HBO has been following around the Dolphins for this season of the reality show Hard Knocks , which means when Ochocinco got cut this week, cameras were there for the meeting. But if you're tempted to feel bad for him, remember he was just arrested for allegedly headbutting his wife.
Painful Video Of Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson Getting Cut
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Did A Mets Legend Come Up With The "F-Bomb"?
The late Gary Carter was known for his loathing of profanity, but is he due credit for creating one of the most famous swear side-steps? The people at Merriam-Webster seem to think so.
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Every year the 114 year old Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary adds about 100 new terms and definitions into its lexicon. Among the more interesting entries in this year's crop are words and phrases like "sexting", "energy drink", and "f-bomb".
Tasked with finding the approximate origins of each of their updates, the editors behind the oft-controversial additions at Merriam-Webster have accredited the first usage of the "f-bomb" to a 1988 Newsday story wherein beloved New York Mets catcher, and noted foul language abhorrer, Gary Carter first allegedly uttered the term.
Via then Mets beat writer Steve Marcus:
Carter rarely uses profanity, so he was taken aback when umpire Greg Bonin leveled some on him in the seventh inning Monday night in Pittsburgh. Carter was called out on strikes and told Bonin he thought the pitch was outside. "He started cursing me and said I accused him of being a liar," Carter said. "After he started cursing, I walked away and I said, 'Why are you cursing at me?' He said, 'I talk like that.' I said, 'OK, guttermouth.' " Carter said he has been thrown out only twice in the majors, both times by Eric Gregg. "That was when I used to use the F-bomb."
So did Gary Carter really come up with the modern day "heck" or "darn"? Sadly, the always exuberant catcher also known as "The Kid" passed away earlier this year after a battle with brain cancer so we'll never receive an exact explanation. At the very least, the posthumous credit serves not only as a new, definable term, but as a nice tribute to the "good guy" memory of a baseball legend.
LINK: Newsday Source
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Every Olympic Google Doodle
Google let the Olympics take over their popular “doodles” for the duration of the summer games. Here is every one of their artistic takes on the events in London. Some are even playable!
Day 1: Opening Ceremony
Day 2: Archery
Day 3: Diving
Day 4: Fencing
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Next NBA 2K Game Will Feature The Original Dream Team
Now we'll finally get to see if the 2012 Olympic team could take their '92 counterparts. At least in a video game.
Source: @2KSports
2K Sports announced today that NBA 2K13 would feature the Dream Team, including Charles Barkley who had been absent from last year's "NBA's Greatest" mode due to issues negotiating over Sir Charles' likeness rights. So how do you solve a problem like convincing the Round Mound Of Rebound to be in your game? Enter Jay-Z.
That's right, his Hovaness himself is the "Executive Producer" of NBA 2K13. (Of course when 2K Sports talks about Jay's title they don't put it in quotation marks.) Apparently this is how the whole situation went down according to 2K Sports vice president of marketing Jason Argent by way of Owen Good at Kotaku.
In our meetings with Jay-Z, he absolutely needed USA Basketball, both 1992 and 2012, in this game." Argent said. However, "If we're putting these teams in, Charles has to be in the game. Our executive producer, Jay-Z, put in a call to Charles himself, and helped us forge an agreement to use him in the game."
I love that the narrative 2K is running with is that it took Jay-Z saying, "Hey guys, you know how everyone is talking about whether or not the 2012 team could beat the '92 team? That should be in the game," for the development team to think of that. As though every basketball fan in the world wouldn't think that's a great idea. That said, I would pay an obscene amount of money to listen into Jay-Z's phone call with Charles. Did Chuck ask about Beyoncé? Did Kanye come up? Did they talk Brooklyn Nets strategy? This is what I want to know.
Unfortunately there will be one member of the Dream Team absent. 2K could not come to terms with Scottie Pippen over his likeness, despite his having been in past editions of the game.
But don't worry, Christian Laettner is still there.
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Players Union Had Ties To Payday Loan Company That Sued Vince Young
At least five athletes — and not just football players — have defaulted on six- and seven-figure loans given to them by Pro Player Funding LLC.
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The financial company whose lawsuit against Vince Young for defaulting on a high-interest loan made headlines last week at one point issued a statement on labor issues that NFL Players' Association forwarded to media members and endorsed as identical to its own stance.
NFLPA player representative Jay Feely denounced the loans offered by Pro Player Funding and other groups to his fellow players as "predatory" (Young's carried 24% interest) during last year's lockout.
But Pro Player, and its executive and frequent spokesperson Darien Dash, appear to have cultivated a friendly relationship with the NFLPA. In 2010, the NFLPA endorsed a statement Dash made about labor issues as its own position.
An NFLPA spokesperson referred questions to Dana Hammonds, the organization's Director of Financial Programs & Advisor Administration, who did not return requests for comment.
