01/01 -- Xtina partying for New Year's +3
01/08 -- Ali Vegas video bio, +4, Snoop on Get That A Lot +3, Pusha T, Malice, Black Thought and Kamal, +3 each for Grindin' on Fallon, Steve Nash is awesome +2
01/10 -- Karlos Dansby +6 for game-winning TD vs. Packers
01/12 -- Charles Woodson +10 for Defensive Player Of The Year
01/13 -- RZA Parks and Rec audition +3
01/16 -- Reggie Bush +5
01/19 -- Aziz Ansari on Kanye +4
01/21 -- LeBron +3 for rapping to Forever, Jawad Williams +5
01/31 -- Obama sonning house repubs +4, Jamie Foxx +3 for Grammy's
02/12 -- Mobb Deep +10 each, Kenny, Ernie, Charles +5 each. LeBron +4 v. Magic, Barack +10 Michigan commencement, Big Z +4 for barbershop puppet appearance, LeBron +3, Hurley +5 for Lost, Drake +5, Lil Wayne +5 for Money to Blow, Lamar Odom +4 for Taco Bell ad appearance

The Worst:

What a bunch.  We have 2 dookies, a murderer, 2 people responsible for the worst atrocity of 2009 -- District 9.  And as usual, much of my vitriol is reserved for sportscasters...

-10:
Stuart Scott
Jay Bilas
Joe Buck
Johannes Mesherle (the Oscar Grant killer)
Troy Aikman
Neill Bloomkamp

-7:
Kyle Singler
Sharlto Copley


The Best 10 :

113 -- Chris Webber (+10) -- Gotta love a Michigan alum taking this spot down.  Although now primarily making appearances only as "Corporate Chris" after being separated from GP, I still love him.

102 -- Gary Payton (+9) -- GP, GP... wherefore art thou, GP?

77 -- Bill Simmons (+8) -- Some of his act is beginning to tire for me, but he's still a consistent source of entertainment, and the has the best podcasts in the game.

73 -- Kanye West (+7) -- A strong, strong performance considering he didn't put out new music this past year.  Can't wait for the new album.

65 -- Shaq (+6) -- Who knew?  He's just consistently awesome.

47 -- LeBron James (+5) -- And the best is yet to come.  If (when?) he wins the title this year, Jim could have a stranglehold on the title.

45 -- Barack Obama (+4) -- Damn, top 10, and he supposedly had a bad year?  Watch out, 2010.

43 -- Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith(+3) -- The TNT guys just aren't the same to me, after I saw GP and C-Webb do it.  It's like thinkin a Camry is the best possible car, and then upgrading to a Benz and realizing you just didn't now any better.  And to be honest, they, especially Chuck, don't know what they're talking about half the time.

43 -- Jon Stewart (+1) -- Consistent greatness.

Doooooo-doooooo-duh-doooooooooooooooooooo!  And the winner is...

555 -- Kristin
438 -- Jim
381 -- Aaron
225 -- Everis
189 -- Kim
122 -- Brett

Congratulations, Kristin!  It was a hard-earned victory during a year in which points were scarce.  2009 was the year of the Rowan, who undoubtedly would the #1 pick of eligible.  Kristin took home the title largely due to her pick-up of the incomparable duo of Gary Payton and Chris Webber... the disbandment of whom has left a HUGE hole in her roster.  So 2010 is truly anyone's game.

Jim showed the biggest improvement this year, grinding his way to 2nd as easily the most active owner.  He worked his roster into a 2nd place finish without any one true bread winner.  Could 2010 be his year?

Aaron seemed to enjoy the fruits of his labor a little too much, basking in glow of his 2008 title.  But with a strong base (Barack, Kanye, Lil Wayne) and some Michigan football and Carolina basketball prospects, his team is built for now and the future.

Everis?  Let's just say apathy set in.

Kim, you are still a mountain of untapped potential

Brett, you are a good sport.

Good luck to all in 2010.

