Oh Tiger Woods, you crazy blasphemer you

Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 12:45:19 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: Tiger Woods, video games, golf, EA (all tags)

This is a fantastic commercial by EA Sports for the new Tiger Woods 09. It was made in response to a guy who found a glitch in Tiger Woods 08 that let him play in the water.

By the way, are you allowed to dip your club in the water like that when playing from a lily pad? Or is that like playing out of a bunker?

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It already feels like eons since we've seen one of Tiger's fist pumps

Posted on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 12:29:25 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: PGA, golf, Tiger Woods, injury, video, funny (all tags)

We all knew that golf without Tiger Woods was going to be tough, but nobody expected it to be this brutal. It's like watching the Bulls dynasty play without Michael Jordan. Sure, it's a'ight, but if Leave It to Beaver comes on or it starts raining outside your window then you're probably going to be easily distracted. Yup, life without Tiger sure does suck and here's a catchy tune so you don't ever forget it.

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Odds and Ends: Fodder for fantasy football fires

Posted on Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 12:12:20 PM EST in NFL
More on: NFL, fantasy football, Tiger Woods, Shaquille O'Neal, Jeremy Shockey, umpire, Kobe Bryant, Nas, Chuck Liddell, sports bras, video, Odds and Ends (all tags)

Remember back in the good ol' days when running backs where the most important position in the fantasy football universe. Well, thanks to the two-back system sensation that is sweeping the NFL nation, those days appear to be over; at least, according to WhatIfSports.com. They released their 08 season predicitions this week and the QBs are defiantly the dominant species with seven in the top 10 and 10 appearing in the top 15. Here's their breakdown of the top 10 scorers overall.

1. Tom Brady, QB, Patriots
2. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts
3. Tony Romo, QB, Cowboys
4. LaDanian Tomlinson, RB, Chargers
5. Brian Westbrook, RB, Eagles
6. Drew Brees, QB, Saints
7. Derek Anderson, QB, Browns
8. Carson Palmer, QB, Bengals
9. Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings
10. Eli Manning, QB, Giants

Just for comparisons sake, here's a quick rundown of the projected top 10 players prior to the 2007 season as seen by SI.com:

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Chargers
2. Steven Jackson, RB, Rams
3. Larry Johnson, RB, Chiefs
4. Frank Gore, RB, 49ers
5. Shaun Alexander, RB, Seahawks
6. Willie Parker, RB, Steelers
7. Rudi Johnson, RB, Bengals
8. Brian Westbrook, RB, Eagles
9. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts
10. Joseph Addai, RB, Colts

In other news...

[The Beardown]: Buy Tiger Woods' apple cores??

[Tirico Suave]: Maricopa County sheriff asks "Shaq, tell me how my ass tastes"

[Giants Football Blog]: Michael Strahan reveals Jeremy Shockey wants out of NYC. Well, duh!

[Deuce of Davenport]: KITT is still cooler than the Hoff

[Bugs & Cranks]: Attack of the broken bat

[Sportaphile.com]: Kobe Bryant continues to take a beating, this time from rapper Nas

[PartMule.com]: "Holy Jesus, look at the butt on that"

[YouTube.com]: You can find Chuck Liddell in the club

[Epic Carnival]: Yippee!! It's National Sports Bra Week

[Home Run Derby]: The Jheri Curl All-Stars

And finally, crunk is officially dead. Let the era of mumbles begin.

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Odds and Ends: No Tiger. No problem.

Posted on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 11:46:29 AM EST in Other Sports
More on: Tiger Woods, PGA, MLB, NBA Draft, Notre Dame, NBC, Mark Cuban, Glen Davis, Doug Christie, Bull Durham, NHL, lacrosse, cheerleader, Charles Barkley, Ron Artest, rap, Odds and Ends (all tags)

With Tiger Woods' season officially coming to a close, the PGA is starting to sweat bullets over losing the game's biggest draw. So, here's a list of 10 Thing The PGA Tour Can Do To Increase Attendance, according to The World of Isaac, while Tiger's getting nursed back to health by Elin.

10. Give John Daly the go ahead to do the 18 challenge (18 Hot Dogs, 18 Beers, and 18 shots, 18 Holes)

9. Give Natalie Gulbis an honorary PGA membership for the Summer.

8. Fans get free copies of the next hottest Calendar: The Women of the PGA tour

7. Make Phil Mickelson wear "The Bro" outside his shirt (Big Endorsement)

6. Randomly choose one golfer to get Nancy Kerrigan'd every week and make him limp around the course. Hey, the drama worked for Tiger?

