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Every NBA Slam Dunk Contest

I'm not sure exactly why, but this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest didn't seem to be as good as the previous years. While there is no doubt that Blake Griffin's winning dunk was impressive, it just seemed too gimmicky and a bit over-the-top. Anyhow, I happened upon a neat visualization that lists all the slam dunks from the contest's history, complete with the scores and video. Head on over to Hoopism to re-live some of the best dunks in NBA history, including Michael Jordan's classic from 1988 and "Vinsanity"'s resurrection of the contest in 2000 after a 2-year hiatus. (Unfortunately, Nate Robinson's 2010 dunk over Superman himself, Dwight Howard, is not available.) Via Flowing Data....

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Links Roundup: Super Bowl XLV Edition

With just an hour before kickoff, I figured that there has to be some Americans (like us, who are stuck home with the baby) who will not be attending a Super Bowl party tonight and will be enjoying the game at home instead. And I'm sure there are those who won't be watching the game at all. So this post is for us. Enjoy, and let's go Packers! Who's rooting for whom? Go see if you're in Steelers or Packers territory by inputting your zip code at this Super Bowl FanMap. Still not sure who to root for? Check out this Super Bowl Flowchart: Enjoy the commercials more than the game? Check out this Super Bowl commercial schedule, then make sure...

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If the Steelers, Jets, Packers, and Bears Worked in an Office

Last Saturday, our beloved Ravens were booted out of the playoffs. It was an especially disappointing loss because not only did they lose to their #1 rivals after a first half that looked more than promising, it was Claire's first NFL playoffs and we had ordered a baby cheerleader outfit just for the occasion. This year's NFL playoffs have been full of upsets and surprises. Now, with only four teams remaining (two of which no one had expected to go this far), I will be rooting for a Packers win for Super Bowl XLV. Anyone else with me? :-D I happened upon a funny article titled Steelers, Jets, Packers, Bears And Their Office Equivalents earlier today. I knew that I...

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Guest Post: Baseball & Relationships

When Alycia first contacted me about writing a post comparing baseball to relationships, I thought, 'Cool! Why not?' Then I realized that she would be writing about the Yankees. Bleech.  I'm not much of a baseball fan, but if I had to choose, I much prefer the Mets over the Yankees. But how is this a reason to refuse a guest post from such an obviously sweet and passionate fan? Besides, for all I know, my readership might be FULL of Yankee fans and I just don't know if because I never talk about them (so DO we have any Yankee fans out there?). Enjoy! I've always said baseball is like a relationship. If you follow any given season you'll notice that a season of baseball...

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