Recent Posts Tagged With '2008 year in review'

• 2008 Year in Review, #1: Furious Palin demands recount after learning about “Golden State” while watching NBA

  Posted on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at 09:00 in nba, California, tom, 2008 President Election, memphis grizzlies, golden state warriors, recount, featured news, sarah palin, todd palin, 2008 year in review

  WASILLA, AK — A furious Sarah Palin is phoning Republican attorneys this morning and demanding a recount after learning that an entire state’s votes may not have been counted in last week’s election. Palin held a hasty press confere...

• 2008 Year in Review, #2: Bob Costas is so fucking stoked right now that you have no idea

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 20:00 in china, nbc, beijing, tom, olympics, 2008 olympics, swearing, bob costas, opening ceremony, featured news, summer olympics, 2008 year in review

  BEIJING, CHINA — Bob Costas is so goddamn excited right now that he’s fucking freaking out, dude. “I’m fuckin’ flippin’ my shit here, B,” Costas told SSNN. “I mean I’m really going nutso. I’...

• 2008 Top 20, #3: Petty to just play Guitar Hero III for Super Bowl halftime

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 16:00 in Nintendo, nintendo wii, nfl, tom, eli manning, grammys, super bowl, tom brady, new england patriots, new york giants, tom petty, mount everest

  SSNN is presenting its top 20 posts from 2008 in order. Enjoy! GLENDALE, AZ — This is not your father’s Super Bowl. Instead of rehearsing an elaborate stage show – complete with countless dancers, multiple songs, fireworks, and the rest...

• 2008 Year in Review, #4: Woods returns from vacation to find 423 voicemails from PGA commissioner

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 12:00 in Golf, Tiger Woods, tom, PGA, injury, john daly, acl, elin nordegren, pga championship, featured news, tim finchem, sam alexis woods

  JUPITER, FL — Upon returning home from a European vacation with his wife Elin and their daughter Sam, injured golfer Tiger Woods was surprised to find 423 voicemails from PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem on his answering machine. “To be hone...

• 2008 Top 20, #5: Pearl to open jewelry store

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 08:00 in sex, jewelry, basketball, pearl necklace, knoxville, tennessee volunteers, ncaa basketball, erin andrews, pat summitt, featured news, david lister, bruce pearl

  KNOXVILLE, TN — Looking to capitalize on his local stardom and already thinking about life after basketball, Tennessee Volunteer head basketball coach Bruce Pearl announced today he plans on opening a jewelry store in downtown Knoxville. Pearl...

• 2008 Year in Review, #6: Woman misinterprets husband-to-be’s cries of “we’re going dancing!”

  Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 20:00 in tom, local news, ncaa basketball, march madness, trenton hassell, featured news, austin peay governors, gin mill, 2008 year in review

  CHICAGO, IL — A local woman was saddened Tuesday after a case of confusion led her to mistakenly believe that her fiancee was planning on surprising her with dancing lessons prior to their forthcoming June wedding. “For the last three day...

• 2007 Top 20, #7: Brady missing Pro Bowl with unexpected bout of soreloseritus

  Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 16:09 in nfl, illness, injury, super bowl, tom brady, new england patriots, randy moss, new york giants, pro bowl, super bowl xlii, shaun alexander, featured news

  BOSTON, MA — In the wake of his team’s dramatic Super Bowl XLII’s loss, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady announced that he would not be journeying to Hawaii for this year’s Pro Bowl festivities. Though Brady told rep...

• 2008 Year in Review, #18: Favre apologizes for behavior, shares Packers playbook with everyone

  Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 17:51 in football, nfl, detroit lions, quarterback, new york jets, green bay packers, brett favre, mike mccarthy, featured news, nfc north, benedict arnold, mike sherman

  NEW YORK NY—A disgraced Brett Favre confessed to reporters on Monday that he had indeed tipped off the Lions about the Packers playbook schemes before his former team faced Detroit later that day. Even though Favre’s insider knowledge did not hel...

• 2008 Top 20, #19: Family dog furious after NFL Network left on all day Friday

  Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 15:00 in football, dog, nfl, tom, alec baldwin, weather channel, super bowl, nfl network, rich eisen, directv, deion sanders, cesar millan

  DENVER, CO — Jon and Katie Dempsey’s dog Rex is furious with the couple this snowy Saturday morning after they accidentally left the NFL Network on all day Friday while the dog was at home. The Dempseys generally leave the television on f...

• 2008 Year in Review, #20: Mayor of New Orleans didn’t know Hornets were in playoffs

  Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 13:00 in basketball, nba, new orleans, tom, kobe bryant, Hurricane Katrina, Eastern Conference, New Orleans Hornets, nba playoffs, los angeles lakers, san antonio spurs, western conference

  SSNN is presenting its top 20 posts from 2008 in order. Enjoy! NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was both thrilled and stunned Tuesday when, while channel surfing, he stumbled across the New Orleans Hornets playing a basketball game...