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whats the name of the movie starring sean penn & jon voight

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:08:00 +0000

and at the end, the final scene, sean penn is on stand in a courtroom and starts to cry and he says something like, "he was my father."

chris walken is sitting at a desk in the courtroom.

i need the title to this movie
i think it came out in the 80's.

pure speculation by Sham or could there be something involving the Spurs......

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:32:00 +0000

usually not worth an own thread, but considering the acute shortage of real news.......
(and btw. it is an interesting question indeed)

http://twitter.com/shamsports

Quote:

I'm not saying there's a conflict of interests there; however, one day, in one instance, there may one day be one. Suppose that one day....an ASVEL player becomes a significant free agency candidate. If the team with the owning player bids for the FA, is that not a problem?

the point is, there could be a pretty realistic scenario with ASVEL and the Spurs trying to sign Mickael Gelabale, because he offers much of what the Spurs would need for the (back up) SF spot. (good size and lengths, defense, 3pt shooting).
outside the last game vs. Turkey he played a pretty good championship and especially his 3pt shooting was outstanding (56%).

autografed memorabilia signed by a notable person

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:40:00 +0000

i have an autografed rebok jersey signed by lex steele and justin slayer. any idea, other than taking this to tv show::pawn stars" on HISTORY CHANNEL, where to cell this????

Fantasy Football Sleepers

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:43:00 +0000

name your sleepers

Alex Smith
Johnny Knox

Argentina-Brazil game thread

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:00 +0000

Splitter vs Scola... the Spurs fan's ultimate dream :lmao :lmao :lmao

Argentina by < 5.

Which is the Best Era for era?

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:29:00 +0000

Magic/Bird Era
Michael Jordan Era
Duncan/Shaq Era

first prototype of the PSP2

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:40:00 +0000

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=115732

this shit is gonna suck :(

2010 US Open September 7 Schedule of Play

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:58:00 +0000

US Open 2010

Schedule for Day 9: Tuesday, September 7 2010

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Lukasz Kubot (POL)[5] v. Eduardo Schwank (ARG)
Oliver Marach (AUT)[5] Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
Not Before:1:00 PM
2. Men’s Singles – 4th Round
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[25] v. Sam Querrey (USA)[20]
3. Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[6] v. Venus Williams (USA)[3]

Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 PM Start Time
1. Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Samantha Stosur (AUS)[5] v. Kim Clijsters (BEL)[2]
2. Men’s Singles – 4th Round
Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] v. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)[23]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Men’s Singles – 4th Round
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[12] v. Tommy Robredo (ESP)
2. Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Gisela Dulko (ARG)[1] v. Vania King (USA)[6]
Flavia Pennetta (ITA)[1] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)[6]
Not Before:2:00 PM
3. Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Bob Bryan (USA)[1] v. Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL)[9]
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] Marcin Matkowski (POL)[9]
Not Before:4:00 PM
4. Men’s Singles – 4th Round
David Ferrer (ESP)[10] v. Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[8]

Grandstand 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Chanelle Van Nguyen (USA) v. Laura Robson (GBR)[8]
2. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Andrea Collarini (USA) v. Guilherme Clezar (BRA)
Not Before:2:00 PM
3. Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Wesley Moodie (RSA)[10] v. Rohan Bopanna (IND)[16]
Dick Norman (BEL)[10] Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK)[16]
4. Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Simon Aspelin (SWE)[14] v. Marcel Granollers (ESP)[12]
Paul Hanley (AUS)[14] Tommy Robredo (ESP)[12]

Court 4 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Denis Kudla (USA)[10] v. Kevin Krawietz (GER)
2. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Filip Horansky (SVK) v. George Morgan (GBR)
3. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Mate Delic (CRO) v. Liang-Chi Huang (TPE)[8]
Lukas Vrnak (CZE) Bowen Ouyang (CHN)[8]
4. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Mathias Bourgue (FRA) v. Pavel Krainik (CAN)
George Morgan (GBR) Giammarco Micolani (ITA)

