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Click Chorus: July 22, 2011

July 22, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Penn attendee Elizabeth Banks. I feel no need to defend this choice. ***** • ESPN has the choice quotes and stories from Day 2 of SEC Media Days. Choice, I say! • SB Nation’s Spencer Hall sails and fishes with Mike Leach. It’s outstanding. • Auburn coach Gene [...]

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Click Chorus: June 20, 2011

June 20, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by my friend Ana Ivanovic, who starts a magical Wimbledon run this week. Also of note, “friend” now means person I will never know and sometimes gawk at from afar. ***** • Nevada WR Brandon Wimberly was shot in the abdomen, most likely ending his football career. Awful. • [...]

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Click Chorus: May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you once again by NC State alumnus Zach Galafianakis, star of Between Two Ferns and other things that may come out soon. ***** • Ole Miss dismissed DE Delvin Jones and LB Clarence Jackson after they were arrested for public drunkenness. It was not the first trouble either had been in. [...]

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Click Chorus: May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Salma Hayek. It’s Cinco de Mayo. She’s from Mexico. My logic is very tidy. ***** • CBS Sports’s Bryan Fischer examines the new Pac-12 media rights deal. He does everything he can not to let it slip that everyone in the conference somehow now has a condition in [...]

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Click Chorus: May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by high school graduate (!) Kat Dennings, who, um, is in a new, uh, movie, called … yeah, I forget. ***** • The Pac-12 is getting PAID by Fox and ESPN. Does this mean a dedicated network? Er, at some point? Does this mean that people in western states [...]

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Click Chorus: Apr. 28, 2011

April 28, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Kristen Wiig, who stars in “Bridesmaids,” her comedy debut. After so many years on SNL, it’s clear she was ready for a change in genre. ***** • The Wall Street Journal breaks down the success of first round NFL Draft picks. It all makes so much sense. • [...]

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Click Chorus: Apr. 21, 2011

April 21, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by the excellent Aisha Tyler, Dartmouth graduate and Archer (season finale tonight) voicestress. ***** • UMass is joining the MAC. Forget everything you know. • CBS’s Tony Barnhart eulogizes the great career of legendary UNC broadcaster Woody Durham. No snark here — very little in sports is ever cooler [...]

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Click Chorus: Apr. 15, 2011

April 15, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Danny Pudi, whose Abed “character” admirably (and scientifically) calculated who was indeed the boss on “Who’s the Boss on last night’s Community. Play on, player. Play on. ***** • The Pac-12 is having discussions with Fox, ESPN, NBC/Comcast, and Turner, with a figure of $2.3 buh-buh-billion dollars being [...]

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Click Chorus: Mar. 29, 2011

March 29, 2011

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Pat Sajak, Columbia College (Chicago) alumnus. I condsidered using him alongside Trebek in last week’s video, but there’s just too much damn clapping and crazy sounds behind his voice. Gotta keep it clean, Wheel. ***** • Touted UCF QB signee DaMarcus Smith asked for his release just a [...]

Episodes

Leaders and Legends (3/16)

March 16, 2011

Ty and Dan talk with Adam Jacobi about Iowa’s path forward, Ohio State’s turmoil and Words With Friends. Plus, a very special presentation from Tim Hyland of About.com.