Unofficial question of the day: Whose catch was better in Week 13, Steve Smith’s against the Packers or Mark Clayton’s one-handed grab vs. the Bengals?
Steve Smith vs. Packers:
Mark Clayton vs. Bengals:
Given the magnitude of the situation in the Panthers-Packers game, I would have to go with Smith’s since he essentially won the game for Carolina. However, in terms of the catch alone, I would have to go with Clayton’s one-handed snag. (Not that Smith grabbing a pass behind his back wasn’t spectacular.)
Alex Henery set a Nebraska school record by nailing a 57-yard field goal with less than two minutes remaining in the Huskers’ 40-31 win over Colorado on Friday:
That’s absolutely incredible. He’s only sophomore.
This Ping-Pong video is amazing! You’ll want to grab a paddle and start playing as soon as you watch this. Enjoy the whole thing and make sure to watch the top two.
The New York Times says that table tennis is becoming popular again, as many bars and clubs in New York are adding tables to handle the new players. Time to break out your old paddle!
With the advent of TiVo, I don’t watch a lot of commercials these days, but whenever the new ad for Victoria Secret’s Miracle Bra comes on, I am (for some, unknown reason) compelled to watch.
Meet Adriana Lima, the star of the commercial and fiance of Marko Jaric, who is currently playing six minutes a game for the Memphis Grizzlies. More importantly, he serves as an excuse for me to post a photo of Ms. Lima on this sports blog. (I would thank Marko, but it is he that should be thanking whatever higher power is responsible for his engagement to this woman.)
It should be an interesting scene at MSG tonight as LeBron comes to town on the heels of the Knicks’ cap-cutting trade that sent Zach Randolph to the Clippers. Rachel Nichols speculates on what the scene will be like tonight:
Santonio Holmes can thank Hines Ward for this shot he took Thursday night in the Steelers’ 27-10 win over the Bungles.
Of course Browns and Falcons fans are probably like, “Wait a minute – that couldn’t have been Chris Crocker. The Chris Crocker we know would have gotten burnt for a long touchdown pass on that play.”
It is hard to imagine that we are coming up on the eight-year anniversary of the untimely death of Dale Earnhardt. NASCAR has produced a five-disc DVD collection to celebrate the legacy of “The Intimidator” driving his legendary black # 3 car to victory.
I want to throw a caution flag in the air, as Earnhardt’s 10 greatest races are not complete television re-broadcasts. Instead, each 45-minute vignette features a condensed version that highlights the key moments of each race. The ultimate NASCAR fan might be disappointed as they won’t be able to watch the entire race once again, but casual fans might enjoy the shorter format.
Every race in the DVD collection provides a perfect tribute to Earnhardt’s competitive fire and his adrenaline-pumping race to the winner’s circle. My favorite races include Earnhardt’s photo-finish win over rival Bobby Labonte in the 2000 Cracker Barrel 500, capturing the 1998 Daytona 500 flag after racing 20 years on the legendary track without a victory, winning the 1989 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway the night after his father, Ralph, was inducted into the Raceway’s Hall of Fame, and Earnhardt’s final victory that saw him move from 18th place to win the 2000 Winston 500 at the legendary Talladega Superspeedway.
The bonus features on the DVD collection include the induction of Ralph and Dale Earnhardt into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame some nine years apart from one another. Dale’s ceremony features a brief retrospective from his friend, Brian Williams, about the essence of his hard-driving, world-class championship driving style. And the reaction from the audience proves Earnhardt was the most popular driver of his time.
How do you get a job as a NBA cameraman assigned to film the dance team coming in and out of the commercial breaks? SbB found this video at FanIQ.
Great video find today by FANIQ, which has Nuggets TV announcer Chris Marlowe (yeah, the volleyball guy) in need of some CPR after watching Nugs Cheerleader Bridget’s boobies bounce all over the place:
Listen for the little chuckle from the color commentary guy after the cutaway shot to the team bench (just before Chris Marlowe talks about the “festive atmosphere”).
At some point, a producer in the van said, “F*ck it, we’re gonna put this baby up in slo-mo.”
Donovan McNabb didn’t know that there were ties in the NFL.
McNabb has received a lot of criticism for not knowing the rule, but I distinctly remember after the Steelers-Falcons tie in 2002 that several players didn’t know about ties, either.
The real criticism here is that the NFL even has ties. I’m not saying the NFL should adopt the college football overtime system (although that would be fun), but at least play until somebody wins. Ties are ridiculous.
It’s amazing how trends develop in football. For example: players leaping over each other. I’ve seen it so many times that I’m almost beginning to expect a running back or wide receiver to leap over a defender to gain an extra couple of yards.
Here’s the latest example of a player jumping over a defender as Beanie Wells does his Superman impression in leaping over an Illinois’ defensive back in the Buckeyes’ 30-20 victory last Saturday.
Love the music. And as long as defensive backs are going to keep trying to tackle players low, I think we’ll see more plays like this.
President-elect Barack Obama appeared on “60 Minutes” tonight, and once again stated that he supports the idea of a college football playoff.
Q: As President of the United States, what can you do, or what do you plan to do about getting a college football playoff for the National Championship?
BO: This is important. I think any sensible person would say that if you’ve got a bunch of teams that have played throughout the season, and many of them have one loss or two losses - there’s no clear, decisive winner - that we should be creating a playoff system. Eight teams. That would be three rounds to determine a national champion. It would add three extra weeks to the season, you could trim back on the regular season. I don’t know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this, so I’m going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it’s the right thing to do.
The question about the college football playoff is at the 2:50 mark.
We’ve all heard the story of Mike Singletary’s halftime mooning a couple of weeks ago, but the guys at Bang! Cartoon wonder if this will become a league-wide problem. Check out the ‘toon below but beware of Crennel in Cleveland!
This is why Ty Law (who was sitting on his couch when the Jets called him to play cornerback for them just days before they faced the Patriots on Thursday night) shouldn’t be covering Randy Moss when the game is on the line:
That was simply a phenomenal catch, but I don’t think enough is being made about Matt Cassel’s throw. Not only does he avoid the sack, but he also point the ball where only Moss could catch it – while on the run no less. Great play.
And to be far, Law didn’t have bad coverage on Moss, but why allow him to get a free release off the line?
