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Bye-bye to the Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome looks to be approaching its death. Arthur Blank, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons, has not been shy about voicing his desire for a new football stadium in downtown Atlanta. It seems Mr. Blank may just be getting his wish. This new, retractable-roof stadium will cost $947.7 million to build, according to [...]
Oregon auctioning off LaMichael James jerseys without his permission
Oregon, the school that started college football’s uniform craze, decided to clear out a little bit of inventory and make some money in the process. Their idea? Sell game used jerseys on the net! One of those jerseys belongs to former Heisman candidate running back, LaMichael James. He was undoubtedly the Ducks most popular player [...]
NFL to say Aloha to the Pro Bowl
It what seems to be way overdue, the NFL is strongly considering canceling the Pro Bowl, or suspending it until they can figure out something that fans actually want to see. Per an ESPN report, Commissioner Goodell, who has voiced his displeasure already with the lack of competitiveness of the game, is wanting to suspend [...]
Caption This: Kate Upton rubs Joe Montana’s ball
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Yoenis the Truth
I was all set to laud White Sox Paul Konerko for his 400th home run, which tied the game at 2 against the A’s in the ninth inning of yesterday’s game in Oakland. Then Yoenis happened. The power-packed and maybe 26-year-old Cuban rook brought the Oakland Athletics back from a 4-2 deficit in the 14th [...]
NFL Shop selling contradicting T-shirt
Merriam-Webster defines the word “maim” as followed: 1. to commit the felony of mayhem upon. 2. to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously. Such synonyms include cripple, batter, and mangle. This is the exact opposite of what the NFL is preaching to the fans, and its players. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t willing to profit [...]
Fans unleash racist Tweets after Joel Ward’s game-winner
Last night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime of game 7. The Caps’ Joel Ward slammed home the game-winner and has become a household name among hockey fans with his dethroning last years champs. Obviously, his game-winner is joy for Capital fans, but some fans took to Twitter in the most [...]
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Caps score in OT to knock out Bruins
How do you quiet 18K fans at the drop of a hat? Score a game-winner in game 7 of a Stanley Cup playoff game. That is exactly what Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals did to send the the defending champion Boston Bruins home for the year. The loss for the Bruins made them the [...]
Purdue unveils new logo that looks nothing like a train
Students, fans, and alum of Purdue can now throw out all their old apparel and run to the store to pick up new Boilermaker gear, as the university and some certain company that is determined to ugly up schools across the country has unveiled a new logo for all those to gaze at. It isn’t [...]
Michael Jordan hits back at Larry Brown
Earlier today, while on the Dan Patrick Show, Larry Brown was extremely critical of Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan. He said that Jordan surrounded himself with “yes-maen” and he often felt like Jordan had “spies” working for him. His Airness didn’t waste anytime in responding to his former employee in an interview with the Charlotte-Observer. On [...]
Curses! Calvin Johnson wins cover of Madden ’13
Detroit Lions fans better start rubbing a lucky rabbits foot, carry around lucky coins, and wishing upon a star because wide receiver Calvin Johnson defeated Cam Newton to win the high profile cover for Madden ’13. But what comes along with the cover is something most athletes and fans truly believe exists; the Madden Curse. [...]
And then there is this *****
This girl wants to have her way, or let the NFL’s Mr Irrelevant have his way with her.
Osi trying to encourage teams to offer a deal to Giants
Even though the New York Giants are the Super Bowl Champions, that doesn’t mean that everything is all roses with them. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora is still as disgruntled as ever when it comes to his standing with the team. He isn’t barking at the team for his new contract, but has let it be [...]
Florida Panthers create a Twitter star
Not long after the Florida Panthers came into existence in 1996, they made the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. The trademark of that playoff run were fans littering the ice with plastic rats after every goal the Panthers scored. Traditions die hard in hockey (octopus throwing in Detroit, for example), and with the playoff run [...]
Brown: Jordan employs “spies”
Michael Jordan has been a terrible owner, and there is no argument that can be made against that. His most successful seasons with the Charlotte Bobcats were with SMU’s Larry Brown as the head coach, which saw the team reach the playoffs in Brown’s second season. It is the only playoff series that the Bobcats [...]
Bo Jackson riding a bike for Alabama tornado victims
“Bo Bikes Bama” a 300 mile trek that former NFL and MLB star Bo Jackson organized began yesterday. The bike ride will makes the year anniversary of more than 60 twisters that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed about 250 people last April. Bo is joined by an all star lineup of celebrities that include Ken [...]
Proctor & Gamble Olympic commerical is pretty awesome
I’m sure this has been all over the net, as I’m usually the last to see anything viral, but Proctor and Gamble’s Olympic commercial titled “Best Job” is pretty awesome. The Olympics are one of my favorite quadrennial events, and this kinda’ got me excited for the games. Take a minute to check it out if [...]
Be prepared for next wave of college football postseason complaining
It’s a well known fact that no matter what you (or anyone for that matter) does, there is always going to be someone who will want to complain about it. Sports wise, college football knows this sort of scorn all to well. For decades, the subject of their national champion has been the subject to constant (and [...]
Report: Dwight Howard to request trade, again
Tell me if you heard this one before. Dwight Howard will demand a trade when the season is over. The Orland Magic center is said to be extremely unhappy with the organization, and not just head coach Stan Van Gundy. Stephen A Smith of ESPN originally reported the news a day ago, and many outlets [...]
Dan Marino is the new AARP spokesman
If you are a man are old, have no fear, the greatest QB to never win a Super Bowl is here to make sure your life is in proper order. Dan Marino, the Hall of Fame QB the spent his entire career with the Miami Dolphins, has been named the “Men’s Life Ambassador” for the [...]
Metta World Peace suspended 7 games
It took a couple of days for the NBA to review the incident from Sunday afternoon where Metta World Peace of the LA Lakers found it necessary to celebrate his ferocious dunk by slamming an elbow into the side of James Harden’s head and rendering him with a concussion. The NBA and David Stern have [...]
Happy Hour- A little history lesson
This weekend, after Philip Humber pitched the 21st perfect game in history I wondered to myself what the record was for fewest pitches in a complete game. Well, the answer brought up one of the most interesting games in history in my opinion, and I’m going to tell you about it. In 1944, the Cincinnati [...]
Video: Ump takes Strasburg fastball to the groin
Umpires have been referred to as “blue” for a long time. That took on a different meaning for Major League umpire Greg Gibson after he became very personal with a Stephen Strasburg fastball this past Saturday when the Washington Nationals took on the Miami Marlins. It gets more painful each time I watch it. A [...]
NFL Films: Tim Tebow is better than Earl Campbell and Marcus Allen
The NFL Network and NFL Films has done it again with one of their Top 10 lists. A few years ago, they made the decision to include both Syracuse and the MAC as football factories, while leaving Oklahoma and Texas off. Yesterday evening, they released their Top 10 list of Heisman Winners in the NFL [...]
Photo: RG3 chicken bbq Subway bust
Nothing says future All-Pro QB like 30lbs of barbecue chicken made into a bust. That is exactly what Subway did for Robert Griffin III this morning on Fox and Friends. The fast food chain is endorsing RG3, and did their best to terrify housewives and young toddlers who were home this morning with Fox News [...]
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