Brian Joura
Living in Asheboro, NC
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I had a dream last night about the empty lot that I spent a great deal of my childhood playing baseball in.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/22/2009 | Read more »
We all have a pet peeve or two. Here I vent for a minute on mine.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/21/2009 | Read more »
I wrote an article on Daniel Murphy and then encountered a doubter online. He offered a bet and I took him up on it.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/9/2009 | Read more »
Here is a partial list of confirmed steroids users in baseball and the fantasy numbers these players put up while on the juice.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/10/2009 | Read more »
For the third straight year on AC, I deliver my ballot of who deserves enshrinement into Cooperstown.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/11/2009 | Read more »
A wacky season for the Carolina Panthers could have an 11-win team miss the post-season.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/20/2008 | Read more »
A list of the pros and cons of eight relievers available this off-season.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/5/2008 | Read more »
Thoughts on important matters of the day
By Brian Joura | Published 11/22/2008 | Read more »
Is the Presidential race tightening in any meaningful way? Here I look at the only thing that matters - each state's electoral votes and how each candidate can get a majority.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/2/2008 | Read more »
If you pick a pretty face as a running mate, should you spend lots of money on clothes that hide most of her skin?
By Brian Joura | Published 10/23/2008 | Read more »
Not every career unfolds in a normal pattern. Matt Stairs put up some nice minor league numbers but didn't get a chance at a full-time job until he was 29. But he's still playing at age 40 and finally getting some recognition.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/15/2008 | Read more »
Putting on my GM hat, I construct the 2009 roster for the New York Mets
By Brian Joura | Published 10/9/2008 | Read more »
Arm & Hammer Ultra Max is a great product. Read on to find out why I think so highly of this product.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/29/2008 | Read more »
A review of the popular Snoopy Sno-Cone Maker
By Brian Joura | Published 9/17/2008 | Read more »
Odd timed managerial firings are the new market inefficiency! Read on to see why the Mets and Brewers made the right move, even if they both came across as a PR nightmare.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/17/2008 | Read more »
Week #2 for my son's flag football league
By Brian Joura | Published 9/16/2008 | Read more »
What do you mean Jon Lester's no-hitter didn't make the list? Are you the biggest idiot ever? Read on to find out which 10 feats did make my list of the top moments of the 2008 season.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/10/2008 | Read more »
My son's first two flag football games.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/9/2008 | Read more »
Jamie Moyer has the same record (13-7) as Johan Santana. This article looks at some of Moyer's lifetime achievements.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/8/2008 | Read more »
A review of the owners in the 2nd Annual Associate Content Fantasy Football League
By Brian Joura | Published 9/4/2008 | Read more »
A brief overview leading up to the Fantasy Face Off Podcast, along with a link to listen in to an archived version of the show.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/15/2008 | Read more »
My life in August.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/7/2008 | Read more »
A rip-off of a song that should be famous.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/23/2008 | Read more »
Parents have great summer fun option for kids who cannot swim with zero-depth Splash Pad.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/21/2008 | Read more »
What's the best age to take a kid to the ballpark to get the most out of the experience?
By Brian Joura | Published 7/20/2008 | Read more »
Residents of Asheboro, North Carolina will vote on July 29th whether to allow alcohol sales in the city limits.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/18/2008 | Read more »
Philadelphia makes gut call and hopes that home/road splits and DER marks will not matter as Blanton moves from pitcher-friendly McAfee Coliseum to the bandbox of Citizens Bank Park.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/18/2008 | Read more »
It's the All-Star break, a perfect time to hand out mid-season report cards for everyone's favorite team, the New York Mets.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/15/2008 | Read more »
Longtime college basketball analyst Billy Packer will no longer be the main analyst on CBS telecasts, according to a report in today's Miami Herald. The network will replace Billy Packer with Clark Kellogg on its main announcing team.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/14/2008 | Read more »
MLB has announced the rosters for the All-Star game. That's nice. Here is the more important fantasy All-Star rosters.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/8/2008 | Read more »
YMCA can be heard at ballparks all across America. Yes, baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and gay culture! Nothing beats seeing Right Wing fear mongerers strutting their stuff to this song.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/7/2008 | Read more »
Tubing is fun but getting six kids home is another story.
