30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5815072 en-us If you're here, you don't listen to Jimmy, you hear Jimmy. Also, if you're here, you probably like to read about the Mid-American Conference. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:32:02 EST http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17550347?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17550347?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Giants will likely be without linebacker Michael Boley for four weeks, who according to our team correspondent Alex Raskin had arthroscopic surgery this morning to repair a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. ... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:45:35 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17550347?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17423142?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17423142?source=rss_blogs_NFL Running backs are dropping in Big D. ... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:23:39 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17423142?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17284544?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17284544?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The Miami RedHawks needed 10 quarters to put their first points on the board this season. The local paper was apparently caught a little off guard when Miami finally found paydirt. ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:01:51 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/17284544?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16962865?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16962865?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF It's a good time to buy real estate if you have capital. It's a good time to be a MAC school if you have a quarterback. ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:55:19 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16962865?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16946036?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16946036?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF They were MAC gods in the mid-200s. Now they're fighting for the No. 3 quarterback position in the NFL wasteland that is Oakland. ... Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:22:30 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16946036?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16162234?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16162234?source=rss_blogs_NFL I'm on the prowl for funny/interesting/witty/stupid sports attire. ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:34:46 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16162234?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16142130?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16142130?source=rss_blogs_NBA Earlier this month Gary Parrish dropped one of the biggest summer sports stories on the Interwebs: LeBron James got dunked on. By a freshman Xavier hoopster. ... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:42:42 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/16142130?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15607342?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15607342?source=rss_blogs_NFL If one must have a favorite Cowboy, worse can be had than second-year player Martellus Bennett. He's a solid tight end, an often hilarious Twitterer , and now a stadium tour guide. ... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:46:15 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15607342?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15574276?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15574276?source=rss_blogs_NBA The price of a car can often be determined by one thing -- it's eventual re-sale cost. In simplified terms it's a large part of what makes a Toyota worth more than a Ford and a BMW more valuable than a Cadillac. ... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:20:58 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15574276?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15290502?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15290502?source=rss_blogs_SPiN It's Egyptian, like we suspected, but not the one we thought. After the season finale, I wrote about how the statue seemed to be Sobek , the Nile River god tied to the creation myth. I was even more confident with this since part of Sobek's lore invo ... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:10:03 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15290502?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15118039?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15118039?source=rss_blogs_SPiN In the Twitter universe it's often not what you tweet, but who it is doing the tweeting. For example, Danny Glover is on Twitter. Since he joined around April 17th he's posted six updates. They're all about following something called "politicalr ... Wed, 20 May 2009 17:39:39 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15118039?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15034687?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15034687?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Let's get this out of the way: Nobody does season finales quite like "Lost." They always go out with a bang. ... Fri, 29 May 2009 12:34:25 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/15034687?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14911387?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14911387?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Like Sawyer, Juliet and Kate, i'm leaving town shortly so I'll keep this short so I don't miss my sub. And by sub, I mean American Airlines flight. ... Fri, 08 May 2009 11:12:22 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14911387?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14877679?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14877679?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Sometimes an iPhone app from a reputable organization comes along and you ask yourself: Why? ... Tue, 05 May 2009 17:30:46 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14877679?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14784308?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14784308?source=rss_blogs_SPiN She that is Queen of Tunis; she that dwells ... Fri, 01 May 2009 16:59:33 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14784308?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14672746?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14672746?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Maybe your stance of Twitter mirrors the plot of a teen sex comedy. Like a high school senior you feel like you've waited long enough and now, no NOW!, is the time you must join the legion of Twitterers. It's a right of Internet passage, gosh darn it ... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:10:36 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14672746?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14563726?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14563726?source=rss_blogs_SPiN My favorite professional teams are in the Washington D.C. metro area. My favorite college teams are from Ohio. I live in South Florida . ... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:29:59 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14563726?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14544117?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14544117?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Like Hurley, I scribbled away endlessly last night during "Some Like it Hoth." Unlike Hurley (who was penning "Empire"), I forgot my notes at home. If I'm even more scatterbrained than usual, well, consider that my dog-ate-my-home ... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:35:35 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14544117?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14525223?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14525223?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Of all the nefarious things Ben has done -- torturing the castaways, manipulating Locke, manipulating everybody, stealing Alex, blowing up the tanker, shooting Locke, banishing Widmore, killing Widmore's people, killing Locke -- who would have though ... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:35:56 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14525223?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14509833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14509833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB For once in his post-playing career, Isiah Thomas might actually help a league he's joining. ... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 5:29:31 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14509833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14498650?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14498650?source=rss_blogs_NHL George McPhee says the Cherry Blossom Festival isn't the only thing Washington is good for in April. During the Frozen Four final between Boston and Miami the Capitals general manager and former Hobey Baker Award winner said the town, the team and th ... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:49:13 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14498650?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14476876?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14476876?source=rss_blogs_NHL WASHINGTON -- A deflection. ... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:19:10 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14476876?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14455490?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14455490?source=rss_blogs_NHL WASHINGTON -- During a game he stands behind his team like Michael Corleone. He's calm, collected, yet ready to pounce if instigated. ... Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:34:34 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14455490?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14447329?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14447329?source=rss_blogs_NHL 1:43 Third Period ... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:28:41 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14447329?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14332583?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14332583?source=rss_blogs_SPiN My apologies in advance, but I have to treat this more like the start of a thread than a full-blown, down-the-rabbit-hole blog. My quick take on "Whatever Happened, Happened," is that it's an episode about mothers and fathers mixed with so ... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:41:55 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14332583?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14225035?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14225035?source=rss_blogs_SPiN Would you kill adolescent Hitler if you had the chance? ... Sun, 29 Mar 2009 2:12:34 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14225035?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14121310?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14121310?source=rss_blogs_SPiN While the rest of the site toils in a day of March Madness, today let's revel in a little Lost Madness. Get it? Hmm? Hmm? ... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:56:43 EDT http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/14121310?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13902537?source=rss_blogs_SPiN#comments SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13902537?source=rss_blogs_SPiN In the second part of our three-year back-and-forth snapshots of A.D., after donkey wheel, we learn about the fates of the remaining Skipping Six in an episode light on sci-fi, but heavy on Sawyer. ... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:04:59 EST http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13902537?source=rss_blogs_SPiN http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13846533?source=rss_blogs_Tennis#comments Tennis http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13846533?source=rss_blogs_Tennis DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Mercelo Melo and Andre Sa thought they finally had it figured out, if only for a moment, vs. the Bryan brothers Sunday at the Delray Beach International championship. ... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 9:38:37 EST http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13846533?source=rss_blogs_Tennis http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13798060?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://eric-kay.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815072/13798060?source=rss_blogs_NFL I awoke to, "breaking news here on SporsCenter , the Redskins have signed Albert Haynesworth," around 6 a.m. this morning. ... 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