The Roundup: Shannon Brown’s Sick Dunk, Tiger: Not a Billionaire, & Gilbert Arenas Bails on Social Media
Baseball, College Basketball, Golf, High School Sports, MMA, NBA, NFL, Rich Old White People, Sad., Video October 8th. 2009, 8:00am
Eliza Dushku … 30 percent of the people in the US on welfare reside in California …never brag about having sex in Saudi Arabia (or anywhere, really) … “Crocodile Thrown in Jail for Loitering” …we’ll be passing on this airline … his genitals are scarred, but he got $9 million for it … one more vote for Tracy Morgan to join twitter … oops – Somali pirates mistake French navy ship for cargo vessel …
Tiger Woods poops on the Forbes report that he’s a billionaire: “I’m not.” (Golf.com)
Has Gilbert Arenas dropped the nicknames and all that extracurricular garbage that made him so popular? (Yahoo)
Scot Pollard says there was nothing improper about the Chevy Tahoe he sold to KU guard Tyshawn Taylor. “I blue-booked it.” (KC Star)
This Oklahoma high school football situation is something one might see on Friday Night Lights. (Tulsa World)
Getting shut down by Cliff Lee prompts columnist in Denver to call for Jim Tracy to juggle the Rockies’ lineup. (Denver Post)
Dr. Jerry Buss, owner of the Lakers, has a very attractive “friend.” (Pic)
Cross-dressing teenager high-schooler told by assistant principal to “dress more manly.” (AJC)
You can buy Tom Brady’s penthouse in Boston for a cool $10.9 million. (Inside Track)
Sad: Alex Gonzalez, Boston’s shortstop, has a 3-year-old son who has been in a coma for two years. (ESPN Boston)
When standing, this dog would tower over Dwight Howard in the paint. (Grand Forks Herald, AP)
Here’s a long, pretty good read on Brock Lesnar. (Yahoo)
Swap Shaq and Artest on this list of impactful players on their new NBA teams, and we’d agree. (Agent Dagger)
Francisco Liriano, so good a few years ago, better get his slider back soon. Link’s old, but relevant after last night. (Fangraphs)
The NBA is back, and friendly with YouTube (yes!), so enjoy this nasty Shannon Brown dunk from last night.
At the :23 second mark, there’s a nice reference to an instrument …
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October 8th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Hey, I’m all for tolerance, but I teach high school. The principal is doing this guy a favor.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:10 am
How about Kobe’s 22/9 last night, Bynum 24/13 and Artest 12/9/7
I know it’s the 1st preseason game, but…..
It has me giddy.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:11 am
30 percent of the people in the US on welfare reside in California
and from the article, 12% of the population
also from the article…
So Anna Zendejas, a welfare recipient in a farm town 50 miles west of here, was more than a little surprised to get a letter recently saying that she did not need to work to collect her check — in effect, a return to the much-derided welfare approach that existed before a national overhaul in the 1990s.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:11 am
How do they only have one picture of that giant dog? If there was ever a story that actually deserved a slide-show, giant dog is that story. That’s the most disappointing link ever.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Shannon Brown was robbed in the high school dunk contest against LeBron.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Re: Shannon Brown dunk
Somebody make him go left and your teammate doesn’t end up on YouTube.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:16 am
My wife and I got a Newfie a couple of weeks ago. Our should only be around 130-140, but that one is huge.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:16 am
yep
October 8th, 2009 at 8:18 am
How do they only have one picture of that giant dog? If there was ever a story that actually deserved a slide-show, giant dog is that story. That’s the most disappointing link ever.
I hate to see a grown man cry
http://www.clickorlando.com/slideshow/news/5181844/detail.html
October 8th, 2009 at 8:19 am
How do they only have one picture of that giant dog? If there was ever a story that actually deserved a slide-show, giant dog is that story. That’s the most disappointing link ever.
I agree. That link sucked. Here’s another picture of that big dog
October 8th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Who cares, if he makes more than even $100k he should be taxed at a 50% clip.
/seriously, I cannot believe I missed the Limbaugh thread from yesterday. Who knew TBL had so many closet sociali_ts? “Income inequality” and “free healthcare” being my two favorite buzz terms of that brilliant discussion
October 8th, 2009 at 8:21 am
how is it that Shannon Brown and Dee Brown were high school teammates, and they didn’t win a state title? who the hell did they lose to?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:23 am
jpq, that dog is dead.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:24 am
A bunch of scrappy white kids
October 8th, 2009 at 8:26 am
where were shannon and dee brown HS teammates? is that even possible? Dee Brown went to HS in the 80s, didnt he?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:27 am
mike, should i send you future alerts about potential political posts? looking to later today … i dont see one.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:27 am
TBL, Dee Brown from Illinois
October 8th, 2009 at 8:27 am
not that Dee Brown, TBL. The one that played at Illinois with Deron Williams and Luther Head.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:27 am
jpq, that dog is dead.
dirt: didn’t know. I just googled “tall dog”, and that slideshow was the first link. Saw the pics, and that was it
I saw this pic, but I figured it was a photoshop special, so I didn’t use it. If not…yikes!