By Brian Joura | Published 7/3/2008 | Read more »
After leading the Mets and Cubs to the playoffs the past two seasons, Cliff Floyd is bringing his magic act to the Rays this season. Here's a look at how good teams have followed Floyd throughout his Major League career.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/27/2008 | Read more »
What do you do when your child loses a tooth completely and has nothing to leave for the tooth fairy under his pillow?
By Brian Joura | Published 6/23/2008 | Read more »
The Mets want to wait until after the All-Star break to fire Randolph, since he will be a coach at this year's game at Yankee Stadium. But they need to take the short-term PR hit and fire Randolph now while they still have a chance to salvage the 2008 season.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/16/2008 | Read more »
The Rangers and Reds have both received nice returns from the Josh Hamilton-Edinson Volquez trade. Here is a look at other deals in MLB history in which both clubs received strong value from young players.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/11/2008 | Read more »
There are many baseball card sites online. The most interesting one is Cardboard Gods where Josh Wilker takes cards from his youth to tell stories about his life. If you're a fan of baseball, great writing and baseball cards from 1975-1981 then this is a must-read site.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/9/2008 | Read more »
A chat with the owner of one of the Web's most popular fantasy sites.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/3/2008 | Read more »
Why I can't wait to watch the most crushing sports defeat of my lifetime.
By Brian Joura | Published 6/2/2008 | Read more »
Remember "Six Degrees of Separation"? Here's another game to play by tracking how long a team gets production from one pick by following the chain of trades a team makes.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/30/2008 | Read more »
Eight first-round picks and 28 players drafted in the first four rounds and hardly a star in the bunch.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/28/2008 | Read more »
A look at the blockbuster of the 1977 Winter Meetings in which Bert Blyleven, Jon Matlack, Willie Montanez and Al Oliver changed teams. Includes a breakdown of what each team hoped to accomplish with the deal and how it worked out in the end for all of the clubs.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/21/2008 | Read more »
Thoughts on a popular email currently making the rounds.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/19/2008 | Read more »
As Vizquel nears Aparicio's all-time record for games played at shortstop, here's a comparison of the two slick fielders from Venezuela.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/19/2008 | Read more »
Steve Carlton won 27 games for a team that lost 97 in a strike-shortened season in 1972. Three pitchers in 2008 are off to starts that suggest they might challenge Carlton's magical season.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/14/2008 | Read more »
Help Major League Baseball celebrate the centennial of this classic song!
By Brian Joura | Published 5/12/2008 | Read more »
Did you love to collect baseball cards at one time only to give it up? Here I address other's concerns about the hobby and show why you should give it a second chance.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/7/2008 | Read more »
My reaction to voting in the North Carolina primary for the first time.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/6/2008 | Read more »
A breakdown of all three candidates proposals to ease the gas crisis.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/2/2008 | Read more »
Some friendly advice to my nephew as he graduates high school and gets ready for college.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
Get mom a unique gift this Mother's Day! Here are some suggestions for bird watching, a hobby enjoyed by 75 million people.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
One of the most important jobs of a manager is to properly deploy his bullpen arms. Here I use Aaron Heilman to show how Willie Randolph is failing in this regard.
