By theOCDPublished: 02 February 2010 9:15 AM ESTPosted in: College Sports
The Longhorns didn’t win the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl this year. But they may have won something even more rewarding: a chance to help others. That sarcasm probably doesn’t translate very well, does it?
Even though Texas lost, at least 14,000 shirts and hats were printed proclaiming them as the winning team. So instead of trash these badboys, the University of Texas Co-op will ship them to Haiti. The University is working with Kids in Distressed Situations to distribute the clothing.
Nothing like outfitting third world countries with incorrectly printed merchandise. Something tells me the people of Haiti are about get a big shipment of Saints gear soon.
The event has included performers such as Bill Cosby, Kenny Loggins, and George Benson in the past. For the fourth installment, Leno will perform at the event that has raised nearly $3.5 million in the past. The price range for tables at the event goes from $10,000 to $35,000. The proceeds go to benefit the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation that focuses on homelessness, indignant healthcare, and childrens’ programs.
Even with the new show, Leno will continue with his stand-up career. Other than the Diamondbacks event, he also performs often at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
By theOCDPublished: 06 January 2010 1:23 PM ESTPosted in: NHL
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been AWOL since his agent hijacked his career with a string of garbage movies. We hadn’t heard about him for at least a year or so and were surprised when we saw a recent video with the man who played Rod Tidwell. Last weekend, Gooding participated in the Los Angeles Kings’ Face Off for Hope Charity Game.
Apparently, Cuba Gooding Jr. has some hockey experience. He was playing with “stars” including David Boreanaz and… other people. Our boy Cuba even scored a goal in the charity game. The goal along with his birthday gave Gooding reason to celebrate. I guess that’s why he decided to strip off all of his gear.
In the video below, you can see Gooding ditch half of his pads in addition to his jersey. The striptease act was actually a tribute to the character Ned Braden in Slap Shot who strips during an all-out brawl. You can check out the video of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s rendition below. You can check out a gallery of the game on the Kings’ official website:
By theOCDPublished: 08 December 2009 12:07 PM ESTPosted in: NBA
Brandt Andersen is a regular P.T. Barnum. What’s the word for “better than a genius?” Because that’s the one I’d use to describe the owner of the NBDL’s Utah Flash.
MJ likes to stay low profile with two uniformed security guards. And you can always believe any video whenever the person says, “Dude, that’s (insert celebrity name)!” But you can clearly understand why buzz was building surrounding the potential appearance of Michael Jordan.
I guess nobody considered that MJ probably doesn’t get out of bet for less than $500,000. And to give the measly $100,000 to charity? That’s sure as hell not worth the trip to Orem, Utah. But fans were still disappointed when Jordan “no showed.” You can see it in this fan video. It’s actually amazing how they spend five minutes with the lights off making fans think Jordan is going to appear. At about 5:30, they finally say that Jordan isn’t going to show and label him a coward. Surprise! The fans continue to hope that MJ will show up until the 8:30 mark when they start booing again. Even at the very end, they’re still hoping the MJ hoax is really a double reverse MJ hoax where MJ actually appears. But it’s not.
The Utah Flash owner and hype man Brandt Andersen addressed the incident today. He claimed he wanted to test the effectiveness of “viral marketing.” Well, he didn’t succeed with his crappy YouTube seeding plan. But he’s now known nationally as a jackass of epic proportions. Let the record show that the stupid MJ in the diner video had less than 1000 views this morning. Here’s what Anderson had to say:
“We wanted to test the strength and effectiveness of viral media by putting him out in Provo with bodyguards, and some hype,” Anderson wrote. “I always assumed it would be uncovered very quickly that it was a hoax. In reality, the lookalike is only [6-foot-1-inch] so it was not hard to disprove.”
Maybe Andersen should have booked this guy. He’s “same height as the Real Michael Jordon from the Chicago Bulls fame and also Washington Wizzards.” Damn, this viral marketing is harder than I thought.
By theOCDPublished: 16 November 2009 3:34 PM ESTPosted in: Cycling
Lance Armstrong is used to being the best. But the six-time Tour de France winner is noticeably behind the pack when it comes to growing a mustache. Earlier today, Armstrong debuted his new facial hair to his twitter followers (image below).
Lance is growing the mustache to support the charity Movember this year. The month-long campaign generates funding for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. You can get more information on Movember here or sign up here. And if the charitable cause isn’t enough of an incentive, how about peer pressure? Cool cats such as The Bachelor Guy and Chris Illuminati are doing it. Oh yeah, so are we.
As Lance admits, his ’stache is clearly “struggling.” But hey, you have to applaud his effort. It might fill in eventually. If it doesn’t, there’s always Just For Men Jet Black. That’s what I use. Here’s Lance’s ’stache via twitpic:
By theOCDPublished: 29 October 2009 10:00 AM EDTPosted in: Random
We won’t be posting until later today because we’ll be attending a Dermalogica and Movember event in SoHo. We here at BigLeagueScrew are big time supporters of Movember, a charity that raises money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Lance Armstrong Foundation. The campaign kicks off tomorrow, so we’ll definitely be growing our mustaches starting then.
By theOCDPublished: 30 September 2009 6:34 AM EDTPosted in: NFL
This weekend, you’ll see a lot more pink on the football field than usual. The NFL will be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by going pink. The NFL has relaxed it’s dress code to allow pink cleats, wristbands, gloves, sideline caps, helmet decals, captains’ patches, and towels. The New York Times reports that the idea for pink cleans came from DeAngelo Williams. I think it’s pretty cool, but less so if everybody is doing it. They should still fine all of these guys for breaking dress code and then donate it to charity. Or maybe Moneybags Goodell could foot the bill.
By theOCDPublished: 30 September 2009 6:05 AM EDTPosted in: NFL, World Class Women
The Sweethearts for Soldiers are a great organization. The current and former NFL cheerleaders create a charity calendar and go overseas with a variety tour to entertain our troops. They’ve just chosen their group of 2010 Sweethearts (pictured above and below). I’m not sure when you calendar comes out, but you can donate here and get more info on the Sweethearts for Soldiers website.
