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Abe Pollin, RIP
There are a lot of RIP blog posts and columns this sad evening in the Nation's Capital regarding the passing of a great owner, the man who brought hockey and basketball to Washington and put us on the national sports map, and the man who singlehandedly revitalized a large swath of Northwest Washington and supported our great city in so many other ways, Abe Pollin.I am a child of the 80s and 90s. I never saw the Caps or Bullets win a championship. Hell, I considered it fortunate

Notre Dame - Not the Dream Job it Used to Be
So we all know by now that Notre Dame lost to UConn yesterday, likely sealing the fate of Charlie Weis, who will join Bob Davie and Ty Willingham as the most recent Notre Dame coaching casualties. If you scan the message boards and some of the ESPN articles addressing the situation, folks at Notre Dame though seem to be under the mistaken impression that they will be able to walk out and get whatever coaching candidate they want. Guess what... you can't. Here are a few reasons why:1) They're still an IndependentNotre Dame, while competing in the Big East in a number of different sports, chooses not to join up with the Big East for football,

College Football Picks - Week 12
Another relatively boring week of a college football season that has seemed lacking in excitement through most of the meat of the schedule. Most of the big games happened a month ago, and most conferences are just waiting for the championship week. There just aren't that many consistently good teams this year, making it very rare to see games between two such teams. Anyway, on to the picks.ARIZONA (+6) over Oregon - I would take the Ducks by this spread and more at Autzen, but they haven't been great on the road. Arizona is good enough to win this game.OLE MISS (-4.5) over Lsu - The Rebels are finally looking like the team everyone expec

NFL Picks - Week 11
This post is sponsored by Sportsbetting.com, our favorite online sportsbook.Back to a full slate of games this week after the bye weeks end. By this point in the season, we feel like we know just enough about all the teams so that we get ourselves into trouble with these picks.Brien (23-26-1)I should have known the Broncos-Redskins game last week was a classic WTF line.Cincinnati (-9.5) over OAKLAND - I'm a believer in the Bengals, finally.Arizona (-9) over ST. LOUIS - The Cardinals take care of business against terribl

Classic Postgame Presser
This care of ECB reader Jim, a loyal reader since Day 1 of ECB, a law school buddy of mine, a long-suffering St. Louis Cardinals (football) and Rams fan, and an alum of Miami University...We have an early candidate for postgame presser of the year folks! Take a look at Miami Head Coach Charlie Coles field a question from a Lexington sportswriter after the Kentucky-Miami game on Monday night seeking a response as to how unranked and underdog Miami "let the game get away" to fourth-ranked Kentucky, home of the present "Jesus in Nikes" John Wall...Let's see...Thick Southern drawl... check.Incredulous facial expressions... check.Callin