Court 6 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Danka Kovinic (MNE) v. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
2. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Daria Gavrilova (RUS)[1] v. Caroline Price (USA)
3. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Saska Gavrilovska (SRB) v. Julia Elbaba (USA)
Danka Kovinic (MNE) Krista Hardebeck (USA)
4. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Victor Baluda (RUS) v. Julien Cagnina (BEL)
Alexander Rumyantsev (RUS) Augusto Laranja (BRA)

Court 7 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Brooke Austin (USA) v. Sachia Vickery (USA)
2. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Alexios Halebian (USA) v. Marton Fucsovics (HUN)[2]
3. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Nick Chappell (USA) v. Peter Heller (GER)
Michael Redlicki (USA) Kevin Krawietz (GER)
4. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) v. Damir Dzumhur (BIH)[6]
Alexios Halebian (USA) Mate Pavic (CRO)[6]

Court 8 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)[7] v. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
2. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Jana Cepelova (SVK)[5] v. Eri Hozumi (JPN)
Chantal Skamlova (SVK)[5] Miho Kowase (JPN)
3. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Ganna Poznikhirenko (UKR) v. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)[2]
Zarah Razafimahatratra (MAD) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)[2]
4. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Andrea Collarini (USA) v. Renzo Olivo (ARG)[2]
Jack Sock (USA) Agustin Velotti (ARG)[2]

Court 9 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) v. Hao Chen Tang (CHN)[13]
2. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Ons Jabeur (TUN) v. Irina Khromacheva (RUS)[3]
3. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Gabrielle Desimone (USA) v. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)[8]
Santa Shumilina (RUS) Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)[8]
4. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Brooke Austin (USA) v. Ons Jabeur (TUN)[7]
Miyu Kato (JPN) Yulia Putintseva (RUS)[7]

Court 10 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) v. Jannick Lupescu (NED)
2. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)[6] v. Petra Rohanova (CZE)
Cristina Dinu (ROU)[6] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
3. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Juan Sebastian Gomez (COL)[5] v. Sam Barry (IRL)
Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN)[5] Ben McLachlan (NZL)
4. Junior Boys’ Doubles – 1st Round
Daniel Kosakowski (USA) v. Oliver Golding (GBR)[4]
Dennis Novikov (USA) Jiri Vesely (CZE)[4]

Court 11 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Mitchell Frank (USA)[16] v. Oliver Golding (GBR)
2. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Duilio Beretta (PER)[7] v. Dennis Novikov (USA)
Not Before:2:00 PM
3. Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Elena Vesnina (RUS)[14] v. Cara Black (ZIM)[9]
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[14] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)[9]

Court 13 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Junior Boys’ Singles – 2nd Round
Mate Delic (CRO) v. Evan King (USA)
2. Junior Girls’ Singles – 2nd Round
Robin Anderson (USA) v. Kyle S. McPhillips (USA)
3. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Ester Goldfeld (USA) v. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB)
Chanelle Van Nguyen (USA) Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)
4. Junior Girls’ Doubles – 1st Round
Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v. Robin Anderson (USA)
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) Monica Turewicz (USA)

TBA 5:00 PM Start Time
Not Before:5:00 PM
1. Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
T.B.D. v. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)[4]
Daniel Nestor (CAN)[4]
Not Before:5:00 PM
2. Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
Kveta Peschke (CZE) v. T.B.D.
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK)

going to build a home video security system on the cheap.

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:44:00 +0000

So, its been over 15 years since my house has been broken into.... The thing is, yesterday my neighbor came over and said their house had been ransacked that afternoon, right around 3pm....

They had left the house around 2:30pm and came back around 4pm...

The scary thing was that we where home and didnt hear or see a thing. We have reason to believe it was the guys that live on the other side of my neighbors house but we have no proof except that the wooden fence between that house and our neighbors has 3 boards kicked in from their side. Trust me, I approached them asking if they saw anything and "casually" mentioned that someone is at my place almost all hours of the day and anyone that managed to get passed the dog would find nothing but a shotgun shell to the face. (there is someone at the house almost all hours of the day since we have roommates).

