2/28/13 Links...

Dennis Rodman earned a “friend for life” this weekend, as he somehow made a trip to North Korea....

Duke University has a major university-wide announcement -- No, Coach K won’t be running for president.  Instead, the school will be switching to 2-ply toilet paper. What a relief!...

As good as the Duke toilet paper news is, this is equally as bad...Flyovers will soon be ending at sporting events nationwide...


The Miami Heat have probably the coolest locker room in professional sports, featuring a tribute to their 2012 NBA Finals win on the carpet.  And by the way, they made a Harlem Shake video...

Monday's Headlines...

The New England Patriots and Tom Brady have agreed to a new 3-year, $27 million contract that will keep Brady in a Patriot uniform through the 2017 season.

The new Coaches and AP polls have been released in college basketball, with Indiana holding firm in the #1 position.  Gonzaga moved up to the #2 spot after Miami fell to Wake Forest over the weekend.  Duke, Michigan and Miami round out the top 5 of the AP poll, with Kansas taking the #5 spot in the Coaches poll.

The 49ers are reportedly in trade talks regarding former starting quarterback Alex Smith.  There are no deals on the table as of yet, but the 49ers are confident they can trade Smith to a franchise like the Kansas City Chiefs or the Arizona Cardinals.

Manti Te'o completed his workouts at the NFL Combine today, including a rather slow 40-time of 4.82 seconds.  Projections still have Te'o as a first round selection, but it appears to no longer be a guarantee for the former Notre Dame standout linebacker.

Brook Lopez..."You Know"...

You know, Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez has a way with words, you know? You know you should probably watch this video.  Lopez somehow, you know, managed to say "you know" 14 times in a 3 question pre-game interview. Here is the clip:

Fauja Singh, Marathon Man

This story is courtesy of the 4 letter network, and is too good to pass up if you are a sports fan.  Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at the age of 89, and now at 101 years old, he will attempt to run for a final time in Hong Kong on Sunday.  The inspirational story can be found here...

2/21/13 Links...

Two #1 seeds fell on the opening day of the Accenture Match Play Championship: Tiger and Rory...

Want to watch your favorite Super Bowl Commercials again? Here is your chance...

In a world of bankrupt athletes, here is a great story about St. Louis Rams rookie RB Terrance Ganaway and his minimum wage offseason job.  Ganaway hopes to "stay out of trouble," and "save some money" in the offseason (Smart man!)...

And in case you were wondering, yes you can take a lightsaber combat class in San Francisco...

Table Tennis Awesomeness...

Keeping with the awesome video posts as of late, let me introduce you to the table tennis shot of the week...or year...or maybe ever?  The shot took place over the weekend at the Kuwait Open tournament, and was executed by France's own Quentin Robinot.  More importantly though, the victim of the shot, who has a world-class dazed look after the shot, was Kiryl Barabanov of Belarus, who lost to Robinot 4-0.

What Started as a Baseball Game, Ended as a Snowball Fight

Winter is still upon us, as the Dayton and Gardner-Webb baseball teams found out Saturday night in North Carolina.  During the sixth inning a mammoth snow storm descended upon Boiling Springs, NC and quickly halted play.  The snow didn't damper the players competitive spirits however, as a snowball war erupted between the two teams.  Here is the video:

The Coolest Sports/Golf Video of All Time

This is quite possibly one of the greatest sports feats of all time.  No introduction is necessary, just watch: