Everyone here at Outside the Boxscore would like to wish our readers and fans, a "Happy New Years."
Now go out there and party like Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, James Brown and especially like Boomer Esiason.
December 31, 2009
Happy New Years from Outside the Boxscore
Everyone here at Outside the Boxscore would like to wish our readers and fans, a "Happy New Years."
Now go out there and party like Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, James Brown and especially like Boomer Esiason.
Seriously Purdue, Seriously?
On the level of things you need to see, this is one of those things that ranks up their pretty high.
Purdue University decided to show their gratitude to their alumnus for their donations by producing this interesting music video thanking them.
What I mean by interesting is still to be determined.
(Courtesy of Midwest Sports Fans)
December 30, 2009
Outside the Boxscore turns 1
For all of you fans and readers of Outside the Boxscore, we have reached a milestone of turning one year old.
Yep, peeps this site has been in existence for a full year now. The site itself has seen a total of 1,284 posts, been on ESPN Blog Buzz, and numerous live blogs.
Thanks for your continued support of the site and we look forward to continuing this site, well into the future.
Send in the Links 12/30/09
Lily Allen, "Smile"
-> Tiger Woods enters "Rehab", Happy B-Day Tiger (With Leather)
-> "I Play Football at Texas" Probably won't get you out of a DWI (Bootlegger Sports)
-> Tyrus Thomas get all-nasty with this dunk (Not Qualified to Comment)
-> Some Awesome Dick Vitale videos (NESW Sports)
-> The Alleged Rooms that Adam James was put in, Really, Mike Leach? (No Guts, No Glory)
-> Also, Allegedly Mike Leach is fired (Huffington Post)
-> More Reasons to hate Indianapolis Colts fans (Midwest Sports Fans)
Today's Moment of Zen: "Summer Nights with Tony Parker and Eva Longoria"
(Courtesy of That NBA Lottery Pick)
December 29, 2009
NBA Players Show Off Their Singing Skills
Some of the NBA's most talented athletes showcase some of the talents amd skills outside of basketball. Take a look for a good laugh.
Courtesy of Frankin Pictures (Kings Music)/That NBA Lottery Pick
Halo by Danilo Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari of the Knicks sings Halo, a song by Beyonce.
Danilo, you need to stick to shooting hoops and keep the singing for the shower.
(Courtesy of That NBA Lottery Pick)
106 Yard Kickoff Return
Brad Smith of the New York Jets returns a kickoff 106 yards for a touchdown in the Jets 29-15 upset of the previously unbeaten Colts.
Broken Arm Touchdown
Panthers receiver Steve Smith breaks his arm after shaking off a hit by a Giants defender and finds paydirt as the defense fails to bring him down.
The Panthers went on to rout the Giants 41-9 on Sunday.
Last Christmas with Brett Favre
One thing that you can say about Green Bay Packers fans is that they are at least creative.
In this music video using WHAM! hit song, "Last Christmas," one Packers fan decides to do some dancing and show some emotion about losing Brett Favre.
If I was Aaron Rodgers, I would be scared.
(Courtesy of SI.com Extra Mustard)
The Top 100 Non-NBA Dunks
I figure that there is a majority of people that visit this site that just want to see an individual slam-dunk a basketball in an amazing fashion.
Well, you finally got your wish as this video counts down the top 100 dunks in non-NBA games.
Why Non-NBA dunks? Honestly, I do not know.
(Courtesy of Hooped Up)
Real Randy Moss vs Fake Randy Moss
During Sunday's Jacksonville Jaguars-New England Patriots affair, Patriot wide-receiver Randy Moss caught three touchdown passes but it was a Fake Randy Moss who got all the attention.
While the third touchdown was under review, cameras panned to see someone in the crowd sporting a Randy Moss mask.
Then some good nature tomfoolery occurred, Randy Moss being Randy Moss.
Also, for those of you who wanted a close-up of the interaction or a better angle of it live, I posted these other videos as well.
UPDATE- Here is the video of "The Randy Moss Kid" Finally Revealed
(Courtesy of Shutdown Corner)
Send in the Links 12/29/09
Anna Kendrick, She's "Up in the Air"
-> The Top Ten Sports Movies of the Decade (Detroit4Lyfe)
-> Brett Favre's Homoerotic Tendencies Revealed. Oh Yea, the Bears also won (Not Qualified to Comment)
-> Mike Leach suspended, Craig James's son might have been put in electrical closet. Who knew that Mike Leach was also the Jigsaw Killer? (With Leather)
-> Tracy McGrady wants out of Houston, BIG SURPRISE THERE (No Guts, No Glory)
-> The Most Amazing Sports Moments of 2009 (Unathletic Mag)
-> For all of you NFL playoff scenario peeps, here what you need to know (Midwest Sports Fan)
Today's Moment of Zen: Pam Ward wants that injured player off the field, NOW
(Courtesy of Awful Announcing)
Keith Brooking makes the Dallas Cowboys Huddle, AWKWARD
Last night, I saw an episode of NFL Films Presents regarding NFL players and their constant huddling up for the TV cameras.
