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Adam Richman, host of Man vs. Food, interview on ESPN. One of my heroes! Really enjoyed this one. He knows he’s got a great job and that he kind of lucked into it. He tries to stay healthy between challenges … Continue reading →

Late Night segment of David Letterman talking about an extortion attempt on him. Summary: someone tried to blackmail Letterman for $2 million with evidence that he’s had sex with Late Night staff members, which Letterman admits is true. Here’s a … Continue reading →

Modern Family pilot. Better than Arrested Development‘s pilot, especially in the “introducing a million characters” department.

Michael Vick is not back with Nike. In a statement released Thursday morning, Nike said it has “agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike.”

There’s an iPod touch advertisement taking over the front page of ESPN.com right now, and it’s really really cool. Apparently there was one on Wired yesterday, but I didn’t get a chance to see it live. Here’s a video of … Continue reading →

Michael Vick is back with Nike. Kobe just needs to get back with Nutella!

This morning I realized I’ve been using a Mac the entire year and I never took the time to learn how to open a folder in a Finder window using the keyboard (command+down). I spent a few minutes this morning … Continue reading →

Super Street Fighter IV impressions (and a new trailer) from Gamespot. I think it’d be a good idea to post more things that aren’t related to fake football and fake football gambling. Capcom confirmed Super Street Fighter IV this week, … Continue reading →

Anatomy of a Play: Adrian Peterson’s 64-yard touchdown run from week one. I can’t get enough of this run, and this video has some wide shots from team film.

Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye on Leno’s opening night. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but my dad used to record two things religiously: Sonics games and The Tonight Show. Last year wasn’t a good year for him, so I’m glad … Continue reading →

Trailer for The Men Who Stare at Goats. Sold.

Penny Arcade did a great job with their take the Disney/Marvel story. Rotten Tomatoes on the other hand, did not (the comments are entertaining though, my favorite was this: “As a website devoted to critiquing other peoples work, RT should … Continue reading →

ESPN Rise lifestyle editor talking about Jordans.

Jay-Z Rhapsody commercial. Just watch it! I couldn’t find a collage of all his covers with an image search, but you can see most of the covers with a quick Amazon search.(Thanks, Jeff)

NBA 2K10 Preview from ESPN Videogames. But the change in philosophy over the ratings isn’t the only aspect 2K Sports was looking to adjust; in speaking to the game designers, they look back to “NBA 2K7” as still being the … Continue reading →

Delancey: Seattle’s Great Pizza Hope. The much-buzzed-about restaurant became the Great Pizza Hope of Seattle long before its doors even opened. Why? Because the pair behind the operation is food-focused author and Orangette blogger Molly Wizenberg and her husband, Brandon … Continue reading →

Disney to acquire Marvel Entertainment. Based on the closing price of Disney stock on Friday, August 28, the transaction value is $50 per Marvel share or approximately $4 billion. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its … Continue reading →

Snow Leopard calculates disk space in base 10. One comment brings up a good point: downloaded files will appear larger on the hard drive than the size stated on a website. But hard drives have so much capacity these days … Continue reading →

DJ Rok One’s eulogy for DJ AM. I have learned so much about myself and music and life in the aftermath of his success. Beyond the US Weekly shit and the Nicole Richie shit, and the TV shows and Million … Continue reading →

Speaking of Michael Jordan, ESPN is counting down his top 23 most memorable moments leading up to his hall of fame induction. I love sports clips with the original announcers (as opposed to highlight clips set to background music). Having … Continue reading →

TMZ: DJ AM found dead. Sad that it’s so soon after getting a second chance surviving the plane crash last year.

Kevin Wildes was on the B.S. Report today. (Clicking this link will resize your window and open up the ESPN player.) He’s an ESPN producer (currently working on SportsNation) and one of my favorite guests on Bill Simmons’s podcast. When … Continue reading →

SLAM Online’s college basketball preseason preview: Washington (#9). I’m definitely excited for Thomas & Gaddy, which has the bonus of sounding like both a law firm and a mob family. While it would seem like a less than ideal situation … Continue reading →

Dave Chappelle 2007 stand-up in London. I always ask people if they’ve seen this then I tell them I’ll send them a link later and later I forget to send the link. Anyway, Neal Brennan (co-creator of Chappelle’s Show) was … Continue reading →

Michael Wilbon’s article on the Michael Vick signing. He touches on the racial implications and the relationship between Vick and McNabb. The press conference with Vick, Dungy, and Reid just ended and I think they did as good a job … Continue reading →

Seth Rogen talks about being rejected by Megan Fox on Jimmy Kimmel Live. This was his third appearance on the show. On his first appearance, Megan Fox was also a guest promoting Transformers pre-release, so she was just a few … Continue reading →

Seattle Weekly: Seattle’s Ragin’ Asian Nightlife. Poorly written and a tad racist, but I’m sure some of you will be interested (Venom, War Room, and walnut shrimp make an appearance). I don’t go out much, but there were a lot … Continue reading →

G.I. Joe reviews are trickling in. Right now at 86% with with 7 reviews. My expectations peaked when the Snake Eyes photos were released last year and have dropped a lot since then.

Keith Eloi jumping backwards out of a 3-foot pool. We’ve kind of grown numb to weird athletic feats since they’re all over YouTube, but this is one of the best ones recently.

SportsCenter Top 10 dunked on moments. Pippen on Ewing never gets old to me. Hopefully their choices were simply for the sake of having current players at the top, because Kobe on Dwight and LeBron on Duncan shouldn’t be ranked … Continue reading →

Ultimate Fighting’s Cold War Gets Hotter. TIME provides a brief history of the relationship between Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC. I couldn’t name 10 fighters but Fedor is one of the names that I know, which makes it pretty clear … Continue reading →

Then All The Joy Turned To Sorrow. 1982 Sports Illustrated article about Ray Mancini vs. Duk-Koo Kim, the boxing match that ended Kim’s life and lead to more rigorous pre-fight checkups, 12-round fights, and the introduction of the standing eight … Continue reading →

Abdul Gaddy article by SLAM Online. GaddyǃÙs game can best be summed up simply as smooth. Scouts rave about his control of the game; he never seems rushed, but always exists at the right pace. His athleticism doesnǃÙt blow spectators … Continue reading →

1984 Sports Illustrated article about Steve Young’s USFL contract. It was ballyhooed as a 43-year, $40 million deal, and, viewed one way, that’s an accurate description. Allegedly he’s still getting about $1 million a year through 2027.