File this under under both great news and awesome trends: a lingerie basketball league called the LBL has sprung up, presumably because of the success of the LFL, the Lingerie Football League (aherrrrrm, which airs on MTV2). At this rate there will be lingerie hockey, baseball and soccer leagues by 2014, to which we say: nods approvingly.
The LBL appears to be governed by traditional basketball rules, the only difference being that they women wear lingerie, not shorts and jerseys. Bet you didn't see that coming. Keeping with the lingerie/babe theme, the four current teams, all based out of Los Angeles, are named the Glam, Beauties, Divas and Starlets. The young league is now two weeks into its inaugural season. You may be thinking, "hey, the WNBA has floundered and they have some pretty good players," but that ignores a simple truth--that men like women's boobies much, much more than women's basketball.
We hope by now you're ready for the league's tagline. Here goes: "Where beauty meets the hardwood." Yep, they went there. Now take a gander at more of the LBL's lovely ladies.
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By Noah Davis
From http://www.wired.com/
Just days before turning 29, Tim Cigelske decided he wanted to do something special for his 30th year on the planet. The Marquette University communications specialist (read: social media expert) asked his Twitter followers, and the answer came quickly: run a mile and drink a beer every day. The challenge made perfect sense for Cigelske. In his spare time, he writes Draftmag.com’s Beer Runner blog, which chronicles the intersection of lacing up the Nikes and leaning back with a brew.
More than 260 days later, he’s still going. Cigelske spoke with Wired.com about running at 11:30 p.m., the proper pint-to-mileage ratio, and why he might never stop.
Wired.com: How did this whole adventure begin?
Tim Cigelske: A day or two before my 29th birthday, I thought “Maybe I should do something for the next year.” I threw that question out on Twitter, and one guy said, “Why don’t you run and drink beer every day for the next year.” That sounded reasonable at the time. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Two hundred and sixty days later, here I am.
Wired.com: What have you learned?
Cigelske: One thing I learned is that I could even do something like this. I tried one other run streak that lasted about 20 days, and then I fell asleep early one night. (That was shortly after my daughter Clara was born.) I’ve been running since high school, but this is probably the biggest challenge that I’ve ever tried.
The other thing I’ve learned is how much support there is from Twitter, Facebook, Daily Mile, Untappd, and other bloggers. I’m not sure I’d keep doing it if it weren’t for all the people that have shown support. It sounds incredible corny, but it helps so much to know that I’m accountable.
I wrote an April Fool’s column about stopping the run streak. It was loaded with references to beers that didn’t exist, but there were a lot of people who didn’t know I was joking. I had to tell them to check the calendar.
Wired.com: Was there ever a time when you thought you weren’t going to be able to finish? Or, conversely, a point where you knew you could do it?
Cigelske: The plan was always to do it for a year, and as it’s gone on, I’ve realized that I want to keep doing it after a year. It is a little bit premature because I haven’t made it to a year yet, but that’s the plan. If you’re a runner, it’s almost easier to do a run streak than not because it removes the whole element of “Am I going to run today or not?” which is a lot of wasted mental energy. I have a routine; I know I’m going to do it every day.
Now, on day 260, I want to keep going indefinitely. Funny enough, there’s an official run streak organization and you can apply for membership after one year. There are people who have done it for 30 years. I don’t what to jinx it but knock on wood I’ll keep going after the year is over.
Wired.com: My favorite runs are the ones where you trace out a number, like 100 on your 100th day or 250 on day 250. Where did you get that idea?
Cigelske: I totally stole that idea. It’s become a Daily Mile meme. The first person I saw do it was a guy named Marty (@mjburian on Twitter). He just finished a 50-mile race recently, and he wrote out his name by running streets. And I’ve seen Jonathan Surratt (@beerinator) do it. He’s written out “beer.” So I just took it another step. One hundred and 150 were pretty easy. Two hundred and 250, that took some creativity.
Wired.com: You recently said you would run a beer mile if 30 people pledged to do a five-day run streak. Are you ready for the beer mile?
Cigelske: That was a partnership with Bolder. They came to me, we discussed some options, and we tried to get 30 people to do a run streak for five days. We got 60, and people are still going. One guy, after 20 days, decided to do 20 miles. It was kind of a shock that it took off. Now I have to make good on the beer mile part. I’ve done it before, but hopefully I’ll survive.
Wired.com: What’s the closest you’ve come to missing either a mile run or a beer?
Cigelske: I ended up running on a treadmill at 11:30 p.m. in New Jersey one night. My plan was to run straight through past midnight so I basically got two days in one. But halfway through my run, I realized I hadn’t had a beer yet for the day, so I cut my run short, went up to my hotel room and cracked open one of the beers I brought with me, just in case. I had a couple of beers because I met some friends at a bar, went back to the treadmill, and ran a couple miles at 1:30 a.m.
Wired.com: Any memorable beer-and-running combos?