Here is one proof for that hypothesis, Cowboys linebacker Keith Brookings decided to fire up his squad.
Yep, it makes no sense to me either.
(Courtesy of AOL FanHouse)
Andray Blatche "FAIL" Defense against Jamaal Tinsley
When you want an image of fail in the NBA, this video of Grizzlies guard Jamaal Tinsley going between the legs of Wizards forward Andray Blatche speaks volumes.
You ask, "Jamaal Tinsley is still in the NBA?" It surprised me too.
(Courtesy of Bullets Forever)
Week 16 NFL Prediction Battle Recap
Jay Cutler and the Bears beat the Vikings...wow. Who saw that coming?Well my friends, Ben of Outside the Boxscore saw that coming in his weekly NFL Predictions this week. That win was enough to put his weekly record at 8-8, with incorrect win picks including Buffalo, Oakland, Miami, Baltimore, Jacksonville, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.
Sadly for Ben, the GSNHOF once again picked one better, finishing the week at 9-7. Incorrect win picks included Minnesota, Indianapolis, Miami, Tennessee, New Orleans, the NY Giants, and Oakland.
With those games in the books, the standings for this year's NFL Prediction Battle now sit at:
163-77 - Great Sports Name Hall Of Fame
141-98 - Outside The Boxscore (22 Games Back)
Sadly for Ben, the GSNHOF once again picked one better, finishing the week at 9-7. Incorrect win picks included Minnesota, Indianapolis, Miami, Tennessee, New Orleans, the NY Giants, and Oakland.
With those games in the books, the standings for this year's NFL Prediction Battle now sit at:
163-77 - Great Sports Name Hall Of Fame
141-98 - Outside The Boxscore (22 Games Back)
One week of regular season predictions left, so let's hope that Ben and I saved our best picks for last!
December 28, 2009
Sebastian Janikowski hits 61-yard Field Goal
Although the Oakland Raiders lost their week 16 match-up against the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski had something to celebrate.
At the end of the first half, he drilled the fourth longest field goal in NFL history with a 61-yard field goal. (The longest kick is still 64 yards by Saints kicker Tom Dempsey)
Many people scoffed at Al Davis for drafting Janikowski in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft; I guess they were wrong on that one.
It wouldn't surprise me to see him hit a 76-yarder in a game, remember?
Michelle Beadle goes all "Akron Hammer" on us
Recently, ESPN SportsNation had their final show of the year where they went through some of the best moments and viral videos of the year. (I.E. An excuse to put Michelle Beadle in a costume, no doubt)
The SportsNation story of the year was the creation of the Lebron James nickname, "Akron Hammer" by Michelle and well, the above video contains enough Akron Hammer references to make Colin Cowherd scream bloody murder.
Poor Colin, this will never end, will it?
Baron Davis beats the buzzer vs. Celtics
For once, I get to report on positive news for the Los Angeles Clippers as guard Baron Davis beat the buzzer versus the Boston Celtics last night.
All I have to say is, "BBBBBBBIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
(Courtesy of NESW Sports)
Mason Raymond's "Goal of Distance"
Vancouver Canucks left-winger Mason Raymond is known for his goal-scoring ability but I think even he had to impressed by this "goal of distance."
Calgary goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff got completely fooled by this shot and the look on Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter face is absolutely priceless.
(Courtesy of NHL Snipers)
Quincy Pondexter's "The Nutcracker" Debut
Recently, OTB posted a story about Washington Huskies guard Quincy Pondexter's upcoming performance in a Pacific Northwest ballet production of "The Nutcracker".
Well, if you were wondering how it went, we have the video proof of the performance and a behind the scenes look at how they made Quincy Pondexter look like Greg Oden.
(Courtesy of the Seattle Times)
December 27, 2009
Brandon Stokley must have had a "Slap Bet"
During the Philadelphia Eagles match-up with the Denver Broncos, Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley was ejected in the second quarter for arguing a call.
At first, we were not really too sure why we was ejected.Then this replay shows, he brought out his slap hand.
Marshall Erickson would have been proud.
(Courtesy of You Been Blinded)
Tom Benson's "Premature Celebration"
One of the shockers of week 16 of the NFL season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers upsetting the New Orleans Saints.
Saints kicker Graham Hartley missed a chance to win it with a 36-yard field goal at the end of regulation.
