Some Australian dude hit a shot from on top of a light tower to a hoop over 200 feet below on a cricket field. It’s pretty insane although he didn’t really need to throw the ball that hard. Also, I’m not sure why exactly our hero needed so many people helping him out. I wonder how far down a professional shooter like Dirk Nowitzki could hit a shot? Dirk could probably hit a shot from the top of whatever the tallest building in Germany is. If the whole championship thing doesn’t work out for him, at least he could spend the summer working on that.
World’s Highest Basketball Shot
Posted: June 8, 2011 by Keith Stone in Australia, basketball, records0
11 Points released a list of the drunkest Presidents. It is both hilarious and historically informative. It also makes me feel better about my alcoholism. “See Mom, I was just trying to be like Franklin Pierce.” I never knew that Martin Van Buren was like the Andre the Giant of Presidents or that FDR regained his health by drinking massive quantities of egg nog. You learn something new everyday. Bill Clinton is not on the list, but if I was hooking up with a chick like Monica Lewinsky, I’d probably need a drink or eight.
Blake Griffin Wants To Be In Doom-Like Video Game
Posted: June 8, 2011 by Keith Stone in basketball, Blake Griffin, commercials, NBAFar be it for me to criticize a commercial that has Blake Griffin jumping over a tiger, but why exactly does he want to be in this game so much? Maybe I’ve been watching the Finals a lot, but it’s driving me crazy. Props for jumping over the tiger, though. It’s awesome. I also like how it says “Do not attempt” on the bottom of the screen. I can barely jump over a kitten, much less a tiger. Thanks, lawyers.
Queen James Is Casper the Friendly Ghost
Posted: June 8, 2011 by Keith Stone in basketball, NBA, NBA Finals, Queen James
LeBron James scored eight points last night. None in the fourth quarter. Did I mention that he’s the best basketball player in the world and it was Game 4 of the NBA Finals? IT WAS THE BIGGEST GAME OF HIS LIFE! HE TOOK ONE SHOT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER! Mike Miller touched the ball more in crunch time. How does this happen? How is Spoelstra or Riley not running on the court and forcing him to shoot? LeBron can take the ball to the hoop virtually at will. If he doesn’t make it, he’ll at least most likely get fouled.
I understand that sometimes it’s better to have D-Wade with the rock, but he’s deferring to Mario Chalmers and Mike Bibby. IT’S GAME 4 OF THE NBA FINALS! IF YOU WANT THE FUCKING TITLE, YOU GO OUT THERE AND WIN IT! NOT PASS OFF TO UDONIS HASLEM! It boggles the mind. LeBron has had problems like this before but you’d figure he would get over them on such a big stage and after beating Boston and Chicago. It’s obviously the reason he left Cleveland; he didn’t want to be “the man.” If he came to New York, the Garden crowd would have surely helped him overcome his bitchness. He must have the smallest cojones in South Beach.
Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule was driving with his girlfriend around Vancouver when they happened upon an unusual hitchhiker: Bono. The rock star had gone for a walk when it started raining, so Brule forced his lady to stop and pick him up despite her doubts. What is a woman doing driving in the first place? That’s the real problem. I guess maybe that has to do with why Brule only scored seven goals this season. Only in Canada.
In return for the lift, Bono gave Brule tickets for his show in Edmonton. The forward promptly sold his tickets to Game 1 of the Finals. Again, Gilbert Brule only scored seven goals this season. However, Brule got a shout out at the show when Bono declared to the crowd that “I like ice hockey because people who play ice hockey are the kind of people who pick up hitchhikers. I’m ever so grateful. I’ve decided that I want to be Gilbert Brule.” That makes one of us.
Why Is A-Rod Still Hanging Out With This Guy?
Posted: June 8, 2011 by Keith Stone in Alex Rodriguez, baseball, MLB, Yankees
When Alex Rodriguez revealed that he had been using steroids, he said that his cousin Yuri Sucart had been supplying and injecting him. You would think that Cousin Yuri would be excommunicated from A-Rod’s life except for maybe Thanksgiving. Nope. Major League Baseball recently launched an investigation concerning Cousin Yuri’s sudden reappearance on the Yankees’ west coast swing. Luckily, the slugger was exonerated because Cousin Yuri is still allowed in public areas (aren’t we all?)
