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 | Explosion at finish line of Boston Marathon - teke184 on 4/15/13 at 2:03 pm http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-04-15/explosion-reported-at-boston-marathon-finish-line/
Details still sketchy, as most info only coming in from Twitter....
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Pelicans Talk
 | Potential free-agent targets? - teke184 on 4/11/13 at 10:50 am Who should the Hornets / Pelicans be looking at as potential FA targets during this coming off-season?
I'm mainly focusing on smaller names, given that the team is not a winner right now and likely will have to overpay for what they get.
Possibilities I'm seeing at the 3-
Corey Brewer...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Boston looking to trade into lottery - teke184 on 6/28/12 at 11:10 am Per Woj, Boston is trying to work their way into the late lottery or higher.
They have picks 21 and 22 to work with at the least, as well as Avery Bradley, Brandon Bass, and JaJuan Johnson.
I don't see that being enough to get the 10 pick from us, but they may be able to swing a three-team t...
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Movie/TV Board
 | FYI - RokuHD / Hulu Plus deal today - teke184 on 6/4/12 at 11:18 am Roku.com has a deal they are running today only in which you can buy a RokuHD box, an HDMI cable, and 6 months of Hulu Plus for $80 plus tax.
This model normally retails for $60 and Hulu Plus normally runs you $7.99 / month.
The RokuHD box is a wireless streaming device used with Hulu Plus...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Jack out for the season - teke184 on 4/9/12 at 9:43 am Jarrett Jack is done for the year with a stress fracture in his foot, per WWL's Twitter feed....
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Pelicans Talk
 | Kaman trade offers picking up - teke184 on 2/17/12 at 8:51 am http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2012/02/new_orleans_hornets_center_kam.html
Per Hoopshype and the Times-Picayune, the Hornets are seeing more interest from teams in Kaman now than they did when he was at home on the trade block.
I guess two double-double performances in wins will do that...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Oak injured, out tonight. Down to 8 healthy players vs Jazz - teke184 on 2/13/12 at 2:08 pm Per the WWL twitter feed, Monty says he doesn't know how Okafor's left knee got injured but that he is out tonight. Kaman is expected to play in his place.
http://www.wwltv.com/sports/basketball/Hornets-could-be-down-to-8-players-tonight-against-Jazz-139223969.html
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If Kaman misses ...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Monty - Smith out, possibly Jack too - teke184 on 2/6/12 at 10:56 am Per WWL, Monty Williams has announced that Jason Smith will be out tonight against the Kings and that Jarrett Jack will be as well.
Vasquez, Kaman, Ayon, and Squeaky should get a chance to strut their stuff tonight as a result.
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 | Glen Davis suspended 2 games by Magic - teke184 on 2/3/12 at 6:42 pm Big Baby Davis has been suspended 2 games by the Orlando Magic due to an incident that happened at shoot-around today, per Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel.
https://twitter.com/#!/JoshuaBRobbins/statuses/165550687936184320
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O-T Lounge
 | Looking to get a surround sound system. Any help? - teke184 on 1/30/12 at 4:01 pm Hey OTers,
I'm in the process of moving into my new house and want to put a surround sound system in my living room. Can anyone with experience in this area give some recommendations?
Area to be covered-
This is a house with an open floor plan, as the living room, dining room, kitchen,...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Gordon's welcoming committee - teke184 on 12/15/11 at 11:14 am Per Gregg Rosenthal's Twitter feed, Drew Brees showed up at the airport to personally welcome Eric Gordon to New Orleans....
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Pelicans Talk
 | CP3 threatenes lawsuit against league for collusion again - teke184 on 12/14/11 at 9:25 am http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/hornets-guard-chris-paul-nba-court-rejected-trades-article-1.991236?localLinksEnabled=false
A DC-area lawyer quoted in the article says that CP3 wouldn't win but that the league would likely settle any case ASAP because they're already getting enough b...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Grantland article - The Misadventures Of David Stern - teke184 on 12/13/11 at 9:35 am http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/12106/the-misadventures-of-david-stern
This is an article by a Tulane law professor on the clusterf*ck that is the CP3 situation which is pretty good.
A quote:
[quote]Stern also must have known that he was on equally shaky grounds for v...
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Pelicans Talk
 | Dallas looking to do salary dumps - teke184 on 12/12/11 at 9:36 am [quote]WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Dallas is trying to move Rudy Fernandez and Corey Brewer to create more cap space, league sources tell Y!
To be clear, Dallas has NO cap space. Mavs are trying to those contracts --- Fernandez and Brewer --- off the roster.
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I'm iffy on Fernandez...
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 | Portland Trailblazers pushing Brandon Roy to retire - teke184 on 5/27/11 at 10:41 am http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2011/05/canzano_asking_blazers_brandon.html
Portland wants ailing star Brandon Roy to retire for one NBA season so that they can pay him the majority of his contract while not taking a luxury tax hit for it.
I don't think this w...
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Political Talk
 | US official - "In some ways, how it turns out is not on our shoulders" - teke184 on 3/25/11 at 12:08 pm This little nugget has been taken from a New York Times article on the UN Security Council meeting, as posted at National Review Online since the original article seems to be behind the NYT paywall.
[link=(http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/263072/how-it-turns-out-not-our-shoulders-rich-lowry...
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 | Oklahoma State negotiating with Pac Ten - teke184 on 6/10/10 at 1:00 pm Oklahoma State, per College Football Talk and TMZ, is talking with the Pac Ten about joining the conference.
This is a very logical move, IMHO, as Okie State is, with Colorado officially accepting an invitation, now the most in danger of getting bumped by Baylor if the Texas state politics play a...
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New Orleans Saints Talk
 | Current Jammal Brown trade rumor - teke184 on 4/23/10 at 9:26 pm Per a PFT poster from DC-
[quote]Rumor in D.C. is Jammal Brown for Rocky McIntosh and LaRon Landry.[/quote]
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/23/one-brown-in-another-brown-could-be-out-in-new-orleans/#comment-1154871
That gets us OLB depth and a safety, though The Ron is going ...
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New Orleans Saints Talk
 | CNNSI Mid-Season Report is up - teke184 on 11/10/09 at 6:23 pm The Saints won or placed in a number of categories in Don Banks' Mid-Season Report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/11/10/midseason/index.html?eref=sihp
Winners-
Trend of the year: Rich-man poor-man league (8 teams with 1 or 2 wins, 8 teams with 2 or fewer losses)
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 | Bucs send Gaines Adams to Bears - teke184 on 10/16/09 at 8:23 pm Per PFT, the Bucs have traded former 4th overall pick Gaines Adams to Chicago for a 2nd rounder in next year's draft.
It remains to be seen how much he'll help the Bears, as he was seen as a disappointment down in Tampa....
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Coaching Changes
 | Michigan media now pissing on Miles - teke184 on 12/3/07 at 4:06 pm Now that Les Miles is officially out of the running for the Michigan job, the media within the state of Michigan is now trash-talking Miles for staying at LSU with a big raise rather than coming to coach at Michigan.
http://blog.mlive.com/hugeblog/2007/12/kelly_should_be_michigans_man.html
Tra...
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