12/04 -- Bills Simmons column +4, Jay-Z AMA +4, Alicia Keys AMA +4, Eminem AMA +3, Tony Kornheiser +10 for cumulative work lately, Manu +4 for having twins
12/09 -- Malice and Pusha T +6
12/12 -- Rubio +3 vs. Cibona
12/13 -- DeSean Jackson +5, Donovan McNabb +5 v. Giants
12/14 -- Timbaland +3 for Morning After Dark
12/15 -- DJ Semtex Mos Def interview +4
12/16 -- Tracy Morgan +4, Tina Fey +4, Alec Baldwin +4, Raymond Felton +2
12/17 -- Reggie Miller calling Brandon Roy "Wah"!!! +4
12/18 -- Bill Simmons +5, Malcolm Gladwell +5 -- back and forth email article
12/21 -- KRS-One +4, Lupe Fiasco +4, Kobe +2, LeBron +4, Desmond +5, KRS-One as Santa Claus, Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen, and the Kobe and LeBron puppets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfcafAekkLs, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5xhW1KR_Y, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS58I3hMnG4, Good Rae interview +4
12/22 -- Black Thought +3 w/ Raekwon +3 on Fallon, Mos Def +3 with the Roots, Jon Stewart +5
12/24 -- Bill Simmons trade column +5, Michael Wilbon +5 for Xmas show, Tony Kornheiser +5 for Xmas show
12/25 -- Mariah Carey +5 NBA
12/31 -- Michael Wilbon +10 for the year, Tony Kornheiser +10 for the year, Ted Danson +10, Jason Schwartzman +10, Zach Galifianakis +10, Jonathan Ames +10 all for Bored To Death, David Boreanaz +10, Emily Deschanel +10, T.J. Thyne +5 all for Bones

09/05/2009 -- Denard Robinson +10, Tate Forcier +5, Double R +5, Junior Hemingway +3, Koger +5 for "the catch"
09/10/2009 -- Rob Thomas, great ESPN Mag piece, +7, Bill Simmons +4 for recent work, David Letterman +3
09/12/2009 -- Double R +5, Tate Forcier +10, Martavious +4, Stonum +7, Minor +7, Carlos Brown +3, Warren +2, Mathews +3
09/13/2009 -- Michael Jordan +10 HOF, David Robinson +10 HOF, Tim Gunn +2, Ra'mon +5, Adrian Peterson +3
09/15/2009 -- Charlie Murphy +4 Music video,
09/17/2009 -- Vince Young's gesture to McNair's sons, +10, Termanology "I See Dead People" video +3,
09/18/2009 -- Good Raekwon interview +3, Gilbert Arenas +5 Mt. Rushmore tattoo, Another Rae interview +5, Busta Rhymes goes nuts over Rae being #1 on iTunes +4
09/19/2009 -- Denard Robinson +5, Carlos Brown +5, Martavious Odoms +5, Michael Shaw +2
09/21/2009 -- VMA Empire State of Mind performance -- Jay-Z +3, Alicia Keys +3, Tim Gunn +3, Rachel Zoe +4, Brad +2, Pete Rock +10 for INI's Center Of Attention