For some reason Saints owner Tom Benson thought he made it and this "premature celebration" happened.
(Courtesy of Black Sports Online)
December 26, 2009
Fantasy Drafthelp: Week 16 NFL Fantasy Advice
Here’s a few standard preface notes:
^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.
^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.
^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.
^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten
^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis
^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams
^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.
^ All times listed are EDT.
^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.
Week 16
Sunday, Dec. 27
Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal players of both teams
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Chiefs, QB Palmer
Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m. RB MCFADDEN, RB HARRISON
Seattle at Green Bay, 1 p.m. TE Carlson, all-in on marginal Packers
Houston at Miami, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, RB Williams
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Panthers, QB Manning, WR Manningham
Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. QB Garrard, RB Maroney, WR Welker
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. TE Winslow, all-in on marginal Saints (with caution for banged-up TE Shockey)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. QB Flacco, RB Rice, QB Roethlisberger, WR Holmes, WR Ward
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Rams, RB WELLS
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Lions, WR Crabtree, WR Morgan
Denver at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. RB Moreno, RB McCoy, WR Jackson, TE Celek
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m. RB Jones, WR Cotchery, WR Edwards, TE Keller, RB Addai
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m. RB Jones, WR Austin, WR Moss
Monday, Dec. 28
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. All-in on marginal Vikings (including 3 WRs), all-out on marginal Bears
NFL Week 16 Best Waiver Wire Pickups
NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.
1 Maurice Morris
2 Josh Morgan
3 Chaz Schilens
4 Chad Henne
5 David Thomas
^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.
^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.
^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.
^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten
^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis
^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams
^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.
^ All times listed are EDT.
^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.
Week 16
Sunday, Dec. 27
Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal players of both teams
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Chiefs, QB Palmer
Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m. RB MCFADDEN, RB HARRISON
Seattle at Green Bay, 1 p.m. TE Carlson, all-in on marginal Packers
Houston at Miami, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, RB Williams
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Panthers, QB Manning, WR Manningham
Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. QB Garrard, RB Maroney, WR Welker
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. TE Winslow, all-in on marginal Saints (with caution for banged-up TE Shockey)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. QB Flacco, RB Rice, QB Roethlisberger, WR Holmes, WR Ward
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Rams, RB WELLS
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Lions, WR Crabtree, WR Morgan
Denver at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. RB Moreno, RB McCoy, WR Jackson, TE Celek
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m. RB Jones, WR Cotchery, WR Edwards, TE Keller, RB Addai
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m. RB Jones, WR Austin, WR Moss
Monday, Dec. 28
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. All-in on marginal Vikings (including 3 WRs), all-out on marginal Bears
NFL Week 16 Best Waiver Wire Pickups
NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.
1 Maurice Morris
2 Josh Morgan
3 Chaz Schilens
4 Chad Henne
5 David Thomas
Winner of the Week: Rex Ryan
Usually on most Sunday's here at OTB, we declare our "Winner of the Week" as either someone/something or some team gains out attention for their awesomeness.
This week's winner: Rex Ryan
May I ask for a show of hands of people who thought the New York Jets would still be alive in the AFC playoff hunt? Yep, I figured that most of you already wrote them off.
However, maybe some good karma came by New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan gave out his wish-list to Santa during his weekly press conference.
It did as the Jets spoiled the Colts "Road to Perfection" as they pulled out the win by the score of 29-15. The Jets keep their playoff hopes alive with the victory as the Colts pulled Peyton Manning and most of their offensive starters in the third quarter.
You see kids it does pay off to write your wish-list to Santa. It might come true after all.
Stuff that missed the cut: Steve Nash Viral Video for NBA All-Star Game, "Check your elf before you wreck your elf" , and Hey, a female ref did a bowl game, Too bad it was the Little Ceasar's Bowl
Julio Jones Rap
One thing that I have to say about Alabama Crimson Tide fans, they are creative to say the least.
Just when thought that you saw everything an Alabama fan could post on YouTube, we got this gem about Julio Jones.
Yep, will all my white housewife rappers please stand up?
(Courtesy of 3rd Saturday in Blogtober)
Happy Holidays from the Cincinnati Bengals
Hopefully all of you are enjoying the holidays and to help spread the holiday cheer, your Cincinnati Bengals.
Man, Dhani Jones and Abdul Hodge can really work the mic.
(Courtesy of Shutdown Corner)
December 24, 2009
Happy Holidays from Outside the Boxscore
We here at Outside the Boxscore, would like to wish all of you readers a "Happy Holidays".
Whether you will have a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, a Happy-Belated Hanukkah, a Festive Festivus, and an Exciting "Chinchilli Day". (Hey, made-up holidays that you wanted to just take a trip to Las Vegas counts too.)
