Oh blessed day, what a blessed day it is, dear readers. Today, you see, marks the official launch of CharlesBarkley.com, Charles Barkley’s first official, patented foray into the confusing series of tubes we refer to as the interwebs. Outstanding.
While a little rough around the edges — which is to be expected — the site is chock full of Chucktasticness, including, but not limited to movie reviews, called the Round Mound of Review (sample: “Salt: Turrible or Not?” — brilliant), Barkley’s Spanish Word of the Day (today’s entry: “BOTAR EL BALÓN”, which apparently means “to throw away the ball”), Rant & Raves (example: “Why Rims, Why?” as in, why do people put rims on cars?), among many upon many of other features. It’s going to be sweet, and hopefully, incredibly controversial. [Sportress of Blogitude]
- President Obama invites NFL owner to watch Super Bowl with him at White House. Gossip Cop is told exclusively that President Obama has invited Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to watch the Super Bowl with him at the White House. … [Ben Maller]
- The Big Fat Lie Behind Pirated Sports Video Sites. Tuesday the United States Department of Homeland Security shut down several highly-trafficked websites known to link and embed video streams of live sporting events along with all other forms of live and archived video entertainment. (Movies, television shows, etc.). Our laws governing the online dissemination of proprietary electronic content are woefully outdated. That enormous loophole allows large U.S.-based websites like Justin.TV and Veetle.com — along with a small number of other stateside sites — to facilitate its site visitors in the illegal dissemination of such content to millions of web users. And despite what the owners of sites like Justin.TV and Veetle.com will tell you, their entire business model is based on such activity. … [SportsbyBrooks]
- Is your school going to sign a top football recruit? How do you know if your favorite school is going to land a prized recruit? Just follow this flow chart. [Tauntr]
- ESPN’s Michelle Beadle Parodies Super Bowl Commercials. Here is Beadle as the E-Trade Baby, Betty White from the Snickers Commercial, and Mean Joe Greene. … [Outside the Boxscore]
- 28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes: Coffee & Pepper Glazed Chicken Drumsticks. This is a recipe adapted from The Great Tiki Drink Book, where dark coffee and dark rum play against the sweetness of honey and molasses and the heat from chiles and pepper. Delightful. … [Sarah Sprague]
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