Nick Saban to coach both Texas and Alabama next season

by kslane 1 day ago in Articles

Nick Saban has proven time and again to be up for any challenge college football can throw at him. Now, he’ll face his greatest test yet -- coaching two of the biggest programs in the nation at the same time. The University of Texas and University of Alabama issued a joint statement today announcing that Saban would be head coach of both the Longhorns and Crimson Tide next season, the first such arrangement in NCAA history. The two schools will split Saban’s 4-year, $60 mi[...] continue reading ›

 
 
 
 

Turns out watching 35 ESPNers do Dick Vitale impressions is way more enjoyable than watching Dick Vitale

by kslane 2 days ago in JukeLeft

After 35 years at ESPN, longtime college basketball commentator and resident Duke cheerleader Dick Vitale has coined more than a few catchphrases, some of which are pretty obnoxious to the average hoops viewer. Considerably less obnoxious is watching some of ESPN's on-air personalities do their best Dickie V impressions. For my money, Chris Fowler does the best impression, but Jay Bilas is pretty solid as well. What do you think?

 
 
 
 

Saints break Guinness crowd noise record vs. Panthers when female streaker runs on field

by kslane 3 days ago in Articles

For the fourth time this season, there is a new crowd noise record. But this time, it wasn’t a PA announcer or Guinness employee who helped New Orleans Saints fans reach the mark -- it was a naked female. After a Guinness-led attempt during the third quarter failed to break the previous noise record of 137.6 decibels set last week by Seattle Seahawks fans at CenturyLink Field, fans at the Superdome suddenly roared back to life when an unidentified female streaker hopped a [...] continue reading ›

 
 
 
 

Brian McCann welcomes Jacoby Ellsbury to Yankees with straight razor, copy of unwritten rules of baseball

by kslane 6 days ago in Articles

Within hours of outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury agreeing to a seven-year, $153 million deal with the New York Yankees, the team’s other new marquee signing, catcher Brian McCann, welcomed the outfielder with a gift basket featuring a sterling silver straight razor and a handwritten copy of the unwritten rules of baseball. McCann, who gained a reputation as a baseball purist last year after several dustups with opponents over perceived unwritten rules violations, said he couldn’[...] continue reading ›

 
 
 
 

Watch: Peyton Manning faces tough questions from Ron Burgundy on SportsCenter

by kslane 8 days ago in JukeLeft

On what seems like his millionth publicity appearance to promote the upcoming Anchorman sequel, Will Ferrell interviewed Peyton Manning on SportsCenter in character as legendary newscaster Ron Burgundy. Topics include Manning's lack of a mustache, Burgundy's time as quarterback for the San Diego State scout team, and an uncomfortably long set of questions about the Broncos equestrian mascot. Ferrell and co-star David Koechner will be hosting SportsCenter this Thursday as R[...] continue reading ›

 
 
 
 

Derrick Rose determined to return quickly from torn meniscus, find out what meniscus is

by kslane 15 days ago in Articles

In his first public comments since the Chicago Bulls announced he would miss the entire 2013-14 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right knee, all-star point guard Derrick Rose vowed to work as hard as he could to return from his latest injury and to find out what exactly a meniscus is as soon as possible. “Obviously dealing with another setback this bad is very frustrating for me,” Rose said, as he flipped through a human anatomy textb[...] continue reading ›

 
 
 
 

NBC pulls confusing ads promoting next Sunday’s Manning II -- RG III III matchup

by kslane 17 days ago in Articles

Following the successful promotion of last night’s Denver Broncos - New England Patriots matchup as Manning -- Brady XIV, NBC executives were quick to promote next week’s Sunday Night Football game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins using the same roman numeral format, underscoring the Super Bowl-level importance of the game. However, only hours after debuting a new campaign centered around star quarterbacks Eli Manning and Robert Griffin III, NBC decided [...] continue reading ›