Archive for the 'Bowling' Category

Jan 25

The Roundup: Female Bowling Champ, Amare Stoudemire on the Trading Block, Jets Fan Tasered

Baseball, Bowling, College Basketball, College Football, Fans, NBA, NFL, Video TheBigLead 106 Comments »

penelope cruzPenelope Cruz … people really sweat the Jersey Shore cast … best values in public colleges this year … sad story about a 9-year-old hanging himself at school … lotto winner does the right thing, still sees money dwindle rapidly … Andy Dick arrested for groping males in West Virginia … cops confuse candy for crack … video of a bear being afraid of a cat … police nab auto thief and of course he was playing Grand Theft Auto … murder by margarita …. whoop-de-damn-do …

The new PBA champ is Kelly Kulick, a female. (Journal-Review)

Looks like the Suns could be trading Amare Stoudemire. (Yahoo)

Tyshawn Taylor, the Kansas guard who had a rough summer, wrote a Facebook update saying he might transfer. He’s since deleted it. (Topeka C-J) Read the rest of this entry »

Bowling alley arson -" The manager of one Steven Smink, the lessee-manager of Pike Lanes Family Fun Center in Deerfield, hired another man, Felix Manzano, 21, and a teenager to torch Loyle Lanes." Wow. As an avid bowler myself, I find it disgusting that anyone would ever burn a house down. On the other hand, you can't put a price on this kind of advertising. (MSNBC) (3)
Jan 17

The Birdman’s Hair No Longer Flies

Bowling, Hair issues, NBA TheSportsHernia 8 Comments »

Birdman-Renaldo-Blakman1This is Chris “The Birdman” Andersen and Renaldo Balkman at the “Nuggets Bowling Ball” charity event this past Thursday.

If there was one player I could bowl with in the NBA — and since Mutombo has retired — it would have to be the Birdman, even though his hair has tragically fallen down. One more after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

PBA Champ: "Tom Smallwood has gone from picking up unemployment checks to picking up spares and 10-pin glory, capturing the Professional Bowlers Association World Championship on Sunday in Wichita, Kansas. Smallwood edged the PBA Player of the Year, Wes "Big Nasty" Malott, 32, of Pflugerville, Texas, 244-228. Tour officials said it was a nail-biter." Norman Chad will be thrilled. Best way to spend the $50,000 in winnings? Get the heck out of Detroit and relocate. [Detroit News] (86)
Oct 07

The Roundup: Derrick Rose’s Birthday, Lamar Odom’s Hunt for a Fiancee, and Purdue Hoops

Baseball, Blogging, Bowling, College Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NHL, Video TheBigLead 45 Comments »

kristen-bellKristin Bell … funeral director abused corpses in ways that are too disgusting to type … raccoons gang up to attack woman … so Gold’s went through the roof yesterday; quite a 10-year run … Extreme Home Makeover gone bad … rad photo for the bird-watching crowd … Taco Bell was closed, so this guy shot an employee … Bostonians value their cell phone over sex … bank robbers: Good penmanship is crucial to getting the money … woman mistakes hearing aid for milk dud … Letterman’s extortion attempt: It wasn’t about the money … the famous teen burglar … marijuana brownies, always funny …

It’s over for Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News. Nice goodbye piece. (Real McCoy)

You’ll be hearing a lot about these guys this year: Purdue and its Final Four potential. (USA Today) Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 12

Sunday Roundup: Eggscuse Me Miss

Baseball, Bowling, Boxing, College Athletics, Hockey, NFL, Tennis Cousins of Ron Mexico 3 Comments »

That’s India de Beaufort of… Krod Mandoon. Before appearing in the Roundup, she threw on her finest linens.

Anything cool happens today, e-mail me. I’ll be on the couch watching the Masters.

