MrRant

ESPN.com NBA Power Rankings 1 (1) Suns 24-3 Suns' last loss? Try Dec. 3. It therefore shouldn't be a surprise that this is the first team to maintain its hold on the top spot in the rankings since the regular season started. 2 (3) SuperSonics 19-5 It's not as good as Sandler and his SuperSonic-ahs, but it's my second-favorite Seattle line: Ray Ray calling the offense 'organized confusion.' One of the lines of the season so far. 3 (2) Spurs 22-6 Committee feels safe in saying that Spurs will win most nights if they keep scoring 96 a game. Another surprise: San Antonio is 7-2 on the second night of back-to-backs somehow. 4 (4) Heat 22-7 Heat should be feeling good about themselves. Miami's up to 6-5 vs. the West and, on top of Wade and Shaq, has two undrafted starters (D-Jones and Haslem) chipping in nicely. 5 (10) Magic 15-10 This is out-of-control high for the Magic, honestly, but the committee is having real issues these days after No. 4 with only four teams in the whole league on any kind of run. 6 (5) Timberwolves 16-10 Could this team be too deep? At just 8-5 in December, and with four straight road defeats, Flip has to be wondering. 7 (7) Pistons 13-12 It's only scant consolation, but at least it's something: Pistons are the only team in the East, and one of only three in the whole league, holding opponents under 90 ppg. 8 (6) Kings 17-9 This could be a problem. Kings have handled regular-season injuries better than anyone in the new millennium, but Sac's lack of depth faces a three-month test with B-Jax shelved. 9 (9) Cavaliers 16-11 So much for the pre-season supposition that McInnis and Snow couldn't co-exist in Cavsland. It's Silas and Snow; Shaq ain't the only one who hasn't buried the hatchet. 10 (8) Mavericks 18-10 From afar, Mavs just watched Nash total at least 10 assists in each game of Suns' 11-game win streak. The same Mavs who have (yikes) one double-digit assist game all season. 11 (11) Wizards 14-11 With Crawford down in NY, Arenas-Hughes is suddenly running as the league's undisputed No. 1 backcourt in terms of point production. It's a tad misleading, but Wiz'll take it. 12 (15) Celtics 12-14 As Celts continue to chase that elusive .500 record, indications are that Ainge isn't willing to deal Payton right now. But that could change as February approaches. 13 (16) Trail Blazers 13-12 Van Exel is making retirement noises again, and don't forget last season's vow from NVE. The one about retiring unless a Texas team tries to sign him as a free agent this summer. 14 (13) Nuggets 13-14 Nuggets could use some more steadiness in the New Year. They started off 1-4, then went 11-3 and are presently trying to extricate themselves from a 1-7 slide. 15 (12) Lakers 14-12 It's hard to believe, but Lakers insist it's true. They say the media turnout for Shaq-Kobe I was only comparable to a second-round playoff game. 16 (20) Pacers 12-13 Pacers have slipped below .500 for the first time all season. But, again, only Miami has pulled away in the East -- and Indy will keep rising, naturally, if O'Neal stays unsuspended. 17 (13) Knicks 14-13 Amid Isiah one-year anniversary celebrations, Knicks fall behind by 39 (AT THE HALF!) at home to Dallas, then blow one in Boston. An Isiah response must be forthcoming. 18 (17) Rockets 13-14 Even in the unlikely event that Atlanta's Barry does make a big different at the point, Rockets still have PF issues. Yao and T-Mac better start combining for 74 points more often. 19 (23) Nets 9-16 The sense here remains that Kidd gets traded . . . provided someone out there is willing to take on his contract. Denver, for example, is more inclined to use Nene as Redd bait. 20 (22) Bulls 9-16 A case can be made that we've been too tough on those Baby Bulls. With only two teams over .500 among the next eight games, they have a real chance to make it a stronger case. 21 (19) Clippers 12-13 You're not alone if you're starting to think that maybe, just maybe, Clips do owe their early success to that cushy home sked in November. They're a mere 3-7 this month. 22 (18) Grizzlies 12-17 If you're looking for a neato factoid to drop at your next holiday party: Fratello (Hubie) and P.J. Carlesimo (Adelman) are the only coaches ever to replace the same guy with two different teams. 23 (21) 76ers 11-14 Sixers have to be relieved that Iverson, at 29 and with that four-year extension kicking in next season, looks as deadly as ever. Because it's the only thing going right for them. 24 (25) Bobcats 7-16 The team that wasn't supposed to win 10 games all season had seven wins at Christmas. Which is probably the biggest reason why Okafor leads most ROY ballots. 25 (26) Raptors 10-19 Raps could really use hockey's return about now to distract the locals from this nagging question: T-Mac and now Vince are gone, and what has this franchise gotten in return? 26 (24) Jazz 11-16 Time for Kirilenko to renegotiate. Clearly AK-47 is deserving of a new contract . . . he might be worth more than the max to Jazz, who've stunned us by falling this far. 27 (27) Warriors 9-18 Warriors can't revel in Dampier's Dallas struggles because the center they did re-sign (Foyle) is struggling worse. Hence Uncle Cliffy's emergence as the new C in GS. 28 (29) Hawks 5-20 He's not going to fill up Philips Arena, since no one can do that, but the rookie Smith is worth watching. Anyone who can block five Nowitzki shots in one game gets me curious. 29 (28) Bucks 7-16 The more Bucks lose, the more you expect a Redd trade. Because even if the lefty ace wants to stay, is the Senator going to pay him max dollars to keep this team together? 30 (30) Hornets 2-24 There was a fear on Bourbon Street that Baron might sit out for months, with the season already gone. It's a bit too late to be a savior

Chicago Cubs - Todd Hollandsworth RF Signed as Free Agent ( 2005) Cincinnati Reds - Jacob Cruz RF Signed to a Minor League Contract

Weren't you going to come up here and point a shotgun at Mount St. Helens?

