Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis & Steve Carell = Hilarious
Back on November 18 we posted the first edition of what would be a small ongoing internet mini series entitled Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis because it was simply hilarious. Galifianakis and Funny or Die have since put out 8 more videos and they too provide a good chuckle.
Now he’s back with Steve Carell and hilarity ensues. If you haven’t seen the previous 8 do yourself a favor and give them a run, it will help you ease into the weekend or back from the weekend a whole lot better
Daunte Culpepper Trots Out New UFL Uniforms
America's Next Top Model?
Wonder what NFL veterans Daunte Culpepper, Ahman Green and Dominic Rhodes have been doing lately? They have adding modeling to their resumes as they were three of 10 United Football League players who unveiled this season’s uniforms by walking down the runway at the Fashion Show Mall.
But I’d like to know is who wore the new UFL-Betty Boop merchandise they have coming out since the partnership was annouced that the cartoon queen would become the “official fantasy cheerleader of the UFL.”
Mark Cuban “Gets Big” In The Rap World
Athletes are always trying to be rappers and rappers are always trying to be athletes but what do we call it when a NBA owner is trying to make a transition? Dallas rapper Dorrough has apparently gotten BIG enough to have Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban make an appearance in his “Get Big” official video.
Does the rap world accept Cuban? He spends whatever he wants on the Mavericks and he doesn’t care what you think about him, looks like a perfect marriage to me.
Final Jeopardy: The Super Bowl
I don’t think I could have answered all the questions that Meg Miller answered to give her $13,900 going into Final Jeopardy so I’m cutting her some slack.
WTF: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson & Larry Bird
Heat Dream
Having already played together on the 1992 United States Olympic team, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird decided to give it go in the NBA together with the Miami Heat. Could you imagine if the trend had started way back in 1992 what the NBA might look like today?
San Antonio Spurs Release Malik Hairston From Contractual Obligations
Via Spurs Press Release
[Via Spurs Press Release]
The San Antonio Spurs today announced that, per his request, the team has released Malik Hairston from his contract.
“We’ve enjoyed having Malik in our organization,” said Spurs General Manager RC Buford. “He is a hard-worker, a talented basketball player and an outstanding young man. After Malik approached us we were happy to honor his request as it will, after he clears waivers, allow him to pursue an excellent overseas basketball opportunity.”
Hairston was selected by the Phoenix Suns, with the 48th overall pick, in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft. In a draft night deal he was then traded to San Antonio – along with a 2009 second round pick – in exchange for the draft rights to Goran Dragic.
In two seasons with the Spurs, Hairston appeared in a total of 62 games, averaging 2.4 points in 7.6 minutes. During each of his two seasons with San Antonio he also saw action with the Austin Toros (the Spurs NBA Development League team). With the Toros he averaged 24.9 points and 5.2 rebounds in a total of 45 regular season games.
LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey Fan Ejected From Cleveland Indians Game
On a night when the majority of fans attending Progressive Field came to watch New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez take his shot at recording his 600th home run against the Cleveland Indians instead witnessed a major distraction in the stands.
A man wearing a brand new LeBron James Miami Heat was escorted out of Progressive Field by police as fans began to shout obscenities at him and boos rang loudly in the left-field bleacher seats where he was sitting. Some fans even followed him to gate making him further aware of their disapproval in his choice of attire.
Usually I’m a one video per post but decided to give you the fans his girlfriend getting into the act too
Stephon Marbury Signs 3 Year Deal To Stay In China
Way Better Than Playing With Miami Heat
Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more years with a Chinese basketball team, whose owners will set up a company to produce and sell his line of athletic apparel and shoes.
Marbury played 15 games last season with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. Marbury, 33, will play two more years and may be asked to become an assistant coach in the third. His salary will be the same as last season, which was never publicly announced, but team owner Wang Xingjiang had said he offered Marbury $100,000 to play half a season in China.
As part of the deal the ownership of Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons will create a company to produce and sell apparel and shoes from the point guard’s “Starbury” brand. The company will also open three Starbury shops.
Former Dallas Cowboys Troy Aikman To Be On Dancing With The Stars?
Cowboy Way
Another Dallas Cowboys is going to appear on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With The Stars.” This time it will be NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. The former quarterback is the final piece of the Cowboys triplet to compete on “Dancing With The Stars” at one time or another as former Cowboys wide receiver Cowboys Michael Irvin finished 7th during the 9th season and former running back Emmitt Smith went on to win season 3.
Aikman was leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles when he told TMZ that he would indeed be on “Dancing With The Stars” however he has taken to his Twitter to say he will not.
Other notable NFL players that have been on the show are Jason Taylor, Jerry Rice and Chad Ochocinco.
University Of Texas Tells High School To Change It’s Logo
Does A Texas High School Get Away With It?