Pro Player's legal entanglements with pro athletes also extend beyond its previously reported default lawsuits against Young and other NFL players, BuzzFeed has learned. Court records show that Pro Player also won a judgment against Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson, who missed a payment seven days after he was traded from the Los Angeles Kings last February. All the loan agreements in question specified that a single missed payment triggered default.
If estimates in stories written during the lockout are correct, dozens more NFL players took out similar loans.
Dash, who was once involved in a $48 million suit against Michael Jackson, is a cousin of former Jay-Z business partner Damon Dash; his sister is Clueless star Stacey Dash.
According to court papers, Pro Player is controlled by Centurion LLC, which is part of Platinum Partners, LLC, a group of hedge funds based in New York City. Platinum Partners itself recently reportedly settled a lawsuit that alleged it covered up knowledge of fraud perpetrated by a Fort Lauderdale lawyer it had invested with; the lawyer, Scott Rothstein, has admitted to running a Ponzi scheme.
Dash and Platinum Partners did not return a request for comment.
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Felix Hernandez Threw The 23rd Perfect Game In Baseball History
King Felix's perfecto is the third this year and, remarkably, the second in Seattle. Watch the last pitch and his celebration here.
Earlier this year, Philip Humber threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners, in Seattle. This time, the feat was accomplished by one of their own: Felix Hernandez, aka King Felix.
These fans knew why they were there.
Image by Ted S. Warren / AP
And this is how you react to the 23rd perfecto.
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MLB All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera Has Been Suspended For Doping
The San Francisco Giants' outfielder received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for testosterone. Hey, San Fran: at least the 49ers start soon!
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Melky Cabrera's pretty good at baseball. He's batting .346/.390/.516 this year, and his .906 OPS is the 16th best in the MLB, so like I said: pretty good at baseball. (Although he's only second among players named Cabrera. What a fraud.) And he was the MVP of the All-Star Game, which doesn't really say anything about how good he is at baseball but is cool and fun nonetheless.
However, these accomplishments, and probably anything else Melky Cabrera has ever done in his life — like that one time he got an A- on his final project in Home Ec in seventh grade; he made a stuffed duck animal — have been called into question. Cabrera has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for testosterone.
(What? No, I mean, yeah, obviously he must have other testosterone in his body, all humans do. Yes, even women, though they have less than men. Presumably, this is extra testosterone that he put into his body in a way other than the natural process that testosterone is produced. No, I will not explain that process to you.)
Usually at this point in the saga of a banned-substances suspension, we get to wonder what seemingly innocuous medicinal/food product will be blamed for triggering the false positive. (Yogurt! Penis enhancement pills! Actual, real medication for keeping the player alive!) But Cabrera has sapped all the fun from this particular incident. Per a statement released by the union.
"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used. I accept my suspension under the Joint Drug Program and I will try to move on with my life. I am deeply sorry for my mistake and I apologize to my teammates, to the San Francisco Giants organization and to the fans for letting them down."
Via: espn.go.com
So yeah, story's over, nothing to see here: Cabrera doped. He's the second Giants player to get caught this year, after Guillermo Mota, and the fourth in the MLB. Previously, he had the nicknames Melk Man, Melky Way, and Leche, but in honor of his demise, I have a new suggestion:
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The Most Painful Play Of The Baseball Season In Rubbable GIFs
Last night umpire Greg Gibson proved that being a Major League Umpire is a dangerous job.
This is Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim (worst team name ever) first baseman Kendrys Morales.
Last night, he was up with one man on in the bottom of the 5th inning against the Cleveland Indians.
This is Torii Hunter. He was on first base when Morales came up.
Morales hit a Roberto ("Don't Call Me Fausto Carmona anymore") Hernandez pitch into right field.
And as the play began, Greg Gibson took off his mask (as is protocol to allow umpire's a better view of the field). He would come to regret this.
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11 GIFs Of Hurdler Michelle Jenneke Dancing Before A Race [Rubbable Remix]
This is a remix of the original post , rubbable gif style.
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Kid Runs Into Brooklyn Nets CEO, Gets Internship, Is Maybe Fake?
I had no idea that all I had to do to work in pro sports was hang out outside sushi restaurants. DAMMIT.
Source: youtube.com
The story goes like this: Vivek Shah is a college student. One day he's just chilling near Rockefeller Center when he notices Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark walking out of a sushi place. Shah is pumped, approaches Yormark and they take a picture together, maybe bond over some tuna love and a mutual nostalgia for Jason Kidd highlights, and before you know it Yormark has invited the college kid down to the Barclays Center to take a tour of the front office. During that tour Yormark offers Shah an internship in the team's finance department (a tough gig to get) and then gives him some free team gear. Cool story, bro? Cool story, bro.
