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You Don't Know (NBA) Jam

ESPN has a great interview with NBA Jam designer Mark Turmell that discusses some of the venerable game's lesser-known details. No, we're not talking about unlocking Bill Clinton - everyone knows about that. We're talking about the special edition with Michael Jordan and Gary Payton on the same team, the rumors of the game being haunted, and special code to handle Detroit playing Chicago.

March 23rd, 2010 / paladinz / Tags: video games, nba jam, sports, basketball, arcades / Trackback / Comments

What if Everyone in Canada Flushed At Once?

EPCOR chart

Pat's Papers is carrying an interesting story about water demand in Edmonton during the Olympic hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States. An estimated 80% of Canadian residents watched the game... and the graphs make for some hilarious but scary visuals.

March 9th, 2010 / paladinz / Tags: statistics, sports, hockey, canada / Trackback / Comments

Madden 10 Predicts Saints to Win Super Bowl XLIV

Madden 10

Going against many experts I've heard over the last week or so, EA's Madden 10 simulator predicts that the New Orleans Saints will win Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts, 35-31.

Madden 10 has been surprisingly accurate in the past, getting 5 of the last 6 predictions correct, including getting within one point of the correct total score.

Me? I don't bet against Peyton Manning's rocket laser arm.

Image from Kotaku.

February 3rd, 2010 / paladinz / Tags: video games, madden, super bowl, sports, nfl / Trackback / Comments

Stephen Colbert on Cover of Sports Illustrated

Stephen Colbert on Sports Illustrated

Comedian Stephen Colbert appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated this month. He is singled out for his efforts on The Colbert Report, which saved the US Speedskating team's future in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics by raising $250,000 to sponsor it when the previous sponsor backed out.

December 15th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: economics, sports / Trackback / Comments



All-NBA crazy person Ron Artest, created a song tribute for Micheal Jackson. The song is oddly catchy, but - more importantly - this establishes Artest as the premiere crazy person in the NBA.

July 7th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, music / Trackback / Comments


Sure the Lakers are the 2009 NBA Champions... but it's totally because of Pau Gasol and the power of OPERA.

June 15th, 2009 / Binkley / Tags: nba, sports, basketball, lakers, pau gasol / Trackback / Comments



The NBA: Where Shoving Happens

Yes, I made this and, yes, I probably had too much free time last night.

May 12th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, glen davis / Trackback / Comments

I remember when I used to play back home in the neighborhood, there was always games like that. One of my friends was playing... and it was so competitive they broke a piece of leg from a table and they threw it and it went right through his heart and he died, right on the court.

Ron Artest, talking about playing basketball in Queensbridge and exaggerating just a bit. EDIT: Or maybe he wasn't!?

May 7th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, vampires / Trackback / Comments

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