 Archive for the 'Jerseys' CategoryLeBron James: The best player in the NBA filed paperwork to change his jersey from 23 to 6 (which is what he wore in the Olympics). Conspiracy theorists: Interesting that this news surfaces a) the day the Cavs played the Knicks for the final time this year, and b) four months before he becomes a free agent. If you're going to switch teams, might as well start completely fresh and go into a new city with a new number, right? Nobody on the Knicks wears No. 6, but someone on the Nets does (Courtney Lee). [Plain-Dealer] (70) Jan 23 Minnesota Weatherman Can’t Believe The Vikings Are In The NFC ChampionshipJerseys, NFL 24 Comments »
This is simply unacceptable. The Minnesota Vikings have been to the playoffs far too many times for their local weatherman to be wearing a team jersey during a newscast. Read the rest of this entry » Oct 13 The Roundup: Ken Johnson is the Ultimate NFL Fan, Blackhawks Rally, and a Weak Brett Favre JerseyCollege Football, ESPN, Fans, Jerseys, Media Gossip/Musings, NFL, NHL, Politics, REligion, Twitter, Video 95 Comments »
The most die-hard fan in the NFL: Ken Johnson has attended every single Buffalo Bills game, home and away, since 1994. (Buffalo News) Hannah Storm on what USC stands for: “University of Spoiled Children.” (Forbes) Read the rest of this entry » Sep 14 The Roundup: Video of Kayne West’s MTV VMA Stunt (Poor Taylor Swift!), Roger Federer’s Incredible Shot, and Sesame Street vs. the WNBABaseball, College Football, ESPN, Fans, Golf, Jerseys, Media Gossip/Musings, Music, NFL, Pop Culture, Tennis, Video, Where's the WNBA tag? 67 Comments »
The Atlanta Dream have to move a WNBA playoff game because of Sesame Street. (AJC) The Tampa Rays, last year’s darlings of baseball, lose their 11th straight. The good news: MLB postseason ratings will be improved. (St. Pete Times) Read the rest of this entry » NFL Jerseys: The numbers have been released of NFL jersey sales from April 1-August 28 and surprisingly, your winner is Brett Favre. More surprising: Mike Vick's No. 7 jersey in Philly came in 4th - despite the fact that Dick's Sporting Goods refused to stock them. (Talk about a bad business decision). The top 10: Favre, Cutler, Polamalu, Vick, Roethlisberger, Romo, Sanchez, Brady, Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning. Michael Crabtree, who is still holding out in San Francisco, came in 20th. [CNBC] (22) Aug 25 The Roundup: Manny’s Struggles, Bitter Vince Wilfork and the Obama Hits the LinksBaseball, College Basketball, Fighting, Jerseys, MMA, NBA, NFL, Politics, Shady McShady, Video, Youth Sports 46 Comments »
Duke fan responds to the Corey Maggette-Derrick Rose comparisons. (Duke Big Balls) The bottom 1/3 of the “influential people in basketball.” Maybe we’re in the next group? If John Hollinger … (Hoops World) Read the rest of this entry » And You Guys Got Riled Up Over Steven Cohen: British sporting goods company Sports Direct sparked a kerfuffle by printing a custom Man U jersey. The fan requested number "96" and name "Not Enough" in reference to the Hillsborough tragedy. The Sports Direct store made it for him. The budding humorist then took pictures and put them on Facebook. Just guessing, but he's probably not old enough to have watched the people dying live on television (Guardian) (14) Ron Artest: He's chosen to wear No. 37 with the Lakers. Always-reliable internet chatter seems to be that Artest is honoring Michael Jackson - Thriller rested atop the charts for 37 weeks. Somewhat related: Dennis Rodman, also crazy, and also a fan of hair decisions that could be described as wacky, wore 73 during his brief, 23-game stint with the Lakers. [Lakers Nation] (16) Jun 24 The Roundup: Trick (Maybe) Basketball Shots; New Oregon Ducks Jerseys; “Dopey Blog People”Baseball, Boxing, College Football, Jerseys, Music, NBA, NFL, NHL, Tennis, Video 54 Comments »
About those tweaked Oregon jerseys; photo after the jump. (Register-Guard) Three Dallas Cowboys o-linemen sign a heavy metal music deal. (Billboard) Wimbledon attire. (SBD) Listy! The most ejected baseball managers. (Forbes) Read the rest of this entry » Oct 07 The Roundup: A Stalker and a Mustain SightingCollege Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, Fans, Jerseys, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NHL, Olympics 17 Comments »
Luke Walton’s scary stalker is arrested … who can find a photo of this freak? (OC Register) Female spotted wearing Patriots jersey with Gisele on the back. (Joe Sports Fan) Some guy from Ball State’s ranked (!) football team is going on First Take today, and it isn’t Whitlock. (Ball State U) Of course Monta Ellis made an immature decision – he’s 22! Surprised they’re coming down so hard on him. (Golden State of Mind) Why is Barry Melrose making so many trades this early? (Puck Update) LeBron tells Cleveland he’s not going anywhere. (Can’t Stop the Bleeding) Mitch Mustain is taking snaps and may start for USC this week against Arizona State. (LA Times) Do you sit Brian Westbrook against San Fran, essentially getting him two weeks rest? A loss to the 49ers would be detrimental to playoff hopes. (Philly Daily News) Tough times at the LA Times. (LA Observed) Orlando Woolridge’s kid is doing the rapper/baller thing. (CBS Sports via Rush the Court) Weak shirt, Mike Phelps. (Fitz Facts) Fun with the Cleveland Browns and their penchant for grabbing the opponents private parts. (The Cleveland Fan)
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