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      AskMen.com’s Top 49 Most Influential Men

      October 22, 2008 /

      BoltToday, AskMen.com released their list of the world’s Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2008. Over 200,000 voters participated to help determine which men in the public eye most influenced the way they bought, dressed, and thought in the past year. Athletes made up 25 percent of the list, the most of any other category (music, politics, fashion, etc.). Their respective rankings are below:

      46. Alex Rodriguez – New York Yankees

      45. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins

      41. Lewis Hamilton – Formula 1 Racing

      40. Brett Favre – New York Jets

      30. Rafael Nadal – Association of Tennis Professionals

      25. David Beckham – Los Angeles Galaxy

      21. Usain Bolt – 2008 Olympics gold-medal sprinter

      20. LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers

      18. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers

      9. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United

      3. Michael Phelps – 2008 Olympics gold-medal swimmer

      While I’m not sure how much Michael Phelps affected how males bought, dressed, and thought over the past few months, these athletes have certainly garnered interest for what they represent, their sport. Although the criteria might have to be worded differently next time around (at #48, David Simon, creator of The Wire, definitely affected how our culture thinks), I agree that these individuals have helped sports in general more than their peers. For example, Lewis Hamilton broke Formula 1’s color barrier, Rafael Nadal has reinvigorated tennis, and both Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps momentarily united the world in celebration with their success in the Olympics.

      It’s pretty interesting to see how much sway Kobe and Favre still have while sports such as golf, UFC, and boxing lacked a representative on the list.

      General Sports

      The 13 Worst Pro-Wrestling Gimmicks Ever

      October 22, 2008 /

      Jay LenoComedy.com put together a list of the 13 worst pro-wrestling gimmicks ever.

      This is just sad.

      6. Disco Inferno
      He looks like a gay extra from Goodfellas. WCW proved once again that it’s never way-too-late for anti-disco jokes.

      5. Robocop
      A fictitious robot police officer is created to fight crime in future Detroit. Or to help Sting in the Nineties. Come on.

      4. The Boogeyman
      FLA-VOR FLAVE!!! Or is it Darth Maul? Either way it sucks.

      3. Jay Leno
      A big chinned, squeaky-voiced observational comedian who likes Doritos a whole bunch? Not believable at all. What? It’s a real guy? Whoa. He sucks.

      1. Tugboat
      This dipshit dressed like some sort of old timey ship captain and constantly made the horn sound that tugboats make. Man, this guy really likes tugboats. This is awful.

      Just brutal.

      General Sports, Humor

      Sports clichés we could all do without

      October 20, 2008 /

      The Love of Sports put together a great list of sports clichés that the general public could do without hearing for the next couple decades.

      Plaxico Burress1. “One Day (Game) at a Time”
      Ah, how Zen. It’s great to know our admired athletes live along the same space-time continuum as the rest of us, despite possessing extraordinary physical skill. You may want to stay humble to maintain that underdog mentality, but don’t try to wow us with your existential wisdom.

      4. “Nobody Believed In Us”
      Really, no one? How very lonely you pro athletes must be. If this were true, then we should all be thankful none of us has to deal with the crushing abandonment that a come-from-behind sports franchise must. Even the Rays had a few thousand “believers” and they claim the most anemic following of anybody. Save the pity card and enjoy the win.

      6. “We Never Gave Up”
      On behalf of the millions of other fans who invest their money and time to watch you do your job, thank you. This should go without saying. So, by all means, don’t say it.

      8. “We Just Had to Come Out and Play Our Game”
      Uh huh. And? What a way to say nothing, yet hint at something truly profound. We know what game you played, but damned if we have any idea what “your game” actually was – or is. Clearly the game the other team played, though technically the same as the one you were playing, was inferior to this mysterious “You” game. Tell us more.

      The “Nobody Believed In Us” is beyond the point of annoying. Players like to assume that everybody is against them now and it’s ridiculous. The whole “respect” thing is getting really tired.

      General Sports, Golf, Humor, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Soccer, Super Bowl, Swimming

      High School pep rallies sure have changed

      October 17, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS.com details the story of Nacogdoches High School in Texas and their cheerleaders going a little too far with at recent pep rally.

      Seems Nacogdoches High School held a pep rally to hype up the students before a game. As Enrico Morricone’s famous score blared over the loudspeakers, a group of cheerleaders dressed in the colors of rival Center High School “kidnapped” Duke the Dragon, Nacogdoches’ mascot. Then a second group of cheerleaders came and rescued Duke, subdued the CHS cheerleaders, forced them to kneel on the floor, and “executed” them with toy guns. Surprisingly, some people aren’t too pleased. (Zapruder-esque footage after the jump.)

      Students at NHS began circulating a petition criticizing the glorification of guns. Imagine that! That goes against every stereotype I’ve been raised to believe about Texas. Then an editorial appeared the the school paper, but not after undergoing some heavy editing from principal Nathan Chaddick, who not only took the piece off the front page, but excised parts he found overkill. The paragraphs he deemed inappropriate?

      “We realize it was intended to raise school spirit, but it is inappropriate to allow such a display of excessive violence in a high school. This is not only unacceptable in a school environment, but also from a moral standpoint. This skit did not portray the other team as our opponent in a sports game, but as an enemy.

      This skit and all of its implications were approved by an authoritative figure with the power and responsibility to edit the skit.

      Such an authority should certainly show more discretion in the future.”

      Oh yeah, that’ll foment a revolution in the halls. Chaddick said he censored and moved the editorial because the authors had a personal grudge against the cheerleaders. I’m not sure what twisted, backwoods, “Mean Girls” world he’s living in, and I generally support his pro-cheerleader agenda, but it’s hard to justify what he calls “a little country, cowboy-type skit.”

      As for the game? Nacogdoches went on to murder Center, 26-6.

      Back in my day (ah crap, I didn’t think I would ever say that), we painted our rivals rock. Now cheerleaders are performing fake executions. Sweet mother of crap…

      General Sports, Video

      Housekeepers gank David Beckham and High Maintenance Spice’s stuff

      October 16, 2008 /

      It doesn’t matter how well you think you know someone, always keep an eye on your sh*t.


      David & Victoria Beckham      British newspapers are reporting that two people who worked for David Beckham and his wife were arrested after some of the couple’s possessions were spotted on an Internet auction site.

      Both the tabloid Sun and the Daily Mirror say in Tuesday’s editions that two housekeepers at the Beckham’s mansion northeast of London were arrested and questioned by police last week.

      The newspapers say some of Beckham’s soccer memorabilia had been placed on eBay. Dresses belonging to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham were also reportedly for sale.

      No one has been charged. Hertfordshire Police said only that they are investigating a theft. Representatives of the Beckhams declined to comment.

      The final count isn’t in yet, but last time I checked the numbers show that Posh Spice’s underwear was getting almost 10-times the Ebay bids than David’s old soccer memorabilia.

      General Sports, Soccer

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