I don't want to totally shit on this, because this is a dream come true for every sports fan, but I might have to call shenanigans. Brett Yormark is not exactly a recognizable face of the Nets. He's not the GM, that's Billy King. Now King's face is on ESPN and in the newspaper pretty frequently. As are the faces of the team's owner, Mikhail Prokhorov and part-owner Jay-Z. If a typical Nets fan recognized any of these guys, that would be totally normal. Yormark? That's surprising. I asked multiple die-hard Nets fans (including BuzzFeed's own Kevin Lincoln) and none of them were able to identify Yormark by face. The premise of the narrative just seems weird. Like, "maybe this is a setup for a viral video where we give people a tour of our offices," sort of weird.
But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Shah is one of Yormark's 3,018 followers on Twitter (not a big number for someone in a high-powered sports job). Shah's account is protected, so it's hard to say, but maybe he's beyond a die-hard. Maybe he was stalking Yormark looking for an opportunity. I don't know. But I hope this video is exactly what it claims to be. I want to take it at face value. I want to believe that working in the front office of your favorite sports team is just one serendipitous post-sushi encounter away from happening.. Then again, I also want to see this video with Jay-Z leading the tour through the office and giving out internships, so maybe that's where my doubts are coming from.
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Watch Ryan Lochte On The Set Of "90210"
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he probably won't have a future in acting. Check out this on-set interview and see what I mean.
Source: accesshollywood.com / via: dlisted.com
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The US Women's Gymnastics Team Are Stephen Colbert's New Interns
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What Sporting Accomplishments Are Rarer Than Pitching A Perfect Game?
There are a few, but not many.
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Perfect games are special. From a merely athletic standpoint, a pitcher retiring 27 batters in a row seems almost impossible — that's 27 successful rounds with guys who usually get a hit one out of five times, at worst, and one out of three times, at best. And from an historical perspective, their sacredness has been proven: there have only been 23 perfect games thrown in over 130 years of baseball, and 14 since 1970. The most recent, of course, was Wednesday's Felix Hernandez perfecto against the Tampa Bay Rays — the first in the Seattle Mariners' history.
Perfect games are one of sports' statistical Holy Grails, but there are others. Here are some single-game athletic accomplishments in baseball, basketball, and football that have happened even fewer times in the last 42 years.
BASEBALL:
Hit Four Home Runs
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Soccer Fans Helping Out Their Team
This team hadn't scored in 5 games, so the fans decided to get together and offer some guidance.
Via: reddit.com
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A Little Mustard Can't Stop James Harden's Beard
Fear the beard(s).
Source: youtube.com
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Estonian Olympic Hero Is Welcomed Home By A Singing Crowd
Heiki Nabi is a wrestling silver medalist and one of only two Estonians who medaled at the London Olympics. When Nabi returned to his home town, a crowd welcomed him by singing “We Are The Champions.” WARNING: Goosebumps ahead.
Source: youtube.com
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What Every Commercial During The 2012 Olympics Was Basically Like
I'm just getting over our withdrawals from the games themselves and now I've reached a second-level of deprivation: I need my anthemic, motivational, tear-inducing commercials. Because if a historical, athletic achievement isn’t enough to break you down, a magnificent paper towel commercial sure is.
Open on a famous athlete.
Source: youtube.com
Cut to a less famous one.
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Now, an atypical sport.
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Don't forget the filter.
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Yao Ming Is Filming A Documentary To Help African Animals
The former Houston Rockets basketball star is in Kenya filming a feature-length documentary called “The End Of The Wild” about the terrible impact poaching has had on Africa's fauna. He got to meet some beautiful African animals along the way…
Yao observes Northern White Rhinos at Ol-Pejetta Conservancy in Nanyuki.
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Make Notre Dame's Classic Football Uniform Morph Into The Terrible New Special Edition Versions
Notre Dame has new uniforms for their Shamrock Series against Miami. Help yourself watch the crime against graphic design occur in slow motion.
Here's what the uniform transition would look like as modeled by a T-1000 nanomorph mimetic poly-alloy assassin.
Image by BuzzFeed Sports/Buzzfeed
And here's the helmet, which is... something. Looks to me like the Fighting Irishman if he was drawn onto an ancient Greek vase.
Source: cbssports.com
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Dad Runs Triathlon While Carrying Daughter Suffering From Cerebral Palsy
This photo must be made of a million chopped onions and a metric ton of ragweed, because my eyes are flooding. This is super dad Rick van Beek and his daughter, Maddy, who cannot walk or talk due to cerebral palsy. Rick has run over 70 races with Maddy because one of the few things he knows she enjoys is the outdoors. Here they are this past week running a triathlon in Michigan.
"She is my heart and I am her legs, though someday she might not physically be able to be there with me, she will always be in my heart, quietly cheering me on." — Rick van Beek
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