Feb 08
Is it mandatory that each year the Super Bowl winner must be forced to wear the ugliest championship hat possible?
Last year’s hats for Pittsburgh were inexplicably Seahawks-themed, while this year’s winning masterpiece has a mini-story that wraps around the side. [ED. Jump contains Bourbon Street nudity.] Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 05
Every week The Sports Hernia and Cousins of Ron Mexico will recap the top five stories of the week. They are listed by importance, humor and relevance with a high degree of historical perspective in mind. Mostly, we’ll be reviewing the stuff TBL has run into the ground over the last few days, but sometimes a story slips through the cracks. Or some third reason allowing us to bring up something pointless. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 05
ESPN’s Ron Jaworski took part in a football clinic for kids yesterday at the NFL Youth Education Town in Fort Lauderdale. He apparently misses football, or strongly disapproves of shaggy hair.
Shorty after dropping this youngster for a five-yard loss, Jaws celebrated the herculean effort by riding the Gatorade blocking pad like a horse for a good twenty minutes, and then breaking down the replay in the NFL Match-Up studio for approximately six hours.                                   Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Verlander will be a Detroit Tiger through the 2014 season. According to everyone,
the two sides have agreed on a 5-year, $80 million deal. In 35 starts last season Verlander threw a total of 240 innings and, even after a bumpy April, went seven or more innings in 23 of those starts. However, with a gigantic truckload of cash and high expectations coming off a 19-9 season, expect him to return to his
horrendous form of 2008. [Everyone]
(79)Feb 04
This magnificent photo of Merril Hoge was snapped yesterday in Miami during what had to be an uplifting pigskin tutorial on ESPN’s fake football field.
A tie should at least pass the first rib before one nods at the mirror and enters society, no? Hoge’s attempt here has to be the shortest tie seen on a grown man since Karl Malone’s epic stroll to the podium in the 1985 NBA draft.
ESPN will be in Miami for three more days of tireless Super Bowl coverage. Chris Berman needs to break out one of his live fish ties to top this.
Feb 03
The largest public school district in Indiana has announced it will postpone classes by two hours on Monday to presumably allow students to sleep off that all too familiar Twizzler-Fun Dip-Pop Rocks hangover. Awesome move, which no doubt puts pressure on the public schools of Louisiana to come up with similar heroics, or face the wrath.
Here’s the superintendent’s rationale: Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 03
During a week in which airlines could potentially see a nice spike in bookings with all the last minute trips to Miami, Spirit Airlines is pulling no punches, as MUFF is the dish of choice upon visiting their site. Honest mistake? Doubtful.
Either a caged copywriter decided to have a little fun with his lavish 3″ x 4″ canvas, or all creative presentations at Spirit Airlines are done in the nude. Whatever the reason, muff wins yet again. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 02
The most frequently regurgitated statement heard each year during Super Bowl week has to be, “I can’t wait to see the commercials,” or “I only watch for the commercials.” Both cliches equally gifted in their ability to end a conversation.
What everyone should really be asking: “I wonder how much the hookers will make?” Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 01

This week marks the triumphant, and final, return of “Lost.” What better way to celebrate such a joyful event than by honoring the NBA’s version of Richard Alpert, Rajon Rondo? I’m pretty sure this guy is actually getting younger with each double-double. Seriously, Bow Wow looks like Bill Russell compared to Rondo. Read the rest of this entry »