Also, don't forget to leave milk and cookies for "Santa Cowherd".
In Memoriam: George Michael (1939-2009)
I have a feeling that most of my younger viewers have no idea who Washington D.C. sportscaster George Michael is. For my older viewers, you know him best from "The George Michaels Sports Machine".
The fame cable sports highlight show was one of the more popular sports highlight shows in the late 80's and 90's and help provide inspiration to such shows as ESPN's SportsCenter and CNN's Late Night Sports.
Michael's himself was a popular radio disc jockey in Philadelphia and New York before taking a job at the NBC Washington affiliate WRC as their sports anchor. He worked with the station from 1980-2008 before budget cuts ended his time with WRC.
He also hosted Washington sports shows, "Redskins Report and Full Court Press" who helped launch the careers of current "Pardon the Interruption" Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser who at the time were Washington Post writers.
Michael's was most known for his high-animated and exciting delivery on highlights and his use of the word, "WHAM" during highlights. He also created the "Plays of the Week/Plays of the Month/Plays of the Year" segments which have become a mainstay on ESPN SportsCenter today.
Michael's passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer at Sibley Memorial hospital. He was 70.
In honor of George Michael, here are the openings to the Sports Machine in 1990, 1992, and 1997 along with the "Plays of the Year" for 1993, 1996 and 2006.
(Some of the information was used from an Washington Post Article)
Attack of the NHL's "Green Men"
During a recent affair between the Vancouver Canucks and the Nashville Predators, these random "Green Men" started mugging for the penalty box camera.
I tell you, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" have some far-reach, it even makes it up to the Great White North.
(Courtesy of Puck Daddy)
Can you run like Wilder?
In this clip from a high school game in Florida, James Wilder Jr. decided to pull off this impressive touchdown run where breaks three tacklers ankle and bounces off a fourth.
Hopefully, I will be doing the same at my Christmas party and maybe it will be towards making that move to the girl who looks like Tara Reid.
(You see it's a Van Wilder joke, get it?)
(Courtesy of Sparty and Friends)
December 23, 2009
OTB NFL Picks Week 16
With only a few weeks to spare in the NFL season, OTB is going try to do the unthinkable.
That is have two perfect weeks of NFL picks. Yep, that's what were shooting for since the GSNHOF is up by a 21 game lead.
So let's just do like Jamarcus Russell and throw up some, "Scissors" and pull off the greatest comeback of all time.
NFL Week 16
FRI, DEC 25 TIME (ET) TV
San Diego at Tennessee 7:30 PM NFL
SUN, DEC 27 TIME (ET) TV
Buffalo at Atlanta 1:00 PM CBS
Kansas City at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS
Oakland at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS
Seattle at Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX
Baltimore at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS
Houston at Miami 1:00 PM CBS
Jacksonville at New England 1:00 PM CBS
Tampa Bay at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX
Carolina at NY Giants 1:00 PM FOX
Detroit at San Francisco 4:05 PM FOX
St. Louis at Arizona 4:05 PM FOX
NY Jets at Indianapolis 4:15 PM CBS
Denver at Philadelphia 4:15 PM CBS
Dallas at Washington 8:20 PM NBC
MON, DEC 28 TIME (ET) TV
Minnesota at Chicago 8:30 PM ESPN
Legs are not supposed to bend that way
During last night's Texas A&M-Washington college hoops affair, Texas A&M's Derrick Roland went up to try to score a bucket.
What ended up happening was Roland breaking his tibia and his fibula in his right leg.
It's a pretty gruesome injury, so if you are the weak of heart, turn away from this video.
(Courtesy of With Leather)
Send in the Links: (12/23/09)
Allison Brie, She's part of my "Community"
-> The Basketball Jones go caroling (The Score)
-> Cute, Troubling-Making Villanova kid (Bootlegger Sports)
-> Amare Stoudamire and David Spade try on googles (That NBA Lottery Pick)
-> Dwayne Wade to join Lebron in 2010? (Midwest Sports Fans)
-> Firing a Head Coach - A Chicago Bulls tradition (Not Qualified to Comment)
Today's Moment of Zen: Lebron dunks on Amare Stoudamire
(Courtesy of NESW Sports)
The Dirk and Landry Collision
Carl Landry takes a Dirk Nowitzki elbow to the face and loses 5 teeth to the arm of Nowitzki.
(Courtesy of That NBA Lottery Pick)
Ochocinco's Speaks Of The Passing Of Chris Henry
Ochocinco speaks on the sudden passing of Bengals WR Chris Henry.
The Miracle Comeback
Down 35 points in the third, the young Sacramento Kings rally, pulling off the biggest comeback in franchise history against the Bulls.
