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Stubby Clapp's Video Vault: There's no crying in tennis! Oh, there is? Carry on then
Jan 31, 2010, 2:15 PM EST
Leave a commentEvery weekday (and on weekends, occasionally), or at least every weekday in which we can find more than one, we’ll present the day’s best in little noted sports video gems. Please feel free to riff with your own dialogue. Who is Stubby Clapp, you ask? Sir, you wound our esteemed editor. What a bloody wanker.…
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An-incredibly-in-shape-for-a-47-year-old Herschel Walker won his debut MMA fight, beating some guy named Greg Nagy at Strikeforce: Miami Saturday night. Not being a great mixed martial arts mind, I am hesitant to confidently say that this Nagy fella was a patsy, a pushover, a stooge or even a schmuck (thanks, Thesaurus.com!), but the guy is Hungarian,…
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I cannot believe I missed the chance to go out on a date with adult film star Katie Michaels
Jan 31, 2010, 11:15 AM EST
What a raw deal. This is bogus, man. While I was sitting here on my fat posterior pecking away at my laptop, I was missing out on a one-time opportunity to go out on a date with a adult film “actress” Katie Michaels. Who is Katie Michaels, you ask? I had no idea either, but…
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Does ripping on an ESPN personality make a New York Post columnist a blogger at heart?
Jan 31, 2010, 9:45 AM EST
Phil Mushnick has been at the New York Post since 1973, and has been in the role of columnist since 1982. He is well-respected by his peers and is widely-known as an insightful, knowledgeable journalist. But what are his esteemed colleagues going to think when they discover that Mushnick went into full “blogger mode” (now…
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Hilarious video of newscast detailing bizarre Craigslist offer by Saints fan is a treat
Jan 30, 2010, 3:15 PM EST
This story is a couple of days old, but some video of a news broadcast on FOX29 (no idea which FOX29 it is, since there are six of them) has surfaced. My original plan was to include this video in today’s Video Vault, but it is my judgment that this item warrants a post of…
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Stubby Clapp's Video Vault: Michael Bolton Knows All About When A Man Loves His Softball
Jan 30, 2010, 1:45 PM EST
Every weekday (and on weekends, occasionally), or at least every weekday in which we can find more than one, we’ll present the day’s best in little noted sports video gems. Please feel free to riff with your own dialogue. Who is Stubby Clapp, you ask? Sir, you wound our esteemed editor. I celebrate the guy’s…
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Lawyer for 'sex for World Series tickets' gal busts out the little-used 'my client is a slut' defense
Jan 30, 2010, 12:15 PM EST
Sure, it lacks the mesmerizing quality and legal panache of “The Chewbacca Defense”, but you have to give some credit to William J. Brennan, Esquire, the attorney for Susan Finkelstein, who many of you will recall as the “buxom blonde” (her words) who posted an ad on Craigslist last October stating that she was in…
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Whoa, brah, that was close. During a practice run on the halfpipe Friday night at the Winter X Games in Aspen (where the beer flows like wine, so I’ve heard), Shaun White totally bit it during his attempt to nail a Double McTwist 1260, smashing his face against the lip of the pipe with such…
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It’s always hard to say goodbye, especially with the restriction of a LAP-BAND® clasped around your stomach. After rounds of 79 and 71 at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, a frustrated John Daly told a Golf Channel producer that he is “done” playing professional golf. It is profoundly disappointing to consider that Daly’s…
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Johnny Weir caves to PETA 'threats,' will not wear fur for Olympics
Jan 29, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
A nasty business, this Olympic figure skating. It’s not for the meek. Just as the controversy over a Russian ice dancing team’s costumes had begun to dissipate, three-time National Figure Skating champion Johnny Weir is fighting his latest battle with animal rights activists. Or he’s surrendered, to be more precise; walking towards PETA’s front lines…
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Someone should put together a bunch of commercials that were rejected by CBS for the Super Bowl; they’ll be much more entertaining than the ones that made the cut. Leading off Stubby Clapp’s Video Vault today, that Mancrunch.com ad that’s been in the news, which CBS is still “considering” for the Super Bowl. Don’t hold…
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Gee, you send one cell phone photo of your naughty parts to a co-worker, and it haunts you forever. Sean Salisbury, former quarterback, former Battlebots commentator and former ESPN pundit, now just wants to move on with his life. He’s coming clean, repenting his sins, and asking forgiveness … and what better place to do…
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All I want to know is, who is the enterprising filmmaker who pitched this movie idea and ended up getting it made? We need him in Congress right now to settle this health care bill logjam. As I understand it, Frozen is the story of three snowboarders who are stuck on a chair lift overnight.…
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Company selling golf balls with faces of Tiger's mistresses. Fore!
