U.S. Medal Hopeful Lindsay Vonn

The Winter Olympics have finally arrived!  I’ve been waiting for this moment ever since the closing ceremonies of Torino back in 2006.  I just can’t contain my enthusiasm for such great events like ice dancing, cross-country skiing and curling!  Are you noting the sarcasm here?

Truthfully, the Winter Olympics suck.  Why should I care about some Swedish ski jumper or a German bobsledder? Other than watching figure skaters fall and cry off the ice, the Winter Olympics provide little entertainment value.    

However, this time around, I have found a way to make the Winter Olympics worth watching (and it doesn’t involve pictures of Lindsay Vonn in a bikini, although that helps).  I am going head-to-head with Kosmo from The Casual Observer in a battle of obscure sports prognostication. 

Each us of have created a Winter Olympics fantasy team.  Points will be awarded for each of our competitors that medal. In the end, one of us will be declared the king of knowing the most about boring sports that people only care about for two weeks, every four years.  (more…)

Super Bowl XLIV features two of the football’s best quarterbacks: Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. It  also features two of the sexiest WAGs: Kim Kardashian, (girlfriend of New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush) and Kendra Wilkinson (wife of Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Hank Baskett). COED Magazine leaves the decision up to you and gives you some great NSFW photos to help you decide. Personally I’d take Kim Kardashian.

Other Great Links
Sharapovas Thigh has a list of annoying things less annoying than Super Bowl week

aaand some more Super Bowl stuff. Here are some great prop bets you can wager on this Sunday from Muff Slap

The Campus Socialite has an interview with a beautiful model from Arizona State named Courtney Sheber

ESPN 2’s DJ Gallo has a hilarious piece called Mr. Manners

Just a Guy Thing has some advice on how to meet more women

ESPN Studios. Super Bowl Week…

Mike Greenberg: We are back on ESPN radio, with our continuing coverage of Super Bowl XLIV. We are in day 9, hour 3 of our non-stop Super Bowl analysis. We still have SO MUCH to talk about.

Mike Golic: POT ROAST!

Greenberg: Anyway, we have a special guest for you on our Subway Fresh Take, OnStar, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, Quiznos, Metro PCS Hotline. It’s none other than ESPN Analyst and Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth! Welcome to the show Stink! (more…)

I’m a Jets fan and I’m still bummed they came up short of the Super Bowl.  With the Jets out, I now have little interest in the outcome of Super Bowl XLIV.  If you’re like me and you really don’t care who wins and you’re also not a degenerate gambler, then you’ve come to the right place.  When you go to your Super Bowl party this year, be sure to bring a copy of the Living with Balls Super Bowl XLIV Drinking Game.  It’s sure to make even the most boring game entertaining.

WARNING: This drinking game is not for the faint of heart.  I haven’t tested it but you will probably be good and drunk by the second quarter and passed out on the toilet by the end of the game.  So proceed with caution.  Adjust the game to your tolerance.  Living with Balls will not be held responsible should you if end up in the hospital. (more…)

As a Jets fan, I’ve really grown to love their head coach Rex Ryan. Unlike his predecessor, Eric Mangini, Ryan holds nothing back. He says whatever is on his mind. Forget this “we’ll-take-it-one-game-at-a-time talk.” He flat out says the Jets are going to win the Super Bowl. He doesn’t care if he looks like an ass.

Ryan makes for entertaining television and has had a number of great sound bites this year, but perhaps none were better than what he said yesterday. Ryan was asked his thoughts about Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson winning the Defensive Player of the Year Award over the Jets’ Darrelle Revis. Here’s what he had to say… (more…)

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that Andre Dawson will be the newest member of the Hall of Fame. Bert Blyleven and Robert Alomar narrowly missed being elected as well. The fact that Alomar did not make the HOF was surprising but that did not stand out the most when looking at the voting results.

I noticed that David Segui, the known steroid user, who bounced around his entire career and was nothing more than a slightly above-average first baseman, received one vote. Who in their right mind would have voted for this guy? So then I got to thinking: What other marginal players have received votes over the years? Thanks to baseball-reference.com (one of my favorite sites) I looked through the final hall of fame ballot over the past ten years and found quite a few of these people. (more…)

Lester’s Legends, a fantasy sports blog, is running a survey to determine if people are more passionate about their favorite football team or their fantasy sports team. 

Lester’s Legend’s says:
At one time or another, I bet everyone has wondered whether we should root for a fantasy player who is going up against our “real” NFL team.  I think it all boils down to a simple question:  does it feel better when my fantasy football team wins, or when my favorite NFL team wins?

This conundrum comes up on an almost weekly basis and its something many fantasy football fans wrestle with.  There is no better example of this dilemma for me than this Thursday night’s game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts. (more…)

When New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes isn’t busy missing tackles and blowing coverages, he’s off shooting budget commercials for local, discount men’s suits stores. Rhodes, along with New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith, recently appeared in a local NY commercial for Karako Suits. For those of you in New York, you’ve probably already had the opportunity see this sad display. However, I felt the need to share this with everyone outside of the area. This is quite possibly the worst display of acting by a professional athlete of all-time. Click read more to view the clip. (more…)

As everyone knows by now, Tiger Woods has fallen victim to a marriage scandal that so many other high profile athletes in the past have also dealt with. Alex Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant and Woods are just a few big name athletes whose infidelity has been well documented in tabloids and other forms of media.

While their reputations have been scarred forever, one athlete who has banged a countless number of beautiful women continues to have a spotless reputation. This man is DEREK JETER. Do you know why? Because he’s NOT MARRIED.

Any professional athlete, especially an athlete the caliber of a Tiger Woods, should NOT get married—at least not until much later in life. Derek Jeter has slept with Ms. Universe, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Mariah Carey and who knows how many other hot chicks. Only NOW, as he enters the back-end of his career is he finally starting to settle down. He’s been with actress Minka Kelly for quite some time now. (more…)

Jennifer Lopez, who is now part owner of the Miami Dolphins, appeared on the Jay Leno show last night. When challenged by Jay to name five members of the team in 15 seconds, she barely could do it. Take a look. You can fast forward until there’s 1:50 remaining in the clip. (more…)