I already have an actual alarm system but I want something extra in case we all take off for vacation or some shit like that.... Im going to build a video security system.

So, Im trying to decide what system Im going to use.... So far, Im thinking about Logitechs Alert 750i Master System.... but thats subject to change...

Anyway, I have several computers laying around that can be repurposed for this task and have several 2TB drives that can be used for recording... The connundrum is where to hide the system... It would be pointless to have a system like this if they steal the system as well as everything else.... So Im trying to think of a good place to hide it.

I've been thinking of sticking it up in the crawl space (its literally a crawl space, you have to crawl on your belly to access it) and access it via VNC (no monitor up there obviously) whenever necessary but Im woried about cooling, dust and the occasional rodent....

Do any of you guys know of a computer case that would be up to the task or maybe even a "covert" computer case disguised as something else that wouldnt be stolen, like an 8-track player or an old VCR? Something like that.....

Mugshot: Spurs Announcer Mike Lavender Arrested for Twitter Harassment

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:43:00 +0000

Well, we're not going to keep this under the rug, are we?:lmao This does not surprise me with the behavior I've seen coming from you low life Spur fucks!!! Get in her Cul , and crucify em to that famous tree.:lmao

Back in the day (Early 2000′s) the only way you could really stalk someone online was on a forum or maybe a chat room, but back then the internet was still sort of taboo in regards to meeting people and building relationships.

In 2010 you are more likely to meet your next significant other online than at a bar. Almost everyone has some form of internet and it isnt unusual for people to have a set up similar to mine (two laptops one for work and computer, BlackBerry, Ipod Touch and PS3 all with internet access).

Unfortunately as the internet has become more saturated the amount of weirdos and people who take it way too seriously have increased to the point you have to be careful about who you let into your internet world.

This leads us to Mike Lavender, here are the details of his case, do you think he should have been arrested?

Mike Lavender, 36, has been charged with one count of online harassment-spoofing, an addition to the states penal code that one legislator said is intended to protect people against anonymous online attackers.

The new law makes it illegal to send e-mails, texts or instant messages or communicate through social networking sites if the intent is to harm, defraud or intimidate another person.

Lavender has also worked as an announcer at Spurs, Rampage and Missions games. He was charged Friday and was released Saturday from Bexar County Jail after posting $3,500 bail.

Police said Lavender used a Twitter account, @SkanksInSA411, in June to harass the 33-year-old reporter, claiming she was in a relationship with a married man.

Lavenders Twitter feed indicates he didnt expect the comments could bring criminal charges.

Oh (reporter), this isnt harassment, its fate coming to get you. We all can see the (sic) pics on your FaceBook, and his FaceBook, reads one tweet, or message sent publicly through Twitter and limited to 140 characters.

In other posts, he compared her to Nicole Kidmans character in the movie To Die For, called her a homewrecker and told his followers to boycott the station where she works.

I would like to make a couple of points:

1. If this all you need to be charged with Twitter harassment then a lot of people will end up in jail.
2. Lavender needs to mind his business. Who this reporter wants to breaklamps it is none of his concern. Is he a man or does he run a beauty salon?
3. I would bet all the money in my wallet ($26) that the reason Lavender is salty is because the reporter has no interest in breaking lamps with him.

The most important thing to remember is whatever you tweet, facebook, myspace (I think four or five people are still on there), text, BBM, skype or whatever it can come back to bite you in the back.

On the flip side when you are in these social media spaces be very aware of who you are letting into your community and if you do ever feel threatened take it to the authorities, better to be safe than sorry.

http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/ar...ssment/3161084

The Pistons Inactivity Is Killing Me

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:50:00 +0000

I'm pretty sure I heard on multiple occasions that this was going to be a very busy and active off-season by Joe D. And yet all we've seen happen was the signing of Tmac. What a downer!!!! I'm sure there will eventually be some player movement ... but I don't want to have to wait for the trade deadline for that happen.

