The NFL kicked off today and already we have too much sexiness going on on the field. (That picture illustrates pretty much what happened to the Redskins as a team tonight as well.)
Image from ESPN.
September 4th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: sports, football / Trackback / CommentsWe combined the perfect voice and the perfect performance. The audience will understand that it's in the national interest.
Chen Qigang, a member of the Chinese government, revealing that the singer during the Olympics opening ceremonies was lip syncing. In addition, some of the fireworks shown on TV were pre-recorded some days earlier.
It is a logical fallacy to assume if that if activity X makes you appear A and activity Y makes you appear B, that combining X and Y will make you appear A and B. It might make you appear D, where D = douchebag.
— paladinz, on "chessboxing"
July 17th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: chess, boxing, sports / Trackback / Comments
So when did Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter turn into a German soccer player?
Or maybe it's just me.
June 26th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: soccer, euro 2008, sports, movies, harry potter / Trackback / CommentsI'm a horse - Kobe ratted me out
That's why I'm getting divorced
He said Shaq gave a bitch a mil
I don't do that 'cause my name's Shaquille
I love 'em, I don't leave 'em
I got a vasectomy, now I can't breed 'em
I love KG [Kevin Garnett], but it's his own damn fault he stuck around in Minnesota. It's like staying with an adulterous wife hoping that she'll change. At some point, you've given her too many opportunities... then, she divorces you. Would I really wish you success in your NEXT relationship? Not so much.
paladinz, while discussing the NBA finals with Binkley.
The Yankee slugger revealed Friday he slips on a gold lamé thong with a flame-line waistband when he's trying to get out of a hitting slump - and he's shared it with his teammates.
The New York Daily News, reporting about Jason Giambi's good luck charm.
ESPN is showing every game of the European Championships. If you're a closet soccer fan like me (and I know you're out there), you're probably really excited that it kicks off today.
(Unfortunately, some of the games are on the rarer-to-come-by ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic. But the vast majority are on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC.)
Warning: This site DOES contain scores of completed matches!
June 7th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: sports, soccer, euro 2008 / Trackback / Comments
If you're a Mediocre Minds veteran, you know of my love of tennis. I have written about the retirements of Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Those are household names, at least as far as American tennis goes. So the more casual tennis watchers among you may not know of Gustavo Kuerten.
The Brazilian's greatest successes occurred near the end of Sampras's great career and before the rise of Roger Federer. In that tiny slice, it is easy to mark lay claim that Kuerten's #1 world ranking and 3 French Open titles point at a void in tennis filled by a clay court specialist. And maybe there is some truth to it - after all, he never got past the quarterfinals of any other Grand Slam.
Kuerten - Guga, to his fans and friends - retired earlier today in a farewell match in the first round of the French Open. He has been battling a hip injury that has failed to respond to two surgeries. While he may not have been a personal hero like Agassi and Sampras were to me, you have to respect a man who plays through pain - and what excruciating suffering it must have been! - to go out on his own terms. And, yes, maybe it was all for himself; maybe he was just thinking about how HE wanted to end his tennis career. But whatever the intention, he gave tennis crowds a show in the last few weeks. Hobbled and barely a shadow of his former self, his display brought pride to the eyes of many tennis fans. Watching Kuerten play through his pain was one of the most important tennis moments we will see this year.
Tennis is a capricious sport. Don't let anyone tell you differently. Those who rule it one day fall faster than in any other sport. The difference between elite and past-the-prime is razor thin. It is a sport that has constantly reminded me of the frailty of our heroes.
Kuerten reminded me of a lion knowingly fighting in a situation where could not win. And I respect him for that.
He used to be Gustavo Kuerten to me. Now, I too call him Guga.
May 25th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: tennis, sports / Trackback / CommentsI've been watching this game for 5 hours now.