(Courtesy of That NBA Lottery Pick)
Moss Silences The Critics
Randy Moss speaks with the media after the win Sunday vs the Bills.
Moss went onto catch a total of 5 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.
December 22, 2009
Gymnast Shawn Johnson Flips over a Bobsled
With the Vancouver Winter Olympics coming up, Nestle got into the spirit by making a group of advertisements called "Team Chocolate vs. Team Crispies".
Team Chocolate is headed by Apollo Anton Ohno and Team Crispies is headed by USA gymnast Shawn Johnson.
In this clip, she tells Apollo that she can do a backflip over an oncoming bobsled. Very thankfully, she can through the magic of viral videos.
Kobe is still not impressed.
Aladdin's Genie takes on Tiger Woods
Poor Tiger Woods, you know life is pretty bad when you getting mocked Aladdin's Genie.
In a recent musical production called, "Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular", the actor who plays the Genie explains the rules of wishes that he is about to give Aladdin.
Yep, a low-blow indeed.
Week 15 NFL Prediction Battle Recap
Jerome Harrison - Everyone said he'd be alright if given a chance. I guess 286 yards is alright.Great Sports Name Hall Of Fame gave the Browns a chance this past week in his picks, and that's one of two games that ended up being the difference between GSNHOF and Outside the Boxscore. GSNHOF was victorious with a 9-7 record, with incorrect win picks including the Saints, Jets, Dolphins, Broncos, Packers, Vikings, and Seahawks. OTB ended the week with a 7-9 record, with incorrect win picks including Dolphins, Chiefs, Jets, 49ers, Broncos, Packers, Seahawks, Vikings, and Redskins.
That puts the season standings at:
Current Standings
154-70 (68.7%) - Great Sports Name Hall Of Fame
133-91 (59.3%) - Outside The Boxscore (21 Games Back)
Two regular season weeks left, and the AFC Playoff Race looks pretty exciting. Should make for some good postseason battles, where OTB might be able to win back some of that pride lost during the regular season.
That puts the season standings at:
Current Standings
154-70 (68.7%) - Great Sports Name Hall Of Fame
133-91 (59.3%) - Outside The Boxscore (21 Games Back)
Two regular season weeks left, and the AFC Playoff Race looks pretty exciting. Should make for some good postseason battles, where OTB might be able to win back some of that pride lost during the regular season.
Chad OchoCinco's Best Touchdown Celebration
Last week was a rather whirlwind week for Bengals wide receiver Chad OchoCinco who had to deal with the death of his teammate and friend Chris Henry.
During their game against the San Diego Chargers, OchoCinco caught a 49-yard touchdown from Carson Palmer and paid tribute to his fallen teammate in his touchdown celebration.
In the end, if you were on the fence about whether you liked Chad OchoCinco, this probably made you jump over the fence.
(Courtesy of You Been Blinded)
Save of the Century?
In all my years of watching hockey, (about seven to be exact) this might be the most impressive hockey saves that I have ever seen.
New York Islanders Goalie Dwayne Roloson stopped two consecutive shots that were sent at him by the Tampa Bay Lighting.
(Courtesy of KK Hockey)
John Wall being John Wall
The Kentucky Wildcats have a rich history in college basketball and last night notched a win against Drexel to win the school's 2,000th game.
One of the more impressive plays of the night was John Wall going behind-the-back for a fancy lay-up.
(Courtesy of UK Wildcat Fan Blog-Chris Diggs)
Nic Wise Buzzer Beater vs. Lipscomb
Arizona guard Nic Wise and his Arizona Wildcats were down by two to Lipscomb who appeared to be on it's way to a victory.
Lipscomb's Adnan Hodzic missed the second of his two foul shots and well, Nic Wise decided to go all "Nic Wise" with this buzzer beater.
(Courtesy of Ballin' is a Habit)
Johnny Damon's night on WWE Monday Night Raw
Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon was the latest celebrity guest host of "WWE Monday Night Raw" and well, let's just say it got really interesting.
He gets booed, heckled, almost got into a fight and got to kiss Mae Young.
I think that last one was better for her than it was for him.
(Courtesy of Bugs and Cranks)
Washington Redskins 2009 Season epitomized in Two Plays
During last's night Monday Night Football affair between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, the Redskins decided pull and make a mockery of themselves by getting slacked by the Giants.
There are two instances during the night that epitomized their 2009 season, the above "failed trick play" and the fight that Giants running-back Brandon Jacobs got into with Redskins corner DeAngelo Hall.
Paging Mike Shanahan, you are needed in Washington.
(Courtesy of Detroit4Lyfe and AOL Fanhouse)
Mike Wallace Game Winner
Just when everyone was counting the Steelers out, and on the verge of dropping six in a row, Ben Roethlisberger connects with Mike Wallace for a 19 yard game winning touchdown against the Packers.