However, this raises an interesting question. Why is A-Rod still spending time with Cousin Yuri? Not only that but why is Cousin Yuri coming on road trips? Assuming he’s not a complete idiot and hasn’t resumed taking steroids, there is no need for Cousin Yuri to be hanging around the Yankees. Cousin Yuri tainted A-Rod’s baseball career SO KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE BALLPARK!!!! Go out to dinner with him. Pay for his kids to go to college. Anything else.
But please, the Yankees are finally playing well. The last thing we need is controversy or suspicion, especially with Boston and all their ugly, ignorant fans coming into town and A-Rod nearing the all-time home run record. It’s not that A-Rod is stupid, he’s just supremely unaware. Maybe it helps him hit home runs, but somebody needs to keep A-Rod from continuously being in the news for the wrong reasons.
So Donnie Walsh isn’t coming back.
The Winnipeg Jets Are Back, Jack!
Posted: June 7, 2011 by Keith Stone in Atlanta Thrashers, NHL, WinnipegAfter about a week of speculation, the Atlanta Thrashers were officially purchased by a group of Winnipeg businessmen and will move to the Peg starting next season. As we’ve seen in the Finals so far, having a passionate fan base adds to the intensity and intrigue of the games. With an already apathetic Atlanta sports landscape, the Thrashers didn’t help themselves with poor management and failed to win a single playoff game in their 11 years of existence despite star players such as Ilya Kovalchuk and Dany Heatley.
As I’ve said earlier, the reason sports exists is because of the fans. It’s stupid to have a team in a place where there is little interest. Even if Atlanta has a bigger corporate and media presence, the league will benefit from having fans in the seats. Passionate, screaming fans. Obviously, the original Winnipeg Jets had financial problems but this new team should have an easier time with a better exchange rate and salary cap rules along with a new arena.
It’s not a foregone conclusion that this will be successful, however. People always forget that with few exceptions nobody cares about a losing team. If the Thrashers had Alex Ovechkin, things may have been different. It’s imperative that Winnipeg fields a competitive, fun team especially after the honeymoon period is over.
This is still a step in the right direction for the NHL which still has several teams with questionable futures. The former-Winnipeg Jets, now-Phoenix Coyotes are staying put after the City of Glendale shelled out millions of dollars to cover operating losses, but how is that good for anybody? Quebec City is willing to build a new arena and its fans came out in the thousands to a game in Long Island this year to prove how hockey-crazy they are. Even Toronto can probably handle a second team.
Sunbelt hockey wasn’t a total failure but many markets are definitely works-in-progress. While San Jose has a model organization and new-wave fans, you’ll be hard-pressed to find puckheads in Ft. Lauderdale. Despite the loss of sponsorships and even reduced TV contracts, in the long run it’s better to have teams in cities with true fan support. If there are fans, the money will follow eventually. Oklahoma City and Memphis played a great series in the NBA Playoffs and Green Bay won the Super Bowl. I didn’t hear anyone complaining. The small-town Little Engine That Could team with the crazy fans makes for a riveting storyline.
Gary Bettman needs to learn to give the fans what they want and not punish them for the sins of their owners and managers. Cue up the Brass Bonanza.
Trivia Time: Stanley Cup Edition
Posted: June 7, 2011 by Keith Stone in hockey, NHL, Stanley Cup, trivia
The Stanley Cup will be handed out either this week or the next. Originally purchased as a punch bowl in 1893 for $48.67 by Lord Stanley of Preston, the Stanley Cup has undergone several redesigns since then. That brings us to our Question of the Week. If you get it right, you get five minutes in the penalty box with Dani. The answser is after the jump.
When was the current version of the Stanley Cup first awarded? (and a hint: it is not 1940)
14-Year-Old Girl Gives Spelling A Bad Name
Posted: June 7, 2011 by Keith Stone in Bon Jovi, spelling bee, the kidsSukanya Roy received $40,000 for winning the National Spelling Bee by spelling the word cymotrichous. The best part, however, is that Bon Jovi was used as part of the sentence. It’s still not my favorite spelling bee moment.
Rainman Suite 