Horse breeder charged with animal cruelty. (NY Times)

Which annoying commenter are you? (ABC News)

I’ve also been drunk on baseball all week. (Lozo)

Roger Federer got married. (Celebrity Bride Guide)

Looking back at the bowling season. (Kallas Remarks)

Zach Thomas signed with the Chiefs. (KC Star)

Sean Payton doesn’t beat his wife. (The Running Beat)

This story about the Yankees being gay might be 2 years old. (GaySports)

Oklahoma’s running game is slowing down. It has to do with the Red-White game, or whatever its called.(NewsOK) Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 20

The Roundup: Brodeur’s Big Alimony; Epic Unibrow

Bowling, Boxing, College Basketball, Courts, Legal, NBA, NHL TheBigLead 107 Comments »

Selita Ebanks, nice dress … how many more billionaires have to purchase physical gold before you do? … mysterious college student spring break death? … here comes the class warfare … New Jersey may ban the Brazilian wax … Harvard types think it’s a wise idea to let AIG fail … baby born with two penises … from 6-figure CEO to delivering pizzas … after the jump, Ovechkin’s celebration after his 50th goal …

After admitting to sleeping with his sister-in-law (they were married last year), Martin Brodeur’s alimony payment is $500,000 a year until the kids graduate high school. (NYDN)

Hey Kornheiser, you proud of the Binghamton player’s unibrow? (Sports Hernia)

Belichick says New England hasn’t talked Carolina about Julius Peppers. (NBC Sports)

Joe Johnson led six Hawks in double figures with 24 points as Atlanta won its seventh straight, defeating Dallas. (AJC)

In California bowling alley-rumble, man takes 16-pound ball to the face, loses tooth. (Sports Rubbish)

Tweeting and the sports world. (Newsday)

The question isn’t whether or not Marshawn Lynch will get suspended; everyone’s waiting to find out how long it’ll be. (Democrat and Chronicle) Read the rest of this entry »

Obama and Bowling: "Anyway, I saw the YouTube clip of you bowling a 37 over seven frames last March in Altoona, Pa. You looked about as comfortable as a Jehovah's Witness in a Jacuzzi. Who goes bowling in a coat and tie? Did you rent wingtipped bowling shoes? You didn't look like you were about to roll a bowling ball; you looked like you were about to change a baby's diapers. Your release point was all wrong. You were playing the wrong board. You're the leader of the free world -- bowl like it, buddy!" (Couch Slouch) (9)
Feb 18

PM Roundup: The Best and Worst of High School Basketball

Baseball, Bowling, High School Sports, MMA, Movies, NBA, NFL Cousins of Ron Mexico 30 Comments »

Jennifer Love Hewitt isn’t good enough? I know what you guys want. Reggie Bush’s girl! Look at those gams! Got something better (yeah right!) for tomorrow? Send it along. I don’t respond to many e-mails, but I look at nearly a quarter of them. That’s nearly a 99% success rate for you.

A sad, but heartwarming story about a high school kid who lost his mother and showed up for his basketball game that night. (Journal Sentinel Online)

On the other end of the spectrum – If you haven’t seen the footage from the high school basketfight (I’m done with the all-to-easy “basketbrawl” pun. Let’s get creative, eh?) last night check it out. You’ll love it. Trust me. Haymakers galore! (Sports Crackle Pop)

In case anyone was wondering what I wore to keep warm this winter. (Beard Head)

There’s an iPhone application that counts cards in Blackjack. (Boing Boing)

Jane’s Addiction and Nine Inch Nails to tour together again. (MSNBC)

The PBA got it right naming Earl Anthony the top bowler of all time. (Kallas Remarks)

The pilot who landed the plane in the Hudson will throw out the first pitch for a Brewers’ game. (The Big Picture)

Sports radio feud ends in a choking. (Uwe Blog)

Painkillers and prescriptions don’t make PEDs, but they can still get you suspended in MMA. (Junkie)

Kansas State’s Denis Clemente just has a fiery personality. (The Shiver)

Danny Trejo joins the cast of possibly the greatest film the world will ever see. (Film Drunk)

Just like the Mets, Shea Stadium crumbled slowly and it was caught on tape. (MetsBlog)

The Patriots and Pacman. Of course. Belichick can do anything. (WEEI)

The uncut A-Rod presser. (Sparty & Friends)

Custom PS3’s for NBA’ers. (Kotaku)

Bowling: Australian finds immense success bowling with two hands. (WSJ) (8)
Feb 05

Rare Species: The Two-Handed Bowler

1-liner, Bowling TheBigLead 8 Comments »

Bowling: Australian finds immense success bowling with two hands. (WSJ)

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