December 21, 2009
Wait, What the Hell is Steve Smith saying?
One thing that I always find interesting at the end of NFL games is the post-game interviews with players, and we have a dandy one with NBC's Andrea Kramer and Panthers receiver Steve Smith.
If someone would like to decipher what he is saying in the comments, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Courtesy of Kissing Suzy Kolber)
Reason #2,564 not to wear opposing team jerseys at Lincoln Financial Field: Snowballs
Over the weekend, the Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff spot against the San Francisco 49ers.
Philly fans were rather excited and decided to take out their happiness on a couple 49er fans sitting in a lower row. They pelted them with snowballs for a good minute.
Sure, I'm not condoning this sort of thing but seriously, shouldn't most opposing fans know by now, NEVER WEAR AN OPPOSING JERSEY TO A PHILLY SPORTS EVENT. This should be common knowledge already.
(Courtesy of Curse of Billy Penn)
Papa John's Founder Half Court Shot
Usually when attending halftime of a collegiate basketball game, they trot out some student to attempt a halfcourt shot for tuition or something school-related.
When Louisville took on Oral Roberts, "Papa" John Schnatter (The Founder of Papa John's Pizza) who filming a commercial at the time was brought out and promised everyone in attendance free pizza if he hit a half-court shot.
What do you think happened?
(Courtesy of Ballin' is a Habit)
UCLA Football "takes the plunge"
The UCLA Bruins football team are prepping for the EagleBank bowl against Temple and head coach Rich Neuheisel decided the best way to prepare is going "diving"
I always heard that he was a players coach but seriously, when was the last time you heard of a football team diving to prepare for a bowl game?
However, Temple has been "tanking" in football in recent memory, so maybe this is the right thing to do after all.
(Courtesy of Bruins Nation)
It's good to see that Aries Spears and Frank Caliendo are still getting work
During this weekend's FOX NFL Sunday, Frank Caliendo showed off his "Cold Hard Picks" as he played everyone's favorite NBA analyst Charles Barkley.
He also got his former MADTV co-star, Aries Spears, to play Shaquille O'Neal as "Shaqaclaus".
Those MADTV checks must be drying up.
(Courtesy of NESW Sports)
We can call this one, "Helmet 2 Helmet"
During yesterday's Pittsburgh Steelers-Green Bay Packers tussle, Steelers offensive-lineman Ramon Foster got tangled up with a Packer.
After the end of the play, he got a souvenir.
(Courtesy of D.C. Steeler Nation)
December 20, 2009
Bob Cousy meet Eddie House
Boston Celtics guard Eddie House might not be the most well-known current Celtic but he made one incredible play against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Not only does he pick up the steal but he saves it and dishes it to Tony Allen for the slama-jama.
(Courtesy of Celtics Hub)
Philadelphia Eagles Mascot "Swoop" bites the dust
During the San Francisco 49ers-Philadelphia Eagle affair, the Fox cameras panned to bench to monitor Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown being worked on by the trainers.
Then the Philadelphia Eagles mascot, "Swoop" comes into the picture and then disappears.
I think that's what he gets for wearing the ski-mask.
(Courtesy of The 700 Level)
Thank God, Tommy Kelly didn't go commando
During the Oakland Raiders upset of the Denver Broncos, Raiders lineman Tommy Kelly had a slight wardrobe malfunction after making a tackle.
This is video is safe for work but I think you don't want to give your friends the wrong idea at work.
(Courtesy of Statue Left)
Winner of the Week: Johnny Boychuk
Usually, every week, there are individuals/teams/or random things that deserve notice and we here at OTB show them some love in our "Winner of the Week".
This week's winner: Johnny Boychuk
With a name like Boychuk, you probably have to do something pretty awesome to be named, "Winner of the Week."
Johnny Boychuk is a defenseman for the Boston Bruins who took on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Boychuk decided to lay the lumber against Maple Leafs center Matt Stajan.
That nasty of a hit deserves, "Winner of the Week"
Stuff that just missed the cut: Mike Lowell not traded after all, Mike Holmgren not returning to Seattle, and Not having to dig teeth out of your elbow.
Wacky College Hoops Endings
If your not a college basketball fan, yesterday probably made you one. There many upset which included ranked teams, Tennessee/Florida/and Georgetown being upset by unranked teams.
Then you had two wacky finishes in games between Memphis-UMass and Butler-Xavier.
In the above video, 17th ranked Butler came up with a miracle finish as a batted ball deflected off a Butler player into the waiting hands of Butler guard Gordon Hawyard who laid it to give Butler the apparent lead with 1.2 seconds left. Xavier appeared to have a chance to win the game or tie it with the time remaining but a clock malfunction ended the game in a Butler win.
