There were a few more choices than normal for the Douchebag of the Week this week. I could’ve gone with the umpire who threw out both managers and both catchers in the Red Sox/Twins game the other night. Or Sergio Garcia and his broken heart. Hell, I could’ve chosen LeBron James for his post game [...]
Published on: 31st May, 2009
It’s no secret how we feel about Charles Barkley here. We love him, and his antics. His honesty knows no boundaries. And he’s funny as hell. Last night’s Game 6 match up between the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers signalled the end of TNT’s broadcasting season, and as is customary, the ending of the show [...]
Published on: 30th May, 2009
How bad is the athletic program at the University of South Carolina? I could’ve done intensive research into the history of the football, basketball and baseball programs since the Gamecocks joined the SEC. Thankfully I didn’t have to. The State, South Carolina’s largest newspaper, took out a full page ad recently to “congratulate” the USC [...]
Published on: 29th May, 2009
Sure, we understand golf is not on the same level as football, basketball or hockey in terms of physicality and testosterone levels. Hell, most golfers barely qualify as athletes. (see Daly, John) But what you are, if in fact you are on the PGA tour, is a man…unless your name is Sergio Garcia. If you’re [...]
Published on: 28th May, 2009
To recap what we’ve learned the past two days about Fran Tarkenton… He doesn’t pull punches…ever. He doesn’t like Brett Favre. He doesn’t backtrack on things he’s said by stupidly apologizing. He’s our freaking hero. Tarkenton, the Hall of Fame quarterback, let loose on an Atlanta radio station about the soap opera that is Brett [...]
Published on: 28th May, 2009
Upper Deck showed up at the 2009 NFL Rookie Premier and challenged the players to do their best touchdown dances/celebrations. Winner was to get an autographed Michael Jordan jersey. Nice! Watch the video to see some range from awful to downright clever. Highlights include… QB Matthew Stafford detonating the football–cleverly funny. WR Mohamed Massaquoi breaking [...]
Published on: 28th May, 2009
Imagine stepping out of your dugout and finding yourself smack dab in the middle of a race…featuring 8 ft tall “Wieners.” If you’re St.Louis Cardinal’s catcher Jason LaRue, you scramble like a squirrel in traffic. And that’s just what he did after getting caught up in Miller Park’s famous “Wiener Races” in the bottom of [...]
Published on: 28th May, 2009
We haven’t heard much from ex-NFL’er Fran Tarkenton lately–at least not since That’s Incredible went off the air. Until now. Tarkenton has transitioned nicely into a cranky, old coot. His first order of business…taking Brett Favre down a peg. And before any of you start defending Favre by trying to rip on Fran Tarkenton, remember [...]
Published on: 26th May, 2009
It’s OK for athletes to be controversial–to a point. But there’s a line that everyone can cross, where they go from controversial to plain stupid. Thankfully Jeremy Roenick crossed that line to become Douchebag of the Week. Roenick, a forward for the San Jose Sharks (the poster boy for playoff underachievers in the NHL), was [...]
Published on: 25th May, 2009
Another day, another NFL player arrested. Randy Starks, he of the Miami Dolphins, is facing felony charges after being arrested for aggravated battery–on a police officer. That’s right…bastard assaulted a cop. With his truck. Seems around midnight, Starks was driving his black freightliner with 13 people in it…including one on his lap. Fortunately for Starks [...]