Sunday, September 6, 2009
Lacrosse brawl!
Lacrosse did something bigger than college football -- a bigger brawl. While the Oregon-Boise State "fight" was only one punch and a player being restrained from pulling a Ron Artest and going into the crowd.
But this lacrosse brawl, which Deadspin says "lasted ten minutes, resulted in 173 penalty minutes, and led to ten players (including both back-up goalies) getting tossed" definitely topped that.
What caught me is that, like hockey, there is a ritualized, traditional way of doing this. Two guys challenge each other, shed pads, gloves and then proceed to grab onto each other's jersey and attempt to punch the other guy in the face as hard as possible.
All while a ref stands there and watches it go down, only intervening when the fight goes to the ground or one player is too badly hurt. It's bizarre -- imagine if you saw this go down in, say, college basketball.
But this lacrosse brawl, which Deadspin says "lasted ten minutes, resulted in 173 penalty minutes, and led to ten players (including both back-up goalies) getting tossed" definitely topped that.
What caught me is that, like hockey, there is a ritualized, traditional way of doing this. Two guys challenge each other, shed pads, gloves and then proceed to grab onto each other's jersey and attempt to punch the other guy in the face as hard as possible.
All while a ref stands there and watches it go down, only intervening when the fight goes to the ground or one player is too badly hurt. It's bizarre -- imagine if you saw this go down in, say, college basketball.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Bicyclists welcome at one Portland fast food chain's drive thru
From the Boston Globe:
A few weeks ago, Sarah Gilbert, a Portland native who is proudly “car-free,’’ pedaled her bicycle to the drive-through at Burgerville, a local fast-food chain. She ordered four cheeseburgers, one each for her husband and three young sons, who were waiting hungrily at home.As you can tell from the headline, this one had a happy ending.
But when Gilbert tried to pay for the food, she was denied. This Burgerville drive-through, an employee told her, did not serve bicyclists.
The best story you'll read all year
An investigative piece in the New York Times Magazine about Memorial Medical Center and what happened there during Hurricane Katrina. It's 13,000 words long, took over two years to complete and is definitely the best journalistic piece you'll meet all year.
Katrina was the reason that I started doing political blogging (and somehow that turned into blogging about New Mexico politics), so this story is doubly interesting to me.
Katrina was the reason that I started doing political blogging (and somehow that turned into blogging about New Mexico politics), so this story is doubly interesting to me.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Chad Ochocinco quits Twitter
NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (who changed his name from Chad Johnson) says that he is quitting Twitter.
Of course, I don't think he's actually quitting Twitter, I expect to see Ochocinco back on Twitter sooner rather than later.
Due to the many rules the NFL has made I've found it difficult to enjoy Twitter and I'll be deleting my account :(The rules are pretty harsh.
Of course, I don't think he's actually quitting Twitter, I expect to see Ochocinco back on Twitter sooner rather than later.
Steve Nash (@the_real_nash) plays pickup games in China
This is a cool story. From ESPN's Ric Bucher:
He was dressed in costume for the start of the pick up session, with "a bandanna around his head, wearing a pair of clear goggles, brown cutoffs and knee-high soccer socks." They recognized him anyway.
And there's video (thanks to Google Translate, I figured out how to embed it):
Local park custom is that you buy a $3 entry ticket and wait for your number to be called to play, which Nash dutifully did. But the crush to play with and against him was so overwhelming that, through the help of a bilingual Chinese native, Nash organized a knockout 3-on-3 tournament, going undefeated while alternating teammates.
He was dressed in costume for the start of the pick up session, with "a bandanna around his head, wearing a pair of clear goggles, brown cutoffs and knee-high soccer socks." They recognized him anyway.
And there's video (thanks to Google Translate, I figured out how to embed it):
How Darrell Hammond is making money post-SNL
Darrell Hammond is no longer on Saturday Night Live after being the longest tenured SNL cast member ever. So how is he making money now?
Apparently like this:
Apparently like this:
Oregon football player punches Boise State
Here's the video from ESPN:
And here is the response from the player who threw the blow (then, after hearing something from a Boise State fan, had to be restrained from entering the stands):
Clearly, the Boise State player said something to piss off LeGarette Boule (the Oregon player). But the retaliation for whatever the Boise State player said was far worse -- and now Boule, after the first game of his senior season, will miss a significant portion of his final college season due to suspension.
And here is the response from the player who threw the blow (then, after hearing something from a Boise State fan, had to be restrained from entering the stands):
Clearly, the Boise State player said something to piss off LeGarette Boule (the Oregon player). But the retaliation for whatever the Boise State player said was far worse -- and now Boule, after the first game of his senior season, will miss a significant portion of his final college season due to suspension.
Kevin Eulls should be your hero today
I just heard about this on SportsCenter.
High school football player Kevin Eulls potentially saved the lives of numerous people on a school bus with his actions when a girl pulled a gun:
According to SportsCenter, Eulls said he was willing to risk his life to save the lives of any of the other students on the bus -- including his three sisters.
And then, amazingly, they all continued on to school.
Watch it:
High school football player Kevin Eulls potentially saved the lives of numerous people on a school bus with his actions when a girl pulled a gun:
Surveillance camera footage on the Yazoo County school bus on Tuesday captured 18-year-old Kaleb Eulls tackling the 14-year-old girl while the children evacuated the bus.So why did I hear about it on SportsCenter? Well, Eulls is "a 6-foot-4, 255-pound high school senior and star quarterback who has verbally committed to play for Mississippi State University after he graduates."
He managed to wrestle the .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun from her, Yazoo County Sheriff Thomas Vaughan told CNN.
According to SportsCenter, Eulls said he was willing to risk his life to save the lives of any of the other students on the bus -- including his three sisters.
And then, amazingly, they all continued on to school.
Watch it:
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