09/23/2009 -- Saigon +3 for Gotta Believe It video
09/26/2009 -- Michigan vs. Indiana:  Forcier +3, Carlos Brown +4, Martavious Odoms +4, Denard Robinson +1
10/03/2009 -- Andy Samberg +7 for On The Ground, Tate Forcier +5, Darryl Stonum +3
10/08/2009 -- Chris Rock on Polanski, +4, Roots +5 How I Got Over song and video,
10/10/2009 -- +3 for the Blake Griffin Era
10/12/2009 -- Braylon Edwards +10 for his NYJ debut, Rachel Zoe +10 for season and finale, Brad +4 for finale
10/14/2009 -- I Tim Westwood for some weird reason, +3, Lil Wayne +3, Def Jam Honors:  Roots +3, Eminem +3, Russell Simmons +10, Rick Rubin +10, Chuck D +4, Scarface +2, Ludacris +2, KRS-One +2, Tracy Morgan +2, Warren G +5, ghostface +3
10/16/2009 -- RZA on Colbert Report, +2, Raekwon interview +3, Bill Simmons +5 for recent stuff, Mos Def +6, Roy Williams +5, Dean Smith +10
10/24/2009 -- Sports Guy NBA Preview +6, Tim Gunn +3
10/26/2009 -- Ghostface +5 for Impossible verse, Norman Chad +10 for WSOP coverage so far, Phil Ivey +3 on WSOP, 9th Wonder vlog +6
10/27/2009 -- Chuckster on David Letterman +4
10/28/2009 -- Jay Electronica +3, Just Blaze +3, Mos Def +3, Black Thought +2, Carmelo +2
10/29/2009 -- Cormega Freestyle +3, Cormega Journey video +3 soo good, RZA interview +2, Meth/Rae/Ghost trailer -- DOPE +4
10/30/2009 -- Ghost telling ghost stories, +3, Melo +3, Ty +1
10/31/2009 -- Jay Electronica +8
11/05/2009 -- Chuckster +5, CWebb +2
11/10/2009 -- Lamar Odom +2 and Ron Artest +2 for oranges
11/16/2009 -- Ty Lawson dunk +5, Tim Gunn +3
11/19/2009 -- Larry Drew II -- +3, Roy Williams +3, Deon Thompson +2, Ginyard +2, Dexter Strickland +3, John Henson +2, Travis Wear +2
11/20/2009 -- Brandon Graham (+10), No more Graham Crackers., Stevie Brown (+5), Greg Mathews (+5), Kevin Grady (+5),Brandon Minor (+10),Carlos Brown (+5),Jason Olesnavage (+3),Zoltan Mesko (+10)
11/29/2009 -- Kenan SNL What Up With That +7
12/01/2009 -- Snoop GPS voice skin +3, UNC vs. Michigan State:  Will Graves +2, Ed Davis +4, Larry Drew II +5, John Henson +1, Dexter Strickland +2,
12/03/2009 -- Mos Def +10 for potential album of year, Black Thought +5 for musical contributions, Chuck Klostermann +7 for Eating The Dinosaur, Phil Ivey +7 for final table run, The Wear twins!  +4, Peyton Manning +5, Vincent Smith +5 for chasing rabbits

