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NCAA Tourney: Everybody in the Pool

March 11th, 2010 6 Comments

The New Get Rich Quick Idea
I’m actually starting to think this could be the answer to the entire planets financial woes. A Pool on every corner. There’s always room for the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us. Much cheaper than a Starbucks franchise as well.

This year I won’t be taking part in a pool unless my wife and The Schnauzer are up for it. that’s the way it is when you work out of a home office. I was never any good in Office pools anyway. I think one year I was the only one who picked every 16th seed out of the hat.

Hey. I listen! A few of you said that you couldn’t read the comments that you left because of the dark grey background so, wah-lah, presto change-o. A few more of you thought the lettering neede more orange to match the menu bar. Fixed. I love your comments and I’ trying to do a better job of jumping in the midst of the conversation, so keep ‘em coming.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY MORNING So please be sure to check back in for more toons and news.

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Tags: drew litton, Hoops, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Office Pools

When you know life is unfair

February 10th, 2010 4 Comments

High School sports
Maybe it’s just me, or the market I live in (Denver) but it pains me to see so little importance and air time given to high school sports. I wish, sometimes, the coverage was the other way around.

Comments and critiques
I realize I have foisted a tremendous amount of new stuff here on the site all at once. But it’s been almost a year since the loss of the Rocky Mountain News and almost that long for this blog. I felt like it needed some refreshing here. Feel free to let me know what you like and don’t like about the changes here. I want to make this place a blast for you to come to!

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Tags: Hardball, High School sports, Hoops, Pigskin, sports cartoon, sports cartoons

A Drew Litton Calendar is Coming!

October 23rd, 2009 1 Comment

A Drew Litton Calendar is Coming
We’ve begun production on the first ever Drew Litton wall calendars. My wife, Marcia, is helping input the events and I’m working on choosing the images. We’re doing a super cool calendar with dates for all of the major sports events of 2010 plus cartoons for every month. We weren’t able to get the daily desk calendars done. I just don’t have the financial resources right now to make that happen. This calendar is really an experiment. If it goes well then we will start to do a lot more merchandise in 2010 including a new book. So you can help me out by telling all your friends about the Drew Litton calendar (not to mention this blog). The more people who know about it the better. I’m also exploring doing a few Christmas Craft shows but I’m not sure about that yet. If any one has any ideas about that, I’m all ears. If there is any other merchandise you would like to see made available for this Holiday season feel free to let me know. You might remember a poll we ran back in September. It was a big help.

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Anderson, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, drew litton, Hardball, Hoops, jay cutler, Joe Sakic, John Elway, Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton, LittoonzStudios, Major League baseball, NCAA Football, NFL, Pigskin, Rocky Mountain News, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons

Sherrie captures this week’s contest!

May 29th, 2009 1 Comment

tattooyou

Congrats Sherrie!
You’re this week’s caption winner. You’ll be getting the original cartoon, a t-shirt and a sketch of your favorite Nuggets Player!
Our runner-ups were:
Gabe Millan with: “Birdman, Batman, Superman, it all ends with a call to the Fireman…”
and
Andy Schaeffer with: “That is NOT how Rocky got his start…”
You guys get a free t-shirt and a sketch of your favorite Nuggets player!
Just email em at sportoonz@gmail.com with your address, t-shirt size and the player you want me to sketch.
Awesome Contest this week. I could have picked a dozen easy.

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Tags: Add new tag, Cartoon Caption Contest, Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets, drew litton, Hoops, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons

The NBA finals: Is somebody a little on edge?

May 26th, 2009 10 Comments

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Never let ‘em see ya sweat
Or so the story goes. But you better believe David Stern is feeling a little nervous about now. His “Dream Team” match-up of Kobe vs. LeBron is about to go up in smoke. We’ll know pretty soon if the fix is on if suddenly the Cavs come back and Kobe finds a teammate to help him do anything on the court. Me? I’m pulling for the big upsets. It’s so much more fun that way.

