“I bet it still wouldn’t be enough.”

Via Mediaite and the Daily Rushbo, it’s funny ’cause it’s kinda sorta true. One of the subplots in yesterday’s big Jason Collins announcement is that he’s an unsigned 34-year-old free agent who averaged around two rebounds and one point per game last year. He can play D, which explains his long career, but until yesterday [...]

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"In Christianity, it's the Pope and Tebow right now."

I was curious to see him in action in the pulpit and, after 400+ comments in Headlines on this, figured you would be too. Here’s all 24 minutes of his Q&A yesterday at the “Easter on the Hill” service in Texas together with a snippet from his answer on “Tebowing” for people who can’t spare [...]

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Hail Mary

Tim Tebow will be starting on Sunday. Of course, it has nothing to do with the wildcat formation or third and long. The new Jets superstar will be delivering the Easter sermon at a Texas church. Tim Tebow is suiting up for Easter Sunday — although he’s still just a backup. The sporting world’s best-known [...]

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“This is where I want to be.”

After last week’s Tebowpalooza on the site, we owe you video of his formal introduction to New York. The bad news? He was a little nervous. The good news? He came out rockin’ the spiffy green tie. The kid’s obviously a team player. Nice to finally have one on the roster. I’m glad that he [...]

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Drama.

We’re almost done with the “Tebow among the lepers” posts, I promise, but this was the one loose thread left in yesterday’s item and I wanted to tie it up for you. Why, oh why, oh why would a guy who would have been a marquee starter in Jacksonville come to New York to be [...]

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Terrific.

A cheery little palate cleanser via Mediaite that’s already making waves on the network sports blogs. I’d bet cash money that Tebow himself strongly disagrees with this sentiment, but Robertson is nothing if not consistent. He’s always been a believer in wickedness inviting calamity. Second look at not legalizing pot?

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Sport.

After yesterday’s Tebowpalooza on the site, we owe you reaction from the man himself. He’s saying all the right things here but, the Jets being the Jets, there’s got to be a jackhole somewhere in the system angling to make him feel unwelcome. (Antonio Cromartie dismissed Tebow publicly on Twitter a day before the deal [...]

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Deal done.

The worst part? If you believe ESPN, Denver gave him a choice between the Jets and the Jaguars and he chose the cold-weather loser franchise with the obnoxious loudmouth coach and its obnoxious loudmouth local media instead of the warm-weather loser franchise where he grew up and everyone loves him and he’ll start every game. [...]

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Salvation.

I say this as an atheist, a lifelong Jets “fan,” and a Tebow admirer: If fate intervenes at the last minute to spare this poor kid from having to play for this hopeless loser franchise, it really is a data point in favor of believers. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets: Filed to ESPN (1): Denver and [...]

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Plus ... T-T-T-Tebow and the Jets.

Two big NFL stories hit at almost the same time today, and while one will undoubtedly be more popular, the other will have more real-world impact.  After the exposure of a “bounty” system in New Orleans in which players got rewarded for big hits that put opponents on the sidelines, everyone expected that NFL Commissioner [...]

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Tim Tebow 2?

After at least one friend (ahem, Jazz Shaw!) accused me of taking an unfair approach to the president yesterday, I thought I’d say a few kind words about the leader of the free world today. Jazz said my post about the POTUS’ Valentine’s Day advice did Obama an injustice. After all, the president didn’t actually tell [...]

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Destiny

Yeah, I said it. But I wasn’t the only one. TIM TEBOW, ON POSSIBLE FUTURE IN POLITICS (to golf commentator Dave Feherty on a “Feherty Live” special from the Super Bowl, airing on the Golf Channel at 10 p.m. tonight): “I don’t know — it could be something in my future. If it’s something I [...]

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Take a knee.

Former Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, who was himself a presidential candidate in 2008 and who is also known for his staunch attitude on social issues, endorsed Rick Santorum for president at an event in Colorado earlier this week. The endorsement itself was to be expected — Tancredo and Santorum ally naturally — but a [...]

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Intervention.

The media’s treating this as a poll on whether people think God is helping Tebow to win, but the way the actual question was phrased is subtly different. Direct quote: “Do you believe that any of Tim Tebow’s success can be attributed to divine intervention?” (Emphasis mine.) Correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s a [...]

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Who can blame 'em?

No doubt about it, the GOP presidential candidates have Tebowmania. Every candidate except Jon Huntsman has at one time or another made a reference to Tebow or had such a reference made for him by a supporter. Often, those references amount to straight-up comparisons. You know, “Tim Tebow’s success was unexpected and so shall mine [...]

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Fire.

A curio via TimTeblog to cleanse the palate before tonight’s results start rolling in. I’m using the term “pop star” here loosely but the song is famous enough that you’ll recognize it instantly. And yes, that’s really Parr on vocals. Quote: “I was inspired by Tim Tebow so I wanted to modify the lyrics…in his [...]

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Obligatory.

We’re 25 hours late with this, but oh well. It’s still newsy for the three readers who haven’t yet seen the game-ending TD in endless rotation on ESPN today. Can you root for Tebow if you’re not a believer? I do, but his religious identity is so key to his persona that it feels odd [...]

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Spartacus.

Tim Tebow? If she pulls off a last-minute win in Iowa, Michele Bachmann might be the Frank Reich of the Republican primary.  A new ad from a pro-Bachmann PAC asks Iowans to believe in miracles as well as coincidences: A political action committee supporting Michele Bachmann debuted an ad this week that compares the Minnesota [...]

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Priorities.

On the one hand, he is more pious than the Dalai Lama. On the other hand, the Dalai Lama’s got a better arm. After the first two or three names at the top of these lists, it’s a steep drop percentage-wise. Many make the top 10 without a lot of support… Only a vote or [...]

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Benched.

The NFL has shifted most of its schedule to today, giving all but two teams Christmas Day off.  The Steelers host the St. Louis Rams, who haven’t exactly impressed this season, but they have one advantage coming into the game.  Pittsburgh has benched Ben Roethlisberger in order to get his injured ankle some rest. Their [...]

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Plus, she's on Team Tebow.

In an interview with Eric Bolling on “Follow the Money” last night, Sarah Palin re-invited conjecture about you know what. The Iowa caucuses are just two weeks away, but “it’s not to late for folks to jump in” the GOP presidential race, Palin said. “Who knows what will happen in the future?” she asked. Hers [...]

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Dangerous?

There’s nothing like parental and/or school overreaction to a momentary fad for headlines and commentary, is there?  Whether it’s the overblown “sexting” craze, “rainbow parties,” or the pregnancy pact that spawned a really bad TV movie, it’s always a moment for immediate action — which isn’t to say that some action is entirely unwarranted.  In [...]

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'This is a PR stunt.'

Four months of maternity leave didn’t mellow Megyn Kelly in the least. The Fox News anchor smacked down abortion advocate Gloria Allred today in the debut of her own show, “America Live,” during a segment about a pro-life ad set to air during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Allred claims that the Focus on the Family ad, [...]

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