By Brian Joura | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
The second of a two-part series examining the best trades in the history of the New York Mets.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/30/2008 | Read more »
The Mets have made so many good trades in their franchise history, I had to break it down into two lists.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/29/2008 | Read more »
A step-by-step guide to the Four in Hand method to tie a necktie.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
Fan base votes with boos for Yankees to retire Paul O'Neill's number.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
A column in today's South Florida Sun-Sentinel has me look back at innings pitched, Hall of Fame pitchers and the 1980 Oakland A's.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/21/2008 | Read more »
This tells of a rejected story by Associated Content that found life elsewhere.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/17/2008 | Read more »
Britney Spears spiked ratings on the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" which stars Neil Patrick Harris. Here are some other pairings I would like to see.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/14/2008 | Read more »
The 27th edition of AC's original sports panel.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
Memorization, word problems and why you should always switch when Monty gives you the choice.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/8/2008 | Read more »
Here is a rundown of the pros and cons of five potential running mates for Barack Obama.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/5/2008 | Read more »
A comment on my last article asked me to compare these two squads and I aim to please, so here it is.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/3/2008 | Read more »
Remembering the magical ride to the ACC and NCAA Tournament championships by the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
By Brian Joura | Published 4/1/2008 | Read more »
AC needs to offer payment on all Calls for Content articles
By Brian Joura | Published 4/1/2008 | Read more »
A review of the board game Spiderman Ultimate Power Card Game, recommended for kids seven and up.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/31/2008 | Read more »
Game story from the Elite Eight game between North Carolina and Louisville Saturday night in Charlotte.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/29/2008 | Read more »
A pretty good game report written on a strict deadline
By Brian Joura | Published 3/28/2008 | Read more »
A preview of the East Region showdown between Tennessee and Louisville to be held Thursday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/26/2008 | Read more »
A quick recap of the teams and games from the opening round of the NCAA in the Raleigh Regional.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/24/2008 | Read more »
A sampling of quotes about Curry's performance, from coaches, opposing players and teammates immediately after the Gonazaga-Davidson game in Raleigh.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/22/2008 | Read more »
A preview of the best opening-round game of the 2008 NCAA Tournament
By Brian Joura | Published 3/19/2008 | Read more »
I covered the 55th ACC Tournament in Charlotte and here are some quotes from coaches and players after the championship game.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/17/2008 | Read more »
I covered the 55th ACC Tournament and here is a sampling of coach and player quotes from the two semifinal games.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/17/2008 | Read more »
A personal list of movie quotes that were ripped from my life.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/11/2008 | Read more »
This is my take about how a coach from a public school handed a loss to a private school in the state playoffs.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/6/2008 | Read more »
The 22nd edition of the runaway hit that AC refuses to pick as a featured article.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/4/2008 | Read more »
Sex sells, puppies are cute and a kick to the crotch is funny.
By Brian Joura | Published 3/3/2008 | Read more »
Is it real or is it Memorex?
By Brian Joura | Published 2/29/2008 | Read more »
Duaner Sanchez threw without pain in an intra-squad game Monday, which is great news for the Mets.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/26/2008 | Read more »
The Astros and A's are two clubs who have succeeded in the recent past without a top-10 payroll. How the two organizations reacted to a down season in 2007 provides an interesting case study in the rebuild/reload question all teams face at some point.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/25/2008 | Read more »
Sports fans have strong opinions and aren't shy about expressing them. So why don't the articles in this section draw more comments? This is a call to read work by other authors and let them know if their stuff is good or not.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/21/2008 | Read more »
The Great White Hope refers to a Caucasian heavyweight boxer. But for all intents and purposes, it should also refer to a white guy finishing in the top 20 in scoring in the NBA.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/21/2008 | Read more »
An analysis of why the Congressional Hearing on Steroids did more harm than good.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/19/2008 | Read more »
Do The Who and The Stones really need to sell their songs to commercials? How about artists that no longer get played on Classic Rock stations? Should we boycott music played on commercials or go to the store and pick it up?
