BATKID

The Make-A-Wish foundation has done some really great things. This latest move may be one of their greatest ever. Here is an Good Morning America video on the story that involves San Francisco becoming Gotham City for one little boy fighting against leukemia:

Breaking News

If that story isn't enough to get you excited, here is a photo of BatKid strolling through the street of San Fran:

Barnes gonna Barnes

Matt Barnes has always been seen as a bit of a trouble maker. He proved it last night when Serge Ibaka and Blake Griffin got tangled up late in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers 111-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here is the incident in case you missed it:

The fun didn't stop there. Matt Barnes was quick to go to the Twitter machine and post this gem:

Hilarious as that tweet is. It doesn't stop Barnes from taking his antics to Instagram the following morning:

Obviously, the second post is a little more personal and much more likely to earn Barnes a call from the league office today. If his actions on the court don't bring a fine, surely these two social media entries will. Get that checkbook ready. Matt.

Chris Bosh first video bomb of the 2013/2014 NBA Season (VIDEO)

Chris Bosh's antics have become a normal thing over the course of the NBA season. The 2-time NBA Champion is picking up right where he left off as he video bombs LeBron James after a dominant performance by the reigning NBA champions over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. Here is the video:

GIF OF THE DAY - 10-29-2013

GIF OF THE DAY - 10-16-2013

Darnell Dockett bought a tiger. An actual tiger....

Snapshot of Darnell Dockett's pet tiger he
passionately calls, "Buddy."

Bro, why? Didn't you watch Billy Corben's "Broke?" Don't you know what happens when you do things like this? Dockett has always been a weird individual, especially if you follow his Twitter account.

This is just, well, a story we hear of in sports from time to time I guess. He is also looking for a pet monkey just in case you know any West African animal smugglers. Read the full story here from BleacherReport.com

GIF of the day - 07/22/2013

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Mark Cuban: "Mavs better off without Dwight Howard"

What's up there, Mark?
Is that the jig?

Where have we heard this before? Oh, that's right. The same lie every other team in the league told themselves when they missed out on the LeBron James sweepstakes in 2010. It's the same web of poop Cuban is trying to spin to the media and the Dallas fan base now after missing out on Dwight Howard.


"I think we've put ourselves in a spot where we're in a better spot than we were at if we got just the one max-out deal," Cuban said when asked by ESPN during summer league games in Las Vegas.


If this was really the case, why even bother going after Howard at all and focus on other available free agents from the beginning? Like O.J. Mayo, who suited up for the Mavericks last season, and now has traveled up north to waste away in Milwaukee.


While Dallas has signed the likes Monte Ellis, Jose Calderon and Wayne Ellington this offseason, this year hardly had the free agent market that would leave a team to think they are "better off" when not landing a superstar like Howard.


Read the full story from ESPNDallas here.

GIF of the day - 07/18/2013

GIF of the day - 07/08/2013

Here is Vince Wilfork throwing a football.....which....which.....yea....

GIF of the day - 07/07/2013

Five simple things to remember when Fantasy Football Drafting.

Before I drop some random information about the world's greatest fantasy game, let me gloat about my fantasy football accomplishments in an attempt to trick you in to thinking I actually know what I am talking about.

I've only played fantasy football for six years. In those six years, I have won three championships, finished twice in the top two of my league and one injury riddled season second to last. I've made the playoffs 83% of the time in all leagues I have cared about, never lost in the first round of the playoffs and always got some amount of my money back if not made a profit.

All this is irrelevant. I'm sure I could find thousands of people boasting similar fantasy numbers or stories and they would all be more impressive than me. However, this is my blog, my tips and you will read them while finding them actually useful. So here we go:

1) YOU LIVE AND DIE IN THE DRAFT 

This one seems like a no brainer and really it is. Fantasy football seasons are made and broken in the draft. Very rarely will any kind of top talent be available on the waiver wire. The preparation for the draft should be more than just printing up ESPN's list of top 150 NFL players and picking up who is best available. Once you learn your drafting order, use ESPN's mock draft lobbies to get a feel for who will be available when it comes your time to make a selection. Once you get a feel for what you will be picking, think about what kind of strategy you want to adopt. Always remember that no two drafts are alike and at any moment any preparation you could have made could quickly be out the window. The draft is easily the most important part of any fantasy football league. Treat it as such.