A Kansas high school had to change its logo after University of Texas officials said it was too similar to thier logo. Gardner Edgerton High School was told by Texas to change its logo on its football helmets, team uniforms and gymnasium floor after Gardner Edgerton wanted to put a blue ox-horn silhouette on the gymnasium floor which would have been very similar, albeit orange instead of blue.
Officials with Gardner Edgerton contacted Texas to make sure there were no problems with the university’s burnt orange logo of the Longhorns but Texas officials didn’t like the idea and said the logos were not different and requested Gardner Edgerton change its logo.
“We don’t have deep enough pockets to mess with the University of Texas,” said Bill Miller, district director of operations.
So Gardner Edgerton’s basketball court is now safely emblazoned with the school’s official steer and covered wagon logo instead. The coaching staff has been working with a graphic artist to develop a new and improved logo to debut on helmets at this year’s first football game.
San Antonio Spurs Are Recruiting Fans For Silver & Black Pack
Via Spurs Press Release
[Via Spurs Press Release]
The San Antonio Spurs are looking for the loudest and proudest Spurs fans to join the 2010-11 Silver & Black Pack and help energize the crowd each and every home game night.
Silver and Black Pack Auditions will be held during the Silver Stars home game on Friday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the AT&T Center’s Fan Zone.
Auditions are open to fans 18 years of age and older who possess energy, passion and Spurs spirit. Participants must be able to attend ALL Spurs preseason and regular home games. The audition will consist of an interview, Spurs trivia questions and a display of their best Spurs cheers and chants. Participants must come dressed with their best Spurs attire/costume.
Interested fans must register online at spurs.com, keyword PACK, by Wednesday, August 18 to be considered for the tryout. For more information, please visit spurs.com.
WHEN: Friday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 6:00 PM at the SW Entrance
WHERE: AT&T Center Fan Zone
R.I.P. Lorenzen Wright
R.I.P.
NBA free agent Lorenzen Wright who had vanished on July 19 was found dead at the age of 34. The former Los Angeles Clipper, Atlanta Hawk, Memphis Grizzlie, Sacramento King and Cleveland Cavalier was last seen July 18 when he was expected to fly out of Memphis.
His body was found in Southeast Memphis in a wooded area and according to the Commercial Appeal “police sources confirmed earlier that they are investigating a 911 hangup call from Wright’s cellphone made July 19.” During the call, at least ten gunshots could be heard.
Sgt. Alyssa Macon-Moore of the Memphis Police Department wrote in an e-mail to the AP that police were investigating the death of an unidentified man beside a wooded area about 15 miles south of downtown Memphis. Asked if the man was Wright, she wrote they could not confirm the victim’s identity Wednesday night.
Wright left the University of Memphis early for the NBA, and the Clippers made him a lottery pick with the No. 7 selection overall.
He averaged 8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 778 career games.
Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Kemp Channels Inner Michael Jackson
Beat It Dodger Style
The King of Swing, really? I’m all for team spirit but that’s pushing it Dodgers. Cool to see Matt Kemp get his Michael Jackson on and getting into the whole 80′s night poster giveaway, which is taking place August 6. Kudos to the marketing department for putting the finishing touches on the poster with the whole credits thing.
Fan Tossed For LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey At Cleveland Indians Game
Get The Hell Outta Here Jerk
On a night when the majority of fans attending Progressive Field came to watch New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez take his shot at recording his 600th home run against the Cleveland Indians instead witnessed a major distraction in the stands.
A man wearing a brand new LeBron James Miami Heat was escorted out of Progressive Field by police as fans began to shout obscenities at him and boos rang loudly in the left-field bleacher seats where he was sitting. Some fans even followed him to gate making him further aware of their disapproval in his choice of attire.
The city of Cleveland has spoken and they aren’t going to let any fan come into their ballpark and flaunts James decision in their blue collar faces.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: Myself (Salami)
Myself (Salami)
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to myself, Salami, for my blunder on Tuesday’s show when I confused former former Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Lambert with Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum.
Just moments before our daily show was about to air live on Tuesday, I received word via text message that the former Raiders defensive back, Tatum, had died. Shortly after our sponsor announcements and introductions where made, co-host Calvin Casey turned the mic over to me so I could inform our listeners that the NFL had lost one of it’s legends. That’s when the blunder began to spill out of my mouth. As I spoke of Tatum, I was actually describing Steelers linebacker Lambert but continued to use Tatum’s name.
Visions of those iconic photos of Lambert looking towards the camera with his lack of teeth on full display and the highlights of the Steelers from the 70′s on NFL Films was all that my mind kept repeating. Like my brain waves where stuck on one wave length and it happened to be Lambert.
The problem was this live and it was all incorrect. When speaking of Tatum I should have been relaying the information of his iconic moments, like his hit on New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley, his involvement in the Immaculate Reception or perhaps I could have spoke of his Super Bowl hit on Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Sammy White.