5. Make worse than a bogey=Keg Stand at the next hole

4. If somebody screams "Get in the Hole" and it doesn't go in, make that fan strip naked and run for his life

3. Have a Tim Finchem Dunk Tank at the turn

2. Bring back some old cranky dudes from the Senior tour. Let them go at it from the ladies tee, let them ride carts, let them foot wedge it out of the rough

1. KY Jelly and Mud Wrestling in every available Pond

In other news...

[The Sports Muffin]: Meet Pat Venditte, he's amphibious

[The Recliner GM]: The Best and Worst of the NBA Draft

[Irish Band of Brothers]: Get ready for more crappy Notre Dame football on NBC

[The Cuban Revolution]: Mark ain't the only Cuban who can blog

[Clubhouse Cancer]: Glen Davis is enjoying his championship reign

[850TheBuzz.com]: Doug Christie's wife allows Doug Christie to do a radio interview

[Flatusyahu.com]: Bull Durham gets a facelift

[Can't Stop The Bleeding]: "In a way, that I hoped I shoved it up to somebody's butt"

[YouTube]: Lacrosse cheerleader takes one for the team

[PartMule.com]: According to Jason Kidd, the Chuckster isn't gambling

And finally, it worked for Eminem and Dido, so why can't it work for Ron Artest and Alicia Keys?

Ron Artest raps over Alicia Keys

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Odds and Ends: Retief Goosen calls Tiger a faker

Posted on Thu Jun 19, 2008 at 01:03:48 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: Retief Goosen, Tiger Woods, Jeremy Shockey, NASCAR, MMA, Heisman, texting, moustaches, MLB, thongs, Odds and Ends (all tags)

The entire nation was practically pulling for Tiger Woods last weekend when he was playing in agony with a bum wheel last weekend at the U.S. Open. Well, almost the entire nation. Turns out that Retief Goosen thinks the Oscar for worst acting should have gone to Tiger.

"It just seemed when he hit bad shots his knee was in pain and on his good shots he wasn't."

Asked if he felt Woods could have been faking it, Goosen said: "I think so."

"You see when he made the putts and he went down on his knees and shouting `yeah', his knee wasn't sore. Nobody knows if he was just showing off or if he was really injured, and I believe if he was injured he would not have played. But it was a great win."

I like Goosen's I think the sonofabitch faked the whole thing but it was a great win approach. Slam a guy and then clean it up with a throwaway compliment. When pressed about his comments Retief said he was just kidding.. Sort of.

"I was being light-hearted."

"No one but Tiger knows how badly hurt he was. But if he was really badly hurt, he would have withdrawn wouldn't he?"

In other news...

[HotStoveNewYork.com]: You got your ring, now scram!

[Answer this...]: NASCAR officials are racists and sexists...no way!

[The Sports Muffin]: List of the top 10 MMA fighters. Sorry, Jesse Taylor didn't make the cut

[HeismanPundit.com]: Who Won't Win The Heisman

[LGTexter.com]: Move over competitive eaters, you have some serious competition in the dork department

[Comcast.net]: Moustache mania

[eBay]: Moustache mania part deux

[eTrueSports.com]: New York's newest power couple

[Cuzoogle.com]: 10 Wheaties boxes you will never see

[The Legend of Cecilio Guante]: Somehow, Man-Ram didn't make the MLB's All-Crazy Team

And finally, we bring you the story of a defective thong.

A Los Angeles woman claims she was injured by her Victoria's Secret thong, prompting her to sue the underwear manufacturer.

The plaintiff in the case, Macrida Patterson, 52, attributed the May 2007 injury to a Victoria's Secret "low-rise v-string," according to a court document posted on The Smoking Gun.

Patterson's lawyer told The Smoking Gun that a "design problem" caused a decorative metallic piece on the underwear to fly up and hit Patterson in the eye while she was putting the underwear on.

Patterson's product liability lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week.

The Smoking Gun reported that, prior to the lawsuit, officials from Victoria's Secret had asked to see the offending underwear but were refused by Patterson's lawyer.

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Odds and Ends: So, you think your fantasy team name is creative, huh?

Posted on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 12:50:21 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: fantasy sports, Michael Wilbon, Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Terrelle Pryor, Becky Hammon, NBA, Notre Dame, Urban Meyer, UFC, Dana White, pro wrestling, Tiger Woods, Jeff Van Gundy, Odds and Ends (all tags)

"Itchy Pujols": now that's creative!

