Saturday, with the aid of TiVo I settled into my DA-z-Boy for a historical day of sports viewing. I would attempt to watch both NFL Playoff games and both local Big 12 hoops games. Nevermind temperatures in the Kansas City area would hit near record Jaunuary highs in the mid-50s (so my friends told me). There was work to be done inside Casa de D.A. Usually netting a total of six-plus hours of football would be enough for anyone in a given day, but with Kansas battling K-State early and Mizzou on the verge of a sitting alone at 3-0 atop the conference standings, I had a responsibility to my town, my team and to myself. To add to the decadence, I took a two-hour nap in the middle of the day to recharge. You know, its nearly impossible to digest ten straight hours of sports coverage. You need some type of break there people! Again, this would not have been possible without modern technology and this TiVo-thing Ive heard so much about.
Kansas-Kansas State, 12:45p tip from Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
Critics have dogged Wildcats head coach Jim Wooldridge (who ESPN-plus play-by-play man Fred White keeps calling Jim Wool-rich. Lesson: old guys with microphones are a deadly combination. Just ask ABC execs about Keith Jacksons Rose Bowl) about being too soft. Well, the critics got plenty of ammo. During a terribly sloppy first half and K-State trailing KU by ten, guard David Hoskins walks to the Cats bench while Wooldridge follows him step for step and chirps at him from behind. Not only does Hoskins never turn around and acknowledge his coach, by the time Hoskins sits down and gets a drink, Woolly looks like a substitute teacher who has lost control and is wondering why he took the job for five bucks an hour. Somehow, the Baby Jays go ice-cold in the second half and allow a mediocre Cats squad to come back from a 12-point second deficit and gain the lead. KUs final four possessions tell the whole story. There is very clearly no Gooden, Hinrich, Collison, Langford or Simien on this team. No one wants the final shot and most of the critical offensive series deteriorate into freshman Brandon Rush going one-one-one and trying to create something in traffic. Not the smoothest of gameplans. The Kitties hang on for a 59-55 win, breaking a 31-game losing streak in the rivalry (which is staggering to begin with) and a 12-year-losing streak at the Phog. Woolly immediately puts the postgame cyanide capsules back into his coat pocket.
Washington-Seattle, NFC playoffs, 3:30p kick from Qwest Field, Seattle, WA
After a two-hour power nap, I feel great. It may have been the three Limousines Friday night at Mi Cocina on the Plaza. Apparently, these tall frosty drinks have a healthy dose of tequila in them. Who would have guessed? They taste like Sonic Sunrises with no shred of alcohol. All I needed was a side of tater tots and a crackly intercom to order through. Whatever the case, the news of the night was that Mi Cocina had decided to close down the ultra-selective downstairs VIP lounge where Chiefs players have been a staple since its opening. This prompted my buddy Hambone coming to the conclusion Vegas had dropped the Chiefs 06 Super Bowl odds from 400-1 to 40-1 after hearing the news. Onto the game, the Seattle board of tourism cant be pleased. Cameras show a predictably gloomy city skyline, prompting FOXs Dick Stockton to say, -ItÕs been raining for almost a month here in the Pacific Northwest.- YouÕre kidding. Grunge was created here? No way! FOX continually shows #12 flags flying everywhere, including from the top of the Space Needle. Apparently, Seahawks fans were honored with the retiring of the Twelfth Man. I thought maybe it was how many children Shawn Kemp fathered in the greater Seattle area. Sorry, shameless Rain Man BabyÕs Mama joke. Anyway, shows just how sorry the Seahawks history is when after thirty years of football, the fans have as many jerseys retired as players (one to one, #80 Hall of Fame WR Steve Largent). Its a bit startling how anti-Seahawks I am during this game. I usually enjoy the perenially downtrodden fanbase getting redemption, but since Mike Holmgren left Green Bay and the generations greatest quarterback Ive quietly rooted against him. He left a budding dynasty because he wanted more power in Seattle, where ownership gave him GM duties. It was more important to Holmgren to have final say on the sicth-round draft pick from Oregon State than to cement a place in NFL history. I mean, this was an offensive-guru who could truly appreciate the talents of Brett Favre and engineer a Super Bowl-contender for a decade. But his ego got in the way, almost like he had to prove he could do it without Favre. Needless to say, he hasnt yet. Then again, Favre never got back to a Super Bowl without Holmgren. But Favre didnt leave the Packers for a fat free-agent contract with the Jaguars. Seattle wins its first playoff game since 1984, 20-10 and right now me and cheeseheads are sticking needles in our Holmgren dolls.
