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New Orleans Knows How to Celebrate A Win

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:06:21 -0500

The city of New Orleans put a mini-kibosh on things when they said no flashing was allowed at the Saints Super Bowl celebration parade. That didn’t keep a Getty photographer from catching a Saints fan flashing the camera the night before, but we’re not going to let the new rule ruin our evening. [...]

Berman Considering Move To DirecTV

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:41:54 -0500

Earlier today Jason McIntyre at TheBigLead.com reported that ESPN’s Chris Berman “is being heavily pursued by the NFL Network.” McIntyre also noted that Berman’s contract with ESPN expires in three months. (Protip: might wanna budget an on-call stylist) Last summer I heard a random rumor floating around that Direct TV was interested in acquiring Berman’s services. [...]

LVPD: Jackon Won't Be Charged For Assault

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:20:40 -0500

Here is what the Las Vegas Police Department had to say according to TMZ: Las Vegas police tell us there’s simply not enough evidence to move forward with the case. Cops say they spoke with Supriya Harris, Jackson and witnesses before closing the case. Jackson who had been accused by Supriya Harris of attacking her while she was [...]

The Best Google Super Bowl Ad Parodies

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500

Earlier today I did a post showing you an old video of how the Google Super Bowl ad might have gone had it featured Tiger Woods. Today, as I was perusing the Net I ran into another parody of the Google ad, and another, and another... so I thought I would share with you what I found. Who knew this ad would be so ripe for comedy? (The original ad can be seen here for those unfamiliar.)Studying View this post in its entirety at EpicCarnival.com.

Four Landing Spots For Julius Peppers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:32:50 -0500

Julius Peppers is ruling out a long-term deal with the Panthers, making it more and more likely that he won’t return to Carolina next season. With that in mind, here are four possible landing spots for the defensive end next season. Philadelphia Eagles The Eagles are loaded with depth at the defensive end position, headlined by Trent Cole [...]

Harris: Congratulations, Saints!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:02 -0500

So yeah... the Super Bowl really was a good game, wasn't it? Honestly, I was shocked by the game's outcome, because I didn't think the Colts would get beat by two touchdowns, but they did.

Even though I wanted the Colts to win, I'm happy for the Saints. This win was not only huge for them as a team, but it's also a big score for New Orleans. After all that city and team has been through and overcome, they deserve to be called "champions."

At the Super Bowl party I went to, I got to kick it with Thomas Davis, who seems to be doing pretty well as he comes off his recent surgery. We watched the game, played some cards, and ate a ton of food - all in all, it was a good time. BUT, of course, I don't plan on attending one of these parties in 2011. Why? ...Because we'll be in Arlington, Texas doing our thing at Super Bowl XLV!

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MAS*H Finally Gets Taken Out By Super Bowl

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:00 -0500

The ratings results are in for Super Bowl XLIV and not only did it garner HUGE viewership, but it actually dethroned the final episode of M*A*S*H as the most watched program in television history. Via Sports Media Watch.... The Saints' 31-17 win over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV drew a 45.0/68 fast-national rating and 106.5 million viewers on CBS Sunday night, up 7% in ratings and 8% in viewership from Steelers/Cardinals on NBC last year (42.0/64, 98.7 mil), and up 4% and 9%, respectivel...

No More Nomar?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:52:57 -0500

Despite his willingness to play another season, at 36-years old it might all be over for Nomar Garciaparra. The six-time All-Star is currently on the outside looking in on the free agent market this winter, as no one has been calling for his services. Several reports have said that he’s planning to retire anyway, while others [...]

A Bit More 'Rock' Than 'Chalk'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:30 -0500

This will be the only time that “must-see missed free throw” is ever used on this site, but here it is: Brady Morningstar (of the Lawrence Morningstars, of course) steps up to shoot a free throw for a technical foul against Texas yesterday. The ball pops straight up after slipping out of his hands, and [...]

Saints Parade Has Blasphemic Boob Embargo

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:55:16 -0500

TMZ.com reports during today’s Saints Victory Parade at 5pm ET, the New Orleans Police Dept. has been instructed by city officials that “anyone seen exchanging nudity for beads can expect a big, fat summons … or even a trip to the slammer.” (*Bullhorn*: Put your weapon(s) down madame) So with boobs not being tolerated, is one [...]

The Super Bowl Hangover

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:41:09 -0500

Something was wrong with me yesterday. The day didn’t start out great. I received a call at 7AM. A coworker was sick and I was needed at our other office for the day. This meant instead of going to my usual office, tucked nicely in the financial district of lower Manhattan, I had to travel all the [...]

