Filed under: Comedy, NBA, Sports | Tags: Bill Simmons, Chris Webber, Darko Milicic, David Kahn, GM, idiot, Manna from Heaven
Bill Simmons favourite NBA GM David Kahn got live on NBA TV this past weekend, joining Matt Winter and C Webb for some Summer League play-by-play during a T-Wolves game. He managed to blast off some gems, saying the T-Wolves will be better because now they eat lunch together and have a swank player’s lounge all while comparing Darko Milicic to Vlade Divac and Chris Webber… which caused C Webb to lose it just a little bit. He also called Darko “manna from heaven”, which is really weird, completly wrong and maybe the most unintentionally gay phrase ever uttered by an NBA GM.
When is the Sports Guy going to be offered the NBA GM job he rightfully deserves? Even if he’s just a basketball guru and sports reporter, do people really think he’d be worse than David Kahn?
Filed under: Athletes F'ing Up, Comedy, NBA, Sports | Tags: ESPY's, Lebron James, Miami Heat, Paul Rudd, spoof, Steve Carell, The Decision
Hahaha, Michael Scott is the man. “The Decision” was one of the biggest jokes I have ever seen and perhaps one of the worst PR disaster’s ever for an athlete (besides Tiger Woods getting his chiclets knocked around by angry Elin) so when I heard Steve Carell and Paul Rudd had spoofed King James and Jim Gray at the ESPY’s I had to check it out. And it did not disappoint. I’ve never even been to an Outback steakhouse but I think I’m gonna have to check it out someday just because of this.
Lakers three-peat in 2011!
Filed under: NBA, Sports, World Cup | Tags: dive, flop, Soccer vs. Rugby, Vlade Divac, World Cup
‘Nuff said. Enjoyed the World Cup but all the flopping and diving made me think I was watching a documentary on the exploits of Vlade Divac…
Filed under: Comedy, NHL, Olympics, Sports | Tags: Bobby Ryan, Canada vs. USA, Gold vs. Silver, NHL Awards, Ryan Getzlaf
In case you missed it, last night was the NHL Awards. I didn’t watch, even though Jay Mohr was hosting, mostly because hockey doesn’t belong on my TV after April. And let’s be honest, the NHL Awards aren’t appointment television. However, I’m always up for Canadians getting digs in on Americans, so when R&S favourite Lauren G hipped me to this YouTube gem I had to share.
Bobby Ryan: “Dude are you using my medal as a coaster?”
Ryan Getzlaf: “Oh this is your medal? Sorry I didn’t recognize it.. it wasn’t gold.”
Awesome.
Filed under: Comedy, Sports, World Cup | Tags: All Blacks, All Whites, Black Caps, Black Cocks, Black Sticks, New Zealand, New Zealand Rocks, Tall Blacks
New Zealand, like Australia, is a sporting mad country. They support all of their popular sports with near universal passion, especially in rugby, cricket and soccer. Not only do they excel at sport but they also excel at sporting nicknames. New Zealand athletics is littered with amazing team names: All Blacks, All Whites, Tall Blacks, Black Caps etc.. And while the Kiwis are regarded as the world’s preeminent rugby playing nation and are showing amazing form at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they are so much more than just All Blacks and All Whites. Let R&S explain…
Men’s National Rugby Team: The All Blacks
The All Blacks are NZ’s most famous sporting export. For over 100 years, the All Blacks have been terrorizing other rugby playing nations with their distinct brand of ferocious and flowing rugby. They perform the intimidating Maori haka before every game and have some of the baddest ass black jerseys the sporting world has ever known. The team started wearing all black jerseys while on their first Northern Hemisphere tour in 1905 and have worn the menacing kit ever since. Since rugby is New Zealand’s national sport and the team has a long tradition of success, the All Blacks have become as synonymous with New Zealand as Lord of the Rings.
Note: The national wheelchair rugby team is called the Wheel Blacks.
Men’s National Soccer (Football) Team: The All Whites
Relative soccer minnows, New Zealand qualified for the 2010 World Cup after a 28 year absence and have been the most impressive Oceanic team so far, earning two draws in their first two matches. The grand stage of a World Cup, along with some shocking success, has been huge exposure for the All Whites, who are looking to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time. Their All White nickname actually came about the last time they were in a World Cup, back in 1982. They wore an all white kit for their qualifying match against Taiwan and the obvious play on the All Blacks nickname was born. The nickname becomes hilarious when you consider the ethnic make-up of the All Blacks and All Whites.