There's no avoiding it any longer, fantasy sports are American males', and some females', primary obsession in life. You might say that you love your spouse and your kids, but we know where the true emotion lies. Remember when you blew off going to church so you could fine-tune your lineup before the early kickoffs? Or what about the time you skipped your kid's recital in order to watch a Monday Night Football blowout because Jason Elam was your kicker and you trailed by seven points? Of course, the biggie was when you forgot about your anniversary while pondering over the name of your team. Well, thanks to FantasyTeamNames.net, you can avoid the last disaster by simply stealing someone else's creative moniker. Here's a list of the current top ten fantasy team names.

10.Cleavage Rocks
9.Suck My Ditka
8.Bartolo Colonoscopy
7.Fuhrious
6.Vanek at the Disco
5.Human Growth Whore Moans
4.Travis Henry is My Dad
3.My Vick In A Box
2.Itchy Pujols
1.Byrnes When I Peavy

In other news...

[WashingtonPost.com]: Willie Buns explains his run-in with sex kitten/geezer skeezer Kendra

[MMAMania.com]: Forget about Kimbo for a second. Rampage vs. Griffin is right around the corner!

[WaitingForNextYear.com]: One day closer to the field for Terrelle Pryor

[Newsday.com]: What?! Becky Hammon is a filthy traitor!? Wait, who's Becky Hammon?

[OnDeckFantasy.com]: Top 10 NBA ballers that you'd probably consider punching in the face

[Bleacher Report]: Notre Dame hates Urban Meyer

[MMA Stomping Grounds]: Dana White still has a big [expletive deleted] announcement to make, just you [expletive deleted] wait and see

[phillyBurbs.com]: Wrestling's greatest feuds - Taz vs. Sabu

[Tirico Suave]: Tiger Woods, you do not impress Harvey Bars

[YouTube.com]: Wii Fit, it's not just for chicks anymore

And finally, from Awful Announcing, more Deep Thoughts with our boy Jeff Van Gundy.

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If there is such thing as a racy Tiger Woods press conference then this is it

Posted on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 12:37:10 AM EST in Other Sports
More on: Tiger Woods, video, funny, golf (all tags)

Tiger Woods gets asked a lot of dull questions and, in turn, he delivers a lot of dull answers.  We love the guy but, half the times, you already know what he's going to say before he says it.  So, it's good to see somebody break the norm and throw him a curveball every now-n-then in order to see how he reacts.  Here's one way to do it.  

Embarrassing Question For Tiger Woods - Watch more free videos

Ahhh.  So good to hear we're not the only guys with that problem.

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Around the Rim: Back to where it all began

Posted on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 09:23:45 AM EST in NBA
More on: Allen Iverson, Nuggets, 76ers, Heat, Raptors, Rockets, New Orleans, Chris Paul, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Celtics, Mavericks, LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Around the Rim, NBA (all tags)

1. A.I. got his sundae, but no cherry on top
Allen Iverson was welcomed back to Philadelphia with open arms on Wednesday night. The Answer returned for the first time since being traded to Denver back in December of 2006 and it was almost like he never left. Iverson scored a game-high 32 points, dished out eight assists and had the ball in his hands for the game's most dramatic shot. But that's where the warm and fuzzy feelings ended. Iverson's jumper didn't connect and neither did Marcus Camby's put-back, giving the 76ers a 115-113 victory. Still, A.I. had the time of his life coming back to where he used to practice. Yup, we're still talking about practice.

I dreamed it up a certain way, and it was better than that," Iverson said. "Everything was perfect but one thing, and that was not winning the game."

"I almost had a perfect trip at my home away from home," Iverson said.

2. Ice cold Heat
In the same week the Denver Nuggets dropped 168 points on the sorry Sonics, the Heat and the Raptors combined for a pathetic 150 points last night. Luckily for Toronto, they posted 96 of them, pounding Miami by a franchise best 42 points, 96-54. At this point, nothing is shocking with the Heat anymore, but this is a startling occurrence nevertheless. Miami's 54 points fell just five points shy of tying the worst performance of the shot clock era set by Chicago in 1998-99 versus the Heat. It was the franchise's worst performance for points in a game and a half (26) while also setting a new low by connecting on 20-of-78 shots (.256). Just keep thinking Michael Beasley fellas.

