2008; 11:53 AM ET | Comments (1)
The Value of (Agent) Zero
Should Gilbert Arenas stay with the Wizards or go on his merry way? It's not really up to us. It may not even be up to him. But that doesn't stop us from weighing the pros and cons. The pros, according to Sally Jenkins: "Gilbert Arenas is a score-at-will player...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 3, 2008; 3:22 PM ET | Comments (0)
Major League Greed
Fantasy sports nerds, rejoice! The Supreme Court rejected a request yesterday to settle a dispute between Major League Baseball and the fantasy sports industry. MLB wants fantasy baseball sites to pay up for using players' names and statistics. According to the story, "lower courts said the Web sites had a...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 3, 2008; 8:43 AM ET | Comments (0)
