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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.




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TheSportingSnarf  is a website dedicated to the enjoyable, humorous, and nuanced aspects of the sporting and (to a lesser extent) pop-culture world.  We attempt to touch upon (in varying degrees of print/video length) engaging topics which are not discussed nearly enough. We’d love for you to give us your perspective, network, and participate regularly. But if you’d just like to join in on the mob-mentality and get all sanctimonious on a particular sports figure — head on over to ESPN.com. (Mickey Mouse welcomes you.) Or you can keep it real with us.

Josh Smith Wins It for Pistons

We looked good against the Phoenix Suns fresh off the win against Philly. The Pistons kept a double-digit lead for most of the game behind 18 assists from Brandon Jennings, then a little help from Josh Smith. Detroit led 35-21 after one and 64-51 at halftime. Andre Drummond put back a missed Piston shot with […]

Clippers Destroy Lakers

123-87 final IN LOS ANGELES. It is the biggest win for LAC vs. the Lakers of Minneapolis the same city ever:  Largest Wins vs Lakers Clippers Franchise History Pts diff Friday +36 Feb. 1992 +31 Nov. 1992 +26 Dec. 1994 +24 via Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers. We opened up the can of whoop ass […]

Pistons Win in Philly

Pistons Win in Philly

We needed to snap a six-game losing streak, and we did. In Philadelphia, the Pistons trailed 19-4 out of the gate. The Sixers led by double-digits for most of the first half for a 63-55 halftime edge. However, we found our rhythm in the third quarter, taking our first lead of the game on back-to-back […]

Clippers 111, Celtics 105

Clippers 111, Celtics 105

Without Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, or Reggie Bullock, the Clips came together and won at home against the Boston Celtics. Redick is questionable for tomorrow’s game, and Bullock could be back, too, but without star point guard Paul, the Clips are now 2-1. The recap shows the Clips started with a 26-10 edge. At the […]

Two Mexican Dances for Marimba – David Hall

Here is Hall’s bio from his website ): ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION / ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TIMPANI David Hall, has been Assistant Principal Percussion / Assistant Principal Timpani with the Grand Rapids Symphony since 1987.  As one of America’s leading marimbists, David Hall has been delighting audiences with his virtuosity and musical sensitivity.  In addition to his many recitals […]

Our Ballpark

Our Ballpark

Some sad news today in Grand Rapids. Our single-A ballpark, home to the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Detroit Tigers’ organization, caught fire: My friends and family have been going there every year since it opened 20 years ago in 1994.  

Clippers Crush Charlotte

Clippers Crush Charlotte

Tied 56-56 at halftime, snarf arrived just in time from the Rose Bowl to watch the Clippers win big against the Bobcats. Jared Dudley hit six of nine 3’s on the night to help ignite the second half run. He found a streaking DeAndre Jordan for a monster jam: The seven footer really got up: […]

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