When I was in Mexico in January I had an absolutely amazingly delicious marlin burrito. It was phenomenal and so, while I don't understand the appeal of fishing, if it means bringing more marlin to my table, I'm OK with it.

This video, from the folks behind the Kayak Fishing Show, features some kayakers angling after two marlin, ultimately going on an 11-mile, 5 hour battle with the giant fish before finally reeling them in.

Neat! Now make me a marlin burrito?

Cleveland is going to be without Lebron for quite a while after he tested positive for the steroid Boldenone metabolite, Cleveland's franchise then terminated his contract at no penalty to them.

Blodenone, a horse steroid, is a favorite of body builders who use it prior to competitions.

In addition, Lebron was suspended 50 games.

Don't worry though Cavs fans, this is Cleveland INDIANS minor league catcher Steven Lebron, most recently of the Dominican Summer League team, not your All-World superstar King.

Formally signed to the Indians in January, Lebron, along with 3 other minor leagues was handed down the 50 game suspension Thursday from the MLB commissioner's office.

[Cleveland]

Two years ago today The Slanch Report made it's triumphant debut espousing the truth about the conspiracies within Independence Day. I had a whole slew of things to celebrate today planned, but I think the best way to celebrate is by taking the day OFF from blogging.

I'll have more on my blogiversary tomorrow, including some of my favorite posts in the last year.

However, ultimately, this blog is not about me, it's done for YOU, the readers and without all of you I'm just another asshole on the Internet. I want you all to know I don't take you for granted and I am working hard at all times to make this the best possible destination through these interweb tubes. Everything I do, I do it for you. 

In January, The Slanch Report served up it's one millionth page! I couldn't have done that without you guys and I am incredibly thankful and humbled by the amount of people who have read my work. This is a one-man operation and sometimes it ain't easy, but knowing y'all are out there, waiting, desperate for the next post helps drive me on those days I feel myself missing the desire.

In this, the Year of the Slanch, let's together jump off the cliff to greatness! 

See you tomorrow! Welcome to the terrible twos!

The Harrisburg Stampede play in the American Indoor Football Association which is about 9 rungs below AFL2, which means it is barely professional. That doesn't mean its players don't celebrate like professionals though. In this photo Silas Daniels receives a special patting down by his teammates Jermaine Thaxton and Archie Smith after picking off a pass agaisnt the Erie River Rats.

I feel like this looks like something else but I can't quite put my finger on it...

[Penn Live]

The Nashville Predators added defenseman Denis Grebeshkov to provide some grit on their blue line. Instead he's going to be out for several weeks after taking a shot directly off the junk in Sunday's game against the Canucks. 

Ouch.

OUCH.

Please god no. 

Following the game Grebeshkov underwent emergency surgery on one of his testicles but was released Monday morning. 

The team expects him to return before the end of the season. However, I wouldn't expect him to be the man he was before. 

The team has not confirmed anything after Grebeshkov requested privacy on the matter.

[Tennessean]

The 2011 Super Bowl will be held in Dallas at the gigantic new Cowboys Stadium. To celebrate the event, the organizers have launched the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee's Kick-off Concert Series, with the first show being Faith Hill. Before taking the stage, this video played to the crowd, featuring a number of Dallas area celebrities and notables trying to sign Hill's song, "This Kiss."

Tony Romo really struggled with the high note unfortunately. Also, Jerry Jones NAILS it, he also looks like he's about 35-years old, hey Jerry, slow down on the Botox buddy!

Nolan Ryan has no signing ability. Neither does Dirk, but I am constantly impressed by his near accent-less English. 

Chloe Everton is an attractive blonde host for programming on Sky Sports television. Like most media people (and bloggers) she has a Twitter account. Or rather, HAD a Twitter account. 

Everton you see liked to use her Twitter account to pass along sports information to her followers, rather innocuous you'd think, but not for the prim and proper Brits. It seems that Ms. Everton has a gift for the innuendo and would Tweet things that sounded quite different than they are.

Things like:

• "(Rory) Delap is using a towel to mop up some of the wet ready for those long thrusting balls into the box."
• "Golf today. Played with three boys. I came first, must have been down to good length."
• "The sign on the ticket machine I am at says: 'slot out of action'. I know the feeling."
• "still in bed, not seen any action, been hoping for a big wicket"
• "@JimmyAnderson9 you are very good at swinging, must be the way you position your fingers"

The suits at Sky Sports apparently had already warned her once and now her Twitter account only has one post up, from December, that reads "Yep... easily amused."

The former PE teacher who achieved fame through a reality show called Shipwrecked, Everton has seen hundreds of fans come to her side, making a Facebook group in support of her. That should make all the difference...

[Daily Mail]

Former Detroit Lion Tommie Boyd caught 14 passes at the professional level in two seasons, he recently was making his living as the track coach at Fraser High School in the suburbs of Grosse Pointe. That job is presumably over now after his predilections for sex with young teenage girls has been revealed.

On Wednesday, at a hearing in district court, one of Boyd's former athletes explained how two years ago, when she was 14, Boyd came over to her home after practice to watch TV and eat pizza while her mom was at work. Boyd started making inappropriate comments and then groping her. These acts continued for several months. Then, over the summer Boyd offered her $5,000 to have sex with him, she agreed but then he ripped her off, paying her $200 instead. That's kind of a big difference.

He will be charged with first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct and accosting children for immoral purposes. His troubles don't end there though.

Another student, now 19, has also come forward saying that she had a year-long sexual relationship with Boyd when she was 16, and that he had sex with her in a number of places, including at the school in the football room and he will be formally charged with that case later this month. 

Boyd's attorney has been quick to try and discredit the first girl, saying she has a number of other coach's phone numbers and has texted them "also asking for rides." Even if that's true, she was still 14(!) and Boyd was 36, he should have known better. 

[Detroit News]

The gold medal hockey game was held on February 28th, but that hasn't stopped the flow of stories related to the game. Yesterday we discussed the water usage patterns in Edmonton, today, let's look at the airlines. Air Canada reported yesterday that it had to delay a flight leaving Vancouver because the passengers refused to board the plane.

With the game still going on, despite repeated calls to board, the passengers remained rapt to the terminal televisions until the end of the game, refusing to move. 

"We incurred a flight delay for a reason Air Canada had not yet encountered in over 72 years of existence," chief executive Calin Rovinescu said.

Considering the importance of the game to Canadians, I don't think the airline minded too much. 

[Toronto Star]

LeBron James won his first MVP last season, he'll win his second this year, and it's never too early to celebrate his greatness, so here's a top-10 of his best dunks this season. Of course, it being LeBron he'll probably do 10 more dunks that will demolish these before the end of the season.