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Lance Mackey Wins Iditarod

By oddJoe ⋅ March 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Lance Mackey has done the near impossible, winning his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race. All hail the victor! I can’t wait for the coverage to begin on VERSUS next week when March Madness gets into full swing and I’ve totally forgotten about this. (Good planning you VERSUS frigtards!)
Not only has Mackey repeated as […]

Meet The Mushers 2008: Heather Siirtola

By oddJoe ⋅ February 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A few people have asked me if I consider the Iditarod to be an extreme sport (or maybe it’s Xtreme Sport). I would say it is not because it does not involve indie pop music, people saying “dude,” or misspelling words to make it seem more “extreme.” (There are no sled dogz.) But I will […]

Meet The Mushers 2008: Rohn Buser

By oddJoe ⋅ February 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

So what do you do with your life when your dad is Martin Buser, world famous dog team leader and four-time Iditarod champion? Well, I suppose you could move to the lower 48 and try to blend in with the crowd, maybe take up the accounting trade or open a fruit stand. But how likely […]

Annika Sorenstam Turns 70

By oddJoe ⋅ February 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh wait, I read that wrong. Sorenstam didn’t turn 70-years-old, but she did win her 70th LPGA tournament this weekend. My bad.
The Swedish golf star bested the field by two strokes yesterday to win at the SBS Open in Hawaii. She shot a three under on the final day. It was her first victory in […]

Live Blogging The Roger Clemens Congressional Hearings

By oddJoe ⋅ February 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Yesterday the oddsnark staff attempted to live blog the committee hearing with Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, but for some technical reasons it never got published. Here’s the transcript.
9:00 - has it started yet? im too hung over for this going back to bed
11:45 - Shit I overslept. Okay, well I guess I’ll turn on […]

Please Give Ryan O’Byrne A Raise

By oddJoe ⋅ February 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Times is tough, so tough in fact that it’s hard to make ends meet even if you’re a professional athlete. How else to explain Ryan O’Byrne of the Canadiens getting caught stealing $20 from a woman’s purse in Tampa the other night?
The Habs defender makes just $590,000 a year according to The Gazette, so you […]

The Revolution Will Be Judged

By oddJoe ⋅ February 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Dog shows might not technically be a sport but with our intense and somewhat obsessive interest in the Iditarod dog sled race it seems only appropriate to mention that a dog owned by Patty Hearst won an award at the Westminster Kennel Club show yesterday.
The French bulldog named Diva was named Best of Opposite Sex […]

Fresh Meat For Snyder: Jim Zorn

By oddJoe ⋅ February 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After holding Redskins fans hostage in suspense for over a month, Dan Snyder’s private plane made one last trip and finally delivered a new head coach: Jim Zorn.
Oh, well obviously Jim Zorn would get the job, I mean heck he was at the top of everyone’s short list, right? Or to put it another way, […]

Meet The Mushers 2008: Zoya DeNure

By oddJoe ⋅ February 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Most people who take part in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have some kind of experience surviving in the outdoors, whether through previous adventures, living off the land in alaska, or military service. But rookie Zoya DeNure has something no one else has: runway experience.
Oh, you don’t think that the fashion runway can prepare […]

Meet The Mushers 2008: Rod Whaley

By oddJoe ⋅ February 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Can a good old boy from Tennessee overcome 1,100 miles of frozen Alaskan wilderness to finish the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race? When it’s master sergeant Rod Whaley, he can.
Whaley is a 24-year veteran of the National Guard, so he has the skills to survive in the harshest conditions. He’s a master-sergeant so he commands […]

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