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NEWS: |WWE| On tonight’s episode of Smackdown, JBL tricks Rey Mysterio into saying “May 19th.” This causes Kane to come out and destroy Mysterio. However, the ultimate meaning behind the date is still unknown. Smackdown will not air in several areas tonight, but rather at these times…
New York: Sat. 5/20 at 8:00 p.m.
Los Angeles: Sat […]
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I just realized this while watching Pride: Total Elimination Absolute, after the fight between Josh Barnett and Aleksander Emelianenko.
I’m surprised I didn’t notice earlier with previous MMA fights, but isn’t it a little unhygienic for fighters to give high fives to fans after the fight?
For example, during the fight with Barnett and Aleksander Emelianenko, blood […]
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Dan Illman, handicapping expert for Daily Racing Form, joined SBL yesterday to handicap the horsies at Pimlico for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Hear the interview, but here’s how he predicts they’ll finish…
1. Sweetnorthernsait (whatastupidfreakingname)
2. Barbaro
3. Like Now
Anyway, much of the interview was spent talking about partying at Preakness. On that tip, head over to my brother’s blog for amazing photos from the infield at Pimlico. Also remember to head over to Lush Factor after the race, because he’ll be there on Saturday. Finally, peep this pic which depicts what I imagine the scene to be like…
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No. 1 email we’ve received over the last 48 hours: “Hey, asshead, still think LeBron’s playoff debut is unremarkable?” (Answer: OK, maybe he’s doing all right.)
Now that LeBron James and the Cavaliers have officially made the planet go a little bit off its axis, the question remains: Can they really pull this off? Vegas still doesn’t think so, though we’re desperate to hear what Rasheed Wallace thinks. Plus, Larry Hughes will be back, which should add an extra layer of drama to the proceedings.
Hard to imagine a better night of basketball than tonight: LeBron goes for the impossible at home, and then the Mavericks try to finally make it past the Spurs. We’re actually kind of envious of The Mighty MJD for being able to write about all this tomorrow.
The real concern, of course: If the Cavs do end up winning, could someone drive LeBron’s mom home? Please?
PIstons Still Favored To Beat Cleveland [True Hoop]
You Always Forget Your First [Slate]
Killer Crossover #14: Guaransheed!!! [HoopsAddict]
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Quite a week for Bob Reno over at BadJocks.com. The long running site — “Where SportsCenter Meets Cops” — posted photos of the Northwestern soccer team initiation on Monday and then photos of a dozen other college team initiations from around the country on Wednesday. The photos are completely disturbing and enthralling and you’ll want to either a) click through them all b) throw up on your keyboard c) forward them to friends d) delete all photos of yourself online or e) all of the above.
The pictures have made quite a splash. Bad Jocks was featured on ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’, is currently running on AOL Sports with this column by Jim Armstrong and who knows where else. The Big Lead and Mighty MJD both posted about them as well. Here’s one of the photos running in said column on AOL…
I’m sure more photos and stories are to come from all this, but, regardless, the end result is that fathers are probably more concerned about their daughters now more than ever and I’m so, so, so glad that MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, etc. didn’t exist in the late-’90s when I was walking around campus blindfolded and wearing panties.
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I’m rooting for Dallas to pump some new blood into the NBA Finals as much as the next guy, but this Mavs-themed parody of SNL’s ‘Lazy Sunday’ parody puts it over the top (thanks to SBL Craig for the link). Although it’s about the 18th parody I’ve seen of the clip that launched the YouTube phenomenon, it’s among the finest for at least two reasons:
1. The guys actually feed each other cotton candy at one point. So over-the-top homoerotic it’s hilarious.
2. They rhyme “flawless” with “Ceballos” while playing Mavs trivia. Greatness lies in the details.
More sports videos to watch:
· Arkansas catcher faking like he gets hit
· Best NHL hits of 2005-06
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Biggest game in Cleveland Cavaliers history?
Probably.
While the ‘93 win over the Celtics in Game 7 was great, there was no way that team was ever going to win it all, that year or any year thereafter.
What’s happening now is different, and the game’s involvement in The Official LeBron James Saga makes it bigger than just Detroit and Cleveland as participating cities.
Whatever the case, Larry Hughes will on hand to see it in person.
[Cavs coach Mike] Brown said it was not clear if Hughes would dress for the game or just be on hand to support his teammates. Brown was certain he would not start Hughes.
“It wouldn’t be fair to put him in after missing a week of basketball,” Brown said. “We’ve made some changes in what we’re doing offensively and defensively. I don’t have any concerns about him dressing or not.”
we’re not sure where we stand on it. There’s a certain “don’t mess with what’s working” quality here, although that goes right along side the (possibly offensive for its exploitation) “put him in for a minute to put more emotion in the crowd” quality.
Now, those factors aside, Larry never really had found his groove since coing back from the finger injury, and if you really want brutal honesty, he was killing them on the offensive end. Add in the death of his brother, and we can’t see him being too helpful on the basketball end of things.
The bottom line?
Could be a huge evening for the franchise, the city, and any people looking to get laid. With the Indians playing right next door tonight, anyone wearing a LeBron jersey, whether they’re actually him or not, will be on the receiving end of a lot of drunk hugs when this goes down.
And it is going down.
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Ah, to be a Yankees fan at Shea Stadium. It’s a good thing that someone is rudely making rabbit ears behind this kids’ head, or else he’d surely be clocked by the other kid with the miniature bat. We’re not sure what to think of interleague play. On one hand, a game between the Mets and Yankees that counts in the standings seems wrong somehow; against the laws of nature. Part of the fun of baseball used to be to imagine how an NL team would do against an AL team, and not knowing the answer until the World Series. On the other hand, it’s always fun to see American League pitchers try to hit. It’s like trying to teach your cat to answer the phone.
Well, all the fun begins today. We’ve got your Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets at Shea; your Bay Bridge Series between the Athletics and Giants (all games will be played in Oakland) and the South Side-North Side series between the Cubs and White Sox (three-game set at Cellular Field). And one that’s often overlooked; St. Louis at Kansas City (the I-70 Series!). Fans are digging it, sure, but what about the players? They must be anxious to go out and establish city pride, right?
• “As a player, it’s a pain.” — Mets’ Carlos Delgado.
• “It screws up the rest of the schedule. It’s an interest in certain areas but there are most of them that don’t work.” — Yankees’ manager Joe Torre.
• “If we played the way the Cubs have played, there would be 2,000 people in the ballpark, believe me.” — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen.
So as you can see, the participants are eager to get started. The Mets-Yankees should actually be good … and Barry Bonds could pass and/or tie Babe Ruth in Oakland, an interesting concept given that there are rumors sending Barry to play for the A’s as a DH next season. There should be a nice mixture of Bonds haters and Bonds apologists to make the stands very interesting, to say the least.
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