06/04/2009 -- Daniel Negreanu dresses up as Scotty Nguyen +3, KG +5 forthe finger on hand thing in playoffs, Kanye +5, Rihanna +3 for Paranoidvideo, C-Webb +3, GP +4 and Ahmad +3
06/08/2009 -- Elisabetta Canalis +8
06/09/2008 -- Rafer Alston +5, Pietrus +5, D12 +3, Hedo +3, SHARD ME! +3
06/16/2009 -- DJ Quik +4
06/17/2009 -- Negreanu vlog +10, Raekwon -- ordering a sandwich has never been this fun +5
06/25/2009 -- David Stern +8, Ricky Rubio +10, Jay Bilas -10, Stu Scott-10, Roy Williams +7, Tyler Hansbrough +5, Shaq +4, Adam Silver +5,Danny Green +3
07/01/2009 -- Buzz Aldrin video Kweli and Snoop +3
07/02/2009 -- Shaq press conference +3
07/03/2009 -- Eminem Beautiful video +5
07/04/2009 -- MJ golfing +3
07/12/2009 -- Shaqology lip sync +6, David Letterman +3
07/16/2009 -- Shaq's Beat It -- +4, Reflection Eternal "Back Again" video +5 to Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek
07/20/2009 -- Luna Lovegood +5, Jon Stewart +5, Tracy Morgan +4, Kenneth +3, Tina Fey +3, Common on Kid Cudi's "Make Her Say" +3, Old School Common +3
07/21/2009 -- Old Chappelle chicken jokes +3, U-N-I Land Of Kings video +3
07/22/2009 -- Manny -- +4 for bobblehead grand slam, Jon Stewart +5, Kevin Nealon +2 for Weeds, Mariah Carey +5 Obsessed video
07/26/2009 -- Buckshot and KRS-One +5 for Robot
07/27/2009 -- Shaq wrestling, +4, AI +7
07/30/2009 -- Big Boi w/ penguins +2
08/02/2009 -- LeBron +5 for autobiography, Jon Stewart +3 for shows, Tracy Morgan +5 for 30 Rock
08/04/2009 -- Manny +5, Jon Stewart +4, Eminem +7
08/06/2009 -- Delonte West Freestyle +4, Andre Ethier +5 for a walk-off
08/14/2009 -- Jordan still doing it, +4
08/19/2009 -- Dan Le Batard +5 for PTI, Jon Stewart +3 the Daily Show, Shaq +5 for Shaq vs.\
08/21/2009-- Vin Scully +10 for last few weeks of Dodgers games, Russell Martin+2 for HR, Manny Ramirez +5 for past few weeks of tomfoolery, JonStewart +3
08/22/2009 -- Chad Johnson +7, Marvin Lewis +2 for 1st 2 Hard Knocks
08/23/2009-- First Project Runway:  Tim Gunn +5, Heidi +2, Nina +2, Michael Kors+2, District 9:  Neill Bloomkamp -10, Sharlto Copley -7, Matt Kemp +3,Drake +4
08/26/2009 -- Rae and RZA +3 for House Of Flying Daggers video, new Brother Ali +2,
08/28/2009 -- Common +5 for Finding Forever, Kanye +5 for Graduation, Talib Kweli +3 for Eardrum, Nardwuar +4, Maxwell +5 for new album
08/30/2009 -- Twista +2 for Wanna See 'Em Buss video, Quentin Tarantino +9, Brad Pitt +5, other people I can't name w/ a lot of points too, for Inglourious Basterds, Mike Vick euphoria +5, Manny and Matt Kemp back-to-back HRs +3

