Andy Samberg of SNL Talks FIFA, EA Sports & Comedic Inspiration
Check it out . Late last week, I had the opportunity to head over to the Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles for a soccer festival conducted by EA Sports. They loaded up crates of soccer balls, video monitors and connected US and UK fans through the “Balls to Brits” event. There was a huge monitor […]
It’s a Final: NBA Season Crawls to its End
Finally … I joked that I wasn’t going to sit and watch Game 7 after investing a ridiculous number of hours watching the three-month marathon that is the NBA Playoffs. Rip Van Winkle awoke to see that nothing had changed. The never-ending investigation of USC athletics … ended. Ubaldo won 13 games … almost as […]
NFL Rookie Chats: Where’s LeBron Running?
I have nothing witty to add to this one. I attended the NFL Rookie Premiere in LA a couple weeks back (a boatload of audio is forthcoming) and the folks at Upper Deck put the analyst cap on this attendees in a video montage. It’s a one-question clip with some comical responses therein. The players […]
The Quest For The Grail Is Complete: The Stanley Cup Resides In Chicago
Go ahead and play the theme of “Rocky” one more time. Play it loud for Rocky Wirtz and the re-tooled, youthful, re-energized Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. I’ll admit it. My emotions got the best of me when Patrick Kane’s shot flipped past Michael Leighton at the 15:54 mark of the overtime period. I got […]
New World Order: Strasburg & Stanton Debuts
The hype machines are being allowed to cool. There’s been so much hyperbole chucked out across the airwaves that we faced a spill of BP proportion. Seriously, the adjectives and statistical comparisons between Stephen Strasburg and (insert Hall of Fame pitcher here) have reached the point of inducing nausea. That’s right. I said it. I’ve […]
FanEX Analysis Draft Complete: Review It
Recently, I worked my way through a long, arduous journey. I completed a slow fantasy football draft. That is, instead of the normal fast-paced draft with 60 to 90 seconds between picks, this draft worked off of a 12-hour clock. As such, it took weeks to wind to completion, and more than a few twists […]
Stanley Cup Finals: Hello, Sports Bars
On Monday night, I capped a holiday trip with a return flight on Delta out of Atlanta. I’ll spare you the details of the check-in process and security, as anyone who has flown through the ATL has at least one tale to tell. My reward for the inane start to the journey was that Delta […]