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, David Stern, Denver Nuggets, drew litton, Hoops, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons

TGIF: Nuggets win and it’s Caption Contest time

May 22nd, 2009 114 Comments

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Contest Time
I debated about whether to interrupt this weeks contest and do a live Nuggets cartoon after the game. I’m finishing this blog at 2 a.m. so why not, right? But so many of you are enjoying the contest, why mess up a good thing. So here it is.
Da Rules: Keep it clean and be original.
Da Prizes: The winner gets the cartoon with their caption in it, a free t-shirt and a sketch of the Nugget of their choice.
The runner ups get a free t-shirt and a sketch of the Nugget of their choice.
I won’t be doing a live cartoon of the Nuggets game on Saturday. I will have a cartoon on Monday but haven’t decided whether it will be a Nuggets cartoon or not. Toon in Monday. Have a great and safe Memorial Day Weekend.

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Tags: Cartoon Caption Contest, Denver Nuggets, drew litton, Hoops, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoons

Lakers vs. Nuggets: The Police Report

May 20th, 2009 5 Comments

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Nuggets report stolen game.
The Nuggets had the Lakers right where they wanted them. Against the ropes, down for the count and they let ‘em up just long enough to give ‘em life. This puts the Nuggets in a pressure cooker on Thursday night. They know they have to get one back. It won’t be easy, but the Nuggets did show that the Lakers are in for a tussle. Thank goodness for the WWE afterall.

Don’t forget the Caption contest
Great entries so far. I hope you guys have as much fun writing them as I do reading them. I can tell this week it’s going to be tough to pick a winner.
So, what do you all think of game one? Observations? Coaching advice? Kidnap Kobe? Let me know!

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets, drew litton, Hoops, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons

Signs of the Times

May 18th, 2009 13 Comments

nugetssigns

Don’t know if your living room or den looks like this, but , hey, it’s a place to start. Tomorrow night most of Denver will be glued to their sets. Lakers fans, not so much. They have a way of kind of looking down on the Nuggets. Who can blame them. The Nuggets have been at the bottom of the barrel for so long most people forgot they were still in it.

Lets here some predictions Nuggets fans?

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, drew litton, Hoops, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons

After Months in the Vast Wilderness

May 18th, 2009 6 Comments

Laker’s it is. Bring ‘em on. Give ‘em a taste of the Birdman and Billups (sounds like a sitcom doesn’t it?). Let Melo make mincemeat of ‘em I say. Just get it going already.
No matter how much you are enjoying this Nuggets run I think everyone would agree with me that it takes too long to get to this point. An 8 month season followed by 4 months of playoffs. Or so it seems.
It should be a fun one. And, really I can’t complain. It gives me something other then the Rockies to draw about.

Friends
I spent some time over the weekend with some dear friends I have not seen in awhile. My neighbors before we moved were the greatest people in the world. Larry and Linda Kapke’s daughter, Laura, graduates next weekend and they had a party for her. Rick and Susie O’ Keefe, the folks who lived right next door me at the time, hosted the party. Tim and Catherine Kubik were there as well. These people are some of the dearest most loving people on the planet. It was great to see them again. If you haven’t seen or heard from an old friend, call them. Or better yet, go see them and give them a hug. It will do you both some good.

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, drew litton, George Karl, Hoops, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA finals, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoon, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons, Star Wars, Western conference finals, Yoda

Nuggets Run ‘em Ragged

May 6th, 2009 3 Comments

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It’s The Altitude and the Atitude
I always enjoy seeing the effects that the altitude plays on Denver opponents. I sat watching the Nuggets closing out the 3rd period of last nights playoff match-up against the Mavericks really strong. It was all over. The Nuggets played the 4th quarter to perfection, playing tenacious defense and running the basketball down the collective panting throats of the Mavs. It was brilliant and a vision of why the Nuggets are so very dangerous in the playoffs right now. When they move the ball, force it inside for easy shots it is a thing of beauty. It sets up the threes so well. The Nuggets outplayed the Mavs in the first two games. It goes back to Dallas and the going will be a bit tougher. if the Nuggets can steal one there it makes the Nuggets chances to advance very good.

Caption Contest Going Strong
The Contest is going great again this week. I encourage everyone to submit their entries early and often. And do me a favor. Tell two of your friends about the website and the contest. The more entries the funnier the contest.

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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, drew litton, Hoops, NBA Playoffs, sports cartoonist, sports cartoons