We’re not sure what tennis star Andy Murray is doing in this picture, but we’ve put together two ideas:
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For years, people categorized Enzo Calzaghe’s supposed visions of a giant man as early signs of Alzheimer’s. But this photo finally grants credence to the claims of the father of boxing great Joe Calzaghe.
You’re probably looking at this picture thinking the same thing we were: Cool! It’s the final scene in 1984’s smash-hit movie, The Karate Kid!
To see just how close Ireland’s Liam Miller (aka Liam-son) and Brazil’s Silva Gilberto (left) were to creating a flawless rendition of the classic battle between Daniel LaRusso and Cobra Kai’s Johnny Lawrence, watch the video we’ve posted below.
Warning: Watching Daniel “The Karate Kid” LaRusso in action may cause you to leap out of your seat, perform martial arts moves on an invisible opponent and generally disrupt other people who are pretending to be busy near your workspace.
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It’s Friday, and you know what that means – stop being so productive at work and surf the web. Here are some links that might help you get started:
The Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony was held at, none other than, Steve’s place. (The Onion)
Gilbert Arenas believes in change. Don’t believe him? Shake his hand. (Intentional Foul)
The TV Sports Theme Song Quiz will have you scratching your head. (Mental Floss)
The Blazers Dancers have gotten new outfits. Truth is that we really don’t care. But the fact that they are new means that it’s news and gives us the opportunity to link to some beautiful babies, as Vince Vaughn would say in Swingers. (Blaze of Love)
NBA jerseys: There’s been some bad ones over the past 10 years. (Bad Jerseys)
YouTube Video of the Day
Ok, so it’s really from ESPN. But we can’t give up our awesome branding of “YouTube Video of the Day,” especially since its been in existence since, like, October. Thanks to the YES web guy for sending us this link.
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3695015
Atlanta Falcons nose tackle Grady Jackson has filed a lawsuit against diet pill manufacturer Nikki Harrell’s StarCaps. The pills, which contain Bumentanide, a diuretic prohibited by the NFL, led to Jackson’s four-game suspension from the league.
Personally, The Max wouldn’t eat a Nikki Harrell StarCap just like we wouldn’t buy an automobile from Sketchy Pete’s Car Stash. Apparently Jackson has different standards for what he’ll put into his body.
Regardless of what kind of rat poison this pill turned out to be, Jackson sill has a case here, it’s just his angle is all wrong. For a guaranteed win in court, he needs only to present the photo below to demonstrate that StarCrap’s pills are as useless as a football team in Detroit. Here is an excerpt from our fictional court date with Jackson and his lawyer:
Jackson’s Lawyer: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the old saying goes that the proof is in the pudding. The thing is, when Mr. Jackson is at the dinner table — even after eating StarCap diet pills — there is no pudding left. Just as there is no cake, cookies or pastries left. My only evidence would be the Exhibit A. If those pills are working, it has a flawless way of not showing it. We rest our case.”
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Face it, you get a little heated ever time you see a below-average-looking athlete walking around with a supermodel on his arm. It’s ok, we do too. But don’t get mad at the athlete just because he “out-kicked his coverage.” The truth is you should be congratulating him for taking advantage of his status. And that’s exactly what we will be doing here, as we look to crown the first-ever Out-Kicked His Coverage Champion.
Everyday, we’ll pit two athletes up against each other, and you’ll have the opportunity to vote on which man you think has taken advantage of his celebrity status the most. To clarify, you’re not voting for the most attractive woman. You’re choosing the guy who would not be with that girl if he wasn’t an athlete. So for example, Tom Brady really shouldn’t make it out of the first round because he’s a damn good looking guy (that’s right, we said it), and could probably date anybody he wants. Tim Hasselbeck, on the other hand, well, he’d probably be dating the likes of Roseanne Barr if it wasn’t for his NFL status.
Editor’s note: Due to the controversy surrounding this competition at SI.com’s Hot Clicks, The Max has suspended the producer of this post for 15 games. Being the fan-friendly blog that we are, we will also put Marko Jaric into the competition, replacing 31 seed Mike Modano (let’s face it, he could probably score Willa Ford without his skating prowess).
Before placing your vote, learn a little bit more about your options below. Also, be sure to print out the brackets for your office pool. And last but not least, remember:
You’re voting for the guy who would not be with that girl if he wasn’t an athlete.
THE RANKINGS
1. Quarterback Tim Hasselbeck & The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck
2. Some guy named Tiger Woods & super nanny Elin Nordegren
3. Quarterback Jake Plummer & former Broncos cheerleader Kollette Klassen
4. Tennis great Pete Sampras & actress Bridgette Wilson
5. Quarterback Jeff Garcia & Playmate Carmella Decesare
6. Baseball’s Scott Podsednik & Playmate Lisa Dergan
7. Baseball’s Matt Treanor & Olympian Misty May
8. Little David Eckstein & actress Ashley Drane
9. Driver Jeff Gordon & model Ingrid Vandebosch
10. “Quarterback” A.J. Feeley & soccer star Heather Mitts
11. Quarterback Tim Couch & Playmate Heather Kozar
12. Basketball’s Rony Seikaly & model Elsa Benitez
13. Figure skater David Pelletier & figure skater Jamie Sale
14. Basketball’s Peja Stojakovic & model Aleka Kamila
15. Quarterback Tony Romo & “actress”/singer Jessica Simpson
16. Baseball’s Scott Erickson & the sidelines’ Lisa Guerrero
17. Football’s Hank Baskett & Hef’s girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson
18. Basketball’s Tony Parker & Housewife Eva Longoria
19. Driver Dario Franchitti & actress Ashley Judd
20. Hockey’s Petr Nedved & model Veronica Varekova
21. Baseball’s Kris Benson & the over-rated Anna Benson
22. Basketball’s Kobe Bryant & the trusting Vanessa Bryant
23. Hockey’s Alexi Yashin & model Carol Alt
24. Baseball’s Casey Daigle & softball’s Jennie Finch
25. Baseball’s Mike Piazza & Playmate Alicia Rickter
26. Baseball’s Nomar Garciaparra & soccer’s Mia Hamm
27. Tennis’ Andre Agassi & tennis’ Steffi Graf
28. Football’s Adam Archuleta & Playmate Jennifer Walcott
29. Football’s Rodney Peete & actress Holly Robinson
30. MMA’s Tito Ortiz & some girl Jenna Jameson
31. Bench warmer (as described by one reader) Marko Jaric & model Adriana Lima
32. Quarterback Tom Brady & model Gisele Bundchen
THE BRACKETS
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