Posted on 05 November 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno‘ hits stores on Nov 17 and he’s released an unaired scene featuring Pete Rose to help promote the DVD. Bruno is set to interview Rose but there’s no furniture in the building. That’s where the day laborers and sushi served on a naked guy come in. Read the full story
Posted on 05 November 2009
Congratulations Yankees. You did it. You spent more money than the rest of the league, built a fancy new launching pad, and delivered the 27th championship in your franchise’s proud history. Pat yourselves on the back.
All jokes and disgust aside it’s great to see Jeter, Pettite, Posada, and Rivera pick up their fifth rings. Steroids blemish Andy’s career but those four guys are about as likable as guys on the other team can be.
The same can’t be said for Yankees fans. Even though they lost the Clash of the Cretins to Philadelphia these videos show New Yorkers in all their glory. Read the full story
Posted on 05 November 2009
South Park’s latest episode could have been written by Chiefs suspended running back Larry Johnson instead of the show’s normal writing team. “The F Word” pokes fun at the use of fag and faggot as common put downs and derogatory terms for homosexuals. The overall theme being that the words have had many meanings over time and don’t necessarily mean homosexual when used now. Harley riders also took a shot from the show as seen in the South Park’s new definition for fag: “An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders or a person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.”
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are known for mixing sports into South Park episodes. The two best examples are the time they ripped Jay Cutler and when they destroyed Bill Belichick. In “The F Word” the duo relive a quarterback vs. talk show host moment.
Skip ahead to 1:31 in the video for a classic Jim Rome moment: Read the full story
Posted on 03 November 2009
The last we heard from former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd he was resigning his position because of the “He paid for O.J. Mayo” scandal. Floyd is out of work but that didn’t stop him from breaking up a fight during a recent trip to a casino. Read the full story
Posted on 03 November 2009
Phillies-Yankees, Eagles-Giants, Rocky-Liberty. It’s been all Philadelphia vs. New York since the World Series teams were decided. Both cities are known for having live-and-die fans that can be just as hard on their own team as they are on the opponents. Jason Jones and John Oliver of The Daily Show take a look at Philly and NY fans with “Clash of the Cretins.” The video breakdown at 3:55 is classic. Men and women, young and old, it is game time son. Read the full story
Posted on 01 November 2009
Bill Simmons is going everywhere promoting his latest work entitled The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
including a second visit to The Colbert Report. Bill was first interviewed by Colbert in 2006 (Shanoff breaks down the interview) to promote “Now I Can Die In Peace.” In his latest trip to The Report Simmons says baseball is for old folks and Wilt Chamberlain is gay. Now that’s how you sell books! Read the full story
Posted on 01 November 2009
Miles Austin has Dallas Cowboys fans saying Terrell Owens, Roy Williams, and Patrick Crayton who? Austin saved the Cowboys’ asses with a two touchdown effort in Kansas City. One area Miles needs to work on to get to TO’s level is touchdown celebrations. Terrell can still dunk over the crossbar. Miles Austin has to settle for a layup. Read the full story