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Mixed Martial Arts— Pride’s First Show in United States To Air as Four-Hour PPV
by Ivan TrembowOriginally Published on MMAWeekly
The first Pride show to take place in the United States will air on pay-per-view as a four-hour live broadcast inst…
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Another reason to like Mavs owner Mark Cuban: He’s the only billionaire you might stumble across in an Indiana bar and just end up getting blasted with all evening. The folks at We Are The Postmen ended up at a Bloomington bar with Cuban last week, and he bought everybody booze and pretty much eradicated his brain through the demon liquid. Our favorite part:
At one point, no one was saying much, and just about everyone there was blasted beyond smalltalk. Then, out of the silence, Mark jolts up, turns his head around, and blurts, to absolutely no one in particular: “It feels….FANTASTIC!”
Yes it does, Mark: Yes. It. Does.
PostmanE’s Encounter With The Man, The Myth - Mark Cuban [We Are The Postmen]
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This bespeckled elderly gentleman is Silas Simmons, and he was recently discovered to be the oldest living Negro Leagues ballplayer. He is 110 … wha? He’s 110??!! And he’s 111 next month? Jesus.
Anyway, he played for the Homestead Grays in 1913, the New York Lincoln Giants in 1926 and the San Francisco Giants in 2005.
Simmons held that old sepia photo of the 1913 Homestead Grays for those long 20 seconds, he gradually decided that one face did ring a bell. He fixed on it and pointed his weathered hand at the player sitting in the middle row, second from the right. He said nothing as he pointed.
Who is that? he was asked.
“That’s Si Simmons,” he said.
Really? Was he sure?
“That’s me,” he declared. “Oh, we had good times.”
What’s the secret to Simmons’ longevity? He watches Tampa Bay Devil Rays games. Honestly: That’s pretty much the last thing on earth we would have thought would keep someone alive.
Baseball’s Oldest Old-Timer Opens a Window [New York Times]
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As many of you know by know, the Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals, ignoring pleas from the unwashed masses, have sold the naming rights to their new stadium. And, as would be expected, it’s the most idiotic name possible: The University Of Phoenix Stadium. The name is confusing — so they’re in Glendale now, but they were in Tempe, but they were called Phoenix, and now they play in Phoenix Stadium … argh! — and it’s even more bewildering that the Buzzsaw actually approached the “University,” rather than the other way around. And what’s the acronym going to be? Will they go to the UPS the way they went to the BOB?
This news segues nicely with the apparent decision to start Matt Leinart next week — which hasn’t been confirmed by Dennis Green — after Kurt Warner’s impersonation of a baking sheet last week. The real question for Leinart now is: Does the University of Phoenix offer courses in ballroom dancing?
Report: Leinart Will Get Start [East Valley Tribune]
Cards Sell Naming Rights To New Stadium [Arizona Republic]
(UPDATE: Well, looks like Butterbrain is back now.)
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Portable, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports
With word that Madden 07 cover athlete Shaun Alexander has sustained a left foot fracture, sidelining the Seahawk star for at least two weeks, comes renewed speculation about the existence of a ‘Madden curse.’ Indeed, since 2000, when EA began featuring athletes on the Madden cover, a series of unfortunate events, in varying degrees, has befallen the stars who allegedly risk their careers for EA’s “dirty” money.
Here’s a brief history of the curse:
[Thanks, Shadyrudy]
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It’s hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner (no, not that corner; that’s curling). We don’t know about you, but we’ve barely had time to miss Ron Artest and Mark Cuban before they’re back again. And that’s a good thing. So let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team, today continuing with the Pacific Division and that traditional powerhouse, the Los Angeles Clippers. Do us a favor and send us your tips via tips@deadspin.com.
• 1. Eat It, Just Eat it. Vin Baker played in eight games for the Clips last year, in case you forgot in all the hubbub. He appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games in the 1990s, but the 1998-99 NBA lockout took its toll. Namely, at the buffet, as Baker ballooned to 300 pounds during the work stoppage. Baker eventually lost 50 pounds, but then there’s the alcoholism. All is well now, we hope.
• 2. They’ll Always Be The San Diego Clippers To Us. Moving from Buffalo in 1978 (in some sort of shady shenanigans), the San Diego Clippers had one winning season and then 13 straight losing ones (along the way becoming the Los Angeles Clippers, in 1984). World B. Free and Bill Walton played briefly in San Diego — Walton missing 68 games in 1980 with foot injuries.
• 3. You’ve Been Branded. Elton Brand began playing varsity basketball at Peekskill (NY) High School at the age of 13 (don’t ask us how something like that works). He also played AAU basketball with Ron Artest and is friends with NY governor George Pataki, a fellow Peekskill alumn. Brand also was the producer of a Vietnam-era Prisoner of War film, Rescue Dawn.
• 4. Do The Chickens Have Large Talons? Chris Kaman suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and as a child used to tear shingles off of neighbors’ rooftops. He is also ambidextrous and is known for his strong Christian beliefs, his size 16 shoes and his wild blond hair. He is also very fond of chickens and spent much of his childhood on a chicken farm. He claims that the reason he left Central Michigan a year early to go pro was so that he could fund a chicken farm in Michigan. He is the only player we know of to have his testicles pulled by the Nuggets’ Reggie Evans during a game (Evans was later fined $5,000 per testicle). His nickname is “Kaveman,” for his similarity to TV cartoon character Captain Caveman, which is a stupid nickname that no one should ever give themselves.
• 5. But Will It Play In Peoria? Where would the Clippers be without the state of Illinois? Aaron Williams (Evanston); Shaun Livingston (Peoria) and Corey Maggette (Melrose Park) all hail from there (they also have four players from Duke).
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Portable, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports
With word that Madden 07 cover athlete Shaun Alexander has sustained a left foot fracture, sidelining the Seahawk star for at two weeks, comes renewed speculation about the existence of a ‘Madden curse.’ Indeed, since 2000, when EA began featuring athletes on the Madden cover, a series of unfortunate events, in varying degrees, has befallen the stars who allegedly risk their careers for EA’s “dirty” money.
Here’s a brief history of the curse:
[Thanks, Shadyrudy]
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