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Michelle Hunziker is on TV in Europe. That's good enough for me, I guess.I don't do this often, but I'm switching teams. Wait, that sounded bad. In the Stanley Cup Final, I'm changing rooting interest. I'm 100% in for Boston right now, which makes me kind of ill to type, but Vancouver has left me with no choice. Last night's 8-1 loss to the Bruins was the most embarrassing performance I've ever seen from a hockey team in a big game. They had it all: Blown the fuck out, cheap shot hit that caused a severe injury, and just general pussiness. I don't know why I was originally rooting for the Canucks, a team I generally dislike. I suppose I got caught up in my mancrush on Ryan Kesler, my love of the Kurtenblog and that girl who flashed her boobs at Ben Eager. I also wanted to be proven right, picking them to win in five games. I'm not ready to say the Bruins are going to win this series, but Games 1 and 2 were as close as you can get in Vancouver, while Game 3 was, well, Game 3. The Bruins will be without Nathan Horton for the remainder ofthe series, and if there's any justice, the Canucks will be without Andy Rome, as well. That's advantage Canucks, but it's still a bit of justice. I'm looking forward to Game 4 on Wednesday night. But until then, enjoy the best graphic ever. (Canucks Army, Boston.com, Mocksession)
I just can't stop watching this:
Tonight is a must-win game for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Can't go down 3-1 to the Heat, because they're never getting out of that hole. But here's what I wanted to get to with this: The outrage from the media (!) after Gregg Doyel asked LeBron James if he was "shrinking from the moment" was ridiculous. LeBron handled it himself, he doesn't need people sticking up for him. But fuck the people that did. How many of those scribes who were chastising LeBron have written a column that was critical of a player without ever asking that player about it? Probably 100%. Doyel knew what he was doing with his column after he watched the game, in his mind, LeBron was deferring to Dwyane Wade late (he was), and was shrinking on the big stage. Whether or not you agree with Doyel goes back to how you really felt about The Decision. If you think that LeBron went to Miami because he was all about winning championships, you think Doyel is a dumbass. If you think LeBron going to Miami killed his chances at grabbing the "best ever" moniker because he basically waved a white flag, then you could probably see Doyel's point. LeBron is held to a higher standard, and he's brought that upon himself. That means that when he says he's a two-way player, he should probably make an impact on both ends, not just the defensive end in crunch time of a big game. In Games 2 and 3, LeBron has either disappeared on offense or settled for jump shots. That's shrinking, even if he is guarding the Mavericks second scoring option. But kudos to Doyel for straight-up asking LeBron what he thought. More columnists should have guts like that. (CBS Sports)
Brennan Boesch led the Tigers offense in quite the display in a 13-7 win against the Rangers. With the win, the Tigers have moved to within 1.5 games of the Indians for first place in the AL Central. This division is so awful this year, that I think everybody in the organization should be fired if the Tigers don't win it. (DetNews)
Bryce Harper is pretty sure he's a badass. I will give him some props for that mustache, though. (The Big Lead)
So, I figured this whole "head coach in waiting" thing would be interesting in West Virginia, considering Bill Stewart hadn't brought Dana Holgorsen in as the HCIW, and the university was basically like, "we don't want to have to buy you out, so we'll keep you until the end of your contract, and then this guy is taking over. He also gets your parking space. And your office. And your tape dispenser." I didn't expect Stewart to stir shit up anonymously in a newspaper, however. Have fun with that, Mountaineer fans. (SportsByBrooks)
Anthony Weiner admitted to that thing he denied a week ago. It turns out, "I got hacked" doesn't always work and people rarely believe you when you say it. It also turns out that if you're a politician named Weiner, you're not above doing things that will create obvious puns. (NY Post)
Today's Amazingness is nothing short of amazing:
