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Scott Kalitta - We will miss you
The drag racer Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his funny car burst into flames, crashed and exploded during qualifying for the N.H.R.A. SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The National Hot Rod Association said the 46-year-old Kalitta, who had 18 career victories and was the 1994 and 1995 top fuel season champion, was taken to the Old Bridge division of Raritan Bay Medical Center, where he died a short time later. Witnesses told The Star-Ledger of Newark that Kalitta’s Toyota Solara was traveling an estimated 300 miles per hour. More »
Baseball testing Instant replay using Slingbox!
Check out how Baseball is planning to test instant replay! Get ready. Instant replay will be used in the All-Star Game. It’s just that it will be in the independent leagues. The first use of instant replay in professional baseball history will occur during the American Association’s All Star Game in St. Paul, Minn. on July 22. To avoid adding substantial time to the game, video replay will be streamed to a mobile phone kept in umpire crew chief’s pocket, giving him immediate access to the play from his position on the field. The umpire will be able to control the video – functions such as rewind, fast forward and pause – from his phone using Slingbox technology, through an agreement with Best Buy Mobile and the St. Paul Saints. More »
Kobe Bryant receives MVP trophy
Kobe Bryant was awarded the MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern in a brief ceremony before Los Angeles faced Utah in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. The 29-year-old Bryant was a runaway winner of his first MVP award, receiving 82 first-place votes and 1,100 points to far outdistance New Orleans' Chris Paul in the voting of 126 media members. I think he was easily the winner in the MVP contest this year. What do you guys think? Also, speaking of MVP and the playoffs, who do you think will win it all? I am betting on the lakers! More »
Suns Acquire Shaquille O'Neal
The Phoenix Suns today acquired four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal from the Miami Heat in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, pending completion of physical examinations by both teams. “We’re thrilled to add a player and person of Shaquille’s quality to our roster,” President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr said. “We believe this addition strengthens our team. We thank Shawn and Marcus for their contributions to our team. Shawn in particular has been a tremendous player for this organization the past eight-and-a-half years and his impact both on and off the court in Phoenix will not be forgotten.” In the 7-1, 325-pound O’Neal, Phoenix acquires one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and one of the most prolific scorers in league history. O’Neal owns a career scoring average of 25.6 points, the ninth-highest in league history, and ranks 11th all-time in scoring (25,908) in... More »
Did you vote on your favorite Super Bowl Commercial?
There were a lot of good and funny commercials on the 2008 Super Bowl. Did you vote for any on these sites? If not you still have time. It will be interesting to see who wins! You can vote for your favorite commercials from the SuperBowl on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/superbowl AOL Sports Super Sunday Ad Poll http://sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads Spot Bowl http://www.spotbowl.com MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072/Business SectionAd AdBowl - http://www.adbowl.com/welcome.php Superbowl-ads.com http://www.superbowl-ads.com/index.html I have placed my vote, how about you? More »
Geico Gecko's Naked Cousin to Appear in Super Bowl?