In the below video, Memphis took on UMass which was dubbed, "Former teams that John Calipari coached Bowl" Memphis appeared to be in control but UMass came back to cut into the lead.
With about 3.8 seconds. UMass appeared to be heading for overtime until a lucky deflection landed in the hands of UMass forward Terrell Vinson who banked in the game winner.
March seems ever so close.
December 19, 2009
Lights Out at ESPN SportsCenter
During Friday's edition of SportsCenter, anchor Sage Steele was talking to NFL analyst Marcellus Wiley about the Baltimore Ravens.
Then, the power decided to go off and well, the show then turned into an episode of "SportsCenter After Dark".
Man, I need to give Marcellus a call, so we can hit the club.
December 18, 2009
Send in the Links: (12/18/09)
Angelina Jolie, I'll let her raid my tomb anytime
-> Mike Shanahan to the Redskins? (No Guts, No Glory)
-> Hey, a College Football Bowl Preview (Rumors and Rants)
-> Inside the NBA exchanges Christmas Gifts (That NBA Lottery Pick)
-> Someone is taking bets on Tiger's Divorce (Bootlegger Sports)
-> Santa Kruk, It's a nightmare come true (Awful Announcing)
-> MMA fighter knocks himself out (The Slanch Report)
Today's Moment of Zen: Nice Try JJ Redick
(Courtesy of NESW Sports)
December 17, 2009
Fantasy Drafthelp: Week 15 NFL Fantasy Advice
Here’s a few standard preface notes:
^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.
^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.
^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.
^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten
^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis
^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams
^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.
^ All times listed are EDT.
^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.
Week 15
Saturday, Dec. 19
Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. RB F Jones, WR Austin, all-in for marginal Saints
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Bears, RB RICE
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. RB Maroney, WR Welker, RB Jackson
Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. RB WELLS, WR Breaston, all-out on marginal Lions
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Browns, RB Charles
Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Falcons, RB Jones, WR Cotchery, TE Keller
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. WR Crabtree, RB McCoy, WR Jackson
Houston at St. Louis, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, all-out on marginal Rams
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m. QB Henne, RB Williams, WR Britt
Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Raiders, QB Orton, RB Moreno
Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. QB PALMER, RB Sproles
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. All-in on marginal Packers, WR HOLMES
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. QB Hasselbeck, TE Winslow
Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. QB Favre, RB Stewart
Monday, Dec. 21
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. QB Manning, WR Nicks, RB Cartwright
NFL Week 15 Best Waiver Wire Pickups
NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.
1 Chris Jennings
2 Maurice Morris
3 Arian Foster
4 Greg Camarillo
5 Josh Cribbs
^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.
^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.
^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.
^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten
^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis
^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams
^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.
^ All times listed are EDT.
^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.
Week 15
Saturday, Dec. 19
Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. RB F Jones, WR Austin, all-in for marginal Saints
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Bears, RB RICE
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. RB Maroney, WR Welker, RB Jackson
Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. RB WELLS, WR Breaston, all-out on marginal Lions
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Browns, RB Charles
Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Falcons, RB Jones, WR Cotchery, TE Keller
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. WR Crabtree, RB McCoy, WR Jackson
Houston at St. Louis, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, all-out on marginal Rams
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m. QB Henne, RB Williams, WR Britt
Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Raiders, QB Orton, RB Moreno
Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. QB PALMER, RB Sproles
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. All-in on marginal Packers, WR HOLMES
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. QB Hasselbeck, TE Winslow
Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. QB Favre, RB Stewart
Monday, Dec. 21
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. QB Manning, WR Nicks, RB Cartwright
NFL Week 15 Best Waiver Wire Pickups
NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.
1 Chris Jennings
2 Maurice Morris
3 Arian Foster
4 Greg Camarillo
5 Josh Cribbs
Tiger Woods' Chat Line
Recently on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy reveals that Tiger Woods is losing endorsements and might need to make some money for the Holidays.
Then he decided to suggest a way for Tiger to make some hard earned money for the Holidays to offset the loss of these endorsements.
All he has to do is pick up the phone.
In Memoriam: Chris Henry (1983-2009)
In a sad turn of events, Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has passed away from the injuries he sustained during a fall from a moving truck from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife.
Henry was rushed to the hospital late Wednesday night and was pronounced dead at 6:36 am on Thursday morning.
Henry had a rather tumultuous time during his NFL career where he was known more for his five arrests than his 113 receptions. Henry was a third round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of West Virginia.
Henry is survived by his fiancee, Loleini Tonga and their three children. Chris Henry was 26.