Cigelske: I haven’t done a ton of races, but there was a 5K I did, and it was the fastest I’d run since high school. The night before I had a bunch of beers, including the New Glarus Wisconsin Cran-bic. I think the fruit-and-carb infusion helped.
I typically drink after my runs, but I’ve been known to have one before. One day I was feeling really run down at the end of a long week, and I thought I’d go out and have a couple of beers at happy hour. I ended up running an hour after that and felt great.
Wired.com: Is this the best shape you’ve ever been in?
Cigelske: If I’m not in the best shape of my life, I’m definitely close. I’ve never felt better. I’ve built my way up to running about 50 miles a week with no problem, on top of biking to work every day. But it took months to get to this point. I try to vary my workout routines as much as possible. I’ll do 13 or 14 miles with my daughter in her stroller one day and do interval workouts another. I recently did mile repeats on the track and averaged a 5:33 mile, which I think is the fastest I’ve run since high school.
At the same time, I’m averaging about one beer for every three miles I run. If nothing else, running allows me to enjoy the beer I love guilt-free. That was the point all along.
Photo: Courtesy Jess Cigelske
Posted by DC Scrap Since we crank out so many stories each week some really good ones get lost in the cracks. And since so many new people visit Guyism every day (thank you), we thought we’d start taking some time on the weekends to share some classics that many of our newer readers may have missed. There’s something about a sports stadium. We’re nostalgic for the old ones (Wrigley Field, Fenway Park). We get excited at the prospect of a new one (Meadowlands Stadium, Yankee Stadium). We even try to replicate old stadiums with new ones (Camden Yards, Busch Stadium). Stadiums when done right can be both practical as well as aesthetic beauties and stadiums really look their best when whoever is in charge of them puts care into how they are illuminated at night. The people in charge of these 25 stadiums know exactly what they are doing. (Bios for each stadium courtesy Wikipedia)
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Allianz Arena
The Allianz Arena is a football stadium in the north of Munich, Germany. The two professional Munich football clubs FC Bayern München and TSV 1860 München have played their home games at Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005/06 season. (Note: This is the only stadium I have seen that changes colors at night. Click here to see what I mean. Truly spectacular.)
American Airlines Arena
The American Airlines Arena is a sports and entertainment arena located in Downtown Miami, Florida. It is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena is known for its unusual scoreboard, which changes colors depending on the atmosphere.
Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium is the home of the association football club AFC Ajax. Every year the dance event Sensation is held in the stadium. The stadium was also the home of the American football team Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe.
ANZ Stadium
Stadium Australia, currently known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay. The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to simply as the “Olympic Stadium”, was originally built to temporarily hold 110,000 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Stadium ever built. The National Rugby League is the most regular tenant of the stadium, while Rugby Union internationals, soccer internationals and Australian Football are all played there as well.
AT&T Park
AT&T Park is home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. The park also hosts the Emerald Bowl, a college football bowl game, every year. The park was home to the XFL’s San Francisco Demons in 2001, was the home of the East-West Shrine Game (until 2006) and was recently the home stadium of the California Redwoods of the United Football League.
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, or the Bird’s Nest, is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium has not found significant use since the Olympics, yet despite the lack of significant events, the stadium draws 20,000 to 30,000 people a day, as recently it has been converted to a snow theme park.
Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa is a newly built stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the previous stadium on the site. It will host five first round matches, one second round, one quarter-final and one semi-final during the World Cup.
Cowboys Stadium
Cowboys Stadium is a domed stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington, Texas. It serves as the home of the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys. The stadium is the largest domed stadium in the world, has the world’s largest column-free interior and the largest high definition video screen. This stadium will host Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
Donbass Arena
Donbass Arena is a natural grass stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It will host FC Shakhtar Donetsk matches as well as some matches in Euro 2012. It meets the requirements for an UEFA Elite 5-star Stadium rating.
Heinz Field
Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams. Attendance for the 65,050 seat stadium has sold out for every Steelers home game, a streak which dates back to 1972.
HSH Nordbank Arena
HSH Nordbank Arena is the municipal stadium of Hamburg, Germany. It is the home ground of the Hamburger SV football team and was one of the 12 stadiums used in the 2006 Football World Cup. Many locals still refer to the stadium by its former name, AOL Arena. Starting July 1, 2010 it will be called the “Imtech Arena”.
Kingston Communications Stadium
The Kingston Communications Stadium, often shortened to KC Stadium or just the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull (Hull), England. The stadium accommodates fans of its two tenants, association football club Hull City A.F.C. and rugby league football club Hull FC.
Lanxess Arena
The Lanxess Arena is an indoor arena in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is primarily used by Kölner Haie (ice hockey), by VfL Gummersbach (team handball). World Wrestling Entertainment is a regular at the Lanxess Arena and the Ultimate Fighting Championships held UFC 99 at the arena, the first time the UFC visited Germany.
