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This by no means isn’t an easy W for the US. The Swiss gave the Canadians a run for their money. In other action today, one of the big boys gets eliminated when Russia meets Canada.
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I’m getting sick of Lindsey Vonn, but this caught me eye [Barstool]
More hot Olympic Athlete posing, this is getting out of hand [BustedCoverage]
Thank goodness for this ending. Exercise ball faceplant [Blippitt]
Nicole Brewer is one hot cheerleader. heavens [Uncoached]
I always knew why the Ivy League plays their games on Friday nights, Ivy leaguers don’t get laid [lemondrop]
Aaron F’in Boone to announce! [AwfulAnnoucing]
Jagr still a huge puss [NYPOST]
Wow Sportscenter punked by Howard Stern Caller [BleacherReport]
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This isn’t an article for those looking for what’s new and hip. It isn’t an article for those who are more interested in who Alex Rodriguez is dating right now. For those that appreciate the history of baseball, Unathletic unveils some great stories from Baseball’s Opening Day. Baseball is rich with history. There’s nothing like the Spring and Opening Day Baseball. Here are 5 historic Opening Day storylines…
First of all any team that plays “Thunderstruck” after getting a victory is OK in my book. Second of all, this is the exact type of fan you want to see at any sporting event.
We are glad these folks caught this dude on tape.
If you had the chance to vote for yourself so that you could appear in a video game, would you? Of course you would, and that’s exactly what Kevin Love is doing, too. From ESPN.com:
[T]hanks to EA Sports, fans are going to be playing a new version of the classic 2-on-2 game “NBA Jam” by the time next season tips off.
Only thing is, the roster for each “NBA Jam” team is actually open to fan vote, so I found some players who admitted to actually logging onto the EA Sports site to increase the likelihood of seeing themselves go “boom-shacka-lacka” in the game.
“I went online and kept refreshing my computer and voting myself into ‘Jam,’ I’m not going to lie,” said Kevin Love. “‘NBA Jam’ was my favorite game growing up, so I was on there all day voting for myself. I used to play as Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton or Karl Malone and John Stockton. I never even imagined that I could be in ‘Jam.’ I just want to get that team fire, get that blue ball … It’s going to be cool.”
I totally get where Kevin Love is coming from, as there have to be few things cooler than seeing yourself in a video game, especially one as cool as NBA Jam. It’s a shame that the game is set for release only on the Wii since the Wii sucks and isn’t for people who actually play video games, but I’m hoping its inevitable success will lead to a multi-platform release.
But back to Love – that’s a great move, and I’m sure he’s not alone. If guys in the NBA have egos so large that they need diamond-encrusted models of their own heads, I’m sure they are also dying to appear in a video game. Not that Love has an ego – he seems more like a kid who likes video games – but he’s not alone.
Not so fucking smarmy now, are we Van Pelt???
You know cheerleading isn’t all about fun and games and shaking your tush. It’s about giving back. In addition to adding fun and excitement to every Tennessee Titans home game, the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders are also active members of the Nashville community.
Ranging from going to senior citizen centers to being involved in charity gold tournaments, the life of a Titan cheerleader can get pretty busy off the field.
Here’s a look at the Titans women’s charity work over the last couple years
Seriously. A man named John Coomer is suing the Royals and their mascot, Slugger, for being assaulted with a wiener. From TMZ.com:
“Coomer claims Sluggerrr eventually put the (hot dog) air gun down — and started firing off the wieners by hand … when, according to the suit, things went horribly wrong.
“In the docs, Coomer claims “Slugger lost control of his throw or was reckless with his throw, and threw the hotdog directly into the Plaintiff.”
“Coomer claims the dog hit him right in his left eye — leaving him with a detached retina and the development of cataracts.”
There’s an obvious joke to be made about being cockeyed, just as there are tons of puns I could make, but I won’t. In fact, I’m going to side with Coomer on this one and maintain that it’s a lawsuit with some merit. It’s not as if a hot dog was lightly lobbed into the crowd where Royals fans waited anxiously, their mouths agape like starving baby birds. No, if Coomer did indeed suffer a detached retina – and the fact that this is claimed in the lawsuit makes me assume there are medical records to back these claims – then Slugger was likely winding up to really launch a wiener, which must have slipped out of his hand and hit Commer’s eye like a missle striking a bunker.
I hope he has a claim for depression and humiliation, too. I’d absolutely take this case.
But I guess this kind of begs the question, especially since this is hardly the first time we’ve seen a mascot in a legal action – why even bother having mascots? Nobody likes them except kids, and kids don’t contribute to a team’s business. Kids are poor and their opinions don’t mean anything, so as potential consumers, they’re pretty much worthless (not to mention in other ways). It’s time to get rid of mascots at the professional level.
There is a bigger article to be published here, but do you ever wonder how often this happens. Two guys who may hate each other, or have had an altercation in the past now forced to wear the same jersey. I’m sure it happens a lot. I wonder if deep down either player holds a grudge and quietly hates his new teammate. McGrady and Walker, now both with the Knicks, had a little fun in recent history as members of the Rockets and Celtics, respectively. Come on boys, play nice now!