Scott Boras Is Just Making Stuff Up Now

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:36:00 -0500

Scott Boras is the guy at the bar right now, who after already being turned down by the hottest girl in the joint, is just determined to go home with somebody. He's found his target, she's not gorgeous by any means, but she's there and she'll have to do. It's nearly last call, so if he's going to get this done, he's going to have to work quickly. "You like Project Runway? OH. MY. GOD. So

The Draft's Burning Questions

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:13:00 -0500

Ryan West, WestSportsReport.com The Rams have a hard decision to make coming up in April, but some people are making it much harder than it should be. The question is whether they should take stud defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is considered the best player in the draft, or should they take a franchise quarterback in Jimmy Clausen? Hard? Maybe for some people, but if I'm running a franchise and I lack a franchise quarterback - I'm acquiring one any way possible. Yes, I understan...

Should Eagles Keep Westbrook for 2010?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:25:00 -0500

Is it worth keeping Westbrook around next season? While talking to a TV station in Tennessee, Brian Westbrook refuted the reports by Howard Eskin that he has decided to retire due to concussions and ankle and knee injuries. He says that he simply didn't wait long enough before coming back onto the field, causing his second concussion. "What happened to me was that I was not completely healed from the first concussion," he said. "Even though I waited that long amount of tim...

Super Bowl Ironies

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:27:21 -0500

A few leftover notes from this year’s Super Bowl: - How fitting is it that the two players most responsible for breaking Colts fans’ hearts in this year’s Super Bowl were rooted on by the very same fans in their collegiate careers? Purdue alum Drew Brees was the MVP of the game, and Indiana alum Tracy Porter [...]

DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:04:37 -0500

On the Saturday before the Super Bowl, Yardbarker attended DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl, which was held on South Beach in Miami. Lots of stars were playing in the game and the All American Rejects performed afterwards. Yardbarker blog 6 Magazine was there to catch video of the whole thing:

For more footage from the event, head over to 6 Magazine:
Interview with Mark Schlereth
Interview with Eddie George
Interview with Marlon Wayans
Interview with Sidney Rice

For more photos from the event and red carpet, continue reading below in the comments.

-AlanaG

The Best Commercial That Didn’t Air During The Super Bowl

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:11:14 -0500

_ With so many brands competing to be the manliest last Sunday night, Old Spice stayed out of the fight, but are coming on strong with this hilarious web “manmercial”: Apparently someone told Old Spice that your WAG is buying your body wash.

An Apology to Danica Patrick

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:39:20 -0500

I have a message for Danica Patrick and all of her fans: I am sorry. On Friday, I predicted that Danica would not last 10 laps in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race at Daytona. I covered my bases, and said that I may be way off base. Boy, was I. Patrick didn’t tear up the show. [...]

NBA Mock Draft

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:11 -0500

The largest and most updated NBA Mock Draft Database on the web has updated it’s leaders for the Top 7 Picks. The Database now lists 56 total mock drafts for the 2010 NBA Draft, including, 12 mocks updated in February. We have added 3 new mocks tot he Database. We have expanded the Database from the [...]

Selig to Be Honored With Statue at Miller Park

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500

The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Monday that they will be honoring the team's former owner and present MLB commissioner Bud Selig with a statue that will be displayed at Miller Park's Home Plate Plaza. The Selig statue will join current statues of Milwaukee greats Robin Yount and Hank Aaron, both of whom have been there since Miller Park opened in 2001. "We are proud to honor Commissioner

What Would Your At Bat Music Be?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:05:00 -0500

To help with your Super Bowl-sized hangover this afternoon, we've asked our fellow bloggers the annual, age-old question: What would your at bat music be if you were a big leaguer? I've always felt like King of the Road by Roger Miller would do my inevitable longball justice. Lizzy's would be Milkshake by Kelis, for obvious reasons. Feel free to chime in with your tune after the hilarity... Mike Podhorzer, Fantasy Pros 911: "I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. ...

Lewis: A Super Win In Boston For Us!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:43:44 -0500

What up, what up everybody out there? Did anybody out there tune in to the Magic-Celtics game before the Super Bowl or were you guys checking out the pregame show? Don’t lie, tell the truth.

Just messing with y'all. Hope you guys got to check us out because that’s probably the best we’ve looked all season. That third quarter was as good as it was bad the other night against the Wizards. We had like a 19-0 run there in the third against Boston, taking us from down 11 to up double digits by the end of the quarter.