October 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
ps – JPQ has stepped up his link-submitting game of late.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Dee Brown > Dee Brown
October 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
GOG, how do you have a wife? aren’t you like 23?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Dee Brown had his own pumps.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Ahhhh, that Dee Brown. THE Dee Brown is the one that won the dunk contest. My fault.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I, too, missed the post yesterday, but mentioned I was glad I did. That post ought to let bsanders know there aren’t all “red state” people here, like he always says
tbl: that hoops one was like TBL pageview gold-lol
October 8th, 2009 at 8:31 am
that dog is big
October 8th, 2009 at 8:31 am
those pumps were uncomfortable as hell but man did i love pumping them up
October 8th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Please do, TBL. That one was great.
/goes back to work, foolishly hoping that someday under our current, oppressive system I’ll be able to make it
October 8th, 2009 at 8:33 am
26. I was married in April.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:35 am
I saw this pic, but I figured it was a photoshop special, so I didn’t use it. If not…yikes!
dude, that dog is huge, or that house is done up in miniature.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:36 am
just too early for nba and nhl. i am just not ready for them.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Nice Roundup. A few too many penis references for me, but, you know.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:39 am
my submittal in the weirdest question TBL has ever asked contest.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:43 am
so, what’s the appropriate age to “have a wife” TBL?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:44 am
My wife and I got a Newfie a couple of weeks ago. Our should only be around 130-140, but that one is huge.
Gods, don’t you live in Atlanta?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:46 am
@MikeNYC
Yeah, but you cannot deny the gap between the lowest earners and the highest is a good direction for the country. Read a freaking history book while perusing the Wealth of Nations…
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Yeah. The vet told us to just keep him trimmed short in the summer and he will be fine. We got him from NC.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
@Badger
You must be new here.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
so, what’s the appropriate age to “have a wife” TBL?
miz: for you in Tennessee, I think it’s 14, isn’t it
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
epic fail.
is=isn’t
October 8th, 2009 at 8:48 am
So, our IT department has now blocked cnnsi.com classifying it as “bikini/lingerie”.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Whenever you go bald, stop working out or just don’t give a shit anymore. Or if you have zero chance to get laid otherwise.
/science
October 8th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Yeah. The vet told us to just keep him trimmed short in the summer and he will be fine. We got him from NC.
you need to go buy the most expensive pair of dog clippers they sell. You’ll probably want to shave his giant ass once a month, starting in February. Oh, and put in a pool.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:49 am
nah, been here awhile. usually enjoy a good socio-econmic discussion…
October 8th, 2009 at 8:50 am
well, this could be an interesting morning.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:51 am
/twss?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:51 am
with Mike NYC? Good luck.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:51 am
nah, been here awhile. usually enjoy a good socio-econmic discussion…
you won’t find any on here, that’s for sure
October 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am
nah, been here awhile. usually enjoy a good socio-econmic discussion…
If you are born in America, and don’t become a billionaire, you have no one to blame but yourself.
/MikeNYC’d
October 8th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Sweet Jeebus he does love water. He can’t get enough of it.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I am just trying to bait him into whipping out all the old links he has bookmarked of my comment failures.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:54 am
only if it’s cousin love. I was a late-bloomer so I waited till 16.
/not really.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:56 am
@roeth- same with me. Hot Mustard is to blame
October 8th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Mike – You’re not really surprised about the # of social_sts here, are you? I’m just shocked nobody pulled out “social justice”. That’s always a good time…
October 8th, 2009 at 9:00 am
is that a banned word on here too?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Gods, what did the Newfie cost?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Yeah. Would have thought TBL would have lightened up on that since 11/4.
/Because, you know, the President is a social_st.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:02 am
$900. Are you a vet or have you dealt with them before?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Yes, anyone who doesn’t walk your path is a sociali$t.
/it is always the same with you guys
October 8th, 2009 at 9:03 am
let’s see, who will be the first to take the bait on that one….
October 8th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Considering there was like one person talking about that and about 10 destroying him, I stand by my original statement.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:05 am
just found a way to work in a mini political reference to a 1-liner. shortly after lunch.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:05 am
$900. Are you a vet or have you dealt with them before?
no, not a vet, but I’ve known a few Newfies in my life. I can’t imagine being a giant black dog with long fur living in the South.