Try doing a system restore to a day before it started happening to rule out any software that may have caused a problem. Start - All Programs - Accessories -System Tools - System Restore If that doesn't work then baring it being something hardware related (bad memory, card, power suppy as mentioned) then you would have to format and reinstall.

Oh how I love the money made on people's pain and suffering. I may have to at least Tivo the first episode. "After a lifetime of separation, does the bond between parent and child remain? A reunion show like no other, WHO’S YOUR DADDY? provides a woman, who was given up for adoption as an infant, with an extraordinary opportunity to meet the birth father who also has been searching for her. But wait, there’s a twist. Before meeting her dad, the young woman will be presented with eight men, all claiming to be her father, and she must determine which one really is. And to keep her real dad from revealing himself from the start, there is $100,000 at stake for his daughter. She will have opportunities to interview and observe the men, narrowing the field. If she guesses right, the prize will be hers. If she guesses wrong, the imposter will win the money. Either way, daughter and father will be reunited on the dramatic and emotional special WHO’S YOUR DADDY? airing Mon., Jan. 3 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (WYD-101) (TV-PG) CC"

It has to do with the "PC Police" stopping people from celebrating Christmas even in the commercial sense of Santa, Frosty and such. Last I checked Frosty wasn't a Catholic Bishop and Santa didn't go on Crusades against heretics.

Pinball Wizard

WTF kindof play was that? Hilarity since the Dolphins gave the ball back.

I bet it would have been ok if he came as Kwanza man... Or a dreidel...

Wasn't George rocking some velvet purple something and like an ascot?

I agree that the NFC West has been pretty sub par (Especially Seattle). But if you look at the #'s Seattle has like the #6 offense in the NFL. Course they have like the 23rd D but I think most of that could be considered injury related (loosing Winstrom really hurt and Chad Brown was out for so long).

Whores are fantastic in general.

The Midway Arcade Treasures 1 and 2 are good and only $20. MechAssault is also $19.99 as well as Soul Calibur 2.

Yeah.. so you have a PCI card. If you pick up like the one that I mentioned you pretty much will just need to pull the old one out and plug the new one into the same slot and turn the computer on and just follow the instructions on the screen. Fairly simple really.

Well they clinched a playoff birth... and can get at least home field if St. Louis loses any of their next two games. Luckily they play Monday against the Eagles and unfortunately I'll have to root for the Eagles.

Wrong General Tab. You want the one on the same screenshot you posted the first place. Go to the Device Manager and then under Display Adapters, right click on the TNT and click Properties.

They better freaking resign him... but I'm worried what his contract demands will be and he will also be 28 next season. Note: The Seahawks are also trying to give this game to the Cardinals...

That's what happens when you don't celebrate Christmas. But yeah it's sad to see. Especially the Tsunami's wiping people away.

GeForce MX4000 - http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-130-186&depa=1 $53.50 + 1.99 shipping. Good enough for what you want (plus its 128MB RAM so it should give you a little wiggle room for the future) and it's PCI which I'm assuming that TNT is. Decent price as well. If you have AGP then you can find some about ~$5-10 cheaper but it would be hard to tell without you posting a screen shot of the General Tab.

WHAT THE FUCK IS ABERCROMBIE & FITCH? STOP TALKING IN FUCKING RIDDLES.

I'll refrain from any "Well.. if they already have it" STD related humor.

Post your current or new dynasties that you are running or going to create. ----------------------------------------------------------- Team - University of Illinois - Fighting Illini Difficulty - All American Quarter Length - 5 minutes Prestige - *** Playbook - West Coast Best overall player - 92 RT Week 1 - BYE Week 2 - vs Florida A&M Pretty much a dominate game by myself as I started the game ranked 80th in the country vs the unranked Florida A&M. Basically padded my stats and beat them 66-7 with their 7 coming off a blown coverage play. Week 3 - vs. TCU TCU was actually ranked as #37 in the country for some reason. Fell behind early 0-10 at the end of the first quarter before my HB just decided to finally not fall down after each minor hit and scored 2 TD's in the 2nd quarter leading me to 14-10 at the half. TCU adjusted to my running so I ended up having to throw most of the rest of the game but that was no big deal since my TE over matched their LB's by leaps and bounds. Illinois W 31-10. Week 4 - vs. Western Michigan The score is a lot closer than it should have been due to my FS just blowing two coverages leading to 2 60+ yd TD's. I pretty much dominated the game on the ground and threw the air. Won 45-28. Week 5 - vs Purdue I though this game was going to be a lot more difficult but it ended up being pretty much a cake walk with a win 48-13. However I'm not looking forward to my next 5 game stretch which will prove how good this team really is since my next 5 games are: Week 6 - at Wisconsin (2-2 but has the 8th toughest crowd and is ranked #39 to my #43) Week 7 - at #21 Michigan State (4-0) Week 8 - vs #9 Michigan (3-1) Week 9 - at #15 Minnesota (4-0) Week 10 - vs #16 Iowa (3-1) This is going to be a tough stretch of games but I figure if I can get maybe 3 out of 5 I should have a shot at a bowl game and possibly the conference title but doubtful on that.

Black and white buttons.

23 hours too early. Silly Canadians. Don't you know Christmas is an American holiday? Have a happy Boxing Day though.

It doubles as a secret weapon. And who has been reporting this?