By Brian Joura | Published 2/17/2008 | Read more »
This article details how smart baseball teams can exploit a loophole in the rules and use dwarfs to gain a competitive advantage.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/15/2008 | Read more »
I'm dismayed that the pre-K where my son goes to school is encouraging kids to send out Valentine's Day cards. Unless they get a kick back from Hallmark, it is a complete waste of time, money and energy.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/13/2008 | Read more »
Most people think of Michael Jackson as a recluse and a pedophile, but a listen to Thriller reminds us that he was once the top entertainer in the world.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/12/2008 | Read more »
My young children have latched onto unusual songs, which has me wonder what their potential impact may be. Can urban dance songs and psychedelic tunes actually be good for kids?
By Brian Joura | Published 2/12/2008 | Read more »
Forget the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the most impressive streak in sports is UNC defeating Clemson 53 straight times in Chapel Hill.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/10/2008 | Read more »
Reigning Division III Player of the Year Ben Strong is having another monster season, putting the 6-foot-11 center on pace to become the first D III player taken since Devean George in 1999 and the first Guilford College player selected since World B. Free in the 1975 draft.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/8/2008 | Read more »
The Beatles split up in 1970 or did they? This is what the final album by the group might look like if they stayed together one more year, as I grabbed material from solo efforts released by each member of the Fab Four.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/6/2008 | Read more »
Is it better to hover over your kids or let them be independent and make their own mistakes? This is a vote for the former.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/4/2008 | Read more »
NCSU is up by nine points at halftime and ends up losing by 20 to Duke. Read on to find out how this happened.
By Brian Joura | Published 2/1/2008 | Read more »
Four AC sportswriters debate today's hot topics. Read and vote on the answers.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/31/2008 | Read more »
The balance of power shifts to New York after the Mets agreed in principle to acquire Johan Santana from the Twins for four players who did not figure to impact the 2008 club.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/29/2008 | Read more »
The Phillies trotted out three different players at third base last season and none of them were very good. Unfortunately, Pedro Feliz will not be much of an upgrade for the club.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/29/2008 | Read more »
A countdown of the most important home runs in franchise history for the New York Mets.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/29/2008 | Read more »
Bud Selig has a laundry list a mile long of crimes he's committed against baseball. Yet the sport is in great shape. This article examines what might be Selig's legacy, with the help of Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin".
By Brian Joura | Published 1/28/2008 | Read more »
A quick recap about my experiences joining an existing poker game.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/25/2008 | Read more »
A real-life catastrophe has me contemplate why most of us pick the children.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/24/2008 | Read more »
Were "Bowie Bonds" not enough of an offbeat investment for you? Then try investing in the future Major League earnings of Minor League pitcher Randy Newsom.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/23/2008 | Read more »
An analysis of Tuesday's United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on steroids in baseball
By Brian Joura | Published 1/16/2008 | Read more »
A recent series of articles by fellow CP David R. Michaels, in which he picked the top pitchers of the past and selected Gibson but not Seaver, has me making the case for Tom Terrific.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/15/2008 | Read more »
A light on my dashboard cost me over $1,000 to turn off and "fixing" the problem indicated by my error code did nothing to improve my driving performance.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/14/2008 | Read more »
Four AC sportswriters discuss the hot topics of the day and ask for you to vote on their answers.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/11/2008 | Read more »
A compilation of famous sports personalities and their matches
By Brian Joura | Published 1/11/2008 | View here »
Clark Gable once said he didn't pay prostitutes for sex, he paid them to go away. In this collaborative piece with Charlie Kuchinsky, we toss around some thoughts on prostitution during a scene acted out by our characters.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/9/2008 | Read more »
The 13th edition of AC's sports roundtable.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/9/2008 | Read more »
Jim Rice was a fine ballplayer. But he fails the test for a Hall of Famer, having neither the peak nor the career totals of those already enshrined.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/9/2008 | Read more »
The birthday party we had for our five-year old at RGA was an unqualified success.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/8/2008 | Read more »
This is my ballot for the 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame
By Brian Joura | Published 1/7/2008 | Read more »
Analysis of the trade of NIck Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for three minor league players.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/4/2008 | Read more »
I attended the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here is my take on the event.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/2/2008 | Read more »
I was one number away from winning $100,000 a year for life. Here is a mythical look at what my life would be like had I actually won.