03/22/2009 -- Bill Simmons +8, catch up points
03/22/2009 -- Shaq on NBA TV +3
03/24/2009 -- Ernie, Kenny, Chuckster +3 each
03/25/2009 -- Don't know what this is, but I love it, Prodigy +2, The Chuckster +5 for NBA TV appearance
03/26/2009 -- When Shaq retires, at least we'll have Dwight:, http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-38-363/Big--Strong--and-Silly.html, +5
03/26/2009 -- Villanova whole team +10 for knocking out Duke
03/26/2009 -- Bill Raftery +10 for Onions so far
03/26/2009 -- I heart Derrick Rose +3
03/28/2009 -- Gucci Mane -- Cocaine Money -- +3
03/28/2009 -- Awesome juice -- Z-Ro -- Top Notch -- +4
03/28/2009 -- Mos Def talking MF Doom -- +2
04/06/2009 -- Carolina title!  +10 each
04/14/2009 -- Ernie, Kenny, Chuck, C-Webb -- +3 each
04/15/2009 -- Drake +6 So Far So Gone, Wayne +3
04/18/2009 -- Derrick Rose +5
04/19/2009 -- Birdman, J.R. Smith +2 each, C-Webb and Barkley +5 each for the bread eating challenge
04/20/2009 -- Bai Ling is awesome, +3, Mischa w/ ridic shoes, +2, Tony Parker +5 for Game 2 vs. Dallas, Kanye +3 for the Amazin' promo
04/21/2009 -- Eminem album cover, +2,
04/22/2009 -- Dikembe, +10, thanks for the memories, will.i.am and fergie +5 each for Boom Boom Boom, John Madden +10 thanks for the memories, Birdman +5 for the follow dunk and wing flap, EJ, Kenny, Chuck +4 each
04/25/2009 -- Drake +10 for So Far So Good cumulative, Fabolous +3 for Loso's Way preview, Yeezy and Jeezy +5 each for Amazing video, Jeezy +5 for the back catalog, Dik +3 for his bench interview
04/26/2009 -- JVG +3 in BOS/CHI game, EJ, Kenny, Charles, C-Webb +3 each
04/27/2009 -- C-Webb +2, GP +2
04/28/2009 -- Duncan and Tony +2 for joking on bench, GP and C-Webb +4 each
04/29/2009 -- Drizzy... Drake +10, again, MF Doom +5 for Born Like This, Charles, Kenny, EJ and C-Webb +3
05/01/2009 -- Busta, Wayne, Jada +2 for Respect My Conglomerate, Xtina +10 for People's 100 and saying she's a vampire, Yao and Ron Artest for their press conference +5, Eminem 3 A.M. video, +5, Cam'Ron Cookin' Up video +5
05/03/2009 -- JVG +2, Hubie Brown +4, Birdman Andersen +4, J.R. Smith +3
05/04/2009 -- Yao and Artest +5 each for win, Dhani Jones +5 for his show so far
05/05/2009 -- Jadakiss for "Block Lockdown" +2, Hubie Brown +2, Avery Johnson +2
05/09/2009 -- Ill Doom interview, Funny Kanye/88 Keys video +3 each
05/10/2009 -- Angelica Casanas, +6
05/13/2009 -- Bill Simmons work over the past month +10, Kanye +5 for recent blogging, old "Meet The LeBrons" outtakes -- LeBron +5, J.R. Smith +2, Melo +3
05/14/2009 -- Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell, +7 each for great back-and-forth, Johnny Depp +5, Tim Burton +8, Winona Ryder +2 for Edward Scissorhands, Avery Johnson +4 for playoffs, Luis Scola +5, Shane Battier +10, Aaron Brooks +3, Carl Landry +3, Jon Stewart +4 for Pope show, Shaq +2 http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-40-77/Shaquille-O-Neal-s-Secret-Performance-Enhancement-Recipe.html
05/15/2009 -- Great Mos Def video +5
05/17/2009 -- JVG +2, Will Ferrell +6, EJ +2, Kenny +3, C-Webb +4
05/18/2009 -- Barack +4 ASU speech, Eminem German tv appearance +3
05/18/2009 -- Michelle Lombardo +5
05/20/2009 -- Jon Stewart +6, LeBron +5 Game 1 vs. Orlando, Eminem +8, Dr. Dre +8
05/21/2009 -- Chauncey +10, Melo +5
05/22/2009 -- LeBron +10 for "The Shot"
05/25/2009 -- J.R. Smith +10, Birdman +5, D'hani w/ Elephants +3, Murs Science video +3, Alana +3
06/03/2009 -- Kanye Spaceship video +3, 06/03/2009 -- Obama with a Carolina jersey!  +3, ?uestlove +5 for tweets, Cam'Ron +4 for Crime Pays, LeBron +5 for being pissed after loss and great individual series, Gone Baby Gone:  Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Amy Ryan +5 each, Drake and Wayne +6 for Every Girl, De La Soul +6 for Are You In?, Tanya Morgan +6 for Brooklynati, Cool Kids +6 for Gone Fishing, Curren$y +4 for This Ain't No Mixtape, Method Man and Redman +5 for Blackout 2, Saigon and Statik Selektah +5 for All In A Day's Work, DJ Muggs and Planet Asia +5 for Pain Language


