Sports Buzz Sports feline history was made during this week's Liverpool-Tottenham match-up.
Sports Buzz Wow, this was a really great game. (H/T Playbook for finding these.)
Sports Buzz The New York Giants win the Super Bowl, beating the New England Patriots 21-17.
Culture Buzz Human beings aren’t the only ones excited about the Super Bowl.
Sports Buzz Bring these with you to the game, and you’ll sound like a regular football fan. Maybe this year you’re trying to impress that special someone at your Super Bowl party. Maybe you enjoy the elaborate performance art of pretending to know what you’re talking about. Either way, we’ve got you covered, with handy cut-out talking points tailored to whichever team you choose to pretend to root for.
Sports Buzz Super Bowl swag from the era of Matchbox trucks, Jell-O Jigglers and crew necks.
Sports Buzz If you're like me, you know absolutely nothing about either team that's playing in the Super Bowl this year, but you're going to watch anyway. With that in mind, here are all the men you should plan on staring at come Sunday because they are fine as hell.
Sports Buzz Let’s give a hand to “Access Hollywood” for asking Eli the pressing questions just days before the Super Bowl. Aw, self-aware Eli: “All those actors are too good lookin’ to play me.”
Sports Buzz Upon touching down in Indianapolis this afternoon, Giants linebacker and cancer survivor Mark Herzlich laid a seriously inspirational message on his Twitter followers - that included the hashtag #TakeThatSh*tCancer. You're already a champion, Mark. (via nfloffseason.com)
Sports Buzz The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Harrison hunts pheasant in the offseason, and he hunts them well.
Sports Buzz The NFL Pro Bowl was held yesterday in Hawaii, and while the level of competition lacked intensity, some of the photos display All-Star caliber hilarity.
Sports Buzz This Brooklynite's plan to learn “quarterbacks” and “linebackers” in a week leading up to the Super Bowl seems far fetched, but I'm willing to take up the task. Stop by BuzzFeed HQ tomorrow - no earlier than 11 am - and bring $500 cash.
TV Buzz And he does it in 10 words, no less! Poor Kenn in Aurora, CO. :(
Sports Buzz Norwegian football show Golden Goal decides to reinvigorate the game by adding bubbles. It's not exactly Messi and Ronaldo, yet surprisingly entertaining (press the CC button for English subtitles).
Music Buzz Who let grandma get drunk and start singing again? Steven Tyler, of Aerosmith, “American Idol” and the art-imitating-life piece, “Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” sang the National Anthem at today's AFC Championship game. And by “sang,” I mean “took an aural shit on,” because YIKES. (via Gawker)
Sports Buzz With the NFL playoffs starting this weekend, I asked some of sports blogging and social media's elite to give me their pick for Super Bowl champion, and defend it in five words. The term “unstoppable” is used to describe at least two teams in this post - also, the pythagorean theorem is referenced.
Sports Buzz Former head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and regular ESPN commentator Jon Gruden made quite the televised gaffe last night. During last night's broadcast of the Clemson v. West Virginia Orange Bowl, he stated that a photo of the FLOTUS was sideline reporter Lisa Salters instead. Luckily, he was swiftly corrected.
Sports Buzz Wait until the 0:37 mark. These guys are supposed to be warriors on the field, but all it takes is a cable-suspended piece of a/v equipment to have them run like frightened children.
Sports Buzz Spotted on national television at the Green Bay/Chicago game on Sunday night. That's Annie Wagner, and she is not fond of her (now ex) boyfriend. Hell hath no fury like a Packers fan scorned.