Tag Archive | "Sports"
Samsung’s Super Bowl Galaxy Note commercial goes after Apple fans
Steve Jobs once said, with regard to smartphones, that “”if you see a stylus, they blew it.” Apparently Samsung disagrees with that sentiment. During today’s Super Bowl – great game by the way – Samsung unveiled its latest commercial, this time for the upcoming Galaxy Note which features, you guessed it, a stylus. And making [...]
Continue reading...Lebron James jumps over another player to finish an Alley Oop dunk. WOW.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Lebron James arguably lacks that killer instinct that separates the great players from the truly legendary ones, but there’s no questioning that Lebron as an athlete is capable of doing things that most NBA players can only dream of. Earlier today, while playing the Chicago Bulls, James completed an alley-oop from Mario Chalmers by JUMPING [...]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly interested in acquiring TV rights to English Premiere League Soccer games
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Here’s an interesting rumor for all you Soccer hooligans out there. The Daily Mail is reporting that both Apple and Google are interested in acquiring TV rights to soccer games in the English Premier League. Comprised of 20 clubs, the Premier League boasts many of the more poular teams, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. [...]
Continue reading...NBA 2K12 hits the iPhone and iPad for the first time this Tuesday
Monday, October 3, 2011
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By John Hiesler: Above is the video trailer for NBA 2K 12. The game looks amazing, and we’re really digging the inclusion of old school ballers like Larry Bird and Magic as well. What’s more, and we’re not sure how this will translate over to the actual game play, but the video footage of each [...]
Continue reading...FIFA Soccer 12 comes to the Mac for $39.99
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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When it comes to Soccer games on iOS, we’re sorry EA, but X2Football is the best there is. But when it comes to console games, FIFA Soccer is legit. And not only is it the gold standard for Soccer games, it sets the bar for all sports game franchises as it’s the best-selling sports video [...]
Continue reading...Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White of the UFC are iPhone kinda guys
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Well it looks as if the UFC is going iPhone, folks. Okay, to be more specific, it seems that the top brass at UFC are Apple fans. And as an aside for any UFC fans out there, huge breaking news today as Brock Lesnar is now scheduled to face Strikeforce Heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem in [...]
Continue reading...NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers replace playbooks with iPad 2s
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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As competitors still struggle to sell tablets that aren’t iPads (ridiculous firesales aside), Apple’s iPad continues to make inroads into all sorts of interesting places. Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed a number of airlines are turning to the iPad as a means to digitize the cockpit and do away with absolute mountains of [...]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs gave ESPN president George Bodenheimer a piece of his mind
Friday, July 22, 2011
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It’s probably not wise to arouse the ire of Steve Jobs. His temper is legendary, and while he may have toned things down over the past few years, he’s never been afraid to tell people what he thinks, often quite bluntly. Oddly enough, there’s a small blurb about Steve Jobs in a recently released book [...]
Continue reading...Apple Store foot traffic astoundingly higher than 2010 Major League Baseball attendance
Monday, May 9, 2011
By Josh Rosenthall: When Apple began it’s retail initiative in the early 2000′s, even Apple fans had to second guess the rationale behind Apple’s plan. Up to that point, retail storefronts from other hardware companies – Gateway, for example – were complete and utter failures. Apple, however, was able to succeed by following a completely [...]
Continue reading...Cleveland Browns send Law Firm the best letter ever
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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In 1974, the litigious folks from the law firm of Roetzel & Andress sent a letter to the Cleveland Browns complaining that fans at Cleveland Stadium were prone to throwing paper airplanes, causing an unnecessary risk for serious eye and ear injuries. The response from the Browns organization is a refreshing reminder of a time [...]
Continue reading...Washington State Long Snapper Zach Enyeart’s impressive trick shot video
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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In a growing trend amongst college athletes, Washington State Center and Long Snapper Zach Enyeart put together a trick shot video in an attempt to draw attention from NFL scouts ahead of the NFL draft. We’ve seen plenty of Basketball shots, but video of a long snapper knocking a cup off a buddy’s head is [...]
Continue reading...NCAA to stream entire 68-team March Madness tournament to iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches for free
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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In a step up from last year, the NCAA will do fans a huge favor and will broadcast all of March Madness for free to iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches over wi-fi and 3G. Yep, the entire 68 team tournament will be mobile this year if you happen to be on the go, or heaven [...]
Continue reading...Looking back at the gem that was Ronaldo [Video]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, better known simply as Ronaldo, retired from Soccer two weeks ago. Though injuries and weight issues plagued the later stages of his career, at his prime, he was undeniably brilliant as he effortlessly weaved in and around defenders with moves that most professional’s could never even come close to replicating. [...]
Continue reading...Google in talks to stream live NBA and NHL games
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Bloomberg reports that Google is currently engaged in negotiations with both the NBA and the NHL as it attempts to secure broadcasting rights to live games. YouTube aims to show more live sports in the second half of the year, said Gautam Anand, Google’s director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific, in an interview in [...]
Continue reading...Man catches 50 ping pong balls in one minute using chopsticks
Saturday, January 29, 2011
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Some offbeat weekend posting: Jerry Seinfeld has a great bit about chopsticks, I’ll tell you what I like about Chinese people. They’re hanging in there with the chopsticks,aren’t they? You know they’ve seen the fork. They’re staying with the sticks. I don’t know how they missed it. Chinese farmer gets up, works in the field [...]
Continue reading...Metrodome Roof Collapse [Video]
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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The roof’s a’collapsin in Minnesota.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
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