General Sports
Cheerleader bloopers
The only thing better than watching cheerleaders do their thing is watching them mess up. Enjoy.
When not to sing at Wrigley
I know it’s a fun tradition and probably an honor to be asked, but some folks should just say “no thanks” to singing the seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field. Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo is no exception.
The Top 25 Hilarious Bad Athlete Commercials
The Angry T ranked the top 25 hilarious bad athlete commercials of all time and there’s a couple doozies.
2. Multiple NFL Players – Diet Coke (30 second mark) – My god
1. Jonathon Ogden – Gebco Insurance – If the first wasn’t bad enough, he made another. Try to avoid listening to his haunting laughter near […]
DVD Review: “ESPN Inside Access: Derek Jeter”
Overview
“ESPN Inside Access: Derek Jeter” is stocked with 134 minutes of interviews, highlights, an ESPN SportsCentury feature and much more. The disc also includes a feature titled “On the Field” which is a collection of Jeter’s most famous plays (including discussions on “the dive” and “the flip”) and rare minor league highlights, as well as […]
Top 10 Most Embarrassing Athlete Arrests
In light of Bears’ running back Cedric Benson getting pepper sprayed by police following an incident on his boat last weekend, The Love of Sports ranked the top 10 most embarrassing athlete arrests of all time.
1. Najeh Davenport
In July of 2002, the Pittsburgh Steeler rookie fullback was arrested for burglary and criminal mischief; charges […]
Buzz Bissinger: Sports bloggers are ruining the world
Okay, I’m probably one of the last bloggers to chime in on this, but I’m the first to admit that I don’t spend a lot of my day reading about the blogosphere and its place in the world. I pretty much just watch the games and the news and provide my commentary. But this new […]
You know the sports world is in trouble when…
Here’s something to file under the “shocking” category: the sports world is a mess.
From performance enhancing drugs to Spygate to players getting arrested on seemingly a daily basis, I sometimes have to laugh to keep from crying.
That said, I’ve decided to channel my inner Jeff Foxworthy and do a segment called “You know the […]
Pondering the sexcess… err… success of beach volleyball
A buddy and I went to the AVP Huntington Beach Open this past weekend. I wanted to catch one of Kerri Walsh and Misty May’s matches, but we arrived about an hour too late. We walked around the tournament grounds watching the action on the various side courts. We settled in to watch a match […]
No way
How the hell did I miss Kige Ramsey “for YouTube Sports” dressed up like a crazy basketball and football head?
That’s just ridiculously awesome. I, like, can’t wait for Halloween now.
Top 10 Football Video Games
The Love of Sports has a beat on the top 10 football video games of all time. No surprise that John Madden’s name came up multiple times.
2. Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl
Released in 1989, Tecmo Bowl included the NFLPA license, which gave fans across the globe a chance to play with the likes […]
Best sports movies quotes
TheLoveOfSports.com ranks the top 15 best movie quotes.
13. Major League (1989) - (13a) - Willie: “Willie Mays Hayes here. I hit like Mayes, and I run like Hayes.” - Coach: “You may run like Hayes, but you hit like shit.” - (13b) - “Juuuuust a bit outside.” - (13c) - “Up your butt, Jobu.”
6. […]
Ballpark Rankings
SI.com had the fans rank all 30 MLB ballparks. Below are the top and bottom five based on overall ratings.
Top:
1. Cleveland Indians, Progressive Field
2. Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park
3. Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park
4. Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park
5. St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium III
Bottom:
26. Minnesota Twins, Metrodome
27. Texas Rangers, Rangers Park in Arlington
28. New York Mets, Shea […]
Father-son bonding: Dad accidentally gives 7-year old son alcohol at Tiger game
Sure it’s tough when your favorite team jumps out to an 11-15 start when they were considered heavy World Series contenders. But it’s no excuse to give your 7-year old son a Mike’s Hard Lemonade in efforts to numb the pain.
47 year old Tigers fan, Christopher Ratte lost custody of his son for a week […]
The 10 Hottest Celebrity Fans
The World of Isaac ranked the top 10 hottest celebrity fans, which included Eva Longoria (Spurs), Jessica Alba (Warriors) and of course, Ashley Judd (Kentucky).
Oh yeah, and:
4. Lucy Pinder – Southampton Saints
The Southampton Saints? Yeah, yeah - I’m totally a fan, too.
Photo Coutresy of Flickr
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out: The Movie
Okay, so this is more gaming and entertainment than sports, but anyone that played Mike Tyson’s Punch Out growing up on the original Nintendo will appreciate this. Asylum.com put together a list of actors to play each one of the characters in Punch Out and it’s hilarious.
Check out who plays Little Mac, Glass Joe and […]
Kids go crazy for Kiprusoff
Larry Brown Sports downloads a gem from YouTube of a kid who is completely infatuated with Calgary Flames’ goalie Mikka Kiprusoff. Like, completely infatuated.
Can you imagine when this kid is 50 and living in his parents’ basement still? Mikka Kiprusoff (long retired) jerseys, posters and pictures cover the walls and the now adult is still […]
Why is Jim Rome so angry? One word: Assholia.
The Serious Sports Network has stumbled upon a fascinating discovery about talking head Jim Rome and why he’s so angry all the time.
“Mr. Rome has had some traumatic experience in his childhood involving sports,” Dr. Henrik Stilson, a leading psychological researcher, explained to SSNN. “This causes him to hate sports and those who excel in […]
And people say boys play rough
SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via Intentional Foul) shared a video of several high school cheerleaders absolutely pummeling one of their teammates.
This hasn’t been confirmed yet, but surely the young lady that was beaten must have swapped notes with one of the cheerleader’s boyfriends in option period. I mean, why else gang up on a girl, beat on […]
Kansas/Memphis preview
Monday night’s title game should be a good one. Kansas is the one team in the country that can match up with Memphis’ athleticism, though thus far no one has had an answer for Derrick Rose. If Memphis prevails, they’ll have Rose to thank. He has elevated his game and has truly become the Tigers’ […]
Trev Alberts hands out valuable advice on raising kids
SPORTSbyBROOKS.com shares this little video nugget of former Nebraska linebacker and ESPN analyst Trev Alberts telling blogger Chris Rasmussen of “Bugs and Cranks” on what’s important when raising his daughter.
Lighten up, Trev. At least Rasmussen didn’t write about how he plans on duct taping a Kansas City Royals jersey onto his daughter if she refuses […]