2) AVOID BAD TEAMS

This is my own personal preference. I typically tend to avoid players on bad teams. Last year, I just felt like I should avoid Larry Fitzgerald like the plague. It worked. With the abysmal Kevin Kolb under center and the worst offensive line in the league blocking for Kolb, I knew Fitz wouldn't get to many down field looks as Kolb was running for his life. This is exactly what happened. Bad teams tend to stay bad and do bad things that end up costing your players touches.

Sure, there are some exceptions. Adrian Peterson was one, but if you meet anyone that says they knew AP would be able to do what he did last year coming off a torn ACL, quickly label this person a liar and ignore all things they have to say. In the liars defense, running backs tend to be the exception to this rule as they can find a way to make their own plays and sometimes have touchdowns just fall in to their laps. Even then, a poor offensive line can be the Achilles heel of any running back. My own personal rule, if players on bad teams can be avoided, then do it.

3) ALWAYS LOOK FOR STARTERS

Obviously, fantasy football is about your players scoring the most possible points. For this to happen players need to have their hands on the ball, correct? So, you want the guys who get the most touches. Sometimes it is better to take a first option on a middle of the pack team then go for a second or third option on one of the top teams in the league. Football may be an ultimate team game, but in the end the best players on the team will get the most looks because of their talent and play making abilities. Once the top talent on the top teams is gone, look for the top talents on some of the more mediocre teams to fill those late roster spots.

4) KNOW TEAM SCHEMES

Actual football knowledge is required for this one. If you aren't a typical football watcher then this one might need to just be jumped over for the moment. For those of you who do watch every game, this one will be clear as soon as you read it.

Most teams have a certain style. Pass heavy, run first etc. You know what teams do to win games. For example, the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers have the players to rely on a pass heavy style of play. Due to this, their quarterback and receivers are much more valuable than their running backs. So taking a second receiver on one of these teams may be more valuable than their starting running back. I know this seems to totally contradict tip number three in a way, but it really doesn't since we are talking about players on the same team and the amount of offensive possessions would be the same either way.

5) REMEMBER, IT'S A LOT OF LUCK. SO DON'T GET UPSET

The main thing I have learned about fantasy football is to not get to upset about it because it is luck. Anyone can find out the best players in the NFL by doing a simple google search. The surprises come when your top five running back goes down with a shredded knee in the third week of the season, or your quarterbacks shoulder ends up looking like smashed donuts, or you draft a top wide out who can never seem to find the end zone yet somehow finds a way to break the single season record for receiving yards. Yea, you know that feeling Calvin Johnson owners. So, you can't get to worked up about anything. Just play your best players with their best match ups and hope for the best.


There it is. Five simple facts to help you get your fantasy season going. Training camp kicks off in just a few weeks. So, get to mock drafting, reading articles from people who claim to know a lot and good luck.

San Francisco working out Austin Collie

Austin Collie was on his way to being
a solid second option for the Colts before
suffering multiple concussions.

According to ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers are holding workouts with former Indianapolis Colts wide out Austin Collie. Collie was sidelined last year with a knee injury that kept him out almost the entire season. He also suffered three major concussions while playing for, at the time, Peyton Manning's Colts. With the emergence of rookie T.Y. Hilton, Austin Collie quickly found himself on the out with the Colts.

However, due to Michael Crabtree's Achillis injury likely to keep him on the sidelines for most of the season the 49ers now have a spot open on their roster for a receiver. Collie has 173 career receptions in 42 regular-season games, totaling 1,845 yards and 16 touchdowns and would be a welcome addition if he could recapture his past performances.
 

"Pain & Gain" Movie Review

“Pain & Gain” is based on the story of the Sun Gym Gang extortion and murders that took place in Miami, Florida from the fall of 1994 to the spring of 1995. Seems like a pretty dark plot line, right? Of course, but not in this movie.


Michael Bay's “Pain & Gain” is your perfect dark comedy. A lot of laughs mixed in with the perfect amount of grimy shit. By grimy, I mean really grimy. Strippers, coke, robbery, attempted murder, accidental murder all blended up with a lot of moments that will have you laughing your ass off.

The movie is presented in multiple first person narratives much like Martin Scorsese's “Casino” from 1995. Also, like Casino, the movie begins at the end with Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) introducing himself while speaking about his “do'er” look on life. After a small chase scene with Miami's finest, the story zips back to how all of these events were set in to motion. You later meet Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and Paul Doyle (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.) Before you know it, they are all torturing Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and you are on your way.

Without spoiling to much, the movie delivers way more laughs than dramatic awkwardness and it actually is a fun watch. A little to much fun, really. After a about half an hour you actually start to like these cold blooded, thieving murdering scumbags and I really don't think that is something that you want to be doing. That's another conversation all together, though. I'm just here to tell you if the shit is good or not.

