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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
From The DC Bureau: SOLD! Ron Mexico For $687.96
With the end of the NFL lockout nowhere in sight, players are out there looking for ways to earn some extra cash this Summer.
One way it appears, is through Sponsored Tweets. For those unfamiliar, Sponsored Tweets is an auction-type service that allows solicitors to send tweets under the handles of some more notorious famous tweeters, for a price.
On the athlete page, the first on the list is my favorite humanitarian, @MikeVick, who rolls for a surprisingly affordable $687.96 per sponsored tweet. Others on the list like @Tony_Mandarich ($58.83) go for considerably less and some like @champbailey ($1,176.50) and @merillhoge ($1,764.75) go for considerably more--wait--Merril Hoge--Merril F&^!n& Hoge gets $1,700 per tweet!?!?!?
Exit question: Do you suppose Valtrex or Alpo would be able to negotiate a much better deal for a tweet from Mr. Mexico?
FYI- Ol' @Blue_Pulaski will tweet whatever the hell you want for a local Groupon or Living Social deal...DM him for details.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Rusty Mourns a Basketball Legend
NC State's improbable run to the NCAA Tournament Championship was THE Cinderella story of March Madness. Dubbed the "Cardiac Pack" for their penchant for 2nd half heroics, the 1983 Woflpack squad capped their memorable run with a last second slam dunk to beat the heavily favored Houston. To the casual observer, Lorenzo Charles' buzzer beating slam was the pinnacle of basketball perfection. A more astute fan might tell you he was out of position and just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The look on his face after putting in the winning basket might lend credence to that take on events. Regardless, he was the hero of the team. His shot can still be seen on the video lead-in to CBS's annual tournament coverage.
Unfortunately, Charles life was cut unexpectedly short yesterday when he was killed in a bus accident outside Raleigh. Wolfpack nation and any fan of college basketball now mourns the loss of a real legend of March Madness
This clip still gives me goose bumps!
Unfortunately, Charles life was cut unexpectedly short yesterday when he was killed in a bus accident outside Raleigh. Wolfpack nation and any fan of college basketball now mourns the loss of a real legend of March Madness
This clip still gives me goose bumps!
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Looks Good on You, Though
The #10 pick in the draft will also receive a free bowl of soup.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Feherty Premiers Tonight on Golf Channel
Feherty premiers tonight at 9PM ET on Golf Channel featuring (naturally) former pro and current golf broadcaster and writer David Feherty. Hour-long episodes during the first 12-series season will feature links hacker Charles Barkley, actor Don Cheadle, and golf hall-of-famers Tom Watson and Lee Trevino.
Check out an extended trailer from Feherty below.
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Amare to Shaq: You're Lucky
HHR's Kevin Owens spent some time in the Big Apple with New York Knicks' big man Amare Stoudemire. Stoudemire surprised Walt Arnett from Lexington, KY, the winner of Excedrin’s “What’s Your Headache” contest, which rewarded Arnett by helping to get his basketball charity, Greater Than You, off the ground. You can see Kevin's write-up at 30Nothings.com and hear Stoudemire talk hoops in another clip, but below Kevin sets him up for a little smack talk at the expense of his former teammate, the Big Shaqtus.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Rusty Reckons: HOF Inductees - It's About Dadgum Time!
Yesterday, NASCAR announced the latest class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Included in this year's inductees are Darrel Waltrip and Cale Yarborough. It's about dadgum time! The younger fans may know Waltrip as the comical fellow from Fox Sports who hollers, "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity" at the start of the race. Before his stint in the booth, though, which fortuitously began at the Daytona 500 in 2001 where Dale Sr. died and DW's little brother won the race, Waltrip was known as the flamboyant driver tied for 3rd on the all time wins list with Bobby Allison. Jeff Gordon's recent win at Pocono now add him to that esteemed group in third.
DW gives a celebratory fist pump - Springsteen style!
DW's fellow inductee, Cale Yarborough won three consecutive championships, a feat unmatched in NASCAR history until the new superman, Jimmie Johnson reached number four in his current streak of five and counting. Cale is also the guy who in 1979 got into a little "altercation" with the Allison brothers in the infield at the end of the Daytona 500. It was the first live broadcast of NASCAR, and that little incident has been credited by many as helping fuel part of NASCAR's reputation over the years.
Why it took three years for these boys to make it, Rusty will never know. However, I'm sure glad they did.