By Brian Joura | Published 1/1/2008 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in the final week of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/29/2007 | Read more »
Here I extend some sports-related gifts to my friends at AC
By Brian Joura | Published 12/20/2007 | Read more »
Nothing beats a bowl of cereal for breakfast
By Brian Joura | Published 12/19/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #14, the second week of the playoffs, of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/18/2007 | Read more »
A few thoughts on being a minority for a couple of hours.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/17/2007 | Read more »
Many people think that the highlight of the Mitchell Report was the naming of Roger Clemens as a steroid user. But to me the best thing was the naming of "clubhouse leader" Paul Lo Duca.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/14/2007 | Read more »
Here is a list of players contained in the 409-page PDF file of the Mitchell Report.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/13/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #14, the first week of the playoffs, of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/11/2007 | Read more »
After nearly two years of investigative work, former Senator George Mitchell is ready to unveil his report on baseball's steroid problem. But the report will be incomplete if it does not include information on what each team's owners knew about the issue.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/10/2007 | Read more »
The best advice in life is simple and rarely taken.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/10/2007 | Read more »
A proud member of Wolfpack nation, here are my thoughts on my first visit to the home of the enemy at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/9/2007 | Read more »
The Dodgers signed Andruw Jones to play center field. Whether that move pushes him to left field or the bench determines how good both Joe Torre and the Dodgers will be this season.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/7/2007 | Read more »
Here four AC sportswriters debate four topics and then ask for the reader to weigh in on our answers. This is our 10th installment and we've been gaining a nice little following. Please join us and tell us who is an expert and who is a clown.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/5/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #13 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/4/2007 | Read more »
This article displays the Hall of Fame case for Tim Raines, using Jim Rice, a popular choice among fans and voters, as a measuring stick.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/3/2007 | Read more »
A look back on the reign of error by Isiah Thomas as Knicks GM.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/3/2007 | Read more »
Springsteen once sang, "Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?" A recent dream in which I died has me pondering this quote and other dream-related matters.
By Brian Joura | Published 12/3/2007 | Read more »
The Mets added to their long list of bad trades by giving up on Lastings Milledge.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/30/2007 | Read more »
The government finally indicted Barry Bonds. But don't throw any parties just quite yet for his conviction. Remember, the kids in the Duke Lacrosse case were indicted, too, and we all know how that turned out.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/28/2007 | Read more »
A quick update on why I haven't written as much for the site this past month.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/28/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #12 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/27/2007 | Read more »
Think Jeter and Pujols got hosed last year by the BBWAA? Well, they did. And the sportswriters blew it again this year by picking Jimmy Rollins for NL MVP.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/23/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #11 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/20/2007 | Read more »
Do you check to make sure the scanned price matches the shelf price? Is Wal-Mart counting on customers being just as lazy as its employees in this respect? And how does Freddie Prinze fit into all of this?
By Brian Joura | Published 11/14/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #10 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/13/2007 | Read more »
Here four AC sportswriters debate four topics and then ask for the reader to weigh in on our answers. This is our sixth installment and we've been gaining a nice little following. Please join us and tell us who is an expert and who is a clown.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/7/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #8 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/6/2007 | Read more »
Bill Simmons is one of the most influential sportswriters around. But is he a prisoner of his style?
By Brian Joura | Published 11/3/2007 | Read more »
Boggs, Brett, Mathews and Schmidt are the top four third basemen in MLB history. Is David Wright ready to join that illustrious quartet?
By Brian Joura | Published 11/2/2007 | Read more »
The Braves traded Edgar Renteria for two prospects. Was this a good deal or a bad one for the Braves? Your feelings on this transaction show how much you follow and understand the sport.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/2/2007 | Read more »
There are a lot of bad, really bad people employed by big-time newspapers and online versions of magazines to write about sports. But today I want to talk about the sportswriters who are good.
