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The ABCs of Weird Olympic Athlete Names

1 May

We are fewer than 3 months away from the London 2012 Summer Olympics! I always enjoy strange athlete names, and the Olympics full of them. Sometimes, you have to wonder if these parents named their kids because they liked the name or with the intention of their child becoming an athlete.

Stokes Aitken - Skeleton – Stoked to meet you, Stokes

Peregrine Badger- Fencing – Straight out of the Hogwarts yearbook

Colin Cares - Cycling – Does he?

Buck Davidson – Equestrian – A Buck riding a horse

Jane Eyre - Fencing – Straight out of Jane Austen

Mardy Fish – Tennis – Love this cat, er, Fish

Elexis Gillette – Track and Field – Like the razor, he is so smooth

Destinee Hooker – Volleyball – Few names sound right with Hooker, but Destinee?

Race Imboden - Fencing – I’m beginning to think it’s a requirement for fencers to have weird names

Carmelita Jeter – Track and Field – Derek Jeter’s long-lost prima

Seth Kelsey - Fencing – Had to put this one in there since his last name is my first name

Kevin Love - Basketball – We have so much love for Mr. Love

Casey Jo Magee – Gymnastics – Sounds like a fake name, but it is still awesome

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Rondo Bumped from Game 2

1 May

I just had to go for that headline. The Boston Celtics who were already struggling without Ray Allen have now lost Rajon Rondo. The NBA has suspended Rondo for Game 2 of the series against the Atlanta Hawks. Rondo got angry over a call and chest bumped(yes men are apparently still doing this to assert dominance) the ref. This puts the Celtics at a disadvantage. The Hawks have always been trouble for the Celtics since 2008 when they pushed the series to 7 games despite being ranked last in their conference.

Now the question is will Celtics coach Doc Rivers push for Allen to return early. Allen is suffering from an ankle injury and no return date had been set for him yet.

-M

Brooklyn Nets New Logos

1 May

Brooklyn Nets New Logos

Check ‘em out! New black and white colors, but we won’t know what the jerseys will look like until this fall.

Stoudemire: Talk to the Hand!

1 May

Sorry for the outdated 90s reference, but there has been some major Saved By the Bell Netflix streaming going on at my house. The Knicks’ Amare Stoudemire will probably miss Thursday’s playoff game against the Miami Heat because he allegedly punched a fire extinguisher casing and cut his left hand after the Knicks 104-94 loss Monday night.

This is bad news for the Knicks, who have not won a postseason game since 2001, and cannot afford to lose Stoudemire’s contributions. It is not a revelation that injuries tend to plague players in the postseason, but self-inflicted injuries have no excuse. You should have soldiered-on and played better in the next game, Amare!

-K