Click on photo to read more about Joe Paterno Memorial
It’s nice to see Penn State honoring Joe Paterno without any hint of the scandal. Like I said before, it’s a shame things went down the way they did, but I see nothing wrong with giving Paterno respect.
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Your weekly collection of NBA photos and awesome captions [WithLeather]
Why not? 21 pictures of hot girls Tebowing [RegretfulMorning]
12 Hot 2012 Super Bowl WAGs [TotalProSports]
Oregon High School basketball player compares taking over a game to losing your virginity [BigLeadSports]
Forbes magazine lists Kobe as NBA’s top earner [USAToday]
There is no doubt in my mind Rob Gronkowski is absolutely crushing tons of chicks [BustedCoverage]
Of course I had to include photos from the 2012 AVN Awards red carpet [DrunkenStepFather]
Will Andy Murray pull epic upset vs. Novak Djokovic [BleacherReport]
It’s Thursday morning. The end is in sight. You’re tired, this week seems interminable, and there’s still some work that needs to get done. Need a little pep talk?
Some coaches have it, some don’t. I can’t see Joe Torre firing up the troops before a big game. As much as I hate Rex Ryan, I think he’s got that part covered. We’ve seen plenty of inspiring speeches in sports movies, but how about real life. Here are some quality pregame speeches given by head coaches and others in all sports…..
Hit the jump to check them out.
Click on photo to read more about Posada’s retirement
Jorge Posada never got the credit Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, or Mariano Rivera got, but you better believe he was just as important to their success. People want to hate the Yankees, but what other team do you see have so many players retire from that organization and just express nothing but love for the pinstripes.
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Super Bowl 2012: 5 Things the NY Giants Need to do to Win the Super Bowl [BleacherReport]
WAG Melissa Satta injures boyfriend during sex [Guyism]
Irina Shayk looks pretty unbelievable amazingly sexy in this ad [COED]
Navy will be playing football in the Big East come 2015 [ESPN]
Tushie Tuesday was an event you really don’t want to miss every week [Funtasticus]
Peyton Manning is expressing his frustration with the Colts this week [NYPost]
The White Mamba schools Kris Humphries! [TotalProSports]
Jay Cutler finally threw something that connected! Cavallari pregnant! [Uncoached]
Price Fielder has reportedly agreed to a $214 million, nine-year deal with the Tigers, making him just the third player in major league history to receive a contract worth $200 million or more. He joins Alex Rodriguez, who has done so twice, and Albert Pujols, who signed with the Angels for $240 million over 10 years in early December. Fielder is listed, perhaps kindly, at 5-foot-11 and 275 pounds, and heavy-set, slow-footed, unathletic first baseman don’t tend to age well. The most obvious comparison for Prince is his father, Cecil, who is 6-foot-3 and played at well north of the 230 pounds Baseball-Reference has him listed at (in a 1991 SI story on father and son, Cecil, who was nicknamed “Big Daddy,” was listed at “about 260 pounds”). Cecil averaged 37 home runs from his age 26-32 seasons from 1990-96 but was a league-average part-timer at 33, below average at 34, and retired at 35. The comparison is a bit unfair to Prince, as Fielder is a better hitter than his old man, but Cecil isn’t the only problematic comp.
If this is in fact true… The Tigers could be in a world of hurt the next few years. They have a history of signing some “overweight” players.. hit the jump if you don’t believe me
Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta says the pitcher known as Fausto Carmona is an important part of the rotation and the team is doing what it can to speed up his arrival. Acta told The Associated Press late Monday that the team is making the necessary moves to get Carmona to the United States for the coming season but also will be prepared to go without him. Says Acta:
“It doesn’t matter that he was a little inconsistent last year. Fausto is an important part of our rotation.”
My guess is they don’t need him for his base running. This is amazing. Who cares if the guy faked his identity? Who cares if the guy is 3 years older than he said he was? Only in professional sports man. This dude would have been fired from McDonald’s in a heartbeat.
I’d just like to say that I would gladly play the worst position in sports if it meant being a professional athlete and making half a million dollars a year. I’m not knocking the guys who play these positions at all. I’m simply saying that as a kid, I’m sure no one dreams about becoming one.
Unathletic has compiled a list of 5 Positions in Professional Sports that kids never dream of becoming. In other words, kids don’t go out to the backyard or basketball court and fantasy about being a ______ when they grow up. The reality is if kids focused more on the necessary skills needed to become one of these guys than they may have a better chance of going pro.
Alright enough rambling.. Take a look at 5 Positions in Professional Sports Kids Never Dream of Being One Day…
Click on photo to read more about Giants vs. Patriots II
Same teams, a totally different game. I don’t think you can go wrong either way. I wouldn’t be upset if the Patriots won in honor of Bob Kraft’s late wife. I wouldn’t be upset if the Giants won and beat Tom Brady. I’m content with this matchup.
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Check out some photos of Penn State fans honoring the late Joe Paterno [WithLeather]
Joanna Krupa is seriously a Goddess. She may be one of the hottest women on the planet [RegretfulMorning]
Wow! Check out this sexy college student’s challenge to Dwight Howard [TotalProSports]
Chip Kelly turned down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coaching job [BigLeadSports]
This bikini chick is pretty suggestive in this Rob Gronkowski pic [TerezOwens]
Kentucky is back on top of the AP College Basketball Polls [USAToday]
Melissa Satta may in fact have the best bikini body on the planet [Flisted]
Serena Williams ousted at Aussie Open, is her career over? [BleacherReport]
Ryan Braun referred only in passing to his positive drug test and possible 50-game suspension as he accepted the National League MVP award at a black-tie dinner Saturday night. After congratulating other award winners and thanking teammates, family, and the Milwaukee organization, the Brewers left fielder, speaking before a crowd of around 800 in a hotel ballroom, thanked the Major League Baseball Players Association for supporting him through his entire career, “especially for supporting me through everything I’ve went through over the last couple of months.” Braun said,
“You know, sometimes in life, we all deal with challenges we never expected to endure. We have an opportunity to look at those challenges and view them either as obstacles or as opportunities, and I’ve chosen to view every challenge I’ve ever faced as an opportunity and this will be no different. I have always believed that a person’s character is revealed through the way they deal with those moments of adversity.”
Adversity? The guy is acting like he has a disease (he may in fact have a disease) or he lost a familiar member. That statement would have been applicable if you were Jon Lester pal. No one feels bad for you, you weasel.
