Category: The [Five] Blog

Yes, it’s March, but today, Nick Lilja sits down with Jon Doss to talk Pac-12 football.

So, this is getting a bit dicey, so I thought I’d breakdown the entire Mike-Anderson-to-Arkansas situation during commercial breaks of the tourney games today. As a quick aside: Bummer for Washington, but I know one person (Woody, in Corvallis) who […]

Okay, so, I’m not actually there… but I’m watching the game from my recliner on a 42″ Panasonic plasma TV. It’s almost as good. Besides, sitting at home I’m “privied” to more stats, different angles and a quieter atmosphere to […]

Philadelphia Phillies 3rd baseman Placido Polanco left Tuesday’s Spring Training game in the bottom of the 2nd inning after hyperextending his left elbow. A Phillies media relations representative said the injury is not related to the November surgery Polanco had […]

We’re very honored to be mentioned on Matt Sussman’s blog on mlive.com. And thanks to everyone who clicked through. Welcome to The [Five]… we think it’s the best place to get breaking sports news on the web AND the best […]

Had a great idea this afternoon while browsing through the countless articles I read everyday. I realized that there are a lot of stories that hit the wire that shouldn’t. They aren’t newsworthy to America. In fact, they aren’t newsworthy […]

Great show last night. After short technical difficulties and two hiccups on the automation the show sailed smoothly. I especially liked when a fellow Z89 DJ called in to lambaste me for technical problems, telling me that I’m “f*****g terrible” […]

Former KBVR play-by-play man Eric Bartz checked into The NickelBlock early this morning to give Syracuse a Left Coast Update

This popped onto my radar about a month ago and I never got to tell anyone about it. Utah State Super Fan, Bill Sproat, is gaining popularity recently. He was profiled on LostLetterman.com and then he as posted to one […]

On a night of countless awards (read: Oscars), I never thought The [Five] would reach a point where we would throw up 200 articles, posts, podcasts, vodcasts, updates, etc. in a single month. Boy, we’ve come a long way. I’d […]