Posterizing Mom

Lin was made to be a Laker.

ICYMI: Jeremy Lin has raised the stakes on the Dunk Cam: Dunking on his mother. https://t.co/N2zdqe15We

— ESPN (@espn) August 7, 2014

Tuesday Kickstart: More than Meets the Eye

Yeah, I'm a not-so-low-key Transformers nerd, but this commercial has been cracking me up since last night.



I'm kind of surprised it took this long for them to play off the whole Megatron nickname.

So, you're probably wondering why this week's Kickstart is coming to you on a Tuesday, despite Monday not being a holiday (like, for instance, last week). Well, here's the thing: I kind of forgot to prepare a post on Sunday. I was barely-can-stay-awake, about-to-vomit-at-any-moment hungover after this year's 837 Bar Crawl on Saturday. Combine that with the first Sunday action of the NFL season, and, well, shit happens. Next week's Kickstart will return to Mondays, as per regularly-scheduled blogging. But, I want you to know that Shanina Shaik and I are very, very sorry...

Well, actually, there's nothing "sorry" about Shanina. Let's go.

F.O.H.: ESPN

They say ESPN manufactures headlines. They say ESPN is to reporting what Elvis was to soul music. Well..."they" may be onto something.

Yes, folks, that's an "industry leader" in journalism having a Buck Rogers makeover approved by a blogger.

#FuckOuttaHereESPN (and while we're at it, #FuckOuttaHereYahoo for reporting this garbage.)

Respect My Gangsta: Steve Young

I almost gave the gangsta tears to Rick Reilly, for actually laughing off Young's thug. But after a second watch, I'm of the mind that Reilly's laugh was just a defense mechanism, used to distract people from the urine soaking his pants.

Darth Scott

Fantasy football ain't for the weak.

The Lockout is Over

Time to play some ball.

Tail Report: Hope Solo

Coverage of the US Women's Soccer Team in the recent World Cup has brought some racing heartbeats to this great nation of ours, and not just for the last-second heroics. Miss Solo, a goalie whose eyes can stop you in your tracks even faster than her quick reflexes can a penalty kick, has been America's darling over the last couple of weeks as we've watched her lead our team to the championship game, and heartbreakingly close to the championship itself. She even inspired a family feud for yours truly, causing my cousin and I to have a tweet-off over the rights to her heart. [I'm saying, Cuz... You may have the cool job, but I got the height! WHAT??]

She's still adjusting to her newfound fame though, as this clip with forward Alex Morgan (another US standout, both on the field and off) shows.





Sleep deprivation is a hell of a drug. I've got faith in you to get it right the next time though, babe. Call me (and not my knuckleheaded cousin).

"Cross ya over boss, and toss you off course/ bow down ya lost..."

Meet Jordan McCabe. He's 12 years old, and he can out-dribble you. He can even do it while strolling through ESPN's newsroom.