Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Uncle Drew: Chapter 2

Hello Youtubes!
"Age is just a state of mind."

Kyrie Irving is back as Uncle Drew. This time he brought his friend Wes along to get some buckets. See if you can recognize which NBA player is Wes.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Olympics XXX - London 2012 Nostalgia

The Summer Olympics are over! The Closing Ceremony happened on August 12th and I missed it. Not to worry, I DVR'ed it and will be watching NBC's crappy coverage when I get a chance. No need to get into NBC's unimpressive coverage here. I'm sure it's all over the internet. Like at the link below:

NBC Cuts The Who, Ray Davies, Muse From Olympics' Closing Ceremony Broadcast

For the Kate Bush Song that was cut check out this link:

Here’s the Kate Bush Song That Was Cut from the U.S. Broadcast of the London Olympics Closing Ceremony

Anyway... Yes! I think 2 days is long enough to garner a nostalgia post. Olympics XXX is in the past isn't it? What were some of the geeky things that happened during the 30th Olympiad? There were Mary Poppinses flying in to save the kids from their nightmares which had Voldemort in it:


Also, James Bond escorted the Queen to Olympics in a helicopter. And the queen sky dived into the stadium:


Mr. Bean also made an appearance:


If you're in the USA, you might have gotten some of the results of the Olympics spoiled for you before you get a chance to watch the NBC broadcast. John Stewart sympathizes:

The Daily Show Olympics Spoiler Alert

Here's something that probably wasn't spoiled for you because the networks didn't care much for this awesome geek performance of the 30th Olympiad:

Olympic Gymnast Uses Zelda Medley During Performance

My Awesome Sister is the Zelda Gymnast and Yes, She’s a Lifelong Gamer

That's not enough Olympics for you? Here's more. From Middle Earth. Hope this ties you over until Brazil 2016!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Olympics XXX - London 2012 (Geektastic!)

The Summer Olympics are here once again and I'm psyched! Wait... OH! I see why you're giggling. The XXX doesn't mean that this is a porn parody of the Olympics. XXX is the Roman Numeral for the number 30. This is the 30th Olympiad. The Opening Ceremony is on 27 July 2012 at 21:00 (9:00pm) London time. It will air in the USA at 7:30pm EST on July 27, 2012. Check out the link below for local times:

NBC's Coverage of the Olympics

For official news of the Olympic Games Check out this link:

London 2012 at Olympic.org

Danny Boyle, the director of 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours is directing the London 2012 Opening Ceremony. There are rumors that there will be a Voldemort vs Marry Poppins duel! Please please please let this be true!

Voldemort vs Marry Poppins Rumor at the Mary Sue


London 2012 started off geek-awesome with the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) carrying the Olympic Torch:

Here's another geeky Olympics trivia. During the 2004 Olympiad in Athens, the USA Synchronized Swimming Duet used music from Final Fantasy VIII. I can't remember the name of the piece. Do you know which one it is? I know it's Ultimecia's theme but I forget which part of the game it was used in:


I almost forgot to mention Olympics Basketball!
It's only my favorite event, that's all. My favorite, even before the original Dream Team. Below is a link to the USA Men's Basketball Participants:

USA Men's Basketball

Here's the USA Women's Basketball Participants:

USA Women's Basketball

Also, I read on the Metro this morning that James Bond (Daniel Craig) might make an appearance at the Opening Ceremonies. Danny Boyle is tight lipped on what is installed.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Olympics 2012 - World Champions Edition

Hello Youtubes!
Who's excited about the 2012 Olympics? I am!!! How excited am I? I'm Guile's Theme excited! Here's an edit I did using the inspirational Olympics 2012 - Survival montage. I did not edit any of the video, I just replaced Muse's song Survival with Guile's Theme. Why Guile's Theme? Because the Olympics is full of Win!


Here's the superior original video. This has become one of my all time favorites:

The Opening Ceremony will be on July 27, 2012. Check your local TV listings for more information.



Saturday, July 7, 2012

Thanks for all the 3's Ray!

Hmmm... let's see...


Ok, now that is out of the way... to say the least, I was hoping Ray Allen would retire with the Celtics. Of all the teams to sign with, he had to go to the Miami Heat. I guess there is finally a player on the Heat whom I don't mind watching. Good luck Ray and thanks for all the 3's!

Here's the Boston.com article:

Friday, May 25, 2012

Old Uncle Drew Takes the Kids to School

Hello Youtubes!
"You sure you don't want to switch sneakers? You got hospital shoes on!"

Cleveland Cavaliers' Rookie of the Year (2012), Kyrie Irving disguises himself as an old man and schools everyone on the court. Thank you Special K for the tip!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Congrats Paul Pierce!

THE TRUTH!
With a three pointer during the beginning of the third quarter against the Charlotte Bobcats at the TD Bank Garden, Paul Pierce surpassed Larry Bird on the Boston Celtics stats as the second all-time leading scorer.

I can't find the final all-time score for Paul Pierce yet but, with some quick math... his career points before tonight's game was 21,782. Pierce scored 15 points tonight (02/06/12). So, if my information and math is correct, that totals up to 21,797 career points surpassing Larry Bird's 21,791. In order to make it to the number one spot Pierce would need to beat John Havlicek's 26,395 points. It's not impossible... Oh yeah, the Celtics did play on after Paul Pierce's milestone and were able to win against the Bobcats by 10 points, 94-84.

Here's a link to WEEI's article on tonight's game:
Green Street » Fast Break: Pierce, Celtics take down Bird, Bobcats

Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Celtics Are Back!


The NBA is back! Actually, it was back on Christmas Day but, my home team, the Boston Celtics lost against the New York Knicks during the season opener. So, I didn't feel like writing about it. Then 2 days later they lost against the Miami Heat. Then a few days ago they lost against the New Orleans Hornets... A very bad start. Local sports writers are saying that the last time the Boston Celtics started with 0-3 was back in the 90's which, is a very very bad sign. BUT tonight! They finally won! At the home opener! 96-85 against the Detroit Pistons! Despite some of the problems with the bench near the end of the game, I'd still take that victory. A win is a win! And I can finally use this video:

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