Which it is. It's a funny movie that keeps you entertained the whole way through. The Rock steals the show from Wahlberg with his best comedic performance ever. With the exception of the shitty chase scene, which you surely will notice, it is very entertaining and worth your $10. Here is the trailer just in case you have been living under a rock:

#FAIL 2

Jarret Jack, were you even trying?  Not sure if serious...

Sure seems like @KingJames hates it here in Miami.

LeBron hates it here in Miami so much, he took time to make a special handshake with one of the Miami Heat towel boys. You can clearly tell he is disgusted. Just like, hopefully, you can tell this is sarcasm. Here is the handshake:

#FAIL

Way to fail, guy. Aaron Gordon wins the "ASS of the Night" award as he fails miserably in this between the legs dunk in the McDonald's All American game. It was during the actual game, so it is instantly more hilarious. Rejected by the rim, bro? Enjoy getting dogged for weeks.

Well done, Phil. Well done.

Yesterday, the most successful NBA coach of all time joined twitter. Phil Jackson, known for his success with Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls and then later with the Los Angeles Lakers, took to twitter and started off with some very unusual tweets. It quickly became apparent what was going on. Here is what I mean:




So, is anyone interested in Phil's book after this little commercial? No? Me neither.

Quite possibly the best NFL retirement of all time.

Anthony Adams has had quite the career in the NFL. After nine NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears, he has decided it is time to hang it up. I know it seems like nine years isn't a very long time, but when you are battling 300 plus pound linemen every weekend in the fall for nine years it likely takes quite the toll on your body. So, with that, he announced his retirement via a YouTube video which is actually quite entertaining. See, NFL superstars aren't all mindless jocks. Enjoy.

"The Matrix" animated in 60 seconds.

Never seen the Matrix? Here is a very fast, animated version that brings it all together in 60 seconds. Perfect if plot and overlapping story lines aren't your thing. Enjoy.



 

Kendrick Lamar's impromptu performance of "Hot Girl"

I guess when you are bored and a millionaire  you can do stuff like this in an airport without airport security getting on your ass.

Renaldo Balkman is a crazy person.

Renaldo Balkman isn't doing himself any favors with this recent meltdown in the Philippines Basketball Association. Balkman is seen here shoving multiple officials and teammates. Eventually, Arwind Santos makes his way over to the former 2006 Knicks draft pick to try to calm down the big man. Santos, however, doesn't take kindly to Balkman's shove and shoves him back. Balkman then proceeds to "unintentionally" choke Santos. Yes, an he called it an "unintentional" choking:

It was a pretty embarrassing seen for all parties involved.  All I can say is thank goodness for denim vest guy. Here is the incident from the game in question. Also, Balkman, change your twitter background. The Knicks have long forgotten about you.

BOSTON IS SO MAD!!

I know people in certain media markets tend to be bitter when their teams start to become irrelevant. This, however, is laughable. I saw this video retweeded by Ethan Skolnick of the Palm Beach post. I have to say it is hilarious how mad this guy is that the Heat are world champions and the Celtics are sitting in a seventh seed only making the playoffs due to how terrible the eastern conference is. Stay classy, Boston.

LeBron 9 low "Galaxy" Custom.

I'm usually not a fan of any custom shoe. There is just something about them that screams "flea market" about it to me. What are flea market fakes? They are pretty much customs. They may not be from an original product but the concept isn't to far off.

JP Custom Kicks did this one right though. Instead of going with the purple/black type galaxy theme of this year's NBA All-Star game, they went with last years LeBron All-Star colorway. Which, in my opinion, is a lot more appealing. This pair looks like originally started as an "Easter" LeBron 9 and even though I think another donor shoe should have been used, I can't really argue with the result.

See the full story at NiceKicks.com, here.

Miami Heat's "Harlem Shake"

Who said champions can't have fun? Oh, that's right. According to Skip Bayless, Jordan didn't have time for fun. He was to busy drinking the blood of his enemies and pillaging NBA villages to ever have a good time. 

Anyway, the reigning NBA champions took it upon themselves to have some fun with the latest internet craze. Clearly LeBron is miserable in Miami and can't wait to get back to Cleveland. Be prepared for a Brian Windhorst article very similar to my previous statement.


Here is the Miami Heat's version of the Harlem Shake.

Meteor smashes into Central Russia.

