Brittney Griner is a high school senior en route to Baylor University next year on a basketball scholarship, and has been intimidating opponents with her ability to dunk. Considering that the rest of the team looks like they are about 5’1″, Griner’s 6’8″ length must already be pretty overwhelming but to see someone who can actually dunk on you, in a girl’s high school game no less is impressive. I can’t dunk myself, but I can touch the bottom of the backboard if I try really hard.
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24
Feb
09
Take it to the House
24
Feb
09
Devin Harris For the Win
Hitting a buzzer beater is hard enough, hitting one in 1.8 seconds is really hard and hitting one while fumbling with the ball and throwing off balance is just ridiculously hard. Devin Harris managed last night to halt the New Jersey Nets’ 5 game losing streak with an incredible half-court shot to win the game. That’s some skill…
24
Feb
09
What the H!
A confused helicopter pilot made a lot of cricket players VERY confused when he mistook the “H” painted on a corner of the field and landed during a match. The game on Saturday was delayed when the hapless pilot suddenly landed his craft scattering the players and disrupting the game.
“It landed suddenly. No one knew what was happening,” the competing Punjab team manager told the paper after his side won the interrupted game. “There was chaos. Everyone ran for cover.”
The home team, Himachal Pradesh have a large “H” painted on the field representing their team and the pilot saw it and assumed he was at his helicopter landing pad. A nearby fire also disoriented the pilot who “misinterpreted it for smoke signals.”
The game was stopped for about 30 minutes before the very embarrassed pilot took off once more and peaced out.
I for one find it reassuring to have the pilot of my helicopter unable to distinguish landing fields and particularly unable to notice a group of people playing CRICKET while he is landing the craft. Not to mention someone who thinks that there are SMOKE SIGNALS being used to relay information. What is it 1834? Helicopters are a ridiculous flying machine, I’m sure it’s comforting to have your pilot so aware of the situations around him.
[Yahoo]
While doing normal tree maintenance work along the first tee at the Norwich Country Club in Norfolk, England workers discovered a surprise buried in the wood of one of their felled trees. While sawing into smaller pieces some diseased trees that were felled, greens keeper Richard Mitchell discovered a golf ball inside the trunk!
“We think the ball came off the first tee, went into the trees and was lost. It must have lodged in a fork or embedded itself in the trunk and the tree just grew round it,” said club manager Peter Johns.
The cross-section of tree trunk was saved and given to a member of the club who is also a skilled wood worker and there is a thought to make it into a trophy plaque honoring members who score a hole-in-one. Regardless, it’s a pretty neat thing and something that nearly didn’t happen.
“It’s an incredible find,” said Johns. “It was pure luck that it was discovered. If Richard had cut the trunk an inch or two either way we’d never have known the ball was there.
[EDP24]
23
Feb
09
Guinness Records Be Crazy
I didn’t even know that there WAS a Guinness Record for throwing people, but then, here is Juha Rasanen of Finland on a Spanish TV show throwing a 132 lb person 17.7 feet! Now, the clip it turns out is from 2006, but then I’m only JUST getting caught up on my Spanish TV from that year so please forgive me. I particularly enjoy the bounce that the tossee takes on the floor mattress when he lands, I hope I too can someday strap someone in a harness and throw them on national TV, especially if the host is as hot as that Spanish chica…
Right before starting a match, British snooker player Mark Selby, ranked 4th in the world, was accosted by a surprising fan. This wasn’t any autograph seeker though, it was Selby’s former manager George Bamby who was serving Selby with papers and a bankruptcy notice. “All I could think about was what was in the envelope,” said Selby.
The match began and understandably, Selby was off his game, eventually losing.
Even better, it was all on TV, so we can all enjoy the awkwardness of the moment!
[BBC and Sports Rubbish]
20
Feb
09
Li’l Wayne Loves the WWL
Li’l Wayne’s blog for ESPN is fairly entertaining and he’s well-informed on his sports which I appreciate. However, what I don’t follow is him getting a special tattoo to show he’s dedicated to writing on the blog. I mean, I’m dedicated to writing here, but that’s mostly because I ain’t got nothing else. Although, maybe a Slanch Report tattoo on my face would drum up readership. Hmmm…something to think about…
[Sports by Brooks]
19
Feb
09
Rugby Be Violent
Rugby baffles me still, I understand the rules and all but I just don’t see the appeal. Then again, maybe I’m more of a delicate flower than most rugby players. By which obviously I mean that I’m super tough I just don’t want to play. Yeah!
Anyhoo, here is some rugby game with a prime example of why I have nothing to do with this sport. Fast forward in the clip to about the 50 second mark to see a rocking take-down that leaves the opposing player on the ground quite dazed. Enjoy!
You cannot stop Alexander Ovechkin. You cannot hope to contain Alexander Ovechkin. You can only watch and marvel at everything he can do, because seemingly there isn’t anything on the ice he CANNOT. For instance, here he is scoring a goal after tripping and sliding on his butt, because, you know, that’s easy…
That young man has some game.
After their plane crash landed in the Hudson River, the flight crew has been feted, celebrated and honored from the captain getting an invite to the inauguration to a special cocktail being made in his honor and now, even the co-pilot gets to get in on the fun. Jeff Skiles, the flight’s first officer and a Wisconsin native will throw the first pitch at the home opener for the Milwaukee Brewers.
“Jeff Skiles is a great representative of the state of Wisconsin,” said Rick Schlesinger, the team’s executive vice president for business operations. “We are honored to have Jeff throw out the first pitch on Opening Day.”
Seeing that the Brewers just resigned Eric Gagne, who did his absolute best to singlehandedly prevent the Brewers from reaching the playoffs, depending on how good Skiles’ pitch is maybe they should sign him for the bullpen too. Hell, I’m sure he throws faster than Trevor Hoffman…
Also, what other professions can you think of besides State Police officers, airline pilots and 70s porn stars can you think of that still rock the mustache as a group?
18
Feb
09
Wow
From a mascots H-O-R-S-E competition comes this totally awesome shot off the junk of the Milwaukee Buck, then the Buck falls, catches himself and then does a pretty slick move through the hoop. Impressive!
[Deadspin]
18
Feb
09
Stick Save, And a Beauty
Since it has been FAR too long since I had a good hockey clip up here, I have one today to satiate all your inner puck desires. Here is Vancouver Canucks goaltender Miika Kiprusoff getting screened by a Flames player but then reacting quickly and making an incredible stick save. Bravo!
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