Then, when we had to have a shot at the end, I was able to get that runner in the lane to fall. That was big for us because we had missed on the previous three possessions. I had KG hanging on me, Paul Pierce ran up under me trying to draw a charge and the shot clock was on zero, so that was crazy!!! But it fell, and we got out of there with a win.

That was a big statement win for us, especially after playing so poorly two nights earlier against Washington. We know that no team is perfect and there are going to be a lot of ups and downs during a season. There’s never been a perfect season in 82 games in the NBA and we know that.

But it’s all about how you respond in big games. I think this was sort of a big statement on national TV against an elite team and we showed a lot of people how good we are. We know that we can be really good if we just come together and play with energy and play defense.

We’ve got three more games before the break and we think we think we should be able to get them all. Monday night we got N’awlins at home. Then, it’s a tough Chicago-Cleveland back-to-back, but they’re all winnable games.

I’m looking forward to some downtime with the fam over the break, but first things first. Let’s get these three games. We know that second half is all about business and trying to get back that championship swagger. We still think we can win it all and nothing is gonna shake us from believing in that.

Well, I’m gonna run up outta here. I’ll hit ya back later. Tell me if you were watching our game against Boston or the Super Bowl pregame stuff? Keep it real and be honest.

By the way, thank you FLO TV for sponsoring my blog this month. I've recieved the FLO TV personal television in the mail. Technology these days are unbelievable, I can watch TV anytime and anywhere I want now! Lol

GO MAGIC!

SHARD

Charge Your Cell Phone With a Soccer Ball

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:47:44 -0500

I don't know much about green technology, but I know what I like. So when I heard about the sOccket - a soccer ball that stores the energy generated through playing the beautiful game - I wanted to know more. The sOcket is the brainchild of four ladies at Harvard University. They saw that in certain developing countries, communities were using ...

A Nickname Is Born: Rondo is 'The Clinic'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:11:15 -0500

Yeah, yeah... last night's loss sucked. But as Chuck just said, we can't walk around cutting ourselves all day. Besides, there will be plenty of time for that later. No... right now we're going to have some fun. And of course, the way things are going right now, we can only have fun with one player on this team: Rajon Rondo. In the first half of last night's game, he was unstoppable. I made the comment on Twitter that Rondo was by far the best player on the ...

Why This Win Means So Much to New Orleans

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:59:49 -0500

Going into Sunday’s game, everyone had the subplot in the back of their minds about New Orleans recovery from the devastation of hurricane Katrina. Only, for Louisiana natives that subplot was the main story. While the rest of the country sits back and assumes that a sports team’s victory 5 years after a natural disaster [...]

What a Wild Super Bowl Decade

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:04:00 -0500

Since the Saints victory over the Colts last night culminates the 2009 season, it's time to go back and look at how wild of a Super Bowl decade it was. One of the things that people are pointing out is that they "can't believe they are saying the New Orleans Saints (XLIV) are Super Bowl champions!" I say the same thing about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (XXXVII). Seriously, the Buccaneers as champs!?!?! These are two of the biggest sad-sacked franchises in league history and the...

The Super Bowl Weekend Aftermath

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:57:00 -0500

The Saints won a rather thrilling Super Bowl last night, and the majority of the East Coast got to drink themselves to sleep after learning of most business calling an audible day-off for workers because of snow. Now that the haze has worn off, there are three rather interesting stories that happened over the Super Bowl weekend that I'm looking at today. In order they are Michael Irvin's rape allegation and firing from ESPN Radio, Warren Sapp getting arrested and being dropped from NF...

About That Tebow Ad...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:59 -0500

Well, after weeks of hype and controversy, we found out why CBS aired the Tim and Pam Tebow commercial sponsored by Focus on the Family, and not a gay dating site commercial. Both commercials ...

I Swear I'm Not Gloating

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:52:43 -0500

For those not aware, I’m a southern California native stuck in the frigid confines of the Hoosier State. For the past six years I’ve had to hear from everyone how great the Colts are. Every season it’s the same thing. Some choice quotes I hear every year: “Peyton Manning is the best quarterback in NFL [...]

Brees Completes True Underdog Story

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:15:30 -0500

It takes a special person to turn rejection into greatness. Some forget that Doug Flutie replaced Drew Brees during the 2003 regular season because the former second round pick couldn’t get the job done. That prompted the Chargers to acquire Philip Rivers in the 2004 draft and had he not held out that year, San Diego [...]