DW gives a celebratory fist pump - Springsteen style!DW's fellow inductee, Cale Yarborough won three consecutive championships, a feat unmatched in NASCAR history until the new superman, Jimmie Johnson reached number four in his current streak of five and counting. Cale is also the guy who in 1979 got into a little "altercation" with the Allison brothers in the infield at the end of the Daytona 500. It was the first live broadcast of NASCAR, and that little incident has been credited by many as helping fuel part of NASCAR's reputation over the years.
Why it took three years for these boys to make it, Rusty will never know. However, I'm sure glad they did.
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Be Nice. Vote for Greg
The local FM sports radio station is looking for a new voice and we think our buddy Greg Nice should be that man. If they can emply Mike Missanelli and Darren Daulton, they can certainly give Greg a shot. Afterall, he DOES have the voice of God...such golden pipes.
Go give him a thumbs up on YouTube.
Go give him a thumbs up on YouTube.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Cadillac Mescallade: NBA Season Brings Me Back
It shouldn't have been this fun. My team got dumped out in an injury filled four game sweep in the first round to the Boston Celtics to start the playoffs and yet when I think back on the NBA season that just ended, I can't help but think it was a success.
I'm not breaking any new ground in saying that this season and more importantly these playoffs were outstanding, I think that is pretty much a common thought among the internet. That just doesn't stop it from being true. When things got started I don't think anyone could have predicted exactly how things would have turned out. There was a general feeling the New York Knicks could make the playoffs with a new superstar, that the Heat could make the NBA Finals, and that the Mavericks would be carried by Dirk Nowitzki. How those individual things actually played out, were quite different.
A mid-season trade to Manhattan had the Knicks armed with Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and Amare Stoudemire. I thought it would be Amare and a team of up and comers scraping into the playoffs, instead it was a modified big three that took part in the sweep. That playoff loss was as brutal today as they were when the Knicks of the 90s got dumped from the playoffs but it presented a silver lining, they were actually in the playoffs. I know that shouldn't be enough, but for Knicks fans of the last ten years, right now at least, it is enough. It won't be next year, however.
The Heat, they should have gotten to the NBA Finals and they did, but I didn't think the hate for LeBron James could last 82 games and then find a new level in the playoffs. It started with everyone in Cleveland and now it just feels like everyone. His performance in the NBA Finals doesn't need to be further dissected but watching him swing the ball rapidly around the perimeter reminded me what I would do if I were dropped into an NBA Finals game. "Get this ball away from me." Makes sense for me, not King James.
You know the Mavericks would be carried by Dirk, but all the way to the NBA Finals, I can't say I saw that one coming but what a pleasant surprise to see a group of guys that had never won a title do exactly that. To see Jason Kidd grind it out in a long NBA career and finally get a championship after carrying the Nets years earlier was really a great sight. To see Brian Cardinal, still in the NBA, and then getting a title, that has to bring a smile to anyone's face.
Anyone who follows the Knicks knows unfortunately Patrick Ewing consistently falls into the category of greats to never win a title so it's always great to see a few guys get off that list, like Kidd and of course Dirk, who avenges the 2006 Finals.
But what about everything else? In no particular order there were some awesome moments, like every time Blake Griffin stepped on a court. He made every Clipper game, regardless of opponent worth stopping the remote on. You never know when he would leap 30 feet in the air and just crush someone with a facial. The run by the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. I'm not even mad that Zach Randolph became the player we always wanted him to be in New York, but probably never gave him enough time to morph into. The playoffs in general. It seemed as if we were treated to a series of great finishes and amazing shots from the very beginning. Perhaps this should have been the year the NBA Playoffs got their own One Shining Moment just bottling up all the good times.
The NFL labor issue has totally overshadowed the potential lockout looming in the NBA, at least in my opinion and maybe it is because we have been busy enjoying this season while the NFL has already started losing valuable prep time for their next season. I hope they can figure out a way to keep this momentum going, we need to see where Griffin goes from here, does LeBron figure out how to relate to the rest of America, what will a full off-season do for the chemistry of the New York Knicks?
Next season will have a long way to go in topping what just finished, but making sure things tip off come Halloween, well that's be a great start.
I'm not breaking any new ground in saying that this season and more importantly these playoffs were outstanding, I think that is pretty much a common thought among the internet. That just doesn't stop it from being true. When things got started I don't think anyone could have predicted exactly how things would have turned out. There was a general feeling the New York Knicks could make the playoffs with a new superstar, that the Heat could make the NBA Finals, and that the Mavericks would be carried by Dirk Nowitzki. How those individual things actually played out, were quite different.