sjb

Brandon Roy -- +2 -- buzzer beater vs. NYK
Bill Simmons -- +8 -- catch up points
Phil Ivey -- +3 -- On the dice tour
Obama -- +10 -- http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/02/radio_silence.php
50 Cent -- +5 -- I Get It In
Buff1 -- +6 for There's Only One
Kanye +3 -- talking about how he dresses and then freestyling!
50 Cent -- +5 -- on his grind, lately
J.R. Smith -- +3 -- in dunk contest
J.R. Smith -- +10 -- Top 100 dunks -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKcK-5ghVQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WppnxMTdQL8&feature=related
Bill Simmons -- +10 for deluge of podcasts and columns lately
Tim Duncan article -- +3 -- http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/02/13/duncan_feature.allstar09.20090213/index.html
Gerald Green -- +5 -- cupcake dunk

Where Are You Yeezy?
Rosa Acosta +2
Jessica Burciaga +8
Ashalee Albar +6
Rhian Sugden +3
Daphne Joy +2
Sonae Ryder +3
Kianna Lynae +3
Joanna Shari +3
Alicia Machado +3
Sally Ferreira +3
Layla El +2
Layla Louise +3
Arielle Kebbel +5
Gabriela Bo +2
Lujan Fernandez +2
Missy Peregrym +2
Dulce Maria +4
Ariel Meredith +8
Gemma Atkinson +3
Eve Wrywal +6
Cameron Richardson +3
Susana Ruiz +3
Caroloina Marconi +3



02/10
Wayne on Around the Horn -- +3 -- http://nahright.com/news/2009/02/11/video-lil-wayne-on-espns-around-the-horn/
NBA TV Rewind -- Melo +3 for the cross up, Wilson Chandler +3 on the C's, Nene +4 on Joe Smith, T-Mac +4 lefty on Tyrus Thomas, GP +6, C-Webb +2
NBA TV -- "Just Eat It" rendition -- +5 each -- C-Webb, GP
NBA TV Game Time -- GP, C-Webb -- +10, Andre Aldridge -- +3

02/11
Carolina v. Duke -- Ty Lawson +8, Roy Williams +5, Wayne +3, Tyler +5, Danny +5, Bobby Frasor +5, Deon Thompson +3, Gerald Henderson -3, Kyle Singler -7, Jon Scheyer -5, Greg Paulus -5, Dick Vitale +3

02/12
Doc Rivers -- fired up +2, KG getting into it w/ Dirk +3

02/13 All-Star Friday
Celeb Game -- T.O. +3, Nancy Leibermann +2, Barkley +3 for new T-Mobile ad w/ legends, KG +2 for his 2K9 ad
Rookie Game -- D-Wade, D-Ho and Barkley +1 for their T-Mobile ad, Dwight Howard +5 for looking so much like a coach, Kevin Durant +5, Brook Lopez +2

02/14 -- Paris -- +2 -- http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20258806,00.html?xid=rss-latestphotos
H.O.R.S.E. -- KD +5, O.J. Mayo +3, Joe Johnson +2, Ernie +1, C-Webb +5, Kenny +3
Reggie Miller -- -5, Cheryl Miller -- -7
Bill Russell - +5 for Finals MVP award naming
Shooting Stars - Admiral +2, Becky Hammon +2
Skills Challenge - Devin/Ludacris +2, Tony Parker +1, Eva Longoria +1, Derrick Rose +7 for dunk finale
Dunk Contest:  D-Ho - +21, Kenny +2, J.R. +2, Nate +14, Rudy Fernandez +3, LeBron +5

02/15 -- GP Pre-Game interviews:  GP +2, KG +2, Ray Allen +1, J.R. Smith +1, Shaq +2, Yao +1, Tim Duncan +1, Tony Parker +2
Pre-game TNT:  GP +10, Bill Russell +5, C-Webb +3, Steve Smith +2, Dwight Howard +2
Shaq +10 for pre-game dance, East Starters +3
Game: A.I. +1, Amare +1, Shaq +3, T.O. +2 for glasses, GP, C-Webb +10, Ahmad +2

02/17 -- NBA TV GameTime -- GP +3, C-Webb +3, Shaq +3

02/18 -- Ralph Lawler +2

02/21 -- Soulja Boy -- Swag Up -- +5, Shaq +10, Charles Hamilton +10

Oscars -- Angelina +3, Sean Penn +10, Penelope Cruz +3

Soulja Boy -- Swag On -- +5

Teddy "Iceman" Monroe -- +3 for LAPC

Barack meets the Bulls --http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-38-248/The-First-Fan-Gets-to-Know-the-Bulls.html -- +3

Shaq as goalie +3 -- http://slamonline.com/online/media/slam-tv/2009/02/video-the-big-goalie/

Kanye -- Welcome To Heartbreak Video -- http://nahright.com/news/2009/02/17/video-kanye-west-feat-kid-cudi-welcome-to-heartbreak/ -- +4

Snoop's still got it +2

Heartbreak Drake's world, +5

This is awesome.  Jay-Z +3

Murs is my dog.  +2.