3. Failure to launch
After winning 22 consecutive games, there is nowhere to go but down and the Rockets are currently plummeting back to earth. After getting creamed by Boston on Tuesday, Houston traveled to New Orleans and got flattened once again as the Hornets cruised to a 90-69 victory. Tracy McGrady is no longer playing like a superstar and his team is suffering because of it. T-Mac followed up his embarrassing eight-point outing against the Celtics by netting just 15 on Nawlins while his Rockets struggled to post 10 points for the entire fourth quarter. Chris Paul continues to light up opponents, finishing with 21 points, 10 assists while taking another leap towards a possible MVP trophy.

Wednesday's Player of the Day: Vince Carter vs. Atlanta 43 min, 39 pts (FG: 17-26, 3FG: 2-3, FT: 3-4), 10 reb, 8 ast, 1 blk

Thursday's Game to Watch: Boston (54-13) @ Dallas (44-24)
The Celtics have already rallied from 22 points down to win in San Antonio and snapped the second-longest win streak in league history in Houston. Now, they'll look to do something very few teams have accomplished over the past few years: successfully navigate their way through the Texas triangle. Boston could be without Ray Allen once again when they head into Dallas, but that hasn't slowed them down yet. The Mavericks would love for a little bit of that Irish luck to rub off on them considering they are 0-6 against teams with records above .500 since Jason Kidd's arrival.

Buzzer Beater: Tiger Woods and LeBron James had never met prior to this week. Word??

Earlier this week in Orlando, James and fellow megastar Tiger Woods met for the first time. They share more than a Dec. 30 birthday. "Every time he goes out he expects to win," James said when asked what he admires about Woods, "He's an unbelievable talent. I've always looked at Michael Jordan as being one of the greatest athletes of my lifetime, and Tiger is right there now.

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Odds and Ends: Behind the scenes of the NBA Draft with Stephen A. Smith

Posted on Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 04:39:23 PM EST in NBA
More on: Stephen A. Smith, Tiger Woods, video, Odds and Ends, Red Sox, Greg Oden (all tags)

The hilarious videos just keep on coming as we've now gotten our grubby little hands on a clip of a puppet named Stephen A. Smith giving us an inside look at the NBA's coming out party (via the fellas at Awful Announcing). In addition to the back stage discussions with some of the league's newest stars, S.A.S. was gracious enough to give up the commentary on, well, the actual, real life, super annoying Stephen A. Smith. Now, we never have liked the guy, but thanks to this video, we like him even less than Slava Medvedenko and Rasho Nesterovic.

Watch out Triumph, there's a new insulting sock in town.

In other news...

[ADN.com]: What the hell is in the waters of Alaska to produce 350+ pound fish!?!?

[NBC12.com]: Danica might be going Britney Spears on us.

[The Big Lead]: Woody Paige got a vasectomy. Uh, TMI.

[Our Book of Scrap]: Red Sox fan chugs a cup of mustard. Mmmmmmm, mustard.

[WISTV.com]: Another day, another f'd up twist in the Chris Benoit story.

[WAVE3.com]: NFL Europe finally folds; now we're just waiting on the WNBA to go under.

[OrlandoSentinel.com]: Tiger Woods' guest house goes up in flames. Don't worry; we're sure he has another one somewhere.

[SI.com]: Greg Oden wants to clean up the number 52's ugly image.

And finally, for all your drunken sports fans out there who hate drinking warm beer, we've got one word for ya: Hopsicle!

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Odds and Ends: Another sports meets rap disaster

Posted on Mon Jun 04, 2007 at 06:13:20 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: Rap, Tiger Woods, golf, Alex Rodriguez, swingers, Cubs, Penn State, Odds and Ends (all tags)

Just the other day we were sitting around talking about the history of sports but a funny thing happened when our timeline hit the late 60's. Turns out we couldn't remember a damn thing about the world of athletics from 1965-1969. Thank goodness for a couple of Eminem wannabes doing a lame history project and YouTube. And, of course, we gotta give a shout out to the good fellas at You Been Blinded for dropping this knowledge bomb on our noggin. We promise to never forget the late 60's again, but there's no such guarantee for the late 90's. Way too many dollar beer nights!

In other news...

[Golf.com]: Tiger Woods wins this golf tournament too

[SportsbyBrooks]: A-Rod likes to swing and we're not talking bats, folks

[BostonHerald.com]: Soccer fans get crushed in Zambia

[The Golf Blog]: Is Phil really "Just Like Us"?

[YouTube]: Cubs are already self-destructing

And finally, how big of a Penn State football are you? Well if you're gonna be the most diehard Nittany Lions fan on the planet then you gotta get your hands on the PSU motorcycle up for grabs on eBay. And all it'll cost you to have this one of a kind hog is $60,000 if you act fast.

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