Applying Moneyball to basketball: "His contribution revolves around a topographical analysis of NBA games which contends that there are really 13 positions in basketball - not just five." Contrary to the /. summary, I found the GQ article to be informative, but that could be because I don't follow basketball. Would be interesting to see similar ( Read more... )

Via this week's Puck Podcast, it seems that the Jack in the Box mascot and his son appeared in character at a Lakers game back in February.

How much did it suck to be sitting behind them?

"Heather Locklear wanted her picture taken with us and I’d say there were two times as many requests for Jack Jr.”

Dear NHL: we'll see your outdoor game and raise you an aircraft carrier.

http://us.cnn.com/2011/US/06/21/navy.carrier.ncaa.game/

Now the Carl Vinson is on track to make sports history, as the first ever carrier to host an NCAA basketball game ( Read more... )

Phil Plait's top 14 astronomy pictures of 2010. I like #7, "Death Spiral of a Star" the best, not because it's the prettiest necessarily, but, well, read the description. (It's not as impressive without having the picture in front of you too, which is why I'm not quoting it here.)

via boingboing, a mesmerizing 13-day time-lapse of a 747 being ( Read more... )

crosstables's recent entry wondering "if the exposure of billions of soccer fans to an unyielding vuvuzelic B-flat will cause many of them to be able to hum that same B-flat later, in a vuvuzelafree environment" stimulated a vague memory of reading something about how whenever people chant "AIR-BALL" it's always seems to be an F ("AIR") and a D ("BALL").

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Heh, further to the previous entry, NBA To Start Charging Teams For Free Throws:

In an effort to increase the league's revenue and offset the expensive cost of foul shots, commissioner David Stern announced Monday that the NBA would begin charging teams a $50 fee per free throw attempt. "We just can't afford to keep them free anymore," said Stern ( Read more... )

Someone on RSC mentioned Ponting being "nutmegged" on day 1 of the 2nd Ashes test. Being unfamiliar with this term, I Googled it, and apparently it means having the ball go between your legs. I imagine this is primarily a soccer term; although the Wikipedia article mentions hockey too, I've never heard it used in that context, although it ( Read more... )

From ASHNVC:

From: "Grand Mal ( Read more... )

Human basketball

I love how the guys are all rah-rah afterwards and totally ignoring the woman holding the back of her head.

Christ, look at that forehead vein (Welsh/English fast bowler Simon Jones)

Why does Emeril's show have a live band? Isn't that like one step up from playing the Armada Room at the Holiday Inn? (Emeril seems like a ( Read more... )