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Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

Jon Gruden's Quarterback Camp 2011




Jon Gruden's Quarterback Camp 2011 featuring Cam Newton and Jake Locker. Apparently he was told to go easy on the players this year.

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Super athletes by UDON for ESPN Rise

Alvin Lee of Udon created several illustrations for ESPN's magazine about high school athletes - ESPN Rise:



Illustration of Michael Gilchrist, top high school prospect out of St. Patrick, NJ.



Illustration of Daniel Norris, who has already pitched a perfect game.



Illustration of Jadeveon Clowney, a defensive lineman who will play for South Carolina (and who told ESPN that Nick Saban is short and boring).



Illustration of Nick Vena, shot put champion.


And speaking of ESPN Rise, right now they have a article about Chance Anthony, a one-armed high school football receiver. Here's a great video about him:


Worst basketball flop of all time?



Watch Chris Bosh writhe in pain after suffering a phantom elbow. (Bosh also shot 1-18 in the game.)

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iPong Table Tennis Training Buddy




iPong:
No partner, no problems! The iPong® is the perfect training buddy that will help you develop your game. Forget the boring playback feature of your table and get ready for a fun workout with the iPong®!
One sale at Amazon. Via.

Andy Reid was an enormous child?





This could be an elaborate joke, or maybe he was significantly older than the other kids in line, but check out young, gigantic Andy Reid at a punt, pass, and kick contest. Via.

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Tryouts for Andrew Bogut's elite fans



As I've mentioned, Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut was disappointed with the enthusiasm of Bucks fans. Instead of complaining, he buys 100 tickets each night and fills a section with boisterous fans. This is the tryout video for a particularly enthusiastic fan. Via.

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Mike Ditka as a bear



Mike Ditka as a bear t-shirt by David Schwen for Threadless. Click on the voting widget if you'd like the chance to buy it:

Da Bears! - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Via.

Ben Roethlisberger action figure to come with warning stickers

Three gems courtesy of Deadspin:


Appropriate warning sticker added to Ben Roethlisberger action figure.



The Trentonian gives a shout-out to "dog killer" Michael Vick. Here's videos of some of Vick's incredible highlights from yesterday.



Video of Ohio's Rufus Bobcat repeatedly attacking Ohio State's Brutus Buckeye. The Bobcat has been punished.

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Watch a baseball player get impaled by a shattered bat



Chicago Cub Tyler Colvin was leading off third base when his teammate's bat shattered and struck him in the chest. He's now out for the year.

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LeBron wasn't the only guy to decided to "take his talent" elsewhere



When Kobe Bryant announced that he was skipping college, he phrased it as "I've decided to take my talent to the NBA." (4:50 in.) Via.

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Vasiliy Koshechkin has cute cats on his hockey helmet



Vasiliy Koshechkin has cute cats on his goalie mask - - one of the 20 excellent helmets displayed here. Via these sites.

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Link roundup

1. Freakonomics interviews a Football Outsider.

2. UCLA is pitching its law students on a job as a chauffeur.

3. Rugby player bites down on a blood capsule to fake an injury (and allow a substitution), and then convinces the team doctor to cut his mouth to make it look legit.

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