Acting Athletes

How many commercials have we been forced to sit through where athletes "act" their way through 30 seconds of horrible, horrible scripts? I'm pretty sure Peyton Manning is the best athlete-actor of all time. In case you haven't had the pleasure of witnissing his acting talents, I give you this...



But now, there's a new face on the scene. Good old Canadian kid Steve Nash is cutting his chops in front of the camera, and the results are pretty hilarious. (50 Cent is in this too, but let's not focus on that.)



So who will be the next Great Acting Athlete? As long as Mats Sundin and Wayne Gretzky aren't EVER allowed in a commercial... EVER again, I'm good.





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Not So Golden

A few words of advice to Notre Dame receiver Golden Tate... Always remember which end zone you're scoring in. During the Fighting Irish 33-30 win over Michigan State this past weekend (quick note: only beating the Spartans by 3 points shows the Irish are still a ways away from being a true top-25 team...) Tate caught the game-winning touchdown late in the 4th quarter. What happened after the catch can only be described as true hilarity.



I get it Tate. You were excited, it was a nice catch, blah blah blah. Buddy... YOU JUMPED INTO THE WRONG MARCHING BAND! It's like The Wiggles trying to dive into a crowd of three year olds! Your team is already hanging by a thread as it is... try not killing youself with celebrations in the future.



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Islanders/Flames Recap

A pretty good preseason tilt at the Saddldome last night... but maybe not so much for Kyle Okposo. Piece of advice young man: when Dion is on the ice, keep your head up.



And Theo scoring the shootout winner? Hollywood writers are jealous tonight.






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So You Wanne Be A UFC Fighter?

So last night was the premiere of The Kimbo Slice Show... check that... The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. (Is anyone else looking forward to watching the "YouTube Sensation!!!" getting knocked flat on his ass by a REAL fighter?) Anyways... the first fight was between Team Rashad's Jon Madsen and Team Rampage's Abe Wagner. Before the fight, Madsen said his gameplan was to take Wagner to the ground every chance he got. Wagner said he could block the takedown attempts, and even if he DID end up on his back, he didn't think Madsen's ground game was "anything to write home about". Well judging by the size of this cut on Wagner's dome, I hope he still remembers how to write, period. It can never be a good thing when, during a fight, it looks like someone turned on a faucet of blood inside your forehead. The line of the night was when the doctor said something like "You may have a fracture inside there", and Wagner responded with "You can see the bone?!" Dude, look in a mirror. You can see the back of your skull. And the dude sitting behind you. Your head is now see-through, so... yeah. Enjoy that.

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Ennis Signs With Buffalo

A piece of good news for the local WHL fans here in Medicine Hat. Ex-Tigers forward (well... he's eligible for one more season, but trust me, he won't be back in the dub) Tyler Ennis signed a 3-year entry level deal with the Buffalo Sabres today. He was one of their two 1st-round picks in the 2008 NHL draft, 26th overall. He finished with 236 points (115 goals) in 245 career WHL games, and had an unbelievable night on February 27, 2009. He scored 6 goals that night against the Prince Albert Raiders. Here is what Sabres fans should be looking forward to in the next few years, and all 6 of his goals against PA are here too. Pay special attention to goal #5 from that night... unbelievable!






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Classic NCAA Football Rant!

This one goes out to my friend Aaron Ward, who reminded me of this gem. An Alabama football fan explaning why he does not like... nay... HATES Tennessee. One of the funniest rants of all time!







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Oh Hello NFL. I Missed You!

As I sit here writing this, the Raiders are tied with the Chargers 10-10 at the half. Why would Oakland tease their fans like this? Seems like a jerk move… So what else has been happening in the world of sports?
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Some musings from the opening weekend in the NFL… On a personal note, I’m choked to see Brian Urlacher out for the season. I’ll be at Soldier Field for the Week 8 Cardinals/Bears game, and now I won’t be able to watch Urlacher patrolling the middle. Unfortunate. Fortunately, I’ll be able to watch Jay Cutler throw 6 INTs. OK, maybe not quite… but holy man was that ever a brutal debut. As for the Cardinals, talk about the ultimate Super Bowl hangover! The 49ers might be a dark horse this season, but no way should they have beating Arizona IN Arizona. Huge. So Donovan McNabb breaks a rib, and now Jeff Garcia is once again employed. If he can’t hack it with the Raiders, can he help in Philly? How bad is the Saints defence when they give up 27 points to the Lions? New Orleans looks like the Colts of the past… all offense, no defense. Fun to watch that offence though, Brees is a stud. And it took three-and-a-half quarters, but Tom Brady is baaaaaaaaaaaack. I really hope TO enjoys going 5-11 in the cold this season. What’s the over/under for when he starts barking nonsense at Trent Edwards? Brett Favre may be the big news in Minny, but AP is still the man. And Percy Harvin might get 10 TDs this season.
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Kudos to Sens GM Bryan Murray for getting a pretty solid return on that malcontent Dany Heatley. If Cheechoo and Spezza can find some chemistry, look for Cheechoo to get back to a 40-50 goal season. And as for the Sharks… Sure, they added some great talent. But when you look at what has held them back in the playoffs, it isn’t a lack of talent – it’s a lack of heart. And I think it’s pretty safe to say Heatley won’t help a lick in that department. So considering Murray was forced into dealing a player who clearly wanted out, the Sens won this trade. And hopefully Heatley tears his MCL in game one and misses the entire season.
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More NHL… the Oilers signed Mike Comrie, which I believe brings their average height up front to about 4’3”. I really don’t understand the thinking in Edmonton. You have 10-11 small forwards who can’t find their way to the front of the net (and a big forward who plays like he’s scared… hello Dustin Penner) and you go out and grab another one?! But I guess when all the other big names in the league want nothing to do with the Oilers, there aren’t a whole lot of other options. Could be another long year in the City of Past Champions.
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So apparently Serena Williams is kind of a jerk. I know it was in “The Heat of the Battle!!!” but are you SERIOUS Serena? Threatening to shove a tennis ball down a lineperson’s throat to “kill them”, and you didn’t think they’d ding you a point? By the way, want to know what face Serena makes when she's trying to lie her @ss off to get out of trouble? This one:

It’s actually really too bad that happened, because it took all the attention away from what everyone SHOULD have been talking about – Kim Clijsters winning the US Open in only her third tournament back after taking three years off. On one hand, I was happy to see Clijsters do well and represent for all the mommies out there. But on the other hand, I think it speaks to the state of women’s tennis. How bad is the level of competition when Clijsters can pull that off? OK, even if you’re sold on her game, and think she really IS that good… what about Melanie Oudin and Caroline Wozniacki? No disrespect to either lady, but when you can get into the quarters/finals simply by waiting for your opponent to miss a shot, that doesn’t speak very well to the overall product. Hopefully a new crop of dynamite players are waiting in the wings. As for the men’s final, THANK YOU Juan Martin del Potro for stepping up and taking out Roger Federer. Don’t get me wrong, I respect the hell outta Federer. That between-the-legs shot against Djokovic in the semis was ridiculous. But it was great to see someone (ANYONE!) finally put an end to Federer’s run at the US Open. And del Potro is only 20 years old, so could he be the next Federer on the scene?
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That’s it for me. I’m gonna go watch the Raiders self-destruct in the second half. Thanks to everyone who drops in. Much appreciated.





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