Patience is not one of my strong points!

I'm still excited for the start of the season though. Each new year brings a sense of hope. Sure there's no legitimate dreams of titles with this team, but I'm really excited to see how Daye has progressed with his off-season work. Going by his tweets and comments form others it sounds like he's really putting in the work. I'm also hopeful that we see a better showing from last seasons free agents. Injury free, and a bit of Kander magic should give us an improved BG and CV. Monroe should be fun to watch aswell.

All-Star weekend just might give us a bunch of guys to watch. I could see Monroe making the rookie squad, and Daye and Jonas have a chance w/ the sophs. And then there's the possibility of Terrico White being in the dunk contest.

Sure, it'd be more fun if we had 'contender' potential .... but there's still some positives ... from my point of view at least. But I'm a optimist! The pessimists will likely be comparing us to the teal era Pistons right now!

But it's the silence from the front office that is currently driving me NUTS!

At least get the sale of the Pistons moving along so that there's something for us fans to sink our teeth into during these down months!

How are my fellow Piston faithful dealing w/ the off-season?

Personnel moves for matchup reasons. Name some

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:21:00 +0000

It's offseason, let's talk basketball. Having followed the NBA for about 50 years, I have accumulated a vast amount of knowledge about the sport, although the older you get the more blurry those classic days become. I just have to think longer.

One thing that always intrigued me were roster changes contending teams made to counter a player on a rival team.

Here's a few:

1971-72 December: Milwuakee Bucks trade small forward and starter Greg Smith (he had a son play later) for Curtis Perry, 6'7". Back then, few forwards were over 6'5" and the move was to compete with the size of the Lakers who had recently added John Q. Trapp 6'7". Lakers beat Bucks in WCF.

1982-83: Philadelphia 76rs draft Marc Iavoroni (Later coach of Memphis). Move made to counter Kurt Rambis of the Lakers. Marc was a tall athletic white guy who banged bodies around. Sixers beat Lakes in finals

1986 Draft: Boston selects Len Bias as Red Auerbach needed someone to counter James Worthy of the Lakers. Never saw that matchup, Len OD'd on coke and the matchup never happened. Lakers beat Celtics in finals.

2008: Suns trade for Shaq to compete with Spurs. Suns lose in round one against San Antonio.

So, sometimes a change worked, and sometimes it didn't. There are plenty more matchup trades. Which ones can you recall, why were they made, and how did they turn out?

manu best of all time

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:18:00 +0000

manu is the best foreign player in the nba all time, point blank period.... not soft ass no d playing dirk but manu.. and u can bet that

Houshmandzadeh agrees to terms with Ravens

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:16:00 +0000

They might be the team to beat in the AFC

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP)The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms Monday with T.J. Houshmandzadeh(notes).

To make room for Houshmandzadeh on the roster, the Ravens traded wide receiver Mark Clayton(notes) to the St. Louis Rams for an undisclosed draft pick. Clayton, drafted 22nd overall by Baltimore in the 2005 draft, ranks third in Ravens history with 234 career catches and 3,116 yards.

Houshmandzaheh, a 10-year veteran, was cut by Seattle last week. He signed with the Seahawks as a free agent before the 2009 season and had a team-high 79 catches for 911 yards and three touchdowns.

But that deal was signed with Jim Mora as coach and Tim Ruskell as general manager, and both are gone from Seattle.

So, too, is Houshmandzadeh, who was in the second year of a five-year, $40 million contract.

The first things that pop out at you about T.J. are that he has been very productive and durable in his first nine years in the NFL, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said. Plus, we saw him more than we wanted making a lot of plays against us. We had interest in him a year ago when he first became a free agent before he signed with Seattle.

In previously bolstering the wide receiver position, the Ravens traded with Arizona for Anquan Boldin(notes) in the offseason and signed free agent Donte Stallworth(notes). But Stallworth broke his left foot in the third exhibition game.

