Robot Olympics: Higher, Faster, Deadlier
China has decided that the regular human Olympics just aren\’t enough. The humanoid Olympics will involve athletic competitions as well as things like…cleaning.
I am looking forward to the ‘killing pathetic humans with laser weapons’ event.
Apparently robot sports are a big thing, I had no idea. Maybe there should be another ESPN channel for it, ESPN-17 [...]
Hideki ‘Godzilla’ Matsui named World Series MVP
I ain’t gonna lie – in my opinion, watching baseball is about as entertaining as sitting through an all-day Cop Rock marathon on TV Land. I’ve known people whose command of the statistics involved borders on OCD, and they swear that watching baseball is a riveting experience, but I’m not buyin’ it.
In any event, I [...]
UFC, once the red-headed stepchild of pugilistic sports, now rolling in cash
Whodathunkit? The Ultimate Fighting Championship, once regarded as boxing’s retarded inbred cousin, is now raking in boatloads of cash.
“The first eight years of this thing were the hardest to get over the stigma that was attached to this thing at the beginning,” he said. “And the next eight years are going to be a lot [...]
The Calamari Wrestler
I think I have found the best movie ever.
And best of all, it’s on DVD.
And now it’s on my Netflix queue.
I present to you…The Calamari Wrestler!
Squid + Wrestling = Cinematic Greatness
Mayweather / Pacquiao fight in jeopardy? Mayweather demands 60/40 split
The presumed upcoming bout between recently un-retired fighter Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and reigning champ Manny Pacquiao is in doubt over a disagreement about how the purse will be split. Mayweather Jr. demands a 60/40 split while Pacquiao’s camp is requesting a 50-percent cut of the prize money.
I’m smelling a cop-out. Mayweather may be unbeaten, but [...]
Asashoryu’s Fat, Nyah Nyah
A popular former sumo wrestler-turned-TV commentator has reverted to schoolyard tactics by calling troubled wrestler Asashoryu ‘fat’.
“He looks podgy,” Shuhei Mainoumi told Japanese media.
“He doesn’t look as buff. When I got flabby I hated being naked and showing off my body — he looks a bit like that.”
It’s like he failed to realize he was [...]
Could Yao Ming’s left foot end his career?
Yao Ming, who suffered a broken foot on May 8 during a playoff game, now faces the possibility that his career could be on the ropes.
Rockets center Yao Ming’s broken left foot could be a “career-threatening” injury. Dr. Tom Clanton, the Houston Rockets’ team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday that Yao’s injury “has [...]
Pacquiao dominates Hatton with 2nd round TKO
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer roundly declared the best pound-for-pound pugilist on the face of the planet, beat the living shit out of challenger Ricky Hatton, putting him on the mat for good in two short rounds. It was an exciting – though short – bout that lived up to everyone’s expectations. Hatton came on [...]
Watch Pacquiao / Hatton 24/7 epsiode two
EA pumps Fight Night Round 4 by way of Hatton / Pacquiao fight
I enjoy boxing well enough – boxing video-games, not so much. I’m more of a Virtua Fighter guy. The notion that button mashing makes your fighter tired is a pretty foreign concept to me.
Watch Pacquiao / Hatton 24/7 Episode one
HBO is producing another behind-the-scenes documentary about the upcoming Manny Pacquiao / Ricky Hatton fight – and it’s every bit as good as the Pacquiao / De la Hoya one they aired before that epic fight.
Pacquiao and Hatton go toe-to-toe May 2nd, and you can bet your ass I’ll be hitting up PPV with my [...]
Harlem Globetrotters player dies in Japan
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters lost a member of their team two days ago while on tour in Japan. Chris ‘Flash’ Richardson apparently died in his sleep at the age of 28. Sad news for Richardson’s family members and fans of the long-standing basketball team.
Although the cause of death was not yet confirmed, Richardson likely [...]
A Friendly Reminder: Pacquiao / De La Hoya fight this Saturday
Don’t know how many boxing fans we have here, but if you want a tip from me – this Saturday’s big entertainment is the Manny Pacquiao / Oscar De La Hoya fight on pay-per-view. Should be an interesting matchup – Pacquiao is younger and faster, while De La Hoya has experience and a double-digit weight [...]
MLB hires first Asian-American manager
Japanese-American Don Wakamatsu, who speaks as much Japanese as I do Tagalog (which is to say very little), has been hired by the Seattle Mariners as team manager – making him the first Asian-American MLB team manager in history.
The Mariners’ 14th manager, Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season. Before that he [...]
Sumo head weeded out after pot scandal
Hah – I am teh clever, no? ‘Weeded out’, get it?
Ahem…
Following a rash of sumo marijuana scandals, the head of the Japan Sumo Association has turned in his mawashi.
Announcing his resignation following an emergency meeting, Mr Toshimitsu said: ” I have troubled the Sumo Association and its fans so I have resigned. I must reflect [...]