Missouri-Colorado, 5:00p tip from Mizzou Arena, Columbia, MO
Ive traveled from Kansas to Washington to Missouri all in a span of five hours. I'm the Carmen San Diego of the sports world. Right off the bat, it feels like Colorado is at a distinct disadvantage. Theyre coached by Don Cheadle, the one from "Hotel Rawanda." Oh, thats Ricardo Patton? My mistake. MUs Thomas Gardner is returning from a concussion suffered in practice this week. The ESPN-Plus crew is commending Grander for hitting -a BIG shot, especially with a headache!- Look, no one enjoys a headache, but are we at the point where we're slapping athletes on the back when they play through Tylenol PM? Im pretty sure Dick Butkus, Willis Reed and Jack Youngblood are bringing electric hair curlers into the shower. CU's getting a huge game out of Richard Roby, who finishes with 33 points. Slap a SEIKO wrist watch on him and the ex-NFL punter Reggie Roby jokes just start boiling over. Would he time the arc of his jump shots like Reggie timed the hang time of his punts? Up by three with :40 left, Mizzous defense takes a cat nap, leaving three-point artist Marcus Coleman wide open for a game-tying trey. The Tigers perimeter defense lacked all game long, so when Marshall Brown didn't fight through a screen and Jason Horton forgot to switch, it was predictable but inexcusable. Quinner, by the way, looks physically ill. Someone needs to apply some ivory-bisque foundation to him. His sunken eyes, sallow skin and frazzled hair make him look like Yahoo Serious.
New England-Denver, AFC Playoffs, 6:30 kick from Invesco Field, Denver, CO
Lets get one thing out of the way. The NFL needs to standardize coachs apparel. Bill Belichick is embarrassing the league. He donned a gray Patriots hooded sweatshirt, with his sleeves cut off. I'm serious. He took a pair of grass clippers to the cuffs. How does this clear the league? The NFL uniform Nazis reprimanded Peyton Manning for wearing black cleats in memorandum of the late Johnny Unitas, but allow a head coach to look like he belongs under the Paseo overpass? What has happened to Tom Laundry's fedora and Hank Stram's sharp black suits? Obviously, winning the fashion battle is not helping Mike Shana-rat. He calls for a Jake Plummer-Ashley Lelie fade pattern on 4th and 1 from the New England 4, in a scoreless game, which falls incomplete. Why not trust one of the best running attacks in the league? The old standby of Shanahan getting too cute with his gameplan rears its ugly head and almost costs the Broncs the game. New England is in complete control until a phantom pass interference on Asaunte Samuel puts Denver on the goal line for a short-TD plunge. Denver never looks back, mainly because the Pats can't hang onto the football, fumbling four times. But Broncos CB Champ Baileys alibi that he simply ran out of gas at the end of his 100-yard INT return is totally bogus. That suggests he had nothing left in the tank, but had he seen Ben Watson he certainly wouldn't have slowed down that much or dangled the ball out to his right. He got bailed out when the officials ruled in out at the one-yard line, but just because he wasn't high-stepping like Deion doesn't mean he wasn't dogging it. By the end of the game, however, the Pats had no chance. It's the inevitable curse of the Vanessa Manillo jinx. Yes, just like Alissa Milano tainting the athletes she's dated (Brad Penny, Carl Pavano, Matt Leinhart), Tom Bradys -friendship- with the MTV VJ put him in a daunting hole. Derek Jeter hasnt won a ring since he was first linked to Manillo and now, Brady's spotless postseason record has a single blemish. One thing I know, there's no Hollywood Hottie jinx on me. I just completed one of the most satisfying sports viewing days ever and there are two more playoff games tomorrow. If that's Jennifer Garner on the phone, tell her Ill call her back Monday.