Baltimore also has veteran Derrick Mason(notes). The 36-year-old Mason, entering his 14th pro season, has been the Ravens most consistent receiver for years. In 2009, he was second to running back Ray Rice(notes) on the team with 73 catches and led the Ravens with 1,028 yards. He caught seven touchdown passes.

Kennard McGuire, Houshmandzadehs agent, said the receiver is excited about playing for such an amazing organization.

Hes another proven weapon for our offensea big receiver with good hands and toughness, Newsome said. The one other thing that every coach and player we talked with about him indicated is that T.J. is a driven player with an excellent work ethic.

Houshmandzadeh, who will be 33 on Sept. 26, spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, for whom he twice exceeded 1,000 yards in a season (2005 and 2006), and three times had at least 90 receptions. His 112 catches in 2007 tied for the league lead with Wes Welker(notes) of New England.

Even with his release by Seattle, Houshmandzadeh was guaranteed $7 million for the 2010 season.

Clayton leaves with a franchise-record nine 100-yard receiving games. He joins a team shy of veterans at wide receiver, plus the Rams lost Donnie Avery(notes) for the season with a knee injury in the preseason.

Clayton had nine 100-yard receiving games, most in Ravens history. In 2006 he caught 67 passes for a team-leading 939 yards and five touchdowns.

You never reach a point when its easy to release or trade a player you respect. Everyone here has the highest regard for Mark, Newsome said. Hell help the Rams, and its good for him that they reached out to get him.

Tre' Newton named as Texas' starter

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:53:00 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas took only one game to make a change at running back.

Tre' Newton will get the start for the No. 5 Longhorns this week against Wyoming after scoring three touchdowns in Texas' 34-17 season-opening win at Rice. Newton led the Longhorns with 61 yards on the ground.

Cody Johnson, who had earned the starting job after an impressive training camp, ran for 59 yards against Rice but was ineffective in key short-yardage situations
Coach Mack Brown said Johnson sprained an ankle at the end of an 18-yard run on the second play of the game but didn't tell the coaches because he didn't want to come out.

Johnson told him, "I've worked too hard to be the starter and I don't want to lose it," Brown said. "It was swollen after the game and that's the first time he told us. ... We got on him about not letting us know."

Johnson didn't have an obvious limp on the field and played in the fourth quarter. By then, Texas had shifted most of the running duties to Newton and Fozzy Whittaker, but Brown said Johnson twice put himself back in the game, including the last play.

Johnson is now listed third behind Whittaker, although the depth chart indicates either one could be the top backup to Newton.

Brown said he wasn't sure whether he'd have replaced Johnson if he hadn't been hurt.

"It would be hard to tell. We were all hard on him for missing cuts. I appreciate he tried to play," Brown said.

Tailback is a higher-profile position than it has been in the last few seasons when the Longhorns based the offense around the passing of Colt McCoy. Brown has said he wants more balance in the offense and Texas ran the ball 46 times against Rice.

Newton, the son of former Dallas Cowboys lineman Nate Newton, didn't know he'd been named the starter until he was handed a depth chart while talking to a group of reporters. Newton started five games last season.

"We as a running back group we don't put too much thought into that," Newton said. "You can't go into a week thinking about that. You just have to be ready to go out there when your name is called."

Brown seemed to have settled down in the two days after the game. On Saturday, he wasn't happy with a running game that couldn't get a touchdown after getting inside the 4-yard-line on the first drive, his defense that dropped two interceptions for easy touchdowns and special teams that muffed a punt return and missed two field goals.

"As much as we've talked about toughness, I left the field mad," Brown said. "[But] the objective is to win [the first game] and see what we can see. I'd rather be a team that gets better every week."

Offensive coordinator Greg Davis said he thought Texas lacked intensity in an opening game against a 30-point underdog. After Johnson ripped the 18-yard run on Texas' second play, Davis said he expected to see excitement on the sideline and got polite applause instead.

"I thought it was a tennis match," Davis said. "That frustrated me."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5540148