(Some information was used from an ESPN.com article)
Send in the Links: (12/17/09)
Rachel Bilson, She makes me want to go to the "O.C."
-> Erin Andrews faces her videographer in court and loses control (With Leather)
-> Holy Crap, Vinny Cerrato "resigns" from the Redskins (No Guts, No Glory)
-> Ron Artest and Clinton Portis give advice to Tiger Woods (Bootlegger Sports)
-> Yep, this only happens in Alabama (Rumors and Rants)
-> Did Jose Reyes use Steroids? (Unathletic)
-> Chris Dudley wants your vote! (That NBA Lottery Pick)
Today's Moment of Zen: A Pretty Sick Shoot-Out Goal
(Courtesy of NHL Snipers)
Kobe Does It Again!, OT Game Winner vs. Bucks
Just when you thought it was safe to play the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant decides to pull out another game winner.
The Lake-Show was down one with about five seconds left in overtime and then Kobe Bryant decided to work his magic.
Why can't NBA teams not learn this simple fact: Never allow Kobe Bryant to take the game winning shot.
December 16, 2009
Bat takes over Minor League Hockey game
For those of you that remember, we already had a run-in with bat this in year in the world of sports when Spurs star Manu Ginobli killed a bat in the game against the Sacramento Kings.
Well, during a USHL game between the Green Bay Gamblers and the Cedar Rapids Roughriders, a bat flew onto the ice.
Then players decided to stop the bat in it's tracks with their sticks and eventually they killed the poor bat.
At least, Manu had the courtesy to do it with "bat-like" instincts.
OTB NFL Picks Week 15
It's been a rather tough last week for OTB in picking NFL games when we went an awesome 6-10. Oh well, we are now behind the GSNHOF by a total of 19 games.
So, essentially we are hoping for a couple of Great Sports Name HOF website crashes to eventually pull even.
However, it might not be impossible to come back but highly improbable.
Here are the picks for Week 15:
Week 15
THU, DEC 17 TIME (ET) TV
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 8:20 PM NFL
SAT, DEC 19 TIME (ET) TV
Dallas at New Orleans 8:20 PM NFL
SUN, DEC 20 TIME (ET) TV
New England at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS
Arizona at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX
Miami at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS
Cleveland at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS
Houston at St. Louis 1:00 PM CBS
Atlanta at NY Jets 1:00 PM FOX
San Francisco at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX
Chicago at Baltimore 1:00 PM FOX
Cincinnati at San Diego 4:05 PM CBS
Oakland at Denver 4:05 PM CBS
Green Bay at Pittsburgh 4:15 PM FOX
Tampa Bay at Seattle 4:15 PM FOX
Minnesota at Carolina 8:20 PM NBC
MON, DEC 21 TIME (ET) TV
NY Giants at Washington 8:30 PM
Devin Harris Hard Foul on Jamario Moon
During last night's Cleveland Cavaliers-New Jersey Nets battle to the death, (You can see that obviously I'm trying to enhance this) Nets guard Devin Harris was ejected for a hard foul that he committed against Jamario Moon.
I'll agree with what the referees decided to do here in the ejection of Devin Harris, anytime you attempt to go for the head or to clothesline an opponent, you should be held accountable for it.
We will wait and see if the NBA decides to dole out a suspension for Mr. Harris.
(Courtesy of You Been Blinded)
Mike Green, You are readying for boarding
One thing that you have to love about the NHL is the big created during the onslaught of the match.
Washington Capitals star defensemen Mike Green was lit up by Colorado Avalanche defensemen David Koci.
It hurts just to watch the clip.
(Courtesy of Empty Netters)
December 15, 2009
"I'm Tiger Woods and I **** Bitches"
We have yet to actually hear from Tiger Woods but the amount of internet parodies continue to roll on.
This clip "Tiger Woods" (I.E. The guy from Community and Derrick Comedy) explains himself and explains his "above average life".
Video is NSFW
(Courtesy of With Leather)
Send in the Links: (12/15/09)
Jennifer Connelly, She's my "Requiem for a Dream"
-> Style Points is back and has a report on the NFL linebacker disturbing injury trend (Style Points)
-> BTW, a Swedish Hockey player almost died (With Leather)
-> The MVPuppets have a mystery to solve (That NBA Lottery Pick)
-> The Boston Red Sox have become the New York Yankees, WHAT? (Rumors and Rants)
-> Mascot Dunking off Exercise Ball FAIL (Strait Pinkie)
-> UNC Head Coach Roy Williams will not tolerate Presbyterian Heckler, wait "Miss it" is heckling? (Bootlegger Sports)
Today's Moment of Zen: The Birdman flies over Nenad Krstic
(Courtesy of Hooped Up)