A mid-season trade to Manhattan had the Knicks armed with Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and Amare Stoudemire. I thought it would be Amare and a team of up and comers scraping into the playoffs, instead it was a modified big three that took part in the sweep. That playoff loss was as brutal today as they were when the Knicks of the 90s got dumped from the playoffs but it presented a silver lining, they were actually in the playoffs. I know that shouldn't be enough, but for Knicks fans of the last ten years, right now at least, it is enough. It won't be next year, however.
The Heat, they should have gotten to the NBA Finals and they did, but I didn't think the hate for LeBron James could last 82 games and then find a new level in the playoffs. It started with everyone in Cleveland and now it just feels like everyone. His performance in the NBA Finals doesn't need to be further dissected but watching him swing the ball rapidly around the perimeter reminded me what I would do if I were dropped into an NBA Finals game. "Get this ball away from me." Makes sense for me, not King James.
You know the Mavericks would be carried by Dirk, but all the way to the NBA Finals, I can't say I saw that one coming but what a pleasant surprise to see a group of guys that had never won a title do exactly that. To see Jason Kidd grind it out in a long NBA career and finally get a championship after carrying the Nets years earlier was really a great sight. To see Brian Cardinal, still in the NBA, and then getting a title, that has to bring a smile to anyone's face.
Anyone who follows the Knicks knows unfortunately Patrick Ewing consistently falls into the category of greats to never win a title so it's always great to see a few guys get off that list, like Kidd and of course Dirk, who avenges the 2006 Finals.
But what about everything else? In no particular order there were some awesome moments, like every time Blake Griffin stepped on a court. He made every Clipper game, regardless of opponent worth stopping the remote on. You never know when he would leap 30 feet in the air and just crush someone with a facial. The run by the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. I'm not even mad that Zach Randolph became the player we always wanted him to be in New York, but probably never gave him enough time to morph into. The playoffs in general. It seemed as if we were treated to a series of great finishes and amazing shots from the very beginning. Perhaps this should have been the year the NBA Playoffs got their own One Shining Moment just bottling up all the good times.
The NFL labor issue has totally overshadowed the potential lockout looming in the NBA, at least in my opinion and maybe it is because we have been busy enjoying this season while the NFL has already started losing valuable prep time for their next season. I hope they can figure out a way to keep this momentum going, we need to see where Griffin goes from here, does LeBron figure out how to relate to the rest of America, what will a full off-season do for the chemistry of the New York Knicks?
Next season will have a long way to go in topping what just finished, but making sure things tip off come Halloween, well that's be a great start.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Separated at Birth: Punked the Hell Out of 'Em
Reveling in the championship glow, Mark Cuban channels his inner handicapped cartoon steroid dealer.
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Separated at Birth: You Get Nothing, You Lose! Good Day Sir!
Somewhere Ken Rosenthal has a magic chocolate waterfall.Follow us on Twitter@HHReynolds or Click Here to get HHR in your inbox.
Preserving History: Take Your Talents Elsewhere
After each major sporting event, HHR takes a look at how it is portrayed in news print in some of the nation's leading dailies. Part out of curiosity, and part to preserve the dying medium.
Not sure if my favorite headline is "Mavalanche" or "Canned Heat."
Not sure if my favorite headline is "Mavalanche" or "Canned Heat."
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Separated at Birth: The Big Show
Aside from the Bigelonian tats on the Auction Hunter, Ton Jones is a dead ringer for Paul "Big Show" Wight.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Life Imitating Seinfeld at Yankee Stadium
Porn stach and shi*t kickers.
"You tell that son of a bitch no Yankee is ever comin' to Houston. Not as long as you bastards are running things."
"You tell that son of a bitch no Yankee is ever comin' to Houston. Not as long as you bastards are running things."
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Behind the Scenes: A-Rod Vita Coco Shoot
It can be argued that A-Rod has a long way to go before reaching the marketability pantheon in which teammate Derek Jeter hovers.
His recent break-up with a Hollywood starlet may or may not help that cause.
No Cameron?
No problem.
A-Rod joins some very Jeterian company in former crush Madonna, Matthew McConaughey and Demi Moore in pitching coconut water.
A far cry from cousin Yuri's secret Dominican elixir,the Yankee third basemen has incorporated the equally Island-infused Vita Coco into his regimen.