Jan 29, 2010, 12:15 PM EST
One day on the 13th fairway: “Excuse me, have you seen my ball?” “I think so. Was it a Titleist?” “No, a Jaimee Jungers.” Finally, a way to profit from the Tiger Woods scandal that doesn’t involve staking out his yacht! An online company started by a Michael H. Caldwell and calling itself ‘Tail of…
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Riotously funny hockey PSA, starring Ian Laperriere and his missing teeth
Jan 29, 2010, 11:30 AM EST
One of the best headlines I’ve ever seen came from Philly Gameday this past December: Puck out indefinitely after taking a Laperriere to the face. The Flyers’ Ian Laperriere needed 100 stitches after losing seven teeth in a game against the Sabres on Nov. 28, and was fitted for partial dentures soon afterward. No big…
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Of all of mankind’s great engineering marvels — the great pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, Mark McGwire — none compare to the wonder and glory of the snack food stadium. Invented three or four years ago as a homage to the Super Bowl party, edible sports venues have become larger and grander each season. Setting the…
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Tom Watson tees off on Tiger Woods: 'He needs to show some humility to the public'
Jan 29, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Opinions on Tiger Woods come cheaply these days; who doesn’t have a take on this mess? His peers on the PGA Tour have been less chatty, however; and those who have ventured a few syllables have shown general solidarity. But no one figured on the venerable Tom Watson, unlikely second-place finisher at the 2009 British…
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Three Chicago Blackhawks photographed shirtless and partying in the back of a limousine with some Vancouver ladies? Gracious! I do believe I have the vapors. Not sure this is something to get worked up about, but some are; including the Blackhawks, it seems. From ESPN: Patrick Kane, John Madden and Kris Versteeg were in the…
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Reporter stuns cameraman, self by draining backward halfcourt shot
Jan 28, 2010, 9:30 PM EST
Today in Stubby Clapp’s Video Vault, we lead off with a Kansas reporter who was covering the story of a high school teacher who sunk a halfcourt shot while blindfolded. The reporter attempted a backward halfcourt shot for the piece, which turned out the only way it could. *** Reporter doing piece on man who…
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Welcome to Woodward Field at Eastern Washington University, where I hear that they’re planning to install a new … Oh my Lord, it burns! Is there a certified eyewash station on campus?! Having looked on enviously for years at Bosie State’s blue turf — the blinding, confusing jewel of the Western Athletic Conference — Eastern…
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We’ve heard about the controversial Super Bowl commercial that CBS has agreed to air; the anti-abortion spot featuring Tim Tebow and funded by James Dobson’s religious conservative organization, Focus on the Family. But what about the commercials the network is turning down? One is an ad for GoDaddy.com, in which a retired football player “finds…
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Thursday Blogdome: McNabb's psychic says he'll stay in Philly
Jan 28, 2010, 2:30 PM EST
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for Donovan McNabb, anyway. He’s at ease with his situation with the Eagles, because a psychic has told him he’ll be staying there. How about something we can use, like who’s going to win the Super Bowl? Of course not. Plus, more stuff following the jump. *** * Donovan McNabb…
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So this is what it feels like to die: Training for a marathon, and beyond
Jan 28, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
And now please welcome Jelisa Castrodale, who sacrificed sleep, comfort and sanity for this week’s offering. In training for Nashville’s Country Music Marathon, she tested the very limits of human endurance and lived to write about it. Many electrolytes died to bring you this information. *** By Jelisa Castrodale There are several phrases you rarely…
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Buffalo Sabres share hotel with Furry Convention, now question existence of God
Jan 28, 2010, 12:15 PM EST
Beside earthquakes and an abundance of professional sports franchises that tend to suck, one of the great drawbacks to living in the San Francisco Bay Area is all the furries. These are the folks whose hobby it is to dress as their favorite animal — be it a fox, raccoon, rabbit, whatever — and then…
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Handy, illustrated guide for jumping off the Arizona Cardinals bandwagon
Jan 28, 2010, 11:30 AM EST
As with any potential natural disaster, Arizona Cardinals fans are making preparations should things turn ugly. As you know, Kurt Warner has called a press conference for Friday, and word is that he’s going to let everyone know whether he’s going to retire. Warner has not told the Cardinals what that decision might be, but…
