Archive for the 'Sports' Category

88 Year Old Great Grandma Enters Her 12th Triathlon

June 27th, 2006

 
Ok this has to be the last draw if you’re a Fat Bastard on the fence.   I mean come on, if an 88 year old great grandma can do a dozen triathlons don’t tell me you can’t get your fat ass into the gym 3 days a week.
From YahooNews:
88-Year-Old Woman Faces 12th Triathlon
‘I Don’t Realize How Old […]

Angry Baseball Manager Goes Nuts

June 26th, 2006

Baseball Managers have meltdowns all the time, but this one is more like a Chernoybl meltdown. Minor league manager Joe Mikulik of the Asheville Tourists loses his mind after a player is called safe at 2nd base…

News: Swedish Soccer Fanatic Paints His Entire House Blue & Yellow

June 15th, 2006

From YahooNews: 
Soccer-mad Swede makes his house a World Cup shrine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish man gripped by World Cup fever painted his whole house in the blue and yellow colours of the national flag while his wife was at work.
 
“I knew she would say no, so there was no point in asking her about it,” […]

Cool Stuff: Matrix Pong

May 30th, 2006

A friend sent me this link,  Pay attention, what intially seem’s like a pretty cool special effect is actually all done with “Humans”.  Clever, and pretty funny.

News: Owner Fires Entire Football Team after Complaints About Back Wages

April 27th, 2006

From CNNSI.COM: 
Owner fires indoor football team
Montgomery Maulers all cut over wage demands
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Montgomery Maulers owner Jamie LaMunyon had an emphatic response to her players’ demand for back wages: You’re fired.
LaMunyon said she will field a replacement team for the National Indoor Football League game at Osceola, Fla., on Friday, and next week […]

News: NFL Player Beats the Crap out of Guy at a Dennys Because he was a “Nerd” Using a Laptop

April 24th, 2006

       
            Nerd               Nerd Beater Upper
From ESPN.COM: 
Manning Jr. arrested on night he signed offer sheet
LOS ANGELES — NFL defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. was arrested on suspicion of assault Sunday after a fight at a restaurant near the UCLA campus.
Manning, a 25-year-old restricted free agent who signed a five-year, $21 million offer sheet […]

News: Bowlers Try to win Bowling Alley in Competition

April 20th, 2006

From CNN.COM: 
Bowling tournament prize: Bowling alley
Owner: ‘I call it the ultimate winner take all’
VELVA, North Dakota (AP) — The winner of a North Dakota bowling tournament gets a unique prize — the bowling alley.
Darin Bail, owner of Star City Lanes in Velva, says he needs to hand off the business because he must spend several […]

News: Big Wheel Cyclists Race Down Lombard Street in San Francisco

April 17th, 2006

 From SFGATE.COM:
Eat your heart out, Lance Armstrong
Seventeen tricycles gathered at the top of Russian Hill on Sunday to prove once again why it is not a good idea to ride a tricycle down Russian Hill.
There were more than a couple of skinned knees, an occupational hazard for tricyclists of all ages, including the purported grown-up […]

News: Pigs Gather in Moscow for the Annual Pig Olympics

April 15th, 2006

 
From MSNBC.COM:
Sport piglets face off at Moscow’s porky games
A dozen swine from several countries compete in such games as ‘pigball’
MOSCOW - Hundreds of Russians gathered for the first day of the annual “pig Olympics” on Saturday, cheering a field of 12 piglets who competed in three events: pig-racing, pig-swimming and “pigball.”
Each pig was carried into […]

News: Tiger Woods Apologizes to All Spaz’s, Geeks, Dweebs, Nerds, Dorks, And Tards for Comment He Made at the Masters

April 15th, 2006

 
From YahooNews:
Woods apologises for spaz reference at Masters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has apologised for comments he made during a television interview after the U.S. Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.
The American world number one, who tied for third place three strokes behind winner Phil Mickelson, was criticised for using the term […]

News: Bowling Discovered to be the Secret to Long Life

April 13th, 2006

 
From NEWSDAY.COM:
Man, 100, Says He Has Bowled for 93 Years
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — George Blevins bowled his first frame when he was 7 years old — and he says he hasn’t stopped bowling in the 93 years since.
The 100-year-old Richmond resident has a 151 average and plays about three times a week. A few years ago […]

News: Small Town Wary of Gay Games, Local Rednecks propose “God Hates Fags Games” for Balance

April 4th, 2006

 
From CNN.COM:
Gay Games controversy splits Illinois town
Some see threat to small-town values; others welcome diversity
CRYSTAL LAKE, Illinois (AP) — Among the items on the City Council’s agenda is what seems a simple question: Whether to give rowers a permit to have a boat race this summer on a small man-made lake.
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Golf Rage Rears its Ugly Head on Florida Golf Course

April 3rd, 2006

From Local6.com:
Golfer Accused Of Attacking Man With Club
A man in Seminole County, Fla., was arrested on a golf course after witnesses said he used a golf club to attack another golfer in an apparent fit of rage, according to a Local 6 News report.
Deputies said Rodney Hearon became involved in a dispute Wednesday with a […]

Youth Minister Beats the Crap Out of Teen During Dodgeball Match

April 1st, 2006

From CNN.COM:
Youth minister smites dodgeball opponent
LIBERTY, Missouri (AP) — A youth minister was charged with assault for allegedly knocking down a 16-year-old boy and kicking him in the groin after taking a head shot from the teen in a dodgeball game.
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