The students at Olathe Northwest High School’s prank backfired when they attempted to pull a prank on Joel Branstrom, one of their science teachers and the girls basketball coach. The plan was to have Mr. Branstrom shoot a half-court shot blindfolded. The students promised him NCAA Final Four tickets if he made the shot. Beforehand, the student assembly was instructed to applaud like crazy after his shot attempt to make Mr. Branstrom believe that he had made the shot, as they all expected him to miss. Mr. Branstrom, however, actually made the shot!!
A just as surprising, but impressive shot was done when a news reporter was covering the story! Watch his swoosh below! continue reading...
The LA Clippers have suspended play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith for one game.
Why? Here’s the transcript of the conversation between Lawler and Smith, which occurred late in the game, was printed on the Los Angeles Times’ Web site: continue reading...
Time Warner takes a page from the book of “give people what they want”
Enter SI Vault. If you are wondering what SI Vault is, as the name would imply, it’s 54 years of Sports Illustraded’s covers, images, stories and much more. If an image is worth a thousand words, what would 54 years’ worth of images be worth? continue reading...
Question: How long does it take for Jimmy Kimmel to get banned from Monday Night Football?
Answer: One quarter, tops. continue reading...
I interviewed Chris Myers back in the day. I respect him and all, but man, just under the 4 minute mark of his interview with Ian Johnson, Myers says: “I know you were going to propose to your girl, so go on…”
The man totally wasted Johnson’s moment! continue reading...
HEATHROW, Fla., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ — The America Channel announced today that it has entered into multi-year, comprehensive video broadcast agreements with a number of distinguished NCAA Division I conferences including Big South Conference, Southern Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Big Sky Conference, America East Conference, Patriot League, and Atlantic Sun Conference.
Under these agreements, The America Channel has secured video broadcast rights to more than 200 games and matches per year, including basketball, football, and Conference championships of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, track and field, lacrosse, field hockey and other sports. The agreements include games involving over 80 Universities in about 50 markets, including most of the top 20 television markets. continue reading...
“This isn’t dating; this is getting married,” AFL commissioner David Baker said. “They are officially an AFL owner.
The AFL is a 19-team indoor football league. continue reading...
Latest Giant blowup?
Strahan loses his cool at [female] reporter. Why? Because she was doing her job… that is why. continue reading...
It seems like College Football is eternally doomed.
A few years ago experts decreed the system to be futile because it was impossible to really determine who was the Nation’s best football club. continue reading...
