Who would have ever guessed that Chris Cooley and Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be like two peas in a pod? Certainly not us, but, of course, we’d be dead wrong. Turns out the fellas have been buddy-buddy for over a year now and the bond runs so deep that Cooley actually named his dog Dale Earnhardt Jr. Now, if that’s not respect and admiration then nothing is.
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[Mr. Irrelevant]: Cooley and Dale Junior Are Seriously BFF
When a professional football player reaches the pinnacle of their sport, they usually go to Disney World or Disneyland. But when NBA ballers finally get their giant hands on the Larry O’Brien trophy they have their own special place they like to visit. Uncle Dave’s house.
The Celts’ victory lap started last night as Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen yukked it up with David Letterman. The dynamic duo told Dave that appearing on “The Late Show” is one of the sweeter spoils of winning an NBA title.
Letterman greeted his guests by saying, “Congratulations to both you guys and thank you very much for being here. I know, I mean, it’s crazy that you were in the big celebration and it’s still continuing now, isn’t it? And you’re probably saying to yourselves right now, ‘Why are we here?'”
Allen and Garnett said it was an honor to be on the show. “This’ll solidify when you’ve won something, you’ve got to do Letterman,” said Garnett.
Added Allen: “I think in the 80s when you won a championship, you said, ‘We’re going to Disneyland… In the year 2000, we say, ‘We’re going to David Letterman.”
See, we told ya so.
Oh, and Ray, it’s currently the year 2008.
Links:
[Boston.com]: `Late Show’ with the Celtics
[Celtics Blog]: Allen, KG chat with Letterman
We love MMA. After all, there is nothing better than watching a fight and anticipating that special moment when one grown man delivers a vicious knockout blow to another grown man. Check that, we just found something better: kid KOs.
From the Worldwide Leader in Sports comes yet another horrible, horrible idea. Baseball Tonight is celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by having nine bands (we use the term quite loosely) record their own unique and personal version of the song which will then be put up to a vote to determine the winner of the battle of the bands. On Sunday’s episode of the show, they couldn’t find a real musician, so they just threw Peter Gammons in front of a camera and told him to sing. Don’t believe us? Here’s the old, wrinkled proof.
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[ESPN]: Celebrating 100 years with `Battle of the Bands’
Why do we love sports? Oh, let us count the ways. The list starts with the simple addiction to competition and ends with all the sexy girlfriends and wives of the athletes. There’s a whole lot in between, but we forgot what it was because we started thinking about how lucky Reggie Bush is. Anyways, for as much as we love the world of sports, there are plenty of things out there that just really annoy the hell out of us and, apparently, there’s a lot that annoys the guys over at The Love of Sports as well. Here’s their list of the Most Obnoxious Sports Traditions.
7. Detroit Red Wings’ Octopi
6. “CHARGE!”
5. Tomahawk Chop
4. Sleeveless Shirts in NASCAR
3. Gooooaaaaaallllll!
2. Hats & Mint Juleps at the Kentucky Derby
1. The Wave
Wait a minute, let’s not forget about John Mason’s “Deeeeetroit basketball! or the creepy little kids who copy him.
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[The Love of Sports]: Most Obnoxious Sports Traditions
The Celtics finally completed their 22-year journey back to the NBA championship while Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen all had their careers “certified” as Garnett said during his interview moments after the final buzzer. The 131-92 annihilation of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 was the most lopsided championship-clinching game in league history, delivering a massive spinning back fist to Kobe Bryant’s legacy as the “next” Michael Jordan. After all, can you imagine Mike ever dropping a Finals-clincher by 39 points?
After the game, fans flocked to the streets to celebrate their 17th banner which sounds like a ton of fun, but is really just confusing, frustrating agony. Just try to enjoy yourself amidst a sea of knuckleheads like this:
Say hello to your newest
1,000-yard rusher
The NBA season is officially over, signifying the official starting of the countdown to the NFL kickoff. We’re still trying to figure out who our keeper is going to be for this year’s fantasy team, but, luckily, we still have time. And between now and then, we’ll probably flip flop between players over a hundred times thanks to crazy, outlandish predictions like these from FBKid’s Sports Minute.
10. Matt Forte will run for 1,000 yards as a rookie
9. Drew Stanton will be the starting quarterback for the Lions by the end of the year
8. Keith Rivers will win defensive rookie of the year
7. The Oakland Raiders will be a playoff spoiler come December
6. The Carolina Panthers will make the playoffs
5. Jonathan Stewart will win offensive rookie of the year
4. The Buffalo Bills will make the playoffs
3. The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t make the playoffs
2. The Cowboys won’t be representing the NFC in the Super Bowl
1. Troy Smith will be the starting quarterback for the Ravens week one
We’ll go out on a limb and say the Cowboys won’t be representing the NFC and TO will once again go home with snot coming out his nose and tears streaming behind his Kool Moe Dee shades. Either way, you need to get your popcorn ready because you’re going to want a snack while you wait for the season kickoff to roll around on September 4. Skins in New York to face the Super Bowl champs, in case you were wondering.
Links:
[FBKid’s Sports Minute]: top ten shocking predictions for the NFL season
Some people say we’re ridiculous for not being able to enjoy the elegance, grace, power and athleticism that is professional level soccer. We say “phooey on you.” We’re busy people with things to see and people to do. We don’t have time to sit around for three hours just to wind up watching a 1-1 tie. Nope. Give us a five minute clip of some dude kicking balls into trashcans from across the block and set it to a sweet AC/DC track and we’ll have our futbol fill for the next six to eight months.
There, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, it’s on to our busy schedule. There’s a Work Out marathon starting in half an hour.
“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.
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.
Don’t let anyone tell you that gymnastics is not a contact sport. Just watch this chick get flung off a giant swing and make contact with the floor.
Gymnast Overshoots Landing Mat – Watch more free videos
If you want to see a smaller, yet equally shocking, version of the accident you just witnessed then buy your kiddos one of these and take the first step toward getting `em those stitches they’ve always been wanting.
