Category Archives: Kirk Penney’s Hair
DeadCast: BALLS! 028 / Homophobia in Sports, The Warriors & Weepu vs Cowan
Aaron from Radio 1 in Dunedin and Duncan from DeadBall discuss the week’s sporting issues, including “suck on that, faggots!”, the Warriors chances this weekend and Weepu’s start against the Wallabies. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5212745%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-9muub&secret_url=false DeadCast: BALLS! 028 / Homophobia in Sports, The … Continue reading
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The Tall Blacks & Their Fans: A Study in Contrasts
The Tall Blacks campaign is over. I’m sad, but it’s tinged with hope, because this was largely a young team which will build anew from here, and there was something a bit magical about their play at times. But more … Continue reading
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A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Losing
Even the weather seemed in on the act as I watched on Maori TV. The rain began to fall just as the Breakers shots started to dry up. From the dizzying heights of a twenty point lead to the crushing lows of … Continue reading
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9 Reasons Cricket Has Lost Its Mind in 09
1. Bangladesh had as many players sold as Australia, and for more combined money, at Friday’s IPL auction. 2. Amongst those unsold was Brad ‘I am not a crook’ Haddin. The current Australian ‘keeper unwanted by any of the franchises. … Continue reading
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DeadBall Awards: Best Hair in Sports 2008
Hair is heaven’s water flowing eerily over us – Bill Knott A big year for hair in sports, due in large part to the efforts of one man who took it all on his shoulders. Literally. Back in March of … Continue reading
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Liveblogging: Sunday’s TV3 News Sports Bulletin
Continuing the DeadBall tradition of quality sport reporting, and keeping the media honest, here comes the first in a regular new series of live blogging – the Sunday news sports bulletin. We will be mixing things up, sometimes covering the … Continue reading
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Liveblogging: Sunday's TV3 News Sports Bulletin
Continuing the DeadBall tradition of quality sport reporting, and keeping the media honest, here comes the first in a regular new series of live blogging – the Sunday news sports bulletin. We will be mixing things up, sometimes covering the … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, Cricket, Kirk Penney's Hair, LiveBlog, News, Soccer