BEST OF: The Panthers Dancers stop by and don't stop talking for twenty minutes. Wait, you're home schooled? BEST OF: Heat legend Glen Rice in studio on dropping 56 on the Magic, Final Fours and MMA. BEST OF: "The Obama Guy" now has D.A.'s old job! He asked the Prez a question, then he joined the show. BEST OF: Phil and Chris Simms drop by the broadcast to rap about dad's career and son's future. BEST OF: Why so few minority college coaches? DA answers with one word: Boosters. BEST OF: When a Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Famer talks, you listen. The immortal Lynn Swann. BEST OF: TNA Wrestling's Traci Brooks on being blessed with, ahem, great dimensions. DA LOVES THE KIDS: After Marlins summer-camp day, the next gen of Fish Fans might be in trouble. DA LOVES THE KIDS: Part 1 Heat charity camp shows us D-Wright's defense needs a little work.
DA LOVES THE KIDS: Part 2 Not everyone is thrilled with the hiring of Eric Spoelstra. INSTANT CLASSIC: Free-agent Joe Horn blasts his old coaches and asks for Dolphins forgiveness, all live on the show! INSTANT CLASSIC: The man who took down Kimbo Slice: overnight celebrity Seth Petruzelli talks about the fight that stunned the fight world. BEST OF: Author Jeff Pearlman on the controversial Cowboys dynasty. Uh, ew. BEST OF: Heat rookie Mario Chalmers needs help hot-boxing. Cough, cough.. BEST OF: DA is named a Godfather. Can he handle the responsibility or will he sleep with the fishes? BEST OF: DA witnesses the greatest kids game ever. Rock, paper, scissors, space! STAR WARS GEEKS: Part 1 DA goes where no sportstalk host has gone before: Star Wars premier night.
STAR WARS GEEKS: Part 2 Will DA make it out alive or turn into an extra from the Cantina Bar? INSTANT CLASSIC: Legend of the MMA Dan "Hendo" Henderson on the circus attraction to Kimbo and the rise of UFC. BEST OF: New UFC Champ Forrest Griffin on the belt and bouncing out of fighting while the gettin's good. INSTANT CLASSIC: Zo's youth clinic brings us immediate joy: Heat Kids Say the Darndest Things BEST OF: Miami boxer Joey "Twinkle Fingers" Hernandez found himself on the streets. How he got his mojo back. BEST OF: CBS4 Weather Wizard and Miss Florida Lissette Gonzalez on the jet-stream and the wave. BEST OF: Marino delivers a commencement speech and DA's own graduation horrors. INSTANT CLASSIC: Cats winger Nathan Horton is married to a Playmate? Oops. INSTANT CLASSIC: What does JoePa really mean at pressers? Ask Penn State 101. INSTANT CLASSIC: St. Patty's Day means celebrating Irish sports legends: DA Show style. INSTANT CLASSIC: Canes Big Man Dwayne Collins has his Aladdin DVD stolen. The Horror! INSTANT CLASSIC: Dontrelle says peace to South Florida with DA. Here's his Top-3 movies of all-time. SUPER BOWL XLII: NYG's Lawrence Tynes stops by after the ticker tape parade. INSTANT CLASSIC: Is Shaq becoming M.C. Hammer Jr? Say it ain't so. INSTANT CLASSIC: DA melts down as his alma mater brings brings back the dimwitted Greg Robinson for more SU pain. INSTANT CLASSIC: This placed DA squarely on the Chiefs blacklist forever. DA and King Carl in THE Battle Royale. BEST OF: Where it all started: Herm