Note: The All Whites don’t do the haka before games, mostly because it’s not as intimidating when a bunch of skinny, white soccer players do it.
Men’s National Basketball Team: The Tall Blacks
In New Zealand, everybody wants to be media and marketing darlings like the All Blacks, so the national basketball team decided to get clever and put their own spin on the All Blacks moniker: The Tall Blacks. While not known for their basketball, New Zealand did finish 4th at the 2002 FIBA World Championships (where the Tall Blacks beat Russia, Puerto Rico and China) and they recently defeated Australia in Oceanic qualifying for the 2010 World Championships in Turkey.
Note: The only New Zealander in the NBA is “The Kiwi Highlight Machine” Sean Marks.
National Badminton Team: The Black Cocks
By this point you have probably begun to understand the New Zealand sporting nomenclature. They love the All Blacks and any sort of variation on their famous nickname. So when New Zealand Badminton was struggling for a piece of the sporting limelight they decided to get provocative. Black Racquets? Too obvious. Black Birdies? Too cute. Black Cocks? Perfect.
Seriously, they officially referred to their national badminton team as the Black Cocks! How amazing is that? The International Badminton Federation didn’t appreciate the name, especially when the condom sponsorships began rolling in, and now the team is only “unofficially” known as the Black Cocks. But it definitely lead to some excellent headlines while it lasted.
Note: Get your very own Black Cocks t-shirt here.
Other Great NZ Nicknames: The Ice Blacks (ice hockey), The Black Sticks (field hockey), The Black Ferns (women’s rugby), The Black Caps (cricket), The Iron Blacks (American football), The Black Sox (softball)
Filed under: NBA, Playoffs, Sports | Tags: NBA Finals, post-game press conference, Ron Artest, Say Queensbridge
Absolutly amazing… Ron has entered the Tyson Zone. Every interview he ever does is must see TV. Introducing his entire family… offering to beat box… thanking his psychiatrist… and generally looking and acting about as happy as a person can be. Ron Artest is the man.
Say Queensbridge!
Filed under: NBA, Playoffs, Sports | Tags: Christina Aguilera, crazy, Game 7, Keys to the game, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Marvin Gaye, MVP, NBA Finals, Ron Artest
Vid spotted on True Hoop
Wow. What an intense game last night’s Game 7 was. Definitely not a spectacle of flowing basketball like the Western Conference Finals but maybe the most hard-fought defensive game played in the NBA since the ’80s; a game in which both teams looked emotionally and physically drained as the final horn sounded. Just great effort by both teams, as cliche as it sounds both teams played like winners. The Celtics just ran out of gas and the Lakers caught a second wind at the right time. And Ron Artest played his best all-around game as a Laker, which was key to this victory. His clutch three with over 1:00 left was so huge and a was also a great moment for a really misunderstood dude.
Lots of people are dissing Kobe for his poor shooting and forced play during the first three quarters, but 24 was an absolute beast on the glass and I believe his effort and energy level helped keep the other Lakers into the game. Even when they saw Kobe struggle with his shot, they also saw his defensive intensity and how he would fight for every rebound and that has to help keep the team up. While Kobe didn’t win Game 7 with his pure basketball skill, he might have won it with his mental toughness and determination… which is no small feat in itself. Kobe really was relishing this victory afterwards, and dropped this gem when asked about now having more rings than Shaq:
Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank. You know how I am. I don’t forget anything.
All in all, just an incredibly intense game to watch. Even the national anthem was intense, with Christina Aguilera giving one of the better renditions of the “Star Spangled Banner” that I have ever heard. Marvin Gaye would be proud.
Congratulations to the 2010 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers. Anyone else thinking three-peat?
Filed under: Comedy, Movies, NBA, Playoffs, Sports | Tags: Chevy Chase, Chick Hearn rap, Fletch, Kareem vs. Bruce Lee, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals
Standing 6’5″ (6’9″ with the afro), even Kareem and Chick Hearn had to give it up to the amazing Fletch. Click the jersey above to see Fletch in action.
Now let’s hope the Lakers can harness their inner Fletch and take out the Celtics in tonight’s Game 7.