I was just curious how much a fancy ass dog that big was running. 900 isn’t bad.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:05 am
I felt like a douche buying a dog when there are so many that need homes, but I have wanted a giant breed for so long and was always shot down by the family. Now that I am the decision maker (or at least my wife lets me think I am) I said what the hell.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Never mind. I have too much shit to do today to discuss.
It is fun to watch people get fired up in political threads though.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Guys, guys, guys…did you read the Constitution? It clearly says that Americans are entitled to the best healthcare someone else will pay for.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:08 am
His parents were registered and all that, but he was not a champion pedigree. 900 was the cheap end. Most were in the 1200-1600 range.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:08 am
to each his own.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am
@Gotg- what kind of dog? i remember your story about your old dog. probably happy to get a new one
October 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am
I don’t know about the rest of you sociali$ts, but I’m just thankful this morning that Shauvon’s breast implants remain intact.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:10 am
nevermind. I see you already answered that. I’ll go now
October 8th, 2009 at 9:10 am
I felt like a douche buying a dog when there are so many that need homes
You’re getting a stupid roommate whose shit you have to pick up. You get to make the decisions. Give your local human society 100 bucks, or just lie and tell people that’s what you did. That’s what I do about public radio.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:11 am
A Newfoundland. Yeah, the ending to the last dog was brutal…just brutal. What was also kind of sucky was the day we got the puppy I had to put a cat down that I got for my 9th birthday.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Shhhh, I’m rewatching tonight.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:12 am
His parents were registered and all that, but he was not a champion pedigree. 900 was the cheap end. Most were in the 1200-1600 range.
I know a guy that drove to Canada to get a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. He paid 2500, plus some sort of tariff or fee to bring the dog across. Then he had to go back and get the dog neutered up there, because they refused to let the buyers breed them, to protect the line.
So 900 is nothing. My dogs cost 800, 800 and free. I overpaid for the free one.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:14 am
I know of a lady in Florida that has about 80 cats. she’ll probably give you one. maybe your sasquatch giant dog can eat it as a snack.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:15 am
What kind do you have, Dirt?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:15 am
huh?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:16 am
What was also kind of sucky was the day we got the puppy I had to put a cat down that I got for my 9th birthday.
I’ll FedEx you a cat. It’ll be there tomorrow. All it needs is a little food, and a nice coffee table to clean its anus on.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am
He was the only cat I’ve ever had. He lived with me in college and was a unique cat. He was 17, so it was not nearly as bad as when my dog died. That day sucked balls.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am
What kind do you have, Dirt?
We keep Brittanies.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Haha, the dog’s name is Boomer.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
We keep Brittanies.
I have a Spears and a Murphy, but I lost my Gastineau. Do you have one?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I just visualized a cat dragging its ass across a coffee table and couldn’t stop laughing.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Very cool.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:22 am
that should be the mandatory time out when discussing politics on this site.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Does this make any sense? Lee throws complete games quite often against tough lineups. What a dipshit.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:23 am
My wife is a dog snob on the highest order. She missed Westminster this year, because of the baby. Her first miss in 4 years.
I got given an ultimatum. Either she gets a baby, or a bull mastiff. We got the baby. There’s just not room enough in the house for a bull mastiff.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Politely disagree TBL. Artest is finally going to actually be able to play in the role that’s meant for him. Shaq on the other hand is being asked to be a premier defender (at age 40) and slow down the D-Howard who’s getting better each year – good luck. He’s also being asked to solve all the Cavs inside woes (again, he’s 40). Last year he played well no doubt, but can he sustain that all season and throughout the playoffs (he’s 40).
October 8th, 2009 at 9:26 am
i love newfies…i have a buddy from canada who’s dad lives here who has two of em and a great dane living in the same house.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I would have taken the Matiff. The thought of having a kid scares the hell out of me right now. I am way to selfish with my time.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:29 am
cursed, you forgot that having a 350 pound statue in the lane isn’t going to help Lebron’s signature drive and dish. He’s just going to be standing there, screaming for the ball and a contract extension, in Lebron’s way.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:29 am
shoulda went with the mastiff.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Wow. I hope he has a big house. We looked at Danes, but they have some health issues that scared me away. Our guys is only 9 weeks old (18 lbs) so we still have a ways to go until he can eat small children.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I would have taken the Mastiff.
In two years, I would have had the Mastiff and the baby. I tried everything. Chickens, ducks, geese, llamas (for one week), kittens.
