Archive for November, 2011
Monday Milestone: Giving Thanks
“Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Half-times take 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence” – Erma Bombeck This week in History: 1920, November 25: The first professional American football match is played on Thanksgiving between the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Tigers. Ask any American to summarise the tradition of […]
Jury’s Out
I didn't exactly shed a tear, but I was disappointed earlier this month to discover quirky Sydney pop outfit The Philadelphia Grand Jury have called it quits. Who, you say? Look here, here and here for a refresher. No fuss, no nonsense. No entry in rock folklore about a booze-fuelled dispute, sex-game-gone-wrong or Cadillac […]
BPL Podcast: Better for the Run
Check out Nick Tedeschi on this week's edition of Back Page Lead's Better For The Run, talking league, NFL, cricket and much much more with the incomparable Ashley Browne right here. Image:
The Friday Fast Break: Week 7
Melbourne v Perth (Friday, Melbourne +1.5) The most important game of Heritage Round sees the Tigers host the Wildcats in a clash that will have playoff ramifications down the line with both teams 5-2 and second and third respectively. I throw my hands in the air with the Tigers. They totally butchered the Crocs game […]
November 19 Racing Selections
Tips for this weekend cover the November 19 meetings at Ascot (featuring the Group 1 Railway Stakes and Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes), Moonee Valley and Warwick Farm. Results for November 12 meetings Invalid tips (due to scratchings and/ or track ratings that were outside the prescribed range) Nil Tips where the SP was $5.50 […]
The Slips Drive – Issue 2
This week in The Slips Drive we review Australia’s horrific loss in the First Test against South Africa, offer our thoughts on where the changes need to be made in the lineup and generally chew the fat on the domestic scene. Enjoy. What Can You Say? : It’s pretty much all been said by […]
The NFL Lines – Week 11
The Packers keep rolling. The Patriots and Saints assumed control of their respective divisions with wins over their closest rivals. The Texans, Bears and Niners all made statements with their wins (although the Matt Schaub injury may yet haunt Houston). And Philly shot themselves in the leg Plaxico Burress style, all but ending the playoff […]
Punting Profiles: John Daly
This is not a tale of a fine horseplayer like Andrew Beyer or an old-school card shark like Doyle Brunson, who stood the test of time because of a willingness to learn his craft and stack the odds in his favour. This is not the story of old time proposition gamblers like Titanic Thompson who […]
Sprinting Stars – Schillaci
If there are two things we learnt during the Turf Heroes series, they are that (1) a surprising number of people seem to like reading about champion thoroughbreds; and (2) Cliff can’t shut up about such horses. With that in mind, Making The Nut is pleased to bring you a ten-part ‘Sprinting Stars’ series, where […]
The Bard of Summer
You might think it a slow weekend in sport when the number one story on a Monday is about a journalist rather than an athlete or team. But given that respected cricket writer Peter Roebuck took a header out of a sixth floor window during police questioning regarding allegations of sexual assault and has subsequently […]
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