Um. OK. Judging by the parents, the lizard is George Costanza's brother. More »
Super Bowl Celebrities Beware
If you don't know who Sheriff Joe is, you should check out this. Joe Arpaio has been called "America's Toughest Sheriff" for his controversial approach to operating the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Now Sheriff Joe’s sign is flashing a “Vacancy” above his outdoor jail, and one certainly gets the impression that America’s toughest lawman or its biggest publicity hound - take your pick - wouldn’t mind locking up someone famous before the week is out. “I hear Paris Hilton is going to be in town,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says. “She better behave herself. We’ll put her in one of our female tents and get her on one of our female chain gangs.” Just to eliminate any confusion, he’s not talking about the chains used for measuring first downs on Super Bowl Sunday. These are the kind that bind together inmates before they are sent out to pick up... More »
Do the Chicken Dance for KFC at the Superbowl
Kentucky Fried Chicken has come up with a twist on Superbowl commercials. How to get your name out and do it without spending any real money. They have been doing a 'Hot Wings' Promo on thier website, called Show Us Your Hot Wings . Now they have cooked up a tasty bit of ambush marketing for the Super Bowl. KFC hopes a player or entertainer performs the chicken dance at this year's Super Bowl. The chicken chain said it would make a charitable donation of $260,000 to "Colonel's Scholars" in the name of the first player or entertainment performer who does the wing-flapping part of the wedding perennial "chicken dance" for three seconds in the end zone. The campaign is designed to promote KFC's hot wings. KFC spokesman Rick Maynard said a plan is in place for postgame ads should a player or performer "flap their hot wings" for at... More »
Superbowl XLII 2008 Commercials Your Likely to See
It's SuperBowl time again! Superbowl XLII is February 3rd and as always we look forward to the Television Commercials. Which ones will be funny, new or inspiring? Here is a heads up on what you will see. Unilever's Super Bowl ad for Sunsilk, which breaks during the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. It's the first global campaign for a brand known for often edgy and offbeat local ones. Watch it here. Not too impressive. Pepsi Hopes to Make Killing With Monster Promo. A huge inflatable character will star in the Soft-drink giant's biggest stuff push. This "Gift Monster" comes courtesy of Pepsi-Cola Co. to call attention to a Pepsi Stuff giveaway it's touting as its biggest promotion ever. Four years after Nipplegate , Justin Timberlake is slipping back into the Super Bowl. Pepsi and Amazon are launching a $1 billion Pepsi Stuff "collect-and-get program" promotion, and the multi-talented performer... More »
Fedor Wins Again!
The best mixed martial arts fighter in the world, heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko , continued his winning streak today in Tokyo with a dramatic first-round submission over the South Korean giant Hong Man Choi. Emelianenko, who spurned the American Ultimate Fighting Championship because Japanese promotions offered him more money and more freedom than UFC, showed once again that he's got both the strength and the technical precision to dominate mixed martial arts. The 7-foot-2, 360-pound Choi gave it a game effort and landed a couple of rough strikes, badly bruising Emelianenko's face. But Emelianenko has much better MMA skills, and as soon as they went to the ground, it was clear that Emelianenko was going to win. Although Choi was on top and landed a few solid strikes to Emelianenko's face, Emelianenko quickly got Choi's arm locked in a textbook submission hold, and Choi had no choice but to tap out.... More »
Last Post: January 1, 2008 6:21 PM by dkaz
Clemens issues denial, grants interview in video
Roger Clemens, who has steadfastly refused to take questions from the media since he was accused of using steroids in the Mitchell Report, released a video on YouTube.com and his foundation's Web site while announcing he will grant his first interview on the subject to Mike Wallace on CBS' 60 Minutes early next year. Check it out. So, what do you think? More »
Curt Schilling tells Roger Clemens to Give Back Awards
Just posted on the AP. Curt always loves to put his two cents in. Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he’s won since 1997 if he can’t clear his name from allegations that he used steroids to prolong and enhance his career. “If he doesn’t do that then there aren’t many options as a fan for me other than to believe his career 192 wins and three Cy Youngs he won prior to 1997 were the end,” Schilling wrote Wednesday in his blog , 38pitches.com. “From that point on the numbers were attained through using (performance-enhancing drugs). Just like I stated about Jose (Canseco), if that is the case with Roger, the four Cy Youngs should go to the rightful winners, and the numbers should go away if he cannot refute the accusations.” Read more here. More »
Stephon Marbury's Problems Continue
