Michael Irvin, despite no longer being a part of ESPN’s NFL Countdown, is still sought out for his opinions on the NFL. This week, in Phoenix for the Super Bowl, he was twice asked about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb’s recent statements on a blog that the Eagles need to get more playmakers. As usual when [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2008’
A brief thought on the NBA
The Philadelphia 76ers are 18-28. They’re a game and a half (two games in the loss column) out of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It’s amazing that the East is so competitive the East really, really sucks — worse than even the most horrendous American Idol contestants. – Joe Guckin [...]
Being a fan can be hazardous to health
Patriot and Giant fans who get wrapped up in Sunday’s Super Bowl beware – taking it too seriously could cause a heart attack. Doctors have long suspected a link between sports-watching and heart trouble, but the new report in the New England Journal of Medicine provides some of the most solid evidence to date. An [...]
Hitler, the Cowboys fan
This had disappeared and is now back on YouTube. A brilliant mixing of the World War II film “Downfall” (one of my all-time faves) with the Cowboys’ playoff loss to the Giants. –Jim Buzinski [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=K2triiYXSY8] Share on Facebook
Eli Manning, mama’s boy
There is a nice article in the New York Times about the bond Giants quarterback Eli Manning has with him mom, Olivia. While dad Archie was off watching his older sons Cooper and Peyton play sports, young Eli developed a taste for … antiques! Manning was dragged to so many of his brothers’ athletic events [...]
Tony Romo sings “Don’t Stop Believing”
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76ers’ MC Jammer
In this day and age we often hear about athletes getting their own TV and radio shows. Usually, they’re limited to the sport they play or perhaps on sports in general. I’d also hazard a guess that they’re usually a little older and more experienced. So it was interesting to read this article today in [...]
A jinx on the Pats?
If New England loses the Super Bowl, this is destined to become a collector’s item. Share on Facebook
Wake Forest QB naked?
A blog called “With Leather,” describing itself as “a blog about all the assholes and idiots in the world of sports, and the hot chicks who date them” — a ringing endorsement if I ever heard one — received a nude photo of Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner from a tipster. (Pause while everyone clicks [...]
Weir loses a heartbreaker
Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek had a finish at the United State Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn., that was unbelievably close. Defending champion Evan Lysacek and former three-time champion Johnny Weir did the near impossible: they finished the competition with exactly 244.77 points each. The tie was broken and the championship awarded to [...]
Reaction to our All-NFL Hot team
It has been amusing to see mainstream reaction to the 2007 All-NFL Hot team posted this week, and featuring the likes of Tampa Bay safety Sabby Piscitelli (right). Deadspin, the most popular sports blog and a friend of Outsports, ran a small mention and got some amusing comments: “I’d root for this team.” “Warren Sapp [...]
How to castrate a lamb
I learned this rather “interesting” tidbit from New York Giants offensive lineman Grey Ruegamer: Castrating a lamb with your teeth is a pretty simple procedure, really. Grey Ruegamer knows. “You grab the forelegs and pin them to the ground, and then you grab the back legs and throw them on their back,” Ruegamer said. And [...]
Racin’ in the Rain
Some of the new year’s first big horse-racing action hit two tracks today with the Sunshine Millions series. Sponsors of this mini-Breeders Cup series must have had some pull with the California weather man, because our big Pacific storm cleared just enough today for the Santa Anita half of the races to be held. The Sunshine Millions is designed as an “east coast/west [...]
Discussion Board down
Just a note that we are having technical problems with our Discussion Board and tech support is working on it. Thanks for your patience. Share on Facebook
Oregon fans hate Love
UCLA men’s basketball coach Ben Howland condemned the behavior of fans at the University of Oregon after his Bruins beat the Ducks in a key Pac-10 game on Thursday. “I thought there was some really vile, inappropriate, disgusting innuendo,” Howland said. “They wrote in one of the local papers that it wasn’t the worst ever [...]
Tom Brady’s shirtless again
For those of you who think the Patriots’ quarterback is hot, here’s a new Stetson cologne ad: There’s no word as to whether he was wearing a protective boot on his right foot…or any other kind of protection. – Joe Guckin Share on Facebook
LeBron loves the wrong teams
LeBron James is an Akron, Ohio native. He’s playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s a very talented player and, speeding issues notwithstanding, seems to be a good person. However, he has a serious character flaw. Since childhood, he has been a fan of the New York Yankees instead of the hometown Indians. Last year he [...]
Swimmer fights staph; vegan NFLer; Yoko Romo
Around the sports world: –The New York Times details Jack Mackenroth’s fight with a dangerous staph infection. Mackenroth is the Masters swimmer and “Project Runway” contestant we recently profiled. –Can one being an elite jock and also vegan? The Wall Street Journal profiles star Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, who became a vegan [...]
Australian Open: History Must Wait For The Future
Didn’t we all sense this coming? Yet no one seemed willing to admit it. Novak Djokovic ended Roger Federer’s streak of consecutive Grand Slam finals at ten by dismissing the world number one in straight sets in the Australian Open semifinals. Djokovic will now face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the Aussie Open crown. Both men are [...]
Australian Open: Ivanovic & Tsonga’s dreamy victories
Last night, I fell asleep while watching the late coverage of the Australian Open. Daniela Hantuchova, playing the best tennis of her life, was leading Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 2-0 as my eyes grew heavy. Just before drifting off, I had two assumptions: Hantuchova was on her way to her first Grand Slam final and, later [...]