Ljudski vrt stadium
The Ljudski vrt stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. The stadium is the home ground of football club NK Maribor. Beside being the home ground of NK Maribor, the stadium also was the main venue for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
The O2 Arena
The O2 arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, United Kingdom. The O2 Arena has been crowned the World’s Busiest Arena, hosting everything from the upcoming the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, as well as boxing, basketball, gymnastics, ice hockey, tennis, the UFC, and WWE, yet it has no permanent sporting tenants.
PNC Park
PNC Park is a baseball park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (nearby the aforementioned Heinz Field). It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city’s Major League Baseball franchise. Since completion, PNC Park has been hailed as one of the best ballparks in the country.
Poljud Stadium
Poljud is a football stadium in the Croatian city of Split. It is the home of HNK Hajduk Split, one of the top football teams in the country. The stadium was built as major sports centre for the 1979 Mediterranean Games.
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as simply San Siro because of its location, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. It is the home of AC Milan and Football Club Internazionale Milano (Inter). It has also been used for the 2001, 1970 and 1965 UEFA Champions League finals.
Stade Auguste Delaune II
Stade Auguste-Delaune II is a multi-use stadium in Reims, France. The stadium opened in 2008 and is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Stade Reims.
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multiple-use stadium in Houston, Texas, USA. The stadium is the home of the National Football League’s Houston Texans, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the Texas Bowl. The stadium served as the host facility for Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 and WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009.
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is home to Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, the site of the annual International Bowl American college football bowl game, and the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills’ second playing venue.
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The arena serves as the home of two NBA franchises, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association.
Louisiana Superdome
The Louisiana Superdome – often informally known as the Superdome – is a sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Superdome is home to the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and the NCAA’s Tulane University football team. It has been chosen to host Super Bowl XLVII in February 2013. In 2005, the Superdome came to international attention when it housed thousands of people seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina.
Thomond Park
Thomond Park is a stadium located in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and count Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants.
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (or simply Wembley) is a football stadium located in Wembley, northwest London, which opened in 2007 on the site of the old Wembley stadium. The 90,000 capacity venue is second largest stadium in Europe, and serves as England’s national stadium. In 2012 it will also host the football finals of the London Olympics. The stadium is also an annual regular season venue for the National Football League’s International Series, the first such venue outside North America.
With only two organized teams in the country, wheelchair lacrosse remains in its infancy, but organizers at a demonstration for veterans at the Palo Alto VA insisted the sport would become the next paralympic hit.
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From: http://www.totalprosports.com/
Some of the most popular sports in the world are based around fairly basic principals. Using a specific part of your body, move a ball to a specific location while stopping opponents and their body parts from doing the same. Sometimes you must use a stick, and sometimes the ball is a puck. However, throw a handful of magic mushrooms into the mix and suddenly the ball is a toilet on skis. The following are some really bizarre sports that really make you wonder “wtf were people smoking when they came up with them?”
Octopush, or underwater hockey was invented in Portsmouth, England by diver Alan Blake back in 1954. Equipped with diving masks, snorkels, fins, swim caps and a glove, players use their “pushers” to push the lead “squid” into the 3-meter “gulleys” on each end of the swimming pool.
There aren’t many foods in this world I would risk breaking every bone in my body to chase down a hill. For Double Gloucester cheese however, I would make an exception.
The event is a 200-year old tradition, taking place annually at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, a small village near Gloucester England. Due to the amount of injuries sustained over the years, the official event was cancelled in 2010. That did not stop 500 people, locals and cheese-rolling enthusiasts from around the world from showing up anyways, firing up some unofficial cheese races of their own.
You know that feeling, when your chess opponent defeats your queen with a stupid pawn, and you wish you could just flip the board and punch them in the face?
To fully understand the subtle intricacies of this brain/brawn hybrid, we can always look to the Wu-tang Clan.
The Holy Crapper, the Wee Wee Tee Pee, the Flamingo Flusher and the Shot and Squat Saloon are so much more than just hilarious nicknames for your dog. They were the most recent entries to Mackintaw Michigan’s annual winter outhouse race. The rules are simple: build an outhouse, mount it on skis, get unbelievably hammered, and run the crap outta those race toilets!
Not an official sport, but it really, really should be. I also feel that not enough referees wear bunny helmets
While most countries use objects like pucks or balls for their sports, things are a little more intense in south-central Asia. Buzkashi, the ancient and national sport of Afghanistan, takes place on horseback, and instead of the friendly ball they use the corpse of a headless goat.
For more decapitated goat action you can watch it here, Rambo style.
From: http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/
Sure she’s been around for years, but move over Erin Andrews, there’s a new(er) piece of sideline reporter eye-candy coming to a (Spanish language) sports news network near you. Her name? Ines Sainz Gallo.
She may not speak English (I don’t know, maybe she does, she has a Masters Degree… though, who knows what they really teach at the University of the Valley of Mexico), but no matter, you won’t be able to hear anything she’s saying once you get a look at her.
You don’t usually see butterface reporters, except when they have a body like Ines Sainz.
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