No matter what you think of Stephon Marbury, You have to feel for the problems he has encountered this year. With everything else going on just yesterday his father died. . (AP) reports that ..... Don Marbury, the father of Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, died Sunday during the team's home loss to the Phoenix Suns. Team spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz said no other information was immediately available, other than that Don Marbury wasn't at Madison Square Garden when he died. Stephon Marbury was escorted out the arena by security shortly after the game. Marbury has endured a tough first month of the season. His aunt, on his mother's side of the family, died Nov. 19. Marbury said at the time he also had another recent death in his family. He also left the team during a road trip when coach Isiah Thomas was considering removing him from the starting lineup.... More »
New SlingCatcher Details Available
The FCC Filing has leaked new details on Sling Media's new Slingcatcher . All the features are currently scarce as the box has not been officially revealed by Sling Media but with the FCC leak we have garnered some new information on the, soon to be released, SlingCatcher. Here are some of the details in the FCC filing. But first what is the SlingCatcher? According to their newly found user manual... SlingCatcher allows you to watch digital video on your TV. With the included remote control, you can sit back on your couch and watch video from your Slingbox, or movies and Internet video from your PC. But, it's really much more than that. This is a device you can use at home or take it with you when you travel. Using it in hotel rooms or vacation spots to watch TV from your home without the need of a... More »
"Show Us Your Guilty TV Pleasures" Contest
Sling Media has a new contest! You can win a cool $5,000! Here is all you have to do. Go to Guilty Pleasures, their contest website and submit your video. Here are the "Official" rules, but all you have to really do is post a video on the website that shows you using you Slingbox. Then as people rate your video, you can win a ton of money! The top three win some great prizes! Here are the Official Rules: OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUAL LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 21 OR OLDER AND LOCATED IN THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THESE TERMS FORM A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND SLING MEDIA, INC., AND CONTAIN LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, LICENSES OF YOUR... More »
DirecTV Supercast With Sling Media Test Drive
We announced here a few days ago that Sling Media was working with the NFL and DirecTv to produce the NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ SuperFan™ DIRECTV SUPERCAST. I don't have DirecTv but was fortunate enough to give it a test drive today. It's pretty darn cool! You get live streams of every NFL SUNDAY TICKET game right on your PC, via your Internet Explorer. No software to download, not special codecs needed, nothing. Just go to your Supercast page and start watching. They have live streams of every NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ game, plus the Red Zone Channel. Real-time player and team stats and scores. You also get highlights from every game as they happen and after the game is over. The site works pretty well. Except that I couldn't watch my home team even though they were on an away game. But I could Sling it and watch the other games... More »
Last Post: September 17, 2008 10:14 PM by Creepa
Bonds era ending in San Francisco
From the Associated Press. .. Barry Bonds is finished in San Francisco. The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season, ending a 15-year run in which he set the single-season and all-time home run records and became a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball. I wonder if he will retire or try to find another team. What do you think he will do? More »
Free Porn From Your Home?
Sling Media used this ad and it is definitely something that will make you stop, look and read. Sling Media has always leaned to the funny or eye catching side in their print and electronics ads. But their reference to business travelers and pay per view porn is pretty funny. This ad catches your eye and makes you stop and look. But we think they are pretty much right on when it comes to the best thing to happen to a business traveler. From what we know, and we talk to a lot of business men, it’s not uncommon for them to try and watch adult stuff when out of town. Someone at Sling Media must know this, wonder who? They came out with this ad sometime ago. We have not seen it lately, but they post most of their ads here . You can check it out and also... More »
Maybe MLB should take a tip from this
I am not sure why they are doing this, but these Korean teams have taught their boys how to fight without anyone getting hurt. Maybe the MLB should take a tip from them. The NBA could take a few tips from this too. More »
Caution This can be Addictive
We were recently debating what is the best Mahna-Mahna song. The Sesame Street version or the Muppet show version. The problem is we can’t get the dang song out of our head! Anyway, you decide. Here is the original Sesame street version. Here is the Muppet Show Version. What do you like the best? Both are great, but I’m more of a Muppet guy. The “Sesame Street” version is cool, but the lead singer is slightly creepy. He’s got a little bit too much of a Charles Manson thing going for children’s television. Both skits were performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz (Oz handled the background singer puppets — one on each hand). Warning, if you play these, they will stick in your head and you will have a heck of a time getting them out! More »
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