There was absolutely nothing to solve her problems but a baby.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am
so you bought a dog that will grow to 140 lbs about 5 times faster than a kid? smooth move, exlax.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I can train him in 9 months and not have a problem. A kid I have to deal with for the rest of my life. It was an easy call.
Farmer John?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I too am thankful that Shauvon’s breast implants are still intact. Last night ranks as one of the great RWRR eps ever…and I have seen every minute of every ep. Eff em over, Wes. Please.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:34 am
that’s funny shit dirt. i feel the same about my free one, although i still love him to death. my $50 dog has more than paid for herself, although she is getting old pretty quick and i am getting a little worried.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:34 am
gods…you got a newfie? or am i just not reading up far enough?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:34 am
@ gods
I went the dog route twice (rescued a lab and a boxer), and thought i had won the battle for awhile. now, my first kid will be born any day. scared shitless is the right way to put it. im even having weird dreams about it.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Isn’t she that sloppy, fat blonde? I wouldn’t go anywhere near those beat up beef curtains.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:36 am
probably a good call. besides, kids will murder you in your sleep. a dog will just lick you.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Farmer John?
pretty much. The whole rural experience. I also have to eat a lot of turnips. We got the one dog, and he was lonesome, so we got the 2nd dog, and then all of the sudden, we couldn’t live in the city anymore. Two Brittanies in the city was just atrocious. They were eating the apartment from boredom, and on leashes, they never, ever got tired. That was the catalyst for the move to the Unabomber complex.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
but you may drown in newfoundland drool…those things slobber lakes.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Me neither, I just didn’t want to see her tata go pop. There’s really not a lot of eye candy on this incarnation, but the Champions Team is a douchebag outpost.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Yeah. We’ve had him for a couple of weeks. His name is Husker. Speaking of which…anyone else pumped for tonights game? No? No one?
October 8th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Kellyanne has a nice rack
October 8th, 2009 at 9:41 am
@Hernia…yep, and not only all that, she might be the least athletic competitor in the show’s glorious history.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:42 am
gods, one of my buddies growing up had a newfoundland. they had to put a lock contraption on the fridge or it would get in there and eat anything and everything in it. i found it quite humorous, he didn’t.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Husker the dog. hmmmmm…Husker dog…Husker dawg…HuskerDawg!!
October 8th, 2009 at 9:44 am
She does. I wish they let people hit each other on these shows without being immediately kicked off. I think Wes could probably take both Johnny and Kenny at the same time. Wes vs. CT would be pretty good, but I’d still give the nod to CT.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:44 am
That is damn funny. I hope ours doesn’t do that. I gave him a bite of an oatmeal cookie and he looked at it like it was a waste of his time and moved on. Punk.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am
just wait till it starts pushing your furniture around.
you gotta take the thing swimming…newfies fuckin love to swim.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am
@bsanders…indeed. GF and I were saying that only thing missing is CT…if he were on that team, we have quite possibly the largest douchebag gathering hn television history.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:48 am
spencer, you really need to learn how to use that little rolling-thingee on your mouse.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:49 am
If Clown was here, he would say the Ruins needs more Eric Nies
October 8th, 2009 at 9:49 am
try popcorn (with the kernel bits taken out). It’s like crack for my dog.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:50 am
It’s not a reality show without The Grind.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:51 am
i used it last night on…
you know what? nevermind.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:51 am
I’m confident CT could hold his own against the Ultimate Warrior.
Did you know his brother was murdered, like last year? Insane.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:53 am
+whatever you want; the points are all yours CRM
The guy dropping the skin flute was pretty clutch; but not as much as the fact that the other news people knew what he was referring to.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:54 am
It’s not a reality show without The Grind
or that guy Mark. geez. he needs to move on with his life
October 8th, 2009 at 9:54 am
try popcorn (with the kernel bits taken out). It’s like crack for my dog.
my dogs think popcorn sucks. If I held down a piece of steak on one hand and an oatmeal cookie in the other hand, two of my dogs would take the oatmeal cookie first.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:56 am
yea…dogs are dumb. my pooch would rather have toast with butter than bacon.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Oh man. He loves water so much. I had a lab before and he didn’t mind water, but this one is obsessed with it.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:00 am
gods…when it’s full grown, you could put a leash on the thing in a lake and it’ll pull you around. it’s cool as shit.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Green beans and carrots. My dog actually digs carrots out of our garden. Little fucker.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:01 am
take that sumbitch to a fast flowing creek and let him swim against the current. He’ll have a ball.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:15 am
that’s awesome. I can’t wait for him to get big.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:16 am
That is a great idea Dirt.
October 8th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
And how many are illegals or have one in their house in California for that matter? Same for Chicago, Washington DC Metro, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, et cetera.