Sports Buzz Will Ferrell proved himself the best person at announcing starting line-ups during Wednesday's Bulls - Hornets game. Thus, it's only appropriate that the NBA tap Ferrell to make the introductions later this month at the All-Star game. Help us get the league behind this obviously great idea.
Sports Buzz “At forward, No. 9, he collects rare birds and has a pet dolphin named Chachi…” Will Ferrell is in the BIg Easy filming a movie. So naturally, he stopped by tonight's New Orleans Hornets-Chicago Bulls NBA game and spiced up the introductions while announcing each team's starting lineup. (via The Daily What)
Sports Buzz Hop on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon right now, sports fans. At best, the 23-year-old Harvard grad turned starting point guard for the Knicks will help lead the team out of the doldrums of the NBA to compete in the Eastern Conference this year. At worst, he's still a one-man highlight reel.
Sports Buzz President Obama's trip to New York this week was beneficial for him in the new sneaker department. Can't wait to see Obama sporting these on the White House hardwood.
Culture Buzz I don't know why, but I'm obsessed with this photo. Hill-Dawg looks as badass as ever, too.
Culture Buzz There's a high school volleyball coach with a name one letter off from mine and sometimes I get emails intended for her. Today, coach Mennig's team almost got a new mascot!
Sports Buzz TPing is fun, even if you're not twelve years old on mischief night. At James Brown U, throwing rolls of toilet paper onto the court during the first season game has been a tradition for over thirty years.
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Every sport has its share of liars, cheaters and players with bad attitude. And while what constitutes a “dirty” teammate varies, there a few universal hallmarks.
Celebrity Buzz The new tell-all from Joe McGinniss—The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin—isn't even out yet, but the skeeziest bits are already oozing into the media septic tank. Here are the tabloidiest allegations leveled at Sarah and Todd Palin from The National Enquirer's report on the book.
Skip ahead to :42 to see the the amazing ball handling skills of Selyna Bogino. Get your head out of the gutter, people. (via viralviralvideos.com)
Culture Buzz An exhibition game in Beijing between Georgetown University and the Bayi Rockets devolved into a bench-clearing brawl, just in time for Joe Biden's goodwill visit to China. China's sports are now overrun with spoiled, violent man-children…they really are our global equal.
Jason “White Shadow” Gibbons completed three no-look half court shots in a row, a world record. See Jason's record page here. (via RecordSetter.com)
NBA great Kevin Durant scored 66 points at Rucker Park in his first ever visit. This sequence is four straight three pointers, the last of which got Durant to 56 points.
Celebrity Buzz The former Mr. Eva Longoria demonstrates why there is so much sympathy for struggling professional athletes during labor disputes. To be fair, if you were a millionaire NBA star, you'd totally pay $5,000 for a jet pack ride. Don't even lie. (via tmz.com)
Want to know how to improve your cross over in basketball? Well, don't listen to this guy. And cross-boom goes the dynamite. (Via Viral Mixtape)
The Miami Heat should fear Taj Gibson. They felt this in Florida.
Sports Buzz To honor recent events, the Miami Heat decided that rather than bring in some talent that the entire stadium should sing the National Anthem before game two of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night. The fans, players, coaches, refs, etc. in American Airlines arena obliged nicely - even Paul Pierce.