and Carl agree... Damon is a nice name. SUPER BOWL XL: D.A. does his best investigative work ever. It's the field turf press conference from Detroit. INSTANT CLASSIC: The Mark Mangino Montage tastes better than ever! INSTANT CLASSIC: The 2007 Herm-Gasm. 'Nuff said. INSTANT CLASSIC: The Chiefs Dept. of Misinformation is at it once again. Are the Chiefs wearing white or not? Don't ask them. INSTANT CLASSIC: Chicago's legendary Mike North joins DA to preview Chiefs- Bears. Da Bears! INSTANT CLASSIC : The annual DA Show NBA Mock Draft is here... with a return from Stormbot. FEATURED AUDIO: Royals legend Denny Matthews has bought his first cell phone. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as 6-4-3. FEATURED AUDIO: A fond DA Show farewell to Buddy Bell. He really was "Our Buddy." FEATURED AUDIO
: Lauren Nichole has made quite an impression with her traffic reports. Great or gross? You decide. The
one, the only, Zach Greinke from Royals Spring Training. The
2007 One NIT NIT Moment.
The 2006 Caller Hall of Fame Track One: Christopher Walken's legendary roast
of the new class
First the staff. Then listeners. Now LJ has the Herm-gasm? Crazy
Ray sings the Growing Pains theme song. The
Royals 70's jingle that puts a smile on your face during another horrid season
in KC. The
local TV anchors slip up on the broadcast and luckily the D.A. Show was rolling
tape. 6-6-06:
The Crypt Keeper's Holiday Crazy
Ray displays his talent for singing. Could he make a run at the next American
Idol? Oklahoma
takes it on the chin with this famous call from R.B. Missed
any of the NIT NIT action? Check out the recaps of the games and a special
edition of The One NIT NIT Moment. We
couldn't leave Alex the Intern out of the mix, check out the drunk dial message
Alex left for D.A. The
D.A. Show tribute to Alan Thicke.
Is
Crazy Ray really crazy? Take a listen to find out.
A
D.A. Show Investigation reveals color commentators handing out the pink slip
to local college coaches.
Quinner's
feeling a bit down. We ask, what's wrong with Quinn Snyder? Herm Edwards gave us quotable material right from jump street. He gets a montage based on his introduction presser. A
staple of any good office party. It's the Dick Vermeil montage XP: final edition.
Duh, ok.
DA's Hometown Hottie contest created controversy throughout KC. Radio superstar Johnny Dare stuck his nose in the middle of it. The
callers finally had their own chance to put their stamp on the Vermeil montage Why
do the sista's hate the show? It all started here: Yvette's call of the day The original D.A. Show parody of Jim Rome's smack-off (circa '04). The '05 D.A. Show parody of Jim Rome's smack-off, complete with a certain national columnist. The '06 smack-smack, which brought all the D.A. Show legends together for one fab event. You asked for it. We delivered. DA Show icon Alan Thicke's first appearance.
Saturday, with the aid of TiVo I settled into my DA-z-Boy for a historical day of sports viewing. I would attempt to watch both NFL Playoff games and both local Big 12 hoops games. Nevermind temperatures in the Kansas City area would hit near record Jaunuary highs in the mid-50s (so my friends told me). There was work to be done inside Casa de D.A. Usually netting a total of six-plus hours of football would be enough for anyone in a given day, but with Kansas battling K-State early and Mizzou on the verge of a sitting alone at 3-0 atop the conference standings, I had a responsibility to my town, my team and to myself. To add to the decadence, I took a two-hour nap in the middle of the day to recharge. You know, its nearly impossible to digest ten straight hours of sports coverage. You need some type of break there people! Again, this would not have been possible without modern technology and this TiVo-thing Ive heard so much about.