Filed under: Sports, World Cup | Tags: Hop Suisse, Hopp Schwiiz, Melanie Oesch, Spain, Switzerland, upset, World Cup
Absolutely monumental upset in South Africa today, as my father’s homeland defeated the dirtiest country in Europe in a shocker. Spain had only lost three of their last 48 matches, an unbelievable streak that almost every soccer pundit assumed would continue through today. Beating Spain is even better for us Swiss given Rafa Nadal’s form against Roger Federer. Suck on these Swiss nuts Spain.
In recognition of the biggest upset of the World Cup, make today an unofficial Swiss holiday. Go buy a Toblerone, eat some Swiss cheese, go on a hike, dominate someone in tennis, open a Swiss bank account, buy a watch or adopt a St. Bernard.
Or sing along to Melanie Oesch… the hottest babe in the world of yodelling!
Filed under: NBA, Playoffs, Sports | Tags: Boston Celtics, Celtics suck, History, Los Angeles Lakers, throwing chairs
To all my Lakerheads, tonight is the night. Lose and the hated Boston Celtics will have ripped out our hearts again and will celebrate on LA’s home court. Win and set up the grandest stage in sports: Game 7.
In order to help psyche up Laker Nation, check out this amazing highlight video that chronicles the history of basketball’s greatest franchise. I almost cried watching this gem, so many great moments.
And remember, if you see someone walking down the street wearing a Celtics jersey… throw a chair at him.
Filed under: Comedy, Hip-hop, Music, NBA, Playoffs, Sports | Tags: basketball, K.O.B.E., Kazaam, KB24, Kobe Bryant, Kurtis Blow, NBA Finals, Shaq-Fu, Tyra Banks
The NBA Finals start tonight and naturally R&S is picking the Lakers to win in 6. Kobe has just been too much this postseason, and with Lebron’s epic playoff flame-out’s the past couple seasons KB24 is making a strong case that he is still the best basketball player in the universe. And while his skills on the hardwood can’t be questioned, his skills on the mic sure can. For those that don’t know (or programmed their brains to forget), Kobe once thought he could be a rapper like his big brother Shaq. So he decided to cut a track with Tyra Banks and the audio proof is found above. Good thing Kobe stuck with working on eviscerating opposing SG’s and not sharpening his cipher skills because his mic-manship actually makes Shaq sound more like Big Daddy Kane than Kazaam.
Now that your ears have been scarred by the Mamba, cleanse your sonic palette with the best rap song about basketball ever (and the first rap music video)… Kurtis Blow’s “Basketball”.
Filed under: Kicks, Sports, Television | Tags: chav, Christiano Ronaldo, commercial, Didier Drogba, football, Homer Simpson, Nike, Roger Federer, soccer, South Africa, Wayne Rooney, World Cup
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just weeks away, the soccer marketing machines are getting fired up. Nike has really decided to up the ante (as they always do). Directed by Garcia Bernal Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, this “Write The Future” commercial takes a look at the potential futures for many of the upcoming World Cup’s biggest stars. Didier Drogba, Fabian Cannavaro, Wayne Rooney, Frank Ribery, Christiano Ronaldo, Landon Donovan and even Ronaldinho (who didn’t make Brazil’s squad) all make appearances along with Roger Federer, Kobe Bryant and Homer Simpson.
My favourite part is when Wayne Rooney gives possession to the dreaded Frenchman Ribery and then is instantly shown his potential future, which shows Britain in full-on hooligan mode, Rooney getting lambasted in the papers and eventually living like a true chav in a dirty trailer park. Awesome stuff from the Nike Football geniuses.
Filed under: NBA, Playoffs, Sick Highlights, Sports, Video Games | Tags: All-White, God Of War, Kobe Bryant, NBA Playoffs
While Kobe is still taking heat for his ridiculous all-white pilgrim photo spread from a few weeks back, he has also kicked his game up to Herculean levels as the Lake Show continues to plow through the Western Conference. KB24′s evisceration of Utah (and now Phoenix) did not go unnoticed by YouTube maestro Renhigotrare, who blended Kobe’s playoff domination with SFX from God of War 3. As a Lakers super-fan and a lover of video games, this pretty much blew my mind.
Now let’s all get ready for another Lakers-Celtics Finals.
Filed under: Comedy, Music, NBA, Sports | Tags: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland, Free Agency, LBJ, Lebron James, New York Knicks, We Are Lebron, We Are The World
Now that the city of Cleveland is on defcon-5 red alert with the prospect of Lebron James bolting to Chicago or New York this summer, they are pulling out all the stops to convince LBJ to stay. Check out this remake of “We Are The World” using local Cleveland “celebrities”.
