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Sports and StatesideJune 24, 2008

“Kobe, Tell Me How My Ass Tastes” by Shaquille O’Neal on FunnyOrDie.com

Sports and StatesideMarch 27, 2008

The first photos from inside the new Yankee Stadium hit the web yesterday. And it looks pretty amazing. The new stadium, which some have dubbed “The House the A-Rod Built” (dry heave) is set to open in 2009 and offers season tickets from $100 a seat in the upper deck to the highly […]

Video and SportsMarch 3, 2008

This is the most upset a human being has ever, in the history of mankind, gotten over a women’s basketball game. And who still says “dog gone?” Try to understand one dog gone point this guy makes. Something about offensive rebounds?

Politics and SportsFebruary 18, 2008

In an appearance Saturday night in Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room, Charles Barkley reminded me why I love him so much. Never reluctant to speak his mind and never afraid to spark controversy, Charles seems, like most of us, utterly fed up with the Bush administration. He says the word “conservative” makes him sick […]

Sports and StatesideFebruary 11, 2008

This week, the NFL and the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision are sending thousands of Super Bowl t-shirts and hats valued at over $10 million to to impoverished areas in Nicaragua. Just days after the Giants’ miraculous Super Bowl victory, children in the poorest and most remote villages in Nicaragua will get to don […]

Sports and ChinaNovember 25, 2007

You rememeber when you were a kid and you fantasized about athletes from different eras squaring off against each other? What would happen if Nolan Ryan pitched to Babe Ruth? Who would win a 1-on-1 game between Jordan and Bird? Would Ali in his prime beat Tyson in his? Well, tennis […]

Sports and StatesideNovember 16, 2007

Barry Bonds and his massive head have been indicted by a grand jury for perjury and obstruction of justice and could face 30 years in prison for being a fatheaded, holier-than-thou liar. I don’t think I could have handled another season of watching Bonds go from ballpark to ballpark, lying to reporters, lying to […]

Video and SportsOctober 31, 2007

The omniscient Danwei noticed this afternooon that access to YouTube had been restored in mainland China. To be honest, I had stopped looking. Two weeks ago today, the site was blocked suddenly while the National Communist Congress convened in Beijing. The block also coincided with Google’s launch of two Chinese language YouTube […]

Shanghai and Entertainment and SportsOctober 31, 2007

OK, a quick game. Which guy from the photo holds the Major League Baseball consecutive games played record and which is that bald guy from The Shield? If you said the guy on the left holds the MLB record, you are right. That’s Cal Ripken Jr. And the guy to the […]

Sports and ChinaOctober 23, 2007

Baseball fans in China who don’t have full-time jobs, you’re in luck. Major League Baseball and the Shanghai Media Group have reached an agreement by which this year’s World Series, beginning Wednesday night in Boston, will be broadcast live on Chinese television. Where the full-time job becomes an issue is that Wednesday night […]

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