T.I. funny on his show, +3.
My man Charles Hamilton putting it down live, +3.
Killa Cam.  Back in full mothafuckin' effizzect.  +10.

Obama with a beer at an NBA game?  +10

03/01 -- JVG +2, Mark Jackson +1, Shaq +3, Will Ferrell +5 (Old School)

Charles Hamilton on Carson Daly... interesting every time +3
PUTS -- +5 for Fun DMC
Jon Stewart +5 for recent shows
Kanye +5 for blogging
J.R. Smith balling lately +5

03/05 -- Inside NBA -- Ernie +2, Kenny +5, Charles +5

03/08 -- Ty Lawson +5, Roy Williams +3, Hansbrough +3, Wayne Ellington +5, Danny Green +5

Tim Duncan +10 for being Tim Duncan

D-Wade +5, Double OT game-winner

03/10 -- Chris Webber +5, Ahmad Rashad +3
03/11 -- Charles Barkley on Haney Project +4

03/13 -- Tony Kornheiser +2 for popping Binghamton jersey
Kanye blogging +3

03/17 -- NBA GameTime -- C-Webb +6, GP +6
03/19 -- Hansbrough +10 -- all-time leading ACC scorer, Michigan Team +10 for making tourney, +10 for beating Clemson

Rob Dyrked --- -5 for terrible new show

Penelope Cruz/Scarlett Johansson +5 each for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sean Penn +10 for Milk

Ali Nejad/Joe Sebok/Gavin Smith/Cort Harrington -- Recent PokerRoad Radios +5 each
Scott Huff -- +5 -- all his hosting

Justin Timberlake -- -5 -- That damn T.I. song

Ben +2 for most recent Lost

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss?  Running shit?  I don't get it.  Maybe it's great, but I continue to be amazed, year after year, that I've never heard of the Album Of The Year winner, considering I do follow music to some degree.  Last year it was Herbie Hancock does Joni Mitchell or something... I'm not saying I know all there is to know about music -- maybe it's great -- but it does seem suspicious that the winners of the most prestigious awards tend to be old folk.  I'm just saying.  I did like the first song they performed live, though.

My vote?  I would have gone with Tha Carter III, I think.   But at least that got Best Rap Album (+3), deservedly.  The other nominees seemed to be there on rep more than this year's results.

Overall I liked the show.  I didn't know about Jay-Z doing his verse with Chris Martin, so that was a nice surprise.  I love that verse (+3).  I also thought it was interesting that Jay-Z went with the more "Hip-Hop Conservative" look of baggy jeans, jacket, etc. when in the national spotlight.  Meanwhile, when he's at a Nets/Knicks game or whatever, he keeps it way more risky.

He completely stole the show, though, on the style and swagger front, when he (+7) and the boys (Kanye +3, T.I. +3, Wayne +5) did Swagger Like Us.  And what the hell was M.I.A. wearing?  Love her for appearing ON her due date, though!  That whole performance was monumental.  What if they really did take over Vegas "Rap Pack" style?  It would be awesome.

My favorite Kanye moment -- the performance (+4) with Estelle (+2).  Loved the silver outfit theme.

My favorite Wayne moment -- the N.O. song performance +5 with Robin Thicke +2.

Other notes:  Katy Perry -- nice outfit and colorful set +3, T.I. +3 for his second performance even though I don't like that song, Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo fun as Four Tops fill ins (+2 each), nice jacket Puffy, +1, Paris Hilton with a lingerie outfit choice +3,

02/06
Biz Markie On Inside The NBA!!!  +4

02/07
Stuey Douglass +5 vs. UConn

02/08
Matt Bonner, The Red Rocket, +3 for his 1st half against Boston
Hubie Brown -- +3 Celtics. vs. Spurs
JVG +2 during Lakers/Cavs game
Obama admitting he was wrong about an appt. +5.  Bush ever do that?
A.I. with an awesome full-court bounce pass +3
Travis Outlaw +4 for recent play