From what I have read, this meteor weighed 10 tons and was traveling 33,000 mph when it hit earth. That is just unreal. Listen to the sound this thing makes. So, who's in bed pondering their cosmic significance right now? Yup, we all mean nothing.

Epic Commercial

This gem from Barbosal is easily my favorite commercial airing right now. Did anyone else find most of the super bowl ads not very good this year? Outside of the Taco Bell and Volkswagon commercial, nothing really stuck with me. Anyways, here is the ad from Barbasol. Myself being heavily addicted to Twitter, it made for extra laughs. Enjoy.

This Manti Te'o story man....

This is just weird, strange, awkward and I don't even know what else to label it as this point. When I first heard the voice mails on Manti Te'o's answering machine from his fake dead girl friend, I could have sworn it was a female doing it. I was 100% convinced that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo had brought in female to make these calls. Then I saw this on Dr. Phil....

Here is the link on Deadspin containing the original story:

Here’s Ronaiah Tuiasosopo Attempting To Perform What He Claims Is “Lennay’s” Voice On Dr. Phil

Chris Culliver isn't the smartest guy.

Most guys don't go to the NFL because they are intellectuals. This, however, is just plain careless and stupid. It's one thing to have your own views and another to just know when to not talk. The video doesn't really need to much explanation so I'll just post it and save you the reading. The irony of him playing for San Franciso is also quite hilarious.

All Hail the Scalabrine.

Every sports fan sits around some times wondering how a particular individual plays professional sports for a living. I myself am guilty of accusing professional athletes of stealing money. For example, every time Udonis Haslem takes a jumper these days I hold my breath just hoping it hits the rim. However, none of these athletes have been loved like Brian Scalabrine. By loved I mean loved on the internet.

Known as the "White Mamba" on internet message boards, Scalabrine has built up a reputation as being known as the nice guy who just happens to play basketball. After an 11 year career with the Nets, Celtics and Bulls he called it quits. He even won a championship with the Celtics in 2008. Never starting more than nine games in his career, people began to wonder how the White Mamba was able to put together such a long career and bank over 15 million dollars in the process

Brian Scalabrine showing off his bling
from the Boston Celtics 2008 championship

Well, Scalabrine had enough and challenged five local self proclaimed street "ballers" to a 1-on-1 challenge sponsored by a local radio station. How did he do? Well, he gave up as many baskets as games he played. Five. Two games were shut outs. Winning every game easily. 

After every game Scalabrine talked about how "good" these guys were and how some may have some promising careers and game. Sorry Brian, but if these guys can't beat a career 10th man, they might need to look at other opportunities. 

Check out the full length video of all the games by clicking on the link below:

The "Scallenge"

No one cares anymore, Lance.

Why Miamians should root for Nick Saban tonight...

"Grass is blue, the sky is red
and I will not be
the next head coach at
Alabama." - Nick Saban

If you live in Miami or are a Dolphins fan, you likely aren't a big fan of Nick Saban. The Alabama head coach will be playing for his fourth college national title tonight, his third with Alabama, against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Surely, there will be some misguided Miami folk still wishing for the professional destruction of Nick Saban. Who can blame them? Especially after the now infamous, "I guess I have to say it, I'm not going to be the Alabama coach." Saban went on to meet with Alabama officials on January 1st, 2007, after ending the Dolphins season with a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. On January 4th, 2007, Saban was officially introduced as the Crimson Tide's new coach.
Pretty hard to like someone after they blatantly lie to you, but it's time to let go. Nick Saban already has multiple BCS national championships and will likely play for more.

Win or lose tonight, he will likely go down as one of the best college coaches of all time. The Dolphins seem to be headed in the right direction (finally) with Joe Philbin in as head coach and Ryan Tannehill showing promise.
So why even bother rooting against him against another enemy? That's right, I said enemy.

The infamous 1988 fumble that never was.
Cost the Hurricanes a national title
that year.

If you are from Miami, you likely are also a fan of the Miami Hurricanes. If you root against Nick Saban tonight, you are rooting for the team and the school that called your guys convicts. They painted themselves as the good guys, riding around on their moral high horse and labeled you the bad when they likely had just as many bad apples.Not to mention the straight beat down they put on the Hurricanes earlier this year to the tune of 41-3 in Chicago.

Just think about it like this Miami fans, when was the last time the Hurricanes won a national title? 2001.  Do you really want Notre Dame to be able to say that they have the most recent title AND that they won it on your field? I hate to say it but **SIGH** Roll Tide.