A-Rod: "My trainer suggested I try Vita Coco because of all the electrolytes and potassium, and now I drink it every day," says Alex Rodriguez. "The stuff really works."
Interestingly, Rodriquez's co-pitchman for the campaign's Boston kickoff is Red Sox sweetheart Dustin Pedroia.
What rivalry? It's all about understanding, finding common ground and enjoying some good all-natural coconut water.
His recent break-up with a Hollywood starlet may or may not help that cause.
No Cameron?
No problem.
A-Rod joins some very Jeterian company in former crush Madonna, Matthew McConaughey and Demi Moore in pitching coconut water.
A far cry from cousin Yuri's secret Dominican elixir,the Yankee third basemen has incorporated the equally Island-infused Vita Coco into his regimen.
A-Rod: "My trainer suggested I try Vita Coco because of all the electrolytes and potassium, and now I drink it every day," says Alex Rodriguez. "The stuff really works."
Interestingly, Rodriquez's co-pitchman for the campaign's Boston kickoff is Red Sox sweetheart Dustin Pedroia.
What rivalry? It's all about understanding, finding common ground and enjoying some good all-natural coconut water.
A-Rod and Pedroia prefer all-natural alternative to artificial sports drinks – its super-hydrating effects helps them perform at their best on and off the baseball field.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Rusty Reckons: Consistent Inconsistency
Over the years I've waxed poetic about NASCAR's bizarre rationale behind issuing penalties. The only consistency appears to be inconsistency. I mean in what world does saying a dirty word warrant a points deduction and arguably the lost of the championship, but using your car as a weapon only gets the amorphous "probation." As far as Rusty is concerned that makes about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine.
Yesterday, NASCAR ruled from on high about the recent fracas between Kyle "Shrub" Busch and car owner Richard Childress. You see, Childress is a man of principle. He doesn't take too kindly to some rascal from out west getting Johnny Ringo crazy and wrecking his race cars. After the recent dust-up between Shrub and Childress's flagship driver, Kevin "Happy" Harvick, NASCAR put Busch on probation, and Childress issued a very clear directive, "do it again, and I'm going to whup ya!"
Well, this past weekend, the Shrub was back at it again, putting his fender where it don't belong. This time it was after the race and in the Truck series (the trucks are like the 3rd tier series of NASCAR). So, Childress threw Kyle into a headlock and delivered his punishment. So, you'd think that using a truck like a weapon while on probation from another such incident would warrant a violation of said probation, right? NOPE!
NASCAR said Kyle was blameless. Big old meany Childress attacked him unprovoked. Instead of dealing with the one who time and again seems to be at the center of these issues, NASCAR laid one heck of a beat down on Childress for sticking to his guns, and doing what Shrub's daddy should have done a long time ago . . . give him an old trip to the wood shed!
Make sense to y'all? Me neither.
Yesterday, NASCAR ruled from on high about the recent fracas between Kyle "Shrub" Busch and car owner Richard Childress. You see, Childress is a man of principle. He doesn't take too kindly to some rascal from out west getting Johnny Ringo crazy and wrecking his race cars. After the recent dust-up between Shrub and Childress's flagship driver, Kevin "Happy" Harvick, NASCAR put Busch on probation, and Childress issued a very clear directive, "do it again, and I'm going to whup ya!"
Well, this past weekend, the Shrub was back at it again, putting his fender where it don't belong. This time it was after the race and in the Truck series (the trucks are like the 3rd tier series of NASCAR). So, Childress threw Kyle into a headlock and delivered his punishment. So, you'd think that using a truck like a weapon while on probation from another such incident would warrant a violation of said probation, right? NOPE!
NASCAR said Kyle was blameless. Big old meany Childress attacked him unprovoked. Instead of dealing with the one who time and again seems to be at the center of these issues, NASCAR laid one heck of a beat down on Childress for sticking to his guns, and doing what Shrub's daddy should have done a long time ago . . . give him an old trip to the wood shed!
Make sense to y'all? Me neither.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Plax's Prison Baby
Apparently, Plaxico Burress was knockin dem boots from behind bars, as ESPN point out he's the father of a one-year-old.He got into a black Range Rover and headed to the nearby Lodge at Turning Stone Resort where he was reunited with his wife, Tiffany, and his son Elijah, 4, and daughter Giovanna, 1. Burress hugged his children before heading into the resort.Hopefully, Plax's prison allowed for conjugal visits, or else, Tiffany, choo got some 'splainin to do!
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
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