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Surprise Balls Action Interrupts The Super Bowl...It's Comcastic! - NSFW
April 16, 2009 by
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Move over, Janet Jackson - - your "wardrobe malfunction" has now been topped. The Super Bowl provided lots of excitement on Sunday night, but it turned out there were surprises of all types for some Arizona viewers. Comcast cable serves around 80,000 customers in Southern...
Wardrobe Malfunction Plagues Russian Figure Skating
April 15, 2009 by
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Oh, the humanity! Ekaterina Rubleva, meet Janet Jackson. One may have been an accident and the other an "accident," but either way, a wardrobe malfunction has struck Russian figure skating.You can see the mistake around the 1:50 mark of the above video (and again at around...
Hockey Team Provides Man's Best Friends: Fighting and Boobs
March 20, 2009 by
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One night after the Florida Panthers figured out the best way to bring back fans, a minor-league hockey team is following suit. Well, sort of.The typical Vegas saying goes "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." But with their "Over 18" Night this coming Tuesday...
Lunardi: Get Off Me
March 15, 2009 by
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Two years later it's just as good. Lunardi, basking in the afterglow of Selection Sunday.I've been looking at non-conference SOS's so much that it burns when I pee. My angst over Creighton's seeding nearly ended my marriage. That's me, straight loungin' after...
Iowa Basketball Team Pitches Their Skills To Local Sororities
March 11, 2009 by
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Being a D-1 Men’s basketball player ain’t all it used to be. Or perhaps it’s just being a member of the Iowa hoops squad. It seems that attendance for the Hawkeyes is weak this season, and in order to turn things around the team is turning to some unconventional methods...
The First Key To Coaching - Learning To Correctly Pronounce Your Players' Names
March 11, 2009 by
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There are so names that are difficult to pronounce. Charles N’Zogbia is an example of that. But when you’re a professional soccer player on Newcastle United people are typically able to figure out the pronunciation. Especially if you’re the team’s coach. Except...
Joel Przybilla Plays Defense With His Balls On The Line
March 11, 2009 by
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Wednesday night's Trailblazers/Thunder game was a matchup of the first two picks in the 2007 draft. And while the game did not disappoint (Blazers 106, Thunder 92), it was also a defensive clinic of sorts. Notice Joel Przybilla above. His line for the night: 6 points, 13 rebounds...
ESPN's Fast Facts Cover Every Fact Possible
March 11, 2009 by
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The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Portland Trailblazers on Sunday to a score of 102-84. In order for ESPN to tell the full story it's not enough to relate that LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy each scored 26 points for the Trailblazers. Oh, no - - we need more! And thus the "...
Amongst the Best Flagrant Fouls You'll See Today
March 10, 2009 by
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Trevor Ariza excepted, this one's pretty good too. Singletary's shock won't win him any awards. Dude - you punched your opponent in the gut!
Come March Madness Do Some Snipping Of Your Own - Something Other Than Nets
March 10, 2009 by
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Millions are expected to tune into the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament next week. Millions more will watch at work via March Madness on Demand, half paying attention to the game and half with their finger poised to press the "boss button" at any given moment. But let...
European Soccer Fans: Forget the Foreplay, Put On The Jersey!
March 04, 2009 by
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We all know how much love most of the world has for soccer. So much love, that at least in Europe, they want a connection to soccer while making it. And thus scores of European men are asking their sexual partners to put their shirts back on...but only a certain type of shirt. In a...
Frank Lampard's Guide To Stretching
February 13, 2009 by
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English Footballer Frank Lampard has found a novel new way to prepare for a game. Lampard, with willing partner John Terry got ready for their friendly against Spain in a way I bet you normally don't. They look well-practiced at these sort of positions, don't they?
Jericho Isn't News, It's Fox News
February 10, 2009 by
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You're not really news until you've made it on Fox. Check out Monday's Daily Show if you don't believe me.
America Gets Tea Bagged By The Boss
February 01, 2009 by
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Um, yeah. It was a great Halftime performance, but this just topped it off. You should have seen the other guy!
In A Tough Economic Climate Manny Ramirez Finally Gets A Job Offer
January 29, 2009 by
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This isn't a good time to be looking for a job. 75,000 jobs alone were cut on Monday, adding the the 7.2% of the U.S. population already out of work. With that the conventional wisdom of our times is that it's nice just to have a job, regardless of what it is, dream job or...
Dwight Howard And Mario Chalmers Sitting In A Tree...
January 27, 2009 by
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Dwight Howard and Mario Chalmers might be old friends. Or they might not. But something got into Howard during the Heat's 103-97 win over the Magic on Sunday night. Howard's box score should read: 22 points, 10 rebounds, and one tittie-twister. HT: Orlando Magic Daily
Burlesque At The Australian Open? Pacman Approves
January 20, 2009 by
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Ladies and Gentlemen: the Australian Open just got a little more interesting. Perhaps things are done a little differently in the land down under. Or perhaps they're just a little less stiff. How so? There's a burlesque show as part of the Australian Open's official entertainment...
It's Hard Out There For A Sooner Fan
January 14, 2009 by
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Gator fans, it's time to gloat. Sooners fans - - well, look above.
Get Your 2009 Oklahoma Sooners National Championship Gear Right Here!
January 13, 2009 by
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Oops! Look for these balls to be joining the New England Patriots' Super Bowl shirts in Nicaragua any day now. It's always good to be prepared, but better to take these ads offline after the game.
$150,000 To See Cardinals' First NFC Championship Game? Priceless
January 12, 2009 by
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Arizona Cardinals fans are in uncharted territory. Before Saturday's 33-13 victory over the Carolina Panthers they were the lone NFC not to have made a Conference championship game since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Even better, they're hosting the game next Sunday against the...
It's Not Quite A Hockey Fight If You're Slapping Each Other
January 07, 2009 by
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Someone might want to tell Marc Staal and Alexander Semin that if you're going to have a hockey fight, you might as well do it right. And slapping each other doesn't quite cut it. Neither player will get any manliness points after this "throw down."
Illegal Oranges Part of Mayoral Bet
January 06, 2009 by
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Playful wagers between mayors of cities competing in big sporting events is a commonplace event. Or it usually is. Take the playful bet that took place between the mayors of San Francisco and Miami for the Emerald Bowl. Had Miami won, Mayor Manny Diaz would have received a case of...
Vote For LIO On Hot Clicks!
December 12, 2008 by
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The great Jimmy Traina of SI's Hot Clicks does yeoman's work every day, bringing us the best of the blogosphere each morning. And he's at it again, with his "Clicky Awards," celebrating the highlights of 2008. What's even better is that two LIO stories are...
Sports or Sex? You Know the Answer
December 12, 2008 by
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Today was a bad day for women who have often wondered where their man's loyalty lies. Is it with them, or with their team? It's sports or sex, pretty much. And sports has won out. Barclays commissioned a study of 32,000 soccer fans, and the answers finally answered the question...
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