By Brian Joura | Published 11/1/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #8 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/30/2007 | Read more »
Carol Bengle Gilbert has won the Democratic nod for the Presidency and has announced me as her running mate.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/26/2007 | Read more »
Someone once said if you want to be a millionaire, don't have any kids. But the cost of having kids pales in comparison to the price some people pay just to get them in the first place.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/26/2007 | Read more »
Argument and debate are good, healthy things. But many here stifle debate by deleting posts that don't praise an article. Disagree with me? Leave me feedback and we can discuss it further.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/25/2007 | Read more »
Running backs win championships is the golden rule of fantasy football. But ask owners of first-round picks Steven Jackson, Larry Johnson, Shaun Alexander, Frank Gore, Reggie Bush and Laurence Maroney how their teams are doing.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/24/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #7 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/23/2007 | Read more »
A decision by the three-person panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow fantasy game providers to use statistics without paying for them. Is this a good thing?
By Brian Joura | Published 10/22/2007 | Read more »
Everyone complains about how their favorite college team gets no respect in the national polls. A local high school football poll shows that it's not just big-time college teams that get the shaft.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/19/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #6 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/16/2007 | Read more »
Peter Gammons is a great sportswriter but I bet he never covered both teams in the same college football game as I did this weekend in the DSU-A&T matchup.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/15/2007 | Read more »
Guaranteed to start a conversation that might lead to other things!
By Brian Joura | Published 10/12/2007 | Read more »
Would you like this $20 drinking mug? How about this small tub of cookie dough for $25? No, sorry - there's nothing here for $5. But you are going to buy something, right?
By Brian Joura | Published 10/12/2007 | Read more »
A John Cusack quote has me embark on a Journey Through The Past.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/11/2007 | Read more »
Spike Lee once reminded us to always do the right thing. Annika Sorenstam did just that when she withdrew from a year-end tournament with guaranteed money.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/10/2007 | Read more »
Vote on how four AC sportswriters handle today's top issues!
By Brian Joura | Published 10/10/2007 | Read more »
ee how your favorite writers did in Week #5 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/9/2007 | Read more »
Nearly 36 years after the concert, Neil Young releases this outstanding performace.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/8/2007 | Read more »
Those in keeper fantasy leagues need to decide when to go for it and when to build for next year. The Powell Doctrine can help you make that decision.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/5/2007 | Read more »
Ever get sucked in watching a show where "experts" pick NFL games and tout their best bets? Ever get caught up reading an online article picking this week's games? Hard not to if you read AC. Here's my take on the prediction craze.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/4/2007 | Read more »
Come with me on a journey from albums to CDs to MP3s and discover a great site for digital music.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/3/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #4 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/2/2007 | Read more »
A look at how the team lost the division in the most painful way possible.
By Brian Joura | Published 10/1/2007 | Read more »
The Brewers made a stand against marketing alcohol to children by ending Bernie Brewer's slide into a mug of beer following home runs by the home team at Miller Park. But they missed what was cool about the stunt and lost out on a great sponsorship opportunity.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/28/2007 | Read more »
The average fan thinks Paul Lo Duca is a good player. This perception comes not from his stats but rather it is a media creation. Which shows that giving good quotes and having a dirty uniform is one way to get ahead in the game.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/27/2007 | Read more »
Just because you have a Fast Car is no reason to go Racing in the Streets. And don't tell me you can't drive 35 in my neighborhood.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/26/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in Week #3 of the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/25/2007 | Read more »
Anyone who enjoys baseball, statistics, history and clean design needs to have baseball-reference.com bookmarked and atop their favorites list.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/24/2007 | Read more »
You would think covering a team over a 162-game baseball season would encourage writers to take a long-range view of things. Unfortunately that's not the case with the sportswriters covering the 2007 Mets.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/20/2007 | Read more »
Do you wish your quarterback had thrown 19 touchdown passes in his first three games? Well, Josh Vogelbach has. Read on to hear how he's transformed a doormat into a burgeoning power.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/19/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite writers did in the first ever Associated Content Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/18/2007 | Read more »
I poke fun at this list of things men need to know and then give a wag of the finger to Popular Mechanics for creating this list in the first place.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/17/2007 | Read more »
This article looks at the strengths and weaknesses of three different fielding metrics and how Derek Jeter ranks in each to determine his chances of a fourth consecutive Gold Glove Award.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/15/2007 | Read more »
A story in the AJC bemoaned the Braves' record in one-run games. This article explores the merit in blaming that for a second straight season out of the playoffs for Atlanta.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/14/2007 | Read more »
A power poll of all the teams in the NFL.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/12/2007 | Read more »
It's the end of an era as the Patriots from Charlotte, North Carolina see their win streak end in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here's a look back at the streak and the game's implications for high school football.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/12/2007 | Read more »
My son has a magic lamp that gives him an endless supply of wishes. Here's a look at how one wishing session unfolded.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/12/2007 | Read more »
See how your favorite AC writers did in Week #1 of the season!
By Brian Joura | Published 9/11/2007 | Read more »
When my brother read Little Red Riding Hood to his kids, he made the wolf into the good guy. I need to start changing the fathers in the books that I read to my kids away from the bumbling idiot or MIA roles assigned to them.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/9/2007 | Read more »
Everyone on this site thinks they can write and that they have something worthwhile to say. After examining my own work, I ask readers to identify the best writers here at AC.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/7/2007 | Read more »
Craig Biggio just got his 3,000th hit and some people said that made his case for the Hall of Fame. This article examines why our infatuation with milestone numbers is bad for the game.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/6/2007 | Read more »
A collection of baseball thoughts as we head into the stretch run for the season.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/5/2007 | Read more »
Reality TV shows are everywhere although most have little to do with either real people or the real world. If you want to see what people are really like, check out an episode of the 1960s TV show The Newlywed Game.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/5/2007 | Read more »
A look back at the highs and lows for the Mets during the month of August.
By Brian Joura | Published 9/1/2007 | Read more »
Trever Miller has appeared in 69 games this season without picking up a win or a loss. If he keeps remains without a decision for the rest of the season, he'll shatter the all-time record of 48 games and a 0-0 mark.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/31/2007 | Read more »
Here's a quick rundown of the owners and some draft thoughts on the first ever AC Fantasy Football League.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/30/2007 | Read more »
I love Associated Content but I wish they would stop inserting hyperlinks into my articles. Here I string together some words in an attempt to avoid any AC hyperlinks. And then I do the opposite.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/30/2007 | Read more »
One of the best loved players in my lifetime is approaching a milestone home run mark and the reaction from the sports world seems to be a collective yawn. Here's a look as Ken Griffey Jr. chases 600 homers.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/29/2007 | Read more »
The A's have been hit hard by the injury bug this season. But so have the Phillies, Braves and Mets. A look at how clubs deal with injuries.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/27/2007 | Read more »
After going 0-6 in his first six starts for the Mariners, Seattle has won 9 of 14 starts by Weaver since the beginning of June.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/24/2007 | Read more »
People who should know better are saying that Tom Glavine will be the last 300-game winner. Anyone who takes a look at the record book knows this simply isn't true. Here's a look at the 300-win club pitchers and a look at who may join them in the future.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/21/2007 | Read more »
My doctor prescribed Cyclobenzaprine for my back. It's helped easy my pain and given me an additional perk. Read on to find out why I love this product.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/21/2007 | Read more »
An announcement by Fox that Joe Buck won't broadcast any more regular season games this season has me in a celebratory mood and spurs me to give my opinions on the best and worst announcers active today.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/20/2007 | Read more »
After a year on the job, I reflect on some of my best work for AC.
By Brian Joura | Published 8/16/2007 | Read more »
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