I’ll never forget when Nick Nolte said the following lines in Blue Chips.
Someplace in America right now there’s some 1 0-year-old kid. He’s out there on that playground And he’s playing. He’s dribbling between his legs. He’s going left. He’s going right. He’s already above the rim. He’s stuffing it home. You know what’s gonna happen to this kid? Five minutes from now he’s gonna be surrounded by agents and corporate sponsors and coaches l mean. people like mejust drooling over this kid because he holds our future employment in his hands.
I never thought that quote would come to fruition for a 10-year-old. But we seem to be getting much closer with Andrew Wiggins, who happens to be 13. I mean this video can’t be real can it? Good God. Colleges must be swarming this kid. I actually feel a little bad for the dude. And how knows, maybe a 10-year-old will come around in the next few years.
Put it this way, I sure hope Wiggins (assuming no injuries and even though he’s black) says this as soon as he gets to campus:
I figure a white blue chip athlete like myself deserves a little something extra
We may not be able to throw 90 mph, but at least we can take solace in the fact that Major League Baseball players – like ourselves – are capable of being arrested and having their mugshots taken. Just like regular, everyday non-athletes, ballplayers have been booked for drug possession, drunk driving, and my personal favorite, sexual assault. Thanks to mugshots, we can bask in the misfortune and mistakes of some of our heroes, all the while feeling a sort of kinship with the athletes that screw up just like us. Or maybe it’s just that for whatever reason, we like looking at really bad pictures of people we recognize. Either way, enjoy this gallery of MLB mugshots.
It happens to all of us. You’re bored at work and you hit up the NFL’s online store and before you know it, you’ve spent $500 on useless crap that really has no functional use other than to tell the World that you’re an impulse buyer.
Take for instance, the above displayed 5 foot Dallas Cowboys helmet for your front lawn. Not only is it ugly and stick out like a sore thumb on your front lawn, but it also says closet homosexual. Just ask Jerry Jones – I heard he has 11 of these lined up on his front lawn.
There’s no better guy to have in your corner than Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel and that’s who struggling (to put it nicely) quarterback, Terrelle Pryor has with him.
Besieged by angry Ohio State fans who think his quarterback should be benched or moved to wide receiver, coach Jim Tressel defiantly said Tuesday he will make no major changes.
I know Ohio State fans are pissed off about losing to a then 1-5 Purdue team. I don’t think anyone took them seriously, especially the Buckeye players, although they should be taking every day seriously. But to change quarterbacks now would be dumber than walking through a wall instead of using a door. Continue Reading »
I don’t care how childish it is, it’s funny. In the midst of action and heated competition, athletes are going to make ridiculous faces. It’s the job of every photographer to capture the exertion, nay the fierce fire in their eyes.
It’s just too bad that fierce fire sometimes winds up making these guys look like they’re either taking a dump or that they smell something quite disturbing.
If constipated faces on NBA players or the look of “something stinks in here” is your thing, then you’ll enjoy these 10 photos.
I was trying to watch Game 4 of the ALCS, but I kept on becoming distracted by the fans – including Pat Sajak – who were sitting pretty much inside the umpire’s asshole. Anytime you’re lucky enough to get these seats, you’re guaranteed to get on television. Anyone watching will see your face. I’m sure there will be some jackasses that wave at the camera and talk to someone on their cell phone, but I want to see people really take advantage of this. Sure, those seats have got to cost thousands, but if you were , like, a rapper, how awesome would those seats be? Rappers are always rapping about how when they go to clubs, they get to sit in the best sections and get the best treatment. All eyes are on them and they’re partying it up like crazy. It sounds incredible. So wouldn’t these seats be ideal for rappers? You pretty much have your next video all set to go: sitting in the dope seats, puffing on blunts and getting fellatios from supermodels. Pat Sajak is smoking salvia and everyone sees how awesome you are.
In: NCAA
This Saturday, when the Volunteers of Tennessee vist the Alabama Crimson Tide it will be without their preferred orange jerseys.
Alabama denied a request by Tennessee to wear its home orange jerseys on the road against the Tide, Volunteers coach Lane Kiffin said Monday evening.
Under a new NCAA rule for 2009, both teams may wear their colored home jerseys if the home team and the home team’s conference agree.
Kiffin admitted that he’s not willing to take the 15 yard penalty on their opening kickoff for disobeying Alabam’s wishes, calling his team “not good enough,” (interesting motivational tactic, by the way), but his players are ready to go no matter what color jersey.
“We could wear pink, and I’d still be down there ready to go,” defensive tackle, Wes Brown, said. “This game is special to me, regardless, but wearing that orange jersey is special. Getting to do it in a great rivalry like this, that would have been really special.”
If the NCAA followed the NFL’s footsteps, maybe they would be wearing pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They’d also be following the NFL’s strategy of wasting money on pink attire that could’ve gone to breast cancer research, but I digress…
The Tide, who are currently ranked #1 in the AP and #2 in the BCS, will probably defeat the mediocre Volunteers, regardless of jersey color. I’d love to see Kiffin try and use this jersey denial by the Tide as a motivational technique, much like when an opposing players talks trash and the coach puts the quote on their players’ lockers.
Pretty in orange, the slogan could read on their lockers. I’m sure that’ll pump them up more than any heinous, heavy metal song.
[via SI]
Is it just me, or does Mike Ditka use some classic 1960′s boobies as the cheerleader mascot for Ditka Classic Motorcycles. This photo was taken from inside the war room of NFL Countdown, and it appears that the all mighty Ditka likes to warm up and argue with Tom and Boomer while wearing this lovely t-shirt.
I searched high and low for a website (30 seconds on Google) but I couldn’t find anything about Ditka Classics. Maybe somebody can shed some light on this. I mean does Ditka sell motorcycles like Shula sells steaks?
Regardless, I think it’s time for this t-shirt to go into mass production. After all, how could you not buy one with such a unique logo design that was clearly created on a bar napkin.