I must say, if this video is showcasing the cream of Cleveland’s cultural crop and I was Lebron I would pull a Carlos Boozer/Art Modell and sneak out of Cleveland in the middle of the night. Or I’d pull an Ichiro and punch myself in the face.
Filed under: Comedy, NBA, Playoffs, Sick Highlights, Sports | Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, dunk, funny, Mike Brown, Mo Williams, Paul Pierce, post-game press conference
This has to be one of the best NBA coaching sound-bites in recent memory. During last nights Game 1 in the Cavs – Celtics series, Mo Williams threw down a nasty fast break dunk on Paul Pierce. I wasn’t aware that Mo could even jam, but the dunk itself was eclipsed by his coach’s post game reaction. When asked about the play, Mike Brown completely lost his marbles. Classic.
Filed under: Boxing, Comedy, Sports | Tags: cannoli, Daily Line, Mike Tyson, Tea with Tyson
Video via Hot Clicks
Check this great video of Mike Tyson having breakfast with some dude I’ve never seen before. This is hilarious. My favourite was Mike’s take on canoli’s:
“I hate cannoli’s… they’re like a curse to me… I’ve had experiences with them and have had engagements with them and it didn’t turn out pretty nice.”
Epic.
Mike Tyson is the man. He is misunderstood by so many people but every time I see him in something where he’s just being himself he is always extremely likable. Seems like a genuinely good dude who was dealt a really tough hand in life. And if this video was shot recently, it appears Mike has got himself into better shape. He was starting to get pretty massive.
Filed under: NHL, Sick Highlights, Sports, Uncategorized | Tags: Eric Belanger, Marc-Andre Bergeron, NHL, Play of the year, Playoffs, Steven Stamkos, teeth
Check out this video from Friday’s playoff game between the Caps and the Habs. Capitals forward Eric Belanger takes a stick in the face from Montreal’s Marc-Andre Bergeron. Belanger heads to the bench, pulls out his own front tooth, then returns to the ice. Belanger reportedly lost 8 teeth on the play and received an emergency root canal between periods. In spite of all this, he still managed to play the entire game. Now that is tough!
Speaking of hockey, be sure to head over to tsn.ca and vote for the NHL play of the year. Some pretty incredible plays in there, but I think Stamkos is going to run away with it.
Filed under: Canada, Movies, Sports, Television | Tags: 30 for 30, 30th Anniversary, Canada, documentary, ESPN, Marathon of Hope, Steve Nash, Terry Fox
On April 12, 1980, a 21-year-old dipped his prosthetic limb into the chilly water off Newfoundland and set off on one of the greatest endeavors any Canadian has ever undertaken. Terrance Stanley Fox had lost his leg three years earlier to bone cancer and he was determined to help make a difference. He decided to run across our huge country from Newfoundland to the shores of British Columbia in an effort to raise $24 million dollars for cancer research (a dollar for every Canadian citizen at the time). His effort captivated our nation, inspired countless people of all abilities and gave everyone who was interested a real glimpse into the power of the human spirit.
Unfortunately, Terry was unable to finish his momentous journey, having to end his marathon just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario after 143 days of consecutive marathons, or 5,280 total kilometres. While his run did not make it to its conclusion, the momentum he built allowed him to reach his fund-raising goal by the end of 1980, the same year Terry was awarded the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s Athlete of the Year. He had cast such a large spotlight on his dreaded disease and had united an entire country that he was as revered on school playgrounds as hockey legends Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr or a young Wayne Gretzky. Then, as quickly as he came into our Country’s collective consciousness, he was gone. On June 28, 1981 Terry fell into a coma and died with his family at his side. His funeral was broadcast across Canada and the entire country participated in an unofficial day of mourning. Our greatest sporting hero was gone…
But not forgotten. Terry’s legacy is as unbelievable as was his relentless determination. He continues to be regarded as one of our Country’s greatest heroes and the Terry Fox Foundation has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research over the past 30 years. He has 14 schools named after him, countless roads, parks and trails, even a mountain and a ship in the Canadian Navy. Adidas even re-released 6,500 pairs of his iconic sneakers in 2005 to help raise over half a million. In 2010, his yearly Marathon of Hope is the single-biggest one day fundraiser for cancer research in the world. Fellow Lou Marsh Award winner and perhaps Canada’s second greatest athlete ever, Steve Nash, grew up idolizing Terry and has directed a documentary for ESPN’s 30 for 30 film series titled Into the Wind that will look into Terry’s journey and the impact he had on so many Canadians. The release date hasn’t been finalized but the film should be out this spring.
Let’s all take the time today to remember the story of one of the bravest Canadians of all-time and to remember everything that he stood for. We have all lost someone close to us to cancer and it is with the courage of all those battling or who have battled the disease that we can work together to someday eliminate it.
You were the man Terry and R&S salutes you!
Filed under: Boxing, NHL, Sports | Tags: Evander Kane, fight, Knockout, Matt Cooke, NHL
Check out my boy, former Vancouver Giant, Evander Kane, one punch Matt Cooke.
Kane is named after a certain former boxing champ, who sometimes goes by Evan Fields, and he certainly channelled him in this fight.
Cooke has been a spineless agitator for years, and it looks like he finally got his due. Where you at, Marc Savard?
Filed under: Athletes F'ing Up, Sports, Television | Tags: father, golf, Masters, mistress, Nike, scandal, sponsors, Tiger Woods
Now I know Tiger-mania has been off the chains and that it will only get worse with the Master’s starting tomorrow. But Nike has released the first new TW commercial since he got busted for banging more hoes than an angry gardener. It will start airing on ESPN tonight.
What do you think? I think Eldrick has some serious PR work to do but this commercial might be the best PR move he has made so far. He looks somber and almost broken. And he’s being scolded by his dead father. Rough. But maybe the most real look we have ever had at El Tigre. Once again the Swoosh comes to the rescue.
Props to Team Tiger on this one, they finally got something right.
Filed under: NBA, Sick Highlights, Sports | Tags: bat, block, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Manu Ginobili
Just ask Kevin Garnett, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade and that wayward bat. Spank, spank, spank and spank.
Manu vs. KG
Manu vs. KD
Manu vs. D-Wade
Manu vs. Bat
Filed under: Canada, NHL, Olympics, Sports | Tags: Canada vs. USA, Gold Medal Game, National Anthem, Oh Canada, Olympic Hockey, Team Canada, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
In order to pump up all red-blooded Canadians ahead of this afternoon’s epic gold medal clash versus the hated Americans, watch this amazing footage from Edmonton, Alberta, where the low-end Oiler fans really know how to get a game started off right. Goosebumps for sure. Let’s hope the corporate fat-cats who could afford the $7,500 tickets for today’s game can sing like that.
I’ll be enjoying the game from the safe confines of one of Van City’s illest beach-side pubs but will have my camera and gas mask ready so I can join the inevitable post-game riot. After all, this is Vancouver.
Now let’s get ‘er done boys.
Filed under: Comedy, NBA, Sports | Tags: Dwight Howard, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, NWO, Orlando Magic, Ultimate Warrior, WWF
Now I will preface this blog post by stating that I have a soft spot in my heart for people who dress up like classic WWF wrestlers. My greatest Halloween endeavor was in 1998, when my three roommates and I dressed up as the NWO and entered the party to “Voodoo Child“. But these four fine gentlemen have taken their WWF love to the next level.
All four have their persona’s down pretty good, although the two highlights for me were Ultimate Warrior and X-Pac. Perfect. At first glance, I thought the one dude actually was X-Pac. They stay in character for the whole time and it all comes together to form maybe the finest two minute testimony to Dwight Howard that exists.
Thank God for Hulk Hogan, beer, digital cameras, the NBA and YouTube.
Filed under: NBA, Sick Highlights, Sports | Tags: 86 foot shot, dunk, Longest shot, NBA, Vince Carter, world record
Next to the Weis dunk, this might be the highlight of Vince’s career. Pretty insane.
If only he had done this all the time.
Filed under: Canada, Comedy, NBA, Olympics, Sports | Tags: most ridiculous man in the world, Opening Ceremonies, Steve Nash, Vitamin Water
Another great viral video from Nash and the folks at Vitamin Water. Hilarious stuff, especially his Canadian Tuxedo. This is way better than Dos Equis guy…
I’d also like to say it was great seeing Steve Nash as one of the final torchbearer’s at last night’s Opening Ceremonies. He is one of the greatest Canadian athletes ever and deserved the honour.
