Sports

One Degree of Separation Between Greatness and Me

February 24, 2013 Law Practice

Back in the days my children were involved in organized sports, coaches liked to tell the story of how former NBA Superstar Michael Jordan was cut from his 10th grade basketball team. The story tended to come out right before cuts were made, presumably to ease the sting for those kids who weren’t going to [...]

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We Should Re-Name D.C.’s Football Team

February 16, 2013 Sports

During my freshman year at college, there was an older guy at my fraternity everyone used to call “Heeb-heimer.”  That was a play on his real name, which was Hartheimer.  He was Jewish. I used to call him that too. Actually, I called him “Hee-Heimer.” I had never heard of someone being called a “Heeb” [...]

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Liberty and Justice for Y’all Wins Fantasy Football League

December 24, 2012 Criminal Law Bloggers

Congratulations to Brandon Barnett of Liberty & Justice for Y’all for taking first place in the 2012 criminal law blogger fantasy football league. Barnett barely squeaked into the playoffs with a 7-7 record. He then beat Tempe Criminal Defense in the first round of the playoffs before defeating A Public Defender in the championship game. Tempe Criminal Defense, the team that [...]

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Danny Smith Could Have Been A Politician

September 22, 2012 Sports

You accept responsibility for something. Or you don’t. The Washington Redskins have allowed two blocked punts in their first two games. You can blame a single blocked punt on mental error by a player. Having it happen twice in two weeks looks a little bit like a trend. Says Danny Smith, the coach responsible for [...]

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Emma Brush is All-Ivy Player of the Week

September 11, 2012 Sports

Our summer intern (and my niece) Emma Brush was named All-Ivy Player of the Week yesterday after scoring 3 goals against Maine.  She also scored Dartmouth’s only goal against Rutgers on Sunday.  The tri-captain of the team was Dartmouth’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) last year. Wayne, our investigator, keeps telling me how much he misses [...]

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Addicted to Fantasy Football: Strategies for the 2012 Draft

September 7, 2012 Sports

The NFL season got underway with the Giants-Cowboys game on Wednesday and with that comes Fantasy Football. Hot diggety dog. Fantasy football makes an already interesting game even more fun. It must be the added intensity that makes sports gambling so addictive. The advice from Fantasy Football cognoscenti this year is that you should no [...]

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Here’s Hoping for a Comeback by Washington Redskins’ Receiver Santana Moss

September 3, 2012 Sports

Wide receiver Santana Moss of the Washington Redskins has a lot in common with Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers.  Born in 1979, both receivers joined the NFL in 2001, with Moss selected in the first round of the draft and Smith in the third.  Although blessed with good speed and soft hands, both are [...]

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Another Meaningless Football Statistic

August 20, 2012 Sports

“Over the past two seasons the Raiders are 6-2 when McFadden rushes for at least 100 yards.” That is Sports Illustrated writer Jim Trotter writing about the importance of injury-prone Darren McFadden to the success of the Oakland Raiders pro football team. It is an often-used statistic. And it is a statistic that is just [...]

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Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan Should Fear Owner’s Vote of Confidence

August 5, 2012 Sports

It is such a Washington, D.C. phenomenon. You know a beleaguered Administration official is in big trouble the moment the President expresses his support. Nine times out of ten, it means that it is just a matter of time before that official is ushered out the door. Why is it that only fired officials feel [...]

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Learning from Gus Frerotte: My Advice to New Redskins Quarterback Kirk Cousins

April 29, 2012 Sports

The Washington Redskins have selected yet another quarterback in this year’s draft. After trading three first-round picks and a second-rounder to obtain Robert Griffin III (RGIII), they selected Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins yesterday in the fourth round. Given the Redskins’ needs at so many other positions, Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post has characterized [...]

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