I think we all know this has been a tough couple of days in the world of sports. I think we’ve all had enough scandal and death lately. I think we’ve all had enough lockout talk. But out of all the sorrow we’ve seen this past week, I deliberately waited for a few days to… Read More The Day I Became One Of Joe Frazier’s “Boys”
Esteban over at Total Pro Sports put together a thought provoking list. A while ago, that site did a list of the fattest paychecks in sports, and it’s what you would expect, except for the Formula 1 racing guys and Manny Pacquiao. Granted, I didn’t think of those guys at first, but it makes sense… Read More Top Salaries From Obscure Sports and What That Really Means
Before you get all of on a snit, this isn’t about being handicapped, or about curling. Rather it is about a combination that should never be. Some things were made to go together, like pizza and beer. Conversely, some things weren’t, like full frontal nudity and Betty White. Wheelchairs and curling are the latter. Specifically,… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Handicapped Curling
Let’s just cut to the chase here…everybody else does some sort of “Year End” list, here’s our obligatory ramble on what we consider to be the 15 most significant sporting occurrances in 2010. Honorable mention: The Vuvuzela What began as a seemingly harmless noisemaker instead became a symbol of what happens when you hold a… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Events of 2010
Editor’s Note: Mr. McGrath has long and storied history in the management of professional sports franchises, most notably as the general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs of the now-defunct Federal League. Oh, and this is probably a good time to mention that Mr. McGrath’s views are his own, and do not necessarily reflect those of… Read More Guest Column: Joe McGrath on the Olympics
Yes, this is another Caster Semenya update. He she Semenya scored its first win since being restored to international competition by the IAAF. The only “female” athlete allowed to compete with “internal” testicles won the 800 meters on Thursday against a field of non-testicled women. The South African she-male won in a time of 2… Read More More Proof Dudes are Better Athletes…
That’s right, America. We have yet another episode in the never-ending “dude/not a dude” saga of South African runner Caster Semenya. After 11 months, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has now decided that Semenya is apparently “female enough” to return to sanctioned competition. “The process initiated in 2009 in the case of Caster… Read More My Wiener Has A First Name, It’s C-A-S-T-E-R…
Remember this woman? It’s perfectly understandable if you don’t, as it is an open secret that Americans only pretend to care about the Olympics every four years. It is also possible that you may recall her looking more like this: If you still don’t know, that’s disgraced Olympic trackster Marion Jones moments before she was stripped of… Read More WNBA To Be More Like NBA By Recruiting Felons
What do you picture when you think of a world-class athlete? Just because a guy has a beer-gut doesn’t mean he isn’t an athlete. In fact, the guy who is a bit bigger around the middle than he should be might just be able to totally kick your ass. There is almost no better place… Read More Behold the Power of Fat Guys
Have you ever had one of those moments where you can’t believe what you are reading, yet you aren’t surprised this is the level to which we have sunk as a society? Well, look no farther than Palm Desert, California for today’s example. “Palm Desert High School is without a girls varsity softball coach after… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Softball
First of all, I do actually enjoy the game itself. It requires a great deal of skill and strategy and their is something hypnotic about it. But, as a male, it is hard to deny curling is chock full of hot chicks and MILFy goodness. To be even more honest, I think we all know… Read More Ten Reasons Why I Watch Curling
What have we come to in this world when one can’t make fun of the blatantly obvious? It seems that a pair of blokes from down under have gotten a bit jammed up for noticing that a great deal of male figure skaters might be (gasp) homosexuals. First, look at this picture. Who are we… Read More Either Learn To Take A Joke Or Shut The Fuck Up
During Friday’s coverage, those of us forced to watch NBC for our Olympic fix were treated to two-time figure skating gold medalist Dick Button getting roped into a discussion as to what qualifies as a “true” sport. Why? Because regardless of season, the Olympics are the perfect fodder for this debate. Before I go any further with… Read More What Is A Sport?
This is an an oldie, but a goodie. A few years back, three guys managed to get their hands on some Team Canada gear, and then managed to get interviewed by the sideline reporter at what appears to be a sparesly-attended football game. In which sport do these gentlemen claim to be Olympians, you ask? Hide your face… Read More And the Gold Medal in Bullshit Goes To…
Actually, there’s a whole host of reasons, but the one that really has me bugged today – Why are there so many creepy doppelgängers in Vancouver? Start with the opening ceremony. I think we all know K.D. Lang is a lesbian, but who knew Clay Aiken is one too? Then, there’s this guy. First, they’ve got him… Read More Why The Olympics Creep Me Out
Sure, it’s easy to chuckle at the malfunctioning torch during the Olympic opening ceremonies Friday night. The images were priceless; three hours of what can only be described as a First Nations version of an acid trip followed by the flawless painfully awkward lighting of the four-legged triangular cauldron.But let’s be honest; laughing at Canada is like… Read More Blame it on the Wayne
Please don’t misunderstand me. I am not making light of what happened to Nodar Kumaritashvili. It is genuinely a tragedy. But you have to understand, luge is all about riding a 50-pound sled down a frozen laundry chute at 90 miles per hour. While the closest I ever got to luge was a regular sled powered by peppermint… Read More Frankly, I’m Surprised Olympic Athletes Don’t Die More Often
Now that 2009 is in the books, it is time to recognize some truly great achievements in the world of sport that may otherwise go unnoticed. With that, I give you the 2009 Dubsy Awards. The Mickey Klutts Award for Unfortunate Naming It is bad enough to be accused of being a male hiding in… Read More The 2009 Dubsy Awards
We are suckers for lists. VH-1 always manages to suck people in with those “100 greatest songs of the 80’s” nostalgia-fests. Not to mention we sports fans never met a list over which we didn’t love to drunkenly argue. There’s even a website dedicated to such listery. I’m no different; I can play moth to the candle… Read More Ten Nobel Prize Injustices and Their Equivalent Sports Injustices
On the last episode of “Guess That Gender,” guest judge Crocodile Dundee stated clearly that South African runner Caster Semenya was a dude. Now, some other Aussies, the kind with those juicy, delicious science brains concur. Two Australian newspapers reported Friday that gender tests show the world champion athlete has no ovaries or uterus and internal… Read More Dude Looks Like Lady, Part Deux
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