When you present yourself ‘live’ you open yourself up for such blunders. I simply tripped up at the one, missed the all alone layup, struck out looking and for that though I admit my fault but still recognize my meltdown and award myself with the Mama Margie Major Meltdown.
The Assassin deserved better, Raider fans deserved better, our listeners as a whole deserved better.
Los Angeles Clippers Chris Kaman Explodes $10,000 Fireworks
Illegal activity for an NBA player and it doesn’t involve marijuana, that’s a shocker. That is how you do celebrate America’s birthday though, Chris Kaman style.
WTF: Cris Collinsworth
Meow
On the set of Showtime’s Inside the NFL Warren Sapp took this photo of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth in the makeup chair getting his cat on.
Seriously, the best show on television about the NFL and only reason to subscribe to Showtime.
San Francisco 49ers Frank Gore & Vernon Davis Pool Party
Here’s an inside look at what a pool party looks like when it’s hosted by NFL players, in particular San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore and tight end Vernon Davis. It’s bikini-clad TALENT shaking their tits and asses for the hostess and anyone else in attendance.
I can see why a plethora of NCAA players would do anything possible like throwing away eligibility to attend a Gore party.
Longest Tennis Match Ever Becomes Condom Commercial
The longest tennis match ever between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut which went down at this years Wimbledon has now gone from Kit Kat to a condom ad. Isner and Mahut meet Durex Performa, a strength enhancing condom and royalty check provider.
NBA 2K11 Allows Gamers To Play 10 Different Versions Of Michael Jordan
Did You Even See Him Play?
The makers of NBA2K11 have released details the game has a game mode entitled “The Jordan Challenge” which allows you to play 10 different versions of the NBA great.Fans can play whatever game they want in whatever order.
In each game, gamers are charged with different goals, including matching Jordan’s point totals and shooting percentage. Here are the 10 different versions of Jordan that can played, however two of the 10 challenges don’t have specific dates tied to it.
April 20, 1986: Jordan scores 63 vs. the Boston Celtics
March 28, 1990: Jordan scores 69 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers
May 26, 1990: Jordan’s Game 3 Eastern Conference Finals vs. Detroit Pistons
Any date in 1990: Jordan’s battles that season against Dominique Wilkins and Atlanta Hawks
June 2 thru June 12: Jordan’s performance in the 1991 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers
June 3, 1992: Jordan scores 35 in the first half vs. Portland Trail Blazers
March 18, 1995: Jordan scores 55 vs. the New York Knicks
June 16, 1996: Father Day Game in 1996 NBA Finals vs. Seattle SuperSonics
June 11, 1997: The Flu Game
June 14,1998: Jordan’s last game in a Chicago Bulls uniform
If you hit six three pointers in a row like Jordan did against the Trail Blazers in 1992, the virtual Jordan will shrug just like he did in real life on that night.
President Obama Makes Appearance In Madden NFL 11
Even The Detroit Lions Can Win It All
Madden NFL 11 is just a little over week away from it’s August 10 release date and gamers are getting a first look through the game’s demo on some of the upcoming features which one of them happens to be President Obama. Whether playing it on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 you’ll make a stop at the white House when you take your team in franchise mode all the way to the Super Bowl and win it all to put the cherry on top of your achievements.
Jay-Z & LeBron James Relationship Become Strained?
Screw The Source XXL Is Where It's Been Since Oct. 2000
According to the New York Daily News Jay-Z’s relationship with LeBron James has become “strained” after the NBA star decided to join the Miami Heat. James ignored Jay-Z’s calls during the days leading up to his announcement which has Hova
“pissed, or at least disappointed, that LeBron didn’t consult with him.”
Why not I mean he’s already been crapped on by Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
Chris Bosh Finally Receives The LeBron James Treatment From Former Employer
No More CB4
Finally someone within the Toronto Raptors origination has spoken out about forward Chris Bosh departure to play alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in Miami. First Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert ripped James in a letter for leaving his hometown immediately after his one-hour ESPN special and now Raptors president Bryan Colangelo has joined the party in talking about Bosh sitting out the finally weeks of the season.
Colangelo said that Bosh didn’t care down the stretch of the 2009-2010 season as the Raptors were battling with Chicago for the last playoff spot. He said Bosh chose not to play during the final games, despite being cleared to play.
“Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy,” Colangelo said. “I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”
So we now also have another NBA executive acknowledging that there was never really any control and just let Bosh do as he pleased as was the case with Gilbert.
Samuel L Jackson Wants You To Rise Up For Atlanta Falcons
Well at least Samuel L Jackson isn’t really screaming in this video. Here’s a fun fact about the Atlanta Falcons as according to FanSnap, a ticket search engine for concerts and sporting events, that the Falcons are the least coveted ticket coming into the 2010 NFL season